The Power Monkey Podcast

Today's guest is a special one as we welcome our good friend Victor Assaf on to the show. Victor is an adaptive athlete who has competed at the CrossFit Games. On this episode we are incredible grateful to Victor for sharing with us his story. Victors journey is one that began as a competitor and was then sidetracked for many years due to an accident that left him without the use of his right arm. Ultimately Victor would discover that this accident was in many ways a blessing that would save him and lead him back to the world of competition where he now has the gift of positively impacting the life of so many. Victor is an amazing and genuine human, and we hope that you love listening to him here as much as we loved speaking with him.

Victor's IG: @victerie

Victor's YT: https://youtube.com/channel/UCEdVEP4CqQ3BmjezN5kTMhw

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This episode is sponsored by UCAN

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Power Monkey Podcast listeners can save 25% on UCAN by visiting ucan.co/powermonkey and using the code shared during the show.

We were fortunate enough to have Dallin on the podcast this week, and even more fortunate to have him out at our most recent Power Monkey Camp in TN. That's where we really got a chance to know him. He's a great athlete, and an even more amazing person. He is humble and willing to learn, and takes every opportunity to ask questions. We spoke with him on this episode about what it was like transitioning from the teen division to the individual one, as well as what made him decide to forgo a possible collegiate career in football and baseball and instead focus all of his attention on becoming the best CrossFit athlete that he can be in hopes of one day winning the CrossFit Games.

Dallin's IG: @dallinpepper

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Stay tuned for the release of the new and improved Power Monkey Training App, to be released very soon.

In it you will find personalized assessment based programs to help you: Develop specific skills, build capacity around those skills, prepare your body for longevity, and keep you focused on consistency.

Additionally you will find free daily core workouts to easily add into any of your existing training.

Remember...#TechniqueMatters

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On today's episode we welcome multiple time CrossFit Games individual and team athlete, Paige Semenza. We had a great time chatting with Paige about here approach to competition and how her collegiate career as a D1 Hockey player captain has helped shaped her mindset for her athletic career after college, as well as how its helped her become a better leader on and off the competition floor. Paige is an incredible easy to talk to and kind person, we hope you enjoy this one.

Paige's IG: @paige_semenza

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Check out the upcoming schedule here: https://www.powermonkeyfitness.com/pages/courses

On this weeks episode of the podcast, we have a duo! CrossFit Games Athlete and 2022 top 5 finisher, Jeffrey Adler, as well as his coach and significant other, Caroline Lambray. This was a fun conversation given their relationship dynamic, but also considering Carolines attention to technique while coaching and her methodical approach to helping Jeff reach his all time best at the Games. Caroline is a previous Power Monkey Camp Attendee, and we are excited to announce that she will be coming back to camp next week, and will be bringing Jeff with her. It is bound to be an amazing week.

Jeff's IG: @adlerjeff

Caroline's IG: @lambrayliving

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Today's guest is CrossFit Games Athlete, Rebecca Fuselier. Rebecca was previously a 2 time Teen Games Athlete. She then made the transition to being an individual Games Athlete, qualifying for the first time this year, FIVE years after having competed as a Teen. She talks about what that 5 year period was like, and how her years as a gymnast growing up helped to instill in her the work ethic and perspective that nothing was going to come fast. She also talks about her iconic moment at the Games climbing the steps of the Capital building with the entirety of the CrossFit community in attendance rallying behind her. Rebecca is an incredible athlete, and we are super excited to watch her continue to climb the ranks and put her mark on this sport.

Rebecca's IG: @rebeccafuselier

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This episode is sponsored by: https://www.legends.com/

We are excited to have Legends as our apparel partner for 2022. Legends just dropped their Relay performance short this summer, now with water repellent technology, you can confidently add water training into your routine without switching up your gear or sacrificing on comfort.

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Stephane is a collegiate strength and conditioning coach as well as a CrossFit Level 3 Coach. Additionally he works full time for CrossFit helping to create content around the education department. He has a perspective on coaching and teaching proper technique and mechanics that is very much in line with our own here at Power Monkey. Aside from that, he is a genuinely kind human and an absolute joy to have on the podcast. Stephane shares his philosophies on how to get buy-in from his athletes that "technique matters" and how executing movement with a high level of virtuosity WILL translate to improved performance.

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Today's guest is Power Lifting legend, Jesse Burdick. Jesse is not only an incredibly accomplished power lifter, but is also recognized as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in his field by CrossFit and has been involved with helping to educate and bring best practices within his sport to those in the CrossFit community for 15 years. He shares with Dave and Chad some of his philosophies on how to teach and coach the deadlift as well as what some CrossFit athletes could add in to help ensure longevity by avoiding injury all while helping to improve performance.

Jesse is an incredibly kind and knowledgable person who is eager to help and have open dialogues. Check him out, you wont be disappointed.

Jesse's IG: @jesseburdick

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This episode is sponsored by UCAN

UCAN is different. Its unique time-release profile allows for an extended energy supply that doesn't require a rescue mission and keeps your blood sugar stable - the key to better performance and health.

Power Monkey Podcast listeners can save 25% on UCAN by visiting ucan.co/powermonkey and using code PowerMonkey2022

Today we welcome Don Tran and Prime Hall onto the podcast. Don and Prime are former Marine Raiders from within the special operations community and underwater survival instructors. Together they have leveraged their years of training and learning and brought what they found to be an essential method of training that was missing from within the fitness community. They utilize their unique approach to stressful situations to help achieve their mission of promoting a positive shift in mental and physical health. One of the key techniques they employee is their F.R.E.E system: Focus, Relaxation, Economy of movement, and Efficient breathing. This coupled with their other methodologies have allowed them to see marked benefits in participant performance both in and out of sport, as well as benefits when it comes to other mental issues such as depression and anxiety. In fact they are days away from publishing their study on the subject that was performed with Arizona State University. We are excited to have them on the show, and are looking forward to visiting them in Southern California to experience all of this first hand.

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IG: @DEF_Nation

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This week we are fortunate enough to have Adrian "Boz" Bozman, Director of the CrossFit Games on the podcast. Boz is fresh off programming his first Games ever. If you are only familiar with Boz as the Games head judge, then you are about to learn that he is an incredibly articulate, intelligent, and kind human, who put a lot of intentional thought behind this years Games.

We discussed why certain movements were chosen for the 2022 Games, favorite moments for Boz, and lessons learned this year. It became apparent that Boz and Power Monkey have essentially identical philosophies on movement practice, this conversation turned toward how this philosophy impacted his decisions when programming the various events. There are even some nuggets in there about where the programming may go in the future, if you're willing to "read between the lines". We hope you enjoy this episode, we certainly did.

Boz's IG: @apbozman

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Check out the list of Power Monkey Course offerings currently scheduled for 2022 by going to:

https://www.powermonkeyfitness.com/collections/collection-event

Whether it's gymnastics, weightlifting, or kettlebell...we've got you covered.

Today we have reoccurring guest: Dr. Mike Molloy on the podcast to talk specifically about Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs). This is a topic that we have discussed before on the show, but not from the scientific and medical side, which is what Mike brings to the conversation. Mike also talks about tell tale signs that you can see when it comes to working with athletes that may or may not be taking various PEDs. Enjoy!

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Check out the list of Power Monkey Course offerings currently scheduled for 2022 by going to:

https://www.powermonkeyfitness.com/collections/collection-event

Whether it's gymnastics, weightlifting, or kettlebell...we've got you covered.