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EP. 85 Michael Macchiavello - What If Winning Is the Most Dangerous Thing You Can Chase? May 14, 2025

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In this iron-sharpens-iron edition of the ALLSMITH Podcast, Bryce sits down with NCAA Champion, Pan-Am Gold Medalist, and ASICS athlete Michael Macchiavello — a man who didn’t just wrestle opponents… he wrestled with identity, ego, and the high cost of success.
Because here’s the truth no one talks about:
Sometimes, the crown weighs more than the climb.
Sometimes, the win steals more than the loss ever could.
This episode is a masterclass in mindset, adversity, faith, and the fire required to keep your soul intact when the world hands you gold. Macchiavello opens up about training for greatness, the dangers of being defined by your results, and what it really means to forge purpose through pressure.
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Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro: Pressure is a Privilege
03:12 – From Underdog to NCAA Champion
10:45 – Wrestling with Identity and Ego
18:29 – The Discipline Behind the Spotlight
25:00 – When Winning Isn’t Enough
31:16 – Spiritual Anchors & Faith as Fuel
38:50 – Freestyle vs. Folkstyle — The Inner Evolution
46:30 – What Makes a Champion Beyond the Medal
54:40 – Leadership, Legacy, and Living with Intention
1:01:22 – ALLSMITH Law: Purpose Through Pressure
1:07:10 – Macchiavello’s Challenge to the Next Generation
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Thought-Provoking Questions for the Listener:
– Are you addicted to the applause or aligned with your purpose?
– What would be left of you if your title, income, or platform disappeared tomorrow?
– Do you truly know who you are when the scoreboard goes blank?
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This isn’t just a podcast.
This is a forge.
And today, you just stepped into the fire.
Let’s go.

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EP. 84 - Mike Aidala - What If Your Muscles Are Just a Mirror for Your Mind? May 07, 2025

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In this powerful and poetic episode of ALLSMITH, Bryce sits down with Mike Aidala, a modern-day warrior-monk whose blend of brute strength and deep emotional intelligence has redefined what it means to be a man.

Mike isn’t just strong—he holds a Guinness World Record for the heaviest Turkish get-up ever recorded at 255 pounds. But as you’ll discover, the real weight he’s lifted is far more profound than iron.

Together, Bryce and Mike dive into the untold story behind that world record lift: the mindset, breathwork, self-belief, and intention that made it possible. They also explore the real reps—the ones you do in silence, when no one’s watching, that define your character far more than any deadlift ever could.

They talk about:

• Rewilding the modern man

• How The Offense, Mike’s coaching company, is helping high-performing men reconnect to their primal strength and emotional wholeness

• The launch of Physical Culture Club, Mike’s brand-new Denver-based temple for physical, mental, and spiritual training

• Why vulnerability is a strength, and how stillness and savagery can coexist inside the same man

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Follow Mike on Instagram (@mike.aidala) to witness how he lives what he preaches—balancing playful movement, deep introspection, authentic connection, and elite performance. Whether he’s coaching men through ice baths, leading ceremonial breathwork, or getting upside down in handstands with a smile, Mike walks the walk.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – Opening Ceremony: From NFL Dreams to Emotional Mastery

09:45 – The World Record Turkish Get-Up Story

16:22 – Movement as a Spiritual Gateway

23:51 – Building The Offense: Why Men Need a Code Again

31:33 – The Launch of Physical Culture Club

40:11 – How Stillness is the New Strength

51:44 – Masculinity, Myth, and What We’ve Forgotten

1:03:10 – Bryce & Mike on Father Wounds, Forgiveness, and Fear

1:12:49 – Being Strong Enough to Let Go

1:20:55 – Final Reflections: What’s the True Weight of a Man?

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Because your muscles… are just the mirror.

Let’s train what’s behind them.

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EP. 83 - Dr. Bo Cicak | Is Modern Movement Destroying the Way We’re Meant to Live? Apr 30, 2025

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In this mind-expanding episode of the ALLSMITH Podcast, Bryce Smith sits down with Dr. Bo Cicak — the founder of ANIMA Movement Center and a modern-day philosopher of the body. Together, they dismantle the illusion that fitness and health are found solely in reps, metrics, and aesthetics.
Dr. Bo takes us on a journey back to the nervous system — the original operating system — and challenges the mainstream narrative around movement, posture, trauma, and performance. This conversation will make you question everything you thought you knew about how we’re supposed to move.
From primal restoration to nervous system liberation, Bryce and Dr. Bo explore how modern movement culture may actually be robbing us of the vitality, connection, and embodied freedom our ancestors once knew. They dive into the emotional toll of disconnection, the epidemic of chronic tension, and the power of reclaiming your own inner rhythm through presence, curiosity, and community.
This one isn’t just about how you move — it’s about who you’re becoming.
Timestamps:
0:00 – Intro: Who is Dr. Bo Cicak and what is ANIMA?
6:42 – From pain to purpose: How injury sparked a new philosophy
13:30 – The nervous system is the real GPS
19:15 – Why modern gyms are breeding dysfunction
27:08 – Trauma, breath, and movement: an integrated lens
33:44 – Redefining posture and performance
41:02 – Ancestral embodiment vs artificial fitness
50:16 – The 3 pillars of ANIMA
59:49 – Movement as a metaphor for healing
1:06:13 – The community element: why we’re not meant to do this alone
1:12:30 – What Bo wishes everyone knew about their body
1:18:45 – Lightning round: raw truths and rapid questions
1:25:10 – Final reflections: return to self
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• Dr. Bo Cicak: @drboknows
• ANIMA Movement Center: @movewithanima
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Together, we rise — one breath, one step, one story at a time.

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EP. 82 - Martin Pytela - Are We Being Poisoned in the Name of Health? Apr 22, 2025

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In one of the most eye-opening episodes of ALLSMITH to date, Bryce sits down with Martin Pytela, a former IT systems analyst turned health truth-seeker and founder of Life Enthusiast. Together, they pull back the curtain on a medical system that may be doing more harm than healing.
Are we being slowly poisoned in the name of health? Martin believes the answer is yes—and he brings decades of firsthand research and lived experience to back it up.
Martin shares his personal health collapse after mercury toxicity and how it led him to question the core of Western medicine. Like Neo unplugging from the Matrix, he began to see how industrial food systems, environmental pollutants, and pharmaceuticals were not solving health issues—but perpetuating them. In this powerful dialogue, he and Bryce discuss how society is medicated into compliance while true healing is silenced, buried, or ridiculed.
From the COVID lab leak theory to gain-of-function research, to the manipulation of medical narratives, nothing is off-limits in this riveting conversation. They explore how recent acknowledgments about COVID’s origins have validated many previously “fringe” voices, and what it means to live in an age where truth must be decoded rather than delivered.
This isn’t just an interview. It’s a wake-up call. A journey through metaphorical minefields, where your health is the prize—and the system might be the trap.
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Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro: The Fractured Foundation of Modern Health
06:42 – Martin’s Health Collapse and Awakening
14:15 – The Mercury Poisoning That Changed Everything
20:30 – Why Doctors Are Trained to Medicate, Not Heal
28:50 – COVID’s Lab Leak Theory: What’s Now Confirmed
37:20 – Big Pharma’s Business Model: Sickness Over Solutions
45:10 – Rebuilding the Body: Healing Through Nature, Not Needles
52:35 – The Poisoned Well: Glyphosate, Processed Foods, and The Body’s Cry for Help
1:01:00 – What You’re Not Being Told About Your Gut, Your Liver, and Your Mind
1:11:20 – How to Detox, Rebuild, and Take Radical Ownership
1:19:40 – Closing Words: Rebel With a Cause
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• Martin Pytela: Life Enthusiast: @lifeenthusiast15
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Because health isn’t found in a prescription—
it’s forged through truth, discipline, and the courage to question everything.

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EP. 81 - Ryan Fischer | What Happens When You Stop Giving a F*ck and Go All in? Apr 16, 2025

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In this fiery, no-holds-barred episode of ALLSMITH, Bryce sits down with the electrifying Ryan Fischer—an elite athlete, entrepreneur, and the unapologetic mind behind CHALK Performance Training. This isn’t just a conversation; it’s a lightning storm of truth, grit, and raw perspective.
From a childhood shaped by relentless drive to competing at the highest levels in CrossFit and Olympic weightlifting, Ryan’s journey has been anything but conventional. He’s the guy who decided to stop playing by everyone else’s rules—and started rewriting his own.
“What Happens When You Stop Giving a F*ck and Go All In?” is the question that drives this high-voltage conversation as Bryce and Ryan peel back the layers on what it really means to chase freedom, build an empire, and live life fully uncaged.
With the precision of a barbell snatch and the force of a cannonball plunge into icy water, Ryan drops truth bombs about business, burnout, balance, and becoming your boldest self. This episode is a masterclass in mindset, marketing, and movement—from someone who’s failed hard, won big, and tells it like it is.
Timestamps:
• 0:00 — Intro: What does it mean to go “all in”?
• 5:12 — Ryan’s origin story: from BMX to barbells
• 14:40 — Competing with the best and learning from failure
• 21:55 — The dark side of chasing perfection in fitness
• 29:30 — How CHALK was born: turning pressure into a performance brand
• 37:42 — Why most people aren’t ready for real freedom
• 44:11 — The art of reinvention and the curse of complacency
• 51:08 — Success isn’t sexy—it’s strategic
• 1:00:10 — Lightning round: habits, hacks, and why Ryan lives like he’s got nothing to lose
• 1:06:23 — Final thoughts: What happens when you really stop giving a f*ck?
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EP. 80 - Lauren Fisher | Retired from the CrossFit Games… Now What’s Fueling Her Fire? Apr 09, 2025

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12 Years. 9 CrossFit Games. One Powerful New Chapter.
In this emotional and inspiring episode of ALLSMITH, Bryce sits down with CrossFit legend turned visionary coach and entrepreneur, Lauren Fisher (@laurenfisher). After more than a decade competing at the highest level, Lauren recently announced her retirement from competitive CrossFit, stepping away from the floor — but not from the mission.
Together, Bryce and Lauren dive into a deeply personal conversation about grief, identity, purpose, and power. Their connection runs deep — both elite athletes with a foundation in basketball, and both having lost a parent to cancer. Through this lens, they explore how sport can shape us, break us, and ultimately help us rebuild ourselves stronger than before.
Lauren opens up about the emotional decision to retire, the unforgettable moments from her Games career, and what it means to now lead from the front through her movement @grownstrong — empowering women to own their strength, inside and out.
If you’re navigating a transition, facing heartbreak, or searching for what’s next, this conversation is your invitation to follow your heart and grow through what you go through.
Timestamps:
0:00 – Bryce + Lauren: A bond built through sport and loss
6:32 – 12 years of CrossFit Games: The highs, the heartbreaks
12:41 – Retiring on your own terms: Lauren’s powerful decision
19:55 – Turning pain into purpose: Losing a parent to cancer
26:30 – From strength to service: The heart behind Grown Strong
34:10 – Rituals, resilience, and rebuilding identity
41:27 – Fitness as a mirror for life’s biggest lessons
48:12 – What comes next after the podium
55:00 – Favorite mottos, meals, and moments
1:02:47 – Final message: You are stronger than you think
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•@grownstrong
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Ready to experience the movement that’s changing lives? Use code ALLSMITH for an exclusive discount on the next Grown Strong Retreat — a chance to step away from the noise and step into your power with Lauren and an incredible community of women.
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“This is the beginning of a new chapter — and I’m following my heart.” — Lauren Fisher

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EP. 79 Michael Chernow | Are Extreme Habits the Key to Discipline- or a Disguise for Addiction? Apr 02, 2025

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In this gripping episode of the ALLSMITH Podcast, Bryce Smith welcomes the relentless and deeply reflective Michael Chernow—serial entrepreneur, storyteller, and founder of Kreatures of Habit. What begins as a conversation about morning routines unfolds into a raw exploration of obsession, identity, and the pursuit of mastery.
Michael’s story is a masterclass in contrast: from the chaos of addiction to the structure of ritual, from running New York’s most iconic restaurants to building a wellness empire rooted in oats, supplements, and daily intention. He shares how habits became his armor—protecting him from the shadows within while building the life he always dreamed of. But at what point does structure become a prison? When does discipline turn into dependency?
This episode is a mirror for anyone chasing excellence, a compass for those trying to find direction, and a warning for those hiding behind their productivity. Michael doesn’t hold back—and neither do we.
Fuel your ritual with purpose — use code ALLSMITH20 for 20% off your first order of Kreatures of Habit.
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EPISODE TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Introduction: Routines, rituals, and the myth of balance
05:14 – Michael’s early life: chaos, addiction, and the first spark of structure
11:32 – How Kreatures of Habit was born (and why oats saved his mornings)
17:45 – The shadow side of extreme discipline
23:10 – A look inside Michael’s current daily routine
31:48 – Turning addiction into fuel: the art of conscious redirection
39:27 – Entrepreneurship, leadership, and staying true to your “why”
47:50 – Routines that serve your soul, not just your schedule
53:13 – Redefining success through fatherhood, mindfulness, and presence
59:02 – Building a brand with impact: the mission behind Kreatures
1:06:45 – Final thoughts, parting wisdom, and where to find Michael
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• Follow Michael Chernow on Instagram: @michaelchernow
• Shop Kreatures of Habit: www.kreaturesofhabit.com — Use code ALLSMITH20 for 20% off
• Follow Bryce Smith: @therealbrycesmith
• Follow ALLSMITH: @allsmithco
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EP. 78 - Natasha Wilson - What If Your Limits Were Just Lies You’ve Been Telling Yourself? Mar 26, 2025

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In this powerful and no-holds-barred episode of The ALLSMITH Podcast, Bryce Smith sits down with Wales’ fastest female marathoner, Natasha Cockram, to explore the truth behind what it really takes to chase greatness—when no one’s watching, when the world’s counting you out, and when your own mind is the biggest obstacle.
Natasha isn’t just a runner—she’s a record-breaker, a rule-shatterer, and a living example of what happens when you stop playing small. In a world obsessed with comfort and convenience, Natasha reminds us that growth lives in the discomfort, in the repetition, and in the willingness to suffer for something greater.
This episode is more than a conversation—it’s a wake-up call. If you’ve ever played the victim, made excuses, or convinced yourself that “good enough” was acceptable, this one’s going to shake your soul.
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EP. 77 - Matthew Bickel: How a 300-Pound Cheetah Transformed His Life Through Love, Fitness, and Adventure Mar 19, 2025

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In this episode of ALLSMITH, Host Bryce Smith welcomes Matthew Bickel—a man known for his infectious energy, deep love for community, and relentless pursuit of growth. From his days as a “300-pound cheetah” to his incredible weight loss journey, Matt has redefined what’s possible through fitness, adventure, and surrounding himself with the right people.

As the leader of a powerful fitness tribe, including Eric Hinman and Sam Dancer, Matt has built a life centered around connection, resilience, and pushing limits. His story is captured in the powerful documentary “What is Fitness?”, where he explores what it truly means to be fit—not just in the gym, but in life.

Bryce and Matt dive into their shared experiences at the Ultimate Hawaiian Trail Run in Kauai, the power of brotherhood and accountability, and how Matt has built a business and lifestyle rooted in impact, adventure, and service. This episode is filled with raw truths, powerful insights, and plenty of laughs, making it a must-listen for anyone looking to level up their life.

Episode Highlights & Time Stamps:

⏳ [00:00] – Intro: The Hug Dealer is Back!

• How Matt’s energy and love for people define everything he does.

• The power of a genuine hug and why human connection is everything.

⏳ [05:15] – The 300-Pound Cheetah: A Transformation Story

• Matt’s weight loss journey—what sparked the change?

• The struggles, setbacks, and breakthroughs along the way.

• How fitness became more than just about losing weight—it became a lifestyle.

⏳ [15:45] – What is Fitness? Documentary & Redefining Success

• Behind the scenes of Matt’s documentary and what he learned from filming it.

• Why fitness is more than lifting weights or looking good—it’s about longevity, movement, and fulfillment.

• The mental shifts required to go from “big and strong” to lean, agile, and limitless.

⏳ [27:30] – Building a Tribe: The Power of Surrounding Yourself with Legends

• How Matt connected with Eric Hinman, Sam Dancer, and other high performers.

• What separates successful people from those who stay stagnant.

• The importance of brotherhood, accountability, and pushing each other to greatness.

⏳ [38:20] – Ultimate Hawaiian Trail Run in Kauai & The Love for Adventure

• The experience in Kauai, battling the terrain, the heat, and the unknown.

• What this event represents beyond fitness—giving back and supporting others.

• How adventure fuels Matt’s soul and why he constantly seeks the outdoors.

⏳ [50:10] – Business, Life, and Creating Meaningful Impact

• How Matt built his business, personal brand, and community around authenticity.

• What makes a great leader, and why he prioritizes people over profits.

• The lessons he’s learned from both successes and failures.

⏳ [1:02:45] – The Future: What’s Next for Matthew Bickel?

• His next big goals—business, fitness, and personal growth.

• How he plans to keep evolving and pushing the limits.

• The legacy he want

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EP. 76 - Bonnie Brazeau | How Far Can You Go When You Fully Surrender? Mar 12, 2025

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What happens when you push past your limits, embrace discomfort, and trust the journey—no matter how unpredictable? Bonnie Brazeau is a yoga master, breathwork guide, and fearless adventurer who recently completed a grueling 16-day expedition to summit a challenging peak. In this episode, we explore the powerful intersection of movement, mindfulness, and adventure.
How does yoga prepare the body and mind for extreme challenges? What lessons do the mountains teach us about life? And how can we all lean into the unknown with more trust and resilience?
Get ready for a conversation that will inspire you to breathe deeper, move with intention, and step boldly into the adventure of life. Tune in now!

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