Get Uncomfortable

By Shae McMaster

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Episodes: 143

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Shae from Enlightened Athlete shares all of his  favorite mindset, workout, and nutrition strategies, practices to develop mental toughness, grit, and physical fitness so you can look at challenges in life as opportunities. Through conversations and interviews with people who overcame obstacles in life they break down how to welcome adversity into your life and use it to your advantage. You'll be ready and willing to build a community that pushes you to get uncomfortable everyday!


Episode Date
The Moment Your Life Splits in Two: The Power of Small Decisions
Mar 17, 2026
A Step-by-Step Framework for Holistic Life Change: The CHEK 1-2-3-4 System
Mar 10, 2026
5 Things Making My Life Better Right Now (Health, Mindset, Purpose & Productivity)
Mar 03, 2026
The Law of Motion: How Momentum (or Stagnation) Shapes Your Entire Life
Feb 24, 2026
The Truth About Creativity: Ideas, God, Play, & Humanity with Christian McMaster
Feb 17, 2026
Enter the Arena of YOUR Life: The Mindset Shift That Changes Everything
Feb 10, 2026
The Hero Arc Series: 8. Presence Is A Superpower: A One-Minute Practice to Reset Your State
Feb 03, 2026
The Hero Arc Series: 7. Build Your Code; Crafting a Personal Bushido for Modern Life
Jan 27, 2026
The Hero Arc Series: 6. Discipline Made Simple: The Power List & Gratitude
Jan 20, 2026
The Hero Arc Series: 5. Physical Excellence Is Mental Excellence - Build the Body That Builds Your Life
Jan 13, 2026
The Hero Arc Series: 4. Calm Is A Skill- How to Reduce Stress Fast
Jan 09, 2026
The Hero Arc Series: 3. Stronger Than Stress – Top Tools to Combat Stress
Jan 06, 2026
The Hero Arc Series: 2. 5-Minute Breathwork Reset for Stress & Clarity
Jan 02, 2026
The Hero Arc Series: 1. A Blueprint to Reinvent Yourself in 2026
Dec 30, 2025
Life After 30 Rebuilt: No Burnout, Peace of Mind, A Body That Lasts
Jun 15, 2025
Sunshine & Campfires Under Nebraska Skies: A Story About Summer
May 30, 2025
Unlocking Coherence: How To Build a Life of Alignment with David C. Olcott, CEO of Samurai Success
May 23, 2025
Get Uncomfortable 2.0! Dark Night of the Soul, New Beginnings, How N.U.T.S. & Stress are Related
May 16, 2025
Empowering Families Through A New Kind of School with Jason Herrick from Apogee HoCo
Apr 29, 2024
Samurai Success: Creating A Sense of Destiny with David Olcott
Mar 27, 2024
Accept the Call of Greatness & SMASH Mr. Resistance this Week
Mar 17, 2024
Rethinking Education & Creating Tomorrow's Heroes at Apogee Omaha with Nissa Cohen
Mar 07, 2024
Colin Stevens: Playing Full Out & Having Faith in Yourself
Feb 22, 2024
Adam Spillman: Beating Cancer After He was Given One Week to Live
Feb 06, 2024
Turning the Intangible into Elite Performance with Shayamal Vallabhjee
Jan 26, 2024
Living A Life You Want, Not One You've Been Conditioned For
Jan 13, 2024
Matthew Moran & Shae: The Secret for Better New Year's Resolutions
Dec 26, 2023
Marcus Aurelius on Getting Your Ass Out of Bed
Dec 15, 2023
How Exercise Reduces Risk of Cancer & Increases Cancer Survival
Dec 07, 2023
Becoming Fit After 40 with Dr. Anthony Balduzzi from The Fit Father Project
Nov 24, 2023
The Triumphs of Young Men Come from Challenges not Coddling
Nov 16, 2023
If You Feel Like Giving Up...
Oct 30, 2023
Choice not Chance (& A Triangle Breath Session)
Oct 19, 2023
Will You Choose Victimhood or Victory?!
Oct 10, 2023
The Process I'll Be Using to Find More Flow Everyday
Sep 28, 2023
Burn the Fu*kin Boats and Let Your Results Show Who You Are
Sep 21, 2023
All About Meditation: Why to Do It, How to Do It & A Guided Meditation Track for You
Sep 05, 2023
PJ Nestler | Director of Performance for XPT: The Power of Breath, Connection to Nature, & Community
Aug 29, 2023
Dave Wood | React or Respond to Stress? Navigating the "Gap" for Peak Performance
Aug 22, 2023
104: CRAZY Side Effects from 75HARD
Aug 09, 2023
103: Get Better Results In the Gym Pt. 2 | Build Your Engine with Aerobic Endurance Programming
Aug 03, 2023
102: Who You Were is not Who You Have To Be Moving Forward
Jul 11, 2023
101: The Paradox of Transformation: Worth, Vision, & Dreaming Big with Jordan Bonifas
Jul 03, 2023
100: Ethan Kranau: Massively Leveling Up In Life by Embracing the Get Uncomfortable Philosophy
Jun 22, 2023
099: Get Better Results In the Gym [Pt. 1-LIFTING] Proper Workout Structure,The 10% Rule & Managing Recovery
Jun 06, 2023
098: WE'RE BACK!! Go Out and Build Your Community, Lift Each Other Up & Live A Great Life
May 23, 2023
097: Tuesday Tune Up: Focus On This ONE Thing to Lose Weight for GOOD
Apr 11, 2023
096: Tuesday Tune Up | Winners & Losers Have the Same Goals, Different Systems
Apr 04, 2023
095: How to Strength Train for Jiu-Jitsu, Link Between Mental Health and Exercise & Recognizing Propaganda with Landon McMaster
Mar 30, 2023
094: How to Change Your Language to Solve Problems & Stop Complaining
Mar 21, 2023
093: How to Heal Negative Core Beliefs & Truly Evolve by Knowing Your Shadow
Mar 07, 2023
092: Landon Returns: Weak Men Are Toxic, Lack of Personal Responsibility, & Making Your Kids Work Hard
Mar 02, 2023
091: Maslow's Stages of Competence & 6 Characteristics of Successful Dieters
Feb 28, 2023
090: Struggle, Self Awareness & The Curriculum of Life | Landon McMaster
Feb 16, 2023
089: Pressure Proof: Thriving Under Stress Workshop- Announcement with Jordan Bonifas!
Feb 02, 2023
088: Tuesday Tune Up | 2 Tips: Mindset for Handling A Frustrating Weight Loss Plateau
Jan 24, 2023
087: Megan Borzekofski | Leaving the Medical Field to Create Lasting Change, Losing 70 pounds, & 75 Hard
Jan 19, 2023
086: Tuesday Tune Up | The Most Insidious Gateway Drug & Terrifying Statistics
Jan 17, 2023
085: Kayla Keep | Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist on How to Stop Mouth Breathing, Encourage Proper Growth & Development In Kids & More!
Jan 12, 2023
084: 5 Keys to Creating A Transformation In Your Life
Dec 27, 2022
083: Learn to Execute NO MATTER WHAT
Dec 13, 2022
082: December Cold Water Challenge to Level Up Your Life, Health Is Wealth, & Don't Wait for the New Year
Dec 06, 2022
081: Three Rules of A Growth Mindset with Mental Performance Coach Jordan Bonifas
Nov 29, 2022
080: Exercise Is the Best Stress Management Tool
Nov 15, 2022
079: You Don't Need A New Diet or Workout; You Need Better Skills
Nov 03, 2022
078: Breathing Wrong 3 | Using Breath & Thought Reframing to Reduce Anxiety
Oct 27, 2022
77: 3 EASY Tips to Improve Your Diet & Overall Health
Oct 25, 2022
076: Our Food System is Fu*ked, Drinking Raw Milk & How to Improve Your Postrure
Oct 11, 2022
075: Breathing Wrong Is Killing You #2 | Inverted Breathing Pattern, Mechanics of Proper Breathing, Feedback to Correct Your Breath
Oct 06, 2022
074: You're Breathing Wrong & It's Killing You
Sep 27, 2022
073: Dr. Avery Umphreys | Taking Control of Your Health, Healing Modalities to Try & What's New at Enlightened Athlete
Sep 22, 2022
072: Ditch the Fads, Gadgets, and Trends & PUT THE WORK IN
Sep 16, 2022
071: Get Back On Track | Building Momentum & Using Dopamine and Motivation
Sep 08, 2022
070: Your Goals Suck & How to Set Better Ones | Outcome Vs. Behavior Goals
Aug 30, 2022
069: Tuesday Tune Up | Your Kids Deserve Fit Parents
Aug 16, 2022
068: Chris Kolenda Ph.D. | US Army Colonel (ret) on Cycling to Honor Fallen Soldiers, Ancient Greek Quality of Arête & Gaining Buy-In
Aug 11, 2022
067: Tuesday Tune Up | You Can Be An Asset or A Liability. Which Are You?
Aug 02, 2022
066: Tuesday Tune Up | Why It's Important to Stop Compromising with Yourself & A Protocol to Help Stop It
Jul 26, 2022
065: Top 4 Principles I Use to Reduce Anxiety, Improve Health & Live A Meaningful Life
Jul 08, 2022
064: Men, It's Time to Step Up & Be A True Leader for Those Who Surround You
Jun 30, 2022
063: Tuesday Tune Up | Cultivate Equanimity by Getting Friendly with Discomfort
Jun 07, 2022
062: Tuesday Tune Up | How to Keep Showing Up When You Don't Want To: Moving Dirt
May 24, 2022
061: Steven Jaggers: Reclaim Your Nervous System, Holding Space for Healing, & Processing Trauma with Somatic Breathwork
May 19, 2022
060: Tuesday Tune Up: The Only Way to See Results Is to Just START!
May 10, 2022
059: How to Find Reliable Health Info, Are Eggs As Bad As Smoking, Does Lifting Make You Bulky, & Is It Ok to Eat After 8pm
May 07, 2022
058: The Two Kinds of Pain You Can Choose Between for Success In Business, Relationships, & Health
Apr 27, 2022
057: Bedtime Hack for More Muscle, Anti-Aging Effect of Muscle Mass & Using Heat Stress to Gain Muscle
Apr 21, 2022
056: Tuesday Tune Up | Don't You Want To Know Your True Potential?!
Apr 12, 2022
Traver Boehm | Man Uncivilized: What It Means to Be Uncivilized, Problems Men Face Today, How to Improve Your Relationship with Polarity & More
Apr 08, 2022
054: Tuesday Tune Up: How to Find Your WHY & Why What You Do Each Day Matters
Mar 22, 2022
053: Tuesday Tune Up | How to Create TRUE Health & Avoid The 30 Day Transformation Trap
Mar 08, 2022
052: Pain Is Inevitable So Learn to Get Uncomfortable, The 4 Mature Archetypes & Why We Need to Bring Back Rites of Passage to Combat the Softness Epidemic
Mar 02, 2022
051: A Story About A Breakdown, Signs from the Universe & Using the Pain Teacher
Feb 22, 2022
050: Tuesday Tune Up | THIS Is Your Sign to Start!!
Feb 15, 2022
049: Tuesday Tune Up: Did You Let Your Education End When School Ended?
Feb 08, 2022
048: Bri Siegert | Her Path to Healing, Talking to Your Inner Child, Using Fitness to Improve Your Life
Feb 03, 2022
047: Tuesday Tune Up: Fu*ck the Points, Play for the Game!
Feb 01, 2022
046: A Little Becomes A Lot: Nissa Cohen | Entrepreneurship, Lifestyle Change, Kid's Nutrition & More
Jan 27, 2022
045: Why You Need to Forge A Positive Mental Attitude
Jan 25, 2022
044: Cory Gregory: Leaving A Legacy, A Question That Can Change Your Life, & Why You Need to Lunge & Learn
Jan 18, 2022
043: Childhood Obesity: We're Failing Our Children by Failing Ourselves & How to Model Health for Your Family
Jan 06, 2022
042: Best Clips Of 2021| Mindset to Dominate 2022, Fix Your Diet & One BIG Goal for This Year
Dec 31, 2021
041: Giving Back: A Gift for An Audience Member & Holiday Gratitude
Dec 23, 2021
040: Why Future Authoring Is So Important, Surprising Forms of Meditation & A Failed Pandemic Response
Dec 17, 2021
039: How to Gain Muscle Without Gaining Fat, Anti-Aging Tips & How to Get Better At Pull Ups Fast
Dec 09, 2021
038: Hunting Excursion Recap: An Opportunity for Perseverance & Determination
Dec 03, 2021
037: Happy Thanksgiving! Not Your Average Gratitude Practice
Nov 24, 2021
036: Holiday Survival Guide, Thinking Big Picture for Your Health, & A New Opportunity to Get Uncomfortable
Nov 18, 2021
BONUS| Halloween Survival: Earn Your Treats, Tips to Eat Less Candy & Some Tough Love
Oct 29, 2021
034: Zach Brooks Part 2 | Getting Chased By A Bear, Why Training Martial Arts Is Important & Childhood Shenanigans
Oct 28, 2021
033: Zach Even-Esh | Take Responsibility for Your Health, Teach Kids Hard Work Is Normal & Fight Back Against Weakness
Oct 21, 2021
032: Zach Brooks | Losing 140lbs., How It Changed His Role As A Father and Husband & Making Health A Lifestyle
Oct 15, 2021
031: Juan Guadarrama | Getting Up At 3 AM, Building A Community, & Pushing Your Limits
Oct 07, 2021
030: Do Not Pray for An Easy Life, Pray for the Strength to Endure A Difficult One
Sep 27, 2021
029: The Power of Stoicism & Remembering Your Mortality
Sep 17, 2021
028: Limiting Factors Series | Movement, Recovery, Cooking, & Mindset Strategies to Succeed
Sep 09, 2021
027: Limiting Factors Series | How to Replace Junk Food For GOOD, Importance of Lifestyle Change & Getting Connected to Your Food
Sep 02, 2021
026: Limiting Factors Series | How to Use Behaviors to Stop Eating So Much Junk Food
Aug 26, 2021
5 Minute Friday | The Power of Protein: Best Sources, How Much You Need, & How to Track It
Aug 13, 2021
024: How to Stop Giving Up On Yourself, Use Chunking to Crush Your Excuses & Develop A Mindset for Continual Growth
Aug 05, 2021
023: Death To Dad Bod with Travis Stoetzel | The Mindset Men Need to Get Their Edge Back In Life
Jul 29, 2021
022: Make Personal Responsibility Great Again, Study Showing Improved Physical Health Leads to Improved Mental Health & Question Everything
Jul 22, 2021
021: Meditation | How To Start, Significant Mental and Physical Benefits, & A Guided Meditation For You!
Jul 16, 2021
020: Upset About Censorship, The Olympics Are Off The Rails & Big Pharma Buried A Miracle Drug
Jul 08, 2021
019: Ryan Duey | Co-Founder The Cold Plunge: Why Take Ice Baths, Doing Difficult Things With Intention & Benefits of Sensory Deprivation Tanks
Jul 01, 2021
018: Ryan Hartley | What Being A Leader Means, Helping Other Win Helps You Win & Leaving Space For Miracles
Jun 25, 2021
017: How to Form Better Habits, Build More Discipline & Get Out Of Your Own Way
Jun 17, 2021
016: Interviewed By Envision Nutrition CEO Amanda Hanquist | Health Is An Investment, Gaining 17lbs of Muscle & How to Schedule Workouts When Busy
Jun 08, 2021
015: Jonathan Darling | Improve Your Relationships & Business Through the Power of Leadership, Love, & Putting People First
Jun 03, 2021
014: Luke Frazier | Storytelling: How to Improve Your Business, Relationship & Life By Telling A Better Story
May 27, 2021
013: Almost Dying On Shae's First Hunting Experience, Finding Your Breaking Point, Artificial Stress Prepares You for Real Stress
May 20, 2021
012: Understanding Energy Balance & Caloric Needs, The Human Metabolism, How to Start Changing Your Lifestyle
May 13, 2021
011: The Tangential Episode: An Unfiltered Dive Into the Brains of Shae & Dakota
May 07, 2021
010: Emotional Trauma Held In the Body, Benefits of Therapy & How I Get Out of A Negative Mindset
Apr 29, 2021
009: Greg Everett | What Being Tough REALLY Means, Using Discomfort As Fuel For Growth & Becoming Self Reliant
Apr 21, 2021
008: Christian McMaster | Dealing With Loss, EMDR Therapy, Leaving A Legacy, & Protecting Yourself & Others
Apr 15, 2021
007: Why You Should Be Excited to Suck At Something, Benefits of A Beginner's Mindset & Using Exercise to Be More Present In Life
Apr 08, 2021
006: Have the Body You Want: How to Train, Eat & Recover to Get Optimal Health, REAL Recovery Methods to Keep You Injury Free
Apr 01, 2021
005: Why Free Doughnuts After Vaccine Is A Bad Idea, 5 Tips to Improve Your Life, & How to Live Like A High Performer
Mar 25, 2021
004: How to Avoid Being Part of America's Chronic Disease Crisis, 575k Hospitalizations Preventable, Where Health Really Comes From
Mar 18, 2021
003: Spending 4 Days In The Wilderness Alone, Why You Need To Lift Weights, How To Start Meditating & More!
Mar 12, 2021
002: Grit | The Difference Between Success or Failure & How to Cultivate It In Your Life
Mar 10, 2021
001: Discomfort is Your Friend, Meditation & Mindfulness, Lessons Learned on Jiu-Jitsu Mats
Mar 09, 2021