Q&A with Koloff - #9

Hey, this is Mike Zwick from If Not For God Podcast, our show.

Stories of hopelessness turned into hope. Your chosen Truth Network Podcast is starting in just seconds. Enjoy it, share it. But most of all, thank you for listening and for choosing the Truth Podcast Network. Hey, thanks for joining us today. And I got another great question here from Trench TV. They didn't give me a name.

So we're just going to reference you as Trench TV. Great question here. I'm currently on a weight loss journey that saw significant setbacks and have gained back the weight I lost. I feel the first time was reckless with severe under eating.

That's never good, just for the record. Is there a specific formula you could recommend to figure out my calorie intake, my macro nutrients? And you know, it's interesting because I do get this question frequently. In fact, Lex Luger and I co-facilitate a camp called Man Camp. You can look that up, mancamp.info.

You get more information on that. And the focus is not just physical health, although that's important, but we also focus on mental health, emotional health, spiritual health, because we want to see a well-rounded man. And we usually do these in the spring and the fall.

The next one will be in April. Check out the website on mancamp.info, because we'll address some of this, whether it's weight loss or weight gain or just getting healthy physically. We want to help you.

We're here to help. And so when you ask questions like, you know, is there recommended, you know, as far as calorie intake and macronutrient needs, and now, you know, you talk to 10 people, you're going to get 10 different answers. And my take on it, as I have focused on being healthy for, gosh, coming up on half a century here, I think, close to 50 years now, that I first got intrigued by about being healthy. And, you know, so there's different, there's lots of information out there when it comes, you know, you said knowing your macronutrients, right? I mean, know your macros, right? What, you know, what carbs to have, and, you know, because they're, you know, they provide the energy, right?

You realize that, right? Carbs are like the gas to the engine, you know, of your body. They provide the energy. There's high carbs that provide longer sustaining energy. There's low carbs that are more quicker burning and more quick energy. And, of course, you know, we know some of those carbs to be breads and pastas and cereals and rice and fruits and whole grains, whole wheats, vegetables, oats, potatoes, right?

Beans, skim milk, quinoa, low-fat yogurt, peas. I mean, so, you know, those kind of fall into the carb category. Some of those kind of, you know, you're going to get some carbs, proteins, you know, different, in different, different amounts from those proteins, right?

Repair the muscle. So the carbs and the energy, the protein is like, like the oil for the engine, right? Without, without, take one or the other out, gas or oil out of the, out of your automobile, and, and neither one's going to serve you well. I mean, you, if you got gas, but no oil, you, I don't know how far you'll get down the road before the engine blows up.

Or if you have oil, but you don't have any gas, you know, you're not, again, not going to get too far down the road either, right? But the proteins, like, like the oil to the engine, it repairs the muscle and, and, especially the lysine and, and that sort of thing. And of course, you know, there's different types of proteins. There's casein protein, whey protein, chicken, lean, lean beef, turkey, turkey, bacon, tuna, fish, egg whites, or, or, you know, some of the ones that, that I might recommend, whole eggs, cheese, salmon, what a, what a great source of protein, ground bacon steak, you know, and I think the key is, as I talk to people about their health and their health, you know, as I talk to people about their health and their wellness, their physical health and wellness is, is really focusing in on, and I know you, you, you said in your comments that, that you were reckless with severe under eating the first time.

Yeah, that's, that is, I think you used the right word there, reckless. Um, my experience has been when it comes to, to healthy, and I call it a lifestyle. I don't, I don't typically use the word diet. I don't like the word diet. I mean, you'll see all kinds of diets out there. You know, it's the yo-yo effect on this diet, the latest fad, that diet that, you know, you might lose, you might lose some weight.

I'm not saying they don't, they don't work, but I don't think they, you can sustain it longterm and they don't, they don't, you're just not going to drink shakes every day, all day for the rest of your life. You're going to, at some point, you're going to want to eat some solid foods, some real food, right? So you got to find, uh, a meal plan, a, and I like to call a lifestyle that works consistently for you day in and day out. And I know for Lex and I, um, we, we had found for ourselves that, you know, we try to live a very balanced meal plan, balanced between these carbs and proteins and some healthy fats.

And in case you're wondering, you know, nuts, nut butters, olives, olive oil, coconut oil, avocado, egg yolk, flaxseed, chia seed, you know, would be some examples of healthy fats. I'm not a big calorie counter guy. I just never have been. I don't wait things on the scale.

I don't count macros. I just don't. I just know it's kind of been a trial and error if you will. I've just learned over the years, what's worked well for me and, and eating lean, clean, and green. And then once a week, giving myself some treat, treat meals or, or a treat day where I can reward myself for eating lean, clean, and green. Uh, and so, you know, Lex and I have learned to live a, what we call, you know, balanced eating lifestyle, you know, between proteins and carbs, right? The gas in the oil and putting some, inserting some healthy fats into that throughout the day. Um, and, and then eating more frequently. So we're not, you know, most Americans or a lot of Americans, I should say maybe, you know, skip, I'm not a breakfast person. So they skip breakfast and they grab a quick lunch or something, if anything, or, you know, and then they sit down at night and eat this big, huge, gigantic meal. And, and then wonder, I call it the compound effect.

You know, that's not going to affect it today or tomorrow, or maybe even next week. But if you compound that over 20, 30 years, all of a sudden you find out you're 50, 60, 70 pounds overweight, and you're trying to figure out why. Well, it's a simple errand judgment, uh, versus a simple discipline practiced every day where, where you eat frequent, small meals, small balanced meals, balanced between carbs and proteins, balanced throughout the day, frequently throughout the day. I like to say about every two, three hour window, a little something, just something. I mean, if you have an apple and go, oh, that's healthy, right?

Yeah. But what did you insulate that with? In other words, what did you balance that with protein wise? So grab a handful of almonds, grab 10, 12 almonds and eat with that apple. And it just helps to keep your metabolism. What I call a fat burning mode versus a fat storing mode. So if you can consistently eat small balanced meals frequently through frequently throughout the day at controlling your portions, right? Portion control. I believe compounding that over time.

And you're just very consistent with that. You're going to see results, not overnight, but you're going to see results over time. And, and hopefully get to that, that point of, of where you find yourself healthier or reaching your, your health goals. And, you know, I typically will ask too, or really I could have even opened with this, but why do you want to be healthy? Why?

What, what's your reason? What, what's the desire, uh, that what's driving you with this desire to be healthy? That really at the foundation, you need to figure that out. First and foremost, I can teach you all the how-tos you can come to band camp and Lex and I can show you how to do it, what to do and exercise, write it, write up a regimen for you and all of that, but you really need to let it sink in deep, write it down, write it down, make it plain.

It's almost kind of biblical, write it down, make it plain. Uh, and, and then, and then have it in front of in plain view every day where you can remind yourself why you want to be healthy. And then as you make that decision, then as you're learning the how-tos, the how-tos become much easier to implement and you're more likely to stick with it and not be bouncing like a yo-yo up and down with your weight, but you're able to reach a weight that you're happy with.

And I'm a big goal setter and so you'd even want to, want to write, write those goals. So Trench TV sent in, uh, these questions about, about weight loss and getting healthy. I hope that was helpful. And again, I would encourage you to go to mancamp.info and check out our website. Maybe I'll come to your community.

I do a one-day conference called Man Up, where I talk about this as well. And so maybe I'll come to your, your church, your community, reach out to your pastor, encourage them to consider having me in for this one-day conference. Uh, and, and I'm, I appreciate too, um, you know, the other part of that question, or, or, well, another part of your email, was I always a man of faith or did I find my way to Christ after wrestling?

And, and the answer to that question is it was after wrestling. I was not always a man of faith. Um, but I was led to the, the foot of the cross to grab the old rugged cross 17 October, 1993, about 11 months, uh, after I left wrestling. And I had a genuine real encounter at the altar with Jesus. I met, I met the man, Jesus, and life has never been the same since.

And it has been a rollercoaster of a ride, but one I would not change for all the money in the world. Um, as far as, you know, whether it was received among, you know, among my peers, my other wrestling buddies, um, after the fact, since it happened after the fact, I did hear stories of guys, you know, that didn't really believe it or thought it was just a, you know, a gimmick, just something, something I was just trying to do to, you know, to, to make a payday or something. But, but many of them, some of them have come to learn that, that, no, I really do love Jesus. Nikita Kolov really does love Jesus. They mean, some may not accept that, uh, but they, they acknowledge that, let's just say, and then I've had the privilege of, of really discipling and, or mentoring a number of the guys. Uncle Ivan, I was instrumental in inviting him to a revival where he gave his life to the Lord and had the privilege of, of, of discipling Uncle Ivan.

Lex Luger, April 23rd, gave his life to Lord 2006. I've had the privilege of discipling and mentoring him over these last number of years. And now many years, you know, we, now we co-facilitate this, this camp called Man Camp, uh, and we've done a lot of other ministry together. I've had the privilege of discipling Sting, the wrestler Sting. He used to fly to his house about once every quarter, about four times a year, and just spend time with him and his sons and just pouring into them and, and speaking into them as well. And so I just encourage you, you know, as you're looking to be more physically healthy, don't discount or don't neglect being mentally healthy, emotionally healthy, and most of all, and really honestly, most importantly, spiritually healthy.

And then know why. Why do you want to be healthy? Trench TV, thank you so much for sending in these questions. I hope that was helpful. Thank you for tuning in to Q&A with Koloff and look forward to talking to you next time. God bless you. This is the Truth Network.