The Mindset Advantage

This week I am honored to chat with retired Marine Officer, Brian “Tosh” Chontosh. Brian has received several awards including the Navy Cross for his heroic actions during the 2003 Invasion of Irag. Tosh has been a high achieving leader for a large part of his life and is now pursuing the ultra endurance arena where he challenges his comfort zone and continually re-negotiates the question “Who Am...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I welcome back my friend, Michael Tremblay. Michael is a PhD graduate in Philosophy, an incredible writer, co-founder of Stoa Meditation (an app that combines mindfulness practice and Stoic theory), as well as a competitive BJJ Black Belt. Ever since being introduced to the Stoic philosophy in 2016 i’ve become very passionate about learning as much as I can and findi...

This week on The MiFit Podcast my Dad and I have the pleasure in sitting down with Brandon Voss. Brandon is the Black Swan’s president and thought leader and his mission is to teach clients how to identify the three main types of negotiators and develop a methodology for dealing with them in the most successful way possible. Brandon has been instrumental in adapting the FBI’s hostage negotiation t...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I bring back my friend @jameshobart. I was fortunate enough to cross paths with James back in 2014 and since then we’ve competed against each other on the competition floor, shared coaching ideas off of the floor, and crushed a couple of podcasts along the way.  As most people already know, James Hobart is a high level CrossFit competitor competing at the highest lev...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I chat with Jared Enderton. Jared is a CrossFit Games athlete, former full-time Weightlifter at the Olympics Training Center, and a USA Nationals Silver Medalist in the Clean and Jerk. Jared is currently the head Weightlifting Coach under Invictus and also hosts weekend seminars around the country. If you are interested in improving your weightlifting, Jared is the p...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I chat with Mental Sports Performance Coach, Brian Cain. Brian is one of the world’s leading mental performance coaches and has worked with perennial professional athletes in the UFC, MLB, NFL, NBA, NFL, PGA, and Olympians. He also regularly works with Fortune 500 executives and companied including John Paul Mitchell Systems, Whirpool, Fuddruckers and Burton Snowboar...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I chat with NBA performance coach Mike G. Mike is one of the most sought after coaches in the industry and has worked with guys like Jrue Holiday, Anthony Davis, Dwight Howard, and several more. Mike is a very passionate individual who loves what he does and takes an athlete-centric approach and values quality over quantity. If you are a Coach, Trainer, or a fan of s...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I chat with founder and owner of Training Think Tank, Max El-Hag. Max’s client roster includes top CrossFit competitors, business executives, sport athletes, and general fitness enthusiasts. He also currently coaches two perennial CrossFit Games athletes Travis Mayer and Noah Ohlsen. Max’s passion for sports, commitment to excellence and endless curiosity about all t...

In this throwback episode of The MiFit Podcast I chat with mobility king, Dr. Kelly Starrett. Kelly is a man of many hats including coach, speaker, author, physical therapist, gym owner, and CEO of The Ready State. Kelly is an icon in the sport of CrossFit and his mission is to give people the knowledge to relieve pain, prevent injury, and improve physical performance. Starrett has worked with ath...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I chat with Dr. Jim Loehr. Dr. Jim Loehr is a world-renowned performance psychologist and author of 17 books, including his most recent, Leading with Character, which also comes with The Personal Credo Journal: A Companion to Leading with Character. He also co-authored the national bestseller The Power of Full Engagement. From his more than 30 years of experience and...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I chat with former FBI top hostage negotiator, Chris Voss. Chris is one of the preeminent practitioners and professors of negotiation skills in the world. He is the founder and principal of The Black Swan Group, a consulting firm that provides training and advises Fortune 500 companies through complex negotiations. Chris currently teaches at the University of Souther...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I chat with Molly Galbraith. Molly is the cofounder of Girls Gone Strong, the world’s largest platform providing evidence-based, interdisciplinary health, fitness, nutrition, and pregnancy education for women and the health and fitness professionals who work with them-including industry-leading certification programs and personal coaching for women. The Strong Women...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I bring back Training Think Tank Coach, Brannen Dorman. Brannen is an incredibly intelligent and talented coach who works remotely with CrossFitters, Military Personnel, Triathletes, Weightlifters, and Field Sport Athletes. Brannen also programs the Masters path on the DSGN training program and has found a lot of success in doing so. Brannen is somebody who I look up...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I chat with Dr. Sean Pastuch, founder os Active Life Rx and Active Life Professional. Dr. Sean has been working to bridge the gap between fitness and healthcare since 2005. Over the past 15 years Dr. Sean has helped Olympic medalists, professional athletes, CrossFit Games champions, and thousands of every day people to get out of pain and perform at their best withou...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I chat with highly sought-after mental skills coach, Jim Afremow. Jim is the author of best selling books The Champion’s Mind: How Great Athletes Think, Train, and Thrive and also The Champion’s Comeback: How Great Athletes Recover, Reflect, and Reignite. For over 20 years, Dr. Afremow has assisted numerous high school, collegiate, recreational, and  professional ath...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I chat with world’s leading breathing experts, Patrick McKeown. Patrick is an International best-selling author of The Oxygen Advantage and creator and master instructor of the Oxygen Advantage®technique. Over the past two decades, Patrick has trained thousands of people around the world to safely challenge their bodies and produce positive changes through breathing...

This week on the MiFit Podcast we throw back to Episode 82 when I was joined by Julie Foucher. Julie was a 4x CrossFit Games competitor and never finished outside of the top 5. She also spent time on the seminar staff traveling all around the world teaching movement and the methodology of CrossFit. Since competing, Julie has worked her way towards being a family physician as well as build her bran...

This week on The MiFit Podcast i’m accompanied by Nutrition Coach and CrossFit Athlete, Frank Mastroianni. Frank is the owner of Active Works Nutrition where he works one-on-one with clients who are pursuing performance, body composition, and/or lifestyle goals. Frank’s has a passion for nutrition and helping people reach their nutrition goals and you can tell from a far distance that he truly lov...

Mark Divine is a retired Navy SEAL commander and New York Times best-selling author. He is also the founder of SEALFIT, an integrated functional fitness and mental toughness training program, and Unbeatable Mind, an intensive online training program for gaining mental clarity, increased focus, physical fitness, and increased awareness. Mark has a wide array of life experiences that have molded him...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I interview Michael Crawley. Michael is an anthropologist, author, and elite runner clocking in at a 2:20 marathon. In 2019, Michael was awarded a PhD in anthropology by the University of Edinburgh, following ESRC funded research, living and training alongside runners in Ethiopia. For 15 months, Michael immersed himself within the Ethiopian culture in hopes to find o...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I chat with Brett Ledbetter. Brett is a Performance Consultant, Author, and Speaker. He works with some of the best coaches and teams in professional and college sports. He is the Co-founder of What Drives Winning which is a company that puts on conferences, keynotes, and seminars all over the United States. Brett has also done two Ted Talks and has recently released...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I connected with Noah Ohlsen, seven times CrossFit Games veteran. Noah is one of the best CrossFit athletes of all-time and has displayed several years of consistency. But he’s still hungry for one more thing and that is to stand on top of the podium at the CrossFit Games. Noah has a lot of admirable qualities, but what I admire most about him is his authenticity, tr...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I am accompanied by Greg Everett. Greg is the owner of Catalyst Athletics, coach of the USA Weightlifting National champion team, and author to Olympic Weightlifting: A complete guide for Athletes and Coaches and also Tough: Building True Mental, Physical, & Emotional Toughness For Success & Fulfillment. Greg has coached over 30 national level lifters includi...

This week on the MiFit Podcast I interview former NBA basketball player and Hall of Fame Motivational Speaker, Walter Bond. Walter has an incredibly powerful story that started when he was a top basketball recruit coming out of high school, getting a full ride scholarship at the University of Minnesota, then becoming the first ever free agent un-drafted rookie to start in the NBA, and is now one o...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I chat with Dr. Jonathan Fader. Dr. Fader is a licensed clinical and performance psychologist. He is best known for working with professional athletes in the MLB and NFL, including the New York Mets and New York Giants. Dr. Fader regularly works with athletes, performers, entrepreneurs, businesses, schools, physicians, and with first responder group such as The New Y...