On today's episode I get the chance to catch up with Gianluca Boldarin or Coach Bold, as he is known by his athletes. We had a few laughs on this episode as we shared our thoughts on our native country of Italy, the power of mindset and our shared philosophy of how some people need to "fix their shit".

Gianluca studied under the late Charles Poloquin and incorporates many of the original Poloquin techniques into his 'application and analysis' training methodology. He has worked with professional and college, high school athletes with a primary focus on developing the best football players he can.  

If you're interested in getting ahold of Coach Bold you can reach him at most social media sites under the name @coachbold.

I look forward to having Gianluca on the show again as he has an intense work ethic but also a good sense of humor!

Imagine growing up in a small blue collar town in western Pennsylvania as a boy and you maxed out your growth at 5'3". Now add on to that the fact that you're a chubby kid too!

It would seem like the odds are stacked against an individual like that...Welcome my friend Jeremy Gardner!

Jeremy shares his journey from being the short, fat kid to stepping on stage and finishing 5th in a body building competition in less than a year,  having to then go out and leave body building to earn money and becoming an oilfield roughneck, to finding the power and strength to overcome his fears and is now earning $10k+ a month helping blue collar workers find health, fitness and happiness during their hectic lives.

His program is called 520Fit and you can find him on Facebook at Jeremy Gardner or on instagram at @jeremy520fit.

As always please leave a comment, like and share if enjoyed today's podcast.

This episode marks the return of the Mindset Body Bank podcast. After releasing 2 earlier episodes and then taking a hiatus to further develop the platform, I return wit the intent of releasing a new episode each week.

In this 3rd episode I get an opportunity to chat with Fiona Birch. Originally from Australia, Fi made her way to Canada 21 years ago with a physiology degree and plenty of experience working with sports, particularly mens rugby, with some world class athletes.

She shares her journey on how she has come full circle back into the sports world. This time helping and supporting young amateur and professional athletes, mostly hockey players, navigate the world of social media. As the founder of Pro Athlete Online, I learnt very quickly that Fi plays many roles, from counsellor, to media programmer, to mother hen, to support network, to liaison and confident to my favorite, which is her likeness to the Ray Donovan character from the HBO series of the same name, where she may be called to come in and help "clean up" someone else's mess.

Be sure to like and share this episode and tune back in next week to see who stops by!