Episode also out on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, and more! https://anchor.fm/Inside-The-Laybrinth   This episode is sponsored by No Matter What Apparel and Valor Supplements!   Both Companies are owned by First Responders! Lets give back to First Responders who give back to us!    Use Code INSIDETHELAB for 10% off your check out at https://www.nomatterwhatapparel.com   Use Code RFR10 for 10% off your check out at https://valorsupplements.net   =========================================================================================================================================  In season 4 of episode 6 of Inside the Labyrinth Podcast, Frank and Jay  had the honor and opportunity to chat with Swede Burns. All we can say is, this is the episode you DO NOT want to miss. Swede was brutally honest in his journey on how he got to where he is today. It's people like Swede on why we started this podcast. Swede did not hold back about his past life experiences that made him the man he is today. To anyone who listens to this...you are never alone and you do not have to suffer in silence or beat yourself up from old life choices. Swede is more than a lifter, the creator of 5th set and a coach. He is a father/husband of honesty, strength, experience, hope and resilience. From Frank and Jay...we thank you for opening up about your past, your current life and what your plans are for the future. It's a man like you we need to listen and learn from. Thank you Swede for being a role model of the motto "Live...Learn...Pass on." ========================================================================================================================================= "Swede Burns, the creator of the 5thSet methodology and owner of Keyhole Barbell, is a lifter and coach with over 20 years of competitive experience. He was voted Powerlifting Coach of the Year in 2016. Swede is perhaps best known for his "total" as a coach: a proven track record, empathy, compassion, strategy, and ability to execute against it all consistently." ========================================================================================================================================== @reps_for_responders  @mfswede @therealjumpmanjay  @inside_the_lab_podcast  https://repsforresponders.

Episode also out on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, and more! https://anchor.fm/Inside-The-Laybrinth   This episode is sponsored by No Matter What Apparel and Valor Supplements!   Both Companies are owned by First Responders! Lets give back to First Responders who give back to us!    Use Code INSIDETHELAB for 10% off your check out at https://www.nomatterwhatapparel.com   Use Code RFR10 for 10% off your check out at https://valorsupplements.net   =========================================================================================================================================  In season 4 of episode 4 of Inside the Labyrinth Podcast, Frank and Jay  had the honor and opportunity to chat with professional strongwoman Liefia Ingalls. Liefia was very open about how she got to where she is today. Liefia talks about her journey through the "Dark Forest" which in other words is the labyrinth. She opens up on how the Dark Forest is always there for her and of course for everyone...since she's been there before, she is more and more prepared to enter. Liefia speaks on how before strongman she started CrossFit which eventually led her to becoming a pro, and a professional strength coach. If you are a beginner lifter or want to start lifting, this is for you, if you are interested in strongman, this is for you, if you are about to head into the Dark Forest, this is for you! Thank you Liefia for coming on the show and sharing your strength, experience, and hope!! ========================================================================================================================================= "Liefia is a professional strength coach who combines her academic background with years of experience training athletes of all levels, and specializing in strength and power development.    She is a Professional Middleweight Strongwoman competitor, multi-time world champion, and multiple world record holder.  Most notably, she was the winner of the first ever Arnold Professional Strongwoman Championship in 2017, and went on to win titles as both Strongest Woman in the World and  World's Strongest Woman in 2018.   When not training herself or others for total world-domination, Liefia can be found traveling, napping, and collecting snacks." ========================================================================================================================================== @reps_for_responders  @Liefiasaurus @therealjumpmanjay  @inside_the_lab_podcast  https://repsforresponders.org Youtube: Reps For Responders

Episode also out on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, and more! https://anchor.fm/Inside-The-Laybrinth   This episode is sponsored by No Matter What Apparel and Valor Supplements!   Both Companies are owned by First Responders! Lets give back to First Responders who give back to us!    Use Code INSIDETHELAB for 10% off your check out at https://www.nomatterwhatapparel.com   Use Code RFR10 for 10% off your check out at https://valorsupplements.net   =========================================================================================================================================  In season 4 of episode 4 of Inside the Labyrinth Podcast, Frank and Jay  had the honor and opportunity to chat with John Glaude. John was very open about his life when he weighed 360 LBS and opens up on how he got to where he is today. John is a very successful youtuber, podcaster and entrepreneur. Not only does John continue to pave the path with his positive life style, strength, experience and hope for himself, but for others as well and we condemn you for that! John also speaks about why he doesn't plan on getting skin surgery and how happy he is in his own body. If you are struggling with weight loss, mental health, or don't know where to start, this is FOR YOU! We would like to thank John for coming on the show because its people like him we need out there to say...I HAVE BEEN THERE AND I KNOW HOW TO GET OUT!!! ========================================================================================================================================= "John David Glaude runs the YouTube channel “Obese to Beast” to help people move from sickness to fitness. Glaude, who once weighed 360 lb., reclaimed his health with nutrition and CrossFit.  “I got to a point at my heaviest where I was OK with dying before I was 40,” Glaude says.  When Glaude realized his weight was preventing him from doing things he wanted to do, he implemented what he calls the “common sense diet”: He cut out soda, junk food and fast food.  “When you’re as heavy as I was, if you just make a small change, you’ll see a big result,” Glaude says. “I made that small change, saw a big result, was more motivated to make another change to see more results, and … it was like a domino effect.”  After dabbling in fitness competitions, Glaude found CrossFit Dark Side in El Cajon, California, and “fell in love,” he says.  “CrossFit has that community aspect of, like, you are doing the same workout as all these other people. You’re suffering together, and it makes the gym less of an isolated thing,” Glaude says.  When Glaude posted a video showing the loose skin he had left after his massive weight loss, it went viral. Today, “Obese to Beast” has 529,000 followers and  counting." ========================================================================================================================================== @reps_for_responders  @obese_to_beast @therealjumpmanjay  @inside_the_lab_podcast  https://repsforresponders.org Youtube: Reps For Responders

 Episode also out on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, and more! https://anchor.fm/Inside-The-Laybrinth   This episode is sponsored by No Matter What Apparel and Valor Supplements!   Both Companies are owned by First Responders! Lets give back to First Responders who give back to us!    Use Code INSIDETHELAB for 10% off your check out at https://www.nomatterwhatapparel.com   Use Code RFR10 for 10% off your check out at https://valorsupplements.net   ========================================================================================================================================= In season 4 of episode 3 of Inside the Labyrinth Podcast, Frank and Jay  had the honor and opportunity to chat with Janae Kroc. All we can say is THANK YOU! This episode speaks for itself and is  one of our favorite and inspirational ones yet. Janae refuses to suffer in silence any more and is a prime example of resiliency, hope, experience, and strength.  From the Marines, to a holding a world record in powerlifting, winning Bodybuilding shows, Janae is the definition of hard work and dedication. Janae uses her story to encourage others to be true to themselves and to fight for who YOU are. Thank you so much for coming on our show and thank you for your service. This episode will make YOU realize that You are NEVER ALONE! Again, this episode speaks for itself and we hope you all get to listen and find the courage to BE YOU! =========================================================================================================================================="Janae Marie “Kroc” Kroczaleski is a transgender woman who also identifies as gender fluid and non binary. Known previously as Matt Kroc she was one of the most successful and popular athletes in the sport of powerlifting prior to her transition.  She was known for her training intensity, mental toughness, and ability to overcome numerous serious injuries.   Janae is the former all time world record holder in the 220lb class having squatted 1014lbs, bench pressed 738lbs, and deadlifted 810lbs with a personal best total of 2,551lbs. She was the 2006 Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic WPO World Middleweight Champion and after leaving powerlifting also became a successful bodybuilder having won the NPC Michigan State Championships in 2010 and later competing at the NPC National Championships in 2013.  Her well known exploits in the iron game lead to an exercise being named after her, the infamous “Kroc Row” which she has been known to perform with a three hundred pound dumbbell for up to thirteen reps.  Janae is also a United States Marine. She was on active duty from 1991 to 1995 and although her primary MOS (military occupational specialty) was infantry she was selected for Presidential security duty and served under President Clinton. Since coming out as transgender she has appeared on Inside Edition, TMZ, numerous radio shows and pod casts, and has been featured in the Huffington Post and Muscle & Fitness magazine. Most recently Janae was the subject of the award winning documentary Transformer which chronicled her life for two years after she was outed publicly as transgender.   Janae is also a cancer survivor, published author, licensed pharmacist, model, and proud parent of three teenage sons.  She is currently sharing her experiences as she navigates through life as an openly transgender/genderfluid/non-binary person on her social media pages as well as speaking at colleges and universities on the topics of gender and sexuality."

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Episode also out on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, and more! https://anchor.fm/Inside-The-Laybrinth   This episode is sponsored by No Matter What Apparel and Valor Supplements! Both Companies are owned by First Responders! Lets give back to First Responders who give back to us!    Use Code INSIDETHELAB for 10% off your check out at https://www.nomatterwhatapparel.com   Use Code RFR10 for 10% off your check out at https://valorsupplements.net   ========================================================================================================================================= In season 4 of episode 2 of Inside the Labyrinth Podcast, Frank and Jay  had the opportunity to chat with Andrew Hanus. Andrew is a US Air Force K9 Veteran, a competitive Strongman, and competed in season 2 of NBC Titian Games. Andrew opens up about his life before, during and after the military and how is life changed after he lost his mother to cancer. HIs experience, strength, and hope got him to where he is today and he uses his story and lifting as a positive experience to help others. It was an honor to have Andrew on the show because Andrew is the type of person WE NEED in the world to show us when things can go wrong or if your feeling stuck, there is a way out. Thank you for your service and transparency, and thank you for sharing your story!  ==========================================================================================================================================""After graduating from Crestwood in 2006, Hanus said he spent a few years in his hometown until 2009 when he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. There, he spent time as a military working dog handler with Beni, an explosives detection dog. That job, Hanus said, made him work hard to ensure that his team was never exposed to potentially hazardous situations. “It really drives you to have a very strong determination to be the best at what you’re doing,” Hanus said. “It definitely helped mold my character a lot in terms of determination and drive.” In 2012, Hanus began competing in Strongman competitions just for fun. In the military, he said, he was always eager to go out for athletic contests, challenges and events. He’s since competed in several Strongman events including the Official Strongman games. After nine years with the military, Hanus was honorably discharged in 2018. He left in order to pursue higher education. In 2014, he earned an associates degree which acted as a catalyst. Now, he has an undergraduate degree from Arizona State University and two graduate degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Hanus currently lives in Philadelphia with his wife, Lexi Bhatti, and works as a manager of public grants at Montgomery County Community College. His coworkers only recently found out about his upcoming appearance on The Titan Games." ========================================================================================================================================== @reps_for_responders  @Heinous_Strength  @therealjumpmanjay  @inside_the_lab_podcast  https://repsforresponders.org Youtube: Reps For Responders

In season 3 of episode 7 of Inside the Labyrinth Podcast, Frank and Jay had the opportunity to chat with NYPD SGT Julissa Camacho. All we can say is WOW! We recorded this episode a month ago but wanted to leave it for the season finale for a reason. We couldn't thank Julissa enough for being so brutally HONEST AND COURAGEOUS in this episode. Julissa opens up about her early family life and how her household suffered from addiction. She also opens up about being a foster child and how her mother unfortunately just passed away a few months ago. This is the story, First Responder or not, everyone needs to hear. Julissa is a very spiritual person who uses God, powerlifting, bodybuilding, and fitness as a huge outlet to keep going in her life...day by day. Julissa has competed in bodybuilding shows, a member of the NYPD Powerlifting Team, and just recently became promoted to the rank of Sergeant. Anyone who needs some motivation and a great comeback story of never giving up...this is for you! Again, thank you Julissa for coming on and being so brave!  

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“A lot of my motivation comes from a lot of the struggles I’ve been through in my life.  I feel like when I exercise, it’s a positive outlet. I feel a sense of release, a sense of peace when I come to the gym.  It’s very therapeutic for me,” Julie Camacho told Overmyer." 

“I was born and raised in the Bronx.  Actually when I was 2 years old… they found me and my sister riding the train alone,” she said.

Camacho was found in the subway by the NYPD. Little did she know, one day that uniform would be hers.

“We were put into the foster care system… we ended up homeless and living in shelters,” Camacho said.

She lived in a shelter that’s right next to the precinct she now works in.

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In season 3 of episode 6 of Inside the Labyrinth Podcast, Frank had the opportunity to chat with retired Cal Fire Captain and owner of CrossFit Inferno, Bill Grundler. Bill talks about how Covid affected him and his gym but talks about overcoming the beast when his gym had to close. Bill also speaks about his journey from when he was 30 years old to how he is now in his 50's. Bill was very honest about his journey and talks about his experience with stress and when he was hospitalized in his 30's that changed his life forever. Bill is the perfect example of how life should be lived after you retire from being a First Responder. When you retire, you have a whole life ahead of you to enjoy and that's what Bill does by still helping others in the gym! Thank you Bill for your service, great laughs, and being so honest and humble. If you are a First Responder, this is for you...if you are about to retire or fighting high stress levels, this is for you...if you are into CrossFit or just overall training, this is for you!

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In season 3 of episode 5 of Inside The Labyrinth Podcast, Jay and I had the privilege  of having  the honorable Jeff Nichols on our show. Jeff opened up about his battle with addiction, what type of he training he does now compared to what he did a few years ago, and how he still gives back to first responders and Military today. Jeff also talks about whats going on with society today with some rational and key points. This was truly an honorable and great experience for Jay and I. We will take this episode with us for the rest of our lives no matter where we go and we hope you guys do the same. Any first responder, Military personnel, or anyone serious about training or trying to make a change to their lifestyle, this is for you! Thank you Jeff for your service and coming on the show!!!   ==================================================================================================================  

"Performance First Founder  Exercise Physiologist  US Navy  – 11 Years  Jeff Nichols physically prepares current and future candidates / athletes for the Military, Law Enforcement, and Fire Fighters.  Nichols also works with adult athletes among various amateur and professional athletics sports.  Nichols began his career as a graduate assistant strength coach at Troy University in 2002.  After college Nichols joined the US Navy where he honorably served for eleven years.  Nichols earned his Bachelors in Exercise Physiology from Troy University in 2002 and previously earned his Associates at Indian Hills Community College.  Jeff holds certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and Tactical Strength and Conditioning Facilitator.  " ========================================================================================================================================  @Jeffcscs  @Therealjumpmanjay  @reps_for_responders   @inside_the_lab_podcast  youtube: Reps For Responders  https://repsforresponders.org  https://www.performancefirstus.com    https://www.nomatterwhatapparel.com/collections/feature-product/products/reps-for-responders      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OMSkIgD7Uk