Jul 4, 2018
The Basics
Episode: #45
Mark Bell on intelligence, creativity and becoming the best version
of yourself
Who: Mark Bell is the founder of Super
Training Gym, Power Magazine and the inventor of the Sling Shot.
I'm also a pro powerlifter who has totaled 2601 at 275. Mark's
mission is to empower those who seek to improve their lives through
fitness. He states that regardless of age, gender, or your weight -
the only true trait that matters is heart and determination. His
products are created to help you achieve your goals inside and
outside the gym. As he says, Strength is never a weakness and
weakness is never a strength.
In this interview, we discuss his philosophy on life,
intelligence, creativity, business advice, and how you can become
the best version of yourself. I have been a big fan of Mark
for years and it was superb to have him on as a guest. We cover a
lot of non-training topics in this one and it will blow you away as
Mark is a very deep guy with a lot of advice gems.
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What we cover
- Who he is and why he is so well known
- His upbringing - was he always destined for weight-lifting and
what made him awe-struck as a child
- What was the awakening that changed his life
- What he considers a good man to have and who his idol is
- What helped him find his own personal awakenings for
transformations and how you can do the same
- What habits does he think men should be doing daily to better
their lives
- Where does his creativity come from
- How has doing a podcast affected him and how he views training,
masculinity, the world etc and how his podcast style changed as he
has
- Finding a better outlook on life
- How he transitions from competitor to coach to boss and what he
enjoys about each role
- How he coaches athletes and why he finds success compared to
other coaches
- The importance of facuets and water - which ones do you have
open
- How he empowers and inspires others by teaching people how to
live first then how to lift
- How to select the best gym for you and the worst things you can
do that stop you from becoming a better lifter
- How Mark helps others and how you should approach this for the
best success - the value of trust to understand
- What he would like men to take from this interview
- How you can keep in touch with Mark and his projects and how
you can train at the Super Training gym
- And so much more
Some things to reflect on
- His mission is to make the
world a better place to lift and to feel the same way about fitness
as him - helping the user find their own version of getting
stronger
- "Dream harder than you
work"
- Don't give up on yourself,
self-doubt is OK, giving up is not!
- You have to be forward
thinking and thinking big, you need to 'put the cart before the
horse'. You need to be creative and planning ahead, you may need to
drag the cart yourself for the first while trying to build the idea
but eventually, it will take off and others will help pull the
cart too
- An awakening can be done via
personal development, it doesn't need to be a massive event, it can
be brought about by education
- What you do now, can help
mold and better your life in the future, start now to change your
life for the better, regardless of the starting point and how small
it is
- "We become our very own
thoughts" - what we think about we become, ensure your thoughts aim
to better you, rather than destroy yourself
- "We all have self-talk...
following through on our self-talk is important". It's easy to
think it but harder to do it. Do it and you'll be amazed where it
will take you.
- Some of life's worst moments
can be a learning experience, and allow you to understand and help
others - whatever you are doing, just be mindful of what is
happening, be wise and honest with yourself and the situation
- You are the average of the
five people you mainly hang around with, what they do, you will
tend to act similar, pick wisely! Mark has built a strong inner
circle of friends that help make him a better man
- You want to progressively
overload your life, to take on more work, to push yourself more and
evolve and improve yourself. Have some time when you shut off the
phone and the outside world and work on yourself.
- Physical activity can allow
you to enter a heightened state of understanding and mental
capacity
- "Inspire ... don't destruct".
"Be mindful ... be paying attention". "Help other
people".
- Always consider "how is this
helping me and how is this hurting me" when you are doing anything
to see if the action is worth it or will it hurt you. Then choose
wisely! This may transform your life!
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Guest
Why you need a Slingshot right now:
https://youtu.be/3DD5OMcMLv4
https://youtu.be/fWojAlnbudM
Special discount code for
Improveyourbench.co.uk
I have been given a special
discount code for Improveyourbench.co.uk, the UK official
distributor for Mark's products. Available for the first 25
customers, you can get a 10% discount by using the discount
code NEXTLVL10 at the checkout. By using this
code, not only will you get a great deal, there will be more codes
coming soon hopefully. Mark offers the amazing Slingshot, knee
sleeves, elbow cuffs, apparell and so much more.
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