PAC Talk with Pieter Vodden

This week Brandon and I sit down for a catch-up and talk about progress and developments at Pharos Athletic Club and Pharos Mountain Lodge. A lot has happened in the past few weeks and we have a lot on the horizon. Welcome back to the PHAROS FIT PODCAST! 

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This week I sit down with two remarkable women, the Operations Manager of PHAROS Athletic Club, Laura Hood, and International Model Brianna Marquez. They have very different lives but are both incredibly busy women who manage to juggle fitness, business, travel, and motherhood. They have also both dealt with and learned to manage expectations, preconceived ideas of “how a woman should look”, “how are women should eat” social bullying, constant judgment, and the general demands that life has thrown at them. They have fought to find THEIR way in fitness and a lifestyle that gives them balance and sanity. This was a fascinating podcast I know this will hit a chord with so many of you who have had to deal with such pressure and demand. Enjoy! 

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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 for anyone who wants to live every day reaching for their absolute best self.

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This week I sit down with Joshua Al-chamaa and discuss his incredible CF journey that recently saw him crowned “The Fittest in Britain”. What does it take to be an athlete on this level? What have the struggles been and what does the future hold for an aspiring CrossFit Athlete. Found out all this and more in this great episode! 

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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 for anyone who wants to live every day reaching for their absolute best self.

If you are in Los Angeles swing by our gym at 1316 Glendale Blvd in Echo Park.

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This week Brandon and I flip last week's podcast and talk about the opposite agenda: Eating for Growth. Many of you out there struggle to put on size; genetics plays a big part but are you eating and training in correlation with your goals? Some stuff in this week's episode may be of use to you .. Enjoy and if you are trying to get bigger you should be eating while you listen ;) 

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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 for anyone who wants to live every day reaching for their absolute best self.

If you are in Los Angeles swing by our gym at 1316 Glendale Blvd in Echo Park.

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This week we talk about cutting. When you are trying to lose as much fat as possible in a specific time period without losing muscle tissue (and thus slowing metabolic rate) there’s a lot to consider. We discuss principles, over-arching purpose, and methods by which to achieve them. Some things we add, some things we take away … we must be clever about both. Enjoy! 

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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 for anyone who wants to live every day reaching for their absolute best self.

If you are in Los Angeles swing by our gym at 1316 Glendale Blvd in Echo Park.

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On this 4th of July, we sit down and talk about the development of the PHAROS Mountain Lodge and recap Brandon’s trip to Iceland. We also talk about the recent transformation of Joe P as he went through a 20lb + cut in 9 weeks. Finally, we take a moment to acknowledge hope, promise, and the commitment to following your dreams. It was a mixed bag but this turned into a great podcast. Hope you guys enjoy and have a wonderful 4th of July!

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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 for anyone who wants to live every day reaching for their absolute best self.

If you are in Los Angeles swing by our gym at 1316 Glendale Blvd in Echo Park.

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Welcome to the PHAROS Mountain Lodge 

Over the past few months, we have been working on creating something special. Most business owners will tell you that you have to find ways to grow and after a year in “survival mode”, Emylee and I had to do something creatively … for our mindset, for our community, and for our family. Today we talk about what it is, what we will be offering, and who you should come to visit the PHAROS Mountain Lodge

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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 for anyone who wants to live every day reaching for their absolute best self.

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In the final episode of “origins and how the fuck I got here”, Piete brings us up to date. From the beginnings of PHAROS, the building of a great community, expansions, the pandemic all the way to the present with a look toward the future. All roads led to this point ….. 

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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 for anyone who wants to live every day reaching for their absolute best self.

If you are in Los Angeles swing by our gym at 1316 Glendale Blvd in Echo Park.

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Part 2 of Origins Dreams and How the Fuck I Got Here. In this episode, I talk about the early days of Gym Jones, CrossFit, my experiences with both, and how that eventually led to my time working in Hollywood. Til the day I die, I will never say the words “celebrity trainer” and don’t expect any gossip … just an honest account of my experience, how it happened, and what it eventually led to. There are a few things I forgot to mention but I’ll save those for another day. Thanks for tuning in and hope you enjoy! 

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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 for anyone who wants to live every day reaching for their absolute best self.

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There are points in your life where it’s natural to take stock. You find yourself wondering how you arrived at this place and why you make the decisions you do. For me at least, by the time I was in my forties, it felt like I’d lived several different lives ... so many different places, different people, different desires. But ultimately of course every day and every decision led to this very moment. You are a product of every experience you have had, every mistake you have made, and every high you soared to. This podcast is an honest account of me taking stock of what the hell happened and where perhaps it is all leading to... 

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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 for anyone who wants to live every day reaching for their absolute best self.

If you are in Los Angeles swing by our gym at 1316 Glendale Blvd in Echo Park.

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