The Mecka Cast

David, Dylan and Natalie sit down with gym member Meghan Canose and discuss her transition from competitive CrossFit training to 'regular' gym member as her life priorities change. Megan is a Registered Nurse with a masters in Science and Nursing. She specializes in Women's Health, she is a certified Breastfeeding Counselor, certified in Fetal Monitoring, and is a BirthFit Coach. She is currently in school to become a Women/s Health Nurse Practitioner. Along with talking about her personal training, Megan sheds light on training during and after pregnancy. This one is for all the mamas out there!

David and Dylan get together with Dr. Bren Bernquist and Dr. Shona Young of Next Level Spine and Sports. The 4 touch on a variety of topics, including the comparison and similarities between chiropractic and physical therapy, how lifestyle factors can determine what an individual needs to be healthy and happy, the benefits of having a whole team of doctors and coaches surrounding athletes to help their individuality, and the importance of changing intensities to your growth and health.

In this special uncut episode, Dylan, David, and Natalie recall memories of their mothers and share their stories about losing them. Tears, laughter, and growth all become topics of discussion. We hope you enjoy this vulnerable conversation, and if it serves any purpose to any of you, it was worth it.

David and Dylan sit down with Carrie Lehman and Melissa Bywalski to discuss the evolution of the Bootcamp program and how their programming has changed as their confidence has grown as coaches.

Listen as they share their biggest life take aways from building something from the ground up, and conquering fear.

David and Dylan chat with Mecka Fitness and CFMTL member Alyshia Aretz. The three discuss the massive amounts of adaptation that happens through switching up different training focuses, working tons of different jobs, and like most episodes the effects of consistency. Alyshia also shares her passion and advocacy for mental health as well as the effects nasal breathing had on her asthma.

David and Dylan sit down with Bob Kopicko, a member of Mecka Fitness and Crossfit Mt. Lebanon. In today's episode we get to chat about Bob's incredible journey back from a devastating injury, the effects of pulling the whole family into fitness and an active lifestyle, knowing what you really need to make progress, and the strength that comes from welcoming change.

David and Dylan get together with Eden Bloom to discuss the structure and organization that sports can bring to our lives, and dive DEEP into what it means to really coach athletes, ourselves, and staff.

David and Natalie get to talk with Suzy Ireland about coaching for athletes to become independent, the growth of nutrition coaching over the years, and how everyone has someone they are looking up to whether they realize it or not.

David, Dylan, and Carrie sit down with Josh "Nooner" Elliott to discuss the evolving landscape of CrossFit, fitness and how patience always pays off in the end.

Hosts David, Dylan, Natalie, Mike, and Carrie get together to discuss the journey they've all taken to work for Mecka Fitness, reveal some life lessons from fitness, and their the unexpected personal growth from life around the gym