The O2X Podcast

-Allison Brager is the Director of Human Performance Operations and Outreach Education for the U.S. Army E-Sports and Warrior Fitness Teams of the United States Army Recruiting Command. 

-She sits on the Federal Fatigue Management Working Group for the Office of the Army Surgeon General, Special Forces, and NATO and assists with their performance-related publications.

-Previously, at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, she and her teammates leveraged groundbreaking sleep discoveries and delivered knowledge products for environmental stressors such as exercise, jet lag, and sleep deprivation.

-She was a four-year Division I collegiate track & field athlete, holds a Bachelors of Science from Brown University, a Ph.D. from Kent State University, and is the author of popular science book Meathead: Unraveling the Athletic Brain, which debunks the myth of "the dumb jock" and chronicles her time as a two-time CrossFit Games team athlete and two-time Regionals athlete.

-She’s O2X Sleep Specialist, U.S. Army Major, patriot, and overall badass.

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-Nick Barringer served in the 75th Ranger Regiment as a member of the Ranger Athlete Warrior (RAW) program where he oversaw nutrition and physical training of U.S. Army Rangers.

-After leaving the 75th, he was a researcher in the United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine where he studied 'Warfighter Nutrition in Differing Environments'.

-He taught Performance Nutrition at the Army-Baylor Graduate Program and currently researches and serves as an Assistant Professor at the United States Military Academy at West Point.

-He has an Undergrad in Dietetics from the University of Georgia, his Masters in Kinesiology from California University of Pennsylvania and his Doctorate in Kinesiology from Texas A&M. 

-He is passionate about improving nutrition and performance in tactical athletes and has the unique perspective of a researcher, teacher, and practitioner who has gone through physically demanding courses such as Ranger School, Survival Evasion Resistance Escape (SERE), Airborne, Air Assault as well as having deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan.

-He's a husband, father, and patriot.

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- Matias Ferreira served in the United States Marine Corps as a Machine Gunner with 1st Battalion 8th Marines 2nd Marine Division, stationed in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. 

- In his first combat tour to Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2010, he stepped on an IED causing him to lose both legs below the knees, amongst other injuries.

- During his year and a half of rehabilitation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center; He competed in numerous races to include the Navy 5 Miler, Army 10 Miler, Marine Corps Marathon, Detroit Marathon, and New York City Marathon

- He is currently an active Police Officer with the Suffolk County Police Department in Suffolk County, New York; making him our nation's first Double Amputee Patrolman

- In his spare time he likes to use his injury as a platform to motivate other amputees to continue to follow their passions regardless of their injury or situation.

- He’s a father, patriot, and friend of O2X

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-James Geering is a former Universal Studios stuntman from the United Kingdom 

-After immigrating to the United States, he spent 14 years in the Fire Service. Serving in departments on both the East and West coast

-He currently hosts the very successful podcast ‘Behind the Shield’, which aims to bring the greatest minds in physical and mental wellness to the first responders and military of the world

-Most recently he published his book “One More Light” which explores the lessons learned during his career as a firefighter

-He’s a father, patriot, Mental Health advocate, and friend of O2X

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- Dan Cnossen is a 2002 graduate of the United States Naval Academy

-After graduating the Academy, he became a Navy SEAL in 2003 and deployed numerous times in support of global special operations. 

-In 2009, while deployed to Afghanistan, he was severely injured after stepping on an IED. This resulted in the amputation of both his legs above the knees.

-Turning to sport for recovery, Cnossen eventually began training full-time for the U.S. Paralympic Nordic Ski Team. 

-He has since competed for Team USA in the 2014 and 2018 Paralympic Winter Games and is the first male athlete to win a gold medal for the United States in biathlon 

- Cnossen holds a BS in English from the U.S. Naval Academy, MPA from Harvard Kennedy School, and MTS from Harvard Divinity School.

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-Jason Lacayo has spent well over a decade in Law Enforcement

-He began his career in 2005 as a member of NYPD where worked Operation Impact on the 4x12 tour

-In 2007, he transferred to the City of White Plains, NY Police Department where worked 18 months on patrol before he moved into the Emergency Services Unit and became a SWAT operator

-He is a state Certified PT instructor and runs the Cooper Standard test to screen new applicants to his unit

-He believes that a complete approach to health and wellness should be prioritized so officers can optimize performance both on and off the job 

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-Adam La Reau is a 2002 graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point

-After graduating and receiving his commission from KP, he became the first U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Midshipman to report directly to--and successfully complete--the U.S. Navy's Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training

-His efforts helped develop a pipeline for future U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Midshipman to pursue their goal of serving as U.S. Navy SEALs directly after graduation 

-After successfully completing BUD/S and SEAL qualification training, he spent over a decade with East Coast based Navy SEAL Teams. 

-In August 2013, Adam retired from active duty and attended the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and received a Master of Public Administration.

-It was here that he created a non-profit called ‘One Summit’ to help build resilience in children with cancer

-In Late 2013, He co-founded O2X Human Performance where he continues to serve others by providing world class training and integrated educational experiences that improve the health, safety, and performance of our nation’s tactical populations and other elite organizations.

- He’s a husband, patriot, and soon to be Dad

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