The Essential 11

There are two things that we have explored extensively on this show. 1. Schooling is vastly different from education- the two are not synonymous and 2. The greatest success is often found in the most unconventional ways by simply paying attention and taking action. Both are the case for today's guest, Miranda Alcaraz who, in collaboration with her husband, has built out a successful, no-nonsense fitness community that provides their community with the resources they need to take control of their fitness every single day. 

MIRANDA ALCARAZ

Miranda grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah. She went to school for interior design, and during this time she was also teaching spin and cardio kick-boxing classes. Graduated, and then began working at a high-end furniture and design store but found herself gravitating to the kind of community in health and fitness more. Crossfit was the first time she competed as an athlete, participating in the 2008 Crossfit games and competing until 2016.

An idea was formed during a busy time in Miranda's and now husband's life. Post the simple workouts we are doing at home or on the road – so people can follow along. Charge a fee that will allow anyone to participate. Create a community where we can push and motivate each other. The first-ever workouts were posted in November 2016 (just a few days before Miranda found out she was pregnant with their first baby boy). Memberships went up for sale the week before the New Year, and within the first month, Street Parking had grown to 700 Members.

MORE PLACES YOU CAN FIND MIRANDA.

Instagram - @fearlessmiranda

Street Parking - streetparking.com

Podcast - Street Parking Podcast

In a world that's clamoring for mediocrity in every shape and way, today's guest is looking to change that. William Branum is the mind behind the "Get Naked" mindset, an acronym that stands for: Never quit, Accept failure, Kill mediocrity, Expose your fears, Do the work. On this episode, he shares with the young men of Apogee Strong how to adopt the "Get Naked" mindset themselves.

Today's sponsor is Discover Praxis. Right now, listeners of E11 can get a $1,000 scholarship + a free book! Simply follow the link: discoverpraxis.com/essential11

WILLIAM BRANUM

Founder and CEO of Naked Warrior Recovery, a CBD company focused on the recovery of veterans and first responders. He is a retired Navy SEAL with 26 years of service.

He has served on both traditional SEAL Teams, taught as a SEAL Sniper Instructor, and served on Teams that specialized in undersea operations whose missions must be approved by the President of the United States. He led major combat operations ranging from protecting the interim Iraqi elected officials to Direct Action missions in Baghdad and across Ambar province.

MORE PLACES YOU CAN FIND WILLIAM BRANUM

Instagram - @william.r.branum

Linkedin - William Branum

Naked Warrior Recovery - nw-recovery.com

5 Seal Secrets - www.5sealsecrets.com

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Many of the young people who would thrive the most at Acton Academy (a school founded by Matt Beaudreau), simply can’t afford it. The Essential 11 was created to fill that gap. Our goal is to provide scholarships to as many Acton Academy students in need as we possibly can. 100% of all proceeds from this podcast go directly towards sponsoring young heroes here in the Sacramento area. We know and believe that a greater future starts with greater education for more students.

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We talk a lot about the importance of dad's being in the home- but not just the physical proximity of it- fathers actually being a present and active role in raising strong young people for the world. We've seen a massive decline of such men. Men who are of the world and the trends of the culture rather than of the traditional masculine role of responsibility and virtue. Today's guest knows what it's like being a man of the world, and he completely rejected that path in favor of a more fulfilling path. Elliott Hulse shares his experiences and wisdom with the young men of Apogee Strong in this episode. 

DISCLAIMER: Strong Language.

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Elliott Hulse

Elliott is a strongman, strength coach, husband, father of four, and father-figure to millions of men worldwide- having over 2,000,000 YouTube subscribers, most of them men.

An “og” fitness YouTuber who popularized deadlifting, strongman training, warehouse gyms, bioenergetics, reading books, active meditation, philosophy, “hybrid muscles”, “becoming the strongest version of yourself”, and how to “build a nonjob” to a generation of young men. He made his first YouTube video in 2007, with the mission to “inspire 1,000,000 men to grow stronger.”

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Instagram - @elliotthulse

Twitter - @ElliottHulse

YouTube - Elliott Hulse

Facebook - Elliott Hulse

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Many of the young people who would thrive the most at Acton Academy (a school founded by Matt Beaudreau), simply can’t afford it. The Essential 11 was created to fill that gap. Our goal is to provide scholarships to as many Acton Academy students in need as we possibly can. 100% of all proceeds from this podcast go directly towards sponsoring young heroes here in the Sacramento area. We know and believe that a greater future starts with greater education for more students.

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Confidence isn't inherent. It's earned through hard work and pushing yourself beyond your comfort zone. Even if, like in the case of today's guest, it means getting punched in the face. Max Martini works in an industry known very well for its rate of rejection -- it's the name of the game in Hollywood, and confidence is a must. Not something that our guest always had. But Max did always have the desire to push himself past his limitations to see what he's capable of. And it's paid off. Today, he shares his advice with the young men of Apogee Strong. 

Today's sponsor is Discover Praxis. Right now, listeners of E11 can get a $1,000 scholarship + a free book! Simply follow the link: discoverpraxis.com/essential11

MAX MARTINI

Martini is an American actor, writer, and director known for his roles as Corporal Fred Henderson in Saving Private Ryan, Wiley in Level 9, First Sergeant Sid Wojo in The Great Raid, and as Master Sergeant Mack Gerhardt in the military drama television series The Unit. He also starred in the film 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi.

Max Martini is heavily involved in charitable work benefiting veterans. Aside from multiple trips to the middle east, attending every veteran event he is able, supporting veteran small businesses, and helping veterans in film, tv, and radio, he also works closely with Warriors Heart Addiction and PTSD Treatment Center and the Special Operations Charity Network. Martini sits on the board of both. He also supports Higher Ground USA and The Gary Sinise Foundation in any way possible.

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Instagram - @maxmartinila

Twitter - @maxmartinila

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Many of the young people who would thrive the most at Acton Academy (a school founded by Matt Beaudreau), simply can’t afford it. The Essential 11 was created to fill that gap. Our goal is to provide scholarships to as many Acton Academy students in need as we possibly can. 100% of all proceeds from this podcast go directly towards sponsoring young heroes here in the Sacramento area. We know and believe that a greater future starts with greater education for more students.

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Iron sharpens iron. Today's guest knows that in order to become an individual of sound reason, your ideas will need to be challenged. You need to have a grounded philosophy and grounded ideals based in logic that can stand up to opposition. And in today's political climate, especially within colleges, any philosophy that goes against the narrative is quick to be silenced. Bo Hines explains to the young men of Apogee just how important it is to know who you are, what you believe, and have the courage to stand up for your beliefs. 

Today's sponsor is Discover Praxis. Right now, listeners of E11 can get a $1,000 scholarship + a free book! Simply follow the link: discoverpraxis.com/essential11

BO HINES

Robert "Bo" Hines is an American college football player and politician from the state of North Carolina. He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack and Yale Bulldogs and is a candidate for the United States House of Representatives as a Republican. 

Bo started playing football when he was just six years old. On the field, he learned to work hard and persist when things got tough, valuable lessons that eventually earned him a scholarship to play football at NC State.

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Instagram - @bohinesnc

Twitter - @BoHines

Facebook - Bo Hines

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Many of the young people who would thrive the most at Acton Academy (a school founded by Matt Beaudreau), simply can’t afford it. The Essential 11 was created to fill that gap. Our goal is to provide scholarships to as many Acton Academy students in need as we possibly can. 100% of all proceeds from this podcast go directly towards sponsoring young heroes here in the Sacramento area. We know and believe that a greater future starts with greater education for more students.

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In a climate and a world today where you get celebrated for being a victim and it's a constant competition of who can have it the worst, today's guest lives his life without complaint. Not because there's nothing to complain about, but he understands that it's a waste of time. Life's not fair, no matter what the movies say. Jon Fitch learned that life lesson early on, and today he shares his experiences with the young men of Apogee. 

Today's sponsor is Discover Praxis. Right now, listeners of E11 can get a $1,000 scholarship + a free book! Simply follow the link: discoverpraxis.com/essential11

JON FITCH

Jonathan Fitch is an American retired mixed martial artist. He has competed in the Welterweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the Professional Fighters League, and most recently for Bellator MMA. In the UFC, Fitch compiled a record of 14–3–1 and once challenged for the UFC Welterweight Championship. In the PFL, Fitch achieved championship success when he won the PFL Welterweight Championship, and he also once challenged for the Bellator MMA Welterweight World Championship.

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Instagram - @jonfitchsmash

Twitter - @jonfitchdotnet

Podcast - Jon Fitch Knows Nothing Podcast

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Many of the young people who would thrive the most at Acton Academy (a school founded by Matt Beaudreau), simply can’t afford it. The Essential 11 was created to fill that gap. Our goal is to provide scholarships to as many Acton Academy students in need as we possibly can. 100% of all proceeds from this podcast go directly towards sponsoring young heroes here in the Sacramento area. We know and believe that a greater future starts with greater education for more students.

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The hometown mentality. It can either hold you back and keep you within the range of all you've ever known, or you can take a look around and decide you're meant for more. The latter is the case for today's guest, Derek Woodske. Derek has overcome tremendous challenges, injuries, and treacherous travels throughout his life. Today, he shares with the young men of Apogee his story and the importance of living life without regrets. 

DEREK WOODSKE

Derek is considered to be one of the premier lecturers on the topic of strength and conditioning and exercise sports performance currently working today. In the past eight years, Derek has spoken in more than a dozen countries and has influenced thousands of coaches and personal trainers around the world.

Derek began his journey and passion into the world of human performance through his own athletic success as an NCAA All-American and National Champion in the sport of track and field. He went on to represent his home country of Canada on two separate occasions as a member of the Canadian National Team, breaking two Canadian National Records and winning multiple National Championships in the process. Derek also worked in both the NFL and NCAA as a professional coach.

Since then, Derek has taken his experience as a professional coach and blended it with his educational background as both an interpersonal communications expert and therapist to create a holistic approach to teaching and understanding the complexities of not only performing human movement but also teaching it to others.

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Instagram - @derekwoodske

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Many of the young people who would thrive the most at Acton Academy (a school founded by Matt Beaudreau), simply can’t afford it. The Essential 11 was created to fill that gap. Our goal is to provide scholarships to as many Acton Academy students in need as we possibly can. 100% of all proceeds from this podcast go directly towards sponsoring young heroes here in the Sacramento area. We know and believe that a greater future starts with greater education for more students.

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Tough and well-versed in fighting, today's guest has made a career for himself as a secret agent, a detective, police officer, lawyer, and more through acting. As you can tell, he wears a lot of hats- on and off-screen- father, boxer, jiu-jitsu fighter, producer, and actor. It takes massive discipline to cover all of those and do so successfully. Today, Frank Grillo shares with the young men of Apogee how he gets it done. 

Today's sponsor is Discover Praxis. Right now, listeners of E11 can get a $1,000 scholarship + a free book! Simply follow the link: discoverpraxis.com/essential11

FRANK GRILLO

Frank is an American actor best known for playing Brock Rumlow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, and Avengers: Endgame.

Grillo was born the first of three boys in a working-class family in New York City, and raised in the Bronx and in Rockland County, New York. Grillo began wrestling at eight years old and took up boxing at eighteen. In 1991, he started practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, in which he has studied under Rickson Gracie and holds a brown belt. 

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Instagram - @frankgrillo1

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Many of the young people who would thrive the most at Acton Academy (a school founded by Matt Beaudreau), simply can’t afford it. The Essential 11 was created to fill that gap. Our goal is to provide scholarships to as many Acton Academy students in need as we possibly can. 100% of all proceeds from this podcast go directly towards sponsoring young heroes here in the Sacramento area. We know and believe that a greater future starts with greater education for more students.

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We've had him on before, but we couldn't resist having him on again to speak with the young men of Apogee. Today, Danny Vega talks to the young men about all things health, mindset, but most importantly, the consequences of not taking action and holding boundaries when you see tyranny taking place. With a family based in Cuba, Danny knows all too well what can happen when the virtue of freedom isn't maintained. 

Today's sponsor is Discover Praxis. Right now, listeners of E11 can get a $1,000 scholarship + a free book! Simply follow the link: discoverpraxis.com/essential11

DANNY VEGA

Danny Vega is a 220-pound raw powerlifter with meet bests of 640 squat in wraps (610 raw), 400 bench, and 700 deadlift.

In June of 2016, Danny discovered the ketogenic lifestyle and never looked back. Today he and his wife, Maura, run Fat Fueled Family, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel meant to educate people on how to successfully lead a fat-fueled, low carb life. 

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Instagram - @dannyvega.ms

Blog - fatfueled.family

Podcast - Fat Fueled Family

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Many of the young people who would thrive the most at Acton Academy (a school founded by Matt Beaudreau), simply can’t afford it. The Essential 11 was created to fill that gap. Our goal is to provide scholarships to as many Acton Academy students in need as we possibly can. 100% of all proceeds from this podcast go directly towards sponsoring young heroes here in the Sacramento area. We know and believe that a greater future starts with greater education for more students.

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Today's sponsor is Discover Praxis. Right now, listeners of E11 can get a $1,000 scholarship + a free book! Simply follow the link: discoverpraxis.com/essential11

MATT SCHNEIDER

US Marshal Fugitive Taskforce officer and swat operator. Matt never met his father which left a massive hole in the development of becoming a father and a husband himself- his mother having several marriages over the course of his childhood left him confused and unprepared for the challenges of fatherhood and marriage. Through the relationships he's made and the different challenges he's had to face, he's learned the virtues of honor, integrity, strength, and character. As an instructor for The Project, his role is now to teach men to become the sheepdog, training situational awareness, and how to use firearms for protection.

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Instagram - @mattshneider_official

Coaching - IgnitionYear.com

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Many of the young people who would thrive the most at Acton Academy (a school founded by Matt Beaudreau), simply can’t afford it. The Essential 11 was created to fill that gap. Our goal is to provide scholarships to as many Acton Academy students in need as we possibly can. 100% of all proceeds from this podcast go directly towards sponsoring young heroes here in the Sacramento area. We know and believe that a greater future starts with greater education for more students.

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