The Ready State Podcast

Stefi Cohen is a 25-time world record holding powerlifter and the strongest woman pound for pound in the world. She has dedicated her life to pushing the boundaries of what is physically possible. In addition to her passion for sports, Stefi is also a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Exercise Physiologist, using her knowledge and experience to educate the public about health and fitness by sharing evidence-based information using a no-BS approach. As an author, podcast host, YouTuber, and influencer, she uses her platform to encourage others to focus on building themselves from within. Stefi is also an advocate for women's rights and strives to inspire younger generations to make a positive impact on those around them through their skills and talents.We get into Stefi’s background coming to the US, finding strength sports, going to PT school while launching a business and competing professionally, and everything that’s transpired since - which includes dominating in multiple professional sports.•This episode of The Ready State Podcast is brought to you by Sleepme. All sleep is not the same. You really need deep sleep for recovery and if you are hot at night, you don’t get as much restorative deep sleep. Sleepme’s thermoregulation products have revolutionized our sleep. If you want to get more deep sleep, head over to sleep.me/trs to learn more and save on the purchase of any new Cube or Dock Pro Sleep System. Take advantage of our exclusive discount and wake up feeling refreshed, everyday!•This episode of The Ready State Podcast is brought to you by LMNT, a tasty electrolyte drink mix with everything you need and nothing you don’t. That means lots of salt -- with no sugar. If you are eating a great whole food diet (think Paleo, Keto, etc) and working out like crazy, you probably aren’t getting enough salt. LMNT is a simple way to add some salt back into your diet. Right now, order through our link and you receive a free sample pack with all of LMNT’s flavors. Go to DrinkLMNT.com/TRS and check it out!

Jim Smith or Smitty is the owner of Diesel Strength & Conditioning. He has dedicated his life to helping others fall in love with fitness. Developing the Ageless Athlete protocol, Smitty has created the solution for all lifters and athletes who want to train pain free and reach their goals - in and out of the gym. Smitty also co-created the best hands-on practical certification called the CPPS certification, along with Joe DeFranco, that has changed the lives of PTs, coaches, trainers, and lifters all over the world. Smith is a highly respected and world-renowned author, strength & conditioning coach, and lecturer, who has been in the fitness industry for over 20 years.Smitty is everyone's favorite strength and conditioning coach and we get into his background, S&C lineage, and his insatiable thirst for knowledge.

Jason McCarthy is the founder and CEO of GORUCK. While serving in Special Forces, GORUCK was born and the goal was simple: build a rucksack with life or death quality standards that would thrive from Baghdad to NYC. Jason is also the co-founder and CEO of Sandlot, an organization that empowers everyone into fitness with the tools they need to workout with real people in the real world.We get into Jason’s background and the origin story of GORUCK, the extensive benefits of rucking, and building community through fitness.•This episode of The Ready State Podcast is brought to you by Sleepme. Kelly and Juliet love a weighted blanket but most weighted blankets make you way too hot. They believe that Sleepme has created the greatest weighted blanket of all time. You get all the benefits of sleeping under something heavy, but none of the night sweats. If you want a weighted blanket with thermoregulation, head over to sleep.me/trs to learn more and save on the purchase of any new Cube or Dock Pro Sleep System. Take advantage of our exclusive discount and wake up feeling refreshed, everyday!•This episode of The Ready State Podcast is brought to you by LMNT, a tasty electrolyte drink mix with everything you need and nothing you don’t. That means lots of salt -- with no sugar. LMNT is formulated to help anyone with their electrolyte needs and is perfectly suited to folks following a keto, low-carb, or paleo diet. As you may have heard, the TRS office and studio is cold, like really cold. One thing that has made a huge difference is sipping on hot LMNT. Replacing electrolytes and staying toasty - Yes, please! And right now, order through our link and you receive a free sample pack with all of LMNT’s flavors. Go to DrinkLMNT.com/TRS and check it out!

Joe De Sena, founder of Spartan and a bestselling author, dives into resilience and the art of suffering. He shares tales from his rigorous events like the Death Race and discusses how embracing chaos fosters personal growth. Joe reflects on parenting challenges, balancing support with independence, and how youth sports teach valuable life lessons. He emphasizes the transformative power of community found in Spartan races and the importance of shared challenges that bring people together, igniting a passion for fitness.

Marcus Filly is the founder of Functional Bodybuilding. After leaving medical school, Marcus turned instead to health and fitness to help people more directly with training and nutrition in their day to day lives. Drawing on an extensive training background in soccer and his competitive CrossFit career, Marcus owned an affiliate for years before changing methodologies to help athletes better succeed through individual coaching. After the 2016 CrossFit Games, Marcus was burned out and broken, and about to become a first time father. Functional Bodybuilding was born out of a need to train more for longevity and sustainability – while still looking good and moving well.We get into how and why Marcus left medical school, went pro, and then synthesized all his experience and knowledge into his own methodology, Functional Bodybuilding.•This episode of The Ready State Podcast is brought to you by Sleepme. Do you like waking up without an alarm? During the winter, Juliet and Kelly are obsessed with the Dock Pro’s Warm Wake-Up feature. You can use the app to set a time for your bed to warm right up which is way more delightful than a loud buzzing alarm. If you want to be stirred from your torpor by a cozy warm bed, head over to sleep.me/trs to learn more and save on the purchase of any new Cube, OOLER or Dock Pro Sleep System. Take advantage of our exclusive discount and wake up refreshed, everyday!•This episode of The Ready State Podcast is brought to you by Built to Move, or newest book out April 4, 2023. Built to Move is the antidote to modern living: 10 simple actions for restoring the body’s capacity for free and easy movement by defending it against technology creep, desk jobs, food confusion, rising stress levels, sleep disruption, and the inevitable process of aging. These ten essentials build durability, vanquish muscle and joint restriction, and improve overall health. They’re basic body maintenance for everyone, from Olympic-caliber athletes to people who haven’t exercised a day in their lives. For more information and to order, check out builttomove.com.

Dave is a multiple-time USA Gymnastics National Champion and was part of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Team. Dave has coached gymnastics teams to multiple National Championships, was a lead coach for the CrossFit Gymnastics L1 Course where he developed the CrossFit Gymnastics Advanced Course. Dave is the co-founder of Power Monkey Fitness where he travels the world delivering world class knowledge and coaching to those looking to improve their movement quality and longevity by ensuring they have the proper foundation in place to always strive towards their highest capability.We get into everything from youth development, the state of gymnastics in America, to why everyone - including middle aged big guys like Kelly - should care about gymnastics skills.•This episode of The Ready State Podcast is brought to you by Sleepme. It might be true that in your 20s you could sleep on the floor of a rock-n-roll squat and be 100% the next day. But as you mature, that is definitely no longer the case. Sleep masks, black-out shades, and earplugs are the new normal, but if you want to really dial in your sleep, you have to control your temperature. Sleepme has you covered with an entire line of thermoregulation options. So head over to sleep.me/trs to learn more and save on the purchase of any new Cube, OOLER or Dock Pro Sleep System. Take advantage of our exclusive discount and wake up refreshed, everyday!•This episode of The Ready State Podcast is brought to you by Built to Move, or newest book out April 4, 2023. Built to Move is the antidote to modern living: 10 simple actions for restoring the body’s capacity for free and easy movement by defending it against technology creep, desk jobs, food confusion, rising stress levels, sleep disruption, and the inevitable process of aging. These ten essentials build durability, vanquish muscle and joint restriction, and improve overall health. They’re basic body maintenance for everyone, from Olympic-caliber athletes to people who haven’t exercised a day in their lives. For more information and to order, check out builttomove.com.

Travis Mash has been strength training for over 21 years and has been working with athletes on their strength, speed, and athletic performance for over 15 years. Travis has worked with athletes and non-athletes of all levels from NFL and Olympic hopefuls, to 7-year-olds just starting out, to a 70-year-old senior seeking increased mobility. Travis is a current world champion in powerlifting and has held the all-time pound-for-pound world record.We talk to Travis about his career path, the importance of athlete monitoring, youth development, and his love of the flywheel.•This episode of The Ready State Podcast is brought to you by Sleepme. Did you know you can turn the temperature up on your Doc Pro to actually heat up your bed in the winter? Juliet changes her whole routine during the cold months so that she can hop into a super toasty bed in the evening. She then programs it to adjust back down to her sleeping temperature during the night and a warm wake in the morning. If you want to crack the code on your sleep routine this winter, head over to sleep.me/trs to learn more and save on the purchase of any new Cube, OOLER or Dock Pro Sleep System. Take advantage of our exclusive discount and wake up warm and refreshed, everyday!

Shane Farmer is the founder of Dark Horse Rowing. He's a rower, a 4X CrossFit Games athlete, former gym owner, Concept2 Master Instructor and has made his career de-mystifying rowing for non-rowers. He's married with two kids and has 13 chickens and an orchard. He loves soil regeneration, permaculture, and testing himself regularly at new and interesting forms of fitness.We go way back and hear how Shane first started rowing, almost by accident, and then was exposed to CrossFit as his rowing team’s exclusive strength and conditioning program. Fast forward to post-college life and Shane has turned his passion for rowing into a business instilling a love of indoor rowing in non-rowers and rowers alike.•This episode of The Ready State Podcast is brought to you by Sleepme. Are you ready to wake up every morning and not feel tired? We track lots of things on the daily, but our sleep is what we really nerd out on with our Oura rings. And tracking it has proven to us that changing the temperature of your sleep changes everything about your sleep metrics. If you want more deep sleep, more REM sleep, better HRV and RHR scores, try thermoregulation with one of Sleepme’s life changing products. And if you don't track your sleep metrics, you'll be able to tell the difference by how you FEEL each morning. Head over to sleep.me/trs to learn more and save on the purchase of any new Cube, OOLER or Dock Pro Sleep System. Take advantage of our exclusive discount and you too can wake up refreshed, everyday!

Lynsey Dyer is a professional athlete, illustrator, self healing and wildlife advocate. As an athlete, Dyer won the FREESKI overall extreme skiing tour (7 straight wins), was the first female on the cover of FREESKIER Magazine (mid air off a record sized 70ft cliff), and named Skier of the Year multiple times by Powder Magazine. Lynsey hosts the popular outdoor podcast ShowingUP with Lynsey Dyer. She is a trained Breathwork and flow-state facilitator offering movement, mentorship and breathwork to those who inquire. She also offers ski fitness and pregnancy workshops to elevate people to their highest potential. At 21 Dyer co-founded ‪SheJumps.org‬, to increase participation of women in the outdoors, and designed the iconic Girafficorn (the charity’s main fundraising and branding icon) to welcome more playfulness in the outdoors. She produced and directed the groundbreaking film, Pretty Faces, the first all female action sports film for women and girls.•This episode of The Ready State Podcast is brought to you by Sleepme. When you live in a midcentury modern Eichler home, it might be beyond beautiful, but it is also beyond freezing in the winter. Kelly’s new favorite feature of the Dock Pro is setting the warm wake-up so his bed heats up to downright toasty each morning. And you know what that means? Waking up without an alarm, which is delightful. Head over to sleep.me/trs to learn more and save on the purchase of any new Cube, OOLER or Dock Pro Sleep System. Take advantage of our exclusive discount and you too can wake up like Kelly, refreshed, everyday!

Lieutenant General Ferriter, U.S. Army (Retired), is the founding President and CEO of the National Veterans Memorial and Museum (NVMM). Not simply a museum, NVMM seeks to honor and positively impact the lives of Veterans by sharing the Veteran experience as well as through outreach programs directly supporting Veterans and their families.Before heading to Columbus, Ohio, Lt. Gen. Ferriter successfully supported Veterans and their families, underserved groups, students, and business leaders with his consulting firm, the Ferriter Group LLC. He has dedicated his civilian career to helping organizations and associations, and remains committed and passionate about serving Veterans, military families, and families of the Fallen.Lt. Gen. Ferriter served 35 years in the US Army commanding Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and International Forces at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels all around the world and has received numerous honors and distinctions for his service.As an added bonus, we are also joined by Jennifer Ballou, Master Sgt., U.S. Army (Retired), who is the Deputy Chief of Staff of the NVMM supporting the entire staff and all programs, and is currently building up the museum's Resilience and Wellness program.