75 Hard

It’s no secret that there are many overpriced and inefficient wellness plans on the market. However, there are also some free and impactful options out there, too! In order to get his health back on track, host Eric Portwood recently completed the 75 Hard Challenge, a free mental and physical toughness program. Eric’s noticeable results encouraged two of his friends, Sam Edwards and Ben McElroy to take on the challenge themselves. In today’s episode, Eric sits down with Sam and Ben to discuss what 75 Hard is and the optimal approaches for successfully completing the program.

The criteria of 75 Hard is unlike any other program out there. It encourages participants to make choices that impact not only their physical wellness but their mental wellness as well. The 75-day program requires participants to follow a diet of their own choice, drink a gallon of water a day, read 10 pages of a self-improvement book a day, complete two daily 45-minute workouts (one being outside), and, most importantly, eliminate alcohol. While Eric, Sam and Ben all have different approaches to the challenge, they all realize the importance of personal accountability and consistency. At the end of the day, there is no perfect time to start making better choices for your health; you just have to start.

Tune into this week’s episode of Armed & Dadly to learn more about 75 Hard, the importance of accountability, and how choosing to make healthy lifestyle choices now will change the trajectory of your life for the better.

 

Quotes

• “When you tie your emotional goals to something that is difficult, it truly holds you accountable.” (09:29-09:35 | Eric Portwood)

• “When you’re accountable and holding yourself to a standard in one area, you start holding yourself to better standards in all areas.” (11:24-11:30 | Sam Edwards)

• “At the end of 75 Hard, it won’t be so much about completing it, although I will be very excited to be able to say I finished it. It's about building the right habits and also getting back to the health goals that I set for myself.” (13:14-13:29 | Sam Edwards)

• “It's the small wins that continue pushing that needle forward every single day.” (15:15-15:23 | Eric Portwood)

• “We all are searching for fulfillment, and oftentimes some of the most fulfilling things we can do is to accomplish something. And it doesn't have to be something profound.” (17:12-17:20 | Ben McElroy)

• “I'm all for being motivated to work out hard and pressing for your goals, but at some point, you have to be cognizant of what you're doing to your body and how much sleep you're getting.” (29:24-29:39 | Eric Portwood)

• “One of the coolest things is if you can drink 32 ounces of water in the morning, it chemically does very similar things to caffeine in your brain. It just doesn't come with that steep drop-off.” (36:41-36:52 | Sam Edwards)

• “One of the nice things about 75 hard is that it doesn't restrict you to a specific diet.” (40:03-40:07 | Ben McElroy)

• “When you're making lifestyle changes, in a lot of cases it's not advantageous to make huge commitments.” (46:52-47:01 | Ben McElroy)

 

Links

https://www.instagram.com/allthingsedwards/

https://www.instagram.com/ben_thesolarguy/

 

https://www.instagram.com/armed_and_dadly/ 

https://1stphorm.com/ArmedAndDadly 

 

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