Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago
Did you know to be a healthy adult male requires a lot of structure, accountability, feedback and quality play time?
Mike Salemi makes his long-awaited return to the podcast to share what’s he’s learned about being a good man, husband and a father, a path made so much easier by the lessons he learned from his own father, this week on Spirit Gym.
Learn more about Mike’s work at his website at mikesalemi.io/?r_done=1 where you can find out about his Kettlebell and Bulgarian Bag programs and his eight-week Path to Inspired Action coaching program for men at mikesalemi.io/thepathtoinspiredaction . Find out more about Mike’s upcoming Men of Movement Mount Shasta retreat in October at menofmovement.com
Listen to Mike’s podcast, The Path, on Apple Podcasts at podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-path-with-mike-salemi/id1643622665 or wherever you listen to them. Check out Mike on social media via Instagram at instagram.com/mike.salemi , TikTok at tiktok.com/@the.path.podcast and YouTube at youtube.com/channel/UCxZBRyRqSBo7SYUom3y3tuw
Sign up for our Spirit Gym podcast membership at paulchek.com/podcast so you can access members-only extended versions of the podcast along with exclusive Q&A opportunities with Paul.
0:00 Intro
7:45 The initiation to adulthood and exploring unknown territory.
10:39 How Mike learned to be a man through the actions of his father, an immigrant from Sicily.
14:50 Critical qualities in the development of boys into men.
20:06 Working with barbells at age 14 with a team of men transformed Mike’s life.
31:11 Men crave structure, accountability and feedback.
55:37 “I’m realizing in fatherhood that presence is currency.”
1:00:50 Ruthless responsibility and accountability.
1:05:52 What Mike’s wife, Lauren, has taught him the value of play.
1:14:07 Get in the pool!
Listen to Paul's conversation with Mike Salemi and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/episode-311-mike-salemi-manhood-a-path-through-spiritual-awakening
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Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as Bears at braveasbears.bandcamp.com
All Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024 at musicfitrecords.com
Did you know to be a healthy adult male requires a lot of structure, accountability, feedback and quality play time?
Mike Salemi makes his long-awaited return to the podcast to share what’s he’s learned about being a good man, husband and a father, a path made so much easier by the lessons he learned from his own father, this week on Spirit Gym.
Learn more about Mike’s work at his website at mikesalemi.io/?r_done=1 where you can find out about his Kettlebell and Bulgarian Bag programs and his eight-week Path to Inspired Action coaching program for men at mikesalemi.io/thepathtoinspiredaction . Find out more about Mike’s upcoming Men of Movement Mount Shasta retreat in October at menofmovement.com
Listen to Mike’s podcast, The Path, on Apple Podcasts at podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-path-with-mike-salemi/id1643622665 or wherever you listen to them. Check out Mike on social media via Instagram at instagram.com/mike.salemi , TikTok at tiktok.com/@the.path.podcast and YouTube at youtube.com/channel/UCxZBRyRqSBo7SYUom3y3tuw
Sign up for our Spirit Gym podcast membership at paulchek.com/podcast so you can access members-only extended versions of the podcast along with exclusive Q&A opportunities with Paul.
0:00 Intro
7:45 The initiation to adulthood and exploring unknown territory.
10:39 How Mike learned to be a man through the actions of his father, an immigrant from Sicily.
14:50 Critical qualities in the development of boys into men.
20:06 Working with barbells at age 14 with a team of men transformed Mike’s life.
31:11 Men crave structure, accountability and feedback.
55:37 “I’m realizing in fatherhood that presence is currency.”
1:00:50 Ruthless responsibility and accountability.
1:05:52 What Mike’s wife, Lauren, has taught him the value of play.
1:14:07 Get in the pool!
Listen to Paul's conversation with Mike Salemi and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/episode-311-mike-salemi-manhood-a-path-through-spiritual-awakening
Thanks to our awesome sponsors!
• CHEK Academy https://chek.group/chekl4d (open enrollment for the fall begins now!)
• Wild Pastures wildpastures.com/paulchek (save 20% and free shipping for life plus $15 on your first order)
• BiOptimizers bioptimizers.com/living4d (save an extra 10% on your purchase by using the code PAUL10 at checkout)
• Organifi organifi.com/chek20 (save 20% on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout)
• Paleovalley paleovalley.com/chek15 (save 15% on your first purchase)
We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.
Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as Bears at braveasbears.bandcamp.com
All Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024 at musicfitrecords.com
