On this episode of the Academy of Lions Podcast Brian Cauley and Dhani Oks talk about consistently doing whatever makes you uncomfortable. Whether its being upside down, running, giving a presentation or telling others how you feel, making the uncomfortable comfortable is an essential part of growth - its also an essential part of being an athlete. In this 30 minute episode find out: Why approaching the uncertain and unknown head-on is key to an athletic lifestyle. When Dhani started calling himself an "athlete" (hint, it was last week) What Brian thinks you should do if you're on the fence about something (it has to do with getting off the fence)

Brian and Dhani go over the 17 crucial bench-marks that will be covered

this week at Academy of Lions, or as we call them "The Mean 17".

On this episode of Academy of Lions Radio Brian Cauley and Dhani Oks talk about stress and pressure. Whether its in the gym or daily life, everyone deals with stress. Brian and Dhani go over tips on how to handle stress and why working out at high intensity is so good for stress management.

WOD strategy, inside information and announcements from the Academy Of Lions

On this episode of Academy of Lions Radio Brian Cauley and Dhani Oks talk about pushing yourself past safety to the place where mistakes happen. Whether its in the gym or daily life, embracing that failure happens and learning from that failure is an important step. Brian and Dhani dissect what you gain when you realize failure is an opportunity, using personal examples and anecdote to provide insight that is hopefully useful to you too. In the Workouts-of-the-Week companion audio, Brian and Dhani go over the de-load week, and using this as an opportunity to focus on technique and move differently.