Outside The Gym Podcast

Coach Matt Salinas of 10th Planet Orange County joins us on OTG. Coach Matt is the owner and head coach of 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu in Orange County. On this episode Matt shares his story along with helpful training tips for students & coaches. We touch on Jiu-Jitsu, MMA, coaching, learning & training habits to help you be successful on the mat. We hope this episode gives you perspective. Enjoy the message!

On this episode we focus on breaking the barriers that prevent progressive during your training. We talk about overcoming training frustration as well as a bonus segment where we provide helpful tips for your training. Our goal is to help you overcome your frustration and get your training back on the path to progress. We hope this episode gives you perspective. Enjoy the message!

In this first installment of "Tuesday Tidbits" we discuss mental toughness. This is the story of an athlete and her ability to keep moving forward in the face of adversity. I hope this episode gives you inspiration and perspective. Enjoy the message!

Running for comfort means running from our calling. The "Comfort Zone" is a cozy place where we like to retreat when we're afraid or choose not to deal with challenges. This episode focuses growth and how to overcome retreating to your comfort zone. We talk about how to get comfortable being uncomfortable. We hope this episode gives you perspective. Enjoy the message!

Being Coachable - The path to being a successful practitioner, athlete, or student is to become a good learner. To be open to feedback and flexible to new ideas. Like all students of life we have peers, coaches and mentors who guide us. Being coachable enhances the learning process. It unlocks new ideas (tools) and leads to improvement (evolving). Here are some tips than can help you “be coachable”. Hope this episode gives you perspective. Enjoy the message!

The "24 Hour Rule" is a method to moving forward. I’ve always practiced this method in school, work, training and competition. I give myself 24 hours to celebrate my victories or think about what didn’t go my way (loses, challenges or bad situations). After 24 hours, I move on and adopt a problem solving attitude. I hope this episode brings you value. I hope it gives you perspective. Enjoy the message!

Regret can make a significant impact in your life. Don't let regret hold you back any longer. This episode is about a story of regret and how important it is to take advantage of the opportunities that are presented. Hope this episode inspires you. Hope it gives you perspective. Enjoy the message!

This episode we discussed the blue belt chapter of your journey in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. We talk about the importance of being a good student and provide helpful tips to help you progress in this chapter that is the blue belt.