Troy Wells is a professional mountain biker and cyclocross racer riding for Team Cliff Bar. Troy has been a part of the professional cyclocross and mountain biking scene for quite a while. Troy’s longevity in the sport speaks to his knowledge and tenacity. In this episode Troy enlightens us into what it takes to continue to race at a high level and find tremendous enjoyment in doing so.

Here are some of Troy’s accomplishments:

2015 Ice Man Cometh Champion (Mountain Bike)

2014 Iron Horse Champion (Road)

U23 Cyclocross National Champion

Ranked 5th in US in BMX at the age of 8

Some of Kricket's accomplishments are:

Jr Olympic & NCAA D1 gymnast,

Elite/Pro Cyclist &

Coach/Trainer in multiple sports

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Seth Pelusi is a former professional cyclist riding for teams such as Saturn, Big Mat and ultimately riding for the Flanders-Prefetex team in Belgium. Seth has returned to cycling racing in Texas where he is originally from. In this interview I chat with Seth about his professional career and how he’s handing his sons foray into cycling as well. Seth shares some cool insights and stories about the life of a professional cyclist and life afterwards.

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Originally Published: July 10, 2018

I recently attended a Human Performance Summit put on by the Southwest Research Institute down in San Antonio, TX. It was a fantastic event with a very diverse and experienced line of presenters. In this podcast I share 2 things I learned from the summit that have me very motivated and inspired moving forward from the weekend.

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Originally Published: July 3, 2018

As we strive to be the best version of ourselves each day we must remember that no two days are alike. This means that the best version of ourselves must be adaptable. I describe a principle of Royce Gracie he calls “less than, more than, equal to” but change it slightly to fit with the journey many of us are on to be the best version of ourselves each and everyday.

Originally Published: June 26, 2018

Brian Mc Cullouch is a professional cyclist for the Elevate-KHS pro cycling team. Brian has been with the team that is now called Elevate-KHS since it began in 2011. In this interview we chat abut the "evolution" of the team. We also chat about Brian's biggest win of his career when he claimed victory at the 2018 Belgian Waffle ride in California over former UCI World Tour professional Ted King. As you'll also learn in the interview, Brian is no longer a sprint chicken. Learn how he keeps his competative drive going and how his mindset has allowed him to continue as a professional for many year now and many more to come!

Originally Published: June 20, 2018

Scott Law is a professional cyclist for the Elevate-KHS professional cyclist team. In this interview we discuss how Scott got started in cycling and what it was like having a father who was a successful professional cyclist. Scott also gives us some neat perspective on racing in criteriums and the chaotc moments at the end of the race.

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Originally Published: May 31, 2018

This episode discusses The Power of Influence and where it can lead. Like it or not, we are all responsible for influencing others and is a charge we should take seriously. I share a story with a familiar name, George Washington Carver. But have you ever heard of Henry Wallace and Norman Borlaug? Listen to see how these latter men were influenced by Carver and went on to save thousands of lives through their influence.

Originally Published: May 27, 2018

Andrew Dahlheim has been a professional cyclist for a long time. He broke into the professional ranks in 2011 when he signed with the Bissell Pro cycling team. Andrew took a step down after 3 years with Bissell but hes's back in the professional peloton this year racing with the Holowesko Citadel team presented by Arapahoe Resources. This interview with Andrew is ful of really sound advice and stories about what the lfe of a professional cyclist is like. Andrew has not had any other ""job"" but racig his bike and in istening to the interview you will see why teams continue to knock on his door and invite them onto their team.

Originally Published: May 15, 2018

In this week's episode I chat about the concept of Mental Energy and how we choose to use it. I illustrate the concept of Mental Energy and how wise speding or poor spending can influence performance by using our smart phones as an example. Let's spend our Mental Energy more wisely so we can perform at a higher level.

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Originally Published: May 9, 2018

Kyle King is a former distance runner at the University of North Texas and Baylor University (Waco, TX). Post collegiately Kyle went on to run for the Zap Fitness and made the choice to pursue running professionally. Kyle ultimately qualified for the 2008 U.S. Olympc trials and gives a cool recap of that experience in the interview. We take our conversation all the way to what Kyle is currently up to and how running helped forge a path for him to be successful after his professional running career was over.

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Originally Published: May 2, 2018