A Day In The Life Of Ben Greenfield: Ben's Exact Morning, Afternoon & Evening Routines.

In this podcast, recorded at Spartan World Championships in Lake Tahoe, I got put in the hotseat for an hour by a former podcast guest of mine: Will Ahmed of WHOOP.

Will grilled me about every step of my day, and my exact morning, afternoon and evening routines - from sleeping to pooping to sex and more.

During our discussion, you'll discover: -How Ben first got involved with performance and fitness [5:00]

• Always had a desire to teach; consummate learner
• Write for kids magazines, teach what he learned to other kids
• Love for nature immersion and movement
• Constitutional assessment labeled him as a mover
  • BGF podcast w/ Ahvie Herskowitz on constitutional assessments
• Began playing tennis at age 14
  • This began the search for optimizing his game, which led to a focus on exercise, nutrition, etc.
• Endurance sports are more appealing due to the importance of physiology, nutrition, etc.

-Ben's morning routine [9:20]

• Christian Gratitude Journal
  • One thing grateful for
  • One truth
  • One person to pray for, help, serve
• Read for 15 minutes
  • Book: Stillness is the Key by Ryan Holiday
• Wash face with an oil cleanser
• Oil pulling for the mouth
  • The Dirt (it's an oil pulling brand)
• Make coffee
  • Kion Coffee
  • Wilfa Precision coffee maker
• Spend 15 minutes taking care of body - self love
  • Foam rollers
  • Nasal Breathing
• 20-30 minutes Morning reading: Twitter, research digests, emails
  • Learning vs. reacting/responding
  • No creating at this point
• Giant glass of water w/ hydrogen tablets
  • Water and Wellness tablets
• Off to the toilet, take care of business
• Coffee enema once a week
• Two types of activity per day:
  • Full workout (high intensity interval training)
  • Light workout: walk in the sun, a swim

-What Ben thinks is underrated when it comes to fitness [20:45]

• Minimal effective dose of training
• Time under tension vs. sets and reps
• Vasper machine
• ARX Fit machine
• Focus on mindfulness and breath at the gym
  • No phones
  • Exercise your spirit as well as the body

-Thoughts on breath work through the nose [24:00]

• Breathing through the nose increases Co2 levels
• Focus on the exhale, should last slightly longer than the inhale
  • Book: The Oxygen Advantage by Patrick McKeown
• Exhaling through the nose humidifies the air
• Exercises the diaphragm
• Regulates the sympathetic system
• Opti O2 device
• Meditation: Be driven by your prana (life force)

-Ben's mid-morning routine [27:30]

• Family meeting, planning future activities
• BGF podcast on un