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Heather came on to discuss who the lifter is behind the big three. Heather was a pleasure to speak with. She is an accomplished powerlifter and has plenty more goals to accomplish before the end of her lifting career. She has a great community around her, and I'm happy to have had the opportunity to speak with her. I hope y'all enjoy!  Share the podcast, like, and follow. Give it a rating. It goes...

Eric is a coach at Xtreme Courture. From being a full time bartender to now coaching some of the worlds best fighters. He continues to coach athlete like Francis Ngannu and many others. Check him out on Instagram.  Thank you for listening!    https://www.instagram.com/eric_xcmma/ https://www.instagram.com/bennevares/

Avery comes onto the podcast to talk about her experience in the service industry. She has worked through her time at Texas A&M. She was at Hooters before becoming a bartender at Twin Peaks. During the pandemic, she took her extra time to start posting videos on TikTok. She discusses finding a niche, a friend, and what pros and cons come with having a platform.   #twinpeaks #server #tiktok #podcas...

Max comes on to talk about his 12.5 years of experience in the Marines as a Sniper in MARSOC, his beginnings into weight training and his decision to become a serviceman, and life lessons along the way. Max is currently pursing his Doctorate in Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine. He is a high character individual who I am glad I get to call a friend.    I look forward to having Max on...

Jennifer Thompson Comes on the podcast to talk about her experience in the sport of Powerlifting and being able to watch its growth of the years. From a small bro gym to now her family/community gym, Jen has been able to watch the sport grow. Her dedication, patience, and love of the sport is something that is inspiring men, women, humans. Thank you, Jen.    Follow her on instagram: https://www.in...

Cameron talks about his story coming away from the Mormon church and how his family and friends treated him during his separation of the Mormon church and now coming out as Bisexual. Cameron discusses what practices he uses to keep his mental health in a safe place.   - "Emotional Blackmail" by Susan Forward https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Blackmail-People-Obligation-Manipulate/dp/0060928972/ref=...

Talk about one of the highest energy individuals I've spoken to. Tyler Foster is a High School coach in Texas with big dreams. With a formal Education at Texas A&M University, and plently of experience since graduating, he is teaching his athletes the meaning of hard work, and what a positive mentality does for the long term success of that athlete both in and off the field. He was a pleasure to s...

Howdy, Guys! Welcome back to another episode. This week, Caleb comes on to chat about his new gig in Colorado Training elite level athlete at Elite Speed. He is a coach out of the RGV, an Aggie, and friend. I hope yall enjoy the cast. Share it with your friends and family. Make them follow. It helps a much and its free for you.    Best,   Nevares   Caleb: https://www.instagram.com/coach.caleb_hz/...

Jena joins us to discuss her progression into co-owing Shake Express, a newly franchised company that serves healthy shake and snack options for their clientele. Originally from the RGV, she pursed a career as a D1 Track athlete at The University of Texas in Austin, Texas. She talks about her struggle with eating disorders and body dysmorphia and how she's been able to combat that with a strong co...

Jenna comes on the podcast to share a beautiful experience coping with her beloved fathers death at a young age. She discusses with us her experience in Peru with Ayahuasca, and the long lasting impact it had on her journey through life. Jenna is a kind soul with an impactful story. Her long term goals with an education is something that is much needed and we wish her the best.    Follow her at: ...

Jason is the president and Co-Founder of The Strength Guys. They have a 90% success rate for completed attempts for their athletes. Jason has trained Taylor Atwood, the strongest athlete regardless of age, weight class, or sex, for his entire career. With his more than decade of experience training athletes in a variety of age groups, he is adapting his style of high volume to accommodate for a ne...

Nathan is a Dentist, former Mormon, and an athlete. Learning how to navigate this new existence outside of the church, and in this weird rock floating through space. Enjoy.    Follow us on Instagram:   @bennevares

Nick is an entrepreneur who saw success in the fitness industry and is now coaching others to become their best selves.    Instagram: @nickkomodina  https://www.instagram.com/nickkomodina/   Instagram: @bennevares  https://www.instagram.com/bennevares/

Mike Tuchscherer is the owner of Reactive Training Systems (RTS), the first USA Powerlifter to win a gold medal at the World Games, and coaches 12 IPF World Record Setting Powerlifters.    Share, like, and subscribe. We thank you for your continued support!   Instagram:  @miketuchscherer  https://www.instagram.com/miketuchscherer/?hl=en   @Bennevares https://www.instagram.com/bennevares/?hl=en

Alex is a Bryan resident, athlete, dad, and friend.    Enjoy our chat. There's more to come.    Instagram: @bennevares

James Vang is a hmong powerlifting competitor with multiple world competitions under his belt. He is an expert with the execution of his technique, and focuses on recovery to excel in this sport. Raw, single-ply, and multi-ply.    Instagram: James - @hmongpowerlifter  Ben - @bennevares

Grant is a Classic/Men's physique competitor and coach with a specialty in posing. We discuss the structure of competitions, the lifestyle and diet of competitors, and the culture around bodybuilding and its subsidiaries. Grant is the director of fitness for a Houston gym.    Follow him on instagram at:  @classic_giantkiller

Steven is a computer scientist, an entrepreneur, and friend. He gives his insights about the future of where technology is headed, and what life will look like for humans. He sold TechBundle and is now the CTO for another successful adventure.

Alyssa is a PhD student at the University of North Alabama where she is studying the nuances of resistance training on perimenopausal symptoms. She is the owner of Lady Beef, an online training platform. Alyssa is a Sport Scientist, USAPL competitor, and Mom.    You can follow her at on instagram at: @Alyssaparten - https://www.instagram.com/alyssaparten/?hl=en Find her offerings: https://ladybeef...

Judy is a Bryan, Texas local who walks after being told she'd be paralyzed for the rest of her life. Her inspiring story continues to live on.    Thank you, Judy. Cheers.

CJ is a Bryan, Texas Native, weightlifter, and growing human on the road to better himself to prepare himself to better others.    Instagram -  CJ Bridges - @nojamsn Ben Nevares - @bennevares

David Shelton is a business owner, entrepreneur, coach, athlete, and a big thinker. Join us on this journey talking about his growth into the sport, his process of becoming a coach, and the life lessons that are taught and learned in the gym. It was truly a pleasure, Cheers.    David Shelton instagram: @dshel_11 https://www.instagram.com/dshel_11/?hl=en   Give us a like, subscribe, share with your...

Mike is part of the gym family located here in College Station. We both train at Brazos Valley Barbell, and we finally get to sit and understand who is walking by each other every time we're in the gym. We We discuss our views on education, health, fitness, and the process of becoming the people we are today.    Mike takes us through his 420 reps of 225 on deadlift, and we work towards finding the...

In this weeks podcast, I go ahead and talk for sometime about somethings. It was recorded plenty of time ago, but never posted since I never got the video to work correctly. Here it is.    Follow me on Instagram! @bennevares    Like, share and subscribe. Thank you much!

Nowlan Savage is a scientist, athlete, soon to be dad, and a wonderful soul that I have had the pleasure to get to know over the last year. I am honored and thankful for his time on this podcast. We chat about who Nowlan is and how is is figuring out how to travel about this expereince of life. He has a lot of wisdom to share with us. Better believe he’ll be back again.  Follow Nowlan on instagram...