Had a great time chatting it up with Serge & Brett, the respective owner's of Mayo Quanchi Judo & Wrestling, and Elevate Judo & Jiujitsu.  We brought Brett back for episode #3, and welcomed Serge for his first episode. 

Serge's short bio: Serge Bouyssou, Sr., national Judo champion, Owner of Mayo Quanchi Judo & wrestling. Serge has produced world class competitors, national champions, international champions in Judo, as well as and state champions & high levels in wrestling.

We talk judo, jiu-jitsu, wrestling, training, competing, coaching, winning/ losing, and the lessons learned. We also touch upon Serge's large family, and as well as the story behind his adoption & raising of over 50 children. 

We had great conversation. And I hope you enjoy!

Bringing Tim back to discuss his training and experience at the frogman swim

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Round 1 was a blast, so we had to bring it back for round 2. 

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Bio: Sensei Brett started martial arts at the age of 17, and has obtained Black Belts in Judo, Karate, and his Brown Belt in Jiujitsu. His knowledge of martial arts has provided him with many different learning aspects of techniques and teaching styles. He now focuses on coaching both youth and adult students. Brett holds a National Coach Certification from USA Judo, and has a Master’s Degree in Global Management from Saybrook University.

Check out Elevate: (multiple rhode island locations: https://elevatedojo.com/)

Follow Brett: @judo.brett https://www.instagram.com/judo.brett/

Follow Elevate: @elevatedojo https://www.instagram.com/elevatedojo/

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Had a great time chatting with Chrisanto.  We talk about his journey into weightlifting, baseball, national & international competitions, Minnesota, Rhode Island & USADA.  Hope you enjoy! 

Give him a follow at: @santolifts https://www.instagram.com/santolifts/ 

Second account: @_chrisanto https://www.instagram.com/_chrisanto/

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Always a great conversation with Brett. We talk benefits of martial arts, running with the bulls, and of course... judo & jiu jitsu. Hope you enjoy!

 Bio: Sensei Brett started martial arts at the age of 17, and has obtained Black Belts in Judo, Karate, and his Brown Belt in Jiujitsu. His knowledge of martial arts has provided him with many different learning aspects of techniques and teaching styles. He now focuses on coaching both youth and adult students. Brett holds a National Coach Certification from USA Judo, and has a Master’s Degree in Global Management from Saybrook University.

Check out Elevate: (multiple rhode island locations: https://elevatedojo.com/)

Follow Brett: @judo.brett https://www.instagram.com/judo.brett/ 

Follow Elevate: @elevatedojo https://www.instagram.com/elevatedojo/

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Always a great time with Coach Dave over at Providence Barbell club. In this podcast we talk disc golf, music and of course, we take a a deep dive into the sport of Olympic Weightlifting, training and recovery.  Dave is a coach & weightlifter at PBC, BA & MA English, teacher, with a USAW L2 cert.

Bio:

David Ethier grew up a multisport athlete, eventually settling into wrestling for his collegiate career. He later coached at the high school level while earning his postgrad degree. He began weightlifting in 2010 under coach Sauro Gardenal at the Bethnal Green Weightlifting Club in London, England. After three years, David moved to Providence, RI, and began coaching as well as competing. He has been the head coach of the Providence Barbell Club since 2016. He is a transplant from Tennessee and has been in love with The Ocean State since his first day here.

Recent National level comps

Records

Give Dave a follow:  @scootereater https://www.instagram.com/scootereater/ 

Give PBC a follow: @providencebarbellclub https://www.instagram.com/providencebarbellclub/ 

We are proud to release episode #41 with Ryan Tanguay, the person behind the Amoskeag Classic “New England’s Premier Two-Day Individual CrossFit Competition”. We had a really cool conversation about his story, the “Why” behind the competition, and a sneak preview of the event. Hope you enjoy!

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The comp will be on August 13th & 14th

3 Individual divisions (RX, Intermediate & Scaled)

14 athletes per division

84 total competitors

Check out:

Check out the competition on FB: https://m.facebook.com/events/202789305205322/

Check out the competition on Competition Corner: https://competitioncorner.net/events/7044/details

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Follow Ryan Tanguay: @ryan_tanguay https://www.instagram.com/ryan_tanguay/?hl=en

Hosts:

- Coach Jeff @coach_ja1788 of @odyssey_athlete 

- Dr. Matt @mattsweeney.dpt of @strengthandsport

We are proud to release episode #40 with Tina Hong, an executive health coach working locally in Rhode Island & abroad. Tina specializes in helping mid-lifers their bodies & minds to achieve goals they never thought possible. Tina is an avid golfer, and finds many parallels in the sport, life & her work with clients. Hope you enjoy!

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Follow Tina on Instagram: @goodnessmlife https://www.instagram.com/goodnessmlife/?hl=en 

We are proud to release episode #38 with Sydney Collins: weightlifter, engineer & hockey coach.

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We had a great time with Sydney Collins. In the podcast we talk hockey, weightlifting, marathon training, nutrition, work-life balance, mindset and recovery. All while sipping only the best coffee from @newharvestcoffee. Hope you enjoy!

Bio:

Olympic Weightlifting

Hockey

Endurance Events

CrossFit

Follow Sydney at @sydneycollins12 https://www.instagram.com/sydneycollins12/?hl=en

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We are proud to release episode #37 with Scott Leech, the head strength and conditioning coach at URI. 

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We had a great time hanging out with Scott over at URI's Strength & Conditioning Facility. When we arrived we got a tour of their awesome facility, and we were also able to witness some of the URI teams hitting their training & workouts.  In the podcast we dove deep into the details of programming, differences in the sports teams, exercise prescription and methodologies of training.  I was even able to get a lift in at Makal after the pod. Thank you Scott!

Bio:

Follow URI Strength & Conditioning @rhodystrength https://www.instagram.com/rhodystrength/

Follow Scott: @sleech72 @https://www.instagram.com/sleech72/

Train like a Ram this summer: Check out their strength camp: https://risportsperformance.com/