Fit Talk with Melinda Corssino

Tune in to listen to a panel of women from all different jobs and training styles discuss postpartum body image in today's society Steph Fritz Victoria McClure Melody Grace Jen Lentzmen

The many hats we wear and the ones we can never truly take off. At the age of 11 I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. My world as I knew it and my interactions with food became a mathematical equation. In retrospect I would say this is when I began my "studies" in the health and fitness world. I navigated through my teenage years as a three sport athlete WITH type 1 diabetes. I attained my Bachelors degree in Psychology and Masters in Social Work with a focus on Eating Disorders and Body Image Disturbances while being highly involved in Student Leadership life and as President of a Dance Company WITH Type 1 Diabetes. It was at this point in my life that I recognized the importance of Physical Fitness on one's Mental Wellbeing and vice versa. It was during this time that I also, moved from NY to Vermont, got married and began competing in the OCB and NPC Bikini divisions. I competed for roughly 6 years on and off, accomplished my IFPA Pro Bikini Card in 2013 and won the Title of 2014 IFPA Pro Bikini World Champion, I was able to step on the Arnold Classic stage and later again on another World Championship Stage placing within the top 5- WITH Type 1 Diabetes. On November 24, 2016 my husband and I were blessed with the arrival of our healthy and beautiful daughter Ravenna- another pivotal, life changing moment, and another hat to join WITH Type 1 Diabetes, tightly fitted and glued to my head. Over the past 2 years my husband and I have made many transitions in our lives, wearing different hats, putting some aside and trying new one ons. We recently made a Big Move to Alabama for work opportunities. So who am I? I am a proud wife, a blessed mommy, a supportive coach and personal trainer, an entrepreneur, a social worker, a type 1 diabetic and a woman who in all her complexities and imperfections has found peace in the tight fitted hats I GET to wear.

Michael has been a personal trainer since 2000 and was part of the inaugural group to become a Diet Doc Licensee. Located in Nashua, New Hampshire, he specializes in providing highly individualized nutrition, weight loss, and fitness services to his clients to help them achieve their health and fitness goals. Through customization, support and science, Michael leads his clients straight toward their lifestyle goals! Michael earned an Associates Degree in Small Business Management / Entrepreneurship from Hesser College and a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Rivier College. Along with his business education he is also an Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) certified personal trainer. Michael also has certifications as a Nutrition Technician and Weight Room Specialist. He is currently earning a Master Level Personal Training certificate from ISSA.

Join P4P Real Talk hosts Kaelin & Desiree, along with myself as we recap the most listened to shows of 2018! 

Gary is an accomplished multisport athlete and coach, with a strong passion for adventure, exploration and inspiring athletes to attain maximum performance. He has completed three Ironman triathlons, numerous half Ironman and Ultra and shorter distance obstacle course races (including qualifying for the OCR World Championships in 2014-2018) as well as many running and cycling events. Gary has also climbed numerous high-altitude peaks in the Himalaya of Nepal, Andes of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, the Cascades, and also rock and ice climbs regularly in the mountain ranges of the northeastern US. In addition, he skis (alpine touring, traditional backcountry, and Nordic skate and classical skiing). Gary is a United States Triathlon Level 1 coach, Spartan SGX Level 2 coach, CrossFit Level 2 trainer and CrossFit Powerlifting trainer. 

Learn about Arbonne's amazing skincare, and their other healthy living products.  Regional Vice President, Kaylen Duncan, will talk on Arbonne's company philoshophy and touch on many of their products that we both use everyday. 

Crystal is a mother of two and works full time as an RDA/CDA for private practice in Nj with special needs children and the general population for the last 14 years. Co owner of Team Synergy training, nutrition, contest prep and quarter turn posing studio. She entered the fitness industry in 2012 as a transformation with a new purpose and passion for life. She is a Figure/ bikini pro with the anbf, Wnbf, nga and NJ state record holder in powerlifting with the USAPL/WNPF. Despite her busy schedule of work, family, and school she still finds time as a board member of the ANBF (American Natural Bodybuilding Federation) and as a judge with many organizations.

Wife, doggie mom and physique competitor and Executive Recruiter.  Lauren was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA.  She has struggled with her body image most of her life.  As an overweight teen, Lauren never expected to develop a passion for fitness and nutrition, but found herself hooked after taking a kickboxing class her freshman year of college at the University of Pittsburgh.  Sadly, like many young women, she soon became obsessed with her body and her relationship with exercise and nutrition took a dangerous and unhealthy turn, leading to an eating disorder.  After fighting hard to combat the disorder, she got herself back on track in her mid-twenties.  However, her passion for fitness and nutrition never wavered.  In 2013, Lauren hired a personal trainer to help her to maximize her results in the gym.  A year later, she found herself on stage, competing in her 1st physique competition.  Since 2014, Lauren has competed in a half dozen natural physique competitions as a figure competitor.  She has placed in the top 5 in her 3 most recent shows.  This summer, Lauren’s coach convinced her to enter a fitness modeling competition through Muscle and Fitness Hers Magazine.  Lauren was selected to compete for the coveted title of the magazine’s Ms. Fitness and Health 2018.  To her surprise, she made it through 4 rounds of the competition placing 2ndamongst 50 other fitness models in the Northeast. 

Royce L. Claflin, owner of Phoenix Fitness in Dover, NH and creator of Barbell Athlete Ranking system (B.A.R.S.) was formally educated in business management. His obsession with strength training lead him to educate himself immensely in health and exercise. Furthering his education through numerous certifications and seminars and keeping up on the latest research and trends is vital to Royce and his coaching. He has a very particular set of skills you will not find anywhere else; Royce has experienced the worst cases injuries (ironically, outside of the weight room); these injuries include a spinal fusion, hip surgery and shoulder reconstruction. This experience has provided invaluable skills for developing his athletes and their education. Having extensive experience in different styles of strength training, from Bodybuilding, to standard linear progression, to the cube method, to Shieko, to Conjugate he has the ability to take clients from a novice lifter to a competitive athlete to a professional. What makes his story interesting, is how far He has came in his journey. His odds of being a competitive power lifter were certainly against him, graduating from from High School at 120lbs, 5’8”, 6’3” wingspan with a 80lb max bench press, pretty much drove him to exceed expectations and persevere through shortfalls and struggles . His lifting partners were piling chains and bands on the bars a long time ago before it was popular, and most of the time it was because of Royce’s crazy ideas leading the workouts. Royce built his bench press up to 365 lbs in 10 years, and again a second time after having both shoulders repaired. He deadlifted triple bodyweight with a dislocated spine, and squatted 4x/week under the same condition.             

MacroNu is a personal catering company that provides Weight and Measured meals. We are exclusively gluten , soy and preservative free.  All of our meals include the Macros nutrients for the meal(hence our name, Macro NUtrients) We start with completely raw ingredients, wash, chop, cook and hand deliver them directly to your door. All you need to do is heat eat & concur.

Tune in for an in depth look into Powerlifting Programming & Tips on each lift with Zac Cooper.  Zachary C. Cooper MS, NSCA-CPT, USAW-L1SP, USAPL-SIC, IPF-II USA Powerlifting National Collegiate Chairman Assistant Coach, USA National Teams North American Powerlifting Championships Pan-American Powerlifting Championships

My name is Courtney and I live in a small town outside of Buffalo, NY. I went to the University at Buffalo, where I studied Biology. Once I graduated, I went a completely different route and started working for a gym. Prior to working at LA Fitness, I didn’t have a lot of experience strength training. I played sports when I was younger and ran after high school, completing a handful short races, half marathons and one full marathon. While working at the gym I fell in love with strength training and eventually found powerlifting. After a few months of training, I competed in my first meet where I took first place and qualified for Raw Nationals. Although it’s fun to compete against others in competition, what I really enjoy about powerlifting is competing with myself.

Tune in for a talk with Robbie Blanchard, Owner of CrossFit Reach about his success with Social Media marketing and his new business ventures. 

Tune in for a countdown of Real Talk and Fit Talk's top shows of 2017!

Sophie's Bio:  I'm currently a physical education and health and wellness teacher and a personal trainer and strength coach for a high school. I love coffee, animals, art, and anything related to chocolate and or dessert. I majored in photography and studio art in college. I hold a WNBF pro card in figure, fit body, and bodybuilding. I started bodybuilding in 2014 and was my own coach for my first two seasons. In 2016 I started working with Ryan Sullivan and together we were able to achieve an undefeated season, winning 6 shows, my bodybuilding procard, and a WNBF world title in Fit Body.

Holiday eating got you nervous?? Questions on how to enjoy yourself, yet keep your diet in check?  I will be interviewing long time trainers/prep coaches; Michael Wilkie and John Yobst for a 2nd time on all their tips and tricks regarding eating around the holidays. I'm super excited to get into a conversation with these two and have them share their knowledge with everyone.  This is one you don't want to miss!

Tune in for a recap of the 2017 USAPL Raw Nationals with myself and 105 kg Prime Time Lifter Nick Guidice. (Independent Performance Consultant, nutritionist, personal trainer, and powerlifting coach.) Over the last decade Nick has completed formal education in the fields of Nutrition (BS, University of New Hampshire, 2009) and Exercise Physiology (MA, Ball State University, 2011). He is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA CSCS), and also certified by USA Powerlifting and USA Weightlifting as a club coach. The nutrition plans and training programs designed by Nick have been used by professional and Olympic athletes, NCAA division 1 and high school athletes, record-setting powerlifters, figure and bodybuilding competitors, as well as recreational and health-conscious men and women of all ages. Nick is also a multiple record holder in the sport of drug-free powerlifting. He competes in the USA Powerlifting (USAPL) federation, most recently placing 4th overall in the 105 kg /231 lbs weight class at 2017 Raw Nationals in Orlando, Florida.  

I’m Ryann Healy, I’m 30 years old and I’m from Manchester, NH. I work as a funeral director at my family’s funeral home, as well as operate my spray tan business Golden Standard Spray Tans. I competed in my first bikini show in April of 2014 and recently earned my pro card in women’s bodybuilding with the WNBF. I have been lifting weights since I was 16 but never really knew anything about bodybuilding but always knew I wanted to compete or at least look like that. I once read an article in muscle and fitness when I was younger and it said “if you are short don’t bother competing you will never be able to.” At 5’2” I assumed well that’s that. After a break up, I suddenly decided that YES, I am going to do a show! I started training with Brian Azarian from Rock Hard Fitness in Bedford NH and did my own diet. 

The long awaited show is here! I have done shows with competitors, coaches, tanning companies, makeup artists etc. Now it is time to bring on the Owner of the WNBF, Nancy Andrews and judges Vic Cuzzupe and Kristin Fonseca to give us an inside look of a natural bodybuilding show through the eyes of the judges. Topics of conversation will be posted in a few weeks! 

Zachary C. Cooper MS, NSCA-CPT, USAW-L1SP, USAPL-SIC, IPF-II LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY – Ruston, LA                                           Master of Science: Exercise Science – Kinesiology                 (May 2007) TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY – Kirksville, MO                                         Bachelor of Science: Health & Exercise Science – Physiology            (August 2005) NATIONAL STRENGTH & CONDITIONING ASSOCIATION – NSCA Certified Personal TrainerPublished Researcher (NSCA JSCR)  

Jason Macaluso is a Vice President of Wealth Management with Boone Macaluso Partners at UBS in New Haven, CT.  His mission is to help people achieve their financial goals so that they can build a multi-generational legacy. He started his career over 17 years ago and his client base has evolved over that time. After focusing a lot of his extracurricular time on becoming an accomplished endurance athlete, he realized that he could combine his career with his passion for triathlon. Today, his client base is made up of individuals who Jason has met swimming, biking, and running. His business partner, Andy, is also a triathlete, so they specifically market their services to the endurance community…both locally and nationally. To widen their reach in this niche market, Jason started a LinkedIn group called Triathlete Business Network, which has grown to close to 5,500 global members. He and Andy also have a podcast series where they talk to "unconventional thinkers and doers"…with their last guest being Spartan Founder and CEO Joe DeSena. Contact info: Podcast: www.ubs.com/team/boonemacaluso Insta: @wallstreettriathlete LinkedIn group: Triathlete Business Network 

If you are a bodybuilding competitor or are thinking of competing, you don't want to miss this show! I will be talking with owner of Elite Bronzing, Mary Beth Schlichte who will be talking about the importance of a show tan.  Feel free to write in with questions! https://www.elitebronzing.com/

Tune in for a discussion with Natural Bikini Pros Kristy Leconte & Danika Johnson about their post-pregnancies and how they are staying fit and strong. Danika Johnson is a proud partner of championchat360 with Kristy Leconte and a 2014 Yorton Cup Bikini Champion. Danika is also a fitness director, a personal trainer and Prep/posing coach. Kristy Leconte is one part of the Podcast duo Champion Chat 360 and the 2015 Yorton Cup Bikini Champion. Kristy is a personal trainer and coach. They were both on Fit Talk in 2016 talking about staying fit during pregnancy, and now we will talk about post-pregnancy and how they are still staying in amazing shape with their little ones. 

Tune in to talk with Co-Founder Joe Manning on P4P's HUGE 2018 Announcement!

Crystal is a business women, a figure competitor, model, wife and most importanly a mother of 4 beautiful children. She was on Fit Talk back in 2015, and we are brining her back!! She has started her own Website and I personally love following her fashion advice. Tune in to talk with her about all that she has going on, and what we can expect to see from her in 2017. 

Bill Brumbach is a competitive OCR athlete from Indianapolis, IN. He has a background in distance running and power lifting. He is also co-founder of BROCR Media, an web series dedicated to highlighting the sport of OCR and its athletes.

Karen Clark - CrossFit Amoskeag Coach  John Duncan - Owner CrossFit Tuff  Matt Michaud - Owner CrossFit Everproven

Dr, Rick Silverman is a board-certified plastic surgeon practicing in the Boston area since 1992. He became involved with the fitness community early on in his practice focusing on the needs of bodybuilders and fitness enthusiasts, providing care for gynecomastia and other body contouring issues in men, and breast enhancement and other body contouring procedures in women. As a former competitor and current judge for the WNBF, he brings a unique perspective to his plastic surgical practice, aiming to provide a minimal interruption in his patients’ training regimen, while providing surgical care to help individuals reach their fitness and bodybuilding goals. www.ricksilverman.com

I will guide you step-by-step to six-figure success by providing you with everything you need to know to run a profitable Box.  Upon acceptance into the RBI program, we will equip you with a detailed blueprint over the next 30-days that is specifically designed to accelerate your Box to the six-figure a year mark complete with all the tools you need to attract and retain loyal, qualified clients who can actually afford your services and will refer you new business.  Remember this, none of these things will happen for you simply by enrolling in my program, you must commit to taking  big time action and applying all the strategies and systems that we give you in order to ensure your success.

Tune in to hear Joe Manning (Co-Founder) of P4P Muscle talk about the new athlete benefits for 2017!  At the end of each month in 2017, we will be randomly selecting a big winner for a cash drawing to help out with competition expenses for our athletes. To qualify, all you have to do is have your athlete promo code used two times in the month of January. The opening pot will be $50 cash. Every month the pot can grow as the number of athlete promo codes being used grows. Our goal is to have a little fun with this and grow the pot to the hundreds and eventually thousands over time. We will be doing a video post to announce the winners after the close of each month. Good luck to all! Tune in to P4P Real Talk podcast this week to get the inside scoop from JB and on December 29th tune into Fit Talk with Melinda Spencer for more details from Joe. He will also give a quick reveiw of all the supplements that P4P has to offer. 

Holiday eating got you nervous?? Questions on how to enjoy yourself, yet keep your diet in check?  I will be interviewing long time trainers/prep coaches; Michael Wilkie and John Yobst on all their tips and tricks regarding eating around the holidays. I'm super excited to get into a conversation with these two and have them share their knowledge with everyone.  This is one you don't want to miss!

Bri was on Fit Talk back in May and both of us qualified and competed in the 2016 USAPL Raw Nationals down in Atlanta in October. What better time to bring her back on and check in on her experience at Nationals and see what she is up to next.  Meet Brianna Otto: From ESPN to FOX and Tosh.0, Bri's Puking Deadlift video made some serious headlines. My name is Brianna Otto I am 24 and I was born and raised in Orlando Florida. I am a professional cosmologist and own my own business doing hair and make up. My favorite thing to do when I'm not working is to lift heavy weights with my strong friends. I have been competing in powerlifting for about 2 years now and have competed 6 times total. I currently hold an IPL World Record for jrs 132 or 60kg. 

Crystal is a mother of two and works full time as an RDA/CDA for private practice in Nj with special needs children and the general population for the last 14 years. Co owner of Team Synergy training, nutrition, contest prep and quarter turn posing studio. She entered the fitness industry in 2012 as a transformation with a new purpose and passion for life. She is a Figure/ bikini pro with the anbf, Wnbf, nga and NJ state record holder in powerlifting with the USAPL/WNPF. Despite her busy schedule of work, family, and school she still finds time as a board member of the ANBF (American Natural Bodybuilding Federation) and as a judge with many organizations.  

Josh began competing in 2006. I remember being so excited for him! And still to this day, I still get as excited as I did his very first show. I get as excited (maybe even more) as he does. I enjoy helping him stay focused and helping him prep for each competition. Josh has competed in over 20 shows over the past 10 years and I have never missed a show! Josh has accomplished 11 class wins, including 3 overall wins. In 2014 Josh earned his pro card in Men's Physique, and in 2016, he earned his pro card in Bodybuilding. Meshack has been competing since he was 20 starting working out with his brother at age 16. He has competed in over 35 shows here is a list of some of them. (1st) 2013 MUSCLEMANIA UNIVERSE (2ND) 2014 NPC WINGS OF STRENGTH (1st and overall winner) 2014 PNBA NATURAL UNIVERSE (1st) 2015 PNBA NORTH AMERICA (1st) 2015 PNBA NATURAL UNIVERSE 2015 IFPA KANSAS CITY INTERN (2ND) 2015 PNBA NATURAL OLYMPIA (4TH) 2016 IFPA NORTH AMERICA (3RD) 2016 DFAC WINDY CITY NATURALS (1st) 2016 PNBA NATURAL UNIVERSE. (3 years in a row 1st). I would say I am definitely his number one fan! I prep all his meals, I get to choose trunk color(which is important) lol and I enjoy all I do for him. I wouldn't have it any other way! Ironically we met in the gym, and yet it seems appropriate to say we had instant friendship connection! Obviously grew to be more. We been married now a little over a year, and together for 2. He is such a humble person yet when he wins he is grateful to none other that God first, then me. He has big goals ahead and is taking off a bit to have some wife time, travel to Kenya and achieve some personal goals he has in life for the next year. I am proud to be his wife and yet everyday thank God for such a blessing. He makes me proud no matter the outcome of a show! I see his everyday commitment to the sport! And love sharing every moment with him.  

Jen Klentzman is a mother of 3, personal trainer and obstacle course racer living in Austin, TX. She just finished the Spartan UltraBeast in Killington, VT in 7th place. She is a 2014 Savage Race winner, 2 x 2015 BattleFrog Extreme winner and will be competing in the World's Toughest Mudder in November. She spends her time hanging out with her kids, running, and going to the river to escape the Texas heat. Coach Gary Lombardo, certified United States Triathlon (USAT) Level 1, Spartan SGX Level 2, CrossFit Level 1, CrossFit Powerlifting and CrossFit Endurance coach and multisport athlete. Gary has over 16 years coaching experience, working with athletes of all abilities and disciplines. As a multisport athlete himself, Coach Gary understands through experience the training needs of multisport athletes. He has completed two Ironman triathlons, numerous half Ironman and shorter distance triathlons, obstacle course races (including qualifying for the OCR World Championships in 2014, 2015 and 2016) as well as many running and cycling events. Gary has also climbed numerous high-altitude peaks in the Himalaya of Nepal and India, the Andes of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina, and the Cascades of the US northwest, and also rock and ice climbs regularly in the mountain ranges of the northeastern US (White Mountains, Green Mountains, and Adirondacks).

Tylee Thurber is a 15 year old Crossfit Teen who made it to the CrossFit Games in the 14-15 year old category in 2016 and finished sixth.  When she was in kindergarten, she did gymnastics for about a year.   She started running cross country in fourth grade, and she went to the USATF Junior Olympics Nationals three years in a row.  She switched to CrossFit in 8th grade. The difference between running cross country and crossfit . . .  she really loves Crossfit!  Running helped to set her up for this sport, and there was no turning back!  She’s been fortunate to have excellent coaches in each of the sports she’s competed in. The coaches at CrossFit Nashua worked hard to get her prepared for the Games.  After she found out that she made it to the Games, she got a puppy and named him Carson after the location for the event.   She is busy working to gain weight and muscle so that she can compete in the 16-17 year old category next year.  

Tune in for a discussion with Natural Bikini Pros Kristy Leconte & Danika Johnson about their pregnancies and how they are staying fit and strong.Danika Johnson is a proud partner of championchat360 with Kristy Leconte and a 2014 Yorton Cup Bikini Champion. Danika is also a fitness director, a personal trainer and Prep/posing coach. She is 18.5 weeks pregnant! Kristy Leconte one part of the Podcast duo Champion Chat 360 is that 2015 Yorton Cup Bikini Champion. Kristy is a personal trainer and coach. She is 28 weeks pregnant!

P4P Fit Talk with Melinda Corssino (Spencer) encompasses all types of athletic events and fitness industry related issues. Topics covered range from bodybuilding, CrossFit, fitness photography, health/nutirtion, body image and so so much more! I believe there are so many ways to stay active and have fun and I want to promote them all :-)  P4P Real Talk is and always will be a way to promote the natural side of bodybuilding and all of its many fun and diverse competitive people. We also deal with many topics that stem from their many daily lives. We are growing in listeners monthly but that will be the foundation of our show. Beyond Ultra is also a show about the natural way to compete in Endurance-related activities. I focus on maintaining a healthy lifestyle and positive attitude, while trying to make people "Functionally Fit". Meaning you don't have to be an Ultrarunner like me, but I want you to be physically able to perform daily functions of everyday life. Such as running around with your kids, or walking with a spouse, etc.. You will never hear negativity on my show !!!

Matt B. Davis started blogging and broadcasting about obstacle racing in 2012. He has gone on to build Obstacle Racing Media into a leading source of information in the OCR industry across multiple platforms. These include website, podcast, social media and video. He is widely considered the leading expert in the industry which has led to books, magazine, television, and documentary appearances.

What is P4P all about?  I post about their supplements all the time and have been using them since 2014. Maybe you have wondered, what the heck is the deal with P4P?  Well, this is the time to find out. I will have Co-Founder, Joe manning on Fit Talk for 30 minutes to educate about P4P's supplements and what they stand for as a company. Tune is to learn about their Protein, BCAA's, Creatine/Glutamine, Pre-Workouts and most important the launch of the newest Pre-Workout that will hit the public soon!! 

Guest: Michael David, CMO of FitnessModels.com. An exclusive community of athletes and fitness models from all over the world in over 35 countries. He has also shot numerous portfolio productions for models with Ford, Elite, Wilhelmina, Noux and been published in Oxygen, Muscle & Fitness, Muscle & Fitness Hers, Ironman Magazine, Natural Muscle etc as well as many fashion magazines over the years. Jessica McDougall, is the owner and photographer of Jess McDougall Creative who specializes in Boudoir & Fitness Photography. Her focus is on helping women realize how beautiful and sexy they are. You can find Jess at her bright and sunny portrait studio in historic Salem, MA. . Robbie Snider, the C.E.O and Co-founder of Pardomas, which is a nationally published photographer. His latest work came out in Ironman Magazine, although he has published works in several wedding magazines. Furthermore, Robbie has also shot for companies such as LA Fashion Week, Cars.com, Car2Go, and numerous clothing and jewelry designers, as well as multiple gyms and athletes.  Photoshoots are becoming more and more common, whether it be a fitness shoot, boudoir shoot or any and everything in between. Going into a shoot blind is not a good idea and there are a lot of things you need to know first and things to look out for as well. I will be talking with 3 amazing photographers on their adice and suggestions on everything from hairs, makeup and clothes to location, safety and payments.     

As many of you know, I was on Steve Austin's Broken Skull Ranch reality show in April. I had the opportunity to meet and get to know all of the amazing women on my show and wanted to get us all back together for a reunion show! We had a crazy experience shooting this show and have so many funny stories to tell. I will also check in with the winner of our show to see how she is doing now and what she is up to! You don't want to miss this!

From ESPN to FOX and Tosh.0, Bri's Puking Deadlift video made some serious headlines. Tune if for an amazing show where she will talk about the video, her social media fame and my favorite topic, Female Powerlifting and her 2016 goals! Meet Brianna Otto:  My name is Brianna Otto I am 24 and I was born and raised in Orlando Florida. I am a professional cosmologist and own my own business doing hair and make up. My favorite thing to do when I'm not working is to lift heavy weights with my strong friends. I have been competing in powerlifting for about 2 years now and have competed 6 times total. I currently hold an IPL World Record for jrs 132 or 60kg.  My next meet will be an USAPL meet to qualify for the RAW Nationals this year.

Shiloh began the CrossFit kids program at 7 years old in March of 2013 at CrossFit Free in Salem, NH, that summer he attended the Northeast Regionals and has been hooked ever since. In 2014 Shiloh began Olympic style weightlifting, with Coach Brandon Petersen, after watching the LiveFree Lifting team compete at The Atlantic States Championships. Since then he has competed on the Local and National level and earned three silver medals at the 2015 USAW Youth National Championships in Minneapolis, MN. At the 2015 East Regionals in Hartford, CT Shiloh met the people from Kettlebells4kids and was impacted by the fact that the average age of a homeless PERSON in America is 9 years old, at the time he was 9 and couldn’t fathom how that was possible. He wanted to be involved in solving this problem so we contacted Amie Turrill Owens the founder and he began helping raise funds and awareness. Last year Shiloh travelled to CrossFit Boxes in MA, NH, ME, CT & RI talking about Kettlebells4kids and getting boxes and athletes, like Spencer Hendel and Austin Malleolo to get involved. He also did several corporate presentations and other fundraising activities rasing $6,547.00. This year Shiloh has travelled outside of New England to CrossFit Boxes in TN & GA meeting with Rich Froning and Kurt Mullican. Also this year using the power of social media he has put together Team Dream Big, a group of 11 kids in CA, OR, IA, SC, PA, MA, CT, LA & FL. The goal of Team Dream Big is to spread awareness of the challenges facing America’s 2.5 million homeless kids and to raise funds to support Kettlebells4kids efforts in those states.Starting in April Shiloh will be competing in the Next Generation Games a series of eight kids CrossFit competitions in CT, MA & NJ. Last year in the inaugural year of the NGG Shiloh won first place overall and will be set to defend his title this year.  http://www.kettlebells4kids.org/

Gabi was on my first ever blog talk radio show, and is now coming back to update her fans on what she has been up to. She has made a major shift from a WBFF Pro to a Wrestler with some new amazing sponsors as well. We will be checking in with her to hear all the amazing things she has going on! You don't want to miss this!!

The 2016 Arnold Class & Expo was turly and amazing experience. I will be having some competitors and company representatives call in and give you the low down on how it all went. 

I'll be chatting with Joseph Bolton, co-founder of P4P Muscle, on all the amazing things P4P will be offering at the Arnold Classic. Listen in for all the details & remember to stop by Booth 532 for amazing supplements, prizes, music, games & more!

Sonni Burris is from a small town in Indiana. She is a full time hairstylist and loves it!! She was always athletic growing up; was a level 9 competitive gymnast for 9 years, dabbled in volleyball, softball, and cheerleading! She graduated high school, married young and basically took on the habits of those around her. Sonni quickly put on about 50 lbs! Fast forward 5 years, happily divorced and healthier than EVER. She lost a total of 45 lbs in the beginning, and began lifting to add the muscle she wanted! Sonni is a group fitness instructor along with her own fitness journey. She has only competed in 2 Figure Competitions so far, but had a blast. She is working on helping a few others with their health goals and learning to love her body!!  Laura Carson is a 47 year-old wife, mother and software executive that decided to transform herself and her life in July 2013. Laura had always struggled with her weight - former anorexic and sugar addict. Laura transformed by overhauling her nutrition and starting a weight-lifting regimen. She followed macro-based nutrition and focused on eating a balance of protein, carbs and fat every day. To motivate herself, Laura set a goal to compete in her first bikini competition at the age of 45. Laura lost 38lbs in 10 months and stepped on the stage for the first time in May 2014. Since then, Laura has kept the weight off, continues with her new nutrition, continued to build muscle by lifting heavy and competed in two additional competitions including a 2nd place Masters Tall Placement and a 5th Place Open Tall Placement. Laura’s transformation has been featured in bodybuilding.com, Oxygen Magazine, Strong Magazine and soon to be featured in the March version of Train Magazine. She also helps other woman over 40 reach their goals via her program 40SomethingFitness.    

Matt King is currently the Director of Speed and Athletic Performance at Columbia University. Matt is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning Association, a certified USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach, and a certified USA Track and Field Coach.  He was a consensus All-American football player as a senior at Maine in 2006, and also spent time playing with teams in the NFL, CFL, and AFL prior to starting his coaching career. Born and raised in Buffalo,NY Jeremy was a late bloomer athletically, who eventually worked his to earning a Division I scholarship to the University of Maine to play football. Closing in on his 5th year as a pro, he has been a member of the prestigious fraternity known as the National Football League, playing for the Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, and the Indianapolis Colts. Jeremy has also spent time in the Canadian Football League and the Arena Football League.  Ron Whitcomb has been with the Old Dominion football program since the beginning and worked his ninth season with the Monarchs in 2015.Whitcomb, departed as the Black Bears' all-time leader in completions (755), total offense (8,801) and touchdown passes (68). His 8,183 passing yards ranked second, as did his .592 completion percentage. One of three senior captains at Maine in 2006, Whitcomb was named the Atlantic-10 and Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Rookie of the Year as a redshirt freshman after passing for 2,428 yards and 21 touchdowns. The passing yardage was the most by a freshman in Atlantic-10 history and he also established a new school record with touchdown passes in 11 straight games. 

FitVine Wine was born when friends and athletes, Zach, Tom and Mark discovered that they could make amazing wines that also fit their healthy lifestyle. Our wines have no residual sugar, higher concentrations of antioxidants and less sulfites. We double filter the wine and cold stabilize it to remove impurities. We perform an extended fermentation of 10-14 days to optimize pH levels so there's no added sugar no additives and less sulfites needed. Too many wines today are loaded with unnecessary sugars, additives, and impurities. Our goal is to bring high quality wines to the active community that they can trust! Robby is the Owner of CrossFit Reach located in Acton, MA, one of the largest boxes in the state. In addition to running a successful gym and business, Robby has taken his love of CrossFit and helping people improve in their athletics and has started a successful online business where he coaches athletes from all over the World from as far away as Brazil, Pakistan and Australia while helping thousands of other athletes improve in their CrossFit skills through his programs. Robby also runs Chalk And Steel, a successful blog dedicated to providing coaching tips and articles to help athletes improve their performance and workouts.

Na'Iyma Thompson is 24 years old with an extreme passion for fitness. In particular, fitness modeling and competing. She competed nationally in the NPC bikini division. This year, she took the title of Gifted Nutrition's Model Olympian in Vegas. She was featured in the rising star section in the May issue of Oxygen magazine, and aired on HSN for Tony Little's total body treadmill show. Na'lyma is also modeling for suitsyouswimwear @ www.suitsyouswimwear.com. She absolutely loves what she does and aspires to become a pro in the IFBB. Na'lyma has high hopes in furthering her fitness career and inspiring others to do the same. Andreanna Calhoun is an IFBB Bikini Pro. She received her professional title last November at Miami Nationals. For the year of 2015, Andreanna competed in 4 pro shows. Placing; Pittsburgh (pro-debut 15th), Puerto Rico pro (4th), Tampa pro (10th) and Dallas Pro (8th). She is an extremely focused, meticulous, and dedicated individual that takes pride in her personal and professional lifestyle. Nutrition and fitness are important to her because she used to be anorexic. Andreanna's life found new meaning when she realized that she could eat like a regular person and not only be healthy, but also fit. She was uncomfortable in her own skin, but fitness turned that around for her. Andreanna learned how a proper regimen of diet and exercise could provide more confidence, higher self-esteem, and a more overall positive sense of self.