The DSC Podcast

Coach Snowy sits down with Coach Kaitlyn, Coach Jake and Beth to talk through their weekend at HYROX Boston. Beth raced women’s doubles with Ashley, a former DSC nutrition coach, and they finished with no penalties despite a sled rope that kept drifting into the next lane. Kaity raced mixed doubles with Justin, her best friend since they were kids, which meant she pushed and pulled the men’s weigh...

Walking into a gym for the first time can feel terrifying, especially in midlife, when you're balancing work, family, and everyone's needs before your own. In this episode, Karen and Colleen sit down with Coach Snowy to share how they found DSC, how they got past the fear of walking through the doors, and how they've stayed consistent through one of the busiest seasons of life. If you've been tell...

Coach Snowy pitched an idea to the coaches one afternoon. What if we did a podcast where we list out a bunch of hot takes and then all weigh in on them? Then she asked what they hear out on the floor all the time, the things people say around here with total confidence. Everybody had one, then everybody had three, and every single one came from a real conversation somebody had on the DSC floor. Th...

John Olson has spent almost 20 years helping people change their lives through fitness. He's the co-founder of Individual Fitness, co-owner of two locations, and by every outward measure, the picture of health. What most people don't know is where he started. John was the "fat kid" in school. As a young adult, he was overweight, an alcoholic, and a smoker. He didn't grow up an athlete. He didn't w...

This week, Jake and I pull up chairs to answer the questions you sent in on Facebook and Instagram. An honest look at how we do what we do and why we do it. We get into: How athletes actually learn — and how our coaches meet each member where they are What "coaching up" really means at DSC, and why our standards for our coaches are the highest in the industry How we keep every athlete safe, every...

You asked, we answered. In this episode, Daria sits down with Coach Renee — GM of our DSC Osprey location — to tackle the questions you sent us during our Instagram AMA and on the DSC Family page. Renee and I are bringing you giving honest, science-backed answers to the things you've actually been wondering about from the fitness myths that won't die to the questions you were maybe a little embarr...

What happens when two coaches accidentally sign up for the HYROX Pro Division? Apparently you figure it out together and hope for the best. In this episode Coach Daria and Coach Carla sit down to talk through their HYROX strategy, the honest challenges they are facing in training, and what it feels like to realize you clicked the wrong box and now you have to show up. Spoiler: they are both going...

Coach Kaitlyn signed up for HYROX because her best friend since high school asked her to, and now they are competing together as HYROX mixed doubles partners. In this episode Kaitlyn gets honest about what it feels like to train for something completely outside your comfort zone, the nerves, the excitement, and the part she is most worried about. Spoiler: it is the running. She has never been a ru...

If you have ever skipped cardio day every single day of your life, this episode is for you. Coach Colby has always been a strength guy. Heavy lifting, big numbers, zero apologies, and absolutely zero cardio. Then HYROX came along and changed everything. In this episode Colby gets honest about what it has actually felt like to build cardio and endurance from scratch, the humbling moments, the hard...

Coach Jake talks about how his HYROX training will be different this year because of his new responsibilities as a new Dad! About Coach Jake Jake is the General Manager of DSC in Nashua, NH, where he has spent years helping everyday people build strength, move better, and show up for themselves. He holds both an undergraduate and master's degree in exercise science, his CFSC levels I and II, and a...

If you have ever looked at something physically challenging and thought, "that's not for someone like me," this episode is for you. DSC owner and Strength and Conditioning Coach Daria, opens up about the moment she decided to sign up for HYROX, what training has looked like with a hip labrum repair in her history, and why she believes doing hard things alongside her members is one of the most impo...