Had a great conversation with Jesse Botelho regarding kick boxing, Muay Thai, completing x3 Iron Man events, training, & recovery.

Jesse has a fight coming up October 23rd in Melrose MA under The No Boundary Fight XII event this Saturday (6:30-11:30pm).

Jesse fights for Pride Martial Arts in South Kingston Rhode Island. @pridemartialartsri https://www.instagram.com/pridemartialartsri/

You can connect to Jesse via IG at @jkolove123 https://www.instagram.com/jkolove123/

Great Conversation with Jeff. Jeff is a coach & Co-owner over at CrossFit Windrose. His girlfriend Ann is a Nutritionist currently working with precision nutrition. Together they walk & walk in eating clean and have a great knowledge base on how food choices can affect health & performance (and their dog food! Shoutout Dora).

Jeff has coached CF athletes in both smaller local comps & bigger regional comps. He also regularly competes in team & individual CF events.

Book Recs:

- Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

- Shoe Dog by Phil Knight

Check him out on

https://www.instagram.com/ja1788/

https://crossfitwindrose.com

Taylor is a ISSA certified personal trainer who just moved to St. Petersburg, Florida.  She is a Rhode Island/ Massachusetts local who previously worked out of BullFrogFit (Portsmouth RI).  Taylor has a great story of how she stated with personal training, following your passion, and how to distinguish motivation versus discipline.  Hope you enjoy.

"Know your Limitations and Defy Them" 

If you are looking for a trainer, shoot her a message and give her a follow on https://www.instagram.com/tayscarpaci/ 

Always a great time hanging out with Alex & Randy.

In this podcast we discuss each of their journeys in fitness.  Topics ranging from CrossFit, to powerlifting and Olympic lifting. Both of these guys have a great sense of humor and we spent a lot of time laughing. #GOTTEM

https://www.instagram.com/alexdquinn/

https://www.instagram.com/rand0h1/

Had great conversation with Rupert, the owner of Joro Protein. Rupert is originally from the land of tea in the UK and now living in Warren RI.  Rupert perviously trained out of CFP, and now trains out of Prowess Fitness. 

Rupert has created Joro, a fantastic plant based protein product with the help of a local food scientist. They carefully chose ingredients and made sure to avoid any artificial junk.  All ingredients are non GMO, gluten free and allergy free.  No added sugars. And it's currently being produced in Warren RI.

https://www.joroprotein.com/

https://www.instagram.com/joroprotein/

https://www.instagram.com/rupertw/

We had such a great time chatting with Tim the first time, we figured we would bring him back for round 2.

In this episode we discuss training mindset, finding balance, should you do challenges like #75hard, CrossFit, Ju Jitsu, journaling, ice bath and of course Miller Lite. Cheers, hope you enjoy.

@timferraro1

Great conversation with Zach "the king of consistency". Zach is a Aquidneck Island local with a background in competitive wrestling and is a current competitor in natural bodybuilding. Zach is a fantastic personal trainer at BullFrogFiT in Portsmouth RI. Give him a follow at @zachariahoconnor1

Alison is a Rhode Island local who has an incredible story about being diagnosed, fighting and overcoming breast cancer.  

Alison is a life long athlete starting with youth sports, into collegiate rowing, roller hockey and has a history in sports management.

Alison describes her experience with getting back into fitness and health after breast cancer. She explains how working with her trainer Mindy (@mk_bullfrogfit) has been so helpful for her.

Alison's message to us is simple- advocate for yourself. Feel them on the first! Get screened. If something feels off- say something.

Check her out at @alibolt18

Great conversation with Mindy Kay. She has an incredible story with her fitness journey and her weight loss of 100 lbs.  She is currently a personal trainer at BullFrogFit where she helps spread her knowledge, expertise and passion to her clients.  Mindy is currently in the process of writing a book, and plans to compete again next year.  Hope you enjoy!

@mk_bullfrogfit

Great conversations with Ash regarding coffee, fitness, and his new pursuit of acting and modeling. Ash is a local of Aquidneck Island and he has an interesting history growing up in Lebanon. He has some impressive natural strength, which he has continued to refine in the gym with a combination of training via BullfrogFit, nutrition services via APEX Nutrition and recovery services via Strength & Sport PT. He recently became Certified by JC Modeling and Acting of CT and is pursing different jobs with the help of his coach & management team Weatherby Services. Hope you enjoy!  

@ash.chamseddine