#6 - Abel James: The Creative Side Of Who We Are

The Strength Connection

In the 6th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, NYT Bestselling Author, Musician, rated 1 of the 100 most influential people in health and fitness by “Greatest Magazine”, host of the Fat-Burning Man Show, Abel James @fatburningman will talk about the danger of carbon monoxide, learning from adversity, the joy of being a beginner and how creating rather than consuming will change your life for good.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!

In this chapter you will discover:

(2:15) Introducing our special guest NYT Bestselling Author, Musician, rated 1 of the 100 most influential people in health and fitness by “Greatest Magazine”, host of the Fat-Burning Man Show, Abel James @fatburningman

(2:40) What does Abel actually do?

(3:10) Record 1 day for the week

(4:10) The dangers of Carbon Monoxide and Abel’s wife story

(10:00) Get your carbon monoxide detector

(14:20) Watch the quality of indoor air and make sure there’s flow of air in your house

(15:00) Different forms of pollution

(15:20) You can’t trust the air you’re breathing in some places

(16:00) 50,000 breaths a day

(20:00) Timing can get weird in life

(21:00) Movie with Tom Cruise

(23:20) Re-watching movies and re-reading books

(24:30) “You learn more from adversity” - Mike Kurkowski

(26:20) What does Abel do with music?

(28:00) “People don’t appreciate how much the day to day practice applies to art and to your skills” - Abel James

(29:10) “If you wanna specialize you gotta do it every day for a while” - Abel James

(31:10) Practice the fundamentals

(31:40) Michael Jordan @michaeljordan was obsessed with getting better

(32:10) The creative side of who we are

(33:40) How did Abel get started in music

(34:30) “Music is making your spirit feel alive” - Abel James

(35:10) Before starting his podcast, Abel had over 300 shows

(35:50) Abel started health as a hobby

(36:00) Shout out to Bob Harper @bobharper

(37:50) Find yourThe creative power

(38:40) “When you reach the point of mastery, there’s no fun anymore”

(39:20) The joy of being a beginner

(42:50) “Practicing your voice is a very athletic activity” - Abel James

(46:00) “If you really want to get better you need to challenge your habits” - Abel James

(47:20) Get your ego out of the way and work in incremental growth

(48:40) The creativity of writing

(49:30) People used to be more talented

(50:40) Put the time in and you will get better

(51:30) The danger of consuming so much and creating so little

(52:40) The process of creating is addictive

(54:10) Practice your fundamentals first

(55:10) the importance of having a coach

(56:10) Abel James releasing BRAN NEW blue light blocker glasses

(57:10) Where to reach out to James and consume his content? https://fatburningman.com/