Kill Cliff Podcast

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No. 043 Sarah Logan: WWE Wrestler Jun 25, 2019

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Episode 43 might make you jump off the top rope and put someone in a headlock. Our guest this week is WWE star, Sarah Logan. Sarah makes up one-third of the Riott Squad and is a force to be reckoned with in between the ropes.

Host Mark Zinno and Sarah talk about Sarah's early athletic ambitions, wrestling against boys, a concert that led her to the start of her wrestling career, her training experience in Japan, how she got her nickname Crazy Mary Dobson, getting into the WWE, and more.

No. 042 Jim Miller: All-Time Wins Leader in UFC's LIghtweight Division Jun 14, 2019

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For the 42nd episode of the Kill Cliff podcast, we have Jim Miller joining the show. Miller is one of the more accomplished fighters in UFC history as he holds the record for most UFC bouts, most wins in the Lightweight division, fourth-most wins in UFC history, and most Lightweight submission wins in UFC history.

Host Mark Zinno and Jim talk about his love/hate relationship with wrestling, his relationship with his UFC fighting brother Dan, getting into the ring for the first time, the current state of the UFC, his memory of his fighting history, Dana White's impact to UFC's success, and more.

No. 041 Tim Burke: Creator/Co-Founder of The Tactical Games & U.S. Army Veteran Jun 10, 2019

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Our 41st episode is here and it's a good one! Our guest this week is the creator/co-founder of The Tactical Games, an athletic event that combines functional fitness and military training. Tim spent just shy of 24 years in the US Army. Starting off in the 82ndAirborne Division, Tim quickly made the transition to Special Forces. After serving a number of years in 7th Special Forces Group, Tim spent time as an instructor at the USAJFKSWCS teaching Green Berets.

Host Mark Zinno and Tim chat about the creation of The Tactical Games, Tim's gymnastics background, how joining his friend for a meeting with a recruiter changed his life, how mowing his church's grass gave him a new perspective, details of his incredibly difficult Green Beret training, multiple stories from his 24-year military career, and more.

No. 40 Blaine McConnell: Team USA Bobsled & CrossFit Athlete Jun 03, 2019

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We've reached 40 episodes on the Kill Cliff podcast! To celebrate, we brought on Kill Cliff athlete Blaine McConnell as our guest all the way from Iceland. Blaine is an all-around athlete with experience in baseball, football, and CrossFit. His athletic background led him to join Team USA Bobsled.

Host Mark Zinno and Blaine go through Blaine's impressive athletic background, the struggles of playing defensive back in arena league football, his introduction to CrossFit, how CrossFit could help football players train, his GRID league experiences, his girlfriend (now wife) proposing to him, working with CrossFit Invictus in San Diego, an Olympic watch part led him to becoming interested in bobsled, and his journey in making Team USA Bobsled.

No. 039 Chris Henderson: 3 Doors Down Guitarist & U.S. Navy Veteran May 22, 2019

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After a few weeks off, we're back with a strong episode. Our guest this week is Chris Henderson. Chris is the guitarist for 3 Doors Down, a U.S. Navy veteran, and an Army veteran. Chris also battled addictions to heroin, cocaine, and alcohol. His addictions led to weight gain that topped him out at 287 lbs. Chris got sober and found a new addiction in CrossFit, which has helped him lose 130 lbs.

Host Mark Zinno and Chris squeezed a lot into an hour, including his childhood aspirations of the NFL, military service, and music, his decision to join the Navy, a jam session with a high school friend that led him to joining 3 Doors Down, playing music while serving in the Army National Guard and Navy Reserves, hearing their hit song Superman on national radio for the first time, the rise of 3 Doors Down, the details of his drug and alcohol abuse, the weight gain that led to his CrossFit career, and more.

No. 038 Jenn Dancer: Former Professional Soccer Player & CrossFit Games Athlete Apr 29, 2019

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The 38th episode of the Kill Cliff Podcast is here! We are joined by Jenn Dancer for this episode. Jenn is a former professional soccer player and CrossFit Games athlete. She played collegiately at the University of Missouri and professionally in the U.S. and Sweden. She has competed both as an individual and on a team at the CrossFit Games, including a second place finish in 2018 with her Invictus team.

Zinno and Dancer talk about Jenn's early life which was filled with multiple sports, her eventual focus on soccer, her collegiate career at Mizzou, getting her chance to play professionally for the Boston Breakers, training for the U.S. National team, the influence that coach Tony DiCicco had on her career, playing overseas in Sweden, meeting her husband Sam Dancer through CrossFit, transitioning to CrossFit, and more.

No. 037 Calvin and Riley Ridley: Atlanta Wide Receiver and Wide Receiver Draft Prospect Apr 22, 2019

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On episode thirty-seven of the Kill Cliff Podcast, we are joined by Calvin Ridley and Riley Ridley. Calvin is a former All-American at the University of Alabama and is now lining up opposite of Julio Jones in Atlanta. The younger brother, Riley, just finished up his career at the University of Georgia and has spent the last few months preparing for the draft.

Host Mark Zinno talks with the brothers about their childhood, growing up playing on the same team, the recruiting process, playing against each other in the 2018 National Championship game, hearing their name on draft day, and more.

No. 036 Ben Askren: UFC Fighter & Former U.S. Olympic Wrestler Apr 11, 2019

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Ben Askren is our guest on the 36th edition of the Kill Cliff Podcast. Ben was a 2x state championship high school wrestler, 4x All-American at the University of Missouri where he won 87 matches in a row over his junior and senior year, wrestled for the United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Bejing, made his way up the MMA ranks, and is now fighting in UFC.

Ben and host Mark Zinno go over Ben's childhood, his early memories as a wrestler, his dominance in high school wrestling, being disappointed early in his college recruiting process, winning 87 matches in a row at Missouri, making the 2008 Olympic team, his transition to MMA, his debut in the UFC against former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler at UFC 235, and more.

No. 035 Lyle Thompson: NLL MVP & NCAA D-1 Career Points and Assists Leader Apr 05, 2019

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Lyle Thompson is our guest for the 35th edition of the Kill Cliff Podcast. Lyle is currently the star of National League Lacrosse's Georgia Swarm. In his short time in the league, Lyle has won the Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player, and led the Swarm to win a championship in 2017. Before his professional career started, Lyle dominated college lacrosse at the University at Albany where he set the NCAA D-1 record for most career points and assists. He has three brothers that also play professional lacrosse, two of which are teammates of his on the Swarm.

Host Mark Zinno and Lyle chat about the life of Lyle, including growing up on a Native American reservation, having lacrosse in his bloodline, enjoying the simple things such as hot water, playing high school varsity lacrosse as an 8th grader, why he chose Albany over Syracuse, getting to play with his brothers in the pros, his time with the Swarm, and more.

No. 034 Andy Stumpf: World Record Holder & Navy SEAL Veteran Mar 29, 2019

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We are joined by Andy Stumpf for episode thirty-four of the Kill Cliff Podcast. Andy is a Navy SEAL veteran and a world record holder. Although no longer wearing a uniform, Andy continues to fight for the SEAL community and their families. In 2015 he set two World Records after jumping from 36,500 feet and flying over 18 miles in a wingsuit in an effort to raise 1 Million Dollars for the Navy SEAL Foundation. Andy is a sponsored skydiver and BASE jumper, constantly traveling the world creating content for his sponsors.

Host Mark Zinno and Andy talk about Andy's family history with the Navy, why he enlisted before his senior year of high school, his BUD/S experience, fearing the bell, the start of his base jumping career, his time in the SEALs, getting shot in his leg, becoming an instructor, his base-jumping records, and more.

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