Chasing Excellence
Claim This PodcastHosted by Patrick, Ben, Jamison
Published by Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings
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<p>Most people aren't stuck because they lack information. They're stuck because they know what to do and can't quite do it consistently. The slow drift keeps winning.</p><p>Chasing Excellence is for people who are already trying — working out, eating well, staying positive — but find themselves in the one-good-week, one-bad-week cycle.</p><p>Ben Bergeron, Patrick Cummings, and a crew of authors, thinkers, and doers explore the five factors of health — how we eat, move, think, connect, and rest — and what it actually takes to crowd out the drift and build the life you keep almost living.</p><p>New episodes every Monday and Thursday.</p><p>Beyond the podcast: the <a href="https://www.chasingexcellence.email/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chase Club</a> brings together a crew for daily lessons, monthly challenges, and the real work of crowding out the drift. The <a href="https://chasetracker.app/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ChaseTracker app</a> helps you track the Five Factors daily.</p>
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Recent Episodes
September 21, 2026
Forever Fit | Why Your Fitness Feels Stalled (And Why That's Normal)
Host Ben and guest Jamison discuss why fitness plateaus are normal and how to overcome them, offering insights into progress and motivation.
September 14, 2026
Forever Fit | The 2 Signs You're Too Sore to Train
Host Jamison asks fitness expert Ben about the two signs of excessive soreness, guiding athletes toward smarter training and recovery.
September 7, 2026
Why We Keep Choosing Work Over the People We Love (w/ Robert Waldinger)
Dr. Robert Waldinger, director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, shares interview insights on how strong relationships, not health metrics, predict a good life and well-being.
530 total episodes available with 145 transcripts
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Forever Fit | Why Your Fitness Feels Stalled (And Why That's Normal)
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[…] That's how it works. Over the course of a year, it's more likely than not that you will be fitter and stronger. More likely than not, but not by a bunch. Over the course of a decade, if you are consistent and you continue to work through the plateaus, meaning don't sell the stock, right? I mean, don't stop training. It's 100%. Yeah, it's cool because the inverse is also true in that the reason for folks who don't see the value in training, the inverse is true in that decay works and drift works the same way. You don't see the impacts of it day to day. You don't see the impacts of it week to week. […]
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- What is Chasing Excellence?
<p>Most people aren't stuck because they lack information. They're stuck because they know what to do and can't quite do it consistently. The slow drift keeps winning.</p><p>Chasing Excellence is for people who are already trying — working out, eating well, staying positive — but find themselves in the one-good-week, one-bad-week cycle.</p><p>Ben Bergeron, Patrick Cummings, and a crew of authors, thinkers, and doers explore the five factors of health — how we eat, move, think, connect, and rest — and what it actually takes to crowd out the drift and build the life you keep almost living.</p><p>New episodes every Monday and Thursday.</p><p>Beyond the podcast: the <a href="https://www.chasingexcellence.email/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chase Club</a> brings together a crew for daily lessons, monthly challenges, and the real work of crowding out the drift. The <a href="https://chasetracker.app/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ChaseTracker app</a> helps you track the Five Factors daily.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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