Dane's Platform

This episode of Dane’s Platform features David Blair, Paralympian in the discus. David was born with a club foot, and told he would never lead a fully functional life. Instead, David taught himself how to throw the discus in high school and won a state championship in Utah en route to earning a scholarship to Weber State University. David still holds the University’s school record in the hammer throw, and it second all time in the discus. David did not even learn about his Paralympic eligibility until he had spent 16 years away from the sport. 6 months after that, he medaled at the World Championships and then followed that with a Paralympic Gold the following season. David is a wealth of throwing knowledge as well as inspiration for achievement of any kind. Take a listen and enjoy!

It's a family affair in episode 16, as Dane takes some time with his older brother, Brooks. Brooks is a former aerospace engineer who turned to sustainable farming. Brooks owns and operates North Mountain Pastures in Newport, PA, and is mastering the art of responsible farming.

We've got a great one here. Croatian Man-of-All-Talents Stipe Zunic takes some time to let Dane pick his brain on an illustrious athletics career. Starting as a junior World Champion kickboxer, Stipe moved on to the javelin, a discipline in which he earned All-American status. After deciding to pursue the shot put, Stipe became an All-American, National Record Holder, Olympian, and World Medalist in that event. Even if you aren't a thrower, this is a great chance to get a look into the mind and preparation of a world-class athlete. Enjoy!

In another recap episode, Dane sits down with Noah and Sam Mattis to take a look back at the past weekend, spent in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Grand Valley Big Throws Clinic. Dane speaks on the lectures he gave in the clinic, and all three discuss the throwing competitions that took place over the weekend.

For this episode, Dane and Noah sit down and discuss the Garage Strength team's recent performance at the American Open Finals in Anaheim, California. Fresh off the plane, Dane breaks down the performance of each lifter who competed, and gives a great behind the scenes look at managing athletes at a national-caliber meet.

This episode is a special one. World Bronze-Medalist Freestyle wrestler Nick Gwiazdowski sits down with Dane to talk wrestling, the championship mentality, and dealing with adversity. Nick is one of Garage Strength's most accomplished athletes, and he is a wealth of knowledge on what it is like to be an elite athlete, and what it takes to become one.

In this episode, Dane sits down again with Noah Kennedy White in order to take on the ultimate internet fitness trend: functional fitness. The gauntlet is thrown down, and Dane takes to an anthropological perspective to break down "evolutionary perspectives" on training. Afterward, Dane and Noah cover some more realistic ideas of what functional training is, and how athletes should handle the surplus of information that is available to them now. Enjoy!

Dane spent time interviewing Dan “The Lyme Hack” Lennon on today’s episode of Dane’s Platform. Dan Lennon is an up and coming Lyme researcher that also applies his research to help others improve their symptoms and health. Dan will be featured on a Ted Talk in the near future and is one of the bright young minds in the Lyme community!! Listen and learn about how these two both dealt with Lyme disease and continue to overcome the setbacks this infection creates for the human body.

In this episode, Dane sits down with Noah Kennedy White, one of the newest Garage Strength athletes. Noah was a thrower at the University of Pennsylvania, once earning All-American honors and winning the Ivy League title in the discus in 2017. Dane and Noah take a look back at their respective careers and discuss what things they would do differently and what they would do the same. Their trip down memory lane provides some awesome insights into common training pitfalls at various points in an athlete’s life, and will hopefully help our listeners avoid making these mistakes themselves!

This week's guest is Trevor Stutzman, a former thrower for Messiah College and throws coach for Toledo. Trevor now works with Dane as a coach at Garage Strength. Trevor was a strong collegiate thrower, earning three All-American honors in his time at Messiah College. Trevor and Dane discuss aspects of throwing at the collegiate and post-collegiate levels, as well as coaching athletes at many different experience levels. Enjoy!