June 18, 2022
Roger Snipes is a fitness entrepreneur with an unshakable desire to improve the world.
While growing up in a crime-stricken neighborhood, living with an abusive father, and spending time homeless as a teenager, Roger found fitness training to be his home and therapy.
As a young adult, Roger shifted from job to job trying to find his passion and also trying to find himself. During this time, he would listen to audiobooks and read about psychological development and emotional intelligence, and later become a certified NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) practitioner. Understanding nutrition to achieve a peak body composition, Roger went on to be a model and natural bodybuilder. During his time in bodybuilding, he would go on to win Mr. UK, Mr. Britannia in 2010, and Fame UK in 2011, along with a win at Musclemania 2011. Snipes also competed as a Muscle Model and took first place in WBFF European Championship and also won his pro card in 2013. Along with his first-place wins, a pro card for two different fitness federations, sponsorships, and double-page spreads in print magazines based on his success, he also made an appearance on national TV.
Roger later found personal training, dedicating himself to helping others reach their fitness potential. Roger has motivated over 1.5 million followers around the world on his social media platforms. He seeks to learn as well as teach. He interviews some of the world’s leading experts from naturopathic medicine to entrepreneurship on his weekly podcast, The Roger Snipes Show Podcast. Roger is also the author of Your Mind Builds Your Body: Unlock your Potential with Biohacking and Strength Training.
Roger believes you don’t need to have “all your ducks in a row” to make decisions. Rather, he says that if you make a decision, all your ducks will line up eventually!
Recently, I met Roger Snipes at the Health Optimisation Summit in London. Roger and I decided to get together at a London park for a walk-and-talk interview, covering a wide variety of topics, from faith, to family, to fitness.
In this episode, you'll discover:
-How Ben's fitness priorities are changing with time and age…05:51
- Prioritize time with 14-year-old twin boys
- Foundation of Ben's training:
- Russian Kettlebell Certification
- Kettlebells and kettlebell certification:
- The Resurgence Of The Kettlebell: How An Old-School Tool For Strongmen Became A Must-Have Piece Of Equipment For Athletes And The Average Person.
- Kettlebell Yoga, The Best 5 Cardio Machines You Can Use, How To “Reset” Your Body With An Adventure & Much More!
- Qi Gong For Athletes: How To Develop Unstoppable Speed, Conditioning & Mental Resilience With Qi Gong.
- Throw in a few sessions during the week with:
- Walk 12-20k steps per day
- Body fat is 4-8% since age 14
-Ben's current diet…10:09
- Carnivore diet
- Bone broth/bone marrow
- Dress up with cellular living carbs (purple veggies)
- Raw honey and berries
- Japanese yam noodles (use code BEN to save 15%), sea moss gel (use code BEN10 to save 10%), etc. for fiber
- Podcast with Dr. Gerald Pollack:
- Dr. Cowan's vegetable powders (use code BEN to save 15%)
- Andreas Seed Oils
- U.S. Wellness Meats
- Seatopia (use code BENGREENFIELD20 to save $20)
-Best ways to test your biometrics…13:50
- Ben's recommended lab tests:
- Local environment affects microbiome
-Acclimating children to “adult” foods…18:38
- As soon as a child can chew, give food that requires chewing
- Feed foods that are atypical for children, they'll end up eating them later
- Treat kids like mini-adults
-How to reduce inflammation in the body…22:25
- Improper diet, excessive EMF, lack of grounding are culprits
- Podcast on Cold Thermogenesis with Jason Stauffer and Adrienne Jezick:
- Dark purple, orange, red foods
- Turmeric and curcumin
- Adequate sleep
- Joovv lights
- Natural light in the morning
- Sunlight Makes You Skinny & Blue Light Makes You Fat: 11 Ways To Biohack Light To Optimize Your Body & Brain.
- VieLight
- Turmerosaccharides
- Biohacking Recovery: The Big Problem With Curcumin, What To Use Instead, & A Brand New Formula For Blasting Your Recovery Through The Roof.
- Fish oil
- Proteolytic enzymes (use code GREENFIELD to save 10%)
- High doses of vitamin C
- Designs for Health Vitamin E
- Podcasts with Dr. Barrie Tan of Designs for Health:
- Could This Molecule Be The Next Darling Of The Anti-Aging Industry? A Fascinating Geranylgeraniol (GG) Discussion With Dr. Barrie Tan.
- Why Your Vitamin E Supplement Could Be Harming You (& The “One Plant Wonder” Alternative That Could Be The Single Most Powerful Molecule If You’re Stranded On A Desert Island).
-Ben describes the beginning of his walk and relationship with God…32:36
- Fear of hell isn't a proper motivation to live righteous life
- You want to do right when your heart is centered on God
-Do all religions lead to God?…36:29
- Presence or absence of a messiah (Jesus)
- Many paths to a good life, but the only way to an eternal life with God is through Christ
- Benefits of absolute moral standards, vs. every man a law unto himself
- Humans left to their own volition sans moral law lead to disastrous results
-How Ben consumes a massive amount of books…41:22
- The Puzzler by A.J. Jacobs
- Keep the “fun” books in the bedroom
- Ben reads each book of podcast guests
- Audiobooks on 3x speed
- Assign the boys a book each week; give reward for a book review
- Book summary websites and apps:
-Ben's recommended books on mental agility, emotional endurance, financial success, etc…45:36
- Ben's top books:
- Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
- Stillness is the Key by Ryan Holliday
- Principles by Ray Dalio
- Rocket Fuel by Gino Wickman
- What Would the Billionaires Do? by Garrett Gunderson
- Deep Nutrition by Kate Shanahan
- Podcast with Garrett Gunderson
- Boundless by Ben Greenfield
- Boundless Parenting is coming soon!
- Rich Dad, Poor Dad (and for kids) by Robert Kiyosaki
- Rich Dad Poor Dad for Teens by Robert Kiyosaki
- Cash Flow game
- Other board and card games:
-Concerns about how modern-day children are being raised…52:17
- Swallowing what they're taught in public school
- Unschooling podcasts
- Play the long game; train the next generation to be better than ours
-Why relationships don't have the endurance they once had…52:13
- Transactional “serial” dating leads to a devaluation of intimate relationships
- Porn promotes a promiscuous nature
- View fellow humans as sacred souls
-Is it possible to love others unconditionally?…58:08
- It's impossible to love someone unconditionally unless you are perfect
-Founding origins of Kion…1:00:37
- Took psilocybin on a beach on Kauai years ago
- Craving to create something bigger than self
- Podcasts with Angelo Keely:
- Everything You Need To Know About Protein Powders, Amino Acids, Animal Vs. Plant Protein, How Much Protein You Need & Much, Much More With Kion’s Angelo Keely.
- What Yoga Trapezes, Laser Lights, Kettlebells, Mini-Meditation & Ketogenic Doughnuts Have To Do With Building A Nutrition Supplements Empire.
- Kion Sleep
- Kion Energy Bars
- Coffee
- Greenfield Botanics Skin Serum (discount code to save 10% automatically applied at checkout for a one-time purchase)
- Kion Aminos is the top-selling product
-And much more…
-Upcoming Events:
- Keep up on Ben's LIVE appearances by following bengreenfieldlife.com/calendar
Click here for the full written transcript of this podcast episode.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
– Roger Snipes:
- Your Mind Builds Your Body: Unlock your Potential with Biohacking and Strength Training by Roger Snipes
- The Roger Snipes Show Podcast
– Podcasts And Articles:
- The Resurgence Of The Kettlebell: How An Old-School Tool For Strongmen Became A Must-Have Piece Of Equipment For Athletes And The Average Person.
- Kettlebell Yoga, The Best 5 Cardio Machines You Can Use, How To “Reset” Your Body With An Adventure & Much More!
- Qi Gong For Athletes: How To Develop Unstoppable Speed, Conditioning & Mental Resilience With Qi Gong.
- What In The Bleep Do We Actually Know About Water?
- The Giant Cold Thermogenesis Episode: Everything You Need To Know About Ice Baths, Cold Therapy, How Cold, How Long & Much More With Morozko Forge Cold Bath Experts!
- Could This Molecule Be The Next Darling Of The Anti-Aging Industry? A Fascinating Geranylgeraniol (GG) Discussion With Dr. Barrie Tan.
- Why Your Vitamin E Supplement Could Be Harming You (& The “One Plant Wonder” Alternative That Could Be The Single Most Powerful Molecule If You’re Stranded On A Desert Island).
- The Wealth Manager Who Became A Comedian, The 4 Scarcity Mindsets, The Insurance You Must Have & More: Disrupting Sacred Cows With Garrett Gunderson.
- The Ultimate Guide To Unschooling: Top Tips To Create Free-Thinking, Resilient, Creative Young Humans Who Can Thrive In A Modern World.
- Unschooling, Plant Medicine, Anti-Aging, Veganism vs. Carnivore & More With The Mind Pump Guys!
- Everything You Need To Know About Protein Powders, Amino Acids, Animal Vs. Plant Protein, How Much Protein You Need & Much, Much More With Kion’s Angelo Keely.
- What Yoga Trapezes, Laser Lights, Kettlebells, Mini-Meditation & Ketogenic Doughnuts Have To Do With Building A Nutrition Supplements Empire.
- Sunlight Makes You Skinny & Blue Light Makes You Fat: 11 Ways To Biohack Light To Optimize Your Body & Brain.
- Biohacking Recovery: The Big Problem With Curcumin, What To Use Instead, & A Brand New Formula For Blasting Your Recovery Through The Roof.
– Books:
- The Puzzler by A.J. Jacobs
- Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
- Stillness is the Key by Ryan Holliday
- Principles by Ray Dalio
- Rocket Fuel by Gino Wickman
- What Would the Billionaires Do? by Garrett Gunderson
- Deep Nutrition by Kate Shanahan
- Boundless by Ben Greenfield
- Boundless Parenting is coming soon!
- Rich Dad, Poor Dad (and for kids) by Robert Kiyosaki
- Rich Dad Poor Dad for Teens by Robert Kiyosaki
– Food And Supplements:
- Kettle And Fire Bone Broth
- Beekeepers Naturals Raw Honey
- Miracle Noodle Japanese Yam Noodles (use code BEN to save 15%)
- Akasha Superfoods Sea Moss Gel (use code BEN10 to save 10%)
- Dr. Cowan's Vgetable Powders (use code BEN to save 15%)
- Andreas Seed Oils
- U.S. Wellness Meats
- Seatopia (use code BENGREENFIELD20 to save $20)
- Kion Flex
- Thorne Curcumin Phytosome
- Kion Omega
- biOptimizers Masszymes (use code GREENFIELD to save 10%)
- Kion Immune
- Designs For Health Vitamin E
- Kion Energy Bars
- Kion Coffee
- Kion Aminos
– Gear:
– Tests:
- Genova Kit Complete Gut Test
- Basic Blood Panel
- Nutreval
- Cyrex Food Allergy Test
- DUTCH Test
- 23andMe Genetic Test
- StrateGene
– Board And Card Games:
– Other Resources:
- Greenfield Botanics Skin Serum (discount code to save 10% automatically applied at checkout for one-time purchase)
- Russian Kettlebell Certification
- Breathwork
- Blinkist
- Thinkr app
- Philosopher's Notes
- ReadWise app
- Derek Sivers
- James Clear
- Turmerosaccharides
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