Matt is the Owner of The Strength Shop in Longwood, Florida He is a two-time All-American athlete, turned strength coach. Previously, Matt was the head strength & conditioning coach for the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, FL. He has been featured in Sports Illustrated and on ESPN for his talents on the gridiron and he has played football in America, Mexico, Finland, Germany and most recently in Poland for the Warsaw Eagles. Matt has written for several magazines including The Performance Menu, My Mad Methods Magazine, he is on the on the Underground Strength Coach expert panel, and much more. Matt's gym, The Strength Shop, was featured in The Performance Menu as a top performance gym to look out for along with other renowned coaches like, Eric Cressey, Mike Boyle, and Josh Henkin. Matt is a USA Weightlifting Coach, IKFF Certified Kettlebell Teacher, Underground Strength Coach, CrossFit certified coach, NSPA-CPT

We were joined by CF Affiliate Owners Group Mods, Coy Balusek and Gil Tal. Dominic Parker an active member and Stuart Brauer of WTF Gym Talk... This episode will interest micro gym owners and members of the CFAO group, as we discuss the purpose and direction of the group and some of the problems faced by micro gym owners... and more.

Burl Bryson, Lunchbox Alchemy chief executive officer and his team join us in a discussion of "CBD's" - Cannabidiol, (CBD) oil has become the hot new product in the fitness and health scene. The non-psychoactive marijuana extract is being credited with helping treat a host of medical problems -as well as being touted to aid in athletic and fitness training and recovery. Join us as we chat about all things CBD... Listen UP!

Steve just got back from the CF Games... Facebook ads, Massage guns and Masters, including Greg Glassman

AUGUST 31, 2017 - Jay Ashman is a Personal Trainer/Strength Coach at City Gym in Kansas City, MO. He is a former PT manager in NYC at Equinox and in Long Island at Big Al’s Fitness. He was also the former Director of Athletics at Gorilla Pit in Mentor, OH and the Head Strength Coach at BrewHouse Barbell in OKC.

August 31, 2017 - Syn Martinez started AfroBrutality back in 2008 with the mission to promote diversity in all sports. In 2017, Syn has a brand that has grown bigger than imagined and will continue to grow. AfroBrutality is a three part process. Awareness through the AfroBrutality Apparel line Community efforts through training programs in all sports. Branding of AfroBrutality using podcasts, videos and music.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 - Glenn Pendlay is a top US Olympic weightlifting coach who has produced national champions at every level of the sport, from the Junior Olympics through Masters and Senior Nationals—over 100 national championships in all. Listen in as Glenn talks about his start in Weightlifting in Moscow, some of his successes, and training methods... as well as some name dropping on future up and coming Weightlifters to watch out for!