Elite Coaching Cast

Does your coach go as hard as you do? Today we talk about the importance of your coach's mindset, training experience and continued education. Your coach needs to be constantly improving and learning. They should practice what they preach. They should continue elevating to a super-physiological level. Why growth should be an inherent obsession. Your coach shouldn't be treating this like a part-time gig. Why ELITE communication is a requirement in this industry.

Today's episode, by popular demand, is everything you need to know about Women's Bodybuilding Divisions. Justin breaks down each division - Bikini, Figure, Women's Physique and the new Wellness Division. Justin breaks down the look you need, from shoulders, core, glutes, hamstrings and quads. What look will get you to the top and what look will get points docked. We discuss posing, presentation and the importance of overall cohesiveness. Finally, inside you find out Justin's favorite division. Let's get into it.

We open up today's episode discussing a few current TM clients prepping for their first shows this year, and some observations across the industry during competition season. We talk about Justin's top tips on how to have an elite contest prep. How to trust your guidance, why it's important not to over analyze everything, DO NOT leave reps in the tank, not cheating on your plan, controlling your variables, why you can't be crazy and the value of giving your best form a professionalism standpoint.

We open today's episode chatting about Hyperdrive's soft open in Austin, TX while explaining how writing your own story can change your life. There are vast differences between reality, your self story and the story you tell others. Are you the victim of your story or the author? Why letting the past dictate the present is going to hinder the future. It's your job to take unfortunate situations and use them as fuel. No excuses. No blaming. Accept the message you've been telling yourself and move forward.

Today we're talking plateaus. We discuss how to identify and avoid plateaus in your training and recovery. We chat about how to find your minimum stimulating threshold point and how it affects your diet, potential to overtrain, your cardio and how to combat against your MST point. Then we move into the importance of getting uncomfortable every day, in your training and lifestyle to progress. Our goal is to exceed our plateaus and this episode gives you the strategies to shatter those plateaus.

Today's episode is all about tracking your nutrition. What's better? Meal plans or macros? Justin dives into how the metabolism works within the body. Why it's important to understand the basis of calories in vs. calories out. We throw shade to the Keto diet again, sorry not sorry. Then Justin breaks down how digestion works and how nutrients are delivered from beginning to end. We revisit the concept of eating like a dog. Yet another educational podcast so get out your notepads.

We open continuing to express the importance of voting in your local elections. We briefly talk about the unfortunate decision the city of New York made suspending Habeas Corpus. Is it the beginning of the end for Crossfit? All leading into our main topic of leadership and the characteristics of being a strong leader within your community, your relationship, your business and for yourself. How we can learn to be a leader and make true impactful change in this world. Let's get into it.

In today's episode we welcome a top tier #TEAMMIHALY client and activist in the #BlackLivesMatter movement, Jasmine Barber. We talk about her firsthand experience as an African American in America. Jasmine openly discusses her experience with racism. We talk about how redlining has impacted our education system. The tough conversations parents are having with their children about racism. How Jasmine channels her anger to truly get make impactful change. And so much more. 

In today's episode we continue the conversation about the #BlackLivesMatter movement. We discuss how we've continued to support and spread a message of love, and how to handle the backlash received from being courageous and speaking out. We stress the importance of keeping the conversation loud. How voting locally can have an incredible impact. Leading with love over hate. Why we need to stand up for what's right and lead with courage.

In light of the current social environment, this episode is all about the importance of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. We talk about how we are trying to do our part by recognizing our privilege, discussing the uncomfortable conversations and speaking out. This podcast is and always will be about personal growth and community. We need to stand up for what's right. Together.