Mark Bell on How to Get Ahead in Anything | Health Theory

Record-holding power-lifter Mark Bell didn’t start out with tremendous confidence or an intimidating physique. Through extraordinary heart and determination, he reached the heights of success in weight-lifting. On this episode of Health Theory, Mark Bell, author of “War on Carbs”, explains how to avoid the most common fitness mistakes, how to build confidence and self-belief, and why he is perfectly comfortable telling everyone to push through more pain than they think they can handle.   This episode is brought to you by:  Thrive Market: Get 25% off your first order and a 30-day free trial at thrivemarket.com/health Impact Theory University: Visit university.impacttheory.com today! BioOptemizers: To get your free bottle of BioOptimizers, please go to www.p3om.com/performancefree.   SHOW NOTES:   Mark Bell talks about what originally drew him to power-lifting [1:14] Mark and Tom discuss aggression and weight-lifting [2:24] Mark talks about creating a narrative that pushes him [4:46] Mark talks about struggling with reading, and deciding to learn every day [6:41] Mark describes what gave him confidence and how he built self-belief [8:26] Mark advocates that everyone has some gifts, and explains how to find them [11:43] Mark says that he started lifting to attract women [14:20] Mark describes the mistakes you should avoid [15:14] Mark explains what to do about the fact that unhealthy food tastes good [22:17] Mark explains how to build will-power [24:13] Mark shares the mission statement of his company [25:02] Is heart and determination the real juice? [26:36] Mark and Tom discuss whether it is irresponsible to tell people to go too hard [30:51] Mark describes the impact of the death of his brother [33:38] Mark shares the one change people should make [37:50]   FOLLOW MARK: Website: www.markbellslingshot.com Instagram: http://bit.ly/2GPnxA4 Facebook: http://bit.ly/2MGlK3T Twitter: http://bit.ly/2T8Km6N