Mental Conditioning Gym

Mental Conditioning Gym

On the Mental Conditioning Podcast, Coach Elliot will discuss how our Mental Conditioning (aka mind-set) effects every aspect of our lives. Mental strength is just as important as physical health. Let's build out mental muscles together through solo episodes and interviews. A stronger mindset leads to a stronger you leading to a better world.

Episodes

April 16, 2025 37 mins

This week’s episode has a special guest Jason Thompson - the owner/founder of Jay’s Way Moving Company based in Queens, New York. 

The guys cover the topics

• Jay growing up in Queens

• Lessons learned from his parents

• Jay being strong-minded as a young child

• Starting Jays Way Moving in his early 20s

• Tips on things Jay does to perform his job and perform in life. 


Contact Jay for your next move (in and outside of NY).

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In this week's episode Elliot had a informative conversation with Verdel Jones (pun intended.. LOL). 

  • They discuss topics that include
  • Verdel's upbringing and inspiration
  • Verdel's 30-year career in education
  • Verdel's recent retirement
  • Adventures in transition


Learn more about Verdel and her work

IG verdel_jones

Nonprofit: Share, Inform, Enlighten

Talk Show: Conversations With Verdel Jones - Youtube



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February 25, 2025 37 mins

Welcome to Season 5! 

We discuss transforming mindsets to the next Chapter! Elliot gives an update on his own personal journey (rare insight). 


Website: www.mentalconditioningmovement.com

Thank you for listening to this week's episode!

You can watch this episode on Youtube @mentalconditioningmovement

Learn more about Elliot Allen and the Mental Conditioning Movement

Website

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To commemorate Father's Day, in this week's episode of the Mental Conditioning Gym podcast, Elliot speaks with Mike Dorsey. Mike is a Personal Development coach and host of the Black Father's NOW! podcast. When you have a Mental Conditioning coach and Personal Development Coach on the same episode AND speaking about such a powerful topic as fatherhood then you know this is going to be a GREAT episode filled with a lo...

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In this week's episode, Elliot speaks to fitness trainer and studio owner Brittany Cole to bring together the parallels of physical fitness and mental fitness.
 
Highlights:
Linking physical conditioning to mental conditioning
Being "wild" as a child
Effects from her parents divorce
Surprising career before finding fitness
Failure vs Setback
Joys and challenges about being a fitness t...

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May is the month to celebrate motherhood. In today's episode, Rhoda Brown-Blackburn shares with us her story of adopting her son. Elliot speaks to Rhoda about her family's road to adoption. This episode is for anyone that may be thinking about adoption or just curious how the process goes. 

Some highlights from today's episode:

  • The mindset needed to prepare being an adoptive parent
  • Rhoda and her husband&ap...
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May 3, 2022 48 mins

In this week's episode of the Mental Conditioning Gym Podcast, Elliot is emphasizing what mental exercises are needed to build mental muscle in managing Mental Debt Consolidation. He uses the example of everyday financial issues to help you better understand the mind-set aspect needed. 

Highlights include:

  • Mental Debt Consolidation vs Financial Debt Consolidation
  • Bills = Life Challenges
  • The Overwhelm
  • Applying the 4 Pr...
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This week's podcast, Elliot speaks with Clarine Henderson. Clarine is a Mental Health Awareness Advocate and an advocate for families.  Right in line with our beliefs here at the Mental Conditioning Gym and the Mental Conditioning Movement.

Some Highlights:
Being a Mental Health Awareness Advocate
The value of family
Being the oldest of 6
Managing anxiety as a youth
Men vs Women managing mental he...

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April 19, 2022 59 mins

In today's solo episode, Elliot talks about how the Pressure of life affects us all.
Some highlights include:

  • Evander Holyfield's interesting response to the "bite fight" with Mike Tyson
  • The Will Smith-Chris Rock Oscar Slap
  • The New York City Subway Mass Shooting
  • Men are susceptible 
  • Marriages are susceptible 
  • We all have busted a pipe or two in our lifetime
  • How we learn-- no judgement


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This week Elliot speaks with two sister who both work in law enforcement. Take a listen to how this all came about and the mindset needed to make it happen. 

Highlights:

  • Growing up in Harlem in New York City Public Housing 
  • The inspiration and mindset for both to choose to work in law enforcement
  • Middle Child Syndrome
  • Youngest Child Syndrome
  • Who sent who to the emergency room as kids
  • Influences in life of what NOT to do
  • Fulfi...
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April 8, 2022 26 mins

Welcome back to season 4 of the podcast. New name but same host and the same all important message on the importance of our mindset and mental conditioning. A place to build our mental muscle. Formerly the Life's GPS Podcast. 

Highlights:

  • Why the name change?
  • Composer reveal behind the new intro/outro music
  • What is the Mental Conditioning Gym?
  • How we all have a Mental Conditioning Gym but don't realize it
  • Season 4...
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October 20, 2021 60 mins

In today's episode of Life's GPS Podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing Kateri Clark. Kateri is the creative brain behind the design our first Mental Conditioning Gym. I had a vision of how I wanted things to look and she made it come to life. Such a talent!
 
Some highlights of what we discussed:

  • What led her to becoming an artist?
  • What is her creative process?
  • What are some influences in her life?
  • Mindset b...
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October 12, 2021 47 mins

In today's episode I share details about our first physical space-- Mental Conditioning Gym. This type of gym is the first of it's kind in NY and maybe even in the United States. A place to come and work out your mind and mindset.
I also answer some frequently asked questions I've been getting recently. Those start at  20 minutes in. 
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September 21, 2021 75 mins

In today's episode, my wife Michele is our special guest. Michele (with some input from myself also) discuss what it's been like being family caregivers to aging parents these last 10 years especially in the last 1 year. We discuss what we've learned and she gives us some tips to help you if you too are in this phase of life caring for aging loved ones. 

Thank you for listening to this week's episode!

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September 14, 2021 75 mins

In today's episode we have special guest Julie Cunningham of Julie's Star Travel Agency and Star's Spice N Tea Shop in Elmont, NY. We discuss how Julie pivoted in her career/business over the years and especially during the Covid-19 Pandemic. We also tackle the current state of the travel industry during the Pandemic. 

Thank you for listening to this week's episode!

You can watch this episode on Youtube @mentalco...

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September 7, 2021 57 mins

It's been a while and I apologize for the unplanned hiatus, but life took my family on a rough journey these last 6-9 months. In today's episode I do a quick recap of the Life's GPS podcast and what the purpose is for the podcast. In this episode I share some great clips from past episodes over the past 3 seasons that help showcase Mental Conditioning and how we all have it. 

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In today's episode, Elliot speaks with Brian Adams. Brian is a former professional boxer. Currently he does boxing commentating and is the Community Liaison for the NYPD. Mindset and Mental Conditioning is covered from childhood foundation to present day.
Today is Part 2 of 2.

In this episode we cover
Goals
Traveling
Business of boxing
Boxing commentating
Mindset to deal with a loss
Tran...

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In today's episode, Elliot speaks with Brian Adams. Brian is a former professional boxer.  He is currently a boxing commentator and the Community Liaison for the NYPD. Mindset is covered from childhood foundation to present. This is a 2 part episode.

In today's episode they cover
Growing up in Brooklyn, New York
Childhood Influences
Thinking QUICK vs Thinking FAST
Influence from his parents
W...

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In this week's episode of Life's GPS, Elliot shares about the recent passing of his older brother over the holidays. He shares how he's been getting through this time of grieving and shares some tips that can help the next person going through a loss of a loved one. 

Thank you for listening to this week's episode!

You can watch this episode on Youtube @mentalconditioningmovement

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February 16, 2021 101 mins

In this week's episode, I had the pleasure to interview one of the best DJs I know and respect... Jarell Greene aka DJ CEO. We talk about all things music and dig deep into his foundation. We covered many things including...

  • How DJ CEO got started?
  • Growing up in talent rich Brooklyn, NY
  • The influence from his Dad
  • When he realized he interpreted music differently
  • Having 2 "first gigs"
  • The vibe he gets when he dj's
  • M...
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