Podcasts about crossfitting

We get to know Jenny Hull (Dense Updates)  Why has she jumped into the CrossFit Media Scene? How long has she been CrossFitting? What are her favorite aspects of the sport and the methodology and where does she see all this taking her?

Jason and Gabe sit down with CrossFit Games Champion Ben Smith for today's episode of the Jason Khalipa Podcast: - Competing with Team USA in Berlin - What is the future of CrossFit? - How are you still CrossFitting 16 years later? - Pregnant ladies doing muscle ups - Transitioning from competitive CrossFit training to CrossFit for life - Reading the bible from cover to cover - How does faith affect your - How do we foster a love for movement in our kids? - Gabe loves baseball Never let momentum get to zero. Listen to the Jason Khalipa Podcast every Monday and Thursday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. Follow the Pod Follow Jason Follow Gabe TRAIN HARD Shop Get the TRAIN HARD App Never Zero Newsletter NCFIT Programming For Gym Owners Ava's Kitchen

On this episode of the Live Greatly podcast Kristel Bauer sits down with Wende Zomnir, co-founder of Beauty brand Caliray and prior co-founder of makeup brand Urban Decay.  Kristel and Wende discuss how the beauty industry and wellness can coexist, how to add wellness into your workday, tips to support your well-being and skin health, key life and business lessons from Wende's journey and more.  Tune in now! Key Takeaways from This Episode: A look into the creation of the beauty brand Caliray How to add more wellness into your workday Tips to support your skin health and well-being Life and business tips from Wende's journey Kristel recieved complimentary Caliray products to try prior to recording this episode. ABOUT Wende Zomnir In the mid-‘90s when the prestige beauty market was a boring sea of pink, red and beige, Wende envisioned a shake-up and unleashed Urban Decay on the old-school cosmetics industry, filling the void with makeup in an insane range of colors and shade names that fueled a beauty revolution. Urban Decay democratized beauty before anyone else and Wende paved the way for every beauty entrepreneur. No one had their "makeup as empowerment" attitude and slate of killer never-before-seen color. They democratized beauty before anyone else. and paved the way for every beauty entrepreneur.  But, Wende actually has more to say and is less afraid to say it at 50 than she was at 27 when she chased the California dream and couldn't find it until landing in Laguna Beach and falling in love. That beautiful place made her feel beautiful and empowered. In October 2021, Wende Zomnir co-founded Caliray, a West Coast beauty brand made of clean formulas, dirty minds, and sexy sustainability. The brand blends makeup with wellness to create innovative concoctions with innocent ingredients. Caliray is California Beauty Unfiltered – designed for less makeup, more living. Wende resides in Newport Beach, California, with her husband Doug Collier, and hilarious sons Crash and Cruz. In her spare time, Wende can be found surfing, diving, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, Crossfitting, playing tennis, hitting a volleyball, mountain biking, practicing yoga, running, and of course, knitting. Her secret ambitions are to become a painter and write a book. Website: https://caliraybeauty.com/  Social Media Links: Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/wendezomnir/?hl=en  https://www.instagram.com/caliray/?hl=en  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caliraybeauty/   About the Host of the Live Greatly podcast, Kristel Bauer: Kristel Bauer is a corporate wellness expert, popular keynote and TEDx speaker, and the host of top-rated podcast, “Live Greatly,” a show frequently ranked in the top 1% for self-improvement. Kristel is an Integrative Medicine Fellow & Physician Assistant with clinical experience in Integrative Psychiatry, giving her a unique perspective into optimizing mental well-being and attaining a mindset for more happiness and success in the workplace and beyond. Kristel decided to leave clinical practice in 2019 when she founded her wellness platform “Live Greatly” to share her message around well-being and success on a larger scale.  With a mission to support companies and individuals on their journeys for more happiness, success, and well-being, Kristel taps into her unique background in healthcare, business, and media, to provide invaluable insights into high power habits, leadership development, mental well-being, peak performance, resilience, sales, success, wellness at work, and a modern approach to work/life balance. Kristel is a contributing writer for Entrepreneur and she is an influencer in the business and wellness space having been recognized as a Top 10 Social Media Influencer of 2021 in Forbes. A popular speaker on a variety of topics, Kristel has presented to groups at APMP, Bank of America, Commercial Metals Company, General Mills, Northwestern University, Santander Bank and many more. She has been featured in Forbes, Forest & Bluff Magazine, Authority Magazine & Podcast Magazine, has contributed to CEOWORLD Magazine & Real Leaders Magazine, and has appeared on ABC 7 Chicago, WGN Daytime Chicago, Fox 4's WDAF-TV's Great Day KC and Ticker News. Kristel lives in the Chicago area with her husband and their 2 children.  She can be booked for speaking engagements worldwide. You can learn more at https://www.livegreatly.co/  To Book Kristel Bauer as a speaker for your next event, click here. You can view Kristel Bauer's speaking reel here.  Website: www.livegreatly.co  Follow Kristel Bauer on: Instagram: @livegreatly_co  LinkedIn: Kristel Bauer Twitter: @livegreatly_co Facebook: @livegreatly.co Youtube: Live Greatly, Kristel Bauer To Watch Kristel Bauer's TEDx talk of Redefining Work/Life Balance in a COVID-19 World click here. Disclaimer: The contents of this podcast are intended for informational and educational purposes only. Always seek the guidance of your physician for any recommendations specific to you or for any questions regarding your specific health, your sleep patterns changes to diet and exercise, or any medical conditions.  Always consult your physician before starting any supplements or new lifestyle programs. 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Being a high-level athlete is hard on the body. Being pregnant is hard on the body too. Talayna Fortunato is a CrossFit OG, being on the podium at the Games in 2012.Fast forward 10 years and Talayna is still CrossFitting but now has had two pregnancies including twins and is pregnant with baby 4!In this week's podcast, Talayna talks about her fertility journey (she was advanced maternal age when she started her motherhood journey at 37), the differences between pregnancies, her pelvic and core rehab journey and how CrossFit has fit into that journey.What about the goats?! We talk about them too! If you follow her on Instagram (you can find her here), then you'll see the busy life Talayna It was so great to hear from Talayna who has been so influential in the CrossFit space - hope you enjoy this episode!___________________________________________________________________________Don't miss out on any of the TEA coming out of the Barbell Mamas by subscribing to our newsletter You can also follow us on Instagram and YouTube for all the up-to-date information you need about pelvic health and female athletes. Interested in our programs? Check us out here!

In this episode of The Hormone Prescription Podcast, Karen Martel, a Certified Hormone Specialist & Transformational Nutrition Coach, joins us to provide insights on how to unlock the mysteries of female fat loss. In a candid conversation, Karen shares her journey of struggling with health issues and how she overcame these challenges to become a leading expert in women's hormone health and weight management.     Throughout the episode, Karen provides invaluable information on methods to balance and optimize hormones in peri and post menopause, and breakthrough weight loss resistance. Her practical tips and advice make a considerable impact on women's lives struggling with similar issues. Karen's passion for helping women improve their hormone health stems from her own experiences, and her approach to women's health is bold and practical. She is the host of the top 100 rated women's health podcast, "The Other Side of Weight Loss", where she shares her deep knowledge and expertise on female fat loss and hormone imbalance.    Episode Highlights: - Unlocking female fat loss secrets - Understanding hormonal challenges in peri and post menopause - Overcoming weight loss resistance - Karen's personal journey and experiences - Bold and practical approaches to women's hormonal health    Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast for more expert insights and breakthrough approaches in women's hormonal health!   Speaker 1 (00:00): What if you could break through weight loss resistance with a novel bioidentical hormone, would you try it? Stay tuned to find out if I would. Speaker 2 (00:10): So the big question is, how do women over 40 like us keep weight off, have great energy, balance our hormones and our moods, feel sexy and confident, and master midlife? If you're like most of us, you are not getting the answers you need and remain confused and pretty hopeless to ever feel like yourself Again. As an ob gyn, I had to discover for myself the truth about what creates a rock solid metabolism, lasting weight loss, and supercharged energy after 40, in order to lose a hundred pounds and fix my fatigue. Now I'm on a mission. This podcast is designed to share the natural tools you need for impactful results and to give you clarity on the answers to your midlife metabolism challenges. Join me for tangible, natural strategies to crush the hormone imbalances you are facing and help you get unstuck from the sidelines of life. My name is Dr. Kyrin Dunston. Welcome to the Hormone Prescription Podcast. Speaker 1 (01:03): Hi everybody. Welcome back to another episode of the Hormone Prescription with Dr. Kyrin. Thank you so much for joining me today as we're going to dive into a novel tool that's a bioidentical hormone that could help you lose up to 5% of your body weight in fat. Wanna know about it? Sure you do. Right? We always wanna look for all the natural options that could help us safely and effectively be more healthy. Right? If that includes losing weight, lose weight, regain energy, right? All the things you still gotta do all the things, but maybe this is something that can give you a little boost. We're gonna dive into that in this episode. And our guest today, Karen Martel, is gonna tell us about it and you're gonna see if I'm gonna try it or not and would you try it or not. So we're gonna have some information on that. Speaker 1 (01:51): But we're also gonna take a little tour off the main road that we usually talk about when we talk about breaking through weight loss resistance. And that has to do with the intangibles related to losing weight. The intangibles related to going from perimenopause to menopause, all the intangibles related to every symptom or disease that you might have. What are those? Well, the thoughts, feelings, and beliefs that are driving or supporting that energetic disruption. That is the symptom that you have, whether it's excess weight or you've got diabetes and your pancreas isn't functioning well, or you name the disease or symptom. There's some underlying spiritual, if you will, or energetic, cause we're gonna dive into that too. As my GE guest today, who is a weight loss resistance specialist has a lot of experience with that, as do I on my journey. It really is something that you will come to face yourself when you're healing from disease, if you're doing it right, and if you want the optimum outcomes, it really is key. Speaker 1 (03:01): So I'll tell you a little bit about Karen, then we'll get started. She's a certified hormone specialist and transformational nutrition coach and women's weight loss expert. She's got a top 100 rated women's health podcast. It's called The Other Side of Weight Loss, where she helps women to unlock the mysteries of female fat loss and hormone imbalance. She struggled with her own health issues, but she was determined to bring her knowledge to others with a bold new approach to women's hormone health and weight management. Her passion lies in helping women balance and optimize their hormones in per and post-menopause and breakthrough weight loss resistance. Yes. Please help me welcome Karen Martel to the hormone prescription. Speaker 3 (03:44): Thank you very much for having me, Dr. Kyrin. I'm very excited to be here. Speaker 1 (03:49): Yes, we talk about weight loss resistance. It's such a problem for women once we hit 40 and midlife and we age, and you really have some unique perspectives on some tools that are novel that can assist us with this weight loss resistance, and also how to address something that most people aren't aware of as an issue for them around weight loss at midlife. So maybe actually you can start by sharing a little bit about your journey and how you zeroed in on hormones and weight loss resistance and all things that we, women over 40 are concerned with . Speaker 3 (04:26): Yes, . Well, mine actually started, of course, had to start early for me in my thirties after the birth of my first child. I, you know, lost the pregnancy weight, but about a year and a half into it, I just, very suddenly, within a few months time, I rapidly started to put on weight and I had not changed anything. And I was experiencing not only weight gain, but I was having severe insomnia, really bad PMs, anxiety, depression, gut problems. And I did what every woman is told to do. I started to exercise like a mad woman . I started pretty much starving myself, trying every diet under the sun, calorie counting. I had always been a really healthy eater. So it wasn't like, it wasn't because I had changed my diet or was eating McDonald's every day and I was working out probably harder than I'd ever worked out in my life. Speaker 3 (05:25): And I only continued to gain weight. And I went to the doctor, I was put on an antidepressant, I was given a sleeping pill and kind of told to, you know, go on my way. And nobody at that time would've told me I was 33. Nobody would've said, Hey, maybe this is your hormones. And after a lot of struggling and a lot of different diets and exercise programs, I decided that I had to take matters into my own hands. And I started digging into research and decided, I think this has something to do with my hormones. And so I ended up going to a naturopath and having my hormones tested through saliva testing at the time. And it came out that I was, you know, super low on progesterone, high estrogen, and I had very low cortisol and D A T A, which I'm sure your listeners are familiar with, those two hormones and those are your stress hormones. Speaker 3 (06:24): And there I was just doing everything wrong. According to that hormonal profile, I was doing high amounts of cardio. I'm starving myself. I later found out that I also was hypothyroid and had no idea, which also those two things would've perpetuated that. So I had to go, okay, I have to make a serious shift because I didn't even think I was a stressed out person. So I started, I quit the, the hardcore CrossFitting and starving myself. And I actually started doing yoga all the time. I started asking for help. And the biggest piece of that puzzle was I started to really look at the spiritual side of what was happening. And I realized that there was a lot of things that I had not dealt with from my past. I had always had really bad self body image. I had an eating disorder as a teenager, I had sexual abuse. Speaker 3 (07:24): There was a lot of things that Karen had not dealt with. And so I went on a bit of a journey and I will tell you, it was not quick. There was no quick fixing this. And it took probably a good year of like really working on these things, slowing down, like looking at the spiritual aspect of things, dealing with some of the past stuff that the weight finally started to slowly come off. Mm-Hmm. . And I came out of that experience just going, there's gotta be more women like me. There's gotta be more women that are doing everything right that are not, you know, closet eating or eating McDonald's mm-hmm. and all of these things that, that they are eating, right. That they're exercising and they're not able to lose the weight. And so it kind of, it threw me into this world of nutrition. Speaker 3 (08:13): And then at the age of 42, I started to go into menopause and overnight Wow. Yeah. Overnight I had my thyroid crash on me and I started missing my periods. I started having hot flashes. I was, I gained two months and was like, what the heck? Because I really didn't think, I said at that point in time, I had been, you know, 10 years nutritionist, weight loss coach, like doing everything right. I don't drink, I don't, you know, dealing with the, the mental stuff, sleeping well. Like I, I really had all the boxes checked and then behold it happens again. And so that sent me on a mission to find out, okay, what's happening with my, my hormones? Why am I going into menopause so early? I was able to reverse it and I, at 47 today, I still have my period and I'm doing well. But it was a big eye-opener. Both times that when that happened to me, and I just, I know now work with so many women that very similar things have happened to them too, where they're, they are really healthy and they're trying to do things right, but they can't get that weight off. So Speaker 1 (09:22): Yeah, that period is that fifth vital sign. And when it starts going wonka donk, that is your sign emergency. Something is wrong. Just like if your pulse is sky high or your respiratory rate or you have a really high fever when your period, it really should be like clockwork. Your body has a timing mechanism where your period should come every, you know, 28 days or whatever is normal for you. And when it doesn't and it stops or it's late or it's irregular, that really should be your sign to look for the cause, not to get on a synthetic hormone. Just shut up your female system. Right? Everybody's heard me say that don't get on the birth control pill Speaker 3 (10:08): Or Speaker 1 (10:09): You know, the vaginal ring or devil shots like was done to me for decades. That's not the answer ladies. It's really not the answer. You gotta find the cause. So yeah, you hit that wall wow. At 42 and that, you know, bring drive home. Another very important point I wanna point out is that a lot of times if you go to a corporate or mainstream doctor with that scenario, they're just gonna say, oh yep, you're going into menopause. Oh well it's just biology. There's nothing we can do. And they're not going to investigate it. But you know, what you just heard Karen say was that she found the underlying cause she remediated it and then she had got her periods back and it wasn't menopause. So you don't wanna go into hormonal poverty any sooner than you have to, cuz then you have to face the consequences of them. Speaker 1 (11:01): So let's dive into, you mentioned some of the spiritual things. Let's dive into that cuz that's something we haven't talked about on the podcast that I think is super important. And then after that we'll dive into this novel tool that really is very hot and late breaking tool that you can use to help your weight loss resistance and lots of other problems in health that a lot of people don't know about. So we'll dive into that next, but what were some of your understandings that you learned through that period that you just described about the spiritual nature of this change you were going through? Speaker 3 (11:37): Yeah, I mean for my, myself personally, and I think for so many women that body self-image was a huge piece that I had to really look at. And I had self-abuse myself for a very long time. I was an alcoholic, I was a drug addict. Like I said, I had been raped, I had very bad eating disorder. I was bulimic for many years and I hadn't looked at any of that. I just literally had numbed myself and just pushed it away and thought, well I know that that's not good and that I probably am a little bit messed up from it, but I recognize that that wasn't a good thing. So I must be fine , I don't need to go back and really pick it apart. But I did and I had to. And it took a long time. I mean, like I said, it wasn't easy. Speaker 3 (12:24): I had to, I was in therapy for seven years and it was, it wasn't traditional therapy. I did a lot of what connected with me. I had started with traditional therapy and then I moved into spiritual therapy and I started seeing an energy worker. That was life-changing for me. And that's what really connected with me. And I really highly recommend that women find somebody that's gonna connect with them. Because I think a lot of the time women don't look at these problems because they don't, they immediately think if, if I'm going to go down that road, I gotta go see a therapist and I don't wanna do that. I'm not gonna go talk to somebody about my problems doesn't work, what are like, they have some issues around that. And it doesn't have to be that. It could be something completely different. E every single one of us is different. Speaker 3 (13:12): I've had, I've seen people that have gotten so much help just from body work, like going or doing yoga. Like there's so many things that you can do to connect with self. Mm-Hmm. , it doesn't have to look like that. And for some people that does work. So I think it's important to look at all of these things in, if you are continually running into the same problems over and over again, that's your sign. That's your sign that you are not looking at something that you need to look at. So if you are continually looking to the next best diet, constantly failing at that diet, constantly gaining the weight back, or maybe it's something completely different where it's just like you have this repetitive pattern of somebody wronging you constantly or getting yourself into the wrong relationships with the wrong partner. These are your big warning signs that hey, you're not listening. There's something here that you're not learning from, that you're not looking at that you have to deal with. And then, and if you don't, it's gonna keep happening over and over again and likely worse. Speaker 1 (14:22): Yes. And you know, I identify with a lot of the things that you shared. I'm wondering for everyone if you could talk about what you mean by spiritual. Because some people hear that and they're like, oh, that's not religion. I'm religious, I'm ex religion, I'm not gonna hear this, I can't hear this because spirituality is anti-religion. So maybe you could address that. So what do you mean by spiritual aspects? What does that mean? Speaker 3 (14:50): It can mean religion. I think that spirituality, I think religion is under that umbrella. So what it's whatever feeds your spirit. So if that is religion, no matter what religion it is mm-hmm. , that could be maybe what you need to connect more with. If that's what connects with you. If that's God, if it's Buddha, whatever it is, then maybe that's the road that you need to go down. Maybe you have to go talk to your priest or go talk to go get into a Bible study group wherever it might be. But if that's what is your thing, then that's great. Spirituality for me is personally my soul. What purpose am I here on earth for? I think we're all here to love and to learn. And I think that if we don't learn these things, that we're gonna have to come back in our next life and learn them again or try to learn them again. And that's my belief. I believe that there is a God, I think there was a Jesus, I think there was a Buddha. So I have this kind of like mix of all the religions put into one. But spirituality is more than what what you see here. It's that intuitiveness, it's what's going on inside. It's your heart, it's love, it's, and it can be your religion as well. So that's personally the way I see it. I don't know about you Karen, when, how do you see spirit ? Speaker 1 (16:06): Oh yeah. I mean to me it's the part of us that enlivens the human form that we're in, that we get to use while we're in this, on this earth plane. And it represents all of who we've ever been and ever will be and what we're meant to express in this lifetime. What we're meant to experience, the people we're meant to come in contact with. And to me, when I talk about the spirituality of perimenopause or menopause or the spirituality of any disease, I think there is a spiritual lesson in, in every symptom and disorder that we can experience. I'm talking about looking for the deeper meaning that isn't obvious, right? If you, when I weighed 243 pounds and I looked in the mirror, well you could, I could see I was morbidly obese. Right? But what's the meaning? What's the meaning behind that? More than, oh, I had hormonal imbalances is I had toxicities, I had gut dysfunction, I had all these physical causes contributing to it. Speaker 1 (17:08): I had energetic causes, right? Thoughts, feelings, beliefs, all garnered from past experiences that I had had that led me to certain belief systems. So it's interesting with obesity, they found in some of the studies, I think his name is Filetti, who did some of the research on this. And he just happened to notice that 80% of the women in, in the study he was doing on obesity had been sexually abused. And that's ultimately what I think led to the ACE trials, the adverse childhood experienced trials. Cuz they were starting to see this link between adverse childhood experiences, emotional psychosocial experiences, and physical health problems. And then when he, he noticed this 80% incidence of childhood sexual abuse among these women in this study that were obese. So to me it's really looking at the deeper meaning. And so how did that show up for you? Mm-Hmm. in terms of what you were going through right Here are your 42 mm-hmm. , your body's getting ready to go into menopause, which is on average nine years early, your thyroid shut down. And so what did that look like for you? Mm-Hmm. Speaker 3 (18:19): The thyroids energetically signifies your voice chakra. So we have these energy centers in our body, and this isn't woowoo, this is science. We have energy centers throughout our body. And the voice chakra sits right where your thyroid is. And I think that this is, I personally think this is why so many more women have it than men have thyroid problems, is because we don't tend to speak our mind as much as men do. We tend to stuff things down. We're not, we're taught that, you know, maybe not to voice our emotions so much. And I, looking back at my history and all the times I didn't say anything when I wanted to say something, when I wanted to stop that person from abusing me, when I had so much self-hatred for myself, I did not think that I was capable of being loved even. And that I think was really tied up in my thyroid. Speaker 3 (19:16): And I don't think it was something that I dealt with over those first few years of therapy. I don't think I, cause the thyroid thing didn't come in until later. And then I was like, oh, I'm not surprised that I have a thyroid problem. And I didn't address it. And so I really think it was my body going, n you have to pay attention to this now. This is, you have to start speaking your mind and you have to start loving yourself. And it sounds really like, oh, so cliche, oh, love yourself. But looking back at my history, I never did. I never loved myself. I had always hated my body. I always critiqued it. I didn't trust myself. I didn't, there was so many things that needed to be unpacked. And coming into my forties, going into menopause and gaining that much weight, especially as a weight loss coach, that was super hard on my ego. Speaker 3 (20:09): And I knew that no matter what I did, this was interesting. No matter what I did, I would not have lost the weight then I knew it. So every time I would like go, oh, you know, the, the old patterns would start to come up and I'd say, oh, I, I better start, you know, cutting down on the calories and we better start working out harder. And then I'd be like, Nope, stop. Don't do that. Because then that's like going back into that old pattern of dieting and thinking that that was the answer. Cause for me it's, it wasn't, and I knew that, I knew that there was something emotional, like you said, like there's always something emotional to every medical problem, every chronic ailment that you've got. I really truly believe that there is going to be an emotional component to it. Whether it's the full root cause, whether it's just a third of it, who knows. But there's always something emotional or something that, that your body is trying to get you to look at in your life. Speaker 1 (21:07): I totally agree with that 100%. And some of the things that you said, I wanna, let's go back and talk about this. So, you know, you very are very open and very freely shared some of your struggles earlier. And then you said, I hated myself. And the average per woman, if you ask her, do you hate yourself? She's gonna say no. And if you ask her, do you love yourself? She's gonna say yes. So I'm thinking we probably, because that probably would've been me at one point also. And then there was a point where I realized, no, I actually treat myself as if I hate myself, . And so what does that mean? What does, how would a woman identify, oh my gosh, I behave as if I hate myself. And the whole cliche, like you said, of self-love, we tell, we hear that so much, but really what does that mean on a day-to-day, day basis? Maybe you even take some instances, well, oh, here's something that I dealt with and here's how I treated myself with hatred around that, and here's how I now treat myself with love. So maybe we could have a little richer, more in depth discussion on that. Speaker 3 (22:11): Mm-Hmm. , I think people, women can recognize it because you have to tune into how are you speaking to yourself all day long. Right? Pay attention, like most of it is subconscious, but pay attention to, and I, and we're gonna get into this, is, I just recently lost a bunch of weight and it's so interesting to me to, to realize that I still have these like nagly little self-talk bull crap inside of me. . It's like, you know, I just go lose a bunch of weight, even though I was, you know, I, I was looking good and, but I lost weight. And then I caught myself looking in the mirror, not even realizing going, I wish I, I could lose a little bit more weight right here on my, the back of my arm. And I was like, oh, Karen, how dare you say that you just lost 10 pounds off your body and you, how dare I? Speaker 3 (23:06): And I was so ashamed and I felt so guilt. I was like, what, what? How can I even think that? And so I had to look at it and be like, where's that coming from? And I'm like, it's coming from the fact that I've done this for the last 30 years of my life. I've looked in the mirror and I have cut myself down. I, it's al it's never like, Hey, I'm looking good. Look at how great my stomach looks. I'm looking so hot. Like, it's usually like, we don't do that. We right. We pick up the one or like many things, whatever it is. But you'll, you'll nitpick. You'll be like, what's this freckle doing here on my face? , you're just, you'll find anything. And sometimes women, it's a lot, it's not one thing. It's their whole body that they look at and they hate. Speaker 3 (23:54): They're going, what? Look at my stomach, look at my legs, look at my cellulite, look at my hair, look at my wrinkles, look at my chest, look at my breasts. Like it's never ending. And so ask yourself like, how, how is your day spent talking to yourself? Are you constantly worried about your weight? Are you constantly worried about the food that's going into your mouth? Are you constantly going, Ooh, I'm gonna start this tomorrow. Ooh, I'm gonna eat better today. I'm gonna eat better tomorrow. I'm gonna start the diet next week. Because I think majority of women do this, wouldn't you say? Speaker 1 (24:28): Yes. And you know, I love the litmus test for that because it's such a habitual way that most of us think when we look in the mirror, we're not looking for what we love. We're looking for the things we don't like that we need to fix so we can be perfect. Would you say that to a friend? Would you say your friend says, oh Karen, I lost 10 pounds. Look I lost 10 pounds. And they proudly come before you and you go, you know what? Yeah. But you've got fat on the back of that arm and you need to lose that. What would your friend say to you? She would not be your friend anymore. Right. That's how you know you're hating on yourself. Speaker 3 (25:06): Yeah, exactly. And, and hate's a strong word, but yeah. Speaker 1 (25:10): , Speaker 3 (25:10): You know, like how much are you loving on yourself? Maybe ask that. How much are you actually just going like, you are rocking it. You look so fantastic. I had a friend last year who was desperately trying to lose weight. She was eating, trying to eat right. She was exercising. And then I didn't talk to her for like a month or two. And when I saw her, she had lost weight. And so I'm thinking like, oh, all my tips are working for her. Right? And she said, you know what Karen? I wasn't losing weight no matter what I was doing. And she said, so I, I stopped thinking about it. Instead I would get myself naked and I would stand in front of my mirror and I would tell myself how great I looked. And she said, I did that consistently . And she said, and the weight started coming off. And I was like, wow, . Speaker 1 (25:58): It's so true. One other thing I noticed, I just wanna share cuz I know some people listening are gonna be like, oh my gosh, I do that too is so I had been traveling and not been able to keep to my eating and exercise schedule and I gained a few pounds and then I came to a city here in Argentina where I could kind of get settled and get to a good gym and eat like I like to eat. And so I just started doing, doing the things that I do for my health. And then I started seeing that weight come off, come off. And I was very pleased. But instead of just continuing to love myself and give my body what it needed, I turned it into a project and I'm like, oh my gosh, I lost five pounds. I bet I could lose another eight pounds this month if I up my gym. Speaker 1 (26:44): And I cut my intermittent fasting to only eating four hours a day. And before I knew it, I had made myself in my progress into nothing. And I had made myself into a project and objectified myself instead of just loving myself and giving my body what it needs. Because I know she'll go to what the weight she likes. And I know there's some people listening going like, oh my gosh, I do that too. So you're not alone. But then what is the loving thing to let go of that I don't stop, I'm not, I don't usually weigh myself. Why did I even get on this scale? Right? It's not loving. So now I don't, not Speaker 3 (27:21): Not on Speaker 1 (27:21): The scale, right? I'm still in in Buenos Aries and I just go do the exercise and give my body the food it needs. That's loving. So how does a yeah. Self love look. How would you explain that? What kind of actions would it be? Speaker 3 (27:37): I think both with my, both times there when I was in my thirties and when I was in my forties, when I remember getting to a point even in my late thirties where I realized that I was still trying to lose weight even though I was at 128 pounds, that was my weight set point. It would never move from that. It would be like I would try something extreme, I'd lose some weight and it would just go right back to 1 28. And I just kept doing this for years. And I was constantly like, I wanna get down, I wanna get down. I shouldn't be this weight. I should be 1 25, I should be one 20, whatever it might be. And then I remember this one day, it just dawned on me, I'm like, this is where my body wants to be . It's not a super skinny little person. Speaker 3 (28:20): And I never will be. I never have been, I never will be. So quit trying to get down to this unrealistic weight. And I'm like, what, Karen, are you really willing to do what it would take to be 120 pounds? Like I would have to starve myself. I would have to, I I, even if I did, I still don't think I would've gotten down to that. And I let it go cuz I was like, I can sit here and spend the rest of my life trying to get down to this fricking number on the scale because I feel like that's how I should look. Or I can accept where I'm at right now and work on just accepting that. And so I did and I did great. And for many years I was, I was very pleased with where I was at till I hit my forties and I, and I gained the 15 pounds and then I immediately started to hate on myself. Speaker 3 (29:11): But I did the same thing where I, I knew if no matter what I was gonna do at that time, I wouldn't have been able to lose the weight. And so I worked on loving myself and I worked on sharing that message. And I think that that really helped because menopausal women, perimenopausal women and menopausal women, I really believe that it's very normal for us to soften a little bit. It just is men do. So why can't women? And it's not realistic to think we're gonna look like we did when we were 20, when we're 50. It's just not, and it's okay to soften a little bit and we need to start accepting that and having that be the normal where we can look at women that are in this midlife go and go, they look beautiful because I do, I look at women my age and I think they're beautiful when they're healthy. Speaker 3 (30:10): And so I just kept telling myself that is, I'm gonna be healthy. I'm gonna still eat right, I'm gonna still exercise, I'm gonna still do yoga and I'm gonna be healthy. And I had super clear skin and I, and I looked good. And yes, I was more overweight than I wanted to be. And I knew that that would come off eventually. And it did take a couple of years and it was slowly started to come off. And I still was though accepting. Cause I still wasn't down to 1 28. I still accepted that I needed to, that it was okay for me to soften a little bit mm-hmm. because I was getting older and that's okay. I wasn't overweight. Mm-Hmm. . I, but I had softened. Speaker 1 (30:52): I mean, I think if you do want to be the same as at 60 as you were at 20, you can do it. It's just, do you want to do it? I will say, I wanna ask you this cuz I, I don't know how old you are now. I'm in my fifties 47. Speaker 1 (31:07): Okay. So my generation, I guess that's your generation. I don't know if we're, I'm a baby boomer. I think we had some pretty unrealistic expectations of what weight we were supposed to be at any age. Yeah. Literally we had, you know, those little Barbie dolls where you could wrap your little pinky finger around their waist. And for my whole life, I thought because my thighs touched and I didn't have a gap thigh gap, there was something wrong with me. But now the, there were earlier, more recent generations, they really accept themselves. And I love some of these kind of TV and internet stars where they're big and beautiful and bold and they love themselves and nobody judges them and they're just accepted for who they are and their beauty. And I, you know, I don't know how you overcome the conditioning we went through, but any thoughts on that you'd like to share? Speaker 3 (31:56): Yeah, you could look like you did when you were 20, but what is it gonna take to get there? Like, how much suffering are you going to to have to go through and, and, and it's just not realistic. And I always tell women like whatever their numbers that they're trying to get down to, I asked them, when was the last time you were at that number and how long were you there for? Because usually it's like, oh, well I did this really extreme diet when I was 25 and I got down to 115 pounds, so I think that's what I'd like to be at because I love the way I looked. I'm like, yeah, I bet you did. But is that realistic? No, that's not your set point. So I just think be realistic about it. Be okay with softening a little bit. I'm not saying you have to accept being, you know, 300 pounds or two. Speaker 3 (32:40): Like I'm not saying that. I'm just saying that there is a place where you have to begin to accept where you're at because it likely will not change. Like you can only get down to that set point. Maybe that a healthy set point that is still maybe in your eyes overweight, even though it's only like five to 10 pounds or 15 pounds overweight maybe for you. But could you just work on accepting that and loving yourself for that? And just focusing on being healthy and feeling really good. And that's, I think, a really hard thing to ask women really, really hard. Speaker 1 (33:18): And what about the cultural norms that we grew up with, with very skinny barbies and a very skinny twiggy kinda expectation of what the definition of beauty was and what we should look like? Yeah. Speaker 3 (33:30): Well I, I ask you then, all of you, how many women do you know that look like that? Especially in their forties, even in their thirties, how many women did you know that were stick thin and had a perfect model figure? I can count like two friends out of all my friends that looked like that. Most didn't. So it's more normal to have curves than not to have curves. And we just see it in the magazines as these, this 1% of society of women that ha that were literally born genetically superior and that have those shredded bo like, they just come out looking fantastic and never have to worry about their weight. So it's more normal to be curvaceous and we have to tell ourselves this, that, that, that is what's normal. It's not normal. And, and look at men, geez, the discre, like between men and women. Speaker 3 (34:24): I just, it drives me nuts that men, all of my guy friends right now, they're in their forties and fifties. They've got the bellies. They're not getting Botox, they're not doing plastic surgery, they're not concerned . Like, they're just riding along, you know, and we look at them and oh, they're handsome with their gray hair. But yeah, women, we start to age and we're looked at like, Ooh, no, no, you better get your Botox. You better. Not that I'm saying anything wrong with Botox, I do get myself, but you know, like the pressure on us is far more right. And you have to remind yourself, like, I remind myself all the time, like, my husband's not doing all of these things. So take it easy on yourself. Don't feel like you have to too. Mm-Hmm. , this is the time in our life, like talking about spirituality. Speaker 3 (35:11): This is a time in our life where we, it's all about us finally. You know, like we in our twenties and thirties, it's all about our career, having children, getting married, and a lot of the time, right? We, we've, at this point, we've figured out if we're keeping the man or we're getting rid of 'em or, or, or your wife, whatever it is. And as we go into these years, our hormones start to shift. And I really think that this is is a calling to start paying attention to yourself, to start paying attention to your health mm-hmm. and let it be about you. You know, your kids are growing up, they're getting older. If you have children, you know, your ki your ki you figured out your job at this point. So let these years be about you because these can be the best years of your life. You know, we talk a lot about the bad, about the weight gain, about the hot flashes, the, the low sex drop, all the things that come with losing our hormones. But there's so much good that can come out of these years. These can be the best years of your life if you can start to take care of yourself and treat yourself with love. Like, it, it is, it's the time to do this and to work on these things. I really, really believe that. Speaker 1 (36:21): So one of the things that you shared with me before we started, I said, oh, we have to talk about that, that you can do to love yourself and really help yourself be your best as you age is peptide therapy, particularly if you're experiencing weight loss resistance. And I thought that is something that we should cover and talk about in this episode. So tell me how you became introduced with peptide therapy to help weight loss resistance. Yes. Speaker 3 (36:49): So we have actually a, a peptide weight loss program now because it started last year when I had a client who had Hashimotos. She was one of those women that was doing everything right, eating right, exercising, could not lose the weight no matter what she did. She had optimized her hormone, she optimized the thyroid, could not get the weight off. And we have, we, I hadn't seen her for a couple months, we have this session together and she just lost 17 pounds, . I said, how the heck did you do that? She said, Ozempic. And I'm like, what's Ozempic ? I hadn't even heard of it. So she tells me what it is and it's a weight loss peptide. And so then I went on the search of what the heck is this? And I started googling it and finding out for myself and thought, wow, this is amazing. Speaker 3 (37:38): I'm gonna give this a go. So I try it for myself and it was a complete disaster, to be honest, . I actually ended up getting severe migraines from it. I felt super sick, didn't lose any weight the first couple weeks. So I was like, well of course this isn't gonna work for Karen. Lo lo and behold, like, not shocking at all. Right? So I then started to recommend it to other client, other perimenopausal, menopausal women that I knew that had tried everything. You know, like they had done all the work and every single one of them were got results. And it was, it's, it was like, wow, this is amazing. So then fast forward to now, we've created our own, we like weight loss peptide program because it, I, it really truly just blows my mind how well these peptides work. So I have now gone to the other one, which is known as Manjaro. Speaker 3 (38:34): So I do it just the the peptide. I don't do the name brand Manjaro. So that's called Tze Peptide. So there's Semaglutide and there's Tpat. Tpat is the newest Semaglutide, which is also known as ozempic has been around for 10 years. So we've got a lot of research now on that originally developed for type two diabetics and they realized that, oh my goodness, people are losing a ton of weight, but they're on average in a year's time, or 72 weeks I think it was, they were losing 15 to 20% of their weight. Which just so everybody knows bef prior to this drug, if a drug could help a person lose 5% of their weight, that was considered amazing. Cuz that's all we had seen. That was how good it got. Mm-Hmm. , these were 15 to 20%. And it wasn't just that people were reversing all of these metabolic diseases. Speaker 3 (39:29): You know, cholesterol was getting better, their fatty liver was disappearing. It was helping there, there's research now showing that it helps to prevent Alzheimer's disease, plaque formation on the brain. All of these little metabolic markers were getting substantially better. People were getting off blood pressure mega medications and so many things were getting better mm-hmm. and plus they were effortlessly losing weight. These, these medications not only help to suppress appetite, but they work on your brain and they help it so that you don't crave sugary foods anymore. You just kind of just disappears . So you don't care to you, you're not struggling that whole time. Right? The whole, any other diet, you're struggling. We all know that. You're, you're like, I can't, I shouldn't eat that, but I really want to, you know, that's like why most diets fail is because our willpower runs out and we end up eating the highly palatable foods that are all around us. Speaker 3 (40:31): Well, this drug eliminates that need. So weight loss becomes easier than it's ever been before in your entire life. It's nuts how it works. So I went on Tze peptide, I was at 138 pounds and no side effects. In six weeks I lost 10 pounds and it was mm-hmm. . And it's been easy, fantastic. Like, I have no problem with it. This is though something that you have to typically stay on. So that's the downfall is you come off of it and a some people will, will keep the weight off, but because most people will blow past their set point, then you will likely, if you come off of it, you may go back to that normal set point, right? So for a menopausal woman, if you've gained, let's say you were always 130 pounds, but in menopause you've gained 15 pounds and you cannot get it off. Speaker 3 (41:30): Well, you could go on this drug and it's gonna gonna get you down to that 130 pounds. But if you wish that you could go actually down even farther. So if you came off of it, you would likely, as long as you were eating right and still exercising, you could go back. You may gain back, let's say right back up to maybe the hundred and 30, because that's your normal set point when most women I find have to stay on a maintenance dose. So they have to have seen everything from once every couple weeks to every six weeks. They have to do an injection, their once a week injection. So they, you start to spread them apart and then you can maintain that weight loss as long as you continue doing a shot every four to six weeks. Sometimes did everybody's individual. Mm-Hmm. . Yeah. Speaker 1 (42:17): So can you talk a little bit about how semaglutide works? So everybody knows like, is this an appetite suppressant? Is this uppers? What is it? Speaker 3 (42:27): No, definitely not. Uppers. So both semaglutide and tze peptide are hormones actually. And they're gut hormones. We produce them in our gut and then they tell your brain when you're full. So when you're eating these, because we're increasing, so they're 90, you can think of them as, I think of 'em as like a bioidentical hormone. They're 94% bioidentical to something you already make in your body. So it's gonna create more of this hormone that's gonna be telling you that you're full a heck of a lot faster. So there's no stimulation to it. It slows gastric emptying as well. It does affect the dopamine centers of the brain and the pleasure centers. So you don't get the same payoff from food, drugs, alcohol. Mm-Hmm. . So anything that is addictive to you that you are getting a dopamine hit from, it will bring that down. So there were mm-hmm. Speaker 3 (43:29): , there's actually some PubMed research showing like how it helps with co for cocaine addicts. So, interesting enough, I was just looking at that last night. So it works on different, a couple different mechanisms. There's two different, so Semaglutide is a glucagon-like peptide is what it's called. And then the tze peptide is a dual agonist, not that anybody needs to know this, it's a G I P. So glucose dependent, insulinotropic probably not saying that, right? Polypeptide. So these are peptides that we've already got in our body that are mimicking these peptides when we're taking them. So mm-hmm. , it's the best way to explain it. . Speaker 1 (44:11): And then everybody's gonna wanna know, oh my gosh, I want this, what does it cost? ? Yeah, that's the next question. Speaker 3 (44:18): Unfortunately, if you're not diabetic, you cannot get it covered through, if you've got insurance, you will not get it covered if you're not diabetic. Ozempic has now been approved for weight loss for obesity, but you have to be, I think it is over 30% or 35% bmi. So if you were to just go and get yourself a prescription, manjaro is gonna cost you about $1,500 a month. Semaglutide is about 1200 a month, but there's now compounding pharmacies that are making it. So compounding pharmacies can make semaglutide. And you're looking at about 200, 2 50 a month for that through a compounding pharmacy. Mm-Hmm. . And then with Tpat, it's a little bit of more gray area that they're not allowing compounding pharmacies to do it. There's still some that are, and I think eventually we'll start to see it more mm-hmm. . But right now, the company that made it is coming down on compounding pharmacies if they're trying to compound it. Speaker 3 (45:23): So then you can get it through peptide sites. So I, I don't know how much you've talked about peptides on here, but you know, there's growth hormone peptides, b BPC 1 57, all of these very familiar peptides that people are using now, and they're ordering them online from reputable peptide sites. Mm-Hmm. . And there you can get, we've got Tze peptide that starts at 170 a month, and the semaglutide is like 75 a month to start mm-hmm. . And then you increase your dose as you go along. So then it starts to, then the price goes up the farther along you go. So that's not too bad considering what, what us women will do to lose weight in the money that we spend on it. , Speaker 1 (46:05): I mean, I'm still a proponent of addressing the underlying root cause, but if something is natural and can be an aid to assist you, hey, why not? In fact, as you're talking about it, I've never, I always have to try everything first. You know, that's how I developed same everything that I I do with women is what I learned from losing a hundred pounds and getting off all prescription medications and healing from all the chronic medical conditions I had. I said I was gonna see if it worked, and then if it worked, I was gonna spend the rest of my life teaching other women about it. So that's what I do. And when I hear about something that could help us, that isn't gonna harm us, and you know, with it being a peptide, that's just a protein and it is fairly bioidentical. I'll tell everyone right now, I'm gonna get it. I'm gonna try it and I'll give you my feedback. But it sounds like you've had a, some good results with this. Do you wanna share any patient stories that come to mind? Oh, Speaker 3 (47:01): I've got so many patient stories. It's, it's so gratifying. It's just, we've been, we've been brain, we've been, not brain, we've been, it has been very, very hard. Our whole lives to lose weight. Like weight loss is really hard. And we all know this. And I have spent my life helping women to lose weight. Like, it's something I'm very passionate about. And I feel the same way as you do Dr. Kiran, that you have to look at all of these other factors. You know, it's, you gotta look at your hormones for all of you perimenopausal, menopausal women. You've gotta address the hormone loss, right? Well, you're gonna be, if you go take these peptides, you have to building, you're building a house on sand. That's what I'm saying. It's like you're building a house on sand, you gotta have a foundation. And so this is why we've created a program to go with it, because you could go out, buy these peptides on your own, go for it. Speaker 3 (47:52): But you know, if you're not, if you're still not eating right and you're not exercising, you're not replacing those hormones and working on your spiritual self like we've talked about here today. Then I just feel like, why, why? Like, why don't do that to your health? Don't use it as a, well, I'm gonna go eat my donut and I'm not gonna lose any weight. That's not good for your health then. Mm-Hmm. . So I really think you need to prioritize and you have to have those foundational pieces be part of it and take the time because this, this drug works so well take the time to change your eating habits, then if it's always been a struggle for you to eat, well then use this as a tool to work while to take, while you work on your eating habits, because it does make it so much easier. Speaker 3 (48:41): So work on the eating habits, work on the time that you eat, work on how much you eat because it's very hard to overeat on this drug. Use this as a positive thing. And it is very exciting because you just, the weight just falls off and it's like, oh my gosh. Like I felt, I, I've gone through this like battle within myself of guilt and shame and like, oh, it's been nuts. I've just been like, oh my. And like, and I've had to turn and look at like, some of these things that have arisen because I feel like if it's not hard, then I have no right to be thin. Speaker 1 (49:16): Wow. That's a belief system. Do you like believing that Speaker 3 (49:21): ? No. So I've been like, really try, I've been speaking about it on my own podcast and sharing my journey because these are things that may come up for other people where you do start to feel guilty or when people ask you like, oh, you've lost a lot, a lot of weight very quickly they think there's something wrong with you. Or they're like, oh, what she's doing a peptide or, you know, and I've just been like, no, let me educate you on this. Like this is actually the most astounding weight loss show we've ever seen to date. And if it can be easy, why not? I say, let's, let's embrace it. . Speaker 1 (49:59): Yes. Anne, I just wanna reiterate, you gotta address the underlying causes. Otherwise you are building a house on sand. If you don't fix your hormones and detoxify and get rid of the inflammation and fix your gut and do all the things, you still gotta do that. Well feel Speaker 3 (50:14): Good. You may be thin, but you're gonna feel like garbage. Speaker 1 (50:17): Right? And I, I will reiterate, I know we have a difference of opinion. It was pretty effortless for me to lose the hundred pounds when I address the underlying causes. And that's my experience with the women I work with. So I just wanna incorporate both of our experiences for everyone listening. It can be effortless, sometimes it's harder, sometimes it's easier. But why not take advantage of a tool that could help you? So I'm for sure gonna try it. I'll share my experience. If anybody listening decides to try it, maybe you'll decide to do Karen's program. She's got amazing programs, which she's gonna share some in, in information on right now. But you share these amazing quotes with me, Karen, before we start started, and we haven't offered any. So I will, before we wrap up, I just wanna offer two of my favorites that you shared. So one is one of the most courageous things you can do is identify yourself. Know who you are, what you believe in, and where you want to go. Sheila Marie Bethel, I don't know who she is. Can you talk a little bit about this quote and what it means to you? Speaker 3 (51:20): What it means to me is, is that's been my life mission as really being who I truly am. And that's all the work that I've done has led me to that. And it's, I I, I want that for everybody. I do. Speaker 1 (51:34): Amen. Yes. It be courageous. Identify yourself, know who you are, what you believe in and where you wanna go. And then Tony Robbins quote, the path to success is to take massive determined action. Action. You know, sometimes we women, we can just get stuck in our heads believing not true things. And you really deserve to have amazing health. You deserve to have a great sex life and great sexuality. You deserve to have great hair. Yes, you deserve to feel amazing in your skin. Look amazing in your skin if that matters to you. And do all the things that you want in life, right? Those dreams that you have we're given to you to fulfill. They're not some pipe dreams. So any last words you wanna share with everybody? Speaker 3 (52:22): Yeah, just off of, right off of what you just said there, like, don't settle for subpar. This is, like I said, this is the time in your life that could be the best time of your life. So go after it. Be courageous. Take massive action, but do what you, whatever it is that you have to do to be where you wanna be and look how you wanna look and that's fantastic. And embrace it and just, just don't be afraid and don't think that you have to suffer. I think poor, perimenopausal, menopausal when we have it in our head that there's gonna be some suffering or a lot of suffering. And we take this on like a badge of honor and it's like, no, we don't have to suffer and we can look fantastic and we can be fantastic and we can thrive. We don't have to suffer. Speaker 1 (53:11): Yes. So get about that business and you know, I think that's really part of loving yourself and maybe this is where we'll end. Mm-Hmm. self-love is honoring your dreams. That your dreams are meant to be fulfilled and taking massive action to make them come true. So where can everybody find you online? You have a free gift, a hormone quiz you can tell everyone about. We'll have all her links in the show notes. So if you're driving, please don't try to write these down, but share with everyone about the hormone quiz and all the places to find you. Speaker 3 (53:44): So karen martel.com. You can take my hormone quiz to find out, you know, which hormones could be stopping you from losing weight. It's just a quiz. So, but it's a great place to start and you'll get a little free meal plan from it. And besides that, you can find me on my podcast, the other side of weight loss, or we talk a ton about hormones and weight loss for women. We just hit 1 million downloads, so that's very exciting. So we've got 260 episodes on there. And then on social media, you can find me at Karen Martel hormones, Speaker 1 (54:14): Karen Martel hormones, and, and your podcast. Absolutely, definitely check it out. We'll have links to all of that in the show notes. Thank you so much for your journey, your wisdom and your passion for helping women. Thank you for being here, Karen. Speaker 3 (54:29): Thanks for having me. Speaker 1 (54:31): And thank you for joining me for another episode of The Hormone Prescription with Dr. Kirin. So glad that you joined us today for this insightful discussion with maybe some things you hadn't thought about when it comes to your health, whether you have a weight problem or not. Looking at the deeper message of the malady or illness that you're experiencing can really help give you some insights that you can work towards healing and may just be the root cause that's keeping you stuck and you learned about a novel tool that you might want to consider using to help you. If you are struggling with weight loss, I'm gonna try it too and we'll share notes and see how it works, and I look forward to seeing you next week on another episode of The Hormone Prescription. Until then, peace, love, and Hormones. Y'all talk to you soon. Speaker 2 (55:20): Thank you so much for listening. I know that incredible vitality occurs for women over 40 when we learn to speak hormone and balance these vital regulators to create the health and the life that we deserve. If you're enjoying this podcast, I'd love it if you'd give me a review and subscribe. It really does help this podcast out so much. You can visit the hormone prescription.com where we have some free gifts for you, and you can sign up to have a hormone evaluation with me on the podcast to gain clarity into your personal situation. Until next time, remember, take small steps each day to balance your hormones and watch the wonderful changes in your health that begin to unfold for you. Talk to you soon.   ► Take Karen Martel's Hormone Quiz and find out which hormones could be stopping you from losing weight - CLICK HERE.   ► Feeling tired? Can't seem to lose weight, no matter how hard you try? It might be time to check your hormones. Most people don't even know that their hormones could be the culprit behind their problems. But at Her Hormone Club, we specialize in hormone testing and treatment. We can help you figure out what's going on with your hormones and get you back on track. 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We meet Hanna and learn about her journey to the North America West Semifinals, We talk about coaching, Expectations, What it's like CrossFitting from the age of 13 and needing a break.  How she found love for the sport again, and oh Yeah she got some new ink, so we talk tattoos for a bit.Get your supplements and energy drinks at c4energy.com and use code Clydesdale to get at least 20% off your order.  The code does not work with subscribe and save options; make sure you use the one time purchase.Join Wild Health and get 20% off your membership by clicking here: www.wildhealth.com/clydesdale or using code CLYDESDALE20 at wildhealth.com

In this episode, Monica and Brian Sasaki talk to us about their CrossFit journey, their long history together, what it's like CrossFitting during pregnancy, and answer some questions about each other.  We also have a surprise call in from a real American Hero!

Two incredible Entrepreneurs, Ashley Golin, Co-Owner and Co-Founder of Fitness by the Sea and Abby Taylor, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Playa Bowls joined me to share their inspirational stories about what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. They share with us why they chose this career path, how they built hugely successful businesses and offer us an inside look into what it was like to own businesses in sectors that were some of the hardest hit in Covid. Whether you are an entrepreneur or an Executive leading global teams, this is a powerful and heartfelt interview we can all relate to. Ashley & Abby are women who epitomize, courage, smarts, grit and pure determination andI am sure you will want to follow their journey!Ashley is a CrossFit Level 1 trainer who has been CrossFitting since 2009 and started coaching in early 2013. Ashley played competitive soccer throughout high school and continued her soccer career to play Division 1 soccer at the University of Delaware. Ashley loves CrossFit because it brings together people with different backgrounds who have different levels of experience but all have one common goal: To be better at both CrossFit and Life. Ashley's goal in coaching is to teach everyone to push themselves beyond their limits, never give up and to strive to be the best they can be.Abby Taylor is the cofounder and creative genius behind Playa Bowls, a 150+ store franchise that has an Instagram-cult following of loyal customers and makes acai bowls that contain one of the highest percentages of natural acai pulp in the country. Abby is passionate and dedicated to creating an innovative menu, a strong brand, and a large community as a result. From umbrella stand to million dollar franchise, Abby leads the Playa Bowls brand marketing, menu creations and social media strategy -- more importantly, she is the fearless leader of her ‘Playa bros and babes' and an inspiration to entrepreneurs everywhere.(3:20) We start off learning more about Ashley & Abby, and the many hats that they wear.(7:18) Abby shares what “hustle” means to her in growing her own business and creating Playa Bowls™. (10:20) Ashley shares with us what put her on the path to entrepreneurialism and gym ownership, with Fitness by the Sea.(12:03) What daily rituals/practices do they pull from to keep them focused when starting their day?(13:50) What have the past 3 years taught them about running a business through unprecedented challenging times?(19:18) We talk about the importance of balancing when to stand on your own versus leaning on others. Who do they lean on for advice and help in their professional lives?(23:37) Who are the people in their lives that act as “nay-sayers”, those who keep them on their toes and make them better?(29:00) We ask Ashley and Abby to compare the first 6 mos to the last 6 mos, of each of their businesses. What were they like?(35:50) Why did they each choose their business partners to start a new venture?(39:33) We talk about the chemistry that exists which makes their teams successful.(42:42) What are some of the differences they experience between male and female entrepreneurs? (45:20) What advice do they offer to balance between having a business mindset and being happy in your choice.(48:00) Speed round learning fun facts about Ashley and Abby. Connect with Ashley Golin and Abby Taylorhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/abby-taylor-forbes-entrepreneurhttp://btsfit.com/Subscribe: Warriors At Work Podcasts Website: https://jeaniecoomber.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/986666321719033/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeanie_coomber/Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeanie_coomber LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanie-coomber-90973b4/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbMZ2HyNNyPoeCSqKClBC_w

Join me today in a very informative discussion with rheumatologist and life coach Dr Liz Rook. We talk about how mindset really is the core of all things health. How you can tap deep inside you to get the results you really need to live your best life.——Liz Rook, DO, MPH, MA is a life coach and rheumatologist. She is passionate about empowering women to thrive by helping them release stress, develop emotional resilience, rock healthy habits, set and smash goals, and enjoy joy daily. Her mission is to help 100,000 women using this essential knowledge by teaching these tools to women everywhere. She equates herself to a personal trainer for thoughts, habits and emotions.She has spent the last 12 years helping thousands of patients and clients with lifestyle changes while unlocking the power of their own minds. She focuses her work with clients using tools and a unique 3 step methodology to develop self-awareness, allowance, and acceptance to solve for the root cause of dis-ease. This innovative approach creates new neural pathways in the brain and simplifies both mindset shifts and habit change. She has a free guide on her website (thrivearena.com) and also shares life-changing content on her podcast, Reclaim Your Brain.Her passion was born out of 30+ years of overeating to cope with life and avoid conflict. She identifies as a recovering type-A perfectionistic people-pleaser. She understands her clients' struggles intimately and harnesses compassion, education and humor to guide clients as they tap into their own inner wisdom to thrive with integrity and alignment (which feels like a huge warm loving hug).Liz grew up on the east coast and was a competitive gymnast through college. She toured the U.S. during her educational pursuits and now is happy to call beautiful Western Colorado home. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, baking, Crossfitting, snowboarding, jogging and hiking, and adventuring outdoors with her hunky husband and inquisitive dog, Buttercup. —- As always, if you need a rheumatologist that deeply cares about you and wants you to achieve disease so that you can live the life you were meant to live, please reach out to info@unabridgedmd.com so we can put you on Dr Amigues' schedule. If you live in Colorado and are looking for a rheumatologist to help you achieve disease remission, email or contact us at UnabridgedMD.com. We are the first direct care rheumatology in Colorado and can see you within a week!

Kaitlyn Johnson is a swimmer/crossfitter from Morgantown, WV who recently qualified for the 2024 Olympic Swim Trials in the 50 meter freestyle. Born and raised in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, she played different sports growing up but ultimately stuck with swimming. She continued to swim in college at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, ending her collegiate career as a 28x All American (one of only two people to achieve this in school history) and 9x school record holder. She retired from swimming after the 2016 Olympic Trials and found crossfit a couple years later. In 2022, after only swimming here and there since 2016, she decided to add swimming into her crossfit training as recovery once a week. She signed up for a local swim meet for fun in April 2022 to find herself qualifying for U.S. Summer Nationals in Irvine, California in July. At Nationals, she ended up placing 13th overall with two lifetime best swims, both times being under the 2024 Olympic Trial cut. Kaitlyn achieved qualification for the trials doing Crossfit 5x/week and only swimming once a week. Exclusive to WODcast listeners: 2POOD The official belt of USA Weightlifting. Head over to [2pood.com]: Weightlifting & Functional Fitness Gear - Official Belt of Team USA! and use code WODCAST for 15% off.

Erwin van Beek begon in 2007 met CrossFitting. Met een achtergrond in judo, thaiboksen en fitness was hij altijd een actief individu/atleet met interesse in fysieke fitheid. Na 2007 en meer dan 20 competitieve jaren werd CrossFit zijn favoriete sport- en fitnessregime. hij ontdekte dat het een competitieve omgeving bood waarin hij werd gedwongen om te presteren, maar ook een platform om een ​​onvergelijkbaar niveau van fysieke fitheid te bereiken. Hij deelt nu graag zijn passie voor CrossFit met zijn leden door te coachen en te begeleiden bij Reebok CrossFit 020.Hij begon zijn carrière in het leger en de militaire politie, werkte daarna voor de politie academie, SWAT opleidingen en andere speciale eenheden. 25 jaar ervaring in training/onderzoek op het gebied van fysieke- en gevechts-training voor politie en militaire eenheden. Nog steeds is hij werkzaam als adviseur en docent in de VS en het Midden-Oosten. Gespecialiseerd in gevechten en tactieken van dichtbij o.a. met vuurwapens.Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

I love dual podcasts when two experts come together to discuss a variety of topics. This episode features Debbie Potts, low carb athlete and endurance extraordinaire. We talk about fasted exercise, endurance training and gaining weight while endurance training. Ladies, I heard your complaints, and I've heard your questions. Debbie and I also tackle timing of carbs. sometimes in the peri menopausal or menopausal states. If you are endurance training, powerlifting, or CrossFitting, it's a little bit different for you...not necessarily just low carb all the time. You can be low carb, with a little bit of carbs...now doesn't that make you want to listen? Debbie Potts website: https://debbiepotts.net/ Low Carb Athlete Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-low-carb-athlete-podcast/id951124097?mt=2&i=360126613 Free e-book: Matching The Female Hormones With Fasting, Exercise and Nutrition: https://debbiepotts.lpages.co/matching-the-female-hormones-with-fasting/ Shop ALL of Dr. Amie's Fixxr Supplements: Fixxrsupps.com Subscribe to my Text Club: Text DRAMIE to 8332631365 LET'S GET YOUR LIFE BACK...Connect with Dr. Amie Hornaman Book a free discovery call: https://dramiehornaman.com/pages/book-a-call FREE DOWNLOADS… Are My Labs Optimal? What Do I Do? Don't know where to start...don't know which labs are useful? And what to do when you get your results? Heal Your Hashi with Keto a 7 Day Challenge: 7 daily tasks to implement if you are looking for that nutritional change, and a challenge that can help get you on the road to healthier, dietary choices!  CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Join my exclusive Facebook Group, Dr. Amie…The Thyroid Fixer®...Love Your Mirror, for a Community of HOPE and Support in your thyroid journey. https://www.facebook.com/groups/dramie/ Like me on Facebook: Amie Hornaman Nutrition and Functional Medicine Subscribe on Youtube: Dr. Amie Hornaman Follow me on Instagram: @dramiehornaman

Originally from Texas, Wende Zomnir went to high school in Belgium and spent time traveling around Europe. Wende moved back to Texas for college, then to Chicago to work for a global advertising agency where she specialized in youth culture accounts. But the beach and SoCal culture beckoned, and Wende brought her marketing skills out West.In the mid-‘90s when the prestige beauty market was a boring sea of pink, red and beige, Wende envisioned a shake-up and unleashed Urban Decay on the old-school cosmetics industry, filling the void with makeup in an insane range of colors and shade names that fueled a beauty revolution. Urban Decay brought her marketing skills out West.In the mid-‘90s when the prestige beauty market was a boring sea of pink, red and beige, Wende envisioned a shake-up and unleashed Urban Decay on the old-school cosmetics industry, filling the void with makeup in an insane range of colors and shade names that fueled a beauty revolution. Urban Decay democratized beauty before anyone else and Wende paved the way for every beauty entrepreneur.In October 2021, Wende Zomnir co-founded Caliray, a west coast beauty brand made of clean formulas, dirty minds, and sexy sustainability. The brand blends makeup with wellness to create innovative concoctions with innocent ingredients. Caliray is California Beauty Unfiltered – designed for less makeup, more living.Wende resides in Newport Beach, California, with her husband Doug Collier and hilarious sons Crash and Cruz. In her spare time, Wende can be found surfing, diving, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, Crossfitting, playing tennis, hitting a volleyball, mountain biking, practicing yoga, running, and of course, knitting. Her secret ambitions are to become a painter and write a book

In this Episode Tyler sits down with Jenny (Coach and mom of 3), Becky (Delivery Nurse and Mom of 2) and Sarah (Coach and mom of 2) to discuss what it was like having kids while CrossFitting. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/primal-athletics-radio/support

On Episode 198 I sit down with Cam Gibson. Cam is someone who I have gotten to know pretty well during my time at CrossFit Roots and someone who I now consider to be a friend. Cam worked at the Census Bureau for many years because of his passion for statistics and populations. That passion still fuels him to this day as he still works on various projects dealing with populations. He also has a passion for Baseball analytics and Baseball history where he has written many articles and done a ton of research concerning player performance over time. To put it simply he makes me question, almost daily, everything that I thought I knew about Baseball. Cam is also a member of our CrossFit Roots Legends class where he is still kickin' it and crushing CrossFit workouts at the young age of 80 years old. What's so cool to me about this conversation and having the opportunity to talk to Cam is the fact that he has lived through so many events and periods of time that I have only read and heard stories about. So, to have the opportunity to pick his brain a little bit and chat a little bit was truly special to me. Thank you for listening and enjoy the show!

On this episode, Alex and Jill interview long standing members of CS&F, Tony Austreng and Peter Maher. Tony and Peter have been at CS&F going on 10+ years, and in this interview, share many funny memories, tips and encouragement to anyone and everyone!

Today I am joined by Kate Gordon. Kate lives in Newcastle, Australia. She joined Creator Club - a business coaching membership I've been apart of for over a year, a couple of months ago, and, after a few conversations together in breakout groups, I knew I wanted her on the podcast. Kate runs a nutrition coaching business (@cfknutrition) and creates programming (@cfkprogramming) for people training on their own, as well as affiliates. She also has a podcast called Gone Rogue which is 90% relationships and 10% CrossFit. She's been Crossfitting for 11 years and working on CrossFit Seminar Staff for 8 years. She competed at the CrossFit Games in 2015 and 2019. In our conversation we talk about: Kate's training and coaching career (how she found Crossfit) Body image and training How Crossfit helped her change her relationship with her body The intersection between our performing body, how our body looks, and being healthy Her back injury and rehabilitation journey How to overcome fear around injury, and the barbell Her work - CFK programming and CFK nutrition *There's a bit of swearing in this podcast, so whack your headphones in your ears if little humans are around Featured on the show Kate Gordon (CFKate) The Gram https://www.instagram.com/cfkate/ Website https://www.cfkate.com/ Podcast "Gone Rogue" https://open.spotify.com/show/2kDG1q0OZRDtyJILvlR9em?si=mB7vV1cSTpWDLvmdTEesCA Learn more about Warrior School https://warriorschool.carrd.co/ Apply for Warrior School https://amy639434.typeform.com/to/vt59Yd

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- It blows my mind that physical therapy isn't truly thought to be a part of the pregnancy journey . No matter if a woman is planning a vaginal delivery or a c-section, PT before / during / after pregnancy can help the body prep for staying fit & recover more efficiently . Some considerations when exercising during pregnancy: Learn your intensity effort output between 70-80% If running is part of your exercise, focus your intensity effort to be at a “conversational pace” If you are weightlifting / CrossFitting, consider to train with KBs / DBs rather than the barbell as the baby grows Additionally, avoid breath holding / monitor pelvic floor pain sensations / monitor heart rate levels with any activity you do for your health & fitness Check out my colleague, Dr. Kristin Hietbrink (women's health PT specialist), on Instagram @coreconnectpt . . #FunctionWithPurpose #FPTEducation - - - - - The Function with Purpose Podcast . All things health - wellness - fitness - & education through the physical therapy perspective . Fortress PT is here to serve the Charlotte-Metro area by highlighting the importance of how & why physical therapy should be a part of your health & wellness lifestyle . PURSUIT | PRECISION | PURPOSE . . DISCLAIMER: THIS PODCAST SERVES FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. IT IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR ADVICE FROM YOUR PERSONAL PHYSICAL THERAPIST OR OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL(S). . . Amy@fortressphysicaltherapy.com 980-272-8044 https://linktr.ee/FortressPT . #FunctionWithPurpose #DrAmyPT #FPTosteopractor #FPTAthlete #FPTEducation #FPTTraining #TeamFPT #Charlotteagenda #CharlotteNC #CharlotteMetroArea #QueenCity #704 #980 #Physicaltherapy #Physio #Physiotherapy #GetPT1st #Physical #Therapy #Health #Wellness #Fitness --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fortress-physical-therapy/message

Montez was a football player who always loved fitness, He and his wife found CrossFit and were wiped out in their first workout and wanted more. Montez shares that this was his first major competition and his still figuring out if this is something he wants to continue pursuing.

Adam and Tyler sit down and talk about everything Happy, Healthy, Strong for the crazy busy adult! Owner/ Founder of Badger Crossfit Tyler Sullivan has been CrossFitting since 2008, and he's passionate about helping people believe that they can do anything they put their minds, actions and efforts behind. After seeing what was possible for people through good health and real fitness, and experiencing this transformation himself and wanted everyone to experience it. Tyler knew what he could offer was a truly caring environment, and wanted everyone to see that it is possible to be better with the right person behind them. Tyler was the trainer for the ABC's Hit TV show Extreme Weight Loss and competed in the CrossFit Games Regionals four times. Him, his wife Amy and two children reside in Pewaukee, right outside Milwaukee. Enjoy the show!

Owner and CFO Carl Case has been CrossFitting for a decade and specializes in strength and conditioning coaching for sports. "I am passionate about empowering athletes on field performance, coaching and playing rugby, learning more about business, and the strength and conditioning world. What I love most about coaching is helping an athlete or general population member take themselves to a place that they didn't know they could get to." Growing up, Carl played just about every sport: Baseball, football, track, wrestling, basketball, and rugby. "I focused on rugby and football in high school," he says. "I continued to play rugby throughout and after college." Awards include: 3rd, 4th, and 5th national place finishes in high school rugby; Men's D3 National Runner Up; Collegiate Michigan All-star Team; Collegiate Midwest All-star Team; Men's Michigan All-star Team; and Men's Midwest All-star Team. His interest in CrossFit began in 2007 after one of the guys that he played rugby with told him about this gym he was going to,how hard and intense the workouts were, and that he should come give them a try. "I did and fell in love with it right away," he says. "I threw away the program I was doing from BodyBuilding.com and after about a year of being in it, I noticed that I was able to pick the movements well but also was able to help other members understand them. The owner of the gym asked me if I had any interest in coaching." In 2009, he got his Level 1. "When I finished college in 2010, I was trying to decided what path I wanted to take, and the answer was right in front of me. I joined Brandon in 2011, and that has been one of the best decisions of my life." When he's not in the gym, Carl enjoys coaching high school rugby, spending time with his fiancé and friends, and writing and traveling the country teaching seminars for Power Athlete. His favorite inspirational saying: "Kill the snake of doubt in your soul, crush the worms of fear in your heart, and mountains will move out of your way."

One of our members, Deb, joins Coach Amanda this week as we discuss starting CrossFit after age 50, being intimidated by the barbell, modifying movements with dumbbells, and more. Listen in to find out why Deb first started with us and how CrossFit helps with riding her Harley-Davidson motorcycle. While Deb *could* take our SilverFit (age 50+ class), AGE IS JUST A NUMBER and she comes almost daily during the week (Monday-Friday) for our regular CrossFit classes. Not in our FREE Facebook group? Check out INSIDE a2o Fit to see these podcasts LIVE on Fridays (along with some other great things coming soon in there).

Eamon has been Crossfitting for 11 years. He is a Navy veteran, has an MBA, a CrossFit Level 2 Cert, was on the training staff of CrossFit Gymnastics and has a wife that is a veterinarian for exotic animals. He also was one of the founders of the Master's Fitness Collective. We talk about all that and more. Exclusive to WODcast listeners, EAT THE 80: SPECIAL FOR WODCAST LISTENERS We're running a new subscriber special. Get 25% off your first order. That's up to $45 off. Go to eatthe80.com and use code DEC25.

Supplements can be intimidating at first. There are so many on the market and it can be confusing when it comes to choosing which ones you should be taking. This week I discuss my approach to supplements, which ones I take regularly and why. I am joined by Leigh Jeffries and Ellie Bradsell, a CrossFitting couple who incorporate a range of supplements into their daily routine and who first introduced me to some of the supplements mentioned in this episode.

Michael and Paige grill Heather about her experience with exercising through her pregnancy. Heather is 37 weeks and 3 days pregnant at the time of recording, so we ask her about her experience from start to almost finish!

This episode is ALL things CrossFit. Today's guests are my friends and CrossFitters Kelly Gehman, Carl & Amanda Teachey, and Sean Greene. Disclaimer: I am not a CrossFitter. But I was interested in the allure behind it - it seems like most people (those that I know at least) get sucked in and never look back. So, I gathered four of my pharmacist friends who have all been CrossFitting for many years to get the inside scoop. And there is way more to the story than you may have thought!

On this episode, we sit down and talk with coach Brittany Stall. She's been CrossFitting for 5+ years, and coaching for 1. She brings a ton of experience from many different gyms, an eye for movement, and reflections from her pregnancy and infertility story. This is a very important interview that could potentially help someone else. ALSO! Stay tuned all the way to the end for a very special song :)

In this episode of the Ex Nihilo Podcast, I talk with Natalie Talbert, a L2 Crossfit coach, and former Division 1 athlete. We get into her appearance on the Titan Games show on NBC and breakdown the connection between our physical health and being a Christian. (Hint: the connections are many!) Here is what else we get into: -How Natalie discovered Crossfit -How her Water Polo background transfers to Crossfit -Getting selected for the Titan Games -Meeting Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson, the host of Titan Games -How faith and fitness have so many ties -What to look for in a Crossfit Gym if you are new Natalie's Bio: Natalie has been CrossFitting for 5 years and is a Level 2 trainer at Coast Range Crossfit in Gilroy, CA. Her athletic background began in swimming when she was eight. She quickly switched to water polo, playing through high school and eventually at the D1 level at San Jose State for four years. She started competitively CrossFitting in 2016 and went to the CrossFit West Regional on a team last year. Natalie was a contestant on Season 2 of Titan Games on NBC. Follow Natalie on her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/natlovesyou22/

In this episode, Gabi sits down with her hubby Matt. They discuss why CrossFitting together was a challenge for both of them and how they still get their fitness on together, but separately. Moral of the story...find a way to respect and support your SO's fitness even if it doesn't look exactly like yours. Connect with Gabi, Claire, and Katie The Heavily Scaled Podcast on Instagram @theheavilyscaledpodcast Gabi on Instagram @gilbogabbins Katie on Instagram @kmills.11 Claire on Instagram @claireestrohl You can suggest a topic, guest, or ask a question for an upcoming show by writing to us on Instagram or leaving us a message on Anchor. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review wherever you listen and share! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/heavilyscaledpodcast/message

Scott sits down and reminisces with Matt and Colleen Zetzer and Noah and Jovanna Pugh about what CrossFitting was like in a 1200 sqare foot space that was shared with a volleyball center. We share life events, laughs, empowering memories and so much more. This is part 1 in a series that will look at where SHRED started and how far we have come in the last decade. The SHRED 1.0 story is done in to parts. this is part 1 and part 2 will be released next week.

Art Campos is a former member of 2nd Ranger Battalion and current owner of Iron Legacy Fitness, a Cross Fit gym in Puyallup, Washington. From his website, https://www.ironlegacyfit.com/about/ART CAMPOSOwner Art Campos Jr. has been Crossfitting since 2009. He studied martial arts for 20 years and discovered CrossFit on his third combat rotation in Afghanistan with his Fire Team Leader. ``We used to do workouts in the middle of the day, and our platform was a baggage pallet,`` he says. ``I loved every minute of it, and the rest is history.``Art joined the military at 18 years old and served 10 years in 2nd Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, in every capacity from Rifleman to Weapons Squad Leader to Sniper Section Leader. He accumulated over 40 months in combat across 10 deployments in support of the Global War on Terrorism.Currently, Art is serving in the Air Force (R) as an Air Force Security Forces Fire Team Leader, and is a recent graduate of the Basic Law Enforcement Academy. He works as a Police Officer for a local police department.While Art is passionate about CrossFit, serving his country and community, and loves shooting and time with his son, Dominic, is his favorite pastime. He also enjoys his pups, Daisy and Dmitri (named after Klokov, of course).“Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.” Bruce LeeCERTSCrossFit Level 1USA Powerlifting Certified Club Coach1st Degree Black Belt Kum Saja DoDon't forget to check out my new website and You Tube page as well!https://linktr.ee/cornerstoneofamericaThank you for supporting the show!Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=ZV837Q7N62W36&source=url)

How do you keep a healthy mindset with everything that's going on - or not going on - as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak? Our lives have been substantially disrupted with very little certainly to find with the unpredictable circumstances we face. How do we cope? How do we rearrange our lives and our way of thinking to remain strong through difficult times? And how does a fitness fanatic CrossFitter like myself and many of you out there adapt and overcome these challenge? I talked to CrossFitting psychologist Dr. Susie McAfee about these very questions and more. EPISODE NOTES https://boxjumper.ca/Episode31 SHOW LINKS Life Centre Psychology http://www.lifecentrepsychology.ca Some Good News with John Krasinski https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOe_y6KKvS3PdIfb9q9pGug

"Psycho Mike" Catherwood best known as Dr. Drew's co-host on Loveline, but also the host of many other radio and tv shows stopped by the WODcast Mountain Lair to discuss his early days as a body builder and Crossfitting and his current passion of Muy Thai boxing. Eddie and Mike also discussed social issues such as the #MeToo movement, body shaming, steroids, etc. Check out Mike's podcast: Mikey Likes You wherever you get podcasts. Exclusive to WODcast listeners, WODcast is sponsored by Wodify, the best all-in-one gym management software for your CrossFit box. Gym owners - visit wodify.com/wodcast for 20% off Wodify Core for 1 YEAR. If you're a gym owner, did you know that O2 gives you 48 free cans when you come on as an O2 affiliate and offer O2 to your members? Join our mission to make recovery more accessible, enjoyable, and convenient. Email wholesale@drinko2.com with the subject line WODCAST and we'll throw in O2 tshirts for your coaches.

The 2:00 Drill returns! This time around, we're answering your questions about whether we should be doing HSPU, how triathlon training can help someone's CrossFitting, and what kind of benchmark workouts you should be keeping track of.Find us on social: Ben | PatrickQuestions Answered:01:30 - What are your thoughts on HSPU for regular Crossfitters? As a Kinesiologist, I find that even for the advanced athlete, this movement puts a lot of unnecessary pressure on your spine and neck which might be dangerous in the long term.02:40 - What is the quickest way to increase push-ups for fitness test in LEO setting?04:20 - I'm a CrossFit coach and I struggle with my presence in the class. I have no problems helping individuals, but when it comes to addressing the class during a WOD, I have a lot of dead moments. I don't know what to say, how to encourage them, and I repeat myself a lot.07:20 - I’m engaged to a girl I love and want to spend the rest of my life with, but our passions regarding fitness are very different. I’m very active athlete and an L-1 coach, and she is more of an off and on globo gym user. Our heads often butt when it comes to working out & I don’t know what to do about it.09:50 - What would be 4-5 benchmarks worth recording (mile run, deadlift, etc.) to get a good sense of overall progress year-over-year?12:00 - I’m a brown belt in BJJ and compete in strongman and local CrossFit competitions. I have a hard time programming around everything. How do you handle training for other sports outside of CF while keeping up with the volume of programming like CompTrain?14:00 - What are your thoughts on affiliate fees, & more generally, on the value of remaining a CF affiliate?15:40 - What's the best way to respond to someone telling you something you already know Example: When a coach that doesn't know me well as an athlete tells me I need to position my feet a certain way or lift in a manner that isn't compatible with my body's mobility limitations. Or at work when a co-worker tried to tell me I'm doing something the wrong way when I have more experience and data than they do.17:30 - Does training for another endurance-based sport such as triathlon have any carry-over to the intensity you can perform at in a CrossFit workouts (assuming you are proficient in all the movements of Crossfit)?18:40 - I’m 32 and getting ready to go to basic military training. I am in pretty good shape & I feel strong BUT my run time is 12:57 min for a 1.5 mile run. I need to get my run time down to 10:57 or better. Should I add Chris Hinshaw’s aerobic capacity programming? I was told to just run. 2-3 times a week & I just don’t know what to do.20:40 - Do you have any advice on how to manage or work with members who might be in an overtrained state? How can we recognize it's happening or happened? How do we work with members who might be susceptible to it because they're always doing "extra" on top of class?Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/2lCdeWbSubscribe on Google Play: https://goo.gl/VPYj3GSubscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yamjhwl8Grab the book: http://amzn.to/2vSjU4qChasing Excellence is a show dedicated to dissecting what it means to live a life of excellence, both inside the gym & out. On each episode, we'll deep dive on various aspects of running a CrossFit affiliate, becoming a better coach or athlete, & maximizing your potential.

Em bounced around the country early on in life! By the time she was 16, she had lived in Albany, Rochester, Colorado, and lastly Framingham. Her dad had a job that relocated their family frequently. Em describes early on in the episode the biggest differences between each of the locations she lived!Although she did end up moving to Framingham at possibly the worse time of her life (between sophomore and junior year of high school), it didn't take her long to become a true Framingham Flyer!After high school, Em found herself at UConn for a year and a half. We share a couple UConn moments including some basketball championship memories!She wasn't totally feeling UConn after awhile and decided to transfer to UMass Amherst. Even though Emily works in the business world now, she actually graduated with a psychology degree! She attributes pieces of that education to her current work in dealing with people.After graduation, Emily bounced around a decent amount but knew what she wanted to do! Eventually, her boyfriend (husband now) took a job in Indiana where they ended up moving together and starting a family.Once their family got started, they decided it was time to move back home and say goodbye to Indiana. Towards the end of the interview, Em runs through her favorite and least favorite locations she's traveled to for work. She's been all over the country!!!We also get into how she first started CrossFit, and it actually wasn't at Firewall. She started CrossFitting well before we even opened shortly after having her third kid. We're so fortunate that she eventually migrated to Firewall :)Thank you oh so much for coming on the show Em! We greatly appreciated you taking the time out of your day to sit down with us and give us a brief run through of your life. Keep rockin' it Em!

On Episode 107 I sit down with Eric Stewart. Eric is a 51-year-old high school English teacher who does CrossFit to ensure that he is always the fittest person in his class. Eric is the youngest and most energetic 51-year-old I have ever met before in my life. He had me fired up and ready to go throughout the episode and I know he'll have you fired up as well! Enjoy! Everyday People. Life-Changing Stories. This is Up Before You. Go to stonocreekapothecary.com/ and use code, "UpBeforeYou" at check out to save 10% off your first order! Go to ticketweirdo.com/ and use code, "UBY" to save 10% off unlimited ticket purchases! Go follow @upbeforeyou1 on Instagram and @upbeforeyou on Facebook. If you enjoy the show and have been a longtime fan please go drop us a review on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/up-b…ou/id1440543027 If you like this episode, please share it with family and friends and post on social media and make sure to tag Up Before You. Thank you for listening!!

2:10 -- Welcome the newcomers in your gym3:55 -- The Phoenix Multisport4:02 -- Carleen Mathews6:35 -- Per Ignem CrossFit in Costa Mesa, CA10:02 -- VETWOD13:36 -- Reps For Rescue15:26 -- Leila the Lima Bean as an ambassador for Reps For Rescue 19:38 -- O2 Recovery Drink; Save 20 % with “CUP20” at DrinkO2.com21:30 -- Australian wildfires24:29 -- Burpees For Brushfires on Morning Chalk Up27:24 -- Battle Cancer29:27 -- How to help Battle Cancer when they come to the states 35:12 -- Mayhem for Mustard Seed Ranch38:09 -- Rich Froning April Fools Joke43:31 -- “CUP20” for 20% off at DrinkO2.comFollow Morning Chalk Up: https://www.instagram.com/morningchalkup/. Follow Jessica Danger: https://www.instagram.com/mamadanger/. Follow Brittany Marsh: https://www.instagram.com/the_brittumentary/.  

Crossfitting for 10 years and just moved from Pennsylvania to California to coach and train at Crossfit Southbay. Not only a big move in location but when she started she had to be spotted to bench press a 35lb barbell and now is an elite professional crossfit athlete.    2:00 How Paige went from unable to do a pull up or move an unweighted barbell to 20 strict pull ups and 60 kipping pull ups unbroken,    4:50 Started her athletic career in swimming but never fall in love with a sport and trained as an athlete until Crossfit    7:00 the move from PA to CA  9:30 Crossfit explode programming gym and personal + training herself + Olympic lifting coach   Write down all weaknesses and hit a checklist  “There is nothing more fun than class workout”  12:00 my Why being around others while you are doing and building something you love.  Paige’s why is COMMUNITY!  13:30 Training Regiment          Links from episode  Paige Instagram https://www.instagram.com/phenry771/ Gym in PA: http://crossfitexplode.com Gym in CA: https://www.crossfitsouthbay.com  Training partner: www.instagram.com/maura_estrada One of Paige’s idol athlete: www. instagram.com/camillelbaz

Josh shows how sharing his unshakeable why and sharing the message of God and family and true love/ grace allows him to compete and maintain an unshakeable mindset throughout his life and fitness    Josh has been Crossfitting for 7 years, originally inspired by Rich Froning www.instagram.com/richfroning which makes us being at Crossfit Mayhem www.instagram.com/thecrossfitmayhem for their Sanctional Event www.instagram.com/mayhemclassic this weekend even more excited    Josh’s Coach: Kyle Ruth www.instagram.com/kyleruth_ttt   Josh’s Programming: Think Tank https://www.trainingthinktank.com/home-1   Jamie (Josh’s Wife) www.instagram.com/fitleigh2013  and Josh manage the  Spartanburg Athletic Club  https://www.facebook.com/SpartanburgAthleticClub    Josh’s Priorities God First  Family  Friends, fellowship, and Crossfit

In this episode Adam Bate discusses his Vegan lifestyle and what led up to his founding of SEO Brothers. Adam gave a summary of how the business came to be and how they scaled their model. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Operation Agency Freedom podcast to stay up-to-date about the best ways to own your agency: https://dudeagency.io/category/podcast/

Join us in our interview with Brendon Collins of Strong Tower, a health and fitness studio in Cleveland, OH. Brendon's vision is to build as many happy, health, and mission-minded people as possible through accessible physical, mental, and nutritional fitness services.  Although six pack abs are nice to have, with a background as a teacher and pastor, Brendon is most passionate about life change. When he's not CrossFitting and powerlifting, Brendon reads and spends as much time as possible with his beautifully strong wife and three adventurous kids.

Heather stops by to talk about how she thought about doing CrossFit while she was pregnant, and we answer some listener questions about what training and nutrition advice we'd give for folks before, during, and post pregnancy.Follow Us On Social:Ben: https://www.instagram.com/benbergeron/Patrick: https://www.instagram.com/pscummings/Heather: https://www.instagram.com/heatherkbergeron/Show Notes:02:40 - What Heather's philosophy of health and training looked like for the first set of kids vs the second06:10 - What we think about as it relates to training and nutrition while you're trying to get pregnant08:10 - The value of strength, or increasing strength, before pregnancy10:45 - Talking about how acupuncture may have helped us13:00 - What happens in the gym after pregnancy18:00 - How we work with pregnant members at CFNE22:45 - What it looks like to come back to training postpartum24:30 - How CFNE makes sure individual coaches are prepared to work with mothers coming back to training28:45 - Why Heather doesn't trust books when it comes to pregnancy-related tips//Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/2lCdeWbSubscribe on Google Play: https://goo.gl/VPYj3GSubscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yamjhwl8Grab the book: http://amzn.to/2vSjU4qChasing Excellence is a show dedicated to dissecting what it means to live a life of excellence, both inside the gym & out. On each episode, we'll deep dive on various aspects of running a CrossFit affiliate, becoming a better coach or athlete, & maximizing your potential.

Interview episode number 2 with Boone Zorad of the Fuck Yes or No Podcast! We had such a great time getting to know Boone and what he's been through in life. Enjoy!! (Warning: Most of the content of our episodes isn't for younger people anyway but this episode does contain explicit language. We do not not censor our guests and encourage them to be their true naked souls!)

After people do a thing for a long enough time, they start to wonder "what's next?" Recreational runners eventually sign up for a 5k. Then they do a few of those and that turns into a half marathon, which then may lead into a full marathon.  With CrossFit, typically the "Next Thing" is to do a competition. Whether it be a scaled comp, partner comp, or individual of some sort. However, is that the only option of what's next?  Nope, there are plenty of other things you can do to test or improve your fitness further, or even to just reinvigorate your drive for fitness. 

Joe Pasqualriello stands as one of the longest-tenured members of CrossFit Oakland. Over that time period, even at 5 foot 6 and a HALF inches, Joe has become someone everyone looks up to in the gym. Whether it is his contagious smile, consistent and perfectly-timed jokes, or the best warm-up dance moves around, Joe is always bringing an upbeat spirit to CFO classes. But don’t let the dance moves fool you. Joe is all business when it comes to fitness and strength training. This brilliant combination helps make Joe a bright spot in every class. Joe has been CrossFitting since back when Mike was young, for almost 14 years now! Over those years he has achieved numerous PRs, pushed through workouts he never thought he could, and done more burpees than can be counted. In the episode, we delve into all of Joe’s fitness endeavors and feats! We also discuss what Joe does for a living and for fun outside the gym. Joe is incredibly passionate about renewable energy sources. So passionate, in fact, that he started and has run his own business for over 25 years! Fenway Systems keeps those giant wind turbines moving and harnessing the power we all love to use. Also, Joe talks a little bit about his love for Boston sports teams, but we won’t judge him for that. Either way, you are in for a treat as Joe, Mike and Ben talk through numerous fun stories and memories. Give it a listen and next time you see Joe, give him a big high five! Also, Check out this awesome Spotlight on Joe P from the CFO Blog - https://www.crossfitoakland.com/athlete-spotlight-joe-p/

On Episode 82 I sit down with Elisabeth Geillings. Elisabeth is a former collegiate soccer player from UW Green Bay, turned runner, turned CrossFitter. On this episode of the Podcast, we talk about Elisabeth's soccer career, CrossFitting and staying active while pregnant, the mental toughness she developed during her soccer days, her competitiveness against herself, mental talk during workouts and much MUCH more. I truly hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

Grace Klein wanted to be a comedian from the very first time she got her family to laugh when she was a kid. It only took her a couple more decades to bring it to the stage, but once she started, she couldn’t stop. She brings her own spin to subjects like being single in your 30’s, not understanding church terms or young people, and being stuck in a health crazed-hiking-CrossFitting-kale eating-Fitbit wearing-society that she is too gluten, dairy, and peanut tolerant to fit into. She started as an improv comedian before transitioning into stand-up. “I had been writing down ideas and jokes for years, pages and pages full of them. And then one day I looked through them all and thought, ‘this is stand-up material’. Granted, most of the jokes weren’t good, but stand-up comedy was really the only avenue for delivering them.” Grace travels around as much as possible, but currently resides in San Diego, CA, even though she prefers flannel over designer clothes and still doesn’t understand why avocado toast costs $5.99 when it’s really just guac on bread. She prides herself most on the amount of times she’s been told she has “potential" and "how much better she looks with an Instagram crema filter."   GRACE KLEIN SHOW NOTES Denver was the first place that she started doing stand-up. Stand-up is like a muscle; you have to keep working it. Improv is hugely helpful, even just for stage presence. Brian Kohatsu is great at staying committed to a character. Doing comedy at a 420 speakeasy weed bar. Get more stage time and write more material. How to forge a connection with an experienced comedian. And a whole lot more!   LEARN MORE ABOUT GRACE KLEIN FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/gracekleincomedy WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy_p-6jKvd9VxANsiQFz8eg/ VIEW ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/grace_e_klein/ FOLLOW ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/grace_e_klein/   SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT:  This episode is brought to you by Patreon supporter DERRICK TENNANT and CLUB 52. Club 52  is a one-year program designed to challenge you to get bigger, better and more bookable. You will be prompted to examine your material, performance and business practices via email each week.  Visit www.SchoolOfLaughs.com/Patreon for more info today.

The Bignalls and I bicker about the history of Mission CrossFit, changes in CrossFit as a whole, challenges in running a gym and working with your spouse, and the changes in competing in the CrossFit Games. Bio:  Ladies First! Meagan Bignall: I was born and raised in Houston, and have two amazing dogs. My main focus as a child was gymnastics, and I spent ages 5-14 competing. In college, I was re-introduced to working out and began going to the local Bally’s 3 times a week. In 2010 a fellow gymnastics coach asked me to accompany her at a CrossFit trial class. After rolling my eyes over the new fad, I told her I’d go. I’ve been hooked on CrossFit since April 2010 and haven’t looked back. I began coaching at P3 CrossFit in Houston in April 2014, but it was cut short when I made my big move to San Antonio. Luckily I was introduced to Mission in 2012, and knew exactly where my new CrossFit home would be. I’m looking forward to expanding my knowledge while helping others meet their health and fitness goals. Drew Bignall: A Minnesota native, Drew grew up with a passion for all sports, having competed in almost every sport, but over time concentrated his efforts towards baseball. He was a competitive gymnast for 8 years and feels that was the best choice his parents could have made for him from an athletic background. Drew is a very ambitious and determined individual and truly believes that quitting is never an option. He played four years of varsity college baseball at Trinity University in San Antonio, TX before an injury stopped him from playing professionally after college. Since April of 2009, Drew has been an active competitor and avid participant in CrossFit Competitions. He has been CrossFitting since November 2008 and plans to continue for the rest of his life. Being a CrossFit coach means more than just coaching to him. He instills those methodologies by “Constantly Varied, Functional Movements, Performed at High-Intensities” to everyone who walks through his door and strives to see them succeed in their own ways. He is constantly driven to learn new fitness techniques and styles, as well as search for up-to-date health and wellness information that he can share with him members. Drew has also been developing a Strength and Conditioning Program based around Powerlifting, Olympic Lifting, CrossFit and overall athletic ability since November of 2010. It is utilized by many of the Mission CrossFit SA’s coaches and athletes who have goals of competing. Drew loves to coach and will teach his program to anyone who is willing to learn, wants to have a true competitive edge over their competition and has the drive to perform at their highest level possible.

What’s the best way to suppress your hunger on keto without breaking your fast? My doctor said my cholesterol is too high and wants me on a statin. Should I consider keto or avoid it? What is keto rash and is it possible to prevent it?  Should beginners track their macros and calories when first starting out on keto? If questions like these have come up on your keto journey, you’re not alone. That’s why Dr. Anthony Gustin sits down with Perfect Keto’s Head of Education, Chris Irvin, The Ketologist, to help answer the most common questions they see, including those just mentioned. Chris and Dr. Gustin also chat about CrossFitting on keto, their personal workout routines, and so much more. If this is your first time checking out The Keto Answers Podcast and you’re not familiar, Dr. Anthony Gustin, the host of the episode, is a board-certified chiropractor and functional medicine practitioner as well as the founder of Perfect Keto. Since he transitioned out of his clinical practice, he’s made it my mission to help as many people as possible achieve optimal health and well-being. He does this by creating educational pieces -- such as this podcast episode -- and by developing high-quality, clean, keto-friendly products that make living low-carb easier. When you tune into the episode, you’ll hear more about Dr. Anthony Gustin’s and Chris’ keto journey and what they would do differently after being several years in. Check out the episode now and you may finally have the answers you’ve been looking for.

On today’s show I had the privilege to speak with Juliet Starrett. If you do not know of Juliet Starrett you need to, go follow her on social media, check out her non for profit, Stand Up Kids, and her other two businesses, Mobility WOD and San Francisco CrossFit. A mother to 11 and 14 year old girls, a two time cancer survivor, lawyer, and national and world champion of white water rafting. I have learned so much from Juliet, she’s a complete inspiration and am so excited for Juliet to inspire you as she shares her recipe for success,. In today's episode we discuss How to embrace becoming more Anti-fragile Importance of Knowing who you are How to be Awesome at Life Building & Balancing your own Pie of Life Never stop learning and improving Giving back "Juliet Starrett is an attorney and entrepreneur. She is co-founder and CEO of San Francisco Crossfit, one of the first 50 Crossfit affiliates, and MobilityWOD.com, which has revolutionized how athletes think about human movement and athletic performance. Before turning her attention to MobilityWOD and San Francisco CrossFit full-time, Juliet had a successful career as an attorney, practicing complex commercial litigation at Reed Smith for nearly eight years. A lifelong athlete, Juliet rowed in high-school, was on the U.C. Berkeley crew team, and went on to paddle for the US Women’s Extreme Whitewater Team from 1997-2000, winning two World Championships and five national titles. In 2007, Juliet won the prestigious Jefferson Award for public service in connection with her work with GirlVentures, a girls empowerment organization, and as a co-founder of Liquid, a kayaking camp for kids with HIV. When she is not busy running two businesses and StandUpKids.org, Juliet enjoys hanging out with her husband Kelly and their two daughters, Georgia and Caroline, reading, listening to music, Crossfitting, mountain biking, paddling, skiing, camping, and playing outdoors." FOLLOW JULIET FOR MORE INSPIRATION below StandUp Kids: https://standupkids.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julietstarrett/ MobilityWOD: "All human beings should be able to perform basic maintenance on themselves" https://www.mobilitywod.com San Fransisco CrossFit: https://sanfranciscocrossfit.com Link to book: Deskbound: Sitting is the New Smoking

In today's episode, I sit down with Allison Johnson Heist (Enneagram 1) to talk about using the Enneagram in activism work. We chat about the Enneagram community's general lack of racial, sexual, and gender diversity and how we can change that.    Allison Johnson Heist (she/her/hers) is an organizer, facilitator and Enneagram practitioner rooted in racial justice and contemplative activism.   She has over 10 years of experience training, educating and mobilizing people to act for social justice in Minnesota and throughout the country. Allison is co-founder of Enneagram in Color, a people of color-centered approach to the Enneagram. She is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Leadership for Social Transformation at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities.   In her spare time, she's into Crossfitting, swimming, and food adventures with her husband Kevin. You can find more out about the work Allison is doing here: www.instagram.com/enneagramincolor   Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss any of the action, and don't forget to give us a rating and a written review in your podcast app! Help me Queer the Enneagram by supporting my trip to the International Enneagram Association's Global Conference! Check out the GoFundMe here! If you're wanting to sign up for any of my workshops coming up click here: www.consciousenneagram.com/events If you're enjoying this podcast and the work I'm doing on my social media outlets, consider becoming a sustaining partner. It's fast, easy, and you can help out with as little as $1 a month! Sign up here: www.patreon.com/consciousconstruction You can also give a one-time gift at www.consciousenneagram.com/support  Be sure to connect with me on the social medias! Facebook Instagram  Twitter    

In this episode of Lean the F*ck Out, we talk with Robin Stewart, founder and co-owner of Rip Fix about how she took a family recipe and turned it into a must-have product for athletes around the world. Robin discusses how she started and grew the company and how she manages it today as a passive income stream. From Family Recipe to Passive Income Episode Highlights: Rip Fix started out being made in a kitchen and moved to small batch manufacturing. Business mentor advised, that “You will know when you can’t handle it and are falling behind” that is when you need to make the move to manufacturing the product. Planning for a manufacturer started quite a bit of time before they actually needed one. Connections are of the utmost importance. Small batch manufacturers can be expensive and hard to find. Robin and business partner built systems for the business which now allows for passive income. Working with an Amazon Prime consultant really took their business to the next level. When you start off get the right business partner (need to balance each other out and have opposite skillset). Take your time (when you get excited you can take on things that can trip you up). Get comfortable with making mistakes. Product sales take a while before you actually make money. It’s a marathon, not a sprint. Robin Stewart Robin grew up in Toronto, Canada and has spent most of her life in a gym of some sort. At age 4, she started her gymnastics career and worked her way up to become a top level competitive gymnast. Unfortunately, she ruptured her achilles heel right before what would have been her Olympic trial year; it was the boycott year so she wouldn’t have gone anyway. She paid her way through college teaching aerobics (yes, step class in leg warmers and very high cut leotards) and has been a fitness educator for over 20 years. In 2008 Robin moved to Franklin, TN from Los Angeles, CA for a life change. During her time in LA she worked as an actress and a certified personal trainer. In 2012, Robin reignited her love of the fitness industry after joining a CrossFit box and realized she found where all retired gymnasts should train. It was a place where they could show off their kipping abilities and feel competitive again. When she started CrossFit she saw the need for hand care (who knows rips better than a CrossFitting former gymnast?!) and she knew it was time to market her family’s “miracle cream”. With the encouragement of her CrossFit community and a great business partnership with Cecilia, RipFix was launched. Robin is a single Mother of two beautiful, high achieving girls, her 25 year old is a Medical Student at Johns Hopkins University and her 10 year old is a State Champion level 5 Gymnast. She believes in hard work, perseverance, fun and lives by the motto “You are only as old as you look from behind”. You can find Robin online at: Ripfix.com Download the FREE Lean the F*ck Out Launch Kit If you are thinking about starting a business or side hustle, check out our Lean the F*ck Out Launch Kit. The kit gives you tools and inspiration to start thinking like a fempreneur and start designing the life you want! You’ll receive a guided meditation to help you figure out your vision, a budget worksheet to see what you need financially to make a go of it, daily practices including printable worksheets and daily affirmations to help you keep your head up when your confidence is waning. Again, it’s free and it’s available at leanthef-ckout.com/launchkit. Music: Sunshine by The Icicles

Kylie Feldman, badass mother of two little ones, talks to Seth and Tony about CrossFitting while pregnant, work/life/fitness balance and, um, pelvic floor health. The recorder crashes - literally. Seth describes with vivid imagery his irrational fear of babies in utero. Kylie attempts a benevolent usurpation of the episode while Tony tries to keep the program in some kind of order.

This week's episode, we'll take you back to The CrossFit Games this summer and The Granite Games more recently!  I took the Meatcast on the road with me to talk to athletes, but more importantly, unique folks within the CrossFit community including... A CrossFitting priest who became the official CrossFit Games Chaplain [2:42] A college professor and her students who work with CrossFit Inc. to study the economic impact of the CrossFit Games on the local city [5:40] Two doctors who are using CrossFit, rather than traditional western medicine, to combat chronic disease [9:50] The founder of the MorningChalkUp newsletter and now widely considered, the Anderson Cooper of CrossFit [24:10] Jenn Dancer and Holden Rethwill, from Team Invictus X, who finished 2nd in the team competition at this year's CrossFit Games [30:19] Finally, I fill yall in on TWO new product launches, another word from my mom, and a request for your Thanksgiving dinners! Relevant Links Father Stephen Gadberry CrossFit MedicusOne Morning Chalkup Team Invictus X: Road to the Games Jenn Dancer Holden Rethwill Sam Dancer Kaitlyn Kassis

Ryan Fischer has off the charts fitness, numerous feats of physical strength, and experience in helicopter flying, Olympic skeleton, BMX racing, competitive CrossFitting, and hiking all over the world.  His life is a set of circumstances that have developed him into a fulfilled gym owner.  But his biggest strength is his drive and his work … Continue reading 24: Ryan Fischer – Strength, Work Ethic, & Reflection

Ev'ryone can see we're together, As we walk on by. (Hey) and we flock just like birds of a feather, I won't tell no lie! FIRST VERSE: We don't care what anybody says: GAY LOVE IS THE BEST LOVE. That's why we are excited to highlight this week's #GayRelationshipGoals: singer and pianist @jaizonplaga, and his CrossFitting husband, @br44163. "I can honestly say we still have our individuality which makes Ben and Jaizon stronger." These words (and many more) come directly from Jaizon, who gushed (via dm with Marko) about the love he and his husband have for one another. It was because of this declaration (and some adorable couples pics) that Marko and Tony chose to highlight them this week. We know you will feel the same way we do! Check them out on Instagram, and don't forget to tell them the Critelli's sent you. CHORUS: "We are family, I got all my sisters with me." ... or do I? There is an alarming amount of LGBTQ souls that risk losing their family the moment they come out. The sadness and loneliness that is felt because of this reality is unlike anything ever imagined, and yet (still, in 2018) more and more people are living their truths, and risking it all. This week, the guys talk about the family factor, as it relates to an individual's queerness. Does your family love and support you for who you are? Or, are you making the brave journey without your family's help? SECOND VERSE: A surprise so major, we can't even talk about it right here ;) BRIDGE: Just a small town (gay) boy, trying to figure out how to let his small town (gay) friend down easily. When you're one of two gay people in your town, and your best friend has the hots for you ... how do you tell him that you "just want to be friends" and salvage the friendship? And later, 1, 2, 3, drink ... 1, 2, 3, slap? Your drunk boyfriend hit you (for the very first time) and you're a bit rattled. Do you end the relationship? Or, do you give him the benefit of the (drunk) doubt? These questions and some Critelli advice, on this edition of Listener Shituations. - - - - - Relationship problems? EMAIL US: relationshitquestions@gmail.com We will answer your questions on the show. - - - - - RATE US: Go to your favorite podcast directory and give Relationsh!t a 5-Star rating, and fantastic review! It sounds like a big ask, but it helps us out tremendously. If you have 5-minutes, help us out! - - - - - FOLLOW US: Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @podrelationshit - - - - - SPECIAL THANKS: @markitinc (Instagram) for our logo! @mdotcot (Instagram, Twitter) for our editing! and (last but not least) ... @TinMan_TC (Twitter) ... and, Antonio Carter for our musicSupport the show (http://www.patreon.com/podrelationshit)

Seth and Tony discuss whether the CrossFit Games are - or are not - relevant to every day CrossFitting.

Olympic athlete Katie Monahan floors Seth and Tony with her approach to CrossFitting.

On this episode, we talk with amazing physical therapist Chris Wash about how to UnWOD yourself after CrossFitting and how to develop body armor for injury mitigation. We get into movement, mobility, and how you can prevent yourself from having to get knee replacement surgery in the future.

Available On:   iTunes  | Google Play  | Stitcher  | Spotify Charles Mayfield, both an early adopter and leader in the paleo nutrition world, got started down this road based on personal desire to put the best, healthiest, and nutritious food on the table for himself and his family. His intention recently expanded from that to now include being responsible for raising healthy livestock and taking care of our land, making it sustainable and renewable for years and generations to come. Charles is the co-author of one of the first cookbooks ever written for paleo recipes, is the co-founder of Atlanta Strength and Conditioning, and is the owner of his own farm, Mayfield Pastures, primarily for providing pastured poultry, pork and beef for his family while building the size and infrastructure to expand his operation and offerings to his local community. Charles is also an avid hunter, gardener, distiller, and BJJ enthusiast. This was a particularly fun interview for me as Charles and I connect on so many things at so many levels. He was an early adopter of CrossFit, he attended the CrossFit Games in 2009, the one in which I competed, he was friends with Robb Wolf before Robb was a known figure, and he co-wrote one of my favorite of all time paleo cookbooks! When I met him at Paleo FX, I was amazed that we hadn't spent more time getting to know one another prior to that time. Charles' farm adventure is incredibly inspiring, considering the fact that he's only been at it for 2 years. After reading and studying the likes of Joel Salatin and regenerative farming, he decided to take action (many of us never get to this part... thinking about an idea for years before doing anything to move forward.) Moving his family from Atlanta to rural Tennessee, he built a regenerative farm with chickens, pigs and cows, and his entire family is reaping the rewards of it today. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did! FORWARD TO A FRIEND - If you enjoy the podcast, please help us spread the word by sharing it. LEAVE A REVIEW - Your written reviews in iTunes go a long way in helping us get the word out. Here's a link to make it easy - bit.ly/breakingordinary. Thanks in advance for your help and support!  Episode Notes Reminiscing about the early days of the CrossFit Games Charles’ circuitous path to cookbook writing and then farming The early days of CrossFitting at BTB CrossFit, Atlanta Learning Paleo and Zone nutrition from Robb Wolf Collective food-swap at BTB on Sundays Volunteering to write a Paleo cookbook (with a push from Robb) Success with the book followed by “fame” in the early days of the Paleo community largely through PaleoFx Inspired to take action by the desire feed kids healthy food and to deliver local, healthy, sustainable food through regenerative farming How he cooked, prepped, shot (photos), and ate (some of) 31 recipes in one day - biggest one-day photo shoot Paleo Comfort Foods attained #21 on Amazon rankings - super high for any book, and especially cook books. Family has been in the dairy business for over 150 years - Mayfield Ice Cream (but is no longer owned by the family) Moving back to eastern Tennessee Started farming with 120 chickens (60 “layers” and 60 “broilers”) and 8 pigs. You can only learn so much from books. At some point you have to just get into action. Farming - it’s not a ton of work every day, but it’s work every day. Raised money by creating a little CSA. Idea was to used began using holistic and regenerative farming practices. Currently 10 cows (8 Heffers, 2 steers), 21 Pigs, Chickens, Turkeys (seasonal) Charles has only been a farmer for 2 years, but has been studying regenerative farming practices for years through books and other online resources. Getting 1-day old baby turkey chicks by mail. The unknown gender challenge of baby chickens. Charles’ 3 roosters:  Boss, Red, and Blondie. Getting chased and attacked by Blondie. How kids deal with natural animal deaths on the farm Charles’ definition of regenerative farming - “utilizing natural ecosystems to their fullest advantage”. Moving animals on the land to take advantage of the natural eating and elimination cycles of each different types to maximize the impact on the ground. Confining and moving chickens around with a  moveable fenced in area connected to a tractor (like a playpen). Using simple, lightweight, electrified fencing to herd and move cows and pigs. Cycle time for cows getting back to the same land they started on - about 40-50 days The amazing regeneration of the vegetation in 3-4 weeks on the land that has been seemingly destroyed by pigs Chores as meditation Early morning workouts - Jiu Jitsu Eating ketogenic (predominantly) Dealing with extra food from the garden Making homemade chicken nuggets Charles’ system for keeping organized - using a planning system created by life coach Tommy Newberry, google calendar, and weekly lists Castrating pigs humanely Using the Farmer’s Almanac to decide when to castrate pigs (among other things - excellent reference tool) Great sources for getting started with regenerative farming - Diego Footer, Darby Simpson, Diana Rogers Distilling fuel and repurposing some of the byproducts of farming (like lard) Episode Links Square Foot Gardening Robb Wolf Paleo Comfort Foods PaleoFx The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan Farming Consumer Legal Defense Fund Joel Salatin Polyface Farms Savory institute Mayfield Ice Cream Seat of the Soul Fahrenheit 451 Jordan Peterson The Good Kitchen Blue Apron Tommy Newberry, life coach Farmer’s Almanac Grass Fed Life Sustainable Dish Diego Footer, Darby Simpson, Diana Rogers Connect with Charles Paleo Comfort Foods Website Charles on Facebook Mayfield Pastures Instagram Questions? Feedback? Email - podcast@wholelifechallenge.com Instagram - @andypetranek Facebook - @andypetranek Twitter - @andypetranek REVIEW THE PODCAST ON iTUNES - bit.ly/breakingordinary If you liked this episode, try these: 119: Bobby Gill — Can Cows Save the World? 134: Diana Rodgers – Regenerative Farming, Paleo Nutrition, and Kale vs. Cow This episode is brought to you by The Good Kitchen. One of the best things I’ve ever done is to get prepared, Whole Life Challenge-compliant meals delivered to me during the week. It makes my life so much simpler, eliminates any questions I might have about healthy food for those meals, and reduces the number of decisions I need to make each day. I highly suggest trying it out. It was a game-changer for me. The Good Kitchen will deliver pre-made, chef prepared, WLC-compliant meals (breakfast, lunch, and/or dinner) right to your front door via FedEx. A special offer for podcast listeners: get 15% off your first order. 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Seth and Tony share their frustrations about CrossFit and Tony tells Seth how much he cares.

The Fit Bottomed Girls Podcast Ep 88: Kyle Hepp (Serial Entrepreneur and Top Wedding Photographer)     A self-described “serial entrepreneur” who's never had a “real job”--Kyle Hepp is an internationally recognized wedding photographer, a Crossfitter who has placed top 10 in Chile's female Crossfitting rankings for several years, writer of the book “The Maternal Instinct Myth,” and is in the process of seeking funding for a new gym software with her boyfriend and “baby daddy.” The busy mom to 1 ½-year-old Ayla has all kinds of tips and tricks to help live a full life a little that's a little more off the beaten path. Follow Kyle Hepp on Instagram at @KyleHepp and @KyleHeppPhotography Fit Bottomed Girls www.fitbottomedgirls.com Fit Bottomed Mamas www.fitbottomedmamas.com Fit Bottomed Zen www.fitbottomedzen.com Fit Bottomed Eats: www.fitbottomedeats.com Twitter: @FitBottomedGirl @FitBottomedZen @FitBottomedMama @FitBottomedEats Email us at podcast@fitbottomedgirls.com Read more at: http://fitbottomedgirls.com/category/resources/podcast-episodes/ Subscribe: http://fitbottomedgirls.com/podcast/   Want to sponsor the show? Yay! Drop us a note at advertising@fitbottomedgirls.com and let's make the world a healthier place together!  

Episode 15 – Fan Questions & Topics w/Manfro Jessica Manfro has been CrossFitting for 7 years and has been coaching for 5 years, and now a Level 2 Coach. Jess has seen her fair share of CrossFit gyms and has finally found a home at CF845. Talking realistic goals vs. unrealistic goals. When the hell are you going to actually do something about your weaknesses? How to handle things when shit is not going your way. And who to blame. Dave calls Kevin out. What are you thinking when you’re done with your workout? And how do you act during a workout? What separates CF845 from the rest. How to look at the CF845 programming. Why your “I don’t have money” reason is bullshit. How to improve camaraderie inside the gym. GET READY FOR THE OPEN BABYYYYYY. We talk Friday Night Lights and what to expect. How to stay motivated and avoid burn out. Treating the CF845 teens like adults and not babying them. We talk prices and the value our members get, and how we are fairly less expensive. The way we treat our coaches is top notch, including giving them benefits. Jess shares a dark secret. www.crossfit845.com @jessica0575 @dstat @rob.lacolla @therealkevinnelson

We brought two amazing members into the PR Star Studios to talk about their experiences while CrossFitting through pregnancy.

Awareness, integrity, and philosophy... Without these traits, your training is hollow., whether you are a trainer or a trainee. To achieve a goal you must have a process as there is no magic pill to turn you into a diva overnight. The Fitness industry is filled with crooks who promise to turn your dreams into reality in 8 weeks but here we have a person who has never bowed down to financial pressure or resort to cheap tricks in his long career....He blatantly rejects those who come to his gym for mere transformation and teach those who come to learn how to move as a human.

Stay tuned. whole episode dropping soon.

https://youtu.be/F2KDRTUvevI This week on the Lift heavy Run Long® Podcast, we decided to change things up a little bit. We got rid of the dead weight (the men) and brought in the heavy-hitters (the ladies). This provided a unique and interesting perspective into how females approach fitness and their goals. It was very insightful, and we hope to make it more of a regular thing. It was informative, entertaining, and powerful. Let us know what you think. Here is a little bit about the ladies on this episode:   Laura  Pinckley is an Air Traffic Controller at Memphis Center, mom of three kids and married to a Crossfit coach.  She gets paid to talk all day long for work but in her spare time, she yells (encouragingly) at folks in the gym for free.   Although she loves deadlifting most of all, she is always looking for new ways to exercise and is currently attempting to learn immersion swimming for open water distances. She hopes everyone is lucky enough to not only find the exercises or sports that keep them healthy and energized but that they also find a group of folks that keep them laughing until they pee their booty shorts.   Jenny Lovitt was the original frumpy, overweight teenager, who was bullied and teased. She finally decided, at the age of 16, to take control and learn about proper nutrition and exercise. She truly believes that without that experience, she would not be the person she is today. She learned to never judge a book by it's cover, always assume people are going through something painful, and always treat people how you would want to be treated. It has been a long journey for Jenny, in regards to health and fitness. She has since had 2 children and with each gained 70 lbs. Needless to say, exercise has always been a necessary evil, but it wasn't until she found Cross fit that it became fun. In the past, she worked out and dieted, out of fear of becoming that little, teased, 14 year old, who still lives deep within her soul. To this day, she can still hear that little girl, every time she looks in the mirror, telling her  to stay strong, don't let them see you cry, and smile through the pain.  If she could talk to that girl now, she would tell her, "You are beautiful, you are strong, and you will be a force to reckoned with!"  She can actually say, she now loves the person she has become. Never count out the frumpy caterpillars because they will eventually turn into a butterfly, and there are no limits on how high they can fly. Amanda Drogmiller is the owner of Starting Gun Events which focuses on bringing cost effective running events and programs to her local area. She started the first running series as well as the first Women’s Run/Walk program in Desoto County. Her business has helped raise over 30,000 dollars for organizations like the Red Cross, The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and local law enforcement agencies. Amanda has completed numerous triathlons, ultras, marathons, and other running events. Amanda is also a CrossFit Level 1 trainer at Olive Branch Crossfit and at Crossfit Hammered Steel and has organized and competed in CrossFit events held at her local box. She strives to bring a positive and healthy environment to her local community and be a strong and empowering role model for her three sons. Amanda has made HUGE gains throughout her fitness journey, and is an incredible inspiration to those in her life.   Amanda Horrell is a clinical pharmacist from Whitwell, TN who now resides in Byhalia, MS with her husband Wilson Horrell and two children Andie Kate and Grayson. She grew up on an angus farm and commuted to Chattanooga, TN for school and basically everything else in life. She attended Chattanooga Christian School, the University of Tennessee Chattanooga for her undergrad and Union University for her Doctorate in Pharmacy. Amanda started running a little over two years ago as well as CrossFitting. Through these two things,

Shortly after the CrossFit Games crowned the Fittest on Earth in Madison, Wisconsin, CrossFit Founder Greg Glassman says CrossFit’s true purpose is curing chronic disease. Speaking with Executive Director of Media Sevan Matossian, Glassman explains that his original prescription was designed to challenge the best athletes on the planet, and then he backfilled the program for grandmas, so to speak. While the spotlight is often on the elite, Glassman knows his program can also help millions of people who are sick and overweight. “The best work of the affiliates is the reversal and prevention of chronic disease, not sending athletes to the Games,” Glassman explains. Glassman says that the CrossFit community has already attracted all the fit people and athletes, and the new market is the unfit, the broken and the sick—people who are literally dying for help. “If you only work with healthy people, that’s only 30 percent of the population. … Seventy percent are going to die from chronic disease. I’d like to have that market,” he says. To that end, Glassman is reorienting his staff to understand that CrossFit Inc. is in the business of curing chronic disease. “We need to make it clear—starting with us, then going to the affiliates, and then going to the 175,000 trainers, and then to all of their clients, everyone that CrossFits in the land, and then finally to the general public that isn’t CrossFitting—that we sit in unique possession of a solution so elegant to chronic disease that it may be optimal. The only thing missing is our awareness.” Chronic diseases are ravaging the world, and yet the conditions are curable. These self-inflicted diseases are caused by excessive consumption of carbohydrates and sedentarism. Luckily, they can be cured with two complementary steps: “The solution is get off the couch, get off the carbs.” CrossFit affiliates are uniquely positioned to lead a health revolution through diet and exercise, and Glassman says it’s as simple as approaching people and telling them the truth: “You’re fat. You’re going to die. I can help you.” Overall, Glassman has recognized that while his program produces people like Mat Fraser and Tia-Clair Toomey, its most important application is with people who are sick and dying. “We’re part of the disease economy, but we’re just the guys who make people well.”

A combine decade of CrossFitting has had us churn through nearly 15 programs together. We review each one and help you figure out which one is best for you. This one has been highly requested so thank you listeners!

Gaining mass and building strength while CrossFitting should be a breeze. You're lifting heavy things using compound full-body movements like squats, deadlifts, and presses, providing a potent growth stimulus to your muscles. Yet, many people fall short of their goals, perhaps losing weight and improving performance but failing to really gain any real muscle or strength. Today, I'm going to explain how going Primal can help you achieve both goals. (This Mark's Daily Apple article was written by Mark Sisson, and is narrated by Tina Leaman)

00:40 - Booger Fingers 1:28 - Rogue vs Again Faster Tahoe Throwdown deep dive 11:00 - what CrossFit was like (I remember when…) 17:00 - Cliff and Kyle used to be depressingly poor 24:20 - When Armen first started CrossFitting 35:25 - Chase started CrossFitting at a time when Rich Froning wasn’t the Champ 39:00 - “there was a time when CrossFit wasn’t weightlifting” 49:00 - fitness and aesthetics used to be unattainable by “normal” people

Ryan is Teaching the Ways of a HardCore Closer Lifestyle: A huge WELCOME to your latest co-host for our podcast, Ryan Stewman, CEO and Founder of Hardcore Closer and Break Free Academy. He is a 4x best-selling Author, Motivational Speaker, Sales Coach, Podcast Host, Blogger and all around Entrepreneur. He’s also a regular contributor to Forbes, Entrepreneur, Addicted2Success, Good Men Project, Lighter Side of Real Estate, Huffington Post, and more. Ryan's "PASSION STATEMENT": “I help Salesmen increase their profits by teaching them skills through coaching, consulting courses, etc. Many of us in sales come from a broken past and/or humble beginnings. I’m passionate about my work because I’m one of them. It’s my mission to help those who came up from nothing and those on the rise to break through the socioeconomic barriers that their past has put in front of them, and help them achieve their goals. I love the sales community.” On This Episode You Will Hear: [spp-timestamp time="01:20"] Ryan in Dallas, TX. [spp-timestamp time="03:20"] Tax savings in Puerto Rico, an example of John Lee Dumas. [spp-timestamp time="04:50"] Forbes contacts him to be a regular writer. [spp-timestamp time="07:00"] It's BS if you think you can stop working once you're making $100,000 a month. There's not a stopping point. [spp-timestamp time="08:30"] If you're doing your job, you're going to need 10's of Millions of dollars. You'll need to hire people, ramp up production, or change as many lives as you can. [spp-timestamp time="10:00"] The mindset work never ends. Explaining the mindset piece. We are in the neverending pursuit of leveling up. [spp-timestamp time="11:00"] What happens when Ryan gets more money. You have to have money working for you. Invest. [spp-timestamp time="14:10"] Hiring people, like a CEO, to do a better job than you've done up to that point. [spp-timestamp time="14:45"] If you're listening to this and you don't have a scalable model, you're in big trouble. If your business starts and ends with you, you better fix that fast! If your business starts and ends with you, you better fix that fast! - Ryan Stewman [spp-timestamp time="16:00"] The story of his divorce relating to his business. [spp-timestamp time="17:20"] Create digital products to live on forever. [spp-timestamp time="18:55"] I've got all these nice things, but who care. [spp-timestamp time="19:30"] A real business will run itself. [spp-timestamp time="20:30"] Have lifestyle balance, go work out! [spp-timestamp time="23:00"] Break Free Academy [spp-timestamp time="49:00"] Final Words   [spp-tweet tweet="A real business will run itself. @hardcorecloser @LIVETHEFUEL "]   [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox-HHrruq3Y]   Links and Resources: Hardcore Closer.com (http://hardcorecloser.com) Hardcore Closer on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/HardcoreCloser/) Hardcore Closer on Twitter (https://twitter.com/hardcorecloser) Ryan Stewman on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanstewman) Hardcore Closer Ryan Stewman on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/ryanstewman) Hardcore Closer Podcast (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hardcore-closer-podcast/) People Mentioned: John Lee Dumas (http://johnleedumas.com) Ted Turner (http://www.tedturner.com/) Forbes (http://forbes.com) Zig Ziglar (http://zigziglar.com) Jim Rohn (http://jimrohn.com) Final Words: There's no excuse for failure. Your poor mentality, poor me, or you're a victim, stop it. Action Steps: Please  Submit an iTunes Show Rating & Review (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/livethefuel/id1150969758?mt=2) , we need more reviews to increase our ranking and appearance. We love 5 Stars! Join  THE FUEL TANK (http://livethefueltank.com/)  our community on Facebook! – “You...

At the corner of King & Spadina in Toronto, there used to be a big brownstone-y building that housed a back packer’s hostel.  Visitors to the city shacked-up there and used it as a pivot point to explore the local scene, meet interesting people and ultimately gain new experiences.    A few years ago, this hostel was replaced by an entirely new kind of business, one that hoped to offer visitors a different kind of knowledge, but as I found out the differences were not that big. Brain Station is a company that hopes to empower 1 million people in the next 10 years to learn the skills necessary to live in a fast-paced digital world, economy and workforce.  The company’s co-founder, Jason Field, saw that there was a huge gap in his own knowledge and thought he should do something about it.  The rumour I heard was that the idea for the start-up hit Jason and the other founders during one of their workouts. Sweat and business is very linked in his world.  He credits sports and working out regularly as a huge contributor to the success of Brain Station and building a great team over the years.  In 2013, he issued a challenge to himself to “sweat” every day that year. He did that and more: running, walking, yoga-ing and CrossFitting more than 365 times and charting his progress online via a blog.  Before Brain Station, Jason backpacked through Asia gaining an appreciation for the challenges and opportunities that travel offered. When he returned home from travel, he knew he wanted to be a leader and work on something big.  It’s fitting that his company eventually found its home in the old backpacker’s hostel. The building on the corner of King & Spadina still offers visitors a chance to explore, but in a very new and digital way.  Hope you enjoy this episode. ------------------ Jason Field / Co-Founder of Brain Station / @field37 / www.brainstation.io

This week's podcast is a fun one! Two of our dedicated CrossFit athletes join us to tackle the common misconception: "I can't CrossFit, I'm too old!" We call bull! Jodi and Kris are here to share their journey through CrossFit. Oh, did we mention they are in the 45+ club... are mothers and grandmothers... balance full time jobs... and find time to get their health in check. AARP, you've got nothing on these badass ladies!!Remember! April 1-2, USAW Level 1 Certification with Dave Spitz in our gym located in Suisun City, CAMay 23 - Lifts Out For Harambe - USAW sanctioned Weightlifting Meet www.fourhorsemensc.comNick's Instagram - ndimarco123Britt's Instagram - Britt.a.smithhJodi's Instagram - ibjedimaster1038Kris's Instagram - montekristhoBritt's United Lifters 10% off Code - brittsmith10The Marc Pro Discount - TheKrakens

Amanda Horrell is a clinical pharmacist from Whitwell, TN who now resides in Byhalia, MS with her husband Wilson Horrell and two children Andie Kate and Grayson. She grew up on an angus farm and commuted to Chattanooga, TN for school and basically everything else in life. She attended Chattanooga Christian School, the University of Tennessee Chattanooga for her undergrad and Union University for her Doctorate in Pharmacy. Amanda started running a little over two years ago as well as CrossFitting. Through these two things, she is learning to love herself a little more each day. She also sees herself becoming a stronger person both physically and emotionally each day. Running competitively is something she knows will never be able to attain but just running the races and crossing the finish line is a solid victory to her. Surrounding yourself with the right people can help you in so many ways. She's always been a negative person, a glass half empty girl but since joining a community of people who have positive attitudes, she is singing a different tune. She attributes most of her transformation to her husband, Wilson, who ‘is the most positive and upbeat human being I know.’ He wakes up of a morning with a huge smile on his face and he goes to bed each night with a smile under his CPAP mask. She strives to be more like him and exude positivity, approach all situations with a calm demeanor. Past relationships were NOT like this at all and it was a breath of fresh air to meet Wilson and others like him in the Olive Branch Crossfit Community and the running community. Each day she becomes happier with life. The past doesn’t haunt her as much as it used to and the future looks bright ahead. Nothing but good things to come. Things you may not know about Amanda: she plays the flute and loves to play in church services, she can fold money into roses, she loves to sing all the time, she loves the symphony and goes whenever she can, she has taken three levels of sign language classes, her favorite movement is the power clean and she loves super cars. Her dream car is an Audi R8. :) Show Notes and all the -ish 0:00-3:00 Intro and outtakes 3:00-10:00 We ask listeners to send in stuff for the set. Von gets over his fear of reading and tries to rent out the studio for "dirty movies". 10:00-20:00 We discuss buying real estate from dead people. Von eats raw chicken. We FINALLY start interviewing Dr. Horrell 20:00-30:00 Amanda starts CrossFit after finding herself spending too much time on the couch with her dog and Little Caesar's pizza. 30:00-40:00 Amanda and Wilson discuss how they met and fell in love, as well as Amanda's passion for her job as a clinical pharmacist. 40:00-50:00 We talk about the role that Amanda has played in becoming a mother to our children since she entered their lives. We discuss her goal of becoming part of the 50mile/300deadlift club. 50:00-60:00 Amanda's entry into the running and endurance world. 1:00:00- ending Amanda COMMITS to running another 50mile race!

Book A Call: https://calendly.com/scaleyourstory/15min   Websites: https://www.mizhq.com https://marketwithmiz.com   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misbah.hawk   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MisbahHaque   Market With Miz Podcast: Spotify: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/market-with-miz/id1543290030 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/market-with-miz/id1543290030   Purebred Weirdo Podcast: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gunLg6 Apple: https://apple.co/2ZMJnys YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4lGUvqdd0vgEhGDFQvyKiA   Get the 4x4 Program Design Accelerator: https://www.remotecoachinggrowth.com/products/program-design-accelerator   Daniel Camargo is a 27 year veteran in the sport of Olympic Weightlifting. As an athlete, he has represented Team USA in 9 international competitions. and set 3 American records. As a coach, he has reached the top tier as a U.S. Senior International Coach. You might know one of his athletes Mattie Rogers, but he has also produced several State, Collegiate, and National Champions. Many of his athletes have also made it to the international stages of the competition. In this episode we talk about: The solution to growing the Weightlifting community in the U.S. and how we can help The stuff that really matters if you want to be a great coach Evolution of Weightlifting through Danny's eyes in the past 27 years Show Notes: What Danny loves about working with CrossFitters (2:40) How he got started in coaching and his time as a law enforcement officer (3:43) What his parents were like when he got into Weightlifting (6:50) Danny’s daughter asked (10:30) Will the next generation of lifters be raising the bar? (13:00) When no one cared about the barbell to TV commercials (16:20) The solution to growing spectatorship in Weightlifting (19:25) Tips for coaches on growing their own Weightlifting community (23:00) What are some responsibilities of a coach that are often left out? (26:05) If you had one year to live and you wanted to become the best coach you could be, what would you do? (28:45) What do you look for in an ideal athlete (31:50) Training methodology for CrossFitting Weightlifters (35:15) Thinking while you’re lifting, Sensation of effort/proper movement (42:35) What are you looking for during error correction through the coach’s eye (43:55) People Mentioned: Mattie Rogers Greg Everett Kenny Leverich Resources we talked about:  Olympic Lifting: Cues & Corrections by Daniel Camargo  Watch People Get Their Minds Blown When An Old Man Crushes Muscle Beach How you can connect with Danny: www.olyconcepts.com Instagram: @camargo_oly Related and Recommended Posts: Getting To Know Influencer Daniel Camargo – 24 Year Veteran Of Olympic Weightlifting – 9x USA International Competitor Daniel Camargo Talks About Mastering Your Mental Game, Improving Speed, And Developing Olympic Hopefuls  

1:16 - Clifford Joseph Bogart III 2:28 - Kyle’s most recent CrossFit milestone and his 9:20 - Kyle’s car is in the shop 11:00 - Armen’s audio is finally fixed 12:28 - Sausage Party 21:04 - Sam Neill and Event Horizon 24:00 - the Hulk/Thor buddy movie 24:46 - Rio weightlifting, doping, North Koreans, the All Drug Olympics 34:14 - GRID 45:25 - The Lobster 54:18 - Days in The Life with Rich Froning 1:07:15 - CrossFit makes you superhuman 1:08:55 - CrossFit parlance and Neanderthal’s CrossFitting 1:12:01 - the weightlifting Google Doodle

There are many parallels between the way I run my business and the way I run my athletic life, and here's another one.  Crossfit is one of my guilty pleasures...I used to be one of those people that were annoyed by crazy Crossfit humans...calm down people, it's just a workout. That was until I moved down to Florida and started Crossfitting. It was like I found the part of triathlon that I loved so much {the racing} except I got to do it everyday. And as an added bonus, I had found my people too.  This past weekend, at the end of our partner WOD {workout of the day -- done with a partner on Saturdays}, I saw that there was still a partner group struggling through the workout long after everyone else had finished. They were hot, exhausted, and ready to quit. And then something magical happened that doesn't happen in many places...everyone selflessly walked over and started supporting them, cheering them on, and genuinely not allowing them to do anything less than their best in that moment. And I thought to myself, "why don't people run their businesses this way?" Self-included because I will be the first to tell you that I'm not perfect at this either, but if we can acknowledge where we can do better, that's the first step to making it happen.  In this episode I'll be sharing the 6 things you can start doing in your business to show up more like the humans in my Crossfit class.    If you want to get better results in less time, make sure to join my FREE 5 day challenge -- how to build your business in 20 min/day -- this is high performance & productivity for business owners at all stages! 

We LOVE Nicole Christensen, CF Seminar staff and owner at CrossFit Roots. So much so that we had to bring her back for a third episode! We discuss what Nicole has learned through CrossFitting during two pregnancies, using CrossFit to recover postpartum, and coaching over 20 pregnant athletes in the past few years. And we obviously can’t ignore the fact that the frickin 2015 CROSSFIT OPEN starts today! We have our predictions, Nicole has hers, but we all agree that the Open makes people go crazy. But hey, bring it on! Girls Gone WOD Podcast is sponsored by QALO http://qalo.com      

Ladies (and any of you gentleman who have a lady in your life) today's podcast is for you. If you've ever wondered exactly what kind of weight training program a woman should be doing to get a sexy body... ...how women can avoid bulking up... ...common hormone imbalances in fit females... ...why so many Crossfitting ladies have such funky-looking abs... ...and the crucial elements of women's weightlifting 101... ...then you'll love my guest Stephani Gaudreau. Steph has a formal education in biology and human physiology, 12 years of science teaching experience, holistic nutrition training, and an unabashed love of tasty Paleo food, which she writes about on her blog, . She has competed in everything from endurance mountain biking to CrossFit to weightlifting. She coaches weightlifting at CrossFit Fortius in San Diego and has coached CrossFit in gyms reaching from Scotland to SoCal. Steph wrote the best-seller in 2014, and recently published the award-winning book, . Steph’s also recently taken to the airwaves with her chart-topping podcast, , where she interviews experts in fitness, nutrition and mindset about how to build unbreakable humans. During our episode, you'll discover: -Even though it's counterintuitive, why Crossfitting women tend to be bulkier than "high-weight, low-rep" weightlifting women... -Why women don't necessarily need to do cardio exercise to lose weight, stay lean or stay toned... -How much fat women should actually "gain" as they age... -Stephanie's #1 recommendation for achieving a daily meditation practice, and why she does it... -Four real "healthy" foods you may be overeating... -What it means to truly be harder to kill... -And much more... Resources from this episode: - - - - Do you have questions, comments or feedback about women's weightlifting, how to avoid getting to bulky, common hormone imbalances in fit females or more? Leave your thoughts at .

Ok, so summer isn’t officially over yet, but with the start of September we can’t help but start thinking about fall! Fall means boots, scarves, pink glitter trench coats (ok, maybe that’s just Joy), and being able to run outside during a WOD without getting heat stroke… what’s not to love? But sometimes the transition into cooler weather can mean watching your motivation cool off a little bit, too. So in this episode we talk about our strategies for staying motivated as the seasons change and set some goals for the next few months, plus hear about Joy’s muscle-up journey and Claire’s continuing adventures with preggo CrossFitting. Girls Gone WOD Podcast is sponsored by QALO. http://qalo.com

In our episode on “Is CF Worth It,” Heavey kept mentioning the 40-year old mom demographic… and that stirred up some emotions on Facebook. So, we brought a mom onto the show to discuss her experience. In this episode we discuss Cassandra’s experience in CrossFit over the last two years. Her big change in body composition. And her keys to success. We also enjoy a very fine 12 year Bowmore Single Malt. [1:00] Heavey Gets Called Out by Kick Ass [3:00] Mobility in 40 year old Moms [5:09] Cassandra’s Body Composition Improvement [7:45] Does Mature Mean Old? [9:20] Bed Time or Exercise Time? [10:45] Which Phil? [11:45] How to Make Sure You Don’t Do Stupid Shit [13:45] Gold Stars for Form [15:00] You Don’t Have to Loose Muscle as you Age [16:30] Cassandra Takes Things into Her Own Hands [18:15] The Key: Have your Own Compass [18:45] Progression in Fitness [22:00] Bowmore 12 year scotch Resources mentioned: SS012 - Is CrossFit Worth It? http://www.heaveyduty.com/2015/03/ss-012-is-crossfit-worth-it/ Heavey's Post of Testing, Training and the Internal Governor http://www.heaveyduty.com/2014/06/training-testing-and-why-you-should-know-the-difference/ Pull Up Program Cassandra is Following http://boxlifemagazine.com/training/conquering-your-first-strict-pull-up

Nomi Nilson joins Armen Hammer, Eddie Ifft, and Scott McGee and they chat about the CrossFit Team Series, the difference between good CrossFit weightlifters and good CrossFit gymnasts, the potential of Grid, Nomi's experience at the 2014 SoCal Regionals, her experience and development CrossFitting, the question of the week, Mormonism, competing in the Paralympics, then get into the lightning round.

Join Eddie, Kenny, and Armen with guest host Scott McGee as they discuss Kenny's experience with 13.3, PED testing, Corey Reed's performance on 13.3, Scott and Armen on 13.3, party tricks, predictions for 13.4, and little people CrossFitting.

Dr. Lindsey Mathews joins Eddie Ifft, Kenny Kane, and Armen Hammer as they discus common CrossFit injuries, Eddie's numerous injuries, the lifetime of an elite CrossFitter, and CrossFitting while pregnant.

Click to Subscribe to All Ben's Fitness & Get A Free Surprise Gift from Ben. Click here for the full written transcript of this podcast episode In this free November 25, 2009 audio episode: performance enhancing mouthpieces, cannibalizing muscle mass, protein for vegetarians, pre-workout eating, the podcast awards, and is there really any reason not to eat breakfast? By the way, did you get your free Thanksgiving Fitness Survival Guide yet? Click here to get it now (will open in new window). Featured Topic (Please vote for our podcast at http://www.podcastawards.combefore November 30!): Today's featured topic is an interview with Bob Molhoek and Dr. Dena Garner. As CEO of Bite Tech Industries, Mr. Molhoek has vast experience in sports, retail, and health and wellness, and passion for enhancing performance in the military as well as the gaming and recreation industries. As an independent researcher, Dr. Garner is a professor in the Health, Exercise and Sports Science Department at the Citadel. Through her independent research, Dr. Garner has led all of Bite Tech's research efforts at the Citadel including reaction time studies, rifle team studies, and cortisol, lactate, and endocrine studies. In our discussion, we talk about the new Under Armor Mouthpiece, and include talk about: -How a mouthpiece could actually reduce lactate levels, improve oxygen uptake, or decrease cortisol... -What sports a mouthpiece could be used for, and which top-ranked professional triathlete is already using one... -How the device actually fits in the mouth, and how to use it... -Exactly what you need to do if you want to get your hands on one... -Whether I'll actually be trying one of these mouthpieces for myself... -And much, much more! Stay tuned for more updates on whether a mouth piece can actually make you more fit, and enjoy the interview! --------------------------------------------- Listener Q&A (please vote for our podcast at http://www.podcastawards.com before November 30!): Do you have a question for Ben? Just call 1-877-209-9439 and leave a voicemail, leave a Skype voicemail to username "pacificfit", or e-mail ben@bengreenfieldfitness.com. Listener Jennifer asks: "Recently I've been in the process of turning vegetarian due to some ethical reasons. As an athlete I'm worried I won't be able to get protein in my diet due to the elimination of meat. Are there any substitutes I could make to help this? I've heard some controversy on soy and how it could actually damage our bodies, so I'm afraid to use that type of product. Do you think this transition is good for me as an athlete or will it only cause more damage in the end? Thanks Ben!" In my response to Jennifer, I reference this Kenzen Body Balance Meal Replacement drink, comprised of pea and hemp protein.  Listener Brad asks: "Greetings from Melbourne, Australia. My first question is, do you know of any effective ways to shed muscular bulk/ I remember hearing in one of your podcasts that you went through a bodybuilding phase in your past, and that your first few triathlons afterwards (specifically your runs) were some of the most painful races you've done. I am in the process of getting ready for a series of half-ironman races next year (our seasons are reversed) with the goal of culminating my season with a full ironman. Hence my purchase of the Dominator plan (great info, by the way). Here's the problem, I'm coming off a year of intense CrossFitting which has sent my anabolic fitness through the roof, but bulked me up to about 90kg (I'm 178cm tall) in the process. How can I best get rid of this bulk? It's killing my knees and back on the runs. I'm taking a full range of supplements at the moment based on your recommendations, however, I am hesitant to take any protein supplements. How did you shed your muscle mass? My second question relates to running efficiency. I am familiar with the Pose running method and am slowly building my proficiency in this technique. However, given a recent case of runner's knee, I would like to incorporate a more targeted set of exercises geared towards strengthening my running technique. I've heard that Craig Alexander puts a lot of focus on building his core strength. I am currently doing lunges, one legged squats, fire hydrants and recently, hip hikes." Listener Jennifer asks: "I love your podcasts and all the advice you give to athletes and non-athletes. I have a nutrition question for you.  I eat alot of Vitamin A/beta-carotene products, and for the past couple months my hands and feet are starting to turn orange. The doctor tells me that in the long term I could be damaging my liver. Do you have any advice on how I could substitute some of my food products? I'm currently eating pumpkin puree mixed in with my oatmeal in the morning, and then after my workouts I tend to eat a sweet potato with some almond butter. I'm trying to stick to vegetable products that can give me carbs as well as some substinence to my meals. I don't want to have to deal with these oompa loompa features any longer and end up hurting my liver as a result. If you can give me some advice that would be great! Thanks Ben, can't wait to hear from you!" Listener Eric asks: "What do you think of the following website: 7 Reasons Why You Should NOT Eat Breakfast"? 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Ron Gellis, Ph.D is back. This time, without a doubt, it’s personal. If you’ll recall, Ron joined me previously on episode 86 of the podcast. Today, I’m proud and excited to speak with him. In this episode, Ron shares with us a part of his life that is quite intimate and personal. As a result, this interview becomes an amazing opportunity for learning for each of us. Ron has been a Clinical and Forensic Sports Psychologist in California for over 30 years and specializes in PTS, TBI, addictive and/or co-occurring disorders. Ron was a Navy Psychologist during the post-Vietnam era during which time he treated and worked with the first wave of Vietnam veterans with PTSD. Ron has established The Integrated Recovery Foundation, a program designed to assist Veterans and First Responders who have issues with PTS, TBI, addictive and/or co-occurring disorders. As an athlete, I have played soccer in high school and college. I have run 20 marathons with times ranging from 2:58-4:02 with most times between 3:05-3:20, during my 20’s to 50’s. In that time I ran countless 1/2 marathons, 10 & 5k’s. I have also completed a variety of Olympic and Sprint Triathlons. I have been a scuba instructor for over 20 years with personal passion for underwater photography. At the age of 60, I started CrossFit. I have been CrossFitting for almost 7 years and have qualified for the World CrossFit Games as a Masters athlete 3 times. I am also a level 2 CrossFit Coach.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/donationsWant to advertise on this podcast? Go to https://redcircle.com/brands and sign up.

Ron Gellis, Ph.D. has been a Clinical and Forensic Sports Psychologist in California for over 30 years and specializes in PTS, TBI, addictive and/or co-occurring disorders. Ron was a Navy Psychologist during the post Vietnam Era during which time he treated and worked with the first wave of Vietnam veterans with PTSD. Ron has established The Integrated Recovery Foundation, a program designed to assist Veterans and First Responders who have issues with PTS, TBI, addictive and/or co-occurring disorders. As an athlete, I have played soccer in high school and college. I have run 20 marathons with times ranging from 2:58-4:02 with most times between 3:05-3:20, during my 20's to 50's. In that time I ran countless 1/2 marathons, 10 & 5k's. I have also completed a variety of Olympic and Sprint Triathlons. I have been a scuba instructor for over 20 years with personal passion for underwater photography. At the age of 60, I started CrossFit. I have been CrossFitting for almost 7 years and have qualified for the World CrossFit Games as a Masters athlete 3 times. I am also a level 2 CrossFit Coach.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/donationsWant to advertise on this podcast? Go to https://redcircle.com/brands and sign up.