Fitness From the Inside Out

Not only are endurance athlete John Cooper and professional athlete Jacquie Godbe dating, they also both happen to be 6-time Chicago Triathlon competitors (plus many other events), AND are candidates in the MD-PhD program at Northwestern, NBD. They both met while cultivating a mutual love of medical science and endurance racing. Endurance athlete John Cooper is a decorated triathlete who has won titles at the Chicago Triathlon, New York Triathlon and more. He is working on his PhD in neuroscience, and wants to focus on specialties such as spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury and paralysis. Professional triathlete Jacquie Godbe has also become highly decorated, including winning 4th place overall in the Chicago Triathlon this past year (beating out 3 other males) and has been competing professionally domestically and internationally. She is working on her PhD in chemistry, with a specialization in the design side and research focused on Parkinson’s disease. Both share how they got to where they are, how they balance their studies with sports, and what some of their favorite post-race foods and desserts are!

Chris Mosier is a professional triathlete, All-American duathlete & 5-time member of Team USA. In this episode, he shares insights on what it’s like to be the first transgender athlete to make the men’s US National team, to be in the ESPN Body Issue and the first transgender athlete sponsored by Nike.Through his efforts, he has been able to catalyst change for the International Olympic Committee policy on transgender athletes. He also acts as a leader and mentor for those in the transgender sports community, and has helped all types of different organizations around the globe create gender-inclusive policies.

Ryan Thompson, certified strength and conditioning specialist and basketball operations and athletic development for Chicago’s Priority Sports and Entertainment management agency, has 17+ years of coaching experience at both the professional and collegiate levels. He has worked with 50+ current NBA players, has had 57 players selected in the NBA draft (with 35 first-round picks) and many other notable accomplishments. Ryan sits down with Skip and Bill to talk about what it’s like to run the Priority Sports draft camp, what he looks for in players and what he’s learned along the way.

University of Illinois Master Gardner, MaryAnne Spinner, shares how she became a master gardener and what the organization does, common agricultural and nutritional terms like “organic” and “GMOs” and what they mean, and whether or not it’s really worth buying organic.

FFC head Endurance coach Chris Navin shares how he went from working as an IT professional to competing with and coaching endurance athletes. He also shares tips and tricks for trying endurance events - no matter what your ability level. Beginners and seasoned athletes alike will benefit from this episode!

What’s with the keto diet? What is it? Is it good for everyone? Is it good for losing weight? What about “gluten free"? Skip Chapman and Bill Busch, of Fitness From the Inside Out, talk to two RDs who share everything you wanted to know about popular diets, including the keto diet, eating gluten free and restricted eating/intermittent fasting.