Systems Over Willpower with Ben Brown: Mindset & Habit Design for Lasting Fitness and Sustainable Weight Loss

This week on Pushing the Limits, Lisa sits down with performance coach Ben Brown (BodySystems) to unpack the mindset and behavioral design that turn health intentions into daily execution. If you’ve ever felt that motivation is fickle and life is too busy to train, this conversation reframes the problem: it’s not you, it’s your systems.

What you’ll learn

• Systems > willpower: How to engineer your environment so healthy choices become default.

• Keystone habits: The 20% that drives 80% of results - sleep anchors, protein targets, steps, and strength.

• Behaviour loops & identity: Using cue → routine → reward and identity statements to cement new patterns.

• Time-efficient training: Minimum effective dose programming for busy professionals.

• Nutrition, simplified: Protein forward meals, satiety, meal structure, and weekend-proof planning.

• Stress & recovery: Why sleep outranks supplements; practical ways to down-shift sympathetic overdrive.

• Relapse planning: How to bounce back fast after travel, illness, or deadlines.

• From goals to calendars: Turning outcomes into calendarised actions and micro-commitments.

Share this episode with someone who’s “too busy” to be healthy and help them build a system that works in real life.

Resources & links

• Ben Brown: Body Systems

• Follow Lisa at: lisatamati.com | YouTube: @Lisa_Tamati 

Ben Brown Bio:

Ben Brown is the founder of Body Systems, a global health and nutrition coaching company behind the revolutionary PrimeFit OS™, a system that has helped clients lose over 15,000 pounds and reclaim their lives. With more than two decades of experience, he has coached Fortune 500 executives, professional athletes, and organizations like the Golden State Warriors, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Arizona Cardinals, along with thousands of driven men and women seeking sustainable health solutions.

Holding dual master’s degrees in Exercise & Wellness and Clinical Nutrition, Ben also serves as adjunct faculty in the Health Sciences Department at Arizona State University. His coaching programs integrate the science of real-world data, the psychology of behavior change, and the art of coaching to deliver lasting results.

A husband and father of three, Ben blends his personal and professional experience to help clients unlock the energy, confidence, and health freedom they need to lead powerfully—without restrictive diets or unsustainable habits.

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