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Founder of Squat University and physical therapist, Aaron Horschig. The squat is a foundational movement. Aaron shares about developing proper and efficient movement patterns within the squat. There are lots of people who can move weight with a barbell but are your movements maximized for efficiency? Aaron explains how the squat position will affect your Olympic lifts and what to look for to produ...

The Invictus Mindset Podcast celebrates our 1-year anniversary with CrossFit Games legend, Dan Bailey. Dan is a 5-time competitor at the CrossFit Games, with five top 10 finishes. He shares his faith and mindset as we learn about his journey through the world of CrossFit. Consistency through adversity in Dan’s career has allowed him to overcome major setbacks with injuries. His training mindset to...

Author, Wellness Consultant, Veteran, and “Invictus” Healer Heidi Barker, shares about the release of her first book “Wildly You: Permission to Fail Forward into Self-Awareness and Acceptance”. Heidi takes us through how the book “A Year to Live” by Stephen Levine inspired her to take on the challenge of writing her book that will impact others as a way to help them find their joy. Bryce and Heidi...

Los Angeles Lakers assistant strength and conditioning coach, Randy Flores. A long-time member of the CrossFit community, Randy shares about his journey through the world of athletics leading to him working with some of the most talented athletes in the world, including Lebron James. Creating lasting relationships and helping others succeed has been a pillar in Randy’s life and we can get a deep d...

StrongFit leader and coach, Richard Aceves. Richard shares about the process of coaching the whole human and not specifically looking at athletic performance. Shifting his mindset from athlete to coach has been an insightful process and one of the keys to this for Richard was learning "how to learn" and not focusing on memorizing information. A big focus within Richards's philosophy...

Todd and Karrie Gibson are the founders of Yerbae. The energy drink has zero calories and zero sugar, made with natural caffeine that keeps you going throughout the day. Todd and Karrie created Yerbae knowing that there was always a healthier solution to the energy drink companies they had been consuming in the past. Before Yerbae both Todd and Karrie were very successful in the world of business....

Matt Bickel takes an inspiring holistic approach to his health and wellness. He shares about his weight loss journey and path into the CrossFit world.  He first found some fame in the fitness community for powering out seventy-eight calories on the Assault Bike in one minute. He later would be filmed at an Invictus training camp ripping the handle off of an Assault bike while making a max calorie...

Marston Sawyers is a CrossFit Filmmaker and one-half of the Buttery Bros. He always had an interest in videography from an early age and takes us along his journey where he was able to combine his two passions of fitness and videography.  Marston has helped in directing, filming, and editing many amazing CrossFit movies including The Redeemed and Dominant, The Fittest, and Resurgence. The Buttery...

Jared Graybeal is creating earning opportunities for CrossFit athletes through the creation of the ZELOS Games. A long-time member of the CrossFit community Jared is bringing world-class entrepreneurial experience to help enhance the sport of CrossFit. Jared shares about his upbringing and what inspired him to write his self-help book “6 Practical Ways to Never Stop Growing”. With all of his endea...

Matt O’Keefe is the president of Loud & Live sports and has been a pioneer in legitimizing the sport of fitness for top CrossFit Athletes. Loud and Live Sports operates Crossfit events such as Wodopooloza, West Coast Classic, and Granite Games. We dive into his mindset on managing the best CrossFit athletes in the world. Matt shares about the power of friendship with his clients and how that h...

CrossFit Games athlete and owner of GOAT Wine, Margaux Alvarez. She is a seven-time CrossFit Games athlete and has always pushed her limits of physical fitness where you might recognize her from the Titan Games. We learn about the power of vulnerability and how that has lead Margaux to many different successes and innovations throughout the world of fitness. The concept of embracing what we can co...

Hot off the griddle with Buttery Bro Heber Cannon. The Buttery Bros have become a staple in the CrossFit community for their storytelling ability and knack for creating meaningful relationships with top CrossFit athletes. Heber shares his journey into filmmaking and the CrossFit world. He explains how the Buttery Bros were created and gives us some insights on how he has maintained a strong friend...

Dr. Andy Galpin is a well-known scientist, teacher, and coach of nutrition and human performance. Andy brings a unique case-dependent look into his field of nutrition where it seems that everyone is trying to find that magical generalized diet. We examine popular diets within the Crossfit space such as Keto or Macros and Andy explains how these diets can be very effective or have a little effect o...

 Sometimes you win and sometimes you learn. Check in with five-time CrossFit Games competitor Bethany Shadburne. Learn about Bethany’s journey through the world of fitness from gymnastics to bodybuilding then eventually finding CrossFit. The 2021 West Coast Classic champion shares about her success and how she is able to deal with adversity by trying to find the positive in every situation. Check...

Dive into Challenges with CrossFit Games Champion Casey Acree. The 2021 upper extremity Crossfit Games champion has been a pioneer in integrating adaptive divisions into CrossFit competitions worldwide. We were able to see his work on the biggest stage when the CrossFit Games added six new adaptive divisions to the Games. He shares his mindset on working hard and having a competitive spirit, leadi...

“Building a business around science” with Co-Founder of SEED, Raja Dhir. Raja is pioneering the application of bacteria for both human and planetary health.   The thirty-eight trillion microorganisms that live within us are essential to our overall health, and SEED has developed a product allowing for those microorganisms to be more efficient at their jobs within the body. Today he sits down with...

A love for movement with fitness tastemaker Marcus Filly. Marcus is a six-time CrossFit Games Athlete and founder of Functional Bodybuilding. His ability to find harmony within many different facets of life has allowed Marcus to learn and accomplish many things within the world of fitness. Learn about some of Marcus's fundamental principles that he has cultivated and continues to instruct, su...

"Finding time to play" with 14 time CrossFit Games veteran Becca Voigt-Miller. One of the most consistent CrossFit Athletes ever, learn about her training style and mindset as she approaches each CrossFit season. “Everybody just wants to be seen” is a philosophy that has allowed Becca to touch so many lives through her CrossFit and coaching career.  Thank you for Listening! Learn more be...

Host Bryce Smith sits down with CrossFit Games champion and Founder of NCFIT, Jason Khalipa. A CrossFit icon, enjoy as you can hear about Jason’s introduction into fitness and how he would eventually make eight straight CrossFit games appearances where he would be crowned Fittest on Earth in 2008. Jason has been very successful on the business side of the fitness world. You will hear about some of...

Host Bryce Smith sits down with the head coach and programmer of UnderDogs Athletics, Justin Cotler. Justin has been a top coach in the world of CrossFit for many years now and is currently coaching Kari Pearce, Danielle Brandon, and Bethany Shadburne, who will all be competing at the CrossFit Games this year. Bryce and Justin unpack a successful West Coast Classic where Justin's athletes fin...

Host Bryce Smith sits down with the Director of Performance for XPT Life, PJ Nestler. Listen as PJ talks about XPT and practice of performance breathing. We can follow along as PJ walks us through his journey to finding coaching and XPT. He talks about the power of consistency and how the ability to make something simple can be the ultimate sophistication. Breath, move and recover as you listen an...

Host Bryce Smith sits down with CrossFit Games Champion and Invictus Seattle owner Kevin Koester. Enjoy, as we listen to Kevin talk about how investing in people has been a key to his success in the world of business. We will hear about Kevin’s journey into the world of Fitness and how he eventually found the Invictus family. See how the ability to surrender to the process of learning has been a c...

Host Bryce Smith sits down with the founder of OptimizeMe Nutrition EC Synkowski to discuss finding a balance between diets and focusing on the universal principles of nutrition.  They discuss a variety of different diets, and EC talks about the concept of using the word “and” instead of “or” when we are looking at other diets to create a balanced nutrition plan. You will not want to miss this epi...

Host Bryce Smith sits down with CrossFit Games athlete Dani Speegle to discuss the power of authenticity and the importance of being human. They peel back the layers of vulnerability and unpack the resilience Dani experienced in the face of adversity through overcoming challenging relationships, a major shoulder injury, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout life's many challenges, Dani always...

Host Bryce Smith sits down with global thought leader and CEO of the Chopra Foundation with Deepak Chopra to discuss creating a positive shift through the compassionate transformation of humankind. Together they sit down to discuss how our attitude and belief system in the face of adversity gives us the power to make radical choices to thrive. At the tail end of a global pandemic and just finishin...