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#38 - How To Prepare GPP Athletes, Competitors, and Professionals w/ Jacob Wellock May 02, 2017

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In this episode, I talk to Jacob Wellock. He is the founder of the Welded Athlete and co-owner of Double Edge Fitness. His athletic background wrestled as a kid, all of his cousins and his brother were state champions in wrestling. But wanting a little bit older, he got into more extreme sports. So, Racing motocross was his passion growing up, and then after high school actually got into boardercross, racing snowboarding. And after that, in his last boardercross season, he started working at a gym, and that's when CrossFit was introduced to him and that's when he started getting into CrossFit learning about what all that was about, and quickly fell in love with it from there and like the programming side of things.

We talk about handling people with an interest in GPP, reasons why people, dealing with different emotions, and many more.

Show Notes:

(05:45): Background of Jacob
(06:20): How welded athlete takes place
(10:04): Handling people with an interest in GPP (General Physical Preparation)
(19:49): Reasons why people return to the gym
(25:40): Important piece when coaching
(29:01): GPP (General Physical Preparation) vs. welded athlete
(50:48): Best advice as a coach
(1:01:12): Dealing with different emotions
(1:09:41): Focusing on coaching
(1:20:54): Reactions to the welded athlete

How to Connect with Jacob Wellock:

Website: https://doubleedgefitness.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacobwellock/
Double Edge Fitness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoubleEdgeFitness
Double Edge Fitness Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doubleedgefitness/
Double Edge Fitness Youtube: https://bit.ly/3vDqGf0

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#37 - Intentionally Building Trust w/ Dr. Sean Pastuch Apr 25, 2017

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Dr Sean from Performance CareRx is back on the show! The first half of this episode was very tactical and technical. We reflect on the Open workouts, benefits of carrying, and ideal ratios for general fitness programming. There’s even a protocol for Knee Tendinosis that some of you might find useful. Without a doubt, the light bulb moment in this episode lies around the concept of building trust with your athletes. Whether you are a coach or athlete, hang tight and take notes. I have a strong feeling you’re going to walk away with something actionable from this one.
Show Notes:

(4:30) – Reflecting on the Open workouts
(8:50) – The role of your ego and mindset during the Open
(11:40) – Why Dumbbells in the Open is a great leap forward
(15:24) – Ideal ratios for general fitness programming throughout the week
(19:46) – Suitcase Carry vs Waiter’s Carry
(24:28) – Getting creative with Farmer’s Handles and why you need to get a pair
(25:28) – Sandbag Carry
(27:30) – Farmer’s Carry
(30:06) – Overhead Hold Test
(34:50) – What’s happening when your body is shaking
(36:14) – Building trust with athletes
(46:04) – Affirmations
(54:50) – Tendinitis vs Tendinosis
(58:55) – A protocol to follow for Knee Tendinosis
(1:05:48) – The Active Life Podcast

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#36 - Yoga For Athletes w/ Christina McGrath Apr 18, 2017

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In this episode, we have Christina McGrath. She is the founder of Swell Fit Living and when you take a look at her background, she has not only been involved as a participant but as a coach in snowboarding, mountain climbing, rock climbing, rowing, biking, surfing, she literally has been involved in all sorts of outdoor sports and endeavors.

She specializes in yoga for athletes. Her end goal is to obviously improve performance and decrease injury. She's also dealing with a variety of athletes that are not just limited to being inside the gym and so to see her kind of fit the puzzle pieces from yoga to helping somebody like a snowboarder or a surfer, where there's so much variability in the way that you're moving. It's really interesting.

We talk about yoga, the importance of breathing, her recommendations for people who struggled in the gym, and a lot more.

Show Notes:

(03:47): Christina’s background
(05:37): Start of interest in yoga
(11:55): Different types of yoga
(17:34): Importance of breathing
(20:46): Recommendations for people who struggled in the gym
(25:07): Recommendations for lats exercises
(30:43): Proper time to follow for every pse
(35:24): Difference between locking knee and forward folds
(43:09): Uniqueness of yoga
(48:35): Message for athletes and coaches

How to Connect with Christina McGrath:

Website: https://swellfitliving.com/about/
Swell Fit Living Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/swellfitliving
Swell Fit Living Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swellfitliving/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-mcgrath-3789242a/

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#35 - The Squat Bible w/ Dr. Aaron Horschig Apr 11, 2017

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In this episode, I talked toDr. Aaron Horschig from Squat University. He's a physical therapist, strength and conditioning coach, speaker, and writer. He actually just came out with the squat Bible which was released the day of this conversation. And he now works at booths, physical therapy, and sports performance in Kansas City, Missouri. His past patients have included professional football players from the NFL, CFL minor league baseball players, European professional basketball players, Olympic weightlifters, numerous NCAA division one and two athletes, international level youth soccer players, and CrossFit athletes, and numerous athletes in a variety of sports. So, his background includes being involved in the sport of Olympic weightlifting as an athlete and a coach for over the past decade.

We talked a lot about fitness, especially squatting, health, and many random things.

Show Notes:

(05:42): Obsession with squat
(12:44): Message for people who suffered pain from squatting
(15:13) Single-leg squatting
(24:25): Purpose of mobility
(29:02): Finding rock bottom
(36:15): Mindset behind joint mobilizations
(40:27): Definition of coordination
(45:48): Importance of hip internal rotation
(52:06): Thoughts on barefoot squatting
(54:22): Difference between knee sleeve and knee wraps
(1:01:08): Squat bible
(1:07:18): Message for athletes and coaches

How to Connect with Aaron Horschig:

Website: https://squatuniversity.com/about/
Youtube: https://bit.ly/3xFzaES
Squat University Instagram:https://bit.ly/3Es4c4l
Squat University Twitter: https://twitter.com/SquatUniversity
Squat University Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SquatUniversity
Aaron’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/draaronhorschig/?hl=en

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#34 - Functional Bodybuilding Part Two w/ Marcus Filly Apr 04, 2017

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In this episode, we have Marcus Filly again, he is the founder of Functional Bodybuilding. It is his third time being on the show.

In our first-time episode, “Functional Bodybuilding“.

The second time he came back on, we talked about “Gut Health, Supplementation, and Nutrient Absorption”.

This time, we're deep-diving into functional bodybuilding again, the idea behind hypertrophy, designing a program, and many more.

Show Notes:

(07:18): Reviewing Functional Bodybuilding
(12:24): Happenings in the training of Marcus
(21:00): End of shoulder pain
(27:45): Idea behind hypertrophy
(40:18): Pushing people back into the fitness world
(42:54): Designing a program
(57:50): Bodybuilding program
(1:04:31): Question Marcus wanted to be asked
(1:10:03): Marcus’ social media accounts

How to Connect with Marcus Filly:

Website: https://functional-bodybuilding.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marcusfilly/?hl=en
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/marcusfilly?app=desktop
Twitter: https://twitter.com/fillymarcus?lang=en
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-filly-84825634/

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#33 - Using Fitness & Nutrition To Hack Brain Function w/ Ben Greenfield Mar 28, 2017

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In this episode, I talk to Ben Greenfield. He is the founder and CEO of Ben Greenfield Life. He is a human performance consultant, speaker, and New York Times bestselling author of 17 books, including the widely popular titles Beyond Training, Boundless, Fit Soul, Spiritual Disciplines Journal and the Boundless Cookbook. Former collegiate tennis, water polo, and volleyball player, bodybuilder, 13-time Ironman triathlete, and professional obstacle course racer, Ben has been voted by the NSCA as America’s top Personal Trainer and by Greatist as one of the top 100 Most Influential People In Health And Fitness.

Ben is an advisor, investor, and board member of multiple corporations in the health and fitness industry, and is also the founder of KION, a nutritional supplements company that combines time-honored superfoods with modern science to allow human beings to achieve peak performance, defy aging, and live an adventurous, fulfilling joyful and limitless life.

Show Notes:

(05:25): Deep fascination with fitness and nutrition
(07:06): Pursuing fitness route over medicine world
(10:49): Choosing the best exercise every day
(19:21): Thoughts on liquid nutrition
(23:55): Ideas for CrossFit gyms
(27:37): Differences between stool analysis, saliva, and blood test
(33:33): Message for athletes and coaches

How to Connect with Ben Greenfield:

Website: https://bengreenfieldlife.com/
Website: https://beyondtrainingbook.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BGFitness
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bengreenfieldfitness/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/bengreenfieldfitness
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bengreenfield

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#32 - Lifting Culture | The Phenomenon Of Moving Iron w/ Steven Vitale Mar 21, 2017

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In this episode, I get to chat with Steven Vitaly, who is the founder of Lifting Culture Apparel. He has been competing in the sport of bodyboarding for about 10 years. He traveled to international locations to serve new waves and to experience new cultures. He even moved to Queensland, Australia to study philosophy.

In this episode, we talk about his stories and experiences since starting lifting culture.

Show Notes:

(04:01): Idea of lifting culture
(06:33): Life before lifting culture
(12:16): Interests in philosophy
(25:17): Inspirations for training
(36:06): Feeling of interacting with fans
(40:26): Struggles along the journey
(53:39): Who/what are Steven’s biggest influences
(57:14): Biggest advice Steven received
(1:05:18): New project coming soon

How to Connect with Steven Vitale:

Website: https://liftingcultureapparel.com/
Lifting Culture’s Instagram: https://bit.ly/36rUGSo
Lifting Culture Facebook: https://bit.ly/3JMo9Eh
CrossFit: https://games.crossfit.com/athlete/307977
Steven’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vitalesteven/?hl=en
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/37wxaE6

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#31 - Mastering Action: The ONE Thing That Matters w/ Jason Phillips Mar 14, 2017

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Today, I dig into the method behind the madness with Jason Phillips. This guy has been a professional golfer, Abercrombie & Fitch model, was signed by Optimum Nutrition, and one of the first spokesmodels for Bodybuilding.com. Having been in the nutrition coaching industry for over 13 years, Jason has worked with physique athletes all the way to CF Games competitors. He has also battled anorexia, which I think has given him the gift of connection with anybody on a very deep level. There are tons of nutrition, business, and coaching nuggets he drops in this one. But the ONE takeaway that makes this episode epic is a simple blueprint to staying in a continuous state of ACTION. At the end of the day, that’s all that matters.

Show Notes:

(3:30) – “I knew what I shouldn’t be eating. But there was nothing out there telling me what I should do.”
(6:07) – Managing and manifesting thoughts
(10:45) – “85% of people that come to me have very poor relationships with food”
(11:40) – Where the love for coaching began
(14:00) – The significance of the ONE thing
(19:00) – The business model people said wouldn’t work
(23:15) – Overdelivery: What he learned from hanging with the likes of Gary Vaynerchuck
(29:30) – Online calculators and templated nutrition information
(32:46) – Extreme performance vs Extreme aesthetics
(37:29) – The ONE thing you can do is take the reigns on your nutrition goals
(40:20) – Having to work out less to lose weight
(44:15) – Time and efficiency
(53:30) – Education and Application

👋🏽 Connect with Jason:

Website: https://www.jasonphillipsnutrition.com/
Instagram: @jasonphillipsfitness
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jason.phillips.5203577

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#30 - Faith and Fitness w/ Andrea Ager Mar 07, 2017

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Andrea Ager is a Stud Athlete, she had some success in CrossFit. Her journey started when she was 14 years old – she told her dad that she was going to work out every day for a year. From there on, she developed a passion for exercise, but it wasn’t until she entered college that Andrea discovered CrossFit and since then, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dreams of becoming a professional athlete.

After years of dedication and discipline, Andrea managed to accomplish her dreams and become one of the top CrossFit athletes in the world.

In this episode, we talked about how to have a strong connection to your faith while being tolerant and respectful of other ideologies and religions and more.

Show Notes:

(04:36): Happenings in the life of Adrea in the last year
(15:00): Faith and Religion
(39:59): Addressing good examples in social media
(50:05): Making decisions while dealing with fear
(1:00:33): Difference between inspiration and motivation
(1:05:05): Power of a single message
(1:09:12): Having access to people and money
(1:25:01): Message for athletes and coaches

How to Connect with Andrea Ager:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAndreaAger
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AndreaAgerbomb/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ager_bomb/

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#29 - Olympic Weightlifting: Cues & Corrections w/ Daniel Camargo Feb 28, 2017

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Daniel Camargo is a 27 year veteran in the sport of Olympic Weightlifting. As an athlete, he has represented Team USA in 9 international competitions. and set 3 American records. As a coach, he has reached the top tier as a U.S. Senior International Coach. You might know one of his athletes Mattie Rogers, but he has also produced several State, Collegiate, and National Champions. Many of his athletes have also made it to the international stages of competition.

He was on for the first episode EVER. This time we talk about beginner, intermediate, and advanced errors for the Snatch, Clean, and Jerk. Danny is able to articulate what your body should be doing and how you should be feeling in a very unique way.

Whenever you’re lifting a barbell, there are moments of doubt and panic that may stand in your way. This happens to EVERYONE. It’s when the bar starts to feel heavy and the elite has mastered the ability to dance with this doubt.

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