The Championship Lifestyle Podcast : Strength Training, Nutrition, and Mindset

This week on the #CLP we flip the script and co-host Adrian Vilaca is in the hot seat. The head Strength and Conditioning coach for the GRHPT program and a professional fighter Adrian discusses getting into the world of health and wellness, how and why he started fighting and being why being sick for a year has been a blessing in disguise. We hope you enjoy the role reversal and learning a bit more about how this podcast was started. Please rate and Review! 

We kick off Season 4 of the #CLP with the man with the magic hands, chiropractor, Mike Prebeg. Mike is an amazing practitioner and we have been fortunate to work alongside him on several collaborative projects over the last 5 years. A graduate of New York Chiropractor College, Mike is one of the best in the business, combining techniques from a variety of therapy modalities, including ART and Contemporary Medical Acupuncture. A self-professed science nerd, Mike has treated some of the very best athletes in the world and we loved having him on to talk about his career. Please rate and Review! 

Champions! Thank you so much for being with us through 3 seasons of the #CLP! We love recording the episodes and your support makes it all worthwhile. This episode is a quick recap of our season 3 guests, a handful of stories from our Portuguese adventure and a look ahead for the #CLP. Thank you and enjoy!

We couldn’t have picked a better guest to close out season 3 of the #CLP than former professional goaltender, turned coach, Andy Chiodo. In this episode, we discuss his journey through the world of professional sports into his coaching transition and the new set of challenges that come along with it. Andy touches on so many different lessons, the value of working smart as well as hard, doubling down on focus in times of stress, the role essentialism in his life and why he won’t wear his hat backward. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording!  

On this week’s episode of the #CLP we sit down with Toronto based award winning realtor David Binns. This introduction is not nearly encompassing enough, in addition to being an award winner he runs the Binns Group with his sister, is a life coach for the iconic Landmark organization, is newly involved in ManTalks and is set to host his first ever wellness summit, Mind, Body, Reset. We were immediately impressed by his passion and commitment to personal development, which has created the foundation for his other success. We discuss his weight loss transformation, spending money on yourself first, morning routines and why he believes the mind is the key to health and so much more. We could have spent another few hours sitting at the table with David and hope you enjoy the episode. Please rate and review! 

On this week’s episode of the #CLP we are joined by professional Mixed Martial Artist, business owner, and the original hipster, “Handsome” Scott Hudson. In addition to being one of Canada’s top lightweight fighter's Scott has just launched his own training and nutrition business. We discuss his upcoming bout with BTC: Valhalla, what Thailand taught him about happiness, bad weight cuts and living a life you love and want. We hope you enjoy the episode, please rate and review. 

This week on the #CLP we’re joined by Executive Chef of Natures Emporium, Culinary Educator, and Food Innovator, Stephanie Tucci. Steph is an amazing person whose passion for helping others through training and nutrition was obvious from the first sentence. We talk about the role of food and cooking in her journey from illness to health, being a lady chef (boss) in the world of cut throat kitchens, how she creates new recipes and her interests in Ayurvedic cooking. Enjoy, share, rate, review! 

In this episode of #CLP we sit down with, holistic nutritionist and strength coach Sylvie Tetrault. As a co-host on this podcast, Sylv has an amazing wealth of knowledge that is rarely highlighted. We talk about her journey from small town Nova Scotia to corporate gym manager to online business owner and nutritionist to the NHL's top players. You can feel how much she cares in every sentence and it was an amazing episode to be a part of, share it with everyone you know! 

We kick off Season 3 of the #CLP with number 91 of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Steven Stamkos, the 2008 first overall draft pick, two-time Maurice Richard Trophy winner, 4-time All-star team member and close friend. Our summer program began as a way for Gary Roberts to help Stammer with his own training, that decision has led to so much more, including this podcast We loved this interview, and feel very fortunate to have Steven open up on so many personal topics. We discuss the recent injuries that have plagued his last few seasons, what he has learned from adversity, why you need to be continuously adapting, and so much more. The parallels and lessons learned in his career are relatable to any vocation or journey in life and we hope you take something valuable away. Please rate and review! 

Season 2, Done. We are beyond excited to have finished our second season of the podcast and in honor of the past 12 episodes, we created a highlight tape of our favorite clips on a few different topics. We discuss Balance or lack there of, with Vince Alton and Prakash Chand, both men with a history of athletics turned to business. Our second topic is hard/free work and who better to discuss than TSN Sportscaster Kate Beirness and Former Stanely Cup Champion Gary Roberts. We close the episode out with 2 of our favorite health tips from the last two seasons from ND Callum Cowan and Nutrionist Tzabia Seagal. We have been beyond excited to record and release these episodes and can't wait for the next 12. Rate and review if you're enjoying the content.