Dean Pohlman

Sleep is one of the most important activities you do. In fact, getting high-quality, deep, and REM sleep may be the most important thing you do for your overall health and wellbeing.

Yet many of us struggle falling asleep and get poor sleep, which leads to feeling groggy and exhausted the next day. Lack of sleep also causes weight gain, leads us to make poor nutrition and exercise decisions, saps motivation, and negatively impacts every aspect of our lives.

So, why do so many people struggle with sleep?

Men have a tendency to bottle their emotions inside them. Even I struggle with this, especially in my past. But the result of repressed emotions never ends well: It usually means exploding at someone or something who doesn’t deserve it.

But there’s another way to get through difficult emotions and traumatic events without blowing your lid and today’s guest, Adam Von Rothfelder, is one man who demonstrates another way to deal with your emotions.

Adam and I have an enlightening conversation, particularly when it comes to dealing with—and leveraging—your emotions as a man.

While it’s true that some men would become happier by embracing more masculine behaviors, it’s also true that other men would become happier by embracing more feminine behaviors. This applies to women too.

And even though the state of masculinity isn’t in the best shape today, maybe that’s a good thing. Instead of looking at life through a paradigm of masculinity and femininity, it’s more helpful to look at it through another lens. Because here’s the truth…

Most men experience a noticeable decline in their physical and sexual health once they reach their 50s. As you grow older, your body and muscles start to break down, which can cause a significant decrease in your quality of life, and can lead to a larger threat to your longevity and healthspan.

But you know what?

Improving your longevity, boosting your healthspan, and even becoming healthier than 95% of people can be easier than you think.

Everyone has an evening routine—whether you developed it consciously or not. But many evening routines don’t prepare your mind and body for sleep. Why?

The best evening routines help you feel better physically, mentally, and emotionally. And that means they’re simple, fit into your already busy schedule, and give your body a chance to calm down and go to bed relaxed.

While active mobility work is one of Man Flow Yoga’s biggest focus points, the truth is that most guys don’t do nearly enough mobility or flexibility work.

It’s not as “sexy” as lifting heavy weights in the gym. It doesn’t boost your ego as much. And it’s something that’s missing from the vast majority of exercise programs—both online and offline.

In this episode, Shane Dowd (Founder of GotROM) and I explore how mobility work can help you avoid injury, prolong your longevity, and even improve your lifts in the gym.