JoshPerryBMX – Page 36 – Daily Brainstorms

I Ride For Those Who Can’t

I ride for those who can’t.

I ride because I love to ride. I ride because I am able. I ride because it was a childhood dream to make a career out of riding and now I’m living that dream- aka, GRATITUDE. I ride because it’s what fuels me.

I used to ride to prove people wrong. I used to ride as an escape from negativity in my life. I used to ride because it was the only way I knew how to express myself authentically and enjoy my life.

Although some reasons as to why I ride has evolved, I still ride because I love to ride.

More importantly, I ride to prove to others they can do what they set their minds to, even in times of hardships or obstacles.

I live with 4 brain tumors, have had many traumatic experiences in my life, have been broke and living out of my car, in storage closets, and on couches. I’ve been surrounded by a pool of my own blood I was violently throwing up with the belief I was dying.

What kept me going? My vision. My dream. The fact that I was still alive and not out for the count yet. Not fear!

GRATITUDE. OPTIMISM. LOVE. 💚✌️

-Josh P.

📸 @jciake

They Said, “You’re Going To Die”

“You’re going to die” were the words I heard when I was 21, living my childhood dream and sitting alone in the doctors office as my world abruptly started to cave in on myself.

See, perspective is everything in these circumstances because when we are dealt such a shit hand in life as a brain tumor diagnosis, or 2 more, we still have a choice in how we move forward in life.

Move forward with gratitude or fear.

Had I not chosen to shift my perspective from fear to gratitude for being alive and finding the tumor, and staying true to my inner truth and desires, I wouldn’t be here today sharing with all of you.

I also wouldn’t have won contests, been featured in major media publications sharing my story, gone to Iraq to perform for the troops, met my beautiful girlfriend, or helped inspired change in others by choosing to live my life in the perspective of love and gratitude rather than fear.

Perspective & Gratitude are key for obtaining the reality we desire 💚✌️

-Josh P

📸 @jciake

Ketogenic Eating

Yes, I eat meat. Yes, I eat a high-fat & low-carb diet, also know as a ketogenic diet. Yes, I eat grass-fed, organic, wild-caught, and pasture-raised meat, eggs, and fish.

No, I don’t eat sugar. No, I don’t eat a high-protein diet. No, I don’t eat grains. No, I don’t eat cheap quality animal foods. No, I don’t just eat meat and fat. No, I don’t “cheat” or have carb “re-feed” days.

Contrary to what most think, a ketogenic diet is predominantly plant foods in the form of veggies and fats like olive oil, olives, avocados, avocado oil, coconut oil and full-fat milk, and some nuts/seeds. It’s also paired with a non-sedentary or overly stressed lifestyle. It’s main focus is to turn your brain away from dirty quick burning fuel (carbohydrates) dependency that comes with a host of negatives (main ones: inflammation, oxidative stress, weight gain, hormonal imbalances, fatigue, sleep issues, and digestive problems to name a few) to high-octane solar-like energy calls ketones or ketone bodies.

This process doesn’t happen overnight, which is why you hear the majority of people speak negatively about trying a ketogenic diet. There is an appropriate adaptation process and period to this way of eating after being so reliant on carbohydrates constantly.

I follow this way of eating for the health, protection, and healing of my brain.

My perspective is not common to the majority of society. Why? Because I live with 4 brain tumors and have had multiple concussions in my lifetime. That said, protecting my brain and keeping it as healthy as I can is my priority.

Every one of these foods benefits the brain in multiples of ways. I also add to this meal a routine of intermittent fasting and low-carb eating.

From high-octane brain fuel (ketones), to reduced inflammation and oxidative stress, to antioxidants, probiotics, prebiotic fiber, and polyphenols, this meal gives your brain and body just about all it needs in a meal. 💚✌️

-Josh P.

Resistance Training

Resistance training should be apart of anyone’s weekly exercise regimen.

It’s not about gaining mass, unless you want to, it’s about overall health, strength, and wellbeing.

You don’t need to do crossfit, Olympic lifts, power lifting, etc. unless that’s what you enjoy.

Keeping it simple with functional movements and some HIIT every now and then is all you need to stay healthy in terms of brian and body

Personally, I start my day with resistance training 3 days a week and typically it’s either fully fasted or it’s fueled by a “fat” coffee with the following:

👉🏼 @kerrygoldusa grass-fed butter

👉🏼 @gardenoflife MCT oil with very little lauric acid (C-12) for instant brain energy in the form of ketones

👉🏼 @wildfoodsco reishi or lions mane 🍄 powder

👉🏼 and @perfectketones nootropic for added ketone energy and cognitive function support.

The other days of the week are compiled or MAHR (mac aerobic heart rate) for leak fat oxidation (fat burning) and gymnastics rings and movements for core and shoulder work. I also add in sprint intervals each 7-10 days.

Personally, my training is geared towards BMX and is a bit more intense than the non-athlete needs to train. It’s also been built over years of training and being coached.

Bottom line- find a way to move your body every day, get some resistance training in your schedule, and add in HIIT and sprints once in a while. Your brain and body will thank you!

Oh! And, eat more healthy fats! 🙏🏼💚✌️

-Josh P.

Are You Grateful?

What are you grateful for?

https://www.facebook.com/JoshPerryBMX/videos/1721107524625597/

I’ve have a ton of experiences that I could have just given up and walked away from what I was doing.

From flat lining on a contest course floor, to brain tumors and living out of my car. I’ve experienced so many highs and lows.

What kept me moving forward was the fact that my perspective shifted to gratitude for my life and to be alive. Gratitude for those experiences among an extraordinary journey. Gratitude for all the love and support in my life. Gratitude to be breathing.

So, I challenge everyone of you to see all the love and positivity in your life no matter what you’re going through.

I can’t guarantee it’ll change the current reality of the situation, but I can guarantee it’ll change your internal being and how you view life, which will then manifest into positivity rather than more negativity. 💚✌️

-Josh P.

Fear Is A Choice

My belief is that fear is just a thought that comes from past experiences and external sources regarding our current state and the future, which is unknown.

So many of us find ourselves living in fear out of necessity. Society tells us to have a backup plan, a “plan b”, or to take the “safe” route, which they don’t tell you is just as guaranteed for you to find success as you making your own path. It all comes down to your choices, beliefs, and vision.

It’s not always easy and I can surely resonate with that. But, I find I’m happier, healthier, and more successful when I follow my heart and vision for the life I want to live. I could have stayed on the path I was heading and I would have had my own landscaping business on Cape Cod long ago but that wouldn’t have led me to happiness or fulfillment, shown me the world, or led me to who I am today.

Don’t settle for suffering in the moment because it’s familiar, maybe not desirable but it’s what you know and easier than the resistance to go against the norm. Rather than staying where you are out of fear of failure, judgment, letting others expectations down, etc., make changes for the life YOU envision for yourself no matter who says you can’t. If anyone ever did anything you want to, then you know you can too!

If it’s fear that’s holding you back, it’s really quite simple. Not easy, but simple. Do YOU want the outcome fear provides, or do you want the outcome your heart desires? If it’s the latter then make changes in your life to match that vision and go get what YOU deserve. 💚✌️

-Josh P.

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Choices

I believe we all live in a reality that we manifest from the choices we take each and every day.

I hear “you’re so lucky” and “it must be nice” all the time. From friends, family, and strangers.

What is luck and what must be nice? The hard work over the years and opportunities that hard work has led me to? Is that what luck is and what must be nice?

The reason I combine these two together is because they are both manifestations of the work and opportunities no one seems to look at or remember that yield results in which people say “you’re lucky” or “that must be nice”. They dismiss all the sacrifice, pain, blood, sweat, and tears that go into living a life fully on your terms.

The reality of these statements are that they come from a place of either regret or disbelief in ones self to live a life they desire, which typically yields these kinds of statements directed towards those leading a life they desire because of the non-stop action they’ve taken.

I know because I was once that person saying “that must be nice” or “they’re so lucky”.

I believe we all are capable of the life we desire, it just comes down to CHOICES.

What choices are you taking, or not taking, for the life you say you want? 🤔💚✌️

-Josh P

I’m Always On Vacation

“A-a-aye, I’m on vacation

Every single day ’cause I love my occupation.” – @dirtyheads

Truly grateful to lead a life earning an income doing exactly what I want- just being me 💯

I took a risk at the young age of 17 to pursue a path rarely taken in today’s society.

Little did I know that path would encounter brain tumors, depression, living out of my car, living in closets and on couches, blowing out my knee, seeing the world, being on tv, being in GQ and PEOPLE, making friends with my childhood hero Dave Mirra, helping others around the world, and so much more for just being me and risking everything for a dream that I believed in.

It’ll never get old and i’ll keep saying it until the day I’m not able to anymore- life is all about perspective and choices.

YOU make the choices that determines your reality and your future. YOU. No one else. Stop making excuses for why YOU can’t or hiding behind excuses to play small in life. It’s all bullshit.

Get rid of the excuses, get rid of the negative people in your life that doubt you, and gain clarity on what it is you want and make it happen.

You can fail at anything in this world so you may as well take a risk at manifesting the life you deserve. 💚✌️

-Josh P.

Clear Vision

Is your life VISION clear? 🤔

Only when our VISION is clear can we move forward, leave the “victim” mentality behind, and manifest true success in our lives.

Having a clear VISION and PURPOSE for that VISION also allows us to know our TRUE VALUE and makes it easier to stick to always being our true selves and attract like-minded people and experiences that align with our VISION into our lives.

I’m grateful to have found my life VISION at a young age and to know my TRUE VALUE. 💚✌️

-Josh P.

📸 @jciake

Impatience & Goals

I have come to learn that impatience comes as a byproduct of expectation.

Patience has always been a work in progress for me. Lately, understanding the expectation to patience relationship has helped me realize patience is within me, within all of us, and just needs to be practiced more often.

We are presented with opportunities to practice patience each day and it’s a choice to do so. Becoming conscious of our ability to become patient at any given moment is so freeing and rewarding. 💚✌️

-Josh P.

You can follow me on all social media at @JoshPerryBMX

For more information about myself check out www.JoshPerrybmx.com