As well as UFC fighters, celebrities such as Chris Hemsworth and many athletes, Da Rulk is responsible for training heroes – firefighters, Navy SEALs, SWAT team members and other first responders. His inspirational ethos of "always can" allows him to cultivate a team mindset that proves that while fitness isn't easy, anyone can do it.

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Da Rulk has an impressive list of credentials including a BSc in kinesiology and certifications in strength and conditioning. His list of clients is even more remarkable, courtesy of elite military personnel, mixed martial artists and first responders. But it's his humble nature that makes Rulk even more influential. He knows that fitness is hard, and his method of working out – Raw Functional Training – makes you embrace the grind and push through it to succeed in anything.

The fundamental part of RFT is building on great foundations to help your future self. For example, as an entrepreneur if you don't have those fundamentals of hard work, discipline and character, you'll see those holes in your business later.

RFT – Raw Functional Training – is about empowerment and finding the internal fortitude to push past any challenge, either as a stand-alone system or a workout ethos to enhance what you do in other disciplines and activities. The key for Da Rulk and his clients is keeping it fresh and varied across the board. His philosophy in fitness is all about finding your footing to put the right foot forward every time.

Inspiring and motivating, it's a moving philosophy that's all about finding purpose and driving through adversity. You always can.

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Episode highlights

• How making a difference instead of chasing money is something that comes with age, but understanding and appreciating this from a younger age will be a game changer in any business venture.
• Why if you don't have the fundamentals of hard work, discipline, and character in your business early on, you'll see those holes later in your venture.
• When the hardest part is for any trainer starting out, and why it builds the character that fine-tunes the success in the future.
• How stress can affect your performance, even if you've prepared for an event, and how you can teach your body to regulate itself under any circumstance. Adaptation is key.
• The secrets of why understanding body movements and getting your body moving in certain ways can progress you faster and mitigate injury.
• Why it's important to remove barriers of entry to a healthy lifestyle, whether that be financial, weight, location or any other challenge.
• How the accomplishment of fitness and events can bring a high that becomes addictive alongside the physical benefits of training.
• Why purpose is the biggest driver to avoid quitting anything. You need to find substance to any reason.
• Why the purpose of a trainer isn't to smash every client; it's to improve clients from where they're at. You've got to crawl before you can walk.
• How important it is to educate trainers as well as clients, and why many trainers are thrown too deep into the industry too quickly.
• How if you make finding a way forward into a habit, no challenge will get in your way.
• Why finding the right mindset can inspire those around you as well as enriching your own need and purpose. The positive impact can influence so much more than just the fitness space and mindset of others.

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