Two-Brain Radio: Training WWE Superstars With Josh Gallegos

Josh Gallegos has been involved in CrossFit for 10 years. You are probably most familiar with him as one of the floor announcers you hear at competitions like the CrossFit Games.  But Josh is also the coach for some of the biggest names in the WWE. He does programming for the likes of Seth Rollins, Becky Lynch, Cesaro and Bayley just to name a few. Josh talks about how he first got involved with training WWE Superstars, his passion for coaching and how he’s using his Deadboys Fitness program to spread the message of fitness.

Links:

https://www.deadboysfitness.com
https://www.amazon.com/Founder-Farmer-Tinker-Thief-Entrepreneurs/dp/1544501498

Contact:

Instagram: @joshyg27

Timeline:

2:00 – From CrossFit hater to “Captain CrossFit.”

5:13 – How getting laid off from his dream job led to working at Regionals.

9:04 – Catfishing Seth Rollins.

11:33 – Programming for WWE stars.

13:39 – The evolution of wrestling training and how CrossFit gives wrestlers an edge.

17:34 – Getting to know WWE superstars outside of the ring.

20:04 – Lessons from coaching world-class wrestlers.

21:12 – The birth of Deadboys Fitness and unrequited smack talk.

22:58 – Deadboys Fitness: a program to get wrestling fans off the couch.

26:44 – Deadboys “seminars”: a different kind of meet and greet.

29:59 – Appreciating the journey.

31:39 – When a layoff is a blessing in disguise.