{"id":37646,"date":"2025-12-16T23:36:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T23:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/brian-mazza-on-the-power-of-pushing-limits-and-finding-yourself\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T23:36:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T23:36:37","slug":"brian-mazza-on-the-power-of-pushing-limits-and-finding-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/brian-mazza-on-the-power-of-pushing-limits-and-finding-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Mazza on the Power of Pushing Limits \u2014 and Finding Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"
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High Performance Life Time summits aren\u2019t for the faint of heart. The multiday HPLT events are immersive, intense, and intentionally designed to push participants\u2019 physical, mental, and emotional limits. Think high-intensity workouts in \u00aduncomfortable environments<\/a> programmed alongside mobility, recovery, and breath work. There are also educational sessions and fireside chats led by thought leaders and health experts \u2014 plus plenty of good food and\u00a0company.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all about bringing together like-minded individuals and helping them tap into certain sides of themselves in order to progress in life, to achieve certain goals, and to live their best life,\u201d explains founder and health and fitness entrepreneur Brian Mazza.<\/p>\n

A lifelong New Yorker, Mazza spent the first 15 years of his career in the Big Apple\u2019s hospitality industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cThroughout that time, I was figuring life out \u2014 what I wanted to do, who I wanted to be. I was always an athlete, but I felt like I had lost that side of myself,\u201d the former Division 1 soccer player recalls. \u201cI was partying, I was drinking, I was living that New York life. Something had to give<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, in 2017, Mazza stepped away to focus on \u201cbecoming better every day.\u201d He began taking what he describes as a 360-degree approach to performance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cTo me, it\u2019s who you surround yourself with, what you take in, what you listen to, what you watch, how you train, how you eat. It\u2019s about all of that working together.\u201d<\/p>\n

He leveraged connections from his hospitality days, reaching out to contacts in different sectors and industries.<\/p>\n

\u201cSelfishly, I wanted to create an environment where I could be around people who were better than me so I could learn from them,\u201d he says. \u201cI was in a transition period in my life where I was a new dad and my second child was on the way, and I needed people around me<\/a> who were going to push me in a \u00addirection that was all about progression, self-fulfillment, and becoming better.\u201d<\/p>\n

The result? HPLT, which launched in 2018. Since then, Mazza has seen countless individuals go through the experience and come out on the other side with fresh perspectives and renewed energy for living their most meaningful, fulfilling lives. In early 2025, Life Time purchased the HPLT event series.<\/p>\n

We recently sat down with Mazza to talk about what he means by \u201chigh performance\u201d and how we can all tap into our potential<\/a>, whether or not we ever attend an HPLT summit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Q&A With Brian Mazza<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Experience Life<\/em>\u2004|\u2004When people hear \u201chigh performance,\u201d physicality often comes to mind. But your definition is broader than that \u2014 tell us why.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Brian Mazza |<\/strong>\u2004High performance means something different to everyone \u2014 and athleticism and fitness are a \u00adsector of it. To me, it\u2019s about showing up<\/a> as the best possible version of myself every single day. How am I being the best friend, best parent, best partner, best colleague for people? In doing that, I\u2019m going to have to sacrifice certain things<\/a> to achieve high performance.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s where a lot of people get caught up. They don\u2019t want to look in the mirror and see the things they\u2019re doing incorrectly or face that noise that something has to change if they want to make any progress in life. It\u2019s consistent, small wins every single day that are going to lead to success.<\/p>\n

EL <\/em>|\u2004You\u2019ve described HPLT as creating a community for like-minded people. Can you say more about that? What qualities and values do they have in common?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

BM<\/strong>\u2004|<\/strong>\u2004When I created HPLT, it brought me back to being a kid again \u2014 to being on a team and the camaraderie of chasing a common goal. My dad always says, \u201cHang out with people who are smarter and fitter and all these things, and your life will get better just by the people you surround yourself with<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, a lot of participants are regular people who want to level up in some way. They want to change their job or relationship or do something that makes them happy, but they don\u2019t know how to do that yet. So they come to a summit, hear from different experts, train in uncomfortable environments, and then leave having a whole new perspective on who they are as an individual and what they\u2019re capable of.<\/p>\n

EL<\/em>\u2004|\u2004Let\u2019s talk about those uncom\u00adfortable environments. Why do the events often start with a Navy SEAL\u2013style activation?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

BM<\/strong>\u2004|<\/strong>\u2004No matter how fit you are, [this activation is] not something you can prepare for. And an intense physical \u00adexperience like this requires being vulnerable and open. You\u2019re doing it alongside people who start off as strangers but whom you quickly come to rely on because you all have to work together.<\/p>\n

It sets the stage for a weekend of growth, because you\u2019ve surrendered. It\u2019s in that unknown moment where you meet a version of yourself that you have not seen before. And you\u2019re standing there with 30 or 40 other people in the same rawness.<\/p>\n

EL<\/em>\u2004|\u2004How do you counter that physical\u00a0intensity?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

BM<\/strong>\u2004|<\/strong>\u2004Since the start, we\u2019ve incorporated breathwork<\/a> sessions and recovery experiences like sauna and ice baths \u2014 it\u2019s when our bodies and minds get to process what they\u2019ve experienced.<\/p>\n

HPLT was recently acquired by Life Time, so we\u2019ve incorporated more mind-body training focused on mobility and building neuroplasticity through MB360<\/a> in our most recent events. That \u2014 along with other relevant Life Time offerings \u2014 will be part of every experience going\u00a0forward.<\/p>\n

EL<\/em>\u2004|\u2004On a more personal note, how do\u00a0you balance the pursuit of self-\u00adoptimization and avoid burnout in fitness and in life?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

BM<\/strong>\u2004|<\/strong>\u2004In all honesty, I don\u2019t think there is a balancing act in something that you\u2019re super passionate about. If you\u2019re dialed in and it\u2019s for the right reason, I don\u2019t feel like burnout is going to creep into your\u00a0life.<\/p>\n

Now, there are times when you obviously have to disconnect from things \u2014 you can\u2019t have a mindset of no days off. That\u2019s old school. Maybe you didn\u2019t get a good night\u2019s sleep because your kids were up last night. So you give what you can give, and that\u2019s good enough<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You have to understand that there are levels to this. Some days you give a little more, some days you give a little bit less. My kids keep me grounded in this too.<\/p>\n

EL<\/em>\u2004|\u2004What\u2019s next for you?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

BM<\/strong>\u2004|<\/strong>\u2004With the Life Time and HPLT collaboration, we\u2019re focusing on creating more versions of HPLT, including half- or single-day opportunities for people to experience our events, which is exciting. It\u2019s opening the door to scale up and help more people discover what they\u2019re personally capable of. And it\u2019s an opportunity to amplify the amazing talent and programs in the Life Time\u00a0ecosystem.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m also working on a book that will come out in 2027 \u2014 it\u2019s all about high performance. I want it to be a playbook that people can refer to when times are good, when times are bad, or when they need a little pick-me-up.<\/p>\n

And, you know, just being a good dad, coaching my kids and being there for them. So long as I can continue to do that, I\u2019ll be a happy camper.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Go Behind the Scenes\n
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Watch the behind the scenes interview with Mazza at \u201cBehind the Scenes With Brian Mazza (Video)<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The post Brian Mazza on the Power of Pushing Limits \u2014 and Finding Yourself<\/a> appeared first on Experience Life<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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