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Welcome back to the Pharaohs Fit podcast as part of our Fast Rewind series. This next podcast is with Ryan Russell. It is Super Bowl weekend. So I want to take it back to our own very own NFL superstar, Ryan Russell, a.k.a Big Russ, who's been at Pharos Athletic Club for a long time. He has a new book coming out called Yards Between Us, a memoir of Life, Love, and Football.

Ryan Russell is NFL Defensive End and Writer from Buffalo, who grew up in Texas, and played College at Purdue, signing with the Dallas Cowboys, moving to the Tampa Buccaneers, and eventually to the Buffalo Bills. He now resides in Los Angeles as a published author and Free Agent and remains one of the very few openly bisexual men in professional sports. 

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Pharos Fit Rewind #3 - Train to Avoid Pain

This next podcast is trying to avoid pain with Emylee Covell, who is an expert in all things prehab, rehab, and mobility. We talk about assessing, position activation, ranges of motion, and adhesion. We want people to stay as healthy as possible for as long as possible. It's not just about breaking the body down all the time with exercise. It's about building the body up and being smart as well as hard.

Feeling pain doesn’t mean your body has failed. In fact, it signals a body doing its job by letting you know something’s up. By heeding its wise (if blunt) counsel, you can effectively identify and deal with the cause.

For most of us, the natural response to pain signals is resistance—to push them away or deny that they even exist. Yet ignoring pain only serves to add an extra layer of angst to an already unpleasant situation. Not only do you still have the pain to deal with, but now you have to keep up the ruse that the pain isn’t really there. Inviting pain in is the first step to understanding how to come to terms with it.

Today I'm joined with my co-owner and wife Emylee Covell co-owner of Pharos Athletic Club. Overcoming an unhealthy childhood of obesity, rheumatoid arthritis and hip dysplasia, Emylee sought a healthier life by challenging her preconceived notions of what her body was capable of. She has student Kinesiology at USC before and is certified in ACE, CMTC, Myokinesis Integration and CrossFit L1.

Here at Pharos e do a lot of lifting, we do a lot of moving, we do a lot of running, and we do a lot of boxing. And as we know, the more things we do, the more things we need to recover from. So for today's episode, we sit down with Emylee Covell and talk about the best ways to prepare for and to recover from activity in and out of the gym.

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This is episode two of our Pharos Rewind series. This is the second podcast we ever did and goes into the 7 pillars of Pharos Athletic Club. We developed these pillars to really cement our vision, our purpose, our goals, and what we stand for at Pharos Athletic Club. I think every company should develop pillars like these. It really reminds us who we are and what we want to do. It sets the foundation for the company and as we move forward with any forward motion, we always go back to these pillars. We do this because this is what's important to us. This is what matters. Through the good times, and bad times, whatever happens, you always have to go back to your pillars and remind yourself who you are and what you want to do in the business that you run. So I hope you guys enjoy it. Let me know your thoughts and I'll see you in the gym real soon.

The 7 Pillars

1 SHOW UP

2 BUILD OTHERS

3 NOTICE THE LITTLE THINGS

4 CHASE KNOWLEDGE 

5 ANTICIPATE THE CURRENTS

6 MOVE WITH PURPOSE

7 LEAD WITH LIGHT

It's not about the workout, it's about the sensation you have in your body when you leave the building. No one remembers the workout but, they remember feeling great and that starts with the moment they walk into the building.

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Pharos Fit Rewind!

Emylee and I are going to have another baby and were about to go on maternity leave. During this time, we wanted to take this opportunity to introduce you to some of our older podcasts from way back in the beginning. And this first episode with Emylee, Jeff, and myself, we talk about how Pharos Athletic Club came to be. So we hope you enjoy it.

What happens when a meathead and a jock start a gym?

You end up creating an energetic group environment and programs that undoubtedly motivate and inspire you to reach farther, push harder, and get in the best shape of your life.

Pharos Athletic Club is a hybrid center of excellence built on three anchors we believe to be essential to a high-performance life

MECHANICS | STRENGTH | CONDITIONING

We started three years ago. And we're at the point now where we're undergoing our third expansion in two years, becoming what was once a small gym and now one of the largest gyms in Los Angeles.

Even though we can't teach every class anymore connecting with our members is an essential pillar for us Pharos. Today I'm joined by my co-owners and cofounders Jeffrey Scarborough and Emylee Covell as we dive into who we are and how we came together to create Pharos Athletic Club

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Welcome to the Pharos Fit Podcast. Please make sure you subscribe wherever you are listening to this show and if you loved this show please leave us a 5-star review in the iTunes store. It is the currency of podcasts and it goes along in helping us grow our show and impart our values to anyone who wants to live every day reaching for their absolute best self.

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On today's show, I sit down and talk about the upcoming Limitless Challenge. Going into our 6th year of The Limitless Challenge I believe it is the most comprehensive it has ever been. It gives you the tools the knowledge and the community you need to live a high-performance lifestyle, not just in the weeks ahead, but in the years to come. Learn more here!

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I’ve been fortunate enough to have some badass women on the podcast, and Sarah Williams certainly fits into that category. Photographer, adventurer, explorer, Ice Therapist, and owner of Adventure Fit. Sarah is on a mission to “inspire change through Athletic nature experiences.” In this podcast, we learn what this mission entails, what she is building, and how she is helping people. We talk about ice therapy, isolation, connection, and all the things she has learned about the human condition. You should know that Sarah lived for 5 days in a pitch-black cave with no food, minimal access to fresh water, and no contact with the outside world. She might be the toughest person I know. Enjoy!

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This week I sit down with John Kim /Aka The Angry Therapist. We talk about his new book “It’s Not Me It’s You” which is his 5th published work, co-written with his partner Vanessa Bennett. We consider our journeys, our similarities, and differences, juggling family and entrepreneurship as well as the complex definitions of modern masculinity and our roles as fathers. John is an old friend so this was fun, after an hour we had only touched the surface so more to come soon! Enjoy 

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This week I sit down with the amazing Will Harris from White Oak Pastures. Will is a pioneer in the Regenerative Farming movement and has managed to build something very special in Blufton Georgia; a Carbon Negative Farm that produces some of the highest quality meat on the planet whilst treating the animals as humanely as possible. White Oak Pastures has not only managed to restore the land, but it has also managed to provide jobs and stimulate the economy in Blufton itself, and so restoring a once struggling community. We talk about what it means to be a true steward of the land, the problems with chemicals and industrial farming, the challenges a regenerative farm faces, and how we fix the environmental problems that we have created by interfering with the natural cycles of life. There is so much in this Podcast, I strongly encourage anyone that gives a damn to listen. Be educated, be aware, and be inspired. Huge thanks to Will for taking the time.

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How do you lose 10lbs of fat in 6 weeks and win the Limitless Challenge? Ashley Kaplin and Andy Doan are here to tell you. We talk about how they achieved success in this latest Challenge. Cooking, eating out, lifestyle, managing work, managing holidays, tracking macros, supplements, obstacles, and more. This is a fantastic listen for anyone looking to improve their body composition or improve their habits. The next Challenge starts in January, this will dramatically improve your chances of a dramatic transformation. Please listen, like, and share. Enjoy!

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Dr. John Rusin is one of the top fitness experts working in the U.S today. He is a pioneer and expert in functional strength training and has worked with professional athletes from multiple sports. He works to improve both performance and longevity through smart, holistic programming. Through his “Pain-Free Performance Functional Strength Certification, “ John and his team are now educating fitness professionals and enthusiasts all over the world. We are lucky enough to be hosting him on Nov 12/13th at PHAROS Athletic Club. Learn about his story, his experience, his passion, and why we should learn from John in this fantastic podcast!

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