Project Warman

On Volume 8 of the Up Before You Legends Series, I bring back Josh Caron. On this episode, Josh and I talk about his recent decision for a career change, CrossFit, the gym down in Oxford, AND his recent dive into coaching. We recap his weight loss journey and dive into the surgery he had about a year after we had first talked.

Josh's story is pretty incredible and I hope that you all(To my southern friends, this is how you properly say it) can take something positive from his story!

On Episode 166 I sit down with Mike Long. I had the pleasure of meeting and getting to know Mike better a few weeks back in an event that he and I participated in together. Mike is a former D2 Football Player who now works as a financial advisor for a large Wall St. firm. He's been doing CrossFit for 7 years now and has also done a little bit of Coaching as well.

Mike has gotten into some pretty badass endurance events over the years and we dive into some of those endeavours later on the show.

Mike claims to have the greatest garage gym in history, which, from what I hear he owns just about everything available on the Rogue website.

I think that you guys are going to really enjoy listening to Mike's story. He's a super cool dude and someone who is exactly what Up Before You is all about. I hope that all of you can take something positive away from this episode.

Enjoy!

On Episode 165 I sit down with Craig Niven. Craig is one of the owners at CrossFit Barrington and has a passion for sharing and teaching the CrossFit methodology and movements to others.

After all, his favorite quote is, "A life lived for others is a life worthwhile."

Outside of CrossFit and the gym, Craig's passions are his family, helping others, and laughing.

Some of Craig's greatest athletic achievements are winning the 600-yard dash in 3rd grade as a major underdog and when he farmer carried 600 lbs. for 50 ft.

This was a super fun conversation and it was awesome to have the opportunity to learn more about Craig! I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

These past couple of weeks have been incredible. There have been a ton of awesome things going on and opportunities that have sprouted from these as a result.

Today, I highlight a project that I have taken on recently without giving any real specifics away about it. I apologize for being so ambiguous about it all but, for now, that's how it has to be.

Let's just say it's been a lifelong dream of mine to take on a project like this and it is an incredible honor to do it with the person I'm doing it with.

A person I have an enormous amount of respect for and who impacts me a lot more than they probably even realize.

Enjoy!

On Episode 163 I sit down with Andrew Wallor. Andrew grew up playing hockey in the Chicago suburbs.

After high school, Andrew found himself at Culinary school in downtown Chicago. After finishing Culinary school he moved to Jacksonville, FL. where he worked as a chef at one of the top restaurants in northern Florida.

After a couple of years, he decided to head back to Chicago, go back to school, and study finance.

Andrew found CrossFit in 2012 after growing sick of and finding no motivation at the local Globo Gym. He got his L1 Certification and coached at CrossFit Barrington from 2013-2019. He also coached at CrossFit Lykos, CrossFit Logan Square, and worked with the Hoffmann Estates Wolfpack Hockey Club where trained all of their travel teams using the CrossFit methodology.

On top of receiving his CrossFit L1 certification, Andrew also has his CrossFit L2 certification, CrossFit Kids, CrossFit Gymnastics, CrossFit Strongman, SMR, and his C2 Rower Instructor certification.

Andrew is supposed to be married to previous Up Before You guest Lauren Rankins if not for COVID. The two of them are anxiously awaiting the brith of their first daughter in February!

This week I begin to recap the 32 Hour Roll-The-Dice Event from this past weekend. I understand that this will be a process as I am still learning a lot about myself from the event. It truly was a life-changing experience in a lot of different ways. But, I have to start somewhere so today I talk about the three words that have been stuck in my mind since the event.

Confidence, Clarity, Impact. I discuss each word more in-depth during the episode.

Enjoy!

On Episode 160 I sit down with Kelly Meckert. Kelly is a 3rd-grade teacher who absolutely loves what she does. Outside of teaching, you can find Kelly playing around with new recipes in the kitchen, exploring the outdoors, or coaching CrossFit.

Kelly started doing CrossFit during her senior year of high school in 2013 when her friend Lisa convinced her that it would be a good way to stay in shape between swimming and water polo season. And...IT WORKED! It improved Kelly's fitness so much that she couldn't stop!

Kelly eventually got into coaching Crossfit after being approached by the owners of CrossFit Barrington as they were interested in hiring a female coach. That motivated Kelly to go out and get her L1 and she is so happy that she did!

Kelly is now into her 3rd year as a coach and she loves being apart of the CrossFit community! It has had a huge impact on her personal health and fitness and it makes her so happy that she is able to share it with others!

This week I talk about my upcoming 32-hour Roll The Dice Event up at Tosh's house in the Colorado mountains. I talk about why I'm so excited about it, what I'm looking forward to working on during it, micro vs. macro outlooks, what I'm hoping to take from it, and more! I also get a bit off track(per usual) but it's all fairly relevant. Enjoy!

Have a Great Weekend!

ON THE PATH.

GET AFTER IT.

UP BEFORE YOU.

On Volume 7 of the Up Before You Legends Series, I bring back Tim Matta. On this episode, Tim and I discuss the current climate of the world. More specifically health and fitness and why it isn't being talked about nearly as much as it should be through the mainstream media, news, social media, etc. We also dive into censorship, why it has the potential to be harmful and dangerous, today's culture, and much more!

This week I talk a little bit about what I'm looking to improve on this year and beyond. I talk about the importance of enjoying moments, good or bad, and trying to find meaning in all of them. Lastly, I talk about the new Up Before You Coffee blend that is set to drop in a few days, how it relates to the brand, and where we go from here!

Thank you all for being apart of this journey! This is merely the beginning. We've come a long way but we still have a long way to go. With that being said, it's important that we pause and enjoy this moment in time. There have been high moments, low moments, and everything in between but the bottom line is that they've all gotten us to this moment in time today.

Have a Great Day!

ON THE PATH.

GET AFTER IT.

UP BEFORE YOU.