Michele Letendre: World Class Athlete and Coach

In a recent Instagram post, Michele Letendre admits to falling into the sport of CrossFit a bit randomly nearly 10 years ago. It’s safe to say she found her calling.   The CrossFit athlete turned founder of Deka Comp joins this week’s Brute Podcast to talk about the shift from athlete to coach as she trains some of the top athletes in the sport, including Patrick Vellner.   Listen as she shares her insight on what it means to be a leader versus a mentor and how success is ultimately born from failure.     Topics:   05:10 – Intro to competitive sports 12:45 – Leader vs. mentor 30:44 – Fear in competition 37:50 – Athlete to coach 53:15 – Success through failure   Links:   Instagram dekacomp.com   Books:   Atomic Habits – James Clear   Reviews:   If you love this podcast, please click HERE to leave us a review. It energizes us to keep doing these as well as pushes us higher in the rankings. Thank you all for the support! Follow us on Instagram: @brute.strength