Q&A: Creating sustainable habits for a lean, healthy physique

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In today's solo Q&A episode, Ben dives into his personal experience with habit building as it relates to growing a lean, healthy physique as well as a healthy mindset. He talks about the common habits that lean, healthy, happy people have; how to avoid the trap of the obsessive mindset, where you chase arbitrary goals at the cost of your health and happiness; and tangible ways to approach sustainable habit building. If you enjoy this episode, please share with people who could benefit!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thank you to our awesome show sponsor, makers of my favorite grassfed collagen and powdered MCT: BUBS, a company making just a few extremely high-quality products and giving back a whopping 10% of their sales to charity. I use their powdered collagen and MCT in my coffee every morning. Use the code BEN for a full 20% off your purchase at bubsnaaturals.com </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Timestamps</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:41] My learning journey over the course of 20 years.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[01:45] How I manage to maintain my body after retirement.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[02:53] My experience with different coaches.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[05:58] Impact of important internal body variables at biochemical level over external body.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[08:38] Important factors to consider for body transformation.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[10:09] Negative impacts of giving up.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[11:41] Creating sustainable habits is the key to long-term transformation.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[12:18] Two ultimate habits to fix your body transformation routine.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[14:29] You Make Your Personal Identity.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[16:44] What can you do to rep