Denise Presnell of Watauga County Schools and WCCI joins Derrick to introduce a topic not commonly covered in the group fitness space. Originally proposed by our own Julia Padgett, Denise talks about the importance of Trauma-Informed Coaching. She mentions a few resources, which are included below. You can also click on Martha’s website via the link below. Let’s continue to be better for each other and the Boone community, taking control of long term health...which includes trauma https://www.ted.com/talks/nadine_burke_harris_how_childhood_trauma_affects_health_across_a_lifetime/up-next?language=en#t-897341 ✅ https://www.wataugacci.org ✅ https://www.wanderlustpicnics.com/home

Retired CMPD Capt Michelle Hummel joins Derrick after 13 years to talk about her life experiences of losing officers, overcoming breast cancer, undergoing therapy and how they leave her standing ready to continue to serve people as she journeys forward. It’s this mindset and her leadership that helped shape the Rev5 Fitness culture, today.

In a rare episode, Rev5 Fitness Co-Founder, Derrick Lail, has the privilege of being joined by Boone’s USAW sanctioned Hellbender Barbell Club Founder Adam Williams AND world-renowned Coach Travis Mash. The guests talk weightlifting, the potential benefit to the ASU and Boone community, and a weightlifting-specific mindset that we should all seek.

One of our core values is a “relentless pursuit of a better version of yourself.” That goes for our business, too. Jason Khalipa, CrossFit Games Champion and Founder of NCFIT finds time to chat with Derrick about how becoming a founding partner of the NCFIT Partner Program helps Rev5 Fitness evolve for the members, coaches, and local community.

Boone Area Chamber of Commerce President & CEO, David Jackson, sits down with us to discuss what the Chamber did pre-COVID, how the Chamber is responding to COVID on our behalf, and what the forecast is for our town in the foreseeable future.

A little late publishing but still continuing the conversation, Chatty Majoni of OASIS joins Derrick and Jay (Stay Up podcast) to talk about how the racial injustice movement drew attention to the continuing abuse of women in our society, specifically in gym settings like ours. The guests give recommendations and explain why these social issues are very much a “gym” issue.

Continuing the conversation, Chatty Majoni of OASIS joins Derrick and Jay (Stay Up podcast) to talk about how the BLM movement drew attention to the continuing abuse of women in our society, specifically in gym settings like ours. The guests give recommendations and explain why these social issues are very much a “gym” issue.

Talking COVID, gyms closing, and a possibility of returning to Quarantine, LCMHC Amanda Tucker talks about how mental health and some self-grace is critical to taking control of your overall long term health.

Continuing the conversation of positive change, I asked Katie and Martha to write questions which they felt were relevant from a member’s perspective regarding my public statements, de-affiliation, and rebranding. They definitely delivered, and Martha worked me hard in the hot seat!

We are joined by Andrew Frezza of FitTown Jupiter to discuss rebranding, de-affiliation, and the importance of moving forward as RevFive5 Fitness providing a culture of being RevFit, regardless of the state of affairs in CrossFit and our ultimate decision to be affiliated or not.