In a recent Instagram post, Michele Letendre admits to falling into the sport of CrossFit a bit randomly nearly 10 years ago. It’s safe to say she found her calling.
The CrossFit athlete turned founder of Deka Comp joins this week’s Brute Podcast to talk about the shift from athlete to coach as she trains some of the top athletes in the sport, including Patrick Vellner.
Listen as she shares her insight on what it means to be a leader versus a mentor and how success is ultimately born from failure.
Topics:
05:10 – Intro to competitive sports
12:45 – Leader vs. mentor
30:44 – Fear in competition
37:50 – Athlete to coach
53:15 – Success through failure
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Books:
Atomic Habits – James Clear
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This week’s Brute Podcast is wild—and it has everything to do with guest Hunter McIntyre.
Hunter is back on the Brute Podcast in advance of this year’s 2019 CrossFit Games to express his excitement—and gratitude—for making it into this year’s Games with the wild card draw.
(Rumor has it that if he doesn’t place in the top 15, he’ll be rocking a new belly button piercing by the end of the year.)
Listen to hear more about how he went from rehab to OCR Champ, other crazy stories and to learn how Hunter is preparing for one of the most grueling challenges in sport.
Topics:
09:28 – Going to the CrossFit Games
27:40 – Looking for a new challenge
23:50 – Open vs. Regionals vs. Games
38:50 – Competing for the podium
47:51 – Yearly ritual
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A two-time best-selling author, purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and former California State Powerlifting Champion all walk into a room. The plot twist? They’re all the same person, and that person is Robb Wolf.
Robb Wolf has spent his career sharing his knowledge in nutrition and strength and conditioning with NASA, the Naval Special Warfare Command and now the Brute Podcast.
In this week’s episode, he’s sharing the experience behind why he recommends low-carb diets, how to optimize nutrition for performance and how to effectively lean out.
Topics:
06:55 – PaleoFX
15:30 – Low-carb dieting
22:10 – Optimizing nutrition for performance
37:15 – Quality vs. quantity for getting lean
49:40 – Advice for dieters
59:15 – Principles of Jiu-Jitsu
1:14:00 – Health and sustainability
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Books:
Wired To Eat – Robb Wolf
The Paleo Solution - Robb Wolf
Homo Deus – Yuval Harari
The Obstacle Is the Way – Ryan Holiday
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First, CJ Martin passed the bar to become a lawyer. Then he went on to raise the bar in what it means to be an elite CrossFit coach.
The former attorney now owns the infamous CrossFit Invictus, home gym to a number of elite CrossFit athletes, and this week he’s joining the Brute Strength podcast to discuss mentorship, leadership and entrepreneurship.
In this episode, CJ takes it back to the beginning, discussing how he traded in the security of a career in law to jump into the unknown, open a gym and nearly lose it before becoming a coaching legacy in the sport.
Enjoy the show!
Topics:
06:51 - Asia CrossFit Championships
09:40 - Coaching teams and preparing for The Games
14:05 - Changes in The Games season
29:55 - Life before coaching
41:10 - Highs and lows
57:25 - Coach/athlete relationships
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