In this episode, David sits down with Brendan Kelly to talk about his experience as an American Ninja Warrior competitor. Brendan shares how his path as a collegiate All-American led him to the Ninja Warrior challenges and provides some detail about the journey to the Las Vegas finals. David and Brendan also dive into shared perspectives within their passion for fitness and reflect on elements that help them continue to love what they do.

About Brendan: Brendan Kelly is a former collegiate All-American in both football and in track. He has competed in the American Ninja Warrior challenge 5 times, is currently a boxer for Barstool Sports and the only person to ever do a backflip in the middle of a boxing match. Brendan broke the World Record for the fastest mile ran backwards in a time of 5:53 and also broke the 24 hour chin up record with 5555 chin ups completed.

In this episode of Transparency Fitness Live David sits down with local barber and business owner, Fouad Froukh to talk about growing a business and investing in others. They discuss the lessons Froukh has learned along the way, as well as some of the things that he finds to be most important. Froukh also offers some perspective about being a successful business owner and a successful barber while still maintaining a fulfilled life, and also on what drives him to inspire others to grow generational wealth within themselves.

Follow Froukh on social media at @859officialbarber and at @cutsonlimebarbershop.

On this episode of Transparency Fitness Live, David sits down with Bob Tomb of Simply Strong Studio to talk about using machines to make workouts safe, efficient, and effective. They compare notes on key fundamentals within weight training that impact both free weights and machine exercises, and Bob explains key aspects of using machines to maximize strength and growth potential.

Bob Tomb is an American Council on Exercise (ACE) certified Personal trainer. He has been in the fitness business since 1987 and a personal trainer exclusively since 1998 with over 30 years dedicated to service and health promotion. He has seen countless styles of training over many decades and currently has settled on the original HIT style, also known as High Intensity Training.

On this episode of Transparency Fitness Live David is joined by fellow fitness fanatic, Mike Gardner to talk about his journey into personal training. They discuss personal choices that led them into their love for fitness, compare notes on serving clients, and also explore fundamental systems that have inspired how they help clients reach their goals.

Follow Mike's journey on Instagram at @FireLifeMike.

David is joined by his sister, Megan Disponett-Lee, APRN to talk about weight loss from the medical perspective. Megan, a Nurse Practitioner at Bluegrass Medical Aesthetics, works with patients on everything from aesthetic needs to weight loss needs. She has worked with weight loss patients for over 3 years using pharmaceuticals, meal replacement plans, vitamins, and supplements to help patients meet their goals.

Physical Therapist, Ryan Shelton from PhilanthroPT joins David for a conversation on the relationship between physical therapy and personal trainer. They also talk about why teaching clients as they make progress is so important, and look at why accessibility is one of the biggest keys to any client's success. Ryan and David compare notes on why both physical therapy and personal training are important and also talk about how understanding how the body works can help clients get more out of their physical therapy and personal training plan. Ryan also talks about employment opportunities and what PhilanthroPT is doing to help people get back to work.

To learn more about Ryan and the work being accomplished at PhilanthroPT, go to www.philanthropt.com or call (502) 735-1782.

On this episode of Transparency Fitness Live, David is joined by Lauren Colston. Lauren is a Registered Dietitian passionate about helping people implement realistic nutrition strategies that get results and are sustainable. She believes in a personalized nutrition approach when working with her clients that range from weight management to sports performance, food allergies & more. Lauren's private practice is an insurance based practice that provides 1-on-1 nutrition counseling and group coaching. She also works with trainers and gyms in Lexington to serve their clients with nutrition resources, education, etc.

David is joined virtually by social media influencer and fitness fanatic, Khristina Urribarres on this episode of Transparency Fitness Live.

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In this episode of Transparency Fitness Live, David sits down with Jessica and Alan Jackson of Jacked Nutrition to talk about how they impact lives and promote healthy eating in their local community as a meal prep company. They also talk about their own personal journies, as well as share what inspired their company and discuss some of the key elements of good nutrition that have been foundational in the work they do every day.

Jessica Jackson is the CEO/Founder of Jacked Nutrition in Lexington, KY. As a nutrition coach and CPT-certified personal trainer she stared Jacked Nutrition to help individuals make nutrition part of their success equation. Jacked Nutrition started from a tailgate date night and turned into a fully operational meal prep company. At Jacked-Nutrition the mission is simple: To provide quality whole food nutrition so that our JN Family can live out their goals without having to sacrifice nutrition, making good nutrition is a key part of everyday life.

In this episode of Transparency Fitness Live David sits down with fellow Lexington native and fitness aficionado, Jeremy Sapp, who shares his 4 year journey with weight loss and the keys to his success with shedding more than 150 lbs. Jeremy touches on some key lifestyle transformations from all angles of health and shares some personal stories that were pivotal for his success.

Some words from Jeremy:

"My weight has fluctuated my entire life. I have lost weight and gained it consistently over the years. With the help of my trainer, Deloyd Smith, this most recent fitness journey has empowered me to keep the weight off for nearly 4 years and slowly build muscle; and the journey continues. Since I am currently on a cut phase of my journey I engage in a mixture of weight-training, cardio, and CrossFit elements. In October I plan to begin my first bulk and will be cutting back on the cardio and CrossFit, replacing them with additional compound weight exercises."