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Cody, Amanda And Adam - Episode 526 Oct 21, 2021

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Cody Gately is a Louisiana firefighter who has teamed up with LSU researchers Amanda Weathers- Meyer and Adam Lowe. We discuss their latest research on the effect of yoga practice on the physical and mental health of firefighters, amongst many other topics.

Hon. Allen B Clark - Episode 525 Oct 19, 2021

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Allen Clark is a Vietnam veteran, author, public speaker and Minister. We discuss giving both his legs for his country, the physical and mental rehabilitation journey, working with the VA, the spiritual arm of healing, the industrial military complex and so much more.

Dr Chad Eldridge - Episode 524 Oct 16, 2021

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Chad Eldridge, DC is a Chiropractic Physician with a primary focus on performance enhancement, movement, and corrective exercise. We discuss the ailments that led him on the medical path, choosing chiropractic, functional medicine, foundation training, the obesity epidemic and so much more.

Keith Knotek - Episode 523 Oct 14, 2021

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Keith Knotek is a law enforcement veteran and the author of "From Sorrow to Amazing Grace". We discuss his early life, the power of mentorship, defensive tactics, organizational betrayal, losing brother police officers, his mental health struggles, finding Christianity and so much more.

Alastair Macartney - Episode 520 Oct 11, 2021

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Alastair Macartney is a British Army veteran, world champion BASE jumper, author, speaker and the founder of Jump4Heroes. We discuss boading schools, living in Hong Kong, military logistics, his introduction to skydiving, overcoming fear through training diligence, his altruistic projects and so much more.

Tasha Browning - Episode 521 Oct 09, 2021

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Dr Tasha Browning is a mental health counsellor specializing in Critical Incident Stress. We discuss her early life, traumatic brain injuries, mental health in first responders, counselling medical personnel through the pandemic, dance therapy and so much more.

Kevin Malahy - Episode 520 Oct 07, 2021

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Kevin Malahy is a martial artist and strength and conditioning coach working with the Canadian military. We discuss coaching young athletes, performance vs health, weight cutting, injury rehabilitation, mobility and much more.

Sara Wilkinson - Episode 519 Oct 05, 2021

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Sara Wilkinson is a Crossfit coach and the widow of Chad Wilkinson. Chad was a member of the revered SEAL Team Six but tragically took his own life in 2018. We discuss their early lives, falling in love in high school, Chad's military journey, Crossfit, TBIs, suicide, he healing power of psychedelics and so much more.

Ricardo Roman - Episode 518 Oct 02, 2021

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Ricardo Roman is a veteran FDNY firefighter, Crossfit coach and the founder of the FDNY Barbell Club. We discuss his journey into the fire service, the good, the bad and the ugly of diversity, strength and conditioning in the tactical athlete, Crossfit competition, water rescue and much more.

Chad Lyman - Episode 517 Sep 30, 2021

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Chad Lyman has combined his years of operational law enforcement and Mixed Martial Arts experience to emerge as one of the nation’s leading defensive tactics trainers. We discuss his journey into law enforcement, the importance of high training standards, combatives, excessive force vs improper technique and so much more.

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