The Doug Elks Podcast

Doug is joined by 5x IronMan competitor and current CrossFit athlete Eric Hinman. Eric shares his story of how he got into endurance training and ultimately started competing in IronMan races. He now competes and trains as a CrossFit athlete. Eric drives into best recovery practices and tactics to truly optimize the human body to compete and perform at a high level.

Doug is joined by performance coach and talent manager Bobby Rich. Bobby talks about growing up with a background in Judo and also getting into BJJ. He explains how what he learned from his experiences training shapes the way he lives his life. Bobby breaks down the keys to being​ successful in business, training, and life. He also shares some incredible stories about training soccer superstar David Beckham, landing his Puma brand deal, and more.

Doug is joined by hybrid athlete Nathan French. Nathan talks about his story growing up and how he got into lifting weights. He also dives into his motivation to train for a marathon while still strength training during his preparation. Nathan tells some awesome stories about landing partnerships with companies like BPN and Raw Gear as his social media platforms grew over time​. He is set to run the Go One More Marathon in January 2022 powered by BPN.

Doug is joined by men’s physique competitor Ryan Dengler. Dengler shares his story and how he got into the world of fitness and lifting weights. With an athletic background, Dengler started lifting heavily​ from an early age and fell in love with the process. He also started to grow his social media platforms as he was documenting his journey and progression. His social media growth helped him land some incredible brand partnerships which he talks about in this episode. Ryan also tells us about his current training and diet for the 2021 Summer Shredding competition in Houston, Texas that he is competing in at the end of the month.

Doug is joined by health and fitness professional, Derick Ansah. Derick explains the importance of the mind to body connection and how it impacts your daily life. The mind to body connection is essentially how the mind and body are connected and affect each other. He also talks about his lifestyle and how he applies this concept to his training, diet, and more. Learning how to use this concept to your advantage will help you destroy limits and accomplish anything you put your mind to.

Doug is joined by Furman Men’s basketball strength and conditioning coach, Matt Aldred. Matt shares his story about how he went from England to coaching D1 college athletics in the United States. He also talks about his open heart surgery and how that ultimately motivated him to train and run a marathon in celebration of his one year surgery anniversary. They also discuss how to use the unexpected events in your life to make you better and stronger with gratitude and perspective.

Doug is joined by TLF athlete Hayden Greene. Hayden talks about his journey playing college basketball and how he fully transitioned to the fitness industry! He talks about the impacts his training has on the way he lives his life and his overall mindset. They also talk about the importance of finding ways to get out of your comfort zone and finding new ways to grow in life.

Doug is joined by health and fitness professional trainer, Matt Fox. They talk about the strong connection between fitness and mental health and why everyone should have some level of activity in their life. Matt also shares his story and dives into his incredible journey beating cancer and how he chooses to lead his family everyday. He talks about his current training style of using primarily bodyweight exercises and also what his diet consists of on a day to day basis.

Doug is joined by Stanford cross country and track student athlete, Connor Lane. Connor has had a very impressive running career starting in HS at Cardinal Gibbons where he broke the North Carolina state record in the 3200 meter (8:47.00) all the way to all his accomplishments at Stanford. He talks about his journey to the PAC-12, current training plan, nutrition, recovery, mindset, and more. Connor talks about his goals after his college career and dives deep into his mental approach to get there.

Doug talks about the single most detrimental factor that people deal with in life - self-imposed limitations. No matter what you have been through in life, with the right mindset you can remove these limitations. Everything comes down to perspective and mindset. Using both the positive and negative events in life to shape you and develop you remain crucial to reaching your full potential. Embrace your story and use it to make an impact on this world!