Overcome

In this episode Yuri's guest is Maxine Lisot, 3rd Dan Black Belt in Shotokan Karate, B.A. Psychology and CSCS certification under the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Maxine is an avid competitor and ranked in the top 100 of her weight category in the World Karate Federation. She earned national titles and international recognition, and in this episode, she is sharing some of her experiences dealing with injuries. She talks about the mindset during the rehab and the mental preparation to be back in the game while performing at the highest level.

In this episode Yuri's guest is Roger Wilson, former professional Rugby player with 350 professional games in his career and currently owner of Tackle Smart. With 15 years of experience as a Rugby player, Roger had many ups and downs when it comes to injuries. Throughout his career he was able to overcome many of those injuries with proper rehab and mental toughness. Nowadays he uses those lessons to improve the game of many athletes that are looking to perform better in the field.

In this seventh episode Yuri's guest is Greg McCoy, Personal Trainer, Bodybuilder and Gym Owner. With 12 years of experience in the personal trainer business, Greg has a lot of stories to share, but in this episode, he is going to focus on one of his major injuries during a Powerlifting meeting in Texas when he tore his biceps. One of the most amazing part of this story is the comeback, where he placed second place in the Heart of Texas Bodybuilding show after only 7 months post-surgery.

In this sixth episode Yuri's guest is Monica Steiner, PNBA Ms Natural Olympia, PNBA Hall of Fame and 3 times World Champion. From torn ACL on both knees to the most recent foot injury, Monica continues to find a way to overcome challenges on her physical journey and has lots of insights to share around mindset, grit and resilience. Monica also shares some supplementation she used before the surgery (prehab) and the ones she is using it now to recovery (rehab).

In this fifth episode Yuri's guest is Casidy Welch, Personal Trainer, IFBB PRO, IBJJF World Champion and PAN Champion from Texas. Casidy is going to talk about her obstacles to earn her IFBB PRO card and how it was her transition from bodybuilding to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Casidy also talks about her recent matches and how she is staying healthy throughout this journey of competing multiple times each month.

In this fourth episode Yuri's guest is TJ Clark, bodybuilder from Texas that ruptured his Achilles tendon and 15 months later had a tremendous come back by getting second place in a National Level Bodybuilding show. TJ talks about the recovery process, the mindset and the importance to have a good support system around you during the rehab.

In this third episode Yuri's guest is Krista Gray, runner and fitness enthusiast that was diagnosed with a bulging disc that led her to have difficult to walk for months. Krista talks about the recovery process, the struggle to get things done while moving to California, and the amazing came back winning her first race after the injury.

In this second episode Yuri's guest is Chip Kelley, bodybuilder and entrepreneur that is going to talk about his bicep injury while preparing for a bodybuilding show. Chip talks about the recovery process, the mindset to continue making progress while recovering, the importance of putting things in perspective, and also about his amazing came back winning an overall bodybuilding show in Arkansas one year later.

In this interview I talked to Nick Delpopolo, 2 times Olympian from USA Judo Team, about overcoming obstacles. Nick has some great examples to share and about the many times he faced challenges to achieve his goals.