Vets & Barbells

Damian served in the Air Force between roughly '96-'01. He had the amazing experience of being in the first crews to work on and maintain our Stealth Bomber before the public ever knew of its existence! How awesome!-From all generations of service men and women, there are experiences and lessons that should be discussed and shared. It was amazing to hear Damian's journey through life, what brought him into the service, what he learned while in, and what he took away and into his life afterwards. I hope that this segment resonants with all listeners! There were precious nuggets of wisdom dropped from Damian's stealth bomber, haha. 

What an Episode! Had a very special guest, Paddy Gleason. Developer of "Off The Leash Lifestyle." An online training platform for paintball players and many others. A man from the Hawaiian Islands by birth and currently living in the state of Washington. Professional Paintball Player with Seattle Thunder, and an outstanding trainer and coach out of Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance in Renton, WA.Today Paddy and I covered the topic:- Why People fall off goals/ New Years Resolutions? And what we can do to improve those failures with intentionality and purpose.So much Gold in this one!!!

Like with the previous episode we Dipped into what Fats/ Lipids are, their good and bad sources, how they affect or absorb into the fatty and how we can eliminated the Saturated/Trans-Fats that we typically see in Western Diets/ Food Habits.

The quick down and dirty and gritty on why Carbs as a macronutrient is Key to utilize as a primary energy source for life. Carbs get labeled as bad or the reason for someone being fat/de-conditioned.  The bigger reason may ben that someone is eating the wrong things in either in excess or not enough. When we don't eat enough our body goes into survival mode and will feed off the ready fuel sources (fat comes first at lower energy expenditure levels, aka fat burner mode). However this will be different than doing Intermittent fasting (save that for another episode). I.F. Yes your naturally in a deficit BUT you still need to be eating enough maintenance calories/macros when in the eating window

Sometimes we try to do too much and maybe we bite off more than we can chew. This can be a double-edged sword. It can swing and help us cut through adversity, or it can swing back and hurt us or those close to us. When working towards whatever our goals or priorities are we HAVE to find balance and know when it's time to cut some of the fat off. Just like fitness./health everything is a choice. It's on every individual to decide for themselves what they want. You want to lose weight, burn fat, get stronger, run faster, jump higher....than you need to do the work and work towards those goals as progressively and efficiently as possible. Don't waste your efforts; work hard, but work smart (or learn along the way)

Going though a basics line-up right now for you all. Today I discuss Protein; What it is, where to find it, benefits and what to look for IF you are to supplement your current nutrition set-up.If interested using the Supps I do visit https://axeandsledge.comUse code MBLAKE10 at checkout

After Discussing Individual identity and being aware of yourself and what you seek to be apart of; its only fitting that with the closing of this year we embark on the new year and what that can mean for your own personal development. We discuss Goal setting and self development to be the best you that you can.

Do you live for you, or do you live by the expectations of others?Are you willing to have someone else (not you) give you or put you into a identity category?Is your identity who you are, or what/who you want to be identified as?True freedom is finding for yourself who you are, what you stand for, and being unapologetic about those standards, morals, values you live by. I don't care about the color of your skin, your ancestral heritage, I can if you're a good person.We can learn so much from other people and cultures and those facets will define parts and pieces of our personal groundwork, but how we develop as an individual is a personal journey. Don't allow others to tell you who you are, you FIND who you are. Find what's makes you happy, sad, excited, passionate, committed. Demographics do not define Character

Welcome aboard once again to the Podcast. We have an awesome first for today! we spoke with Cpl Sean Jastal, a machine gunner with 3/23 weapons co. It was a treat to talk about his journey and how he has personally navigated life hurdles. 

Understand that the holiday season comes around every year, and there's no excuse that you can't be prepared for it. That being said, one day or one meal will NOT derail the progress or work you've done up to that point. And you the person should not let it infect your head-space about how it might, or feel like it might be setting you back.Thanks again for joining in and listening, hope you return for the next one!

Marcel sits down with y'all and lays out some hard but honest truths about todays climate of "DIET FADS," as well as other basic nutritional knowledge you can take to succeed. All things are good and well but if your already having struggles having the discipline to learn and moderate your current habits. Then its not a strict fad diet you need, its a coach or health professional to help you learn about your relationship with food, portion sizing, healthy alternates, and guidance to help you achieve your goals without raking yourself over the coals. 

Today we shared our opinions and experiences on whether the options of College or Military life are worth your time and efforts. Much like some of the themes of how to prepare for a competition or event, you need and should have a reason or propose, as well as, understand what someone is getting themselves into.

On this first part for Nutrition Kevin dose a quick dive on his current status on nutrition and what he has learned over the years.

Join us as we discuss balancing family life with ANYTHING. Work, Hobbies, Exercise, etc. We both share some of the harder times we both went though with our own spouses, as well as, how we learned and grew out of those experience to better improve our home fronts.We want everyone listening to not make the same mistakes we did. Or at least to learn faster than us, about adapting to similar circumstances within your own realms. 

What you might need to be aware of or consider when you choose to prepare for a competition or meet. We discuss coaching, research, respecting your coach and not doing more than is needed (KEVIN!). What to consider when looking at your goals on any level. As well as, understand the extra factors or costs that will go into your competition. And finally being completely and at times brutally honest with yourself; where you stand and what needs to happen to not just show up, but show out and compete. DO NOT just be good, be great!

Bringing it back to the fitness end of things. We discuss a handful of common mistakes that we have both seen throughout the years no matter where you go. Some concerns can be more isolated to certain types of fitness/training centers and some are common throughout all locations. Please like, subscribe and more improtantly SHARE with others. 

Today we had fun revisiting some crazies times that in reflection had us rolling in laughter. We definitely only scratched the surface, but it was a good time nonetheless. Comment below, share your stories and lets see who has the craziest/funniest one!Like, Share, leave us a rating. Let us know how we are doing and what you'd like to hear or see more of?

This episode we dial it back and have some fun. We talk about pre-workout supplements we have used and what our thoughts are on them. We are not nerds about the ingredients but we offer advise for first time users or people new to the supplement world that may not know what is out there for them. 

On this episode we chose to dive a little deeper. We discuss personal experiences that either helped or forced us to take a deeper look inside ourselves and decide who we wanted to be or not. We briefly talk of personal trials of addiction, relationships, life situations and in the end how we chose to propel ourselves to where we stand a people today. 

You got to know our pathways into the military in episode 1. Now we layout what brought about our journey and endeavor into the Health and Wellness side of our lives. There is alway more to someone's story than what you see in front of you. Don't just a book by its cover. We each grew up with different body types and mentalities. Many pieces of our backgrounds we took and then made choices that put us where we are now. 

Welcome aboard! To start off we wanted to let you all get to know us. Our brief backgrounds into fitness, but we took a deeper dive into our backgrounds of why we joined the military.