Better than Yesterday

On this week's episode, I'm diving into the recent funk I've been in with the podcast and in life. I hope this is helpful to anyone who feels stuck.

Maci is a National Champion weightlifter and PhD student. She is in the process of coming back from a broken leg suffered at the 2022 National Championships. In her first big competition back, she took home some bronze medals!

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Chris O'Neal is a physical therapist in Colorado Springs and all around great dude. Thanks for joining us this week!

Eli is a social media manager, content creator, weightlifter, and all around great human.

Dana and I pop on for a quick lunch break chat with some life updates. Hope you enjoy!

Tony Ashford is a weightlifter and content creator, also while balancing being in the Army.

Meagan is a registered dietician, USA Weightlifting’s Performance Nutritionist, and the owner of Plate to Platform.

Rachel Kenney is a Jiu-jitsu athlete, nutrition coach, and all-around badass. 

Andrew Stegelmann is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and weightlifting coach. On the show, we talk about his experience building a weightlifting team, training at West Side Barbell, what we get wrong about pain, and much more!

Cory is a 73kg weightlifter and member of the US Air Force. He is the host of the Power or Nah Podcast.

Dana and I are back with a little life update. We've been hiking a lot in Colorado with a big trip up to Pike's Peak coming up! Sorry about the nose sniffles.

Joelle is a 59kg weightlifter and USAW National Level Coach.

Dana and I talk about the move, competing at Nationals in less than a week, and more!

This week, Dana and I talk the importance of sharing a hobby, training the Olympic lifts with intention, and some quick updates on our move!

Celia Gold is a 71kg weightlifter competing for Team Israel. She is working for a shot to compete in the 2024 Olympics.

Danielle Gunnin is a 59kg weightlifter for Team USA. 

Callista Lang is a CrossFit athlete and coach. She competes at her 3rd straight semifinal on May 19th!

This week, Dana and I go into our move coming up and some more life updates!

Danielle Colan has worn many hats. Most recently, she is a World Champion masters weightlifter and Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach.

Melanie Lin is the head of global sales and partnerships at Virus International. Virus is a brand that every weightlifter should know.

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Corey Renbarger is a Breathwork instructor and personal trainer. I recently had the pleasure of taking his class at Breathe Degrees in Carlsbad, CA.

On the show, Corey discusses how he got into coaching, the power of getting uncomfortable, his daily habits and routines, and much more.

This week, I'm joined by Stephanie McConnell, Co-Owner of CrossFit Reconstructed. Steph tells her powerful story battling addiction and homelessness to becoming a gym-owner, competitive athlete, and coach.

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Dana and I break down our most recent weightlifting meets.

Jennifer Zanotti-Ferrari is a black belt in jiu-jitsu, school owner, podcast host, writer and more.

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Haley Martinez is a bodybuilding competitor and holistic wellness practitioner. 

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This week, we're talking about the upcoming Arnold Classic. It will be my first time stepping back on the platform in almost a year and the first time on a national stage since last years Arnold. Dana also covers having the right mindset for an injury. 

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Hunter Harrison is a Team USA weightlifter in the 71kg weight class and nutrition coach. 

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Taylor Palm is a CrossFit athlete and a nutrition coach. She has her masters degree in nutrition and human performance. 

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Max Aita and Joshua Gibson are weightlifting coaches. They just released their new eBook, “The Weightlifters Guide to the Snatch.” 

Dana pops on the show to talk about our recent travels to San Diego. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe/follow the show and leave a rating!

On the show, Dana and I discuss changing your metrics of success in weightlifting, how to commit to something without worrying about the outcome, true mastery, and much more!

Carly Gianotti is a CrossFit athlete. After winning the junior national championships as a weightlifter, she decided to jump headfirst into CrossFit in homes of making the games.

Brandon Victorian is an 81kg weightlifter. He most recently took home gold at the American Open Finals.

Shelby Pflug is a weightlifting athlete. She has competed for Team USA and most recently placed 2nd at the American Open Finals.

Aleks Salkin is a Kettlebell and Bodyweight trainer. On the show, we dive into how to add kettlebells into your training, showing up when you don't feel like it, why more people need to feel strong, and much more.

Mike Ciunci joins the show this week. Mike is a good friend of mine and has been supporting the podcast for the last couple years. He tells some crazy life stories about getting hit by a car on his bike, going through traumatic brain injuries, traveling the world, and much more.

Annie Knabb is a CrossFit athlete and nutrition coach. On the show, we talk about her journey into CrossFit, getting involved in politics, how to empathize with people who disagree with you, regenerative farming, and much more!

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Cody Loeffler is the owner of Main Line Gym and a coach for CrossFit athletes. 

On the episode, we dive into how athletes can advance to the next level of competition, branding yourself, the history of the grid league, and much more.

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Craig Owen is a strength and conditioning coach and an athlete. On the show, we talk the importance of finding the thing that makes you feel like an athlete, building your training around the things you enjoy, advice to his younger self, and much more.

Dana joins me on the pod this week to talk some life updates, why social media is a trap, her new coaching role, not being afraid to suck, and much more. No edits, no topics in mind. Hope you guys enjoy this one.

Matt and Sydney from 6 for 6 Media are on the show this week to talk all things weightlifting photography. After getting started in 2020, they are now mainstays at USAW national events.

Alex is a physical therapist and Jiu-jitsu practitioner. He is currently working out of Precision Performance Physical Therapy.

Reba Lewis is a 71kg weightlifter. She’s competed nationally and recently in Cuba for Team USA. 

On the show, we got into some of the struggles of training by yourself, getting a sports psychologist to get out of a rut, why you shouldn’t be afraid to question your coach, getting detained in Cuba, and much more!

Rachel is a former CrossFit athlete, now focusing on Olympic weightlifting.

In probably one of my top 3 favorite podcasts ever, we barely talked about CrossFit, weightlifting, or nutrition. We spent most of the conversation talking about life, overcoming depression, taking control of the things that happen to you, the toxic nature of social media, and so much more.

A caption can’t really do this conversation justice. All I can say is go listen to this one on Apple or Spotify right now!