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Brotherhood Beyond Business Podcast EP12 — Fitness for Entrepreneurs: Gamifying Habits & Building Sustainable Success

EP12 | Fitness for Entrepreneurs: Gamifying Habits & Building Sustainable Success | Brotherhood Beyond Business Podcast

June 03, 20252 min read

Episode 12 | Hosts: Trev Warnke, Joe Rouse, Danny Mullen


🔥 Why This Episode Matters

Entrepreneurship doesn’t just test your business skills — it tests your body and mind too. Fitness often takes a backseat to client work, team management, and constant problem-solving. In this episode, the hosts break down how entrepreneurs can reclaim control of their health, gamify fitness for fun, and align goals with family to create lasting motivation.


👤 Meet the Hosts


📌 What You’ll Learn in This Episode

  • How to set and prioritize personal fitness goals as a busy entrepreneur.

  • Why mental resilience is the foundation of performance training.

  • Scheduling workouts around business, anxiety, and family demands.

  • How to gamify fitness so it becomes fun, not a chore.

  • The “minimal effective dose” approach to workouts when time is tight.

  • Aligning fitness goals with your spouse and family for accountability.

  • Building sustainable fitness habits that last long-term.


🧩 Episode Summary

In Episode 12 of the Brotherhood Beyond Business Podcast, Trev Warnke, Joe Rouse, and Danny Mullen tackle the topic of fitness for entrepreneurs. They share personal wins and struggles with balancing health and business, while outlining practical systems that make fitness sustainable.

The conversation highlights how entrepreneurs can gamify workouts, making them enjoyable while still achieving meaningful results. They cover performance-based training, mental resilience, and strategies for overcoming scheduling challenges. The hosts also emphasize the importance of aligning fitness goals with family life, creating shared accountability and motivation.

From the “minimal effective dose” training philosophy to building long-term habits, this episode provides entrepreneurs with tools to approach fitness with the same intentionality they bring to business.


🕒 Episode Timestamps

  • [00:00] Introduction to fitness goals

  • [02:29] Personal fitness goals: a diverse approach

  • [05:17] Strategies for achieving fitness goals

  • [07:13] Overcoming challenges in fitness

  • [17:49] Performance-based training and mental resilience

  • [23:33] Balancing fitness and work anxiety

  • [26:07] Workout routines and scheduling challenges

  • [28:50] The minimal effective dose philosophy

  • [30:16] Building sustainable fitness habits

  • [34:56] Integrating family and fitness

  • [37:17] Gamifying fitness for entrepreneurs

  • [39:55] Aligning goals with partners

  • [44:55] Continuous improvement in fitness routines


💡 Quote Highlight

“Fitness doesn’t have to compete with your business. Gamify it, align it with your family, and make it part of the life you’re building.”


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📚 Resources & Links

Trev Warnke is the founder of Brotherhood Beyond Business, a men’s mastermind built to help entrepreneurs become the CEOs of their own lives. A lifelong entrepreneur himself, Trev knows the weight of leadership—and he’s passionate about making sure men don’t feel lonely at the top.

Through his writing, coaching, and Brotherhood groups, Trev equips men to thrive in the 10 Domains of Life—from Physical Dominance and Mental Fortitude to Family Leadership and Wealth Ascendancy. His mission is simple: to help entrepreneurial men stop carrying it all alone and start building the life they actually want.

When he’s not leading Brotherhood circles, Trev enjoys life with his wife Erica, their dog Duke, and adventure-filled experiences that sharpen both body and spirit.

Trev Warnke

Trev Warnke is the founder of Brotherhood Beyond Business, a men’s mastermind built to help entrepreneurs become the CEOs of their own lives. A lifelong entrepreneur himself, Trev knows the weight of leadership—and he’s passionate about making sure men don’t feel lonely at the top. Through his writing, coaching, and Brotherhood groups, Trev equips men to thrive in the 10 Domains of Life—from Physical Dominance and Mental Fortitude to Family Leadership and Wealth Ascendancy. His mission is simple: to help entrepreneurial men stop carrying it all alone and start building the life they actually want. When he’s not leading Brotherhood circles, Trev enjoys life with his wife Erica, their dog Duke, and adventure-filled experiences that sharpen both body and spirit.

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