197 - From the Bottom To The Top

Bob and JT
May 11, 2022

The PowerBreak Podcast

Program 197 – SHOW NOTES (2022 – 19)

Show date – 5/10/22

THE Q&A FORMAT

  1. OPEN with Tease

(Bob) “This is the PowerBreak Podcast, number 197 titled:

From The Bottom To The Top

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– I’m Bob Brubaker along with JT as we hope you will stay tuned as we seek to give you a little power in this break to help you succeed in the race of life.”

  1. (JT) This is the – PowerBreak Podcast – with a focus on the spiritual, the mental, and the physical aspects – all to help you succeed in the race of life. For show notes from today’s podcast go to bobbrubaker.com and follow the link for the PowerBreak podcast.

 

  1. Welcome – Bob and JT – chit chat about life, walk with God, training, etc.

 

BB&JT: Plea and thank you for ratings and review & for spreading the word via social media and word of mouth…

BB –  We are talking today about … “From The Bottom To The Top”…

So JT What does that title bring up to your mind?

  1. Bob – POINT: Actually, we are reaching into the past for this one – originally from May 2019 when we first talked about lamenting…. Going from the bottom, feeling like everything is wrong in life but taking that situation in all it’s crud to the Lord by way of a lament and finding not only relief but hope.

 

Psalm 38:21–22 (ESV) — 21 Do not forsake me, O Lord! O my God, be not far from me! 22 Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!

 

  1. JT ------ OK THEN LET’S TALK SOME MORE ABOUT THAT as we bring up… WHAT’S NEW –  as we open Bob’s recent blog from bobbrubaker.com …

“From the Bottom To The Top”

  1. Presentation and discussion of Bob’s published article,
  • Bob and JT discuss highlights of the PowerBreak blog

“From the Bottom To the Top”

Bob concludes with “The PowerBreak blog is found at bobbrubaker.com”             ((((:03 PAUSE))))

 

  1. JT – What’s happening Bob? What would you like our listeners to know about this week?

 

  1. Bob – Relief In Suffering –… & Sermon link on the website.

(((:03 PAUSE)))

 

  1. JT – This is the PowerBreak Podcast, I’m JT along with Bob Brubaker and this is the  –– time for some questions and answers. Feel free to submit your questions by EMAIL TO JT@bobbrubaker.com and we’ll get to the answer on an upcoming PowerBreak. Podcast…

 

  1. JT – Question ONE - FROM THE SPIRITUAL SIDE OF LIFE….

 

Why is it so important for Christians to learn to lament?

 

  1. Bob & JT discuss

It’s God’s means for us to deal with the disappointments and heartaches of life.

Too often Christians put on like everything is happy happy all the time but we know it’s not.

There are many minor key songs that people refuse to sing or even listen to today… yet the Bible describes situations including the psalms of lament…

It’s being honest with God and others BUT… instead of dwelling on the problem – you take it to God via a lament and go from the bottom to the top.

 

  1. JT – Question Two… “FROM THE MENTAL ASPECT”

 

What’s the key to mentally participating in a lament.

  1. Bob & JT discuss

 

Read through the psalms and notice how many laments you find… (four elements)… sad songs… and be prepared to write your own when things are tough or disappointing. You weren’t made to hold it in because you’ll turn bitter

You weren’t made to pretend to be happy “fake it til  you make it.”

You were designed to be honest with your Creator… and you do that in a lament

 

  1. (JT) Third Question …. Turning to the physical aspect of life….

Why Should Athletes Consume Protein?

 

  1. Bob and JT discuss…

Everyone needs protein. However, as an athlete, you likely have more lean muscle mass than your sedentary counterparts and are more concerned about recovery from training sessions, thus your need to make protein a priority. The interaction of post-exercise metabolic processes and increased amino acid availability maximizes the stimulation of muscle protein synthesis and results in even greater muscle anabolism than when dietary amino acids are not present.1 In other words, when protein is introduced after exercise, your body is much more likely to have what it needs to repair and replenish itself from the damage experienced during training.

All athletes burn some amount of protein during activity, especially when carbohydrate stores run low. Protein, although most often associated with recovery and muscle synthesis, serves many important functions in the body of an endurance athlete.

  • Protein is needed for the formation of hemoglobin, which carries oxygen to exercising muscles.
  • It’s critical for controlling fluid volume and maintaining water balance.
  • Proteins that are consumed are digested and broken down into amino acids that then go into an amino acid pool that can be drawn from if carbohydrate stores run low.
  • The Branch Chain Amino Acids (BCAA) found in protein are critical in repairing muscle damage that has occurred during exercise.
  • BCAA also help to synthesize muscle production for building lean muscle.2

These are just a few examples of how protein assists the body before, during, and after activity. While there’s no denying protein’s role in post activity recovery, its benefits are far greater than your standard recovery shake.

Bob’s final comment – It takes discipline ….

 

Point: DISCIPLINE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE --- in all aspects of life

Closing statement Bob…. “check out today’s show notes at bobbrubaker.com and click on the PowerBreak podcast – today’s show is 197.

 

  1. JT – Submit your questions by EMAIL to JT@bobbrubaker.com and listen for OUR answer on an upcoming PowerBreak Podcast (((:03 pause)))

 

  1. (((commercial by Bob))) --- Relief In Suffering

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