- [Interviewer] Hey Tim, ya in there?
- Hey guys.
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We're gonna check out the gym
and see what's in the fridge today,
how 'bout that?
Come on in.
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- Hey guys, this is our gym here in Nashville.
I was gonna run you through a few things
that I like to do.
- [Interviewer] How do you warm up?
- This is an anterior posterior stretch
that I like to start out with
just about every day.
This is a really good stretch that
you start on your toes
and come up like that,
and then you roll it backwards
and lift your toes.
- [Interviewer] How often do you work out?
- Try to work out every day.
I don't really plan on days off,
although I've learned
a little bit more moderation
as I've gotten older,
'cause it takes a little more time to recover.
I'm start with a push-up
and it goes into an up-dog,
down dog, and then a lunge with a twist.
You start here,
do a push-up into this position,
and into this position.
Foot up by your hand and twist.
- [Interviewer] What's your favorite part
of working out?
- Probably my favorite part of the workout,
is I start every morning out,
with either a 30 minute,
or sometimes an hour walk on the treadmill.
At 52 years old,
you gotta do the things that you gotta do
to get your body warmed up and going,
so you don't pull anything or hurt anything
or injure yourself.
And the last thing I wanna do,
is injure myself in a way that I can't perform
or I can't continue to work out.
- [Interviewer] How do you work out on the road?
- When I'm on the road,
it's a little different,
because I'll get up every morning,
I have a gym on the road
that's a trailer that I carry with me
and then there's some breakfast,
and right before lunch,
we usually go into the stadium
and run the stadium steps.
We come out and we do our outdoor,
our version of crossfit,
which is usually centered
around their battle ropes.
And we set up like four
or five different workouts,
like push, pull,
upper body, lower body, kinda things.
- [Interviewer] How many people join you?
- Well, sometimes it starts with about 10 of us,
and by the time we're finished,
it may be down to two or three.
And that's the key to anything.
I think workin' out is finding what works for you
and finding somethin' that motivates you
and finding somethin'
that's well within your limits that you can do.
And then, constantly pushing yourself
a little bit.
- [Interviewer] Does working out
help your performances?
- All the exercise I do,
I've really noticed
a big difference in my workout routines
and I've noticed a big difference
in my stage performance.
Sort of subconsciously,
when I first started working with Roger Yuan,
and we were doing a lot of animalistic moves
or animal moves,
I would find myself starting
to do those on the stage.
Droppin' into a pistol.
- [Interviwer] Can you show us your move?
- I can't do it.
I can't do it unless I'm on stage.
It's funny, unless the adrenaline's going,
'cause I don't wanna bust my ass
in front of everybody.
- [Interviewer] What do you do on the TRX?
- You should do some pull-ups with this thing
or some back work with this,
the TRX bands.
You do a lot of these kinda things,
where you alternate up and low.
And then, I like
to do the one-legged squats with these.
- [Interviewer] Does that help
with your pistol squats?
- Yeah, they do help
with the pistol squats, for sure.
And those are really good
and there's also a thing you could do with these,
where you take a dumbbell and you just do this.
And then you switch sides.
Well, I'm out of breath (laughs).
- [Interviewer] Do you do anything special
for your voice?
- For me, singing is my whole body.
I use every part of my body to sing.
I'm not this natural singer
that just sort of opens their throat up
and great music comes out.
To me, it's a whole body experience
and I have to put everything in it.
So, getting into shape
and doin' some of these older songs
that are really high
have really helped me a lot.
They help me on my pitch,
sustainin' my pitch,
and it help me with sustainin' long notes.
- [Interviewer] What do you listen
to when you're working out?
- When I used to run,
I mean, Bruno Mars has a great running track,
but I'm pretty hooked on The Eagles.
If I'm not listenin'
to country music from the 70s or 80s
or The Eagles rock and roll
from the 70s or 80s,
I'm probably not listenin' to much (chuckles).
Certainly not listenin' to me,
that's for sure.
- [Interviewer] How do you keep your mind fit?
- For me, workin' out is a meditation.
I mean, I consider my workout that.
I mean, it's a place where I can
sort of let everything go.
- [Interviewer] How do you use that bar?
- Yeah, this is just a little ab work
that sort of a good warm up in the mornings.
You twist your body and raise your knee.
Plus, it strengthens your shoulders
and your back.
And I had elbow surgery a few years ago,
so this one's tough for me,
'cause my right elbow doesn't straighten out
as far as my left one.
So, I'm always 'commodatin' for that.
- [Interviewer] Do you have any scars?
- Do I have memorable scars?
Oh, I've got a lot of scars.
I've got a scar on my eye,
two scars on my eye,
both from baseball.
Got a big gash on my head
from a bouncer with a flashlight
in a bar fight (laughs).
I have a big gash on the back of my heel
from wahoo fishing in the Bahamas
and we got into some wahoo,
caught one, threw it on the boat,
and I hooked another one.
And while I was reeling the other one in,
the wahoo, which has very sharp teeth,
was laying with its mouth open
and I'm backin' my heel up in it
and gashed it really deeply.
And you could see the Achilles.
I just missed the Achilles tendon,
which would've been pretty bad.
That's a pretty good scar.
I'm proud of that one.
- [Interviewer] What about tattoos?
- I have, gosh I have my wife's name.
I have a cross that has my wife's initials
and my daughter's initials in it.
I have a leprechaun on the cowboy hat right here
and that was because,
my dad, Tug,
always wore a gold leprechaun charm.
And so, I had that charm,
but my brother,
Mark, has one as well.
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So, you guys wanna see what I eat.
I mean, this is what I eat most of the time,
especially when I'm training.
We'll go over to the fridge, here.
So, after a workout,
usually before my workout,
I'll do a little bit of a muscle,
I'm a muscle milk fan,
so I do a little bit of muscle milk
and I'll sip one while I'm workin' out.
So, when I finish,
typically when I'm trainin',
especially, this is usually my go-to meal.
Green juice is really a necessity for me.
I mean, I can really feel a difference
when I'm drinkin' the green juice every day
and there's kale
and there's apple, there's jalapenos.
- [Interviewer] Do you drink
that after a workout?
- I drink it after a workout
and sometimes I drink it in the morning,
especially when my wife gets up early
and makes it.
We'll do it in the morning,
before I work out.
- [Interviewer] What do you eat for breakfast?
- I don't eat a lot of break,
I'm not a big eater in the morning,
but I do want somethin'
in my stomach before I start,
so, sometimes it'll be a muscle milk,
sometimes it'll be some this Dave's bread
that's really grainy and hardy.
That, with some natural peanut butter
and a glass of whole milk.
I like whole milk,
so I'll have a glass of whole milk with that.
And then lunch is,
when I'm really tryin' to be healthy
and really in training,
when I'm gettin' ready for a tour
or for a photo shoot
or movie or movie or somethin' like that,
my go-to is usually kale salad,
which I'm really a big fan of.
I mean, I can eat this whole thing.
- [Interviewer] What do you put in your salad?
- Oh, the gosh,
there's Parmesan cheese
and there's golden raisins
and there's sliver almonds
and a little bit of olive oil
and some lemon juice.
That's what's in that.
And, I grew up eating tuna.
When we were kids,
it was a cheap way to eat,
'cause you can buy a whole bunch of cans of tuna
and you could throw a bunch of stuff in it.
You could feed the whole family
for a little while, so.
- [Interviewer] What do you put in your tuna?
- I'm from Louisiana,
so I like pecans in it.
Sometimes I like walnuts in it.
I love apple in it.
My mom makes these sweet and spicy pickles,
and she always gives me a bunch of jars
of sweet, spicy pickles for Christmas,
so I chop those up and put it in there.
And I put chili peppers in it,
because the spicy chili peppers
are great for your metabolism,
so, I try to put those
on just about everything that I eat.
- [Interviewer] Do you cook?
- I can cook.
I like to cook.
My wife's a great cook,
but most the time at our house, we're cookin'.
- [Interviewer] What would we never find
in your fridge?
- I'm not a salmon eater.
I like fish,
but for some reason,
salmon and me don't get along.
So, everybody else in my family likes salmon,
but you won't see any salmon from me.
- [Interviewer] Do you ever have a cheat meal?
- Look, I like a cheat meal,
I mean, I'll prepare for it.
I love pizza,
so if I know I'm gonna have a pizza
on a Friday night,
watch a movie with the kids,
then you try
and put a little extra time in for that.
I love a cheeseburger
and you gotta earn your cheeseburger.
If you wanna have a cheeseburger,
go earn it and that's what I try to do,
is I try to earn it the day I'm gonna have it.
- [Interviewer] Have you ever done a fad diet?
- I've done things like,
I've done a little bit of Keto
for a little while,
or done a little of vegetarian
for a little while,
but what I find that works for me,
is just findin' a really well-balanced,
healthy diet that works best for me
and my routine and my active lifestyle.
And I find that I need some meat protein,
for me, is just part of my DNA, I think.
- [Interviewer] What do you snack on?
- Durin' the day,
I'll eat some almonds
or I'll make a homemade protein shake,
which I like to do that.
Around five, on the road,
especially, when we're having catering,
then I'll eat somethin' healthy,
like a piece of fish or something off of that.
Try not to eat too much at all at that time.
I usually save my meal for after I do a show,
'cause there's somethin'
about hitting the stage hungry,
that there's somethin' metaphoric about it
that I really get into.
- [Interviewer] What's in that box over there?
- Oh, these are Kind bars.
These are a good snack for me.
In the middle of the day,
when I haven't eaten,
there's somethin' to fall back on.
Any of the bars,
I don't make a habit out
of eating too much of them,
but it's nice to have somthin'
that you can grab if you're in a hurry
or if you're really busy.
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- [Interviewer] All right, time for
our rapid-fire questions.
7:00 a.m. workout or 7:00 p.m.?
- 7:00 a.m., but I like I said,
on the road,
they last throughout the day.
- [Interviewer] Squat or deadlift?
- Squat.
- [Interviewer] Favorite song on your playlist?
- Favorite song on my playlist is Blow,
it's Ed Sheeran,
Bruno Mars, and Chris Stapleton,
and that's smokin' record.
- [Interviewer] Crossfit, yay or nay?
- Yes.
- [Interviewer] Pull-ups or chin-ups?
- Pull-ups.
- [Interviewer] Dumbbells or kettle bells?
- Both.
- [Interviewer] Run on the treadmill
or the great outdoors?
- I prefer outdoors,
but my knees don't take it that well anymore.
- [Interviewer] Big legs or big arms?
- Well, I'd like to have both.
- [Interviewer] Cardio or weights?
- Cardio, I'm a big fan of cardio.
- [Interviewer] Biggest compliment, jacked,
ripped, cut, or swole?
- Ripped.
- [Interviewer] If you could
work out with anyone,
dead or alive,
who would it be?
- Do some karate with Elvis.
Hey guys, it's time for me to eat my lunch
or I'm gonna fall flat out on you,
so, I'll see you in a little while
after I take a bite of this.