Sideline Talk

We had the pleasure of sitting down with Frank Kucinic, 10x State Champion Head Coach out of Saint Josephs High School in Greenville, SC. He dove into his youth sports background, how he found soccer, and how his experiences of growing up in a Croatian family/neighborhood firmly shaped who he is today as a husband, father, and coach. Frank drops some knowledge bombs for Youth Athletes, Parents, and Coaches to take note of as young athletes progress through their youth sports experiences. We loved recording this episode with Frank, we hope ya'll enjoy the show!

We had the pleasure this week of sitting down with Gavin Rochford-Smith, Owner and Founder of 360 Soccer GVL. Gavin has a unique take on youth soccer and youth sports, as he played his youth soccer at a high level in England, and was recruited and played College Soccer in the United States. He talks about his journey and how it led him to opening 360 Soccer GVL, one of the most well known soccer training programs in the Upstate of SC. Gavin is Faith, Family, and Soccer. We loved recording this episode! We hope you enjoy the show!

This week we had the pleasure of sitting down with North Greenville University Men's head soccer coach, Andy Aulick. Andy dives into his youth sports experiences, and how his experiences paved the path toward the career he has now as a Collegiate Soccer coach. He talks in depth about his family and faith and how he encourages his kids along their individual youth sports journeys. He talks in depth about what college coaches are looking for when recruiting athletes. We loved recording this episode, we hope ya'll enjoy the show!

We had the pleasure this week of sitting down with Anthony Esquivel to learn more about his youth sports journey which landed him on some of the top Soccer club teams in the nation as he became a top college recruit. He goes into detail on how he landed the lead role in the hit Disney Movie "The Big Green". Lastly he discusses his coaching methodology and how his youth sports experiences shaped who he is today as a coach. We loved recording this episode, we hope ya'll enjoy the show!

Welcome to Sideline Talk! In today's episode we introduce the hosts of this new Youth Sports podcast, Colby, David, and Mike. All three Dad's are excited to explore the past present, and future culture of youth sports and share their opinions with guest professional coaches and athletes. As always, we are here for it!

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  In today's episode we had the honor of having long time CrossFit Affiliate owner via CrossFit Fort Vancouver, 10 year Team CrossFit Games veteran, and coach to 2x fittest male on Earth Justin Medeiros, Adam Neiffer.   It was so great getting to know Adam on a more personal level and hear some pretty funny and meaningful stories along the way.   Big shout out to Adam Dunlap who not only helped co-host this episode, but also was the one who made it all possible and set it up.  We love Adam and we know after listening to this episode ya'll will too!

You can follow Adam on instagram at @adamneiffer and at @cffortvancouver.  You can follow Allan on IG @adunlap03

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  Today we had the pleasure of sitting down with the owners of Lean Kitchen Spartanburg, Colin and Kamila Whitney.  We were able to learn a little more background on the couple behind the newest store in Spartanburg, and how their passion for fitness and food made them a perfect fit to open bring the Meal Prep business to Spartanburg.  We love Colin and Kamila and we know after ya'll listen to this episode ya'll will too!  

Shout out to Joy Keith, owner of Motivus CrossFit in Spartanburg, SC for jumping on and co-hosting this episode with David!

You can follow Lean Kitchen Spartanburg on IG, @leankitchenco.spartanburg

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  Todays episode was our first live show on youtube, it's a little rusty but still some quality content bringing back some of our original guests and best friends, JR Howell and Rick Jones.  We had a great time talking about the history of CrossFit Crash and how Rick and JR changed the game of social media content before a lot of other did on Instagram.  You can catch this episode on youtube and on all your favorite podcast platforms.  We love JR and Rick and we know after listening to this episode ya'll will too!

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  Today we sit down with CrossFit Games Athlete and co-owner of Good Habits Coffee, Hannah Hardy!  We had a great time learning about Hannah's background, her games experience, learning more about her role in Good Habits Coffee, and finally we had a great time picking her brain regarding all things CrossFit (including steroid talk).  We love Hannah and we know after you listen to this episode ya'll will too!!  You can follow Hannah on IG @gosohardy and @goodhabitscoffee

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  In today's episode we had the pleasure of sitting down with Daniel and Rikki Territo, Founders and owners of Good Habits Coffee!  If you have been in and around CrossFit competitions this year in the Upstate SC region such as Crash Crecendo and Fittest of SC, you have definitely seen the Good Habits Coffee tent in vendor village and most likely have tasted their coffee.  We had an amazing time getting to know Daniel and Rikki, and learning how they turned an idea into a flourishing start up business.  We are extremely excited to follow Good Habits Coffee and see this company continue to grow.  We love Rikki and Daniel, and we know after listening to this episode ya'll will too!  You can follow Good Habits Coffee on IG @goodhabitscoffeeco and order coffee directly from their website, www.goodhabitscoffee.com

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  In today's episode we had the pleasure of sitting down with CrossFit Athlete, Chemical Engineer, and United States Marine Officer Candidate, Shelby Neal.  Shelby is one of the most well rounded, most interesting, and most fun 22 year olds we have ever encountered. We thoroughly enjoyed our conversation with her, and we both left that conversation feeling like if anyone is doing life right, it's Shelby Neal.  We love Shelby and we know after listening to this episode ya'll will too!  You can Follow Shelby on IG @shelby_neal

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  Today we had the pleasure of sitting down with our good friends; CrossFit Athlete Mike McDonald and CEO of the McDonald family his wife, Jenn.  We had a great time catching up with the McDonalds, talking about the whirl wind of the last two years regarding Mike's progression of fitness along with maintaining a solid marriage and parenting 5 children under the age of 10.  Mike and Jenn are a true example of teamwork in a marriage, and how spouses support each other no matter what.  We love this "I got your back episode"!  We love the McDonalds, and we know after you listen to this episode ya'll will too!  You can Follow Mike on IG @themikemcdonald2.0 and Jenn on IG @jenn_mcdonald.

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  Today we had the pleasure of sitting down with CrossFit Games Team athlete, Strength Coach, and CrossFit programmer, Jared Shaw.  Jared has quite literally been around the South Carolina CrossFit space for many years spanning from the Upstate, to the Midlands, down to the Lowlands.  He has a very interesting story, which we have deemed as the "comeback kid" throughout each stage of his life.  His "Never Give Up" mentality has made him who he is today, a successful coach and athlete in the CrossFit and strength/conditioning space.  We love Jared and we know after ya'll listen to this episode ya'll will too!  You can follow Jared on IG at 2jared_shaw8.

We apologize for the sound on this recording, Harrison was not with us and we did the best we could!  You'll have to turn the sound up on your listening device for this one. 

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  Today we had the pleasure of sitting down with Joy Keith, owner of Motivus CrossFit in Spartanburg, SC! Joy is literally one of the easiest people to talk to, who has an extremely interesting journey in life and with CrossFit that led her abroad for more than a few years before coming back to the States to settle down with ownership of her CrossFit gym.  We learned of Joy's upbringing, what sort of stuff she loved to be involved with growing up, and her own personal journey with fitness.  This episode was really fun to record!  We love Joy and we know after you listen to this episode ya'll will too!  You can follow Joy on IG @joys_excellentadventure and @motivuscrossfit

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  In today's episode we had the the honor of sitting down with CrossFit analyst, Journalist for Morning Chalk Up, Podcast personality via The Sevan Podcast, and CrossFit's favorite statistician/voice of reason, Brian Friend.  Brian was in town this past weekend competing at the annual team competition in Spartanburg, SC, Crash Crescendo.  After a long weekend of competing, Brian took some time to sit down with us and talk briefly about where he was brought up, how he found CrossFit, and how his self proclaimed nerd side found him along side some of the most acclaimed faces and voices of the sport we all love, CrossFit.  We love Brian and we know after you listen to this episode ya'll will too!  You can Follow Brian on IG @brianfriendcrossfit.

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  Today we had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with an OG in the CrossFit world, Paul Burkert of the greater Grand Rapids/Holland, MI area.  Paul is the owner of CrossFit affiliate, CrossFit Lake Effect.  In this episode we learned more about Paul's background, how he found CrossFit, and how his vision for CrossFit turned into a flourishing Affiliate before owning an Affiliate was a cool thing to do.  He has traveled around the world and has dropped into over 170 different affiliates, bringing in some awesome knowledge on how to appropriately run a successful CrossFit business.  There have been several various games athletes that started their CrossFit aspirations at CrossFit Lake Effect such as: Anthony Davis, Danielle Dunlap; and of course yours truly, your hosts David and Zach!  We love Paul and we know after you listen to this episode ya'll will too!  You can Follow Paul on IG at, @burk556 and @cflakeeffect

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  Today we had the pleasure of sitting back down with CrossFit Athlete, Wife, Mother, and Nutrition Coach Danielle Dunlap.  We had a super great time catching up with her talking all things family, friends, fitness, and business.  This is a fun, light hearted episode between 3 old friends from Michigan who now all live in the Carolinas - We love Danielle and we know after listening to this episode ya'll will too!  You can Follow Danielle on IG, @jackeddanielles

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  In today's episode we had the pleasure of sitting down with CrossFit Games Athlete, Scott Tetlow.  Scott is active in the United States Military, is married, is a father, and continues to be a perennial elite athlete in the CrossFit space.  We learned a bunch about Scotts upbringing, how he found CrossFit, and what drives him to stay competitive in the fitness space.  We talk a lot about his training with Nick Uranker as his coach, and how nutrition has played a huge part in his most recent success.  Scott is a super cool dude and we love him, and after ya'll listen to this episode we know ya'll will too!  You can Follow Scott on IG @cfstetlow.

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  In today's episode we had the pleasure of sitting back down with Jenn Green; co-owner of CrossFit Greer, Co-owner of Local Comp, and CrossFit Affiliate rep for North and South Carolinas.  We had a blast talking about life, CrossFit, and hobbies.  Jenn's spirit shines bright as always and we love her and we know after listening to this episode ya'll will too!  You can Follow Jenn on IG at the following handles: @green_jenn, @localcomp, @fittestofsc, @crossfitgreer

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  Today we had the pleasure of sitting down with CrossFit coaches and programmers, Justin Bell and Andy Wilson.  Some notable athletes they coach and program for in the upstate region are: Alison Stall, Lindsey Lane, Amy Fryt, Kara Petruzelli, Evelyn Ballew, and Chris Buol, just to name a few.  This episode really needs very little introduction, we hope ya'll enjoy the 2 hours and 40 minutes of pure bromancing and overdosing on Athletic Brews!  We love Justin and Andy and after listening to this episode ya'll will too!

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  Today we had the pleasure of sitting down with local Greenville, SC Business owner, CrossFit Athlete, and Greenville County Council Candidate, Joey Russo.  We had a such a great time learning more about who Joey is, how he was brought up, and how his experiences in school, sports, and working the streets as a Sheriff deputy, prepared him to take the reins of his family's 3rd generation business and gave him the tools required to become an exceptional Public Service official candidate via Greenville County Council. Joey is passionate about 5 things as made evident in this episode: His Savior Jesus Christ, his family, his business, his fitness, and the County of Greenville, SC.  We had a blast recording this episode!  We love Joey and we know after listening to this episode ya'll will too!  You can Follow Joey on IG at @russo_joseph and @votejoeyrusso.  His campaign website is www.votejoeyrusso.com.  You can donate to Joey's campaign via the following link: 

https://secure.anedot.com/bd67eec0-56e4-4ca2-9bc8-9f68f1c03f92/donate

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  Today we had the honor of sitting down with Shanna Medeiros, the mother of 2021 Fittest Man on Earth, Justin Medeiros.   We dive deep into her background growing up, into how her experiences shaped her into the woman, wife and mother she is today.  We talk a lot about success and Life Lessons (not failures) and how you can't have one without the other in athletics and life in general.   We talk in depth about being The Fittest Man on Earth's mother, and her philosophy regarding raising children, and motivating them to be the best version of themselves in every facet of life.  We talked about a near fatal injury that occurred a few years ago involving her husband and how her family rallied together during that time; a very powerful story. It was really cool to get a mother's perspective of raising a son who has become a well known professional athlete in the CrossFit space.  We love Mrs. Medeiros, and we know after ya'll listen to this episode ya'll will too!  You can follow Mrs. Medeiros on IG at @shanna-medeiros.

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  Today we had the pleasure of sitting down with Army Warrior CrossFit athlete, Jacob Pfaff.  Jacob Pfaff has a unique story regarding his fitness journey, and how CrossFit has quite literally turned into a career for him within the United States Army.  Jacob has made a name for himself in the CrossFit space, competing in several different regional and semi-final competitions via team and individual.  He has competed in several notable off-season events such as Wodapalooza and our favorite, Crash Crucible.  We had a blast learning more about Jacob, personally in this episode!  We love Jacob, and we know after ya'll listen to this episode ya'll will too!  You can follow Jacob on IG at @pf4ff_g

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  Today we had the pleasure of sitting down with up and coming CrossFit athlete, Matt Poulin.  Matt Poulin started training CrossFit in 2018, after finishing a D1 college baseball career.  Within the short amount of time that he has been doing CrossFit, he has already made a semi-final in 2021 via the West Coast Classic, and was invited to and participated in 2022 Wodapalooza Elite Individual Division.  He is on the watch list for potential up and coming superstar in the CrossFit space.  We had a blast learning more about Matt, personally in this episode!  We love Matt, and we know after ya'll listen to this episode ya'll will too!  You can follow Matt on IG at @mattpoulin13

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  In todays episode we had the pleasure of sitting down with Dan and Alison Stall; CrossFit power couple local to the Greenville, SC area.  This is Alison's second time on the podcast, first time with her husband Dan by her side.  We had a great time catching up with the Stalls, talking about love, life, parenting, fitness, and all the adventures they've experienced together through the sport of CrossFit.  Ya'll, we love the Stalls and we know after listening to this podcast ya'll will too!  You can Follow Dan on IG @dan_stall2 and Alison on IG @alison_stall.

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  Today we had the pleasure of sitting down with Hans Molenkamp; the man responsible for bringing large sponsorship deals such as Monster Energy and CBDMD to the CrossFit space. Hans is an entrepreneur to his core, owning several businesses including Triumph United, and is responsible for a marketing group signing MMA/UFC, Action Sport, and CrossFit athletes to major sponsorship deals.   We dive deep into his background growing up into how his experiences shaped him into the man, athlete, and businessman he is today.  We talk a lot about success and failures and how you can't have one without the other in athletics, business, and life in general.   We talk in depth about Hans philosophy regarding fitness and business, and how he has molded his ideas into several different brands in and outside the fitness/fighting/action sports space.  Hans is a super good dude and we love him, and we know after listening to this episode ya'll will too!  You can follow Hans on IG @hansmolenkamp, @crimsontactical, @triumphunited, @cbdmd.usa, @monsterenergy, and at @microtechkinvesofficial

Shout out to JR and CrossFit Crash for helping David co-host this episode @crossfitcrash

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  Today we got to sit back down with CrossFit SVL affiliate co-owner and Fittest of SC co-owner, Gordon Lake.  We had a great time recapping Fittest of the Upstate 2021, looking forward toward the CrossFit Open and Fittest of SC, and discussing which male and female athletes in the local upstate region we think are going to have standout years.  Always a good time catching up with our dude Gordon, we hope ya'll enjoy!

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  Today we had the pleasure of sitting down with CrossFit Athlete, Coach, and Entrepreneur, Nick Urankar.  Nick has been a Perennial CrossFit regionals/games athlete in both Elite and Masters divisions, dating back to 2011 through 2019.   We dive deep into his background growing up into how his experiences shaped him into the man, athlete, coach, and businessman he is today.  We talk a lot about success and failures and how you can't have one without the other in athletics, business, and life in general.   We talk in depth about Nick's philosophy regarding fitness and training, and how he has molded his ideas into a Brand and online programs called the Zeus Method and Swole Program.  Nick is a super good dude and we love him, and we know after listening to this episode ya'll will too!  You can follow Nick on IG @nickurankar, @zeusmethod, @swoleprogram, and @061fit.

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  We had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with CrossFit Athlete, University of South Carolina Women's Soccer Alumnus, Entrepreneur, and all around local fan favorite, Lindsey Lane!  We also had the honor of having Jen Schult back on the show for this episode as a co-host!  We feel like this episode needs no further introduction; we hope ya'll enjoy listening to this episode as much as we did recording it!  You can follow Lindsey and Lindsey's business ventures on IG at the following handles: @lanelindsay, @noend_performance, @landydesignco.  You can follow Jen Schult on IG @jenschult

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  Today we had the pleasure of sitting down with CrossFit games athlete local to Greenville, SC, Jayson Hopper.  Jayson has made a name for himself in the CrossFit space this year by winning the Mid Atlantic CrossFit Challenge, earning him a spot to compete at as a rookie at the 2021 NoBull CrossFit games.  This year has been super exciting for Jayson, but we had even more fun diving into Jayson's past and learning about his life growing up and how his experiences of successes and failures ultimately led him to the current path he is on as one of the top CrossFit Athletes in the world.  Of course, we talk a lot about the last 6 months as well.  We love Jayson, and we know after listening to this episode ya'll will too!  You can follow Jayson on IG @jhopper3

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  Today we had the pleasure of sitting down with CrossFit Athlete and Coach, Taylor Self.  Taylor has made a name for himself in the Southeast CrossFit scene, spanning into the greater CrossFit space recently competing in the 2021 Granite Games CrossFit Semi-final and the CrossFit Last Chance Qualifier.  We dive deep into his background growing up into how his experiences shaped him into the man, athlete, and coach he is today.  We talk a lot about the current state of CrossFit including the Games and the CrossFit Seminar courses; and of course we talk in detail regarding Crash Crucible 2021. Taylor is a super good dude and we love him, and we know after listening to this episode ya'll will too!  You can follow Taylor on IG @taylormidself.  

Special shout out to JR Howell for co-hosting this episode.  Ya'll can follow JR and CRASH on IG @_crash_fitness.

Welcome to another episode of the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  In this episode, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Gao Orthopedic Surgeon with local ortho/neuro medical Private Practice in the Upstate SC area, Carolina Orthopedic Neurosurgical Associates (CONA).  Dr. Gao specializes in Sports Medicine, Arthroscopic procedures of shoulders/hips/knees, ACL and Rotator Cuff tears/repairs, shoulder and hip replacements, and orthopedic trauma/fractures.  We had a great time discussing Dr. Gao's personal and professional background, into how major surgical procedures such as ACL and rotator cuff repairs have progressed within the past 10 years.  We talk about injury prevention in sports, rehabilitation after surgery, recovery, and importance of a healthy working relationship between various providers in the surgical and rehabilitative world.  This was such a fun episode to record; Dr. Ian Gao is a natural behind the mic!  We love Dr. Gao and after listening to this episode we know ya'll will too!  Special thank you to Jeff Carter PT, MBA (David's dad) for stepping in and co-hosting this episode!  You can follow CONA on instagram at @cona_sc and at their website www.carolinaona.com

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  In today's episode we had the pleasure of sitting down with 2021 Teen CrossFit games athlete (14-15 division) Kaiden Myers and his coach Colin Leonard.  We learned some background on each of them as an individual, how they prepared for the games, their games experience, and all things fitness!  We loved recording this episode, we hope ya'll enjoy it as much as we did recording it!  You can follow Kaiden on IG at @Kaidenmyers06, and Colin at @Barbudo54 and @eletriccityfitnessco

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with CrossFit Games Team Athlete, Steph Simmons.  We dive deep into what drives her to be competitive in and out of the box, and how her love for marine biology led her to Wilmington, NC and into CrossFit Reignited.  This was a really fun episode, and we loved getting to know Steph and hearing about some of the behind the scenes events at the 2021 CrossFit games.  We love Steph, and we know after ya'll listen to this Episode ya'll will too!   You can follow steph on IG @slsimmons3

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  In today's episode, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Talking Elite Fitness podcast co-host, Journalist for Morning Chalk up, and CrossFit Games broadcaster, Tommy Marquez.  We discussed everything from his personal life including his childhood and love of sports growing up, to how he went from a career in psychology to finding CrossFit and becoming one of the most well known faces and voices in the CrossFit space.  We love Tommy, and we know after ya'll listen to this episode ya'll will too!  You can follow Tommy at the following handles: @tommymarquez and @talkingelitefitness

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  David had a great time sitting down one on one, and catching up with our Friend J.R. Howell, owner of Crossfit Crash.  A lot has happened in the life of our friend JR since we last had him on the podcast, and we like to think we touched on all of it in this part 2 episode including: CrossFit games, Buttery Bros coming to town, Birth of his second daughter, and plans for Crash Crucible.  This was a fun episode, hope ya'll enjoy it!

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  The title of this episode says it all!  We had a blast sitting down with these two young up and comers in the sport of CrossFit.  We talked about how they got involved with CrossFit, and how CrossFit has truly been their "sport" growing up.  Enjoy ya'll, this one is all over the place and we loved every minute of it!

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with LPGA Pro Golfer, CrossFit Athlete and Entrepreneur, Brandi Jackson.  We discuss everything from her personal life including her upbringing, athletic and family life, College/Pro Golf career, to how she found CrossFit and how CrossFit changed the way she looked at her golf game and how she prepares young women for a career in Golf.  We dive deep into her favorite moments and lowest moments during her life, and how those moments have shaped her to become a successful Athlete and Entrepreneur in the golf and fitness space.  We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible woman, and find her drive to succeed and help others succeed, inspirational.  You can Follow Brandi on IG @brandiljackson and @brandijacksongolf

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with Colin Medlock, owner of 2 Lean Kitchen stores in Greenville, SC.  Lean Kitchen offers chef driven meals that are made from scratch, packed with protein and have nutrition facts & ingredients listed on the label so you know exactly what you're putting in your body, as your diet is the most important part of achieving your goals.  Their mission is to save you time & money by providing you with healthy, prepared meals that are delicious!  We sit down to discuss the history of how he brought Lean Kitchen franchise to Greenville, SC and how fitness, faith, and family truly have made it a successful business.  You can follow Lean Kitchen on IG @leankitchenco.gvl, and at www.leankitchenco.com.

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with CrossFit Athlete and Nutrition Coach, Danielle Dunlap.  Danielle has several CrossFit accolades including: 2017 CrossFit Central Regionals Athlete, 2017 Fittest Woman in Iowa, Granite Games Athlete (2016, 2017, 2018), WZA 2018, Crash Crucible Athlete, and most recently came in 9th place at the MACC semifinal qualifying her to participate in the Last Chance Qualifier for the 2021 CrossFit games.  We discuss everything from her personal life including her upbringing, athletic and family life, to how she found CrossFit and how CrossFit changed the trajectory of her life in every way.  We dive deep into her favorite moments and lowest moments during her life, and how those moments have shaped her to become a successful Athlete and Entrepreneur in the fitness space.  We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible woman, and find her drive to succeed and help others succeed, inspirational.  You can Follow Danielle on IG @jackeddanielles and @evolutionathleticsnc

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with Kevin Kessler: Masters CrossFit athlete out of Crossfit Greenwood.  We discuss everything from his personal life including his childhood, his academic college career and how that led him to finding Crossfit, to his faith and how his faith in Christ is the driving force in his families life.  We discuss in depth the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual journey that has taken place in his life since the event that took place in 2019 on the competition floor that almost took his life.  We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible man and how his success in fitness quite possibly saved his life, and the impact this event has had in his life, the life of his family/friends, and the Upstate CrossFit community as a whole.  You can follow Kevin at the following IG handle: @kevinkessler75

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we had the absolute honor to have, J.R. Howell: owner of Crash Fitness, on the show. We discuss everything from his personal life including his childhood, his college basketball career and how that led him to finding CrossFit, to his faith and how fervent prayer is the driving force in his families life, and lastly what it's like to be a  CrossFit affiliate owner and how it is paving the path toward up and coming entrepreneurial endeavors and personal athletic aspirations.  We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible man and how his success in fitness has led to a fulfilling life as an entrepreneur.  You can follow JR at the following handles: @_crash_fitness and www.crossfitcrash.com

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with Sean Woodland: Co-host of the Talking Elite Fitness podcast, and sports anchor/castor within the CrossFit space; most notably for the CrossFit Games (2013-present).  We discuss everything from his personal life including his childhood, to how he found sports broadcasting, and how his broadcasting journey led him to becoming a prominent figure within the CrossFit community media space.  We dive deep into all things CrossFit past, present, and future and how he juggles his work responsibilities with his responsibilities as a husband and Father!   We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible man and how his success in fitness has led to a fulfilling life and career within the CrossFit space.  You can follow Sean at the following handles: @swoodland53 and @talkingelitefitness

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with Rick Jones, founder/owner of Rick Jones Films, a videography company local to the Upstate, SC area.  We sit down to discuss Rick's passion for the CrossFit community and how his passion for CrossFit and film collided into creating a new and thriving videography business.  We loved learning more about Rick's personal and business background, and how everything in his life seemed to fall into place as he accepted the person God created him to be, and started saying yes to his passions in life!  Rick is an extremely thoughtful person; his insights on Faith, Family, and Fitness are in our opinion, spot on!  You can follow Rick on Instagram at @R1ckjones and @rickjonesfilms.  

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with Jonathan Gunther: owner of Five Forks Athletics.  We discuss everything from his personal life including his childhood, his college soccer career and how that led him to finding Crossfit, to his faith and how his faith in Christ is the driving force in his families life, and lastly what it's like to be a  Crossfit affiliate owner and how it is paving the path toward up and coming entrepreneurial endeavors.  We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible man and how his success in fitness has led to a fulfilling life as an entrepreneur.  You can follow Jonathan at the following handles: @gunther7326, @fiveforksathletics, and at www.fiveforkscrossfit.com.

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with Karate Champion and Sensei, Alejandro Rodriguez.  We discuss everything from his personal life including his upbringing, athletic and family life, to how he became a National Champion in Karate and ended up in the United States.   We dive deep into what it was like growing up in a Communist country, and the challenge of immigrating from Venezuela to the United States. Finally we talk about how Alejandro is coming out of retirement to enter the professional fighting circuit via Karate Combat, and how he is incorporating Crossfit methodology into his training.  We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible man, and find his drive to succeed and help others succeed, inspirational.  You can Follow Alejandro on IG, @wadoale and @kazoku.karate

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with local Upstate Crossfit Athlete and Speech Language Pathologist, Jen Schult.  We discuss everything from her personal life including: her upbringing, athletic background, college career, career change to becoming an SLP, to finding Crossfit and much more!  We dive deep into her favorite moments and lowest moments during her life, and how those moments have shaped her to become a successful Mother, SLP, Coach and Athlete in the fitness space.  We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible woman, and find her drive to succeed and help others succeed, inspirational.  You can Follow Jen at on IG @jenschult and on Facebook at Miata Schult to follow her "Monte" children's book page.

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with Crossfit Games Athlete, Josh Miller.  We discuss everything from his personal life including his upbringing, athletic and family life, to how he found Crossfit and became a perennial Crossfit Regionals and Sanctionals athlete, most notably qualifying and competing in the 2019 Crossfit Games.  We dive deep into his favorite moments and lowest moments during his life, and how those moments along with his walk with Christ, have shaped him to become a successful Husband, Father,  Gym manager, and Athlete in the fitness space.  We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible man, and find his drive to succeed and help others succeed, inspirational.  You can Follow Josh on IG @jmiller858 and @spartanburg_athletic_club.

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with local Upstate Crossfit Athlete and Crossfit Box owner, Hudson Fricke.  We discuss everything from his personal life including his upbringing, athletic and family life, to how he found Crossfit and became a perennial Crossfit regionals athlete and the fittest male in the state of South Carolina 5 out of the last 7 years.  We dive deep into his favorite moments and lowest moments during his life, and how those moments have shaped him to become a successful Athlete and Entrepreneur in the fitness space.  We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible man, and find his drive to succeed and help others succeed, inspirational.  You can Follow Hudson at on IG @hudfricke and @southernmooncf

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with Steven Kornweiss, MD.  We discuss everything from his personal life growing up into his collegiate days when he found Crossfit; to his current occupation as an emergency medicine physician along with his most recent endeavor of starting a Private Practice.  We had a great time diving deep into hot medical topics currently circulating the fitness community.  We hope you enjoy learning more about this amazing man and how his success in fitness has led to a fulfilling life as a medical physician.  You can follow Dr. Kornweiss on all social platforms @stevenkornweiss.