It's time to finally hear from our promoter and H2O Cast leader - Dave Waters. Curious how he got into Strength Sports? Where he has competed? How he met some of the great people he knows, or what inspires him?  Listen to this podcast for the cliffnote version of his life history/origin story!

In this episode, Dave sits down with Dione Masters, CEO and President of Strongman Corporation, which she founded in 2004. They talk about where she started (her origin story) in Atlanta. Dione has four sisters, and she is the only one who got to go to school. At 24 or 25, Dione met a man who she saw as her way out, and she packed out and moved to St. Louis. Her mother told her to watch for signs for whether or not she should, and though there were several she ignored them all. It became clear that this was not a marriage that she wanted to get into. From there, her and Dave talk about her following life journey, Washington DC, and other adventures!

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WR Bencher Julius Maddox and his story from childhood to becoming one of the strongest MFers on the planet: If you don’t know, Julius Maddox is the World’s Strongest Man in Power Lifting. He was in rehab for drugs and alcohol, and turned his life around. Julius grew up rough in Kentucky, and was raised in the streets. Listen to some real talk about substance abuse, childhood troubles, and the paths you can choose in your life. Maddox lost his football scholarship, which was his ticket out of the lifestyle he had, and went back to drugs, dealing, and trying anything that was out there. It was a moment with his daughter that finally made him realize that he needed to change and become a better person, and the path that led him to becoming the Strongest Man. Listen here on H2O Cast for Julius Maddox’s background story.

We sit down with Janae Marie who can not be defined by any one or even ten titles she could have... I can only explain her to be one of the most amazing people I have had to pleasure to meet in my entire life. We talk about everything from home life to respect to transitioning and future plans for strength athletics and Transgender inclusivity. #transgender #genderfluid #nonbinary #gendernonconforming #girlslikeus #transisbeautiful #genderqueer #gay #lesbian #bisexual #queer #LGBT @janaemariekroc Transgender/genderfluid/non binary, powerlifint all-time world record holder, cancer survivor, author, pharmacist, activist, USMC, proud parent www.janaekroc.com