Purposeful Strength Podcast

Chrissy King is an online strength and conditioning coach who is helping individuals learn be there strongest self! Chrissy also is an avid written and frequently speaks about social issues especially ones regarding race and social justice. I admire her strength in the weight room but also her grace when speaking about difficult issues. Today we talked about the underrepresentation of females, and more specifically women of color, in the fitness industry and why it is important for all of us to become more aware of our subconscious messages we send out. To contact Chrissy you can email her at [email protected] or check out her website at http://chrissyking.com.

Kiefer Lammi is a good friend and the director of fitness over at Champion PT and performance in Waltham Mass. In our interview, Kiefer and I discuss what he has learned from having on sight PTs, how he runs the Internship program and his own experimentation with training goals and programming. You can see more from Kiefer by going to KieferLammi.com or checking out his instagram page.

Denzel has been a good friend of mine for the past few years and one thing I have always admired about him is his ridiculous strength while remaining so humble. What is even more amazing is that Denzel plans out his own programing and trains himself! This is a real talent to be able to do affectively and we discuss how he goes about training for himself in an effective manner. You can learn more from Denzel by going to his website https://www.powerofstrength.com/home/.

Brit Rand is a personal trainer and athletic trainer who has inspired and educated me through her Instagram account, BestLifeResults. It may sound funny, but in this era, Instagram is one the quickest means of communication and super useful in getting easy nuggets of information out to coaches as well as the general public. Brit and I talk about how she got into the fitness industry and how she became the awesome heavy lifter she is today! She also offers her perspective on body positivity and the best way to influence others in the most effective way possible!

Episode 34: The Biggest Fight of his Life with Alwyn Cosgrove by Sarah Polacco

I sit down with my friend Mike Nackoul to ask him about his career as a professional weightlifter. Mikey was a weightlifter for over a decade and and was a senior national team member. His PRs include a 150 kg (330lbs) snatch and 190 kg (419lbs)in the clean and jerk. However his knowledge of the sport and advice on training and mental toughness is what I enjoy most about talking to Mikey.

Amber has experienced a great deal of life experiences and has been tested with many life struggles. She has dealt with disorders eating, generalized anxiety and depress, PTSD from a previous attack, and autism. However she has not let any one of these things stand in her way of living her best life! Amber is an inspiration as she continues to push herself out of her comfort zone and persevere through all her struggles. She is helping to spread the word, that no one is alone in their journey and we can all learn from one another's struggles. You can find her podcast on http://strongbodystrongermind.com/podcast/

and her blog on http://processingproblems.com.

Episode 31: The Ups and Downs of Owning a Gym with Jason and Lauren Pak by Sarah Polacco

After the last podcast I did with Steve and Lindsay, (Go check out Episode 17 if you have not already)Steve started telling me how nervous he was and how speaking was an insecurity of his. Lindsay and I reassured him he did a fantastic job and shared some of our own insecurities. We realized how much we all had in common in terms of having fears, feeling insecure, and all shared ways we were working on ourselves. We thought this episode would be a really great place to share all of that information. We want to show other coaches, they do not have to appear like they have it together all the time and to show those who are not coaches that we are not perfect either. No one is. No one gets away without having some kind of something.

Episode 29: Overcoming Physical Limitations with Ted Andrews by Sarah Polacco