In this episode, Jeremy Scott and co-host Eddy Alvarado sit down with MMA fighter Trever Devestern to talk about the mindset, discipline, and daily grind it takes to succeed inside and outside the cage. Trever opens up about his early journey into mixed martial arts, what keeps him motivated through setbacks, and how he balances the fight life with real life.
Whether you’re an athlete, a fighter, or just someone chasing personal growth, this conversation will inspire you to stay focused, stay hungry, and never stop improving.
In this episode, I sit down with newly crowned Muay Thai champion Eddy Alvarez to break down the mindset, preparation, and inner battles behind his recent title fight win.
We go beyond the ring — diving deep into the philosophies of legendary samurai Miyamoto Musashi and his classic warrior manual, The Book of Five Rings. Eddy shares how these teachings apply not only to combat sports, but to life, personal growth, and mental resilience.
Whether you’re a martial artist, athlete, or just someone chasing excellence, this conversation will light a fire under you.
Topics we cover :
How Eddy prepared physically and mentally for his title fight
The highs and lows of fighting under pressure
What The Book of Five Rings taught us about strategy, discipline, and mindset
The spiritual and philosophical side of martial arts
Lessons from Musashi that apply to everyday life
Advice for young fighters and anyone looking for direction
If your goal is to build more muscle , its not just about the weights. Its about training smart, fueling your body , and staying consistent. I'm going to give you 5 Proven tips that are guaranteed to help you build more lean muscle mass.
Do you take them? Branched-Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs)—leucine, isoleucine, and valine—are essential nutrients that play a critical role in fitness and muscle recovery. Unlike other amino acids, BCAAs are metabolized directly in the muscles, making them a quick energy source during workouts. They help reduce muscle soreness, support muscle growth, and prevent muscle breakdown, especially during intense training or calorie deficits. Incorporating BCAAs into your routine can enhance endurance, promote faster recovery, and optimize your performance, making them a valuable tool for anyone pursuing fitness goals.
Willpower is a muscle !
Willpower is a crucial trait for achieving long-term goals and overcoming obstacles. It acts as the mental strength that helps you resist short-term temptations in favor of long-term success. Whether it's sticking to a fitness regimen, building healthier habits, or maintaining focus on important tasks, willpower enables you to push through discomfort and stay on track. Strengthening your willpower can improve self-control, increase resilience, and lead to personal growth in various areas of life.
It was a pleasure to have Eddie as my guest , he's a skilled Muay Thai kickboxer, and I've already learned a lot from him in such a short amount of time. I'm sure you can as well. Hes a knowledgeable guy. He's passionate about what he does. He's had 15 fights and he's trained for 16 years. He's a head instructor at submission factory and he's ran two other gyms during his time. He also taught at Muay Thai America Gymnasium , as he was the first fighter to fight out of that gym . We talk about nutrition , fitness, and overcoming adversity. Eddie reveals what he goes through mentally to get ready for a fight , and we can all use these tactics before going through something challenging in life.
Dehydration and cutting weight for bodybuilding vs. fighting. What's the difference ? Is there a healthy way to cutting weight for sports?
We also discuss The book of 5 Rings and The Art of War, are on his list of books that he recommends reading for yourself ! Don't forget to add these into your library.
Starting a Fitness Journey. We all start somewhere, but how do we get started? Maybe you already started and failed but its time to start back up.
Do you have the perfect morning routine to set your day up for success? Your morning routine will either take you one step closer to your goals or take you off into the wrong direction.
Fad DIETS. Whats the deal? Whats the best diet to follow for weight loss and weight gain? Theres so many options out there now days and so much info out there on social media that its easy to get confused now .
I've know Brandon for a few years now and he's someone who has inspired me a lot. Ive seen him evolve and grow. He's an entrepreneur, and he's experienced a lot in his time already, although he is still young and full of life. Sit back and enjoy this episode as we discuss fitness, motivation, accountability, self discipline and how to get the best results out of whatever process you go through in life to get where you need to be. Its just that. Its a process. Sometimes we want the result , without the process. This is so common, but we have to understand that there won't be results unless we have patience and consistency, over a long period of time. That patience and consistency comes with takin hour failures as lessons , and looking at the failure as another opportunity to gain knowledge and use that knowledge in the future, to become successful.
From backyard brawling to the cage. He's had 30 fights under this belt and he's not slowing down. How to keep moving forward through adversity. Knee injury resulting in a surgery but that still didn't slow him down. We have to set goals for ourselves and remember that theres always going to be road blocks and obstacles in the way. Do you have a plan to reach your goals even if and when the obstacles come up out of no where? will you keep moving forwards ? Or will you crack under pressure and fall apart? Adversity is guaranteed, setbacks are also guaranteed, as we take the steps toward reaching our goals in life and getting to where we want to be. How will you handle it ?
King for a Day. What is keeping you from a King or Queens mentality? What could it feel like to be thought of like a God, to yourself. Where anything feels like within your power. A mental giant impervious to mole hill anguishes. Do you really want to go your whole life and get to that final death bed knowing you left so many pursuits, unpursuted. Is it worth it playing small to yourself? If our days are numbered and our breaths are counted and if none of this human success of the world really amounts to anything, then shouldn't failure be even more so counted as less significant. Counterphobic means "Only pursuing things that you are afraid of." May you be blessed with that phobia.
Master Ston Lee grew up in Cambodia, and came to the Unites States. Since coming here he has been creating the life that he wants for himself. He's a successful business man and owner of SSS Black Belt club which is a Martial arts training studio. His business has taken off and he now has three locations open. He is someone who has overcome major adversity to get to where he is now. We discuss the fact that without struggle there is no progress , and there can't be any success in life without failure.
One of the things that he focuses on in his teaching is self discipline. He discusses how he applies this in his teachings and helps everyone who has joined his classes. Without self discipline you have nothing. Self discipline has to be a major part of your life if you want to succeed in anything.
Gabby Morales speaks about happiness and what she has discovered on her journey of losing 50 pounds. I also have my guest Garret Turner on this episode and we discuss what are the right steps to being happy with whats right in front of you. Garret who is a fitness coach is someone who truly leads by example and helps others every day to get into the right mindset and practice the right habits to be happy with life every day.
Whats the key to true happiness? We all have goals. We have fitness goals, life goals and many other goals. Should we wait to celebrate until we reach our goals or should we celebrate during the whole process? What happens when we reach these goals? Its exciting and its a great moment in life, but what happens when these feelings of joy and excitement start to fade away over time. How do we continue to stay motivated and work self discipline? We have to learn to be happy with what we have right now in the current moment. Its time to be happy NOW, regardless of where we're at in the process. Working out and staying healthy definitely has to be the foundation of everything when it comes to being happy and enjoying life.
Synthol abuse, Ronnie coleman, Hadi Chopan the current Mr. Olympia, being aware of fake information out there on the internet, and rice krispie treats for a pre workout.
If you are trying to gain muscle, or get stronger than this episode is for you ! There is a lot of confusing information out there these days so let me help you out. I will take out all the guess work for you on this episode and its all about gaining muscle.
Fad diets. We have heard of them and they come in many different forms and the have been repeated over and over throughout history. Don't fall for it. We want to get healthier and lose weight so we can avoid high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity , stroke, heart attack, diabetes, live longer, feel better, look better and have more energy through our day. The biggest mistake you can make is trying or starting a fad diet. The key is to change your lifestyle and focus on good nutrition so you can sustain it for the rest of your life. Weight loss int always easy so following a fad diet is going to complicate it and leave you stuck in a rut. I am going to teach you how to do it without a fad diet and how to watch out for the red flags so you don't get caught up in the madness.
We all have bad habits that we want to get rid of, and we also have good habits we would like to develop. If we don't start working on the right habits then we just won't make any progress and we cannot move to the next place in life we're trying to get. How is this done? Should we wake up and start BIG ? The goal os it do it in a way thats realistic and do it in a way that we can stick with it for life. Long term permanent changes is what we're looking for.
How to get contest ready , how to gain muscle and what are some of the best pre workout supplements to use !
Why should we avoid comfort? Is fitness inconvenient for you at times? Does it feel like a hassle to keep meal prepping and getting in all of your cardio and workouts sometimes? How do yo overcome that. If youre able to overcome that then you can start to reach your fitness goals and change your habits. This is the key to fitness right here . Staying consistent with your workouts and exercise plans to maximize your results and get your body to change.
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I've been a coach and a personal trainer for over 15 years, and I've managed to drop body fat down to single digits form diet, exercise and self discipline. I have helped so many people reach their fitness goals and I've helped people lose well over 80 plus pounds, but I have never personally lost more than 15 pounds. In this special episode we get to hear it from Kathleen Octoman and how she managed to lose 50 pounds and how she has maintained her long term weight loss. We get to discuss the ups and downs of weight loss, and what it requires not just physically but also mentally as well. Weight loss and fat loss is not just a physical thing but its also a mental thing too. Your mental health and your mindset plays a big part in this process, so thats part of what will be discussed in this episode.
Reaching your fitness goals will always be a challenge regardless of what the goal is. It will always require dedication and hard work. Unfortunately there is no short cuts and there is no tricks. It will always require a strong will, dedication and consistency. Once we realize this and we are willing to make some sacrifices and lifestyle changes to make our life better, then we will start taking the small steps towards our fitness goals, which will in turn lead to one BIG lifestyle transformation. As we go along this journey to better ourselves, we have to remember that our levels of motivation will change form time to time. Sometimes we feel highly motivated and sometimes less. We have to keep inching forwards through the tougher time and the times of low motivation. Thats where self discipline comes into play.
How to overcome low levels of motivation. Sometimes you feel motivated to workout, while at other times your motivation levels can become low. How to we overcome the challenging times like that? Theres certain things you can do , ways to overcome that as we discuss it in this episode.
Does dry scooping your pre-workout REALLY work? Is it REALLY effective ? Are there any real benefits to ingesting pre-workout with out liquid or is it just nonsense? Some times when it comes to health and fitness we learn certain things and we do it because someone told us , and it's not backed by science or theres no real reason or understanding behind it. Certain workouts, supplements or exercises, that really don't make too much sense if you break it down and do some research.
How long does it take to develop good habits that are going to help you get to your fitness goals. The good habits like meal prepping, doing cardio, and strength training. Its all a process and we have to be patient and consistent when it comes to fitness. Sometimes when we don't see results right away or if we fail in the beginning, we get discouraged and tend to give up or quit. No matter how many times we reach failure, we need to use the failure as a lesson and use that lesson to better ourselves.
Bad form on exercises in order to lift more weight? Don't let yourself become a victim of this. Focus on your form, and your technique before adding more weight and you'll save yourself a lot of pain and suffering in the long run.
When it comes to fitness, you have to adapt the right mindset if you want to reach your goals. The right mindset it to remember that short term pain and discomfort will give you long term pleasure and satisfaction vs. short term, instant gratification and short term pleasure and satisfaction like indulging in one too many cheat meals that are contrary to your fitness goals, which in the long run will lead to destroying your physique and health complications down the road, and a painful life to live.
What does a dropset do? It increases the intensity and volume for a targeted muscle group. This will force extra blood into the muscle. With your normal set you would reach 10 or 12 reps or however many it would take you to get to failure, then stop and rest. When you incorporate dropsets you are taking the muscle to failure and then past it, with more reps at a lighter weight. By doing that, you increase time under tension. More time under tension, with good recovery, good supplements, and good nutrition, will lead to more muscle growth and size.
By incorporating dropsets into your workout routine it will get you out of the training plateau or the stagnant spot that you're in. If you want to transform and you really want your body to change then you can incorporate these into your workout routine or fitness plan.