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Successful health & fitness expert, entrepreneur, TV host, and author, Jeff Halevy, also has another title for himself in his mind: fraud. He talks us through how he used self-hate as motivation and is now coming to terms with that, his deeper consciousness, his parasympathetic nervous system and vagus nerve, and why he gave up on getting a 700lb deadlift. We get some early insights into his upcoming book along with the story of a fascinating journey of a man consciously laboring to live better and still working through it.

This week we talked to Kailey Maurer - a 6 time world champion gymnast turned viral hoverboard-ist. We talk hand balance, strength, and flexibility, and how being a world champion gave her the mental strength to go on the Ellen show and crush her performance (that she choreographed the day before). We also get into how she BROKE HER BACK and was back performing 4 months later.

After Greg Glassman's SNAFU, he sold CrossFit to a new CEO, Eric Roza. We have on-field CrossFit Games reporter, Niki Brazier, to help us sort out how impeccable Eric Roza's record really is. He's a businessman, 10-year CrossFit athlete and CrossFit affiliate owner. Plus, his Fran time is 2:40. Niki also gives us insights on what it's like reporting at the Games including the competitors size and drinking habits.

The Crossfit community is shook after Greg Glassman tweeted some comments that were that were at best stupid, and at worst crazy racist. Gym Affiliates are dropping their affiliation and the CrossFit trademark, superstars are withdrawing from the Crossfit Games... Is Crossfit cancelled? We sat down with John Wooley of Make Wods Great Again and tried to figure out the future of functional fitness. We also met his cat Bean.

CrossFit is having some serious drama in the news. Greg Glassman tweeted some things that have moved CrossFit affiliates to drop their affiliation and the CrossFit trademark. André Crews, owner of 150 Bay Fit gym, talks us through his take on the blow up, Dave Castro taking over and the PR nightmare that the CrossFit CEO started.

Ever wonder why you get tired after lunch? Or why you work out so well after a banana? Everything you eat and do affects your body's blood sugar levels, so if you knew them, you could figure out exactly what's making you feel a certain way. But more importantly, things that work for someone else won't necessarily work for you. In the past, you could only guesstimate the effects activities or meals had because your blood glucose could only be measured once or twice a day. UNTIL NOW. Levels is a health & wellness program that allows you to track your glucose levels all day, giving you actual data you can use to make informed decisions. Now you can figure out why you're tired or what kind of meals spike your blood sugar levels. Most importantly, you can figure out what works specifically for your body. With Levels' continuous glucose monitoring, we can figure out specific patterns to improve our metabolic health.

This episode we have Marcus Kowal a kick boxer, MMA fighter, and Krav Maga specialist. He was in the Swedish Special forces, he's broken a jiu jitsu world record, he's a Blackbelt with over 20 years in the fitness and martial arts industry, oh and he ran up the Grand Canyon. In 120 degree heat. In the dark. In 2016 Markus lost his 15 month old son, Liam, in a tragic drunk driving incident. Marcus then founded the Liam's Life, a nonprofit fighting to change the laws regarding drunk driving in the US.

Dwayne and Tenisha Douglas from Hunger4Fitness and their podcast, Weight Loss Under Oath, tell us how to lose weight while eating carbs, not counting macros and not spending hours in the gym. They are personal trainers focused on mindset, the 80/20 method, portion control and 3-4 workouts every week. They've transformed over 1000 clients and we grill them on how they have McDonald's Fridays and mimosa brunch Sundays every week. Dwayne calls himself "The Carb King" and we find out how!

9 time gold medalist, 19-time Guinness world record holder Josh Horton is a professional juggler, trick shot extraordinaire, and all-around pinball wizard. His hand-eye coordination is off the charts, as well as his ability to pick up a skill at the drop of a ball... except he doesn't drop. We talk about how he made juggling a career from training 4 hours a day to competing at the world championships to performing at NBA halftime shows to world record holder to social media sports influencer. Oh and he's also a COMBAT JUGGLER and friends with the Harlem Globetrotters. No big deal.

Running coach, Justin Horneker, joins us to talk all things running. He hosts his own podcast, "Running Through It", and gives us running tips on how to start running, how to run better, how to run faster, how to run longer. We also learn about running shoes, how to stop a cramp, how to stay motivated, how to prevent repetitive use injuries, cross training and recovery. In the lockdown some people's one option for fitness is running. Here's how to get going.