The Doug Elks Podcast

Doug is joined by former Marine Raider and founder of Deep End Fitness Don Tran. Don shares his story growing up and making the decision to enter himself in the military. He talks about a lot of the adversity he went through growing up that ultimately made him stronger and better equipped to attack life with a positive outlook. Don tells us more about why he started Deep End Fitness and what they are planning to do with the platform to help people outperform in competition through mind and body calmness and confidence.

Doug announces his next challenge which is training to run a sub 3 hour marathon. Doug will run the Santa Rosa Marathon in California August 28, 2022. He is being personally coached by former professional runner and Olympian, Ryan Hall. Doug talks about his last marathon and explains the main areas he plans to improve in order to have a higher probability of success for this race. He shares more about his hybrid style of training and he dives into his personal nutrition and supplementation during his training block. Doug wants to help inspire and motivate others to challenge themselves and get out of their comfort zones.

Doug is joined by former Olympic runner and current CEO of Run Gum Nick Symmonds. Nick shares how he got into running and stories surrounding his journey to the Olympics. He also talks about his motivation to start Run Gum and where the company is headed in the future. Nick has an incredible personal brand on social media where he engages his audience with fun fitness content.

Doug is joined by professional American Ninja Warrior Grant McCartney. Grant shares his story and how he got the name Island Ninja as well as why he started training to be an American Ninja Warrior. He also talks about past, present, and future challenges he wants to attack. Grant is an incredible guy that loves finding ways to help people and use his platform to make an impact.

Doug is joined by speaker, author, sports executive, investor, and entrepreneur David Meltzer. David shares the key foundational elements of growing a successful business, how to overcome adversity and push forward with a positive mindset, and the number one trait you must have in order to be successful in life and in business. David is constantly giving back and providing immense value to his audience.

Doug is joined by cofounder of the Buttery Bros and professional film director Heber Cannon. Heber shares his story of how he got into film making and sports. He talks about the different opportunities he capitalized on in order to grow his personal brand and eventually start the Buttery Bros. He provides some very valuable pieces of advice for young people looking to explore and develop their passions and he also explains how bagels are underrated.

Doug is joined by successful entrepreneur and fitness enthusiast Michael Chernow. Michael dives into his story and shares some of the adversity he went through during his childhood that impacted his life. He talks about the importance of positive and healthy habits and how that will ultimately make you or break you. Michael’s success was not completely linear and he provides a lot of inspiration about getting back up and pushing forward. He is currently invested in multiple businesses with Kreatures of Habit being one of his current main focuses.

Doug is joined by celebrity and pro athlete performance trainer Derek Pratt. Derek shares his story of getting into fitness and also talks about his background in dancing and modeling prior to his current occupation as one of the most well-known​ and established performance coaches in the country. He dives into what his personal training looks like compared to training A-list celebrities and NBA basketball players. He also shares more about what his daily life looks like and how he is able to balance all of the many projects and opportunities he has going on. Derek works with some incredible brands and provides some valuable tips and advice on the best practices to grow your personal brand.

Doug is joined by the legend of feats of strength challenges Michael Miraglia. Michael shares his story and talks about his background in health and fitness. He also dives into all the incredible feats of strength challenges he has completed and attempted such as the strongman marathon and more. His incredible mindset and determination to push himself to new levels are​ inspiring.

Doug is joined by former CrossFit Games announcer and current VP of business development and athlete representative at Rich Froning Fitness, LLC Rory McKernan. Rory shares his story and all of the amazing opportunities that he had leading up to his current position with Rich Froning and Mayhem. He talks about how he got into CrossFit himself and the power of bringing people value in life. Rory is setting out to complete some very challenging endurance-based​ events in 2022 that he is currently training for.