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“If I can make someone else get comfortable and they can get the help they need, that seems like mission accomplished to me.” Grayson Murphy just may be the most versatile professional runner in the country right now. This year alone, Grayson has taken home wins on the trails, the track, and the roads. She won Saucony's Fast Future 10K in Germany, won her heat in the 3000m steeplechase at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials (and ultimately finished sixth in the finals), won the USATF Mountain Running Championships, won the Deseret News 10K, and earned herself a personal best in the mile. On this episode, we cover all of the highlights from Grayson's fast, fun year, and talk about the tough stuff along the way. Grayson talks about dealing with race anxiety, shares her thoughts on the emotional side of running, and offers advice for thriving in a long-distance relationship. (Yay love language talk!) She talks about her passion for rest days, her love for journaling (check out her line of 2022 planners here!), and what's next on the run. (Hint: The word marathon came up an awful lot in this conversation...) SPONSOR: The WineShine Half Marathon — Register today for the inaugural event, happening July 16, 2022. See you in Napa! What you'll get on this episode: All about Grayson's morning run (3:00) Grayson talks about her race at the Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K in New York City (4:30) Riding in the lead vehicle during the TCS New York City Marathon — and Grayson's thoughts on an eventual marathon debut (6:20) Now what? (13:10) Why Grayson loves rest days (15:20) Grayson's 2021 highlight reel, and what makes racing fun for her (21:20) All about Grayson's line of planners, and her own mental health journey (24:40) How Grayson processed this summer's U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials outcome (32:45) Grayson's favorite drug testing story (41:30) The anti-highlight reel (43:00) Trail running vs. the roads and the track (46:40) How Grayson reflects on her decision to leave HOKA and NAZ Elite after a year at the beginning of her professional career (48:45) Grayson's biggest hopes and dreams, on the run and off (52:40) Follow Grayson: Instagram @racin__grayson Twitter @racin__grayson Website Buy her planners! Follow Ali: Instagram @aliontherun1 Join the Facebook group Twitter @aliontherun1 Support on Patreon Blog Strava Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify SoundCloud Overcast Stitcher Google Play SUPPORT the Ali on the Run Show! If you're enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Spread the run love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends!

Welcome to The Greg Bennett show, an AnyQuestion podcast hosted by Former Professional Olympic and World Champion Athlete Greg Bennett.  Greg chats with the world's greatest athletes and high performers to find out how they got to the top of the world and how they are able to sustain it.  This week's episode is epic! Not only do we celebrate the 100th episode of The Greg Bennett Show, but Greg also interviews 70.3 World Triathlon Champion, Lucy Charles-Barclay. She is the current number 1 ranked Triathlete in the world, and the 2021 Ironman 70.3 World Champion. Lucy is consistently on the podium in any race, any distance and format. Winning ironman's and 70.3 Ironman's all around the world, and finishing 2nd three times at the Ironman Kona World championships. Lucy's competitors know that when she's on the start line it's going to be flat out from the gun.  In her pursuit for greatness, she also remains down to earth, close to her family and friends … and always has a smile for the cameras. Go to AnyQuestion.com/Lucy to ask Lucy follow-up questions and hear other answers from Lucy and all the other Experts on the platform.

In this hour: - World Champion skeet shooter Dania Vizzi is training for the Olympics, but already had to battle the county for the right to do so on her own land - A near accident prompts a renewed look at tree stand safety - A Gunsite class features three types of guns. Tom Gresham's Gun Talk 11.28.21 Hour 3

Richard Fergola, of Fergolicious BBQ, has a knack for sharing the art & science of barbecue. His expert knowledge is backed by numerous awards within the KCBS competition circuit as well as appearances on television shows like Destination America's "BBQ Pitmasters" and Food Network's "Chopped Grillmasters."  In addition to cooking award-winning barbecue, he is also a KCBS Master Certified BBQ Judge.  It all came together in November of 2021 when Richard won the KCBS Invitational World Championship in Shawnee, OK.

Join us for a new episode of Thoughts Count Anywhere Show we will have a special interview with the IMPACT Wrestling World Champion Moose. We will also talk about all the big news and rumors this week in wrestling from releases to a possible return this weekend. We also break down All Elite Wrestling Full Gear then give our predictions for Turning Point and Survivor Series this weekend

After finishing 3rd at the Spartan World Championships, Katie emerged to win the 24 hour endurance obstacle race last week in Laughlin Nevada. She ran 90 miles with over 200 obstacles in 24 hours. Katie is a former Crossfit coach at Crossfit Sanitas (Eric Roza's Box) and a former collegiate hockey player. We talk all about her win, her upbringing and her poor choice in boyfriends. All that and so much more.

Greg's Garage Pod with Co-Host Jason Pridmore P/B Bike911.com - A motorcycle racing Pod about MotoGP, MotoAmerica, and World Superbike, Pro Motocross, American Flat Track, Supercross, and more. If you'd like to support the channel here is our Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/gregsgaragetv In this episode, Co-Hosts Greg White and Jason Pridmore talk:  ARAI News - SDK makes his Moto2 debut at Jerez test, but how did it go? ZachO retires and Greg is broken up about it. Supercross on NBC properties, but how many of them? A new stepping stone into MotoGP was announced, but what is it all about?  WorldSBK - The final race of the 2021 season is in the books and we have a new World Champion! The boys review what happened.  Interview - Cameron Beaubier wrapped up his debut Moto2 season and we talk with him about how that went and so much more.  MotoGP - The first test of 2022 machines and riders happened last week at Jerez. The boys break down some of what was seen and what the future might hold.  Bye, Bye  Social Media Links: Jason's Instagram - @pridmore43 Greg's Instagram - @gregwhitetv Jason's Twitter - @jp43 Greg's Twitter - @gregwhite Greg's Youtube - GregsGarageTV Greg's Twitch - @McSlowy

Ryan Martin is a 2x World Champion boxer. He has won many amateur titles and also 2 belts in the WBC. In between fight camps, Ryan joined me for a workout and we sat down after to talk about his upbringing and the incredible journey that he has taken to become a world champion boxer. Ryan shares his story of a difficult homelife and being on his own since the age of 16. Boxing consumed him and helped him to overcome depression and despair to reach the pinnacle of his sport.  You can follow him on Instagram @bluechipboxer and watch him prepare for his next fight. WIN A FISHING VACATION AT HAWKS CAY! Click Here to Enter: http://tackledirect.tv If you have questions or suggestions for the show you can text Tom at 1 305-930-7346 This episode has been brought to you by Waypoint TV. Waypoint is the ultimate outdoor network featuring streaming of full-length fishing and hunting television shows, short films and instructional content, a social media network, Podcast Network. Waypoint is available on Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, IoS devices, Android Devices and at www.waypointtv.com all for FREE! Join the Waypoint Army by following them on Instagram at the following accounts @waypointtv @waypointfish @waypointsalt @waypointboating @waypointhunt @waypointoutdoorcollective Find over 150 full episodes of Saltwater Experience on Waypoint You can follow Tom Rowland on Instagram @tom_rowland and find all episodes and show notes at Tomrowlandpodcast.com Learn more about Tom's Television shows by visiting their websites: Saltwater Experience Into the Blue Sweetwater   Contact Tom through email: Podcast@saltwaterexperience.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

World memory champion Johannes Mallow joins Chris to share techniques you can use to boost your memory. They discuss how he became a memory champion despite his struggles with a muscle disease, the timeless techniques he uses to memorize things most of us assume are impossible, and how to use memory techniques in your personal and professional life (including a real time walkthrough of a popular memory technique). Johannes Mallow has been a memory sportsman for 18 years. Throughout his career he was crowned World Memory Champion twice and has won the German Memory Championship four times. He is currently ranked 9th in the world by the World Association of Memory. Currently, he is a memory coach to executives. Full show notes available at: https://allthehacks.com/memory-hacks-johannes-mallow Selected Links From The EpisodeConnect with Johannes Mallow: Website | Memory Sports TV TwitchStreamline your work: ClickUp AppApp to help with your memory: Anki Full Show NotesWho is Johannes Mallow? [00:16]What is a memory championship? [01:29]The hardest thing to memorize (and how to prepare for it). [3:18]How Johannes Mallow started his career in memory sports. [05:53]Why having a muscle disease led him to become a memory world champion. [07:16]Two things that can help you overcome hardship. [11:29]Is memory a talent or a skill? [12:16]How memory and creativity are connected. [13:27]Realtime walkthrough of a popular memory technique (memory palace).  [15:15]How long have memory techniques been around? [23:19]Has our memory evolved over time OR Do we have better memory than our ancestors?[24:32]Why you need to have several memory palaces. [27:52]How to remember lots of numbers and playing cards very quickly. [30:06]How to memorize many names (even foreign names). [34:44]Memory skills you need for your professional and personal life (names, negotiation). [36:58]Remembering abstract things that aren't easy to visualize. [43:47]How to remember things that aren't in order. [47:26]Why (and how) you should train your memory daily. [49:38]Are memory skills transferable to other skills like learning a language? [52:16]Can you make a living out of memory sports? [53:24]Using gamification for mundane things. [55:43]Why Johannes uses cooperative management tools. [56:58]An app to help with your memory. [58:18]How to connect with Johannes Mallow. [59:22] SponsorThis episode is brought to you by BlockFi. BlockFi is the company I use to store all my crypto and I think they provide huge value because. Whether you buy your crypto with them or transfer in what you already have, you can start earning interest on all of it, which is a great way to earn some passive income with almost no effort. And that also includes stable coins based in us dollars where you can earn 9% without having your savings fluctuate with the crypto markets. This is where I store the cash I used to keep at a high yield savings account. Since opening my account, I've already earned thousands of dollars of interest.BlockFi also has a rewards credit card that instead of earning points or miles gives you Bitcoin back on every purchase you make offering 3.5% back in the first three months and 1.5% percent back after that. If you want to check out BlockFi, you can get an exclusive bonus of up to $250 free when you sign up at https://allthehacks.com/blockfi. Connect with All the HacksAll the Hacks: Newsletter | Website | Facebook | EmailChris Hutchins: Twitter | Instagram | Website | LinkedIn

On this special episode we have the first American to win a World Cup in 27 years and NOW, the first ever short track World Champion, Christopher Blevins! Christopher may have had one of the most storybook cycling seasons in recent history. In addition to the accolades mentioned, he has also recently finished school at Cal Poly and produced a documentary covering the land and trails that he calls home in Cuyama Valley near San Luis Obispo. The name of this documentary is The Long Traverse. It's a film that brings you straight to the intersection of the preparation for an FKT (Fastest Known Time), the environmental consciousness that Christopher and his team use to build the trails in and around the valley along with the history, traditions and respect that they have for the rightful people of the land, The Chumash. We covered a gamut of topics as we always do on WGTHO and we hosted our first ever World Champion... and it won't be our last. Enjoy!

Want to hear the ins and outs of running a beer mile: four laps, four full beers, and lots of laughs? Tune in. Dimity talks to Alli Morgan, a two-time World Champion Beer Miler and the Women's World Record holder (6:16.5!) and the mom to 9-year-old twins. Alli, an Olympic Trials qualifier in the 10,000 meters and marathon, twists open the details on how: —She got involved in the beer mile; —She snagged the World Record (hint: it's in the chug); —She mentally talks herself through the final lap; —To run your first beer mile with success. This episode is brought to you exclusively  by our longtime partner Nuun!  Cheers! Get 20% off all Nuun products with code NUUNAMR20 at Nuunlife.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Four-time Formula 1® World Champion and current Alpine F1® non-executive director Alain Prost talks about Alpine's race-winning 2021 season, Oscar Piastri's role as Alpine's test driver next year, Daniel Ricciardo's time with the team under the Renault name and the Max Verstappen vs Lewis Hamilton championship fight, while we wrap up Sunday's inaugural Qatar Grand Prix.

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Dennis Hall is one of the most decorated American Greco wrestlers of all time. He won a world championship in 1995, beating four former world champions along the way. In 1996, Dennis won a silver medal at the Olympics. Domestically, Hall was a 10x US National Champion. At the 2004 Olympic Trials, he was involved in one of the longest wrestling matches of all time, where he defeated training partner Brandon Paulson to make the 2004 Olympic Team. In this episode we cover: -The 1995 World Championships -Losing to the Cuban in ‘93 and why that match was the turning point in his career -Turning down a scholarship to wrestle at the greco world championships -Training with Terry Brands -Wrestling training partner Brandon Paulson at the ‘04 Trials -Talking to John Smith at the ‘92 Olympics -Barcelona Olympics vs Atlanta Olympics Enjoy folks! (Photo: Lance Iversen) * PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is presented by Spartan Combat. Shop Yianni D, Kyle Dake and David Carr gear at SpartanCombat.Com * FANS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! * TEXT THE SHOW –Keyword: Wrestle –Number: 224-54 * FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com *** ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.

Lawrence Okolie is the cruiserweight World Champion, fighting under 258 management. He is the author of his first book 'Dare to Change' and also a musician. Please enjoy this story of transition, from bullying to McDonalds, to world champ. ------ This episode is brought to you by 'Days Brewing - Beer For Doing'. https://daysbrewing.com/ Use code 'TF20' for 20% off your first order.

It's been a while since the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, but we wanted to amplify and celebrate a voice the world missed in Japan. 2x Olympic gold medalist and 3x World Champion runner, Caster Semenya was barred from competing in her events because of her higher than 'normal' testosterone levels. Caster was legally blocked by the International Association of Athletics Federations (now World Athletics) from competing unless she changed her natural body via hormone shots, surgery, or birth control pills. She didn't. In this episode, Caster shares her triumphs and challenges, and opens up about what this journey has been like for her. Just three days ago the International Olympic Committee (IOC) stated that testosterone will not determine sex eligibility in future Games, but as we know, Tokyo has come and gone. That said, as Caster selflessly says, "This is about the future, the young ones". Caster, you deeply inspire us with your courage, strength, and determination. Thank you for trusting us to tell your story. Contributing experts in order of appearance include: Becky Motumo Molete (Managing Director, Afrimogul Sports Talent, Caster's Manager); Dr. Jessica Kremen (Pediatric Endocrine Physician, Boston Children's Hospital), and Dr. Ole-Petter Hamnvik (Co-Director, Transgender Health Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital). Thank you to Harvard Kennedy School's Dr. Zoe Marks and to Middlebury College's Dr. Karin Hanta for your editing guidance. Media clips from: -NBC Sports' YouTube, 'Caster Semenya wins women's 800 meter final at 2016 Rio Olympics' -CBS Sports' YouTube, 'Caster Semenya Takes 400M Race with Furious Finish' -World Athletics' YouTube, 'Women's 800m Final | IAAF World Championships London 2017' -SuperSport's YouTube, 'In Conversation with Caster Semenya' -eNCA's YouTube, 'Caster Semenya breaks her silence' -NPR's 'Olympic Runner Caster Semenya Wants To Compete, Not Defend Her Womanhood' -NPR's ''I Am A Woman': Track Star Caster Semenya Continues Her Fight To Compete As Female' -NPR's 'Olympic Runner Caster Semenya Wants To Compete, Not Defend Her Womanhood' -Olympics.com's 'DSD athletes: What does it mean to be DSD and how gender and sex are the big issues in athletics' -SABC News' YouTube, 'Caster Semenya says her battle with IAAF is a fight for Human Rights'

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AEW has crowned a new World Champion in Hangman Adam Page. A breath of fresh air for the company that has been on WWE's heels for so long. Get our reaction to why Page as champion is a great fit for the growing company. We try to convince ourselves that this weekend's Survivor Series will actually be good. We only think that if WWE breaks the emergency glass for The Great One then the expectation will be a lot more than what we thought. Plus, NXT 2.0 isn't that bad. All this and more, only on Sunset Flip Radio. Much Love, Thomas & Alex 

Elizabeth Osborne with tales of struggle, love and grief from raising her five kids as a single mum, and the moment she saw her youngest, World Champion surfer Mick Fanning survive a shark attack on live TV

Jackson Heslin is a student at Xavier high school in Connecticut. Heslin traveled to Mexico to compete in the PanAm world championships. He also spent some time in California training at Poway elite. Heslin talks about those experiences in this candid podcast. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/crankmat/support

Greg's Garage Pod with Co-Host Jason Pridmore P/B Bike911.com - A motorcycle racing Pod about MotoGP, MotoAmerica, and World Superbike, Pro Motocross, American Flat Track, Supercross, and more. If you'd like to support the channel here is our Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/gregsgaragetv In this episode, Co-Hosts Greg White and Jason Pridmore talk:  ARAI News - Jack Miller to race ASBK on a V4R? The provisional MotoGP entry list is out! MotoGP - Pecco rocks the house as Ducati sweeps the podium for the first time, ever! MotoGP crowns a World Champion and Moto3 was crazy again.  MotoGP Fantasy - Greg rebounds to finish 2nd in the GGPod Pool, but we have a winner!  WorldSBK - The final race of the season happens THIS weekend with the World title on the line!  Race Calendar/Next Week - WorldSBK Indonesia, MotoGP Test Thursday & Friday and more! Bye, Bye  Social Media Links: Jason's Instagram - @pridmore43 Greg's Instagram - @gregwhitetv Jason's Twitter - @jp43 Greg's Twitter - @gregwhite Greg's Youtube - GregsGarageTV Greg's Twitch - @McSlowy    

The NR F1 Podcast bring you Edition 287. We're back, talking all things Brazil, catching up with the latest news and gossip, as well as looking ahead to Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Richard Baxter hosts assisted by Kyle Cumbers and Phil Gray. For more of our content, head over to http://www.patreon.com/nrf1 *** The British county of Norfolk is where the iconic success of Team Lotus was cultivated, where Ayrton Senna, Graham Hill, Martin Brundle, Mark Webber, George Russell and more honed their race craft - and home to The NR F1 Podcast. Find all you need to know about The NR F1 Podcast and how to join in with the fun by visiting our website: http://nrf1.uk  JOIN THE CLUB | Become an NR F1 Podcast patron to enjoy a host of exclusive content: http://patreon.com/nrf1  SUBSCRIBE | Find your podcast player link: http://nrf1.uk/podsubscribe  ITUNES | Subscribe, rate and review us: http://nrf1.uk/isonitunes  GOOGLE PLAY | Likewise: http://nrf1.uk/isongoogleplay  RSS | For android and other devices via audioBoom: https://audioboom.com/channels/4785441.rss  GET IN TOUCH | Follow our social media feeds and join the fun:  TWITTER | http://twitter.com/thenrf1  FACEBOOK | http://fb.me/thenrf1  INSTAGRAM | http://instagram.com/thenrf1  EMAIL | nrf1podcast@gmail.com *** As for some of our most iconic podcasts, try these: e200 Our big anniversary! - https://audioboom.com/posts/6336063 e146 Jake Humphrey sorts F1 by shouting from his kitchen - https://audioboom.com/posts/5736293 e169 I still think I've got something special; the Stuart Webber interview - https://audioboom.com/posts/5971694 e184 Our British GP review recorded live on the Silverstone grid - https://audioboom.com/posts/6098909 e199 Vettel fails and that's probably that - https://audioboom.com/posts/6315458 @F1 #F1 #Formula1 #Podcast #BrazilGP #QatarGP #BringBackCyril #Hamilton #Verstappen #SummerBreak #BritishGP AustriaGP #StyriaGP #McLaren #Norris #RedBullRing #RedBull #Perez #2021  #FranceGP #MonacoGP #Review     #F1isback #Preview  #Albon #Schumacher #Ilott #WorldChampion  #Sebastian #Vettel #Charles #Leclerc #Valtteri #Bottas #Lewis #blacklivesmatter #Seb #Max #2019 #Kimi #Raikkkonen #Review #GrandPrix #GP #LH44 #TeamLH #SV5 #Podcast #Motorsport #F1Fantasy #F1FastFact #FIA #Norfolk #RedBull # #RBR #Ferrari #Ricciardo #Williams #Mercedes #ToroRosso #STR #Sainz #Renault #McLaren #Sauber #Haas #Romain #Grosjean #Leclerc #Gasly #George #Russell #F1isback

Welcome back (or Aloha) to our guest Cynthia Monteleone! You may remember Cynthia from our previous episode "60. Cynthia Monteleone Is Running Faster Over 40... And You Can Too" Not only is Cynthia still setting new records sprinting, but she is also back with another amazing book. Listen in as Cynthia shares a look into her new project and cookbook! This is the perfect resource for anyone looking for quick meal ideas that won't destroy your gut with inflammatory ingredients. You will also hear how Cynthia is helping protect fairness in women's sports, insight on new muscle healing peptides along with the benefits of sprinting over endurance training, and more! LINKS: https://www.mam808.org Instagram: @fastover40 Zane's Links: Get organic keto meals delivered to your door!! https://trifectanutrition.llbyf9.net/zane ReLyte Electrolytes by Redmond Real Salt https://shop.redmond.life?afmc=Zane Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zanegriggsfitness Quick Episode Summary: Welcome back Cynthia!  Why Cynthia decided to write her new book A look into the cookbook Next time you have a drink, try this! Finding your warrior self Cynthia's weekly training routine How gender controversy affects modern sports Balancing western and eastern medicine  Why you should avoid red dye number 40 The power names Why teenagers need more sleep The connection between creativity and dopamine

AEW crowned a new champion! The anticipated pay-per-view from Minnesota featured Chris Jericho leading his Inner Circle against Dan Lambert's American Top Team and Men of the Year. The show also saw Bryan Danielson face Miro in a tournament final to name a new number 1 contender and much more. Sportskeeda's Rick Ucchino, Jeremy Bennett, and Kevin Kellam break it all down with live fan reactions following the show.

Listen again as Nikita talks with Brad Cain, better known as professional wrestler and personal trainer, Lodi, about world championship wrestling, how he got his stage name, and the blessings he's received along his wrestling journey.

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Terry Brands is the associate head coach at the University of Iowa. He's an Olympic Bronze Medalist (2000 Olympics), 2x NCAA Champion for the Hawks and a 2x World Champion. Terry and I sat down in October at Carver Hawkeye Arena to record this interview as part of the Hawkeye Wrestling Club Podcast. To watch the video portion of this interview, please join the Hawkeye Wrestling Club's Inner Circle. Join the Inner Circle: https://www.hawkeyewrestlingclub.com/inner-circle/ Enjoy this one! (Photo: Tony Rotundo) * PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is presented by Spartan Combat. The Spartan Combat Nationals are returning to Jacksonville, Florida on April 8-10, 2022. Register now at SpartanCombat.Com * FANS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! * TEXT THE SHOW –Keyword: Wrestle –Number: 224-54 * FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com *** ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.

Greg's Garage Pod with Co-Host Jason Pridmore P/B Bike911.com - A motorcycle racing Pod about MotoGP, MotoAmerica, and World Superbike, Pro Motocross, American Flat Track, Supercross, and more. If you'd like to support the channel here is our Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/gregsgaragetv In this episode, Co-Hosts Greg White and Jason Pridmore talk:  ARAI News - Marc Marquez misses the final with double vision. Yaakov to Altus for 2022. Josh Herrin to Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC team to ride the Ducati V2 in MotoAmerica Supersport!  Josh Herrin: We talk to Josh about his exciting new opportunity in MotoAmerica. We discuss the Ducati V2, the "New Look" Supersport class, and who he will be racing against in 2022. MotoGP - The 2nd to last race is in the books and Pecco is Mr. Consistant. Remy puts in the ride of a lifetime, Beaubier has the best race outside of the United States. And in Moto3, close racing, controversy, and a World Champion is crowned!  MotoGP Fantasy - It is down to the end, who will win the ARAI Helmet!!??!! WorldSBK - The final race of the season happens this weekend with the World title on the line! What the boys think will happen.  Race Calendar/Next Week - MotoGP Valencia, WorldSBK Indonesia, FIM Motocross Italy.  Bye, Bye  Social Media Links: Jason's Instagram - @pridmore43 Greg's Instagram - @gregwhitetv Jason's Twitter - @jp43 Greg's Twitter - @gregwhite Greg's Youtube - GregsGarageTV Greg's Twitch - @McSlowy

Melissa Stockwell became the first female to lose a limb in active combat in Iraq in April of 2004. The U.S. Army Second Lieutenant would return to the U.S. and turn to sports after her military service, becoming a world champion paratriathlete and a paralympic bronze medalist. During this podcast she discusses the bombing that left her wounded and her life after the military. Melissa also discusses her new book: “The Power of Choice: My Journey from Wounded Warrior to World Champion.Jake Wood is a combat veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. After the Marine sniper returned to civilian life, he found purpose in using his military skills to help disaster victims. He co-founded the non-profit Team Rubicon in 2010 which has since engaged more than 135,000 volunteers in disasters around the U.S. and the world, raised more than $250 million, and has given other military veterans a way to continue their service. He writes about it in a new book: “Once A Warrior: How One Veteran Found A New Mission Closer to Home.”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The NR F1 Podcast bring you Edition 286. We're back, with the latest F1 news and catching up on all the race action. Richard Baxter hosts, assisted by Perry Hamilton and Phil Gray - reviewing the US and Mexico Grands Prix and looking ahead to Brazil.   For more of our content, head over to http://www.patreon.com/nrf1 *** The British county of Norfolk is where the iconic success of Team Lotus was cultivated, where Ayrton Senna, Graham Hill, Martin Brundle, Mark Webber, George Russell and more honed their race craft - and home to The NR F1 Podcast. Find all you need to know about The NR F1 Podcast and how to join in with the fun by visiting our website: http://nrf1.uk  JOIN THE CLUB | Become an NR F1 Podcast patron to enjoy a host of exclusive content: http://patreon.com/nrf1  SUBSCRIBE | Find your podcast player link: http://nrf1.uk/podsubscribe  ITUNES | Subscribe, rate and review us: http://nrf1.uk/isonitunes  GOOGLE PLAY | Likewise: http://nrf1.uk/isongoogleplay  RSS | For android and other devices via audioBoom: https://audioboom.com/channels/4785441.rss  GET IN TOUCH | Follow our social media feeds and join the fun:  TWITTER | http://twitter.com/thenrf1  FACEBOOK | http://fb.me/thenrf1  INSTAGRAM | http://instagram.com/thenrf1  EMAIL | nrf1podcast@gmail.com *** As for some of our most iconic podcasts, try these: e200 Our big anniversary! - https://audioboom.com/posts/6336063 e146 Jake Humphrey sorts F1 by shouting from his kitchen - https://audioboom.com/posts/5736293 e169 I still think I've got something special; the Stuart Webber interview - https://audioboom.com/posts/5971694 e184 Our British GP review recorded live on the Silverstone grid - https://audioboom.com/posts/6098909 e199 Vettel fails and that's probably that - https://audioboom.com/posts/6315458 @F1 #F1 #Formula1 #Podcast #MexicoGP #BrazilGP #Hamilton #Verstappen #SummerBreak #BritishGP AustriaGP #StyriaGP #McLaren #Norris #RedBullRing #RedBull #Perez #2021  #FranceGP #MonacoGP #Review     #F1isback #Preview  #Albon #Schumacher #Ilott #WorldChampion  #Sebastian #Vettel #Charles #Leclerc #Valtteri #Bottas #Lewis #blacklivesmatter #Seb #Max #2019 #Kimi #Raikkkonen #Review #GrandPrix #GP #LH44 #TeamLH #SV5 #Podcast #Motorsport #F1Fantasy #F1FastFact #FIA #Norfolk #RedBull # #RBR #Ferrari #Ricciardo #Williams #Mercedes #ToroRosso #STR #Sainz #Renault #McLaren #Sauber #Haas #Romain #Grosjean #Leclerc #Gasly #George #Russell #F1isback

A feel good show today with Daphne Belt who is one of, if not the oldest World Triathlon Champion. Mark discusses her secrets to longevity and how she's still racing at 82yrs old. An inspiration to so many.

David Henderson https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-henderson-89049124 a presentation skills expert at Spoken with Authority and Let 'Em Speak Podcast collaborator, has more than two decades of experience in high-profile communication-based roles, including 20 years as a trial attorney during which he tried over 70 jury cases to a verdict. Previously, he served as an associate at Vinson & Elkins, LLP, and as a prosecutor in the Special Crimes Division of the Bexar County's District Attorney's office. Currently, he serves as a civil rights attorney at Ellwanger Law PLLC, and a workshop facilitator and coach at Spoken with Authority. David joined Toastmasters International in 2007, and in 2010 he was named World Champion of Public Speaking in a competition of more than 30,000 elite speakers from 113 countries. He has been featured on CNN and MSNBC providing legal analyses of high-profile cases involving police shootings. David holds a B.A. from the University of Texas, and a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law.     By listening to this conversation with David, you'll learn about:   - The importance of representation in the media - The practical details of landing and giving media interviews - Staying true to your beliefs - Using the Sandwich Structure Method for interview preparation - Sharing your expertise - Getting honest feedback from a trusted friend Twitter: @OakCliffLawyer More on the “Sandwich Structure:”  https://spokenwithauthority.com/sandwich-presentation-structure-method/  

Join Fern and this weeks guest Bonnie Wise as they talk all about mahj. Learn how this busy Florida County Administrator was lured to the tiles and pushed her gaming skills to achieve world championship status. Not only does Bonnie play both socially and competitively, she also takes time out of her busy schedule and together with fellow mahj player and friend Judy Serrapica, created Dragons on the Green, a 501(c)(3) organization. Together they teach the game to new players and hold tournaments. The organization raises funds for charitable causes. Bonnie is not only a star player but an all around great woman of mahj.    www.dragonsonthegreen.org   Mah Jonng Highlighters can be purchased at www.mahshelpinghand.com.   https://www.patreon.com/mahjonggmondays

Dr. Philip Skiba is a medical doctor specialising in Sports Medicine, and also holds a PhD in exercise physiology. Dr. Skiba is also a highly-regarded endurance coach and endurance performance consultant. He has coached a number of Olympians and World Champion endurance athletes, including for example Joanna Zeiger in triathlon, and has been consulting on projects such as Nike's Breaking2 project.   IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The new edition of Phil's much sought-after book: Scientific Training for Endurance Athletes -Understanding and training your physiology -The role of periodisation -The importance of specificity -When, why and how endurance athletes need to focus on power and speed development   SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts311/   SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/   SPONSORS: Precision Hydration - Want to optimise your performance in hot or humid conditions, avoid cramping, and make sure your hydration is on point? Take PH's free online Sweat Test to get personalised hydration strategy. Also use the Quick Carb Calculator to get fueling recommendations, and book a free one-on-one consultation to refine your hydration and fueling strategy. Use the promo code THATTRIATHLONSHOW15 to get 15% off your first order of PH electrolytes or the Precision Fuel range.   ROKA - Exceptional quality triathlon wetsuits, trisuits, swimskins, goggles, performance sunglasses as well as prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses.  Online vision test for prescription updates and home try-on options available for eyeglasses. Ships from  the US, UK and EU. Trusted by world-leading athletes such as  Lucy Charles-Barclay, Javier Gómez Noya, Flora Duffy, Morgan Pearson, Summer Rappaport and others in triathlon, cycling, speed skating, and many more. Visit roka.com/tts for 20% off your order.   LINKS AND RESOURCES: Dr. Skiba's Twitter profile and website Intensity, volume, rest, nutrition, coaching and triathlon myth-busting with Dr. Philip Skiba | EP#173 Nitrate loading, marathons, and endurance sports science with prof. Andy Jones | EP#187 Scientific Training for Endurance Athletes - Dr. Skiba's book, coming soon   RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing: www.scientifictriathlon.com/rate/   CONTACT: Want to send feedback, questions or just chat? Email me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.com or connect on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.

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Welcome to a star-studded podcast featuring a close friend of ours, Matt of MVO Podcast who joins the show (00:05:00) to recap Canelo's historic super middleweight win, (00:51:00) Rob Acosta the strength coach of Jaron "Boots" Ennis joins the show and shares insight, (01:31:00) YSM Sports Media joins the podcast to talk about "Boots" Ennis and Philly boxing as a whole, (02:09:00) We look ahead to Showtime Boxing's David Benavidez vs Kyrone Davis clash on Saturday night, as well as Jaime Munguia vs Gabe Rosado on DAZN, also on Saturday. Please leave a review if you like the podcast.

Professional triathlete, Heather Jackson, 4x top 5 finisher, IRONMAN  World Championships and 12X 70.3 World Champion, 4x Wildflower Champion  and Escape From Alcatraz Champ. We recorded this conversation just after we both finished the popular IRONMAN Timberman 70.3 in Laconia New Hampshire. Heather and I do a race debrief followed by  a deep dive into all things tri-training, racing, motivation, gear, and fashion. Heather and I also talk about where her journey into triathlon began, how she keeps things fresh and exciting with her training and racing, how she builds strength on the bike, her love of Gravel cycling and how she spends her off season. Heather also shares how she met her husband and business partner, Sean Watkins a.k.a. “Wattie,” and how much fun she had this summer racing with family. CONNECT Heather Jackson on Instagram & YouTube Marni On The Move Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, or YouTube Marni Salup on Instagram and Spotify SUBSCRIBE Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Download for Marni on the Move updates, exclusive offers, invites to events, and exciting news! RIDE WITH ME  Meet me on Zwift, Strava, or Peloton OFFERS Take control of your health and wellness journey with InsideTracker, the ultra-personalized nutrition platform that analyzes your blood, DNA, and lifestyle to help you optimize your body from the inside out. Transform your body's data into meaningful insights and a customized action plan of the science-backed nutrition recommendations you need to optimize your health!  Get 25% percent off today at InsideTracker with our code CHEERSMARNI Head over to our SHOP page for additional offers from Marni on the Move partners, sponsors, and guests SUPPORT THE PODCAST Leave us a review on Apple. It's easy, scroll through the episode list on your podcast app, click on five stars, click on leave a review, and share what you love about the conversations you're listening to. Tell your friends to what you love on social. Screenshot or share directly from our stories the episode you're listening to, tag us and the guests, and use our new Marni on the Move Giphy! SPECIAL THANKS Emma Steiner for help with show notes, guest research, and social media. Skye Menna for help with guest research and outreach, social media, and public relations

Folks, this is the 50th episode of LBS — 50th! I never would have thought that there were so many Bayesian nerds in the world when I first interviewed Osvaldo Martin more than 2 years ago.  To celebrate that random, crazy adventure, I wanted to do a special episode at any random point, and so it looks like it's gonna be #50! This episode is special by its guest, not its number — although my guest knows a thing or two about numbers. Most recently, he wrote the book Covid by Numbers. A mathematical statistician dedicated to helping the general public understand risk, uncertainty and decision-making, he's the author of several books on the topic actually, including The Art of Statistics. You may also know him from his podcast, Risky Talk, or his numerous appearances in newspapers, radio and TV shows. Did you guess who it is? Maybe you just know him as the reigning World Champion in Loop – a version of pool played on an elliptical table – and are just discovering now that he is a fantastic science communicator – something that turns out to be especially important for stats education in times of, let's say, global pandemic for instance. He holds a PhD in Mathematical Statistics from the University of London and has been the Chair of the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication at Cambridge University since 2016. He was also the President of the famous Royal Statistical Society in 2017-2018. Most importantly, he was featured in BBC1's Winter Wipeout in 2011 – seriously, go check it out on his website; it's hilarious. So did you guess it yet? Yep, my guest for this episode is no other than Sir David Spiegelhalter — yes, there are Bayesian knights! Our theme music is « Good Bayesian », by Baba Brinkman (feat MC Lars and Mega Ran). Check out his awesome work at https://bababrinkman.com/ (https://bababrinkman.com/) ! Thank you to my Patrons for making this episode possible! Yusuke Saito, Avi Bryant, Ero Carrera, Brian Huey, Giuliano Cruz, Tim Gasser, James Wade, Tradd Salvo, Adam Bartonicek, William Benton, Alan O'Donnell, Mark Ormsby, Demetri Pananos, James Ahloy, Jon Berezowski, Robin Taylor, Thomas Wiecki, Chad Scherrer, Nathaniel Neitzke, Zwelithini Tunyiswa, Elea McDonnell Feit, Bertrand Wilden, James Thompson, Stephen Oates, Gian Luca Di Tanna, Jack Wells, Matthew Maldonado, Ian Costley, Ally Salim, Larry Gill, Joshua Duncan, Ian Moran, Paul Oreto, Colin Caprani, George Ho, Colin Carroll, Nathaniel Burbank, Michael Osthege, Rémi Louf, Clive Edelsten, Henri Wallen, Hugo Botha, Vinh Nguyen, Raul Maldonado, Marcin Elantkowski, Tim Radtke, Adam C. Smith, Will Kurt, Andrew Moskowitz, Hector Munoz, Marco Gorelli, Simon Kessell, Bradley Rode, Patrick Kelley, Rick Anderson, Casper de Bruin, Philippe Labonde, Matthew McAnear, Michael Hankin, Cameron Smith, Luis Iberico, Alejandro Morales and Tomáš Frýda. Visit https://www.patreon.com/learnbayesstats (https://www.patreon.com/learnbayesstats) to unlock exclusive Bayesian swag ;) Links from the show: David's website: http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~david/ (http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~david/) David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/d_spiegel (https://twitter.com/d_spiegel) The Art of Statistics: https://dspiegel29.github.io/ArtofStatistics/ (https://dspiegel29.github.io/ArtofStatistics/) Risky Talk podcast: https://riskytalk.libsyn.com/ (https://riskytalk.libsyn.com/) Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication: https://wintoncentre.maths.cam.ac.uk/ (https://wintoncentre.maths.cam.ac.uk/) Frank Ramsey -- A Sheer Excess of Powers: https://www.amazon.fr/Frank-Ramsey-Sheer-Excess-Powers/dp/019875535X (https://www.amazon.fr/Frank-Ramsey-Sheer-Excess-Powers/dp/019875535X) BBC Radio 4, David Spiegelhalter on Frank Ramsey: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000q8pq (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000q8pq) De Finetti's theorem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Finetti%27s_theorem (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Finetti%27s_theorem) Laplace's... Support this podcast

Robert Drysdale, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF and ADCC World Champion, MMA Fighter, TEDx Speaker, and owner of Zenith Jiu-Jitsu talks the power of community, competition, and humility.Administrative: (See episode transcript below)Check out the Tools For A Good Life Summit here: Virtually and FOR FREE https://bit.ly/ToolsForAGoodLifeSummitStart podcasting!  These are the best mobile mic's for IOS and Android phones.  You can literally take them anywhere on the fly.Get the Shure MV88 mobile mic for IOS,  https://amzn.to/3z2NrIJGet the Shure MV88+ for  mobile mic for Android  https://amzn.to/3ly8SNjGet A Course In Miracles Here! https://amzn.to/3hoE7sAAccess my “Insiders Guide to Finding Peace” here: https://belove.media/peaceSee more resources at https://belove.media/resourcesEmail me: contact@belove.mediaFor social Media:      https://www.instagram.com/mrmischaz/https://www.facebook.com/MischaZvegintzovSubscribe and share to help spread the love for a better world!As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.Transcript: 0:00:05.9 Mischa Z: Welcome back, everybody, to the Tools For A Good Life Summit. And right now I would like to introduce to you Robert Drysdale, world champion, a BJJ Brazilian jiu-jitsu master. Is "master" an appropriate word or...0:00:25.6 Robert Drysdale: I go by coach or just Rob. I'm very simple.0:00:29.9 Mischa Z: Okay, fantastic.0:00:31.3 Robert Drysdale: No need for a lot of titles, it's all good.0:00:33.4 Mischa Z: I love it. Fantastic. That's one thing that drew me to you for this summit. Real quick, I'm gonna read your bio. Okay?0:00:41.7 Robert Drysdale: Sure.0:00:42.4 Mischa Z: Fantastic. Born in the USA, from a Brazilian mother and American father, and having spent his life between these two countries, Robert Drysdale remains the only American born to have ever won both the IBJJF and ADCC world championships, the two most prestigious tournaments in all of jiu-jitsu. Furthermore, he has also cultivated a career in MMA, both as a fighter and as a coach. The author also holds a bachelor's degree in History, as well as a long-held passion for this discipline. He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he teaches Brazilian jiu-jitsu and MMA. And you are the co-founder of the international team, Zenith Jiu-Jitsu, and you are the father of two girls. So I've got two friends... I'm 53, I have two friends late 40s, and as I was putting together this summit, and really, I think there's so many great modalities out there to help us as we get a little bit older in age, perhaps an existential crisis, whatever it is. But there's all these great modalities, and I think Brazil...0:02:04.5 Mischa Z: Train going by, if you heard that. Brazilian jiu-jitsu and the martial arts, judo, are so powerful. So I've got these two buddies, both who are pushing 50, both who have started Brazilian jiu-jitsu or BJJ, for anyone who's listening and is unfamiliar with that term BJJ, and it's transformed their lives. One's been doing it for about a year and a half, and one's been doing it for about three years, so I was like, "I definitely need to get somebody on the summit who can speak to it, and why not somebody who's been in it his whole life?" And that's how I came to you. I have a couple of questions to start with. First off, can you speak to that just a little bit?0:03:06.5 Robert Drysdale: I think there's a variety of reasons why Brazilian jiu-jitsu is appealing to a whole plethora of people at different walks of life, everything from children, to mothers, to competitive athletes, to dads, to people who've never practiced any sports or they never really felt a calling to martial arts in general, maybe people that think that fighting was despicable, all of a sudden they're madly in love with Brazilian jiu-jitsu. I think there's a variety of things that come into play here, and it helps explain why Brazilian jiu-jitsu is such a worldwide phenom. I think, firstly, it has to do with we like challenges, we like things that are difficult enough for us to be able to overcome them, and I think Brazilian jiu-jitsu is like you're overcoming yourself one day at a time. Think of a video game that you play that you can beat the first time you play it, it's not very challenging, you're probably not gonna play it again. But if it's something that is constantly challenging you, if it's something that's constantly, there's new layer after layer after layer, and you can't defeat it, now you become more challenged by it, and that's what competition is. We are obsessed with competition, we enjoy competition. And competition is good, and there's a healthy way to be competitive, and I think jiu-jitsu is one of the many arenas where you can exercise that healthy competition.0:04:25.3 Mischa Z: Yeah.0:04:26.1 Robert Drysdale: I also think that people have become highly addicted to the endorphins from training, physical endorphins, and they get, some people call it a "runner's high" or whatever high you experience while you're working out, you experience that in jiu-jitsu as well. Granted, and I am biased here, I'm the first one who admit it, jiu-jitsu is chess with your body, it's highly, highly intellectual. It drives me crazy. It's a bit of a peeve of mine when people think of fighters as these brutes that don't know how to think, and that's why they fight. I cannot think of anything more intellectual than fighting, I really can't. It is one of the most extreme displays of human intelligence.0:05:04.7 Mischa Z: Yes, yes.0:05:05.9 Robert Drysdale: It's just that it's not seen that way for a variety of reasons. It's not sold that way, because if you pitch fighting that way, it might be less interesting to show business, but I've known these guys and some of these guys have never read a book in their lives, but they are some of the most intelligent people you've ever met in your life.0:05:21.3 Mischa Z: Yeah, can I say something to that real quick?0:05:23.9 Robert Drysdale: Sure.0:05:24.6 Mischa Z: Sure. So my one buddy, Kevin, he said that, he started a couple of years ago, but he said, initially, it's the physicality of it, but then you realize really quickly, it's the mental game, it's the mental process, it's the strategy, that chess, and the more... If you play chess, for example, the more you know, the more you realize you don't know and you need to know, kind of a thing. Is that a good analogy or...0:05:52.7 Robert Drysdale: It is infinite, it's infinite. We often compare it to chess. And I remember I had a friend of mine in college, back in Brazil, where he was a chess master, highly ranked, and we would argue, we'd always debate which one was more complex, chess or jiu-jitsu, and I'd win every time, 'cause you can't... Because chess is two-dimensional, and it's only got a few pieces, and the pieces only do so many moves. Human movement is three-dimensional, it has infinite movements, infinite movements. You add the emotional stress of fighting, that does... It's very few things in life can replicate that. I imagine war would be something even more stressful. I imagine a real life-threatening situation will be very stressful like that. But fighting is extremely stressful, and you gotta manage it, and it's not... It's the reason why most people are terrified of it, 'cause just the thought of it freaks them out. [chuckle]0:06:44.5 Robert Drysdale: Knowing that it's 7:00 PM on a Saturday, you're gonna have to step into a cage and fight against someone who's been trained their whole life to knock your head off. It's a terrifying thought, and it really is. And I have no issues admitting this, I was terrified every single time I stepped in there. You can't show it.0:07:01.3 Mischa Z: Really?0:07:02.1 Robert Drysdale: Oh, absolutely, absolutely, on the verge of crying, I was so scared. On the verge of crying. Actually, I would hope to get injured like the week of the fight, so I didn't have to fight, 'cause there's a part of me that was hoping I would get injured, so I didn't have to fight. That's how scary... And that's intelligence, that is intelligence. People don't see it, but it's to manage that, it's not for everyone. So, I think that... And then you add the physical element to it, it's extremely physical. They say that wrestling is one of the hardest things you'll do in life, and it's true, like trying to take someone down and then trying to stand back up, and you're holding them down. I think CrossFit is easy, and I'm not trying to discredit anyone, but, physical terms, and you can't compare... And then there's a technical layers to it. It's just layer after layer after layer.0:07:50.7 Mischa Z: Layer after layer.0:07:51.9 Robert Drysdale: 23 years of doing this, and I'm not even scraping the surface.0:07:55.4 Mischa Z: That's incredible.0:07:55.6 Robert Drysdale: And it really is infinite. I really feel like fighting, in general, is not appreciated as something that requires an enormous amount of intelligence and intellect in general. It's just that our definition of intelligence is so narrow, it's so limiting that we don't see it that way, we see two meatheads trying to knock each other out. But there's beauty in that, too, there's value. You're trying to defeat your opponent. It's like looking in through a mirror, you're trying to look through that mirror, trying to move faster than the mirror moves, and I think it's beautiful in many, many different levels. But it's something I think a lot of people miss, they only see a bar fight. I don't see a bar fight, I see a ceremony.0:08:37.2 Mischa Z: Yeah. I wanna speak to two things in that regard, and one is, my buddy, Kevin, I'm gonna drop their names 'cause they're gonna be so excited that they're collaterally involved in this. [laughter] But, Kevin said it's the most rigorous exercise for him, and that it beats the hell out of him, and he loves it. At 50 years old, he's like, "Yeah, it just kicks my ass, and it feels so good," and so there's that physical outlet, which is so powerful, especially as we get older, I think, to keep that movement, and just for longevity. It's so powerful. But my other buddy, Fernando, it transformed his relationships with people, and specifically with his girlfriend that he's been with for a while, and it was... He was talking about how in the judo, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu, how it's very meditative on one hand 'cause your mind has to focus, which is awesome, and then also the patience that it teaches you and the new perspective that it teaches him, and how he was able to bring that out and find patience with a new perspective with his relationships. Can you speak to that a little bit or is that your experience as well or...0:10:03.4 Robert Drysdale: It does help on a personal level, too. There's so many lessons. I often say that every lesson you're gonna learn in life, you're gonna learn it on the mats first. It's just that you may or may not see them, but they're all there. But there's something about... I think especially when it comes to men and women relationships, 'cause we're living in an age where we're taught that everything is exactly the same, and I don't believe that. I think that women expect a certain behavior from a man and vice versa, and I think that's the way nature is. I'm not suggesting there are fixed gender roles, but I think women do like a strong masculine figure. You just talk to them, and they'll tell you, like, "Who are you attracted to?" And they're gonna define what they're attracted to, and it fits a certain profile. There are exceptions; there might be women out there who love men who cry all the time, for example, or who show weakness or can't fix a door or can't open the door for them or can't carry groceries. These things might exist, but I think for the most part, women like a man being a man. And one thing that jiu-jitsu will do for you, or fighting in general, well, I think I'm biased towards jiu-jitsu, and obviously that's my background, but I think any kind of combat will do, is it does give you a certain level of confidence about being... You learn... Because you're gonna lose, you're gonna lose, you're gonna win.0:11:23.8 Robert Drysdale: I think that martial arts combat, the strife, the struggle, is something that, it puts you exactly where you need to be confidence-wise. I'll give you an example. Children that walk into my gym, they have the insecure child, right, the child that can't make eye contact, he's bullied, he's made fun of, he never wins at any sport, so he doesn't try. Parents bring them into jiu-jitsu as a last hope, last resort, "This my child is doomed." And what happens is that child, initially they lose and they lose, but every now then they win, and then they go, "Oh, wow, I didn't know I could do that, I just went around." And then they lose and lose again, and then they win another one. So what it does is as they win, as they lose, it brings their confidence level up to where it should be because they walked in they were very insecure. They're not over-confident because they still lose, but the wins, they teach them that they are more capable than they thought they were.0:12:17.4 Robert Drysdale: And then you get the child who is the bully, you get the child who is the over-confident child, perhaps because he's bigger or he's more confident, and he just walks in and he acts like he's gonna own the room, and then he walks into jiu-jitsu and he gets tapped by the nerdy kid with glasses. He loses a round after round after round to the kid, and now he's shocked, he's shocked that he just lost, like, "I didn't think that was possible." So, two things happen to the bully, he either leaves or he changes. He adapts and he goes, "Wait a second, I'm not as good as I thought I was." So it brings him down from that state of over-confidence, exactly where he's supposed to be, and then the bullied and the bully end up more or less in the same place, exactly as it's supposed to be. And when you find that happy place, you'll see the flaws in yourself, you'll see the weaknesses, but you'll see the strength too, and then you walk away with that, with a certain degree of confidence that I think it is just... Confidence is one of those things, you can't talk it, you can't. You just have to feel it, you have to be it. And jiu-jitsu changes you, it changes you from the inside in a very meaningful way.0:13:20.4 Robert Drysdale: So I think for people that start relating, not just romantically, but business-wise, they see something different. I was a very insecure teenager, very, very terrified of fighting, terrified of talking with a girl, I get very socially awkward, didn't have a whole bunch of friends, but jiu-jitsu changed me to the point where after I stepped into a cage, I'm going, "What's gonna intimidate me now?" I'll be in college, and there'll be an exam and everyone's terrified of it, everyone's worried, I'm like, "This is a piece of paper, people." [laughter] "There's no way that this is gonna scare me." And if you get used to that, having that battle, the win, the lose, and the struggling, that creates, in you, a certain medal that you don't get by talking about it, by reading a self-help book. You don't get it any other way, you have to experience it and that raises your... I think it improves on all your relationships, it makes you better at everything.0:14:19.5 Mischa Z: Yeah, I like it. I was just thinking too, I'm imagining as, at any age, it can be a haven to work out emotions, to work out thoughts, to go to the map, or... Is that a realistic assessment as well? Yeah. Okay.0:14:43.5 Robert Drysdale: Absolutely.0:14:44.1 Mischa Z: What's that?0:14:45.3 Robert Drysdale: No, absolutely, I said.0:14:46.7 Mischa Z: Yeah. Great. I have a question, I'm gonna lay out a scenario for you, and then I'm gonna ask you a question, and I'm looking forward to your answer. Okay?0:14:58.5 Robert Drysdale: Absolutely.0:15:00.5 Mischa Z: Fantastic. Think of life as a three-legged stool of relationships, finances and health, now think of someone who is or was successful and has two of those legs fall out from under them, this could be a combination of divorce, career, upheaval, financial stress, kids acting out or not going the direction that they want, there could be physical health challenges for themselves or for a loved one, maybe a death in the family and continued failed relationships, and to top it off there, pull yourself up from your bootstraps, there're fix it, there're push your way through it methods that served them so well are no longer working, they need new tools. And so for me, and as I was hitting my 40s, there was divorce, career upheaval, and success, and I'm sure you've...0:16:00.4 Mischa Z: Actually I watched your TED Talk, which was amazing, so you can relate. But there's that, there's success as a solution, there's money as a solution, and then, excuse my language, the shit hits the fan, for me it was divorce, career upheaval, failed relationships, both parents died in rapid succession, so it shook my foundations, and I was like, "I need some new tools, I need something more than just... I'm gonna go work more or make more money or... " You know what I mean? So this is my question to you, thinking of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, what are the exact next steps you would offer this person, so they know they are headed in the new right direction, that they will have positive momentum towards getting their life back on track?0:16:56.9 Robert Drysdale: Yeah, you go through cycles in life, I'm not the same me I was 10 years ago, and it's a painful transformation because you change your mind, you change your world view, you change your relationships, your world collapses on you at some point and nothing's working anymore. I've been through that as well. The one thing, and I recommend this. When people ask me, "Is jiu-jitsu healthy?" And I go, "For the body or for the mind?" Very different. [chuckle] It's not healthy on the body I don't, I don't care what people say, yeah, you'll have a good heart rate, your heart will be fine, but there's more to health than just your heart and lungs. But, mentally, it's very healthy. Mentally, it's kept me in a very good place. I've seen it do it to people with PTSD, autism, social anxiety, panic syndrome, double personality disorder, schizophrenia, you name it, people that are suicidal, drug addicts and alcoholics, and it just puts them... Because there's something missing in modern life. If you listen to my TED Talk, I've loved Nietzsche since I was a teenager, and he says that technology, comfort and science were gonna make life easier, but it's also gonna make them unhappier 'cause they're gonna be so comfortable they have nothing to fight for. And once you have nothing to fight for, how can you find happiness? How can you find satisfaction when everything is given to you?0:18:23.5 Robert Drysdale: If I give you a black belt, if I send you a black belt in the mail, how does that make you feel? It doesn't make you feel any better, it doesn't make you feel better about yourself, right? If you earn it, if you put 10 years of your life into something, struggle to achieve it, now it means something that is meaningful in a deeper way. And I think these are the things that martial arts do for you, they make you word hard for everything, and there's value in that, there's a satisfaction to that that you don't find in many other things in life. When you're in there, the lights are off, the sound is off, the world is off, there's no thinking, there's no stress, there's no time for anxiety, to think about your sex life, your romantic life, your financial life, there's someone trying to beat you, there's someone trying to choke you. [laughter] And you have to deal with all that, and it's... It's those two hours you're on the mats, it's peaceful, it's like ultimate form of therapy, these things are missing in human life, this is how we've lived our entire existence, 99% of our existence, we struggled every second of every day. And then you have technology, it comes in and makes life so easy, we're no longer struggling, poor people are obese. It's the first time in history it's ever happened, struggles are no longer the same struggles we had 500 years ago, 1000 years ago, 20,000 years ago.0:19:49.9 Mischa Z: Yeah.0:19:51.6 Robert Drysdale: And I think we're missing that, and I think martial arts is a space where we get to exercise that aspect of human nature that's been set aside. We don't have to work haRobert Drysdale to hunt an animal anymore, we go to Walmart, we buy meat. If you wanna see a beautiful view, you pull up a picture, you don't have to climb a mountain anymore. [chuckle]0:20:11.1 Robert Drysdale: We don't have to climb a mountain. You can buy a photo and frame a beautiful picture in your living room, is that right? Right? [chuckle]0:20:17.6 Mischa Z: Yeah.0:20:18.5 Robert Drysdale: So because of all these things, I think that it's... The lack of struggling is making people less happy. And I think this is one explanation for depression and suicide going through the roof. I'm not saying I have all the answer, I'm not proposing that, but I think that martial arts is an expression of something that is very primal, very human and necessary, like this is how we have lived, this is who we are. And it's a place to exercise all that in a healthy way. So...0:20:46.5 Mischa Z: Okay... Yeah, go on, sorry.0:20:48.9 Robert Drysdale: No. I'm just gonna wrap it up. And to your point, I think that that's... That's why people feel so good in there, that's why your friend feels so good losing, getting... He just got his ass kicked and he loved it. Because he's been taught his whole life that losing is bad, and losing is part of the process. You're gonna lose. The only people who don't lose are the people who don't throw themselves out there. If you don't throw yourselves out there, you're never gonna have a sense of achievement, because you're never gonna achieve anything, right?0:21:17.5 Mischa Z: Yeah.0:21:17.7 Robert Drysdale: Right. So, you just gotta take the good and the bad and you learn how to love both, you learn how to love your losses, too. I'm happy for my losses. Now looking back, every time I lost... At the time I was depressed, I'm like, "Oh, my life is over, I just lost, I've have dedicated a whole year to this com... " But now I look back and I'm so thankful for them. I'm like those made who I am, and I'm happy with who I am. So, it's a very healthy environment.0:21:40.8 Mischa Z: I love it. Let me ask you as well. So, let's say you got a 40, 50-year-old guy or girl, maybe late 30s, somewhere in that range who might feel intimidated or feel like, "I don't know if I could stand and ass kicking day one," or... How would you encourage somebody to get through the door for day one?0:22:07.5 Robert Drysdale: Yeah. I learnt that lesson the hard way as a business owner. It's easy to forget what it was like your first day, because your first day only lasts one day. And then by week three, you're very... It's your second home. But for someone who's just getting started, that first day is the hard one of the hardest days of their life for a lot of people. To just walk in through the door, it terrifies them.0:22:26.8 Mischa Z: Yeah.0:22:27.9 Robert Drysdale: In my gym, we created what we call a 15-day lesson program. There's no actual contact, it's just theory. So, it can be boring for someone who knows how to fight, but for someone who doesn't, it's still a lot of interesting information, where we teach you the basics of the basics. Basically, teaching you how to crawl before you're gonna walk. And new beginners love it, because they're not allowed to train their first 15 days, all they gotta do is... It's just like music theory before I hand the guitar. So, you're not gonna hold on to a guitar before you're done with day 15.0:22:55.6 Mischa Z: Yeah. Yeah.0:22:55.6 Robert Drysdale: You're just gonna be learning the theory of it. But if you don't know anything about music, maybe it's a little boring, you just wanna pick up a guitar, which some people do by day five, they're ready to rock and roll, but we give them the option. And so basically, everyone's gonna evolve at their own pace. It's not a race. It's you are racing against yourself, if there's any race going on. So, you're evolving at your own pace. So we have moms in there who have never done any... That haven't practiced sports since they were children, and they're overweight, and they're un athletic, and they're very insecure, and they're in their 50s, perhaps. And they jump in my class, and I have professional fighters on the mat. So, you'll imagine how they feel about that and... But the way we do it... And I can't speak for every gym, this is how I run my gym.0:23:38.3 Mischa Z: I love it.0:23:39.5 Robert Drysdale: We give them time. This is your pace, you wanna rest, you're rest. You wanna go to the bathroom, go to the bathroom. You wanna sit out, sit out. You wanna watch, you watch. And because you're in an environment... We follow our peers, like what people around us are doing, that's what we wanna do. So, if you see everyone around you and you created a culture where everyone around is competing in a healthy way, and they're trying to win and defeat each other in a healthy way, then you're watching that... And I'm telling you, I don't care if you're a mom, I don't care if you're 60 or 70, I don't care if your knees hurt, you're gonna watch, then you're gonna go, "I wanna be part of that. It looks like those people are having a blast" and they are. And then once you immerse yourself in that culture, and it's okay to lose and no one's gonna make fun of you, because that person just lost the previous round, and it's just part of what we do, that competition, it becomes highly addictive. There's a reason why... I've never seen anyone quit jiu-jitsu, because they didn't like it. I've seen people quit for work reasons, family reasons, health reasons. I've never seen anyone say, "You know what, I rolled around and someone beat me and I hated it." Granted, your first week, you should not get your ass kicked, because it's not for everyone.0:24:46.2 Mischa Z: Right.0:24:47.0 Robert Drysdale: It might be too intimidating. I am advocate of easing people in and let them be comfortable enough with the mats before you start pushing them. And then they're gonna ask to be pushed, even moms do, they want to be pushed.0:25:00.6 Mischa Z: I love that. So we've got day one through 15, learn about it, get comfortable with the environment, super soft entry, and you just see the... How good it is and how vital... I don't know if vital is a good woRobert Drysdale, but I'm sensing that. And so what happens next? Do you have a day 16 to 30 or...0:25:23.0 Robert Drysdale: Well, and then we throw you in the beginners class. So now, you're in a class with the other... So, we have a class before you went to the beginner class, a preparation class, so to speak. Beginner class, you're gonna be there for anywhere between a year to two years, depending on your attendance level. And obviously, how quickly you progress, and people progress at different rates. Like a 22-year-old is gonna progress faster than an eight-year-old or a 65-year-old, for example. Athletic ability does count. So there is some differences. So anywhere between a year and two years, and then we move you to my advanced class. Sorry about that, it's the dog.0:25:58.8 Mischa Z: That's okay. Dog saying hi. [chuckle]0:26:01.8 Robert Drysdale: But then you move into the advanced class where the instruction is gonna be a little more sophisticated, and the class is a little bit long or becomes physically a little bit harder. It's just a more... It's just a little... You just raise the bar for them, and then they're in that class for the rest of their lives.0:26:20.7 Mischa Z: So, beginner, one to two years and then are... So I get the sense, and tell me if this is true, and I'm sure you've seen it, but again, let's say we've got somebody 30, 40, 50 or a mom who's like, "Yeah, I wanna do this." Or a dad or what have you, and... Or you mentioned somebody who's got PTSD. The transformation or the mental freedom starts right away, right? It's not like... Is that an accurate sense that I have like, "Hey, the baby steps just are beautiful." Is that a... Is that...0:27:03.2 Robert Drysdale: You'll get something out of it day one, but it's one of those things the more you do it... Like compare it to music. Your first day with a guitar may not be the most rewarding day, because you can't really play anything.0:27:13.4 Robert Drysdale: Yeah.0:27:13.9 Mischa Z: Alright, but the more... The first time you can hear that sound, or the first chord that you can hear nice and clear, you're gonna go, "Oh, wow, I can do this." Okay. Now, I know what people are doing, I just gotta get better at it." And this practice will... Next thing you know, you can play a whole song.0:27:28.8 Mischa Z: Yeah.0:27:29.4 Robert Drysdale: And it's very similar, but it doesn't end. At the same time, there's no I know or I don't know. It's not binary. It's a spectrum, and it's infinite. 23 years in, my body is destroyed, and I only wish my health were better, so I can keep training and keep improving.0:27:44.1 Mischa Z: Yeah.0:27:45.0 Robert Drysdale: But there's... And it's not an age thing, it's more of a miles thing. It's like a car. It could be 2020 and have 150,000 miles on it.0:27:53.8 Mischa Z: Yes.0:27:54.6 Robert Drysdale: So it's kinda how I'm... At 39, it's kind of how I feel. I got arthritis all over my body, but I mean, it was worth it. I wouldn't go back and change anything.0:28:02.3 Mischa Z: Of course.0:28:03.3 Robert Drysdale: But it's baby steps. You get more out of it the more you do it. It is really is a marathon and it's... Your life will end before the marathon ends.0:28:14.5 Mischa Z: Fantastic. Tell me, off the top of your head, of somebody who's, again, our age, and I'll... I'm a little older than you, so I apologize for saying our age, but sort of a transformation that you've seen from somebody perhaps on the door of suicide, not guaranteeing that someone's gonna have this transformation, but have you seen, literally, people on... Mentally at the bottom and then come through that? Can you walk me through that?0:28:48.1 Robert Drysdale: Yes. We had one veteran, she was an Iraq veteran and... I don't even know what she went through. I was too scared to ask, but she was very traumatized. Her social anxiety was through the roof, she had a dog with her 24/7. I think to make matters worse, she had no family or very little family. She was very distant from her family. She basically had like... She'd be at home all day living off whatever she was getting from her... As a veteran. She was wounded, too, so she had problems moving. She would use a wheelchair, and she didn't get off the wheelchair. But it was a bad scenario, man, it was just awful. And it kind of broke my heart, because you could see she was a very lonely person, and she was really struggling mentally, but she would come to the gym every day.0:29:39.3 Robert Drysdale: She would come to the gym every single day, and I... And she couldn't do much. She was so injured that there was not much she could do, but she was there every day, and you can see her improving, just being on the mats with us, everyone was really nice and patient and understanding. It sort of gave her like a... It gave her a second family, a place... Or a first family perhaps, a place to belong, a place to be, a place to be happy and people would joke around with her. And that's the other thing, marshal arts environment is an environment where people are treated equally, truly, not pretentiously, like truly. If we like you, we make fun of you just like everyone else. It's a brotherhood or a sisterhood, if you will. There's no such thing as, "I have to keep the appearances," and you gotta talk to people." You remove the social mask, like, "Hey, man, I've seen you almost cry from losing. It's okay." It's a very naked kind of relationship.0:30:35.8 Mischa Z: Yeah.0:30:36.2 Robert Drysdale: So it's very honest. It's very honest, and I think people appreciate that. We treated her like she was one of us. She got treated exactly like everyone else. It wasn't like, "Oh, my God, she's a veteran, and she's injured. Let's give her special treatment." It was none of that. There was no special treatment. It was like, "Now you're one of us." Okay, you're on a mat like everyone else. No one went easy on her in the sense where... We respected her disability, but no one is treating her like someone who's handicapped. She got treated like a normal human being, and that's how I think... If someone has a handicap, that's how you treat them, like it's... I've heaRobert Drysdale that the worst thing you can ask a cancer patient is, "How are you doing? How you feeling?" Like a dying cancer patient.0:31:16.6 Robert Drysdale: It's the worst thing you can do, is ask them how they're feeling. Like, why would you do that? Do you think that's gonna make them feel better if it is asked repeated for the 10th time and they feel like shit? They have cancer, they're gonna die, and they know that, how do you think you're helping? If you wanna make... Do something for that person, make them laugh, tease them about the old times or remember something that will happen in... 10 years. "Oh, remember that one time you did... That was retarded." Make fun of them and then make them laugh, and they can make fun of you, and you just treat them equal, treat them like you would treat your best friend. I think that's what people are looking for, and martial... At least, in my environment, I try to cultivate that. I try to be blunt with people and just treat them the way I would wanna be treated. And that involves just more than just being nice to them. It's being truly like a friend, you treat them like a friend. And that means, you normally make fun, you don't feel too sorry for them. Pick your self up. Come on, one more rep, one more rep. Let's go. Now don't be lazy. Get up. Do it again."0:32:20.4 Mischa Z: Yeah.0:32:20.9 Robert Drysdale: You know, and I think that people, they... It's uncomfortable, but people crave that. People need that. You need the push, you... You know what's funny about being a coach that acts that way, is that first they're shocked, like, "How could you talk to me like that?" Or, "How could you make me... " And then eventually, you gain their respect because deep down, that's what they wanted.0:32:42.7 Mischa Z: Yeah, they just wanna be treated... They want that humanness, right? That...0:32:49.1 Robert Drysdale: That involves everything. Humanness involves everything, and that's... It's not just being nice to people, not just being polite or political about it. Humanness involves everything, the pretty and the ugly. It involves, "Hey, argue with me, disagree with me."0:33:02.5 Mischa Z: Yeah. I like that.0:33:03.5 Robert Drysdale: Right, right. It's okay. You can disagree with me.0:33:05.2 Mischa Z: Yeah.0:33:05.5 Robert Drysdale: "Oh, my gosh, someone disagreed with me. I can no longer be your friend." "No, it's okay. We'll grab lunch afterwards, but you're still wrong." You'll call him an idiot, and we'll go grab lunch, grab a beer afterwards, and it's all good.0:33:14.7 Mischa Z: Right.0:33:14.9 Robert Drysdale: But we're so sensitive and...0:33:17.2 Mischa Z: God, we're sensitive. It's insane, man.0:33:19.4 Robert Drysdale: And it's gotten to the point of just ridiculous. This isn't... Where historians will make fun of us in the future, 'cause... Remember those people in the 21st century, right, where you couldn't make fun of each other, because people will get offended. I went to a comedy show the other day, and I can't remember the comedians name, I wish I could, because I would like to give him credit. And he goes, "Comedy is the last bastion of free speech."0:33:41.0 Mischa Z: Oh, really? Yeah.0:33:43.8 Robert Drysdale: I'm like, "Amen." That's the only place that you can actually speak your minds. It's like Dave Chappelle and Bill Burr, they have that privilege to just fire from...0:33:50.6 Mischa Z: Just let it rep. Right?0:33:53.1 Robert Drysdale: Rep and it's comedy, so they can get... If I said it, I'd go to prison. I think martial arts is appealing, because it's kind of like comedy in a way where it's very blunt, very naked, and very real, very human.0:34:06.1 Mischa Z: So did you see this vet, this woman who... And obviously, you got to see a progression and a profound effect, she came out of her shell and... Or tell me more. You got to see some cool results?0:34:20.6 Robert Drysdale: Oh, yeah, absolutely. Next thing you know she's smiling. Next thing you know, she's... It became a ever happy place. I shouldn't have moved, so we don't have her any more, but she... There was a progression there in terms of helping her, happiness, and she couldn't do much jiu-jitsu because of her disability. There really wasn't much she could do, but she just loved being with us and doing her best to do the moves, and we would push her and... We worked around her engines. We have another lady, she's close to 60 now, and she can barely... She's all beat up, but she's on the mat almost every day, and everyone's patient with her, but we push her still.0:34:54.5 Mischa Z: Yeah.0:34:54.7 Robert Drysdale: Whenever she goes on her knees, I'm like, "No no no, off your knees, off your knees, push ups. On your toes." And people are like, "Oh, you're making me uncomfortable." But then they're like, "You know, I'm glad coach did that, because that's what I really wanted." We've had alcoholism, and people that struggle with that. And they come to the gym every day. It's like their therapy. I don't think they go to AA anymore. As long as they're on the mats every day, it kind of gives them the strength to fight that addiction.0:35:21.0 Mischa Z: Yeah.0:35:22.2 Robert Drysdale: And we don't talk about it... Yeah.0:35:23.7 Mischa Z: Honestly, I think atheist or agnostic or not, or whatever, but I mean, it clearly it's, if you want to believe this or take it that far, it's gotta be providing a connection to a source or God or call it whatever you want. Like, it's gotta be tapping into something that... Into that, yeah?0:35:43.2 Robert Drysdale: There are corners of human nature that we don't always tap into. You don't tap into that unless you have a very strong sense of community, right? And for some people, that's God; for some people, that's just spiritual; for some people, that's just... I mean, call it what you will, but it's... There are feelings that we need to experience as humans that are very rich. We don't call them rich, because they're free. But just because they're free doesn't mean everyone has them.0:36:08.4 Mischa Z: Yeah.0:36:08.6 Robert Drysdale: But I think we need that. Some of my best moments in life, looking back, were not me on the podium with the gold medal around my neck. They were me on the mats making... With my friends after the practice, we're all covered in sweat, and we just tried to kill... We were trying to kill each other five minutes ago, but now we're laughing in front of each other and exchanging information and teaching each other the moves or... There's a sense of community that you get from that brotherhood that is very unique. I've heard this from soldiers, veterans, they come back from wars, and they go, "Rob, I don't believe in the war, but I feel like I have to go back because my brothers are there." So they go back more for that brotherhood than they do because of the cause. They don't believe in it anymore, but if my friends are there, I have to be there for them.0:36:54.6 Mischa Z: That's supporting them.0:36:55.0 Robert Drysdale: They probably miss that bond that they've created being in that... Struggling, the situation of struggle for as long as they have. You're risking your life every day, and there's someone there that is willing to take a bullet for you.0:37:07.3 Mischa Z: Yeah.0:37:07.8 Robert Drysdale: That's a very unique bond. And I've never been to war, but the mats are that on a smaller scale, but I know how that feels. I have friends that I know they would take a bullet for me, and I'll take a bullet for them.0:37:19.5 Mischa Z: Yeah.0:37:20.4 Robert Drysdale: And that's... These are the kind of people... It's a kind of friendship you don't dissolve very easily. And it's funny, because if you saw us training, you would think that we hated each other.0:37:27.2 Mischa Z: Yeah. Yeah, I love that aspect of it, that community, that friendship, that connection, that's so powerful. And I think as we get more into the tech as a world, as a society, those... That community is splintering, and it's become illusory or there's that... The connection through the phone or through that swipe or whatever is not perhaps enough, and I love... Go ahead.0:37:56.9 Robert Drysdale: No, I just want to capitalize on it, 'cause I think social media is a huge problem. I think it's... It is the reason why suicide and anxiety are going through the roof. There's no real connection anymore, and we think it is. And it is addictive. I spend six hours a day on my phone. I'm not saying I'm not part of... I'm telling you, I'm the part of the problem, but I see what it does to you. You become highly addicted. And the worst part is that, not only are you not creating those bonds, but you become dependent on it for an approval to feel good about yourself, right?0:38:26.3 Mischa Z: Yeah.0:38:27.1 Robert Drysdale: It's what the world... The world sets my value. No longer, I don't set my own value, the world sets my value. And that's a... And there's no way that wouldn't lead to a sad life.0:38:37.5 Mischa Z: Yeah, yeah. I tell you what, I think this is a good place to end. I have a list of amazing questions that I would just want to say that we didn't touch on this much, because I really wanted to offer everybody some, some... The hope or, that tool of what you offer, that Brazilian jiu-jitsu, that strength of mind, resolve, the mental, the community is just so powerful, and it's out there. And obviously, it's growing like mad, so... But I think... You've traveled the world, anybody can watch your TED talk, and they'll get a... They'll get an inkling of sort of your emotional experience with Brazilian jiu-jitsu, which I believe for you is, on one hand was this blessing, but on the other hand is the curse, right?0:39:31.2 Mischa Z: There's that duality, and it almost kills you, but at the same time, it's your your source. So in the bonus round, we're gonna get into that. I've got some awesome, amazing questions. Perhaps we can get into some of your exploits. I'm excited to talk family with you in round two and some other super fun stuff. So anybody listening, if you've enjoyed Robert and his insights, there's going to be a lot more in our bonus session, so click on the VIP access. And Robert also does, does... Obviously, you have studios, you do retreats, but Robert is gonna offer up some amazing bonuses where perhaps you can join Robert in the fray, literally. So we have that to look forward to. And then where... You can always find Robert at robertdrysdale.net, and a Google search, you can see his TED Talk. And then I'm just going to your site, zenithbjj.com. You can find Robert and all your fun stuff there. You've got a YouTube channel. Any final thoughts to share that we did not get a chance to cover in this first round, Robert?0:40:54.9 Robert Drysdale: No, man. That was just... That's about it. I think the mats are for everyone. There's no such thing as... And if it's not the mats, it's some other competitive endeavor. You have to find that. You need that place to manifest that other side of you. If you don't have that, you need to find it, your life will be more complete.0:41:13.6 Mischa Z: Yeah. Fantastic. Thank you so much. This has been amazing and... Yeah, I love your insights. So stay tuned for round two. Click on the VIP, all access pass.

This week we are joined by coach of a number of top professional athletes including Lionel Sanders and Casper Stornes, Mikal Iden. He also convinced his 2-time 70.3 World Champion and World Ranked Number 1 triathlete brother, Gustav Iden! We talk about Gustav making his debut at Ironman, why it will be different without Jan Frodeno there and that incredible performance at 70.3 World Championships. We also talk to Mikal about all the happenings at the Norwegian Triathlon Federation, what it is like to coach one of the most popular triathletes in the world and what it's like to coach his brother. We also clarify reports about the current situation with the Norwegian Triathlon Federation, the retirement of Sebastian Kienle and all the upcoming action from WTCs Abu Dhabi. For more information about MX Endurance: http://www.mxendurance.com To find out more about Gustav Iden visit: https://www.instagram.com/gustav_iden  To find out more about Mikal Iden visit: https://bit.ly/3GVJNWb  To sign up as a podcast member and get a whole bunch of benefits head to  https://www.mxendurance.com/podcast    To watch this podcast as a video visit: https://bit.ly/3vzSss2    Claim your free Off-Season Strength Training Plan: https://mxendurance.com/free-plan   Or check MX Endurance out on Social Media:  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TeamMaccax/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mxendurance  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mxendurance    For any questions, comments or suggestions send us an email at podcast@mxendurance.com      You can follow James at https://www.instagram.com/bale.james85    You can follow Tim at https://www.instagram.com/tford14   

Sonya Looney describes herself as a normal person who has been able to achieve extraordinary things through hard work, self-belief, determination, moxie, and grit. That includes being a World Champion mountain bike racer who has competed in over 25 countries, in places like the Sahara Desert, the Himalayas, and the Mongolian steppes. She's also a runner, a TEDx speaker, an entrepreneur, and host of her own podcast, The Sonya Looney Show. “I love the ultra endurance stuff just because I feel like you really get to know who you are as a person.” Sonya's mountain bike races are usually 50 - 100 miles or 24-hour races.  She loves the endurance aspect, and also that “you have a lot of time out there and it's so mental, and the range of emotions that you experience in the course of a day is so diverse, and you wouldn't necessarily feel those in your daily life.” “If I can safely push through this thing, then that builds my confidence and my self- belief for the next time.” The obstacles in endurance mountain bike racing require the rider to make a choice: do I go on, or do I quit?  Life, of course, is the same. As Sonya says, “you learn over time that giving up makes you give up more,” so she chooses to take on the challenges.  You can look back on the hard things that you did and got through, and then “you can remember that and then you just keep going and going.” “Optimism is accepting the difficult things as they come up, but knowing that with effort and maybe a little bit of grit that they can get even better.” Sonya believes that to do those hard things, you need to train optimism. That doesn't mean “just blindly thinking that everything is going to be fine and ignoring all the difficult things.”  You need to be aware of your negative thoughts, but instead of giving into them, you can work on confronting and overcoming them. “The outcome isn't the most important thing about what you're doing.”  One of the greatest fears that people have is failing to meet the expectations of others, or even harder, of ourselves.  Sonya emphasizes the importance of being focused on the process, because “you're not entitled to the outcome. Like you might think, “I deserve to win' or ‘I deserve this,' but so does everybody else out there that's working just as hard as you, or maybe even harder than you. So really it's about being proud of your effort at the end of the day.” “Our lives get over complicated, focusing on all these things that we think that we need to feel good.” One thing that Sonya has learned through her travels in other countries is that “you don't really need that much to be happy.”  There are places where people live very simply, but they've found a way to make it work for them.  Seeing that has made her ask herself what she really needs to feel fulfilled, and to appreciate all “the basic things we take for granted.” “Ask yourself, what are the consequences if I don't speak up and will I regret it if I don't speak up or do the thing?” Sonya has chosen to compete in some smaller races in other countries because it's important to her “to have a different lens on life,” even if that means passing up more prestigious races that could get her bigger sponsorships or more media coverage.  She's found that when you don't follow your heart, “a lot of times you do regret it if you don't do it, and that's because it's clashing with something that you fundamentally believe in.” “I think a lot of us do feel like people will love us more if you achieve more.” Following your own path can be difficult, especially if it means doing something that you're afraid you might not be good at, or that other people won't approve of or understand. But Sonya believes that “if you have the courage to explore that curiosity, to just open a door or to try an opportunity that comes your way that sounds interesting, you're going to learn so much.”  As she says, “it's not my quote, but  be brave enough to suck at something new.” “Just focus on the joy of getting better, because there is a lot of fun in getting better at something, but it requires getting started, even if you're bad at it.” Resources: Sonya's website The Sonya Looney Show Tina's interview on Sonya's podcast Sonya's TEDx Talk Sonya's Instagram Sonya's Facebook Running for Real NYC Marathon Watch-Along Thank you to Tracksmith and Generation UCAN for sponsoring this episode. Tracksmith is a Boston based company that truly cares about the quality of their running clothes. Running can be demanding on our clothes; they definitely go through wear and tear to where we may be purchasing new clothes constantly. Tracksmith designers work with the finest materials and keep you in mind as a runner, with spots for your keys, phone, and fuel. You can go here to check out my favorites! Go here and use the code TINA15, and Tracksmith will donate 5% of your purchase to Runners for Public Lands, and you'll get free shipping! Thank you, Generation UCAN. I have been talking about them for years and they are my ONLY source for fueling while I am training and racing. And without fail, I have a product of UCAN every day, whether it is a Peanut Butter Chocolate Bar or their delicious Cookies and Cream Protein Powder. I am also excited to share with you a NEW product, a gel! It's fueled with Superstarch and ready to go wherever you are headed. Go here and use the code TINAUCAN for 20% off your order!   Thanks for listening! We know there are so many podcasts you could listen to, and we are honored you have chosen Running For Real.  If you appreciate the work that we do, here are a few things you can do to support us: Take a screenshot of the episode, and share it with your friends, family, and community on social media, especially if you feel that the topic will resonate with them.  Be sure to tag us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram If you are struggling through something a guest mentions, chances are others are too, and you will help them feel less alone.  Leave an honest review on iTunes or your favorite podcast player. Your ratings and reviews will really help us grow and reach new people. Not sure how to leave a review or subscribe?  You can find out here. "Thank you" to Sonya.  We look forward to hearing your thoughts on the show.

The guys run their episode a bit early this week and talk about the big stories from early in the week!

What is going on guys, welcome back to another episode of Coffee and Van Chats, a part of the Out of Bounds Network. This week we talk to probably the most interesting man in cycling... The post Coffee & Van Chats – E81 – Ashton Lambie: Under 4 minutes, World Champion, Pumpkin Spice appeared first on Out of Bounds Podcast.

What is going on guys, welcome back to another episode of Coffee and Van Chats, a part of the Out of Bounds Network. This week we talk to probably the most interesting man in cycling Ashton Lambie. We talk to him on his experiences as a newly crowned World Champion, dethroning the legend Flippo Ganna and his amazing love for Pumpkin Spice Don't forget to leave us a 5 star review...or one star, it's up to you but we love feedback. Follow our host & show: Instagram: @johnccroom Twitter: @coffeevanpod Tiktok: @johncroom Merch - johncroomcycling.com Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coffeeandvanchats/support Follow the Out Of Bounds Network: MERCH - outofcollective.com Instagram @outofpodcast Twitter @outofpodcast Tiktok @outofpodcast Facebook @outofpodcast www.outofpodcast.com Sponsors: Spot - croom.getspot.com Twisted Spoke CBD - twistedspokeapothecary.com Links related to the episode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashton_Lambie https://www.instagram.com/bahamalongbottom/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coffeeandvanchats/support

Kim Nedeau has been a competitive runner since the age of 14. In college, she set a school record at Brown University in the 3000 meters. She went on to win a Bronze Medal as a member of the USA Mountain Running Team and just recently was crowned the winner at the 12th Annual ElliptiGO World Championships. On top of that, she owns her own coaching and injury prevention business, is a mother of 2 plus an amazing fur baby and is a self-proclaimed beer snob. In this episode, she talks about her athletic career, gives tip on reaching your fitness goals and how to keep your body healthy, why she fell in love with the ElliptiGO community, and her favorite beers! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tomgirltv/support

Tuff Hedeman is a four-time World Champion and ProRodeo Hall of Fame bull rider. This episode is presented by Resistol cowboy hats. Tuff's friendship with the late Lane Frost which was depicted in the 1994 film, 8 Seconds.

This week FM Asa Hoffman joins us for an interesting talk. Asa is an author, speed chess specialist, and New York City chess legend. Like Bobby Fischer, Asa was born in 1943, and both spent their formative years in NYC. With such shared history, Bobby Fischer is one of the many chess legends with whom Asa had personal encounters and blitz battles. In fact, Asa has met every chess World Champion who came after Max Euwe! He also has beaten Fischer in a famous blitz game, and once defeated Gata Kamsky in a rapid game. In our interview, Asa sheds light on the personality of Bobby Fischer and tells a few of his favorite stories from his encounters with countless chess legends who have passed through New York. Please read on for more details, timestamps and relevant links.  0:00- What are Asa's memories of Bobby Fischer? How does the current chess moment compare to the Fischer boom? Mentioned: Hans Kmoch, Al Horowitz, Sylvia Miles, GM Yasser Seirawan, Bernard Zuckerman, Asa Hoffman vs. Bobby Fischer (blitz, 1963)  13:00- Who are the strongest blitz players Asa ever played? Mentioned: GM Valentin Arbakov, GM Roman Dzindzichashvili, GM Yasser Seirawan, Polgar sisters, Episode 185 with IM Stuart Rachels, IM Jorge Sammour-Hasbun, GM Nicolas Rossolimo  19:30-After Fischer won the World Championship in 1972, did Asa ever see him again?  22:45- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessmood.com. They have a huge library of opening, middlegame, and endgame instructional videos, as well as a free blog.  23:45- Asa tells some more stories from playing against Fischer, as well as describing many of the classic NYC chess venues.  29:00- Why did Asa decide to drop out of Columbia University to pursue chess?  31:00- What was Asa's involvement with the movie Searching for Bobby Fischer?  Mentioned: GM Nona Gaprindishivili lawsuit against Netflix  33:00- What did Asa do to improve at chess? Mentioned: Mike Valvo, IM Greg Shahade, John Fernandez, GM Gata Kamsky, GM Julio Becerra, GM Michael Rohde, IM Jay Bonin  39:00- Patreon Mailbag Question: What was Asa's most memorable game against IM Jay Bonin?  Mentioned: Active Pieces by IM Jay Bonin and Greg Keener  43:00- Perpetual Chess is also brought to you in part by AImchess.com. Check out the site, and if you decide to subscribe use the code Perpetual30 to save 30%.  43:30- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Check out what's new from them here: New Chess Courses Online - For All Levels- Chessable.com Don't forget to subscribe to the How to Chess podcast as well! 45:00- What were Asa's highest stakes blitz matches?  Mentioned: IM Cris Ramayrat, Episode 193 with Tom Murphy, GM Fabiano Caruana, GM Robert Hess, GM Alex Lenderman, GM Irina Krush  51:00- Patreon Mailbag Question: When will Asa's memoir be published and will it be available as an e-book?  Mentioned: Dr. Frank Brady 53:00- Asa has met every world champion since Max Euwe. What are his most memorable interactions? Mentioned: GM Miguel Najdorf, Edward Lasker  57:00- Asa tells a few stories of fights and muggings at NYC gaming establishments 1:02:00- In addition to chess, Asa plays Scrabble, bridge, poker, and backgammon, and he dabbled in betting at horse racing as well. What is Asa's 2nd best game after chess?  1:04:00- Has Asa had any non-chess jobs? Mentioned: Al Horowitz  1:06:00- Has Asa played GM Maurice Ashley? Did he ever see GM Viktor Korchnoi in New York?  Mentioned: GM Anatoly Karpov, GM Maxim Dlugy, IM Anatoly Lein  1:09:00- Did Asa ever play GM Samuel Reshevsky?   Mentioned: GM John Fedorowicz  1:12:30- Asa's World Championship thoughts 1:14:30- What are Asa's favorite chess books?  Mentioned: Masters of the Chessboard by Richard Reti, The Psychology of the Chess Player by Reuben Fine  1:18:00- Why did Asa stop betting on horse racing?  1:22:00- Thanks to Asa for joining the show! You can reach him via his chess.com profile here: https://www.chess.com/member/asahoffmann   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam and The Dadley Boyz preview tonight's Monday Night RAW and discuss...Will Bianca Belair become world champion?Seth Rollins is the #1 contender!The road to Survivor Series!The Mysterio's issues continue!What next for Keith 'Bearcat' Lee?!ENJOY!Follow us on Twitter:@AdamWilbourn@MichaelHamflett@MSidgwick@WhatCultureWWEFor more awesome content, check out: whatculture.com/wwe See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Callers from all around the world come to Easton, Maryland once a year to showcase their skills and hope to be immortalized in the history books of Championship Calling. Vice President of the Waterfowl Festival and World Champion caller Teddy Hoover joins the Squadcast to talk all about the upcoming 50th Waterfowl Festival & the various Calling Championships that will take place during this action packed 3 day event. With audiences of 600+, five championships and incredible prize packages on the line, the stage is always set for an exciting time!

Jacob Koons and Brandon Auflik of Hyde Holler Kennel swept the 2021 UKC Hunting Beagle World Championship by bringing home the world champion and the reserve world champion awards. Listeners will get the full story about how they did it.Jacob and Brandon explain competition hunting with beagles, breeding winners and the value of team work. www.wall2wallfab.comwww.joypetfood.comwww.shopbriarcreek.comwww.dogrtreed.comwww.sticbowoutdoors.comwww.dakota283.comwww.freedomhunters.org#youfollowyourhounds #fueledbyjoy Houndsman XP is Powered by Simplecast

Jordan Burroughs is an Olympic gold medal and 5-time World Champion freestyle wrestler. In this episode, we learn how his relationship with his parents and an inner drive to be the best turned him into one of the greatest wrestlers of all time.