Sideline Talk

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with Kevin Kessler: Masters CrossFit athlete out of Crossfit Greenwood.  We discuss everything from his personal life including his childhood, his academic college career and how that led him to finding Crossfit, to his faith and how his faith in Christ is the driving force in his families life.  We discuss in depth the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual journey that has taken place in his life since the event that took place in 2019 on the competition floor that almost took his life.  We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible man and how his success in fitness quite possibly saved his life, and the impact this event has had in his life, the life of his family/friends, and the Upstate CrossFit community as a whole.  You can follow Kevin at the following IG handle: @kevinkessler75

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we had the absolute honor to have, J.R. Howell: owner of Crash Fitness, on the show. We discuss everything from his personal life including his childhood, his college basketball career and how that led him to finding CrossFit, to his faith and how fervent prayer is the driving force in his families life, and lastly what it's like to be a  CrossFit affiliate owner and how it is paving the path toward up and coming entrepreneurial endeavors and personal athletic aspirations.  We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible man and how his success in fitness has led to a fulfilling life as an entrepreneur.  You can follow JR at the following handles: @_crash_fitness and www.crossfitcrash.com

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with Sean Woodland: Co-host of the Talking Elite Fitness podcast, and sports anchor/castor within the CrossFit space; most notably for the CrossFit Games (2013-present).  We discuss everything from his personal life including his childhood, to how he found sports broadcasting, and how his broadcasting journey led him to becoming a prominent figure within the CrossFit community media space.  We dive deep into all things CrossFit past, present, and future and how he juggles his work responsibilities with his responsibilities as a husband and Father!   We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible man and how his success in fitness has led to a fulfilling life and career within the CrossFit space.  You can follow Sean at the following handles: @swoodland53 and @talkingelitefitness

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with Rick Jones, founder/owner of Rick Jones Films, a videography company local to the Upstate, SC area.  We sit down to discuss Rick's passion for the CrossFit community and how his passion for CrossFit and film collided into creating a new and thriving videography business.  We loved learning more about Rick's personal and business background, and how everything in his life seemed to fall into place as he accepted the person God created him to be, and started saying yes to his passions in life!  Rick is an extremely thoughtful person; his insights on Faith, Family, and Fitness are in our opinion, spot on!  You can follow Rick on Instagram at @R1ckjones and @rickjonesfilms.  

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with Jonathan Gunther: owner of Five Forks Athletics.  We discuss everything from his personal life including his childhood, his college soccer career and how that led him to finding Crossfit, to his faith and how his faith in Christ is the driving force in his families life, and lastly what it's like to be a  Crossfit affiliate owner and how it is paving the path toward up and coming entrepreneurial endeavors.  We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible man and how his success in fitness has led to a fulfilling life as an entrepreneur.  You can follow Jonathan at the following handles: @gunther7326, @fiveforksathletics, and at www.fiveforkscrossfit.com.

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with Karate Champion and Sensei, Alejandro Rodriguez.  We discuss everything from his personal life including his upbringing, athletic and family life, to how he became a National Champion in Karate and ended up in the United States.   We dive deep into what it was like growing up in a Communist country, and the challenge of immigrating from Venezuela to the United States. Finally we talk about how Alejandro is coming out of retirement to enter the professional fighting circuit via Karate Combat, and how he is incorporating Crossfit methodology into his training.  We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible man, and find his drive to succeed and help others succeed, inspirational.  You can Follow Alejandro on IG, @wadoale and @kazoku.karate

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with local Upstate Crossfit Athlete and Speech Language Pathologist, Jen Schult.  We discuss everything from her personal life including: her upbringing, athletic background, college career, career change to becoming an SLP, to finding Crossfit and much more!  We dive deep into her favorite moments and lowest moments during her life, and how those moments have shaped her to become a successful Mother, SLP, Coach and Athlete in the fitness space.  We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible woman, and find her drive to succeed and help others succeed, inspirational.  You can Follow Jen at on IG @jenschult and on Facebook at Miata Schult to follow her "Monte" children's book page.

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with Crossfit Games Athlete, Josh Miller.  We discuss everything from his personal life including his upbringing, athletic and family life, to how he found Crossfit and became a perennial Crossfit Regionals and Sanctionals athlete, most notably qualifying and competing in the 2019 Crossfit Games.  We dive deep into his favorite moments and lowest moments during his life, and how those moments along with his walk with Christ, have shaped him to become a successful Husband, Father,  Gym manager, and Athlete in the fitness space.  We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible man, and find his drive to succeed and help others succeed, inspirational.  You can Follow Josh on IG @jmiller858 and @spartanburg_athletic_club.

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with Nick Martin, Crossfit athlete local to Raleigh, NC.  Nick has an incredible story!  In this episode we highlight his college football years, Marriage, Fatherhood, Entrepreneurship, his Fitness background and all things Crossfit, and his relationship with Jesus.  Nick truly fits into our core pillars on which this podcast was founded: Family/Friends, Faith, and Fitness.  We hope you enjoy this episode and find true inspiration through it.  You can Follow Nick on IG @nick_ctpfitness and @completetheprocessfitness

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with two local Upstate Crossfit athletes/Mothers/Wives/Healthcare Providers, Sybil Crain NP and Dr. Elisa Turner.  We discuss so many different topics in this episode including: their athletic backgrounds, how they chose healthcare vocations, how they met their husbands, how they juggle the daily grind of Work, Parenting, Fitness, and how they find time for keep the fire burning with their husbands. We dive deep into the daily grind that a lot of parents experience with young children, and how fitness has been an amazing counterbalance to that daily grind.   We had an extremely fun time recording this episode, and found it very therapeutic as well!  We hope this episode touches you in a special way, and you realize we are all a lot more a like than we may think, with common daily L's and W's.   You can Follow Sybil Crain @bonzosybs, and Dr. Elisa Turner @elisaturner1 and @ampphysicaltherapyperformance