Getting After It

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You already know you're capable of more. So why do you keep getting in your own way? Getting After It is the podcast for people who are done with excuses, done playing it safe, and ready to close the gap between who they are and who they know they can be. Hosted by ultra trail runner, entrepreneur, and accountability obsessive Brett Rossell, this show doesn't hand you motivation. It hands you a mirror. Every episode cuts into the real reasons people self-sabotage, avoid discomfort, and settle for less than they're built for. Through raw personal stories, Stoic philosophy made practical, and honest conversations with others who've done hard things. You'll walk away with the mindset and tools to actually prove what you're made of. If you're building a career, a family, fitness, or a life worth being proud of; this is the show that holds you accountable to all of it. New episodes every week. Subscribe and keep Getting After It.

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June 15, 2026Episode 20053 min

200 - Discipline Changes Shape (Lessons from Another 100 Episodes)

Episode 200. I started this show with one microphone, a laptop, and no real idea what I was doing.This one is harder to record than a race recap. My testosterone is back down to 136, and I feel it. Workouts that used to be warm-ups wipe me out now. On the hard days, my mind whispers things I'd rather not hear. Underneath all of it: I'd been treating my output as my identity.I walk through five lessons from the last hundred episodes, including what Knives Monroe told me about creating before you're ready, what Mason Wright's story at mile 20 taught me about endurance, and what the Stoics got right about where your power is in a hard season.This show has only happened because of you. I have learned so much from hosting the podcast and for that, I must say thank you. Keep Getting After It my friends. Here's to 100 more. –––––––––––––––––-Website: Keepgettingafterit.comFollow on X: @bcrossellSubscribe on YouTube: @gettingafteritpodcastFollow on Instagram: @bcrossellFollow on TikTok: gettingafterit_podcastYou're not lazy. You're not lost. You just know there's a gap between the life you're living and the one you're capable of — and that gap is getting harder to ignore.Every week, I pull apart the mental patterns that keep capable people stuck — comfort disguised as patience, avoidance disguised as strategy, mediocrity dressed up as balance. I bring in philosophy, personal stories from the trails and the trenches, and conversations with people who decided to stop waiting.This isn't a show about hacks. It's about the harder work: getting honest with yourself, building the discipline to act on that honesty, and becoming someone you'd actually respect.Keep getting after it.Send us Fan Mail

June 8, 2026Episode 19955 min

199 - Why My Wife Competed in Hyrox While Pregnant - Ally Rossell

Ally likes to do hard things in hard seasons. Which is why she competed in a Hyrox while being 26 weeks pregnant.She went in without a watch, without a time goal, and without a plan. Her only job was to finish. Running had been wrecking her pelvis for months. The week before the race she ran eight miles and could barely walk for three days after. She taped up her belly with KT tape, asked a stranger in the warm-up area what weights they were using, and went anyway.I was more nervous than she was. She spent the day on the couch watching a movie.We talk about what pregnancy fitness actually looks like, adapting when your body isn't where it used to be, and why doing a hard thing in a hard season hits different. Ally had tough days throughout this pregnancy. Days stuck in bed, workouts that used to feel easy now requiring twice the effort. She didn't complain. She kept showing up, then flew to New York and competed.She finished with a 2:04. Winston came along for the whole thing. This one is inspiring to me, hopefully you too. Not because Ally is my wife, but because she proved that attitude it times like this matter more than your physical ability. –––––––––––––––––-Website: Keepgettingafterit.comFollow on X: @bcrossellSubscribe on YouTube: @gettingafteritpodcastFollow on Instagram: @bcrossellFollow on TikTok: gettingafterit_podcastYou're not lazy. You're not lost. You just know there's a gap between the life you're living and the one you're capable of — and that gap is getting harder to ignore.Every week, I pull apart the mental patterns that keep capable people stuck — comfort disguised as patience, avoidance disguised as strategy, mediocrity dressed up as balance. I bring in philosophy, personal stories from the trails and the trenches, and conversations with people who decided to stop waiting.This isn't a show about hacks. It's about the harder work: getting honest with yourself, building the discipline to act on that honesty, and becoming someone you'd actually respect.Keep getting after it.Send us Fan Mail

June 1, 2026Episode 19846 min

198 - Andy Glaze: Smile, or You're Doing It Wrong

In this episode, I talk about the story of ultrarunner, firefighter, father, and author Andy Glaze.Andy's book, Smile, or You're Doing It Wrong, is about far more than running. It's a story of addiction, trauma, recovery, fatherhood, and rebuilding a life after hitting rock bottom.What stood out to me wasn't the miles he has run. It was the mindset he developed along the way.I talk about why movement can help people heal, the difference between motivation and discipline, why suffering doesn't automatically make us stronger, and how small actions can slowly rebuild confidence and identity.This episode is for anyone who feels stuck, anyone carrying pain from their past, and anyone trying to become a better version of themselves one step at a time.You don't have to run 100 miles to apply these lessons.You just have to keep moving forward.–––––––––––––––––-Website: Keepgettingafterit.comFollow on X: @bcrossellSubscribe on YouTube: @gettingafteritpodcastFollow on Instagram: @bcrossellFollow on TikTok: gettingafterit_podcastYou're not lazy. You're not lost. You just know there's a gap between the life you're living and the one you're capable of — and that gap is getting harder to ignore.Every week, I pull apart the mental patterns that keep capable people stuck — comfort disguised as patience, avoidance disguised as strategy, mediocrity dressed up as balance. I bring in philosophy, personal stories from the trails and the trenches, and conversations with people who decided to stop waiting.This isn't a show about hacks. It's about the harder work: getting honest with yourself, building the discipline to act on that honesty, and becoming someone you'd actually respect.Keep getting after it.Send us Fan Mail

May 25, 2026Episode 19743 min

197 - The Mind Quits Before the Body: Lessons from the Iron Cowboy

Last week at Pattern Accelerate, I snuck into a talk from James Lawrence because I wanted to hear what drives someone to complete 101 Ironmans in 101 days.I expected another motivational speech.Instead, I walked away thinking hard about human potential, suffering, discipline, and the stories we tell ourselves when things get uncomfortable.In this episode, I break down a few lessons that stayed with me:• Why most limits are mental before they are physical • How the next challenge only reveals itself after you face the current one • The story of Dayton, a boy with cerebral palsy who changed James’ perspective forever • Why “I get to do this” is more powerful than “I have to do this” • The bully in your head that tells you to quit • How discipline is built through ordinary days, not huge momentsI also talk about my own experiences with running, training, podcasting, and learning how to keep going when motivation disappears.This episode is for anyone who feels stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure if they’re capable of more.You probably are.Keep Getting After It.–––––––––––––––––-Website: Keepgettingafterit.comFollow on X: @bcrossellSubscribe on YouTube: @gettingafteritpodcastFollow on Instagram: @bcrossellFollow on TikTok: gettingafterit_podcastYou're not lazy. You're not lost. You just know there's a gap between the life you're living and the one you're capable of — and that gap is getting harder to ignore.Every week, I pull apart the mental patterns that keep capable people stuck — comfort disguised as patience, avoidance disguised as strategy, mediocrity dressed up as balance. I bring in philosophy, personal stories from the trails and the trenches, and conversations with people who decided to stop waiting.This isn't a show about hacks. It's about the harder work: getting honest with yourself, building the discipline to act on that honesty, and becoming someone you'd actually respect.Keep getting after it.Send us Fan Mail

May 18, 2026Episode 19639 min

196 - No Time for Ease and Comfort: A Lesson from 1940 for the Life You're Living in 2026

"This is no time for ease and comfort. It is the time to dare and endure."Winston Churchill said that in January of 1940. I've been thinking about it for three days, and it isn't about World War II for me. It's about a 5 a.m. alarm I let slip. It's about a race I keep almost signing up for.This episode is what happens when one line from a Churchill biography exposes the gap between the version of you that you say you are, and the version of you that actually wakes up. I walk through the speech, the context, and the two halves of the equation everyone gets wrong: the dare and the endure. Most people think the dare is the hard part. I'll show you why it's the easier of the two.What you'll walk away with:The Churchill quote, where it came from, and why it still hitsThe honest difference between daring (the decision) and enduring (the daily price)Why confidence is a receipt, not a ticketThe five concrete steps to take this weekOne challenge you can start before you go to bed tonightI'll be honest, guys. I made this episode for me as much as I made it for you. If you've been blaming the kid, the job, the season, or the timing for the thing you actually want to chase, this one is going to sting a little. That's the point.If this episode hits, share it with the one person in your life who needs to hear it this week. No commentary. Just send it. And if you've got 30 seconds, leave the show a rating on Apple or Spotify. That one move helps me reach people I'll never meet, and it means more than I can tell you.Keep getting after it, my friends.Book mentioned: Churchill: Walking with Destiny by Andrew Roberts–––––––––––––––––-Website: Keepgettingafterit.comFollow on X: @bcrossellSubscribe on YouTube: @gettingafteritpodcastFollow on Instagram: @bcrossellFollow on TikTok: gettingafterit_podcastYou're not lazy. You're not lost. You just know there's a gap between the life you're living and the one you're capable of — and that gap is getting harder to ignore.Every week, I pull apart the mental patterns that keep capable people stuck — comfort disguised as patience, avoidance disguised as strategy, mediocrity dressed up as balance. I bring in philosophy, personal stories from the trails and the trenches, and conversations with people who decided to stop waiting.This isn't a show about hacks. It's about the harder work: getting honest with yourself, building the discipline to act on that honesty, and becoming someone you'd actually respect.Keep getting after it.Send us Fan Mail

May 12, 2026Episode 19524 min

195 - Discipline Is Just Boredom Tolerance

Most people think discipline is about pain tolerance. I don't think that's entirely true anymore.You don't quit the things you want because they hurt. You quit because they got boring. After my last ultra in October, I pulled the next race off my calendar and dropped into six months of pure maintenance mode. No countdown. No target. Shoes on the couch and the version of me who didn't want to lace them up. This episode is what I learned sitting in that room.What you'll walk away with:Why pain is easy to narrate and boredom isn'tThe specific muscle modern life has been starvingOne line from Pascal that hasn't aged a day in 400 yearsA short story about my dad that reframed the whole topic for meFive reps you can run this week to build boredom toleranceA challenge I'm asking you to take and report back onA personal note before you hit play. I'm not preaching from the mountaintop on this one. I'm in the middle of the climb, and the maintenance block has been the hardest training I've done in years. If it lands, send it to the one person you were thinking of while you read this.Subscribe if you haven't. Five stars on Apple or Spotify if you've got a minute. Share it with someone who keeps quitting things in the flat middle. The DMs are open.–––––––––––––––––-Website: Keepgettingafterit.comFollow on X: @bcrossellSubscribe on YouTube: @gettingafteritpodcastFollow on Instagram: @bcrossellFollow on TikTok: gettingafterit_podcastYou're not lazy. You're not lost. You just know there's a gap between the life you're living and the one you're capable of — and that gap is getting harder to ignore.Every week, I pull apart the mental patterns that keep capable people stuck — comfort disguised as patience, avoidance disguised as strategy, mediocrity dressed up as balance. I bring in philosophy, personal stories from the trails and the trenches, and conversations with people who decided to stop waiting.This isn't a show about hacks. It's about the harder work: getting honest with yourself, building the discipline to act on that honesty, and becoming someone you'd actually respect.Keep getting after it.Send us Fan Mail

May 7, 2026Episode 19437 min

194 - Fear Isn't Telling You to Stop. It's Telling You This Matters.

Most people treat fear like a stop sign. They call it wisdom. They call it patience. It's usually neither.Fear shows up before everything worth doing.The race you've been avoiding, the conversation you keep postponing, the thing you've been circling for years. The problem isn't the fear. It's that you've never learned to read it. Fear comes in two forms, and if you can't tell them apart, you'll spend your life retreating from things you should be running toward. (Protectional & Directional)In this episode:Why fear feels identical in your body whether it's protecting you or pointing you somewhereThe difference between protective fear and directional fear — and how to tell them apart in real timeA three-question framework to cut through the noise when the thoughts get loudWhat happens to your capacity for courage every time you retreat from directional fearWhy the commitment moves you when the confidence doesn'tI'm also sharing something personal at the end of this one. Something I've been sitting with. Stay with me for the close.If this episode hits, send it to one person who needs it. You already know who.Subscribe so you don't miss the next one. And if you're getting value from the show, a rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify takes thirty seconds and it matters more than you'd think.–––––––––––––––––-Follow on X: @bcrossellSubscribe on YouTube: @gettingafteritpodcastFollow on Instagram: @bcrossellFollow on TikTok: gettingafterit_podcastYou're not lazy. You're not lost. You just know there's a gap between the life you're living and the one you're capable of — and that gap is getting harder to ignore.Every week, I pull apart the mental patterns that keep capable people stuck — comfort disguised as patience, avoidance disguised as strategy, mediocrity dressed up as balance. I bring in philosophy, personal stories from the trails and the trenches, and conversations with people who decided to stop waiting.This isn't a show about hacks. It's about the harder work: getting honest with yourself, building the discipline to act on that honesty, and becoming someone you'd actually respect.Keep getting after it.Send us Fan Mail

May 4, 2026Episode 19332 min

193 - When Progress Begins to Slow

I set out to run a half marathon this weekend. I made it ten miles. My leg told me to stop. And for once, I listened. That didn’t sit well with me.I’m doing everything right right now. I’m running my miles. I’m lifting. I’m stretching. I’m eating well. I ended the week at forty seven miles. And still, something feels off.That’s what this episode is about.What do you do when you’re putting in the work, but progress slows down?I talk through what happened on that run, the frustration that comes with it, and the thoughts that show up when things don’t feel like they’re working. This is not about motivation. It’s about what to do when effort and results don’t match.I get into: Why progress doesn’t feel smooth, even when you’re consistent The mental spiral that comes when things feel off How to tell the difference between pushing and making things worse What it actually means to adjust instead of quit This is for anyone who feels like they’re doing the work but not seeing it yet.–––––––––––––––––-Website: Keepgettingafterit.comFollow on X: @bcrossellSubscribe on YouTube: @gettingafteritpodcastFollow on Instagram: @bcrossellFollow on TikTok: gettingafterit_podcastYou're not lazy. You're not lost. You just know there's a gap between the life you're living and the one you're capable of — and that gap is getting harder to ignore.Every week, I pull apart the mental patterns that keep capable people stuck — comfort disguised as patience, avoidance disguised as strategy, mediocrity dressed up as balance. I bring in philosophy, personal stories from the trails and the trenches, and conversations with people who decided to stop waiting.This isn't a show about hacks. It's about the harder work: getting honest with yourself, building the discipline to act on that honesty, and becoming someone you'd actually respect.Keep getting after it.Send us Fan Mail

April 30, 2026Episode 19231 min

192 - Train Like You Want to Still Be Dangerous at 60

I trained for a sub-three marathon, hit it, and spent the next several weeks barely able to walk without my hips locking up. I did everything right. Trained hard, stayed consistent, crossed the finish line. My body broke down anyway.This episode is about what I got wrong, what the research says about training volume and long-term durability, and why most runners are one bad training block away from learning this the hard way.You'll walk away with:Why skipping strength training costs you years of running, not just one raceThe science behind easy days and why yours probably aren't easy enoughA 2023 European Heart Journal study on lifelong endurance athletes that genuinely surprised meA simple training framework built for the runner you want to be at 50, not just at your next finish lineI want to run a marathon with my son one day. That goal changed how I train. I hope this episode does the same for you.If it helped, share it with one runner who needs to hear it. Rate the show on Apple or Spotify. Takes 30 seconds.–––––––––––––––––-Website: Keepgettingafterit.comFollow on X: @bcrossellSubscribe on YouTube: @gettingafteritpodcastFollow on Instagram: @bcrossellFollow on TikTok: gettingafterit_podcastYou're not lazy. You're not lost. You just know there's a gap between the life you're living and the one you're capable of — and that gap is getting harder to ignore.Every week, I pull apart the mental patterns that keep capable people stuck — comfort disguised as patience, avoidance disguised as strategy, mediocrity dressed up as balance. I bring in philosophy, personal stories from the trails and the trenches, and conversations with people who decided to stop waiting.This isn't a show about hacks. It's about the harder work: getting honest with yourself, building the discipline to act on that honesty, and becoming someone you'd actually respect.Keep getting after it.Send us Fan Mail

April 27, 2026Episode 19133 min

191 - The Invisibility Problem: The Silent Power of Habits (Until They Disappear)

Most people quit their habits right before they start working.I recorded this episode after watching a close friend pull himself out of a year of isolation. He started with small inputs. A walk outside. A phone call. A real meal. He stacked them day after day, and slowly, he's coming back.That experience forced me to confront something I have lived through myself. The habits that keep you steady rarely feel like progress. They feel like nothing. Until you stop doing them. Then you feel exactly what they were holding together.In this episode, I break down the “invisibility problem” and show you why exercise, sunlight, and real human connection are not optional upgrades. They are structural. You will also hear the biology behind these habits, including how they impact your brain, your mood, and your baseline state without you noticing it in real time.I share a personal stretch where I drifted from connection and felt the consequences, plus the simple actions that pulled me back. I also walk through how identity forms through repetition, not intention, and why most people quit in the gap between action and belief.If you feel stuck, flat, or off, this episode gives you a practical path forward. No overhaul. No perfect plan. Just small inputs that compound.In this episode:- Why good habits feel invisible until they disappear- How exercise, sunlight, and connection act as load-bearing systems in your life- The neuroscience behind daily habits and mental health- A personal story of drifting and rebuilding connection- How small actions rebuild identity over time- Three simple actions you can start this weekIf this resonated, share it with someone who needs it. Leave a review on Apple or Spotify. It helps more than you think.Keep getting after it.–––––––––––––––––-Website: Keepgettingafterit.comFollow on X: @bcrossellSubscribe on YouTube: @gettingafteritpodcastFollow on Instagram: @bcrossellFollow on TikTok: gettingafterit_podcastYou're not lazy. You're not lost. You just know there's a gap between the life you're living and the one you're capable of — and that gap is getting harder to ignore.Every week, I pull apart the mental patterns that keep capable people stuck — comfort disguised as patience, avoidance disguised as strategy, mediocrity dressed up as balance. I bring in philosophy, personal stories from the trails and the trenches, and conversations with people who decided to stop waiting.This isn't a show about hacks. It's about the harder work: getting honest with yourself, building the discipline to act on that honesty, and becoming someone you'd actually respect.Keep getting after it.Send us Fan Mail

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