Inside the Pro Game : Football with RicFit

Jesse Edge (24 years old) originally from New Zealand has been on his football journey for 6 years now. He signed his first professional contract in the Serie C, before moving on to play in the Eerste Divisie (second tier Holland) with Achilles. After his stint in Holland, he played in the first league in Slovakia, and is now currently back in Slovakia with a second league team with big ambitions to go to the first league. He is also a New Zealand International. In the pod, we get into many great things, including; cold showers, the benefits of the sauna, meditation, how to do a technical session without getting burnt out, and many other great topics. Enjoy it!

My brother Guilherme Machado came on the Pod a couple of days ago. It was fantastic to hear his journey. Definitely, one of the most inspiring ones I have heard. He was born in Brazil, and started playing Futsal at the age of 6 years old. That's right, the football that is played on a small pitch that is very high paced, and excellent for your touch, and playing at speed. 

At the age of 17, he got a chance to come to the USA, and play at Limerick College. Without much hesitation, he took the risk! That was the first time he started playing football on an outdoor pitch. After a tough freshman season, and not playing much, his coach began to question himself, and actually asked G "why did I even bring you in?" Even though G wasn't too happy about this comment, this lit a fire under him and started his journey to becoming a professional football player. 

He is now 23 years old, playing professionally in the third division of Portugual. After undergoing ACL surgery, and injury problems, he would sometimes question himself, but no matter what, he kept on going, and look where he is now. This is just the beginning Ladies & Gents.

In this episode, we also talk about: -The importance of networking, and building real, meaningful relationships. -The importance of believing in yourself no matter what! -How to contact agents, and get your opportunity. -The importance of nutrition. 

To get in contact with him:

Instagram: mmachado_gui

John Hollinger- a 24 year old goalkeeper originally from Fairfax, Virginia comes on the Footballer's Journey Podcast all the way from Denmark (where he is currently playing). 

He played 3 years of college soccer at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY and 1 year at Palm Beach University before embarking on his journey to become a Professional Player.

In his first year in Europe, John played for IFK Åmal in Sweden, where he helped his team promote. He is now currently in Denmark, and will be signing in the 2. Division (3rd tier) over there.

If you would like to get to know him more and contact him; he is always open to questions, and would love to hear from you guys and girls.

Instagram: @john_hollinger27

@goalkeeper_faith

Facebook: John Hollinger

Lorenz comes on the Podcast, originally from Westport, Connecticut. Lorenz played 1 year of college ball at UCONN and three years at the College of Charleston. He was the starting right back for all three years at Charleston. He recently made a ‘jump over’ to Europe this year. We talk about his journey this far and how he views the game and then sacrifice he has made to go to Sweden.

Got the opportunity to have a great guest on the Podcast, Jessey Hein. He is originally from Plano, Texas. He played 3 years of college ball at BYU, and 1 year at BYU-Hawaii. Ever since he was a young child, he has wanted to chase his dream of becoming a Professional Soccer Player. He is in the middle of that chase. He is currently playing in the 4th league in Switzerland, and is hopefully going to make a jump up very soon to pursue a contract in a higher league. In this Episode, we talk about the mental side of the game, and the mental side of being in Europe alone. We discuss how playing football overseas is not 'sunshine and rainbows.' There are many more lows, than there are highs, but if you are willing to deal with it, and keep pushing through, anything is possible!

Nadaner is 26 years old, originally from the Bronx in New York. He played PDL soccer with the Westchester Flames before playing 4 years at Boston University. Evin had always had his eyes on being able to play soccer in Europe one day. During his Junior Year of College, Evin went to the Maccabi games in Israel. After winning the player of the tournament, he had many teams interested in him. Though, he wanted to finish up university soccer. Post-college, Evin made his way back to Israel, and spent one season playing Professionally over there. After that, he made his way to Germany, and has been there for about 3 full seasons now, going into his fourth season. His dream is to one day play in the German 3. Liga. Take a listen to hear his journey!

Originally from Massapequa, New York, 23 year old Sean Vinberg decided to make the jump to chase the dream of being a professional footballer. He played 4 years at SUNY Oneonta, before making the jump to play in the Mongolian Premier League. He is currently playing in Germany, and is enjoying every moment. The best part of the conversation is how grateful Sean is of the opportunity to get paid to play the beautiful game. His genuine passion and love for the game also shines through during the conversation. To all you grinders out there seeking that extra push and motivation; I would reccommend taking a listen!

Russell Cicerone is a 23 year old winger, originally from Detroit Michigan, playing for FC Cincinatti in the USL. Russell play at the University at Buffalo and got drafted by the Portland Timbers, signing his first pro contract for the Timbers 2 in the USL, before making a transfer to FC Cincinatti. Russell talks about his typical day in the Life in season, as well as how he looks at movement, nutrition, recovery and mindset to be a professional. Russell believes the most important thing to become a pro is having that competitive spirit and the passion to win at every single thing you do. I enjoyed talking to a good friend and competitive professional. I know you guys will as well. Follow him on Instagram @russellcicerone, send him a DM & he will be glad to answer your questions.

Client Check In Full time college student at Texas A& M in aerospace engineering and also a rugby player. His desire is to play professional rugby. We talk mentality, movement, nutrition, and sleep and how much he eats on the RicFit Plan. He is eating more food than he ever has. He has learned to start focusing on movements instead of muscles, and he feels like it’s “shocking” his body and he is performing much better. He has never had a stronger core than he does now. We talk about how there are no “hacks” or no “shortcuts” to your long term goal. Hope you enjoy this one.

Client Check In Episode 1-Stephen Lipton From NYC Works full time in Financial Services in NYC at Ernst & Young. We talk about the deep lying message behind my approach and how you don’t have to be “perfect” every single second to achieve your goals! He works at a job sitting down all day, so he reached out to me because he saw a lot of the content I have been putting out, and he realizes how much I stress and prioritize functional movement. He realizes everything doesn’t need to be so regimented. If you miss a workout or a meal, it’s fine. It’s about the long term goal! We talk about how fitness is a marathon, not a sprint. He’s lifted his whole life but finds my training completely different in a way, as he is able to engage his core. He realizes that my training takes him out of his comfort zone. We try to attack his weaknesses and triple down on his strengths. He realizes how important feeling good is to him. We go over nutrition, and he asks how I incorporate proper nutrit