Project Warman

On Episode 134 I sit down with Cat Scherer. Cat is a former ballerina turned CrossFit enthusiast.

Cat is now an L3 Trainer and affiliate owner. Cat owns and operates her garage gym, Catalyst Fitness which she established in 2018 after she retired from corporate life at the age of 45. She is also a nutrition coach for Move The Needle.

Cat's coaching philosophy is people-focused by constantly making human connections. She loves seeing athletes surpass their goals, have fun, and feel like they're well cared for along the way.

Cat has been a volunteer judge at the Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Championship, The Rogue Invitational, Granite Games, Mayhem Classic, and The Reebok CrossFit Games.

Cat is a self-proclaimed lifetime learner, dog, and ice cream lover who competes at local CrossFit competitions. She loves a heavy barbell and despises running. Home to her is Hockessin, Delaware where she lives with her husband Chris, teenagers Braedon and Elliana, and her 3 dogs, Dash, Bumper, and Jojo.

As always, I truly hope that you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

On Episode 133 I sit down with Will Grimes. Will served for 8 years in the United States Marine Corps. While serving, he had the opportunity to be the counter sniper instructor for the 1st Marine Division. Later, he went on to spend several years in Government contract work as well as becoming a police officer. After that, he helped a buddy of his build a health and fitness franchise from 2 stores to 14 stores in 2 years. Now, Will has created a top 1% and top 0.5% worldwide real estate team for Berkshire Hathaway. He's an entrepreneur to the bone and also loves helping others create their own as well! Will loves being a leader and being there when it's needed most. I truly hope that you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

On Episode 132 I sit down with Chris Dowell. Chris works for a general contracting company that is one of the oldest construction companies in Chicago. He is also married to his wife Jana and has two daughters. Chris is a pain enthusiast, long-distance runner, CrossFitter, and lifter of heavy shit who has a goal of running a 100-mile race and bench pressing 400 lbs. As always, I hope that you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

On Episode 131 I sit down with Cheryl Nasso. Cheryl is a CrossFit Games Athlete who has made appearances at the Games on both a Team and as an Individual. Cheryl is also a nutrition coach and podcaster. On this episode of the podcast, we talk about her experience at this year's Rogue Invitational, her struggles with an eating disorder, how she found CrossFit, competing, nutrition coaching, and much more! As always, I truly hope that you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

On Episode 130 I sit down with Chris Cronin to discuss WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED?! Just kidding. We discuss our experience going through our 24 Hour Fundraiser for the Oscar Mike Foundation. More specifically, we talk about some of our darkest hours, the unbelievable community at CrossFit Barrington, some of the lessons and takeaways from the event, what this event might look like in the future, and much more! As always, I truly hope that you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

On Episode 129 I sit down with Scott Switzer. Scott is a husband of 23 years and a Father to his 19-year-old daughter. Scott went from over 500 lbs. and a serious diabetic to losing close to 250 lbs. while taking his life back and no longer being diabetic. Like most great stories, Scott's is not linear. Scott has faced setbacks such as bulging disks in his back and a leg disease. Scott is also the host of 2 Podcasts called The Clydesdale, Fitness & Friends, and Beyond the Journal With the Clydesdale and Cat. I hope that you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

On Episode 128 I am joined by Chris Cronin to discuss our upcoming 24 Hour WOD Roulette Fundraiser Event for the Oscar Mike Foundation. On this episode of the Podcast, we discuss what inspired us to draw up an event like this, what the Oscar Mike Foundation is and what they do, some of the WOD's that will be in the mix, the ones we are most and least looking forward to, what we are looking to gain out of this experience personally and SO much more! As always, I truly hope that you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

On Episode 127 I sit down with Annie Sakamoto. Annie is a true CrossFit OG who found CrossFit at the original CrossFit Santa Cruz in 2004. Annie went on to compete at the CrossFit Games on a team in 2009 and as an individual in 2011 and 2012. Annie is famous in the CrossFit world for her appearance in the workout video Nasty Girls on CrossFit.com with Nicole Carroll and Eva Twardokens. She also has a CrossFit Benchmark WOD named after her which is, of course, called Annie. Despite all of her success and fame within the mainstream CrossFit world, Annie says that the true joy from Crossfit comes from the community. She enjoys working with athletes of all skill levels from beginner to elite. I truly hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

On this episode of the Podcast, I had the pleasure of joining Will Grimes and Eli Schmidt from the Day One Dollar Zero Podcast to discuss the 24 Hour Diesel Day Event we just endured together at Brian Chontosh's house. We talked and recapped the weekend as a whole, our why's for doing it, our mindset's going into it, moments that stuck out to us throughout the event, high and lows we experienced throughout, the future and would we do it again? It was a pleasure and an honor to sit down and chat with these guys and I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

On Episode 125 I sit down with Jeff Adler. Jeff is a CrossFit Games Athlete from Canada who made his first Games appearance in 2019 where he placed 33rd overall. On this episode of the podcast, we talk about how his training has been affected by the global pandemic, what the 2020 Games could look like, his competitive mentality, some of his Sanctional experiences so far, his experience at the 2019 Crossfit Games, and more! I truly hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!