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The Best Fitness & Mindset Program for Busy Men Over 35 (Built for Real Life)

• JP Bolwahnn

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If you're searching for the best fitness and mindset program for men over 35, this episode breaks down exactly what works — and why most programs fall short.

Host JP Bolwahnn — former Navy SEAL, college football player, firefighter, and high-performance coach — shares the 5-part system he built to help busy, driven men rebuild strength, confidence, and purpose without sacrificing their family or career.

You’ll discover:

  • Why programs like 75 Hard provide value, but don’t offer a complete system for long-term success
  • The 5 rules of The Highly Effective Man System
  • How to build real consistency and emotional resilience
  • What to do when motivation fades or life punches back
  • Why most men fail — and how to lead yourself out of the drift

Whether you’re a high-performing dad, a business owner, or a man who knows he’s meant for more, this episode gives you the roadmap to take back control and build a body and mindset that lasts.

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Join the Free 28-Day Challenge inside our private community for workouts, mindset tools, and accountability — built specifically for men over 35.

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Or apply for the Highly Effective Man Inner Circle — the high-performance coaching group for men ready to lead at the next level.

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JP Bolwahnn

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Life and Fitness Coach | Podcast Host of "The Highly Effective Man" | Speaker

 

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Welcome to the Highly Effective man podcast, hosted by former Navy SEAL turned life and fitness coach. I'm your host, jp Bolwan. This podcast is your resource for unlocking the healthiest, most productive and highly effective man within you. Let's go. What's up, guys? Welcome back to the Highly Effective man podcast, the show for men who refuse to drift through life. I'm your host, jp Wolwan, 13-year Navy SEAL, veteran football player, firefighter, father and high performance coach for men who lead from the front.

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Today, I'm going to give you guys the single most effective fitness and mindset system for busy men over 35. It's not a trend, not another 30-day hype fest. It's a battle-tested framework that works in real life for men with real responsibility. By the end of this episode, you'll know exactly what system to follow or how to think through your day so that you can get started today. So let's talk truth, okay.

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There are challenges out there that demand strict discipline, right, like no alcohol. Two workouts a day read this, do that, and I've got respect for programs like that. There's a time and a place for all of it, right. Like 75 Hard. They promote mental toughness, personal accountability and action over excuses. That's awesome, right. But here's the thing Most of these programs, they weren't built for a man who's also raising kids, building a business or carrying the weight of leadership every day. Right, they teach intensity but not longevity. Right, compliance but not clarity. And when life hits you right, or where your kids get sick or work piles up up and your energy crashes, those programs, they don't have an off ramp. There's no framework to adapt. Right, it's all or nothing. And that's when most men fall off, because and it's not because they're weak, but it's because they're trying to force someone else's plan into a life that it was never designed for. Right, you don't need another sprint. You don't need another, you know, challenge or bootcamp, whatever you want to call it. Okay, you need structure.

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And let me tell you something personal when I left the SEAL teams, I lost my mission. Right, I was so used to being in the teams and surrounded by these high-level guys For the first time in my adult life, I didn't really know what was going to happen next. Right, I went back to school, or I went to college for the first time, you know, played football there. You know, I was in my 30s playing football, and then met my wife at the University of San Diego, graduated and then I moved to Kauai and on paper everything looked great, right, but inside I was drifting, I didn't have a mission, there was no brotherhood, no system and no clarity right, I had the skills, I had the discipline, but I didn't really have direction Right. So I had to rebuild from the inside out, and what I created and what I call now the Highly Effective man System, it wasn't just to get fit, but it was to get focused, to get aligned, to become the man that I knew I could be again, since then, I've used this exact system to help hundreds of men rebuild their lives physically, mentally and as leaders.

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This is the framework. There's five pieces to it. It's the foundation for a highly effective man. It's the playbook for becoming the kind of man who commands his day and leads with purpose, no matter what life throws at him.

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Okay, number one is you got to construct a warrior body right. You got to be somebody who's fit, confident in the way they look and how they feel. This includes strength and conditioning and recovery, you know. And it's built for a man who's, you know, over 35 and still wants to perform, stay athletic and look the part. Okay, I have my guys lifting three days a week cardio or movements, you know, two to three days a week. It's simple, sustainable and effective. Right, you can't be having these two-hour marathon sessions in the gym.

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Number two you got to sharpen emotional resilience. You can't just be physically strong, you have to be mentally unshakable. We train that through reframing, discipline reps and emotional control when things get chaotic, framing discipline reps and emotional control when things get chaotic. Number three you got to operate with mental authority. You know and this is where most men crumble right, their schedule owns them. Right, we flip that. You build your morning routines, you build your power down. Rituals and execution habits that you know make high performance almost automatic. Execution habits that you know make high performance almost automatic. Okay.

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Number four you got to identify a higher purpose. Right, this is your. Why it's not like a vision board or some other type of you know thing that's just there to hype you up. This is your mission, right, your mission as a man, a father, a leader. You know that makes this a non-negotiable right, because when the mission is clear, the the excuses disappear. Right, so surround us. And then number five is surround yourself with men who make you better. Right, cultivate high impact relationships, because the lone wolf dies. Right, we rise with a brotherhood. You need accountability, encouragement and hard truth from men who are living it right.

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Let me talk to you guys about Mike right. He's 42, a business owner, father of three. He tried everything before strict challenges, nutrition plans, plans, gym memberships and it all worked right until life punched him back right. And that's when mike came to me and he stepped into this system and things changed fast. He dropped 14 pounds in six weeks, locked in a 20 minute morning routine that put him in control of his day and, most importantly, he told me this he's like jp. I feel great again, not because of the weight I lost, but because you know I've got my edge back, and that's what the highly effective man system does.

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Okay, so here's how you can take action now. Right, you can join my free 28 day challenge. Right, it's inside my free community, on school. You'll get four weeks of workouts that are tailored for a busy man that's over 35. They're simple, powerful mindset tools and then weekly accountability and leadership development. Okay, it's not fluff, it's the foundation.

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And then number two, if you want to take it to another level, this is my high performance coaching group. Right, it's built for men who want to go all in on their health, their habits and their mission. You'll be coached by me. You'll be surrounded by disciplined men and equipped with everything you need to lead from the front, and if you're ready to live at that higher standard, this is where you do it. Okay, I'll leave the links in the show notes below.

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All right, the highly effective man inner circle is where I'm doing my high performance coaching. All right, now you have a choice. You can keep trying things, you can keep reading, you can keep thinking about someday, right. Or you can decide today to rebuild with structure, strategy and support. Your wife sees it, your kids feel it, your business reflects it. Right, when you level up, everybody around you wins. So here's what to do Hit, subscribe to this show.

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Leave a review if this hits home and go to the links that I share below. Hit, subscribe to this show. Leave a review if this hits home and go to the links that I share below. Or you can go to higherlevelcoachingco. Once again, that's higherlevelcoachingco and you can apply to work with me directly there and then I can direct you to the 28-day challenge. Or you can apply to join the inner circle, because leadership starts with you and you have to lead yourself first, then you can lead others. I'm JP Bolwan and this is the Highly Effective man. Let's go. Thank you for listening to the Highly Effective man podcast. If you enjoyed or learned something on this episode, do me a favor and share this with somebody who you think needs to hear it. And one last thing if you want to work with me as your coach to help you get fit, be more productive and, in general, just be the most effective version of yourself, head over to my site, higherlevelcoachingco Once again, that's higherlevelcoachingco and schedule a call with me there. Thank you again. Let's go.