Conquer Athlete Podcast

Over his two decades as an athlete, including four-years as an Army Paratrooper, and seven-years as a coach, Kegan Dillon has experienced the many benefits that come with making physicality a priority, as well as the many pitfalls that can come with that lifestyle—and now he is dedicated to helping others on a similar journey to avoid those pitfalls and maximize their success both in and outside o...

Jeremiah Head is a father, husband, CrossFitter, co-founder of ROMWOD, and trains as a Conquer Athlete. ROMWOD is the wildly popular online platform that offers daily videos to optimize your range of motion, boost athletic performance, and accelerate recovery. Here's what's next: Join our free online training community:  www.facebook.com/groups/conquertrainingcommunity/ Get 2-weeks of free online...

Doug Larson is one of the founders of the Shrugged Collective. He's a functional fitness expert, co-host of Barbell Shrugged, and a passionate business owner.  Here's what's next: Join our free online training community:  www.facebook.com/groups/conquertrainingcommunity/ Get 2-weeks of free online programming for serious athletes:  www.conquerathlete.com/programs Become a Conquer Athlete:  www.con...

Dave Lipson is the owner of Thundrbro Training. With a background in professional baseball and strength and conditioning, Dave travels the world training trainers on how to thrash clients and mold them into rock hard adonis Gods. He has trained entertainment celebrities, professional MLB and NFL athletes and CrossFit Games champions. Dave enjoys smashing drums and touring with Metal bands, lifting...

Meet Dominic Scalzo, one of the coaches here at Conquer Athlete. He's been coaching for 5.5 years, sober for 6.5 years, and has a crazy good story about his journey to where he is now. Here's what's next: If you're enjoying the show, leave us a rating and written review for extra entries to win! Join our free online training community:  www.facebook.com/groups/conquertrainingcommunity/ Get 2-weeks...

Becca Chilzenkowski started CrossFit in 2010 and fell in love with it immediately. Especially the competitiveness (being a two-sport college athlete) and the way it changed how I looked at fitness. She decided in 2012 to quit her full-time job at Allstate and start coaching at O'Hare CrossFit alongside Angelo. Becca got into the competitive scene pretty quick after that and competed from 2012-2016...

Sean Pastuch is in that minority of people who make the Earth spin as it does; not as a passive contributor, but as a relentless, forward-thinking agent for change. Massive change. Sean Pastuch ambitions to be the Steve Jobs of musculoskeletal health, and he's on a mission to change the way people understand their pain and their ability to get out of it. Dr. Pastuch is a force of nature, but what'...

Conquer Athlete is bringing you the Ultimate Games-level 2020 Open Strategy Breakdown... the same strategies we provide our Games Athletes... and it's totally free.  Give us your email at: bit.ly/cfopenbreakdown You'll get videos and PDF breakdowns of: WOD specific warmup WOD strategy breakdown with the same movement and timing tips we give our Games athletes Recovery WOD so you (or your athletes)...

Dr. John Rusin is a sports performance specialist and injury prevention expert that has coached some of the world's most elite athletes including multiple Olympic gold medalists, NFL and MLB All-Star performers, and professionals from 11 different sports. He has also managed some of the most successful barbell sports athletes in the world including world record-holding powerlifters, CrossFit Games...

Thanks to business coach Markus Gerszi for explaining this concept to Conquer back in the day. We wanted to share this amazing framework to any of you coaches and gym owners who are listening to this show.  Enjoy, Angelo and Jason

Dan Pope works as a physical therapist to help get people out of pain, and creating plans to help them get back to training. He teaches people how to perform movements safely and efficiently.  Some of Dan's Athletic Achievements: Division 1 Collegiate Polevaulter Rutgers University 2009 - 175lb National Champion Strongman 2009 - 200lb New Jersey State Champion Strongman 2010 Crossfit Individual Re...

Michael is the founder/CEO of Nova 3 Labs - nutritional consulting and supplement company directed at performance-based athletes. He has been consulting with mixed modal athletes since 2010, and have worked alongside coaches such as James FitzGerald, Michael FitzGerald, Jason Leydon, CJ Martin, and others. Here's what's next: Enter for your chance to win a performance optimization stack from Nova...

Aaron Guyett, M.A., B.S., CSCS, FRAs, FRCms Master Coach & Education Director Aaron Guyett is a husband, father, Living. Fit Master Coach, Marine Corps Staff Sergeant, and the founder of Battle Ropes Education & Leaders of Leaders. He specializes in helping people develop physical, mental, and spiritual strength they never thought possible. As the Living. Fit Battle Ropes Master Coach and Fitness...

On this episode, we'll cover the best ways to approach the 5th and 6th workouts of Wodapalooza 2019.  WORKOUT 5 For time, 21-15-9: Barbell Thrusters (95, 65lb) Calorie Row Burpee Over Rower *If not completed within 12 minutes, continue to workout 6 - WORKOUT 6 With remaining time of 15:00 1RM Clean and Jerk

Chad is the owner and founder of Juggernaut Training Systems, as well as being one of the most highly regarded strength coaches and athletes of the modern era. As an athlete, Chad has posted Top 10 All-Time Total in wraps (1055kg/2325#) and sleeves (1010kg/2226#), won 2 National Championships in the Shot Put and earned his Pro Card in Strongman. As a coach, he has helped cultivate the talents of s...

On this episode, we'll cover the best ways to approach the 3rd and 4th workouts of Wodapalooza 2019.    Workout 3:  DT Ladder Every 4 minutes, complete 3 rounds of the following: 12 Deadlifts 9 Hang Power Cleans 6 Shoulder-to-Overhead *If you complete the three rounds at a given weight within the 4min window, increase the weight to the next load, add another 4:00 to your time-cap, and immediately...

Dave is a former collegiate gymnast. He now works as Sports PT, strength coach, gymnastics coach, and runs an educational company called SHIFT Here's what's next: Enter for your chance to win a performance optimization stack from Nova Thr3e Labs here:  http://bit.ly/conquernovagiveaway If you're enjoying the show, leave us a rating and written review for extra entries to win! Join our free online...

Fast track the success of your professional "sport of fitness" coaching practice. Join Conquer Founders and Coaches Jason Leydon and Angelo Sisco for this 1-day coaching seminar for serious coaches.  Conquer Athlete has sent athletes to the Games every year since 2008. They've also successfully trained the general population since the creation of CrossFit.  In this 1-day seminar, you'll learn thei...

2019 brought us a very different CrossFit Games. Listen to this episode with Jason Leydon and Angelo Sisco as they share their experience and insights.  Enjoy the show.

Join us for a bonus episode with hosts Angelo Sisco, Jason Leydon, and special guests - the coaches of Conquer Athlete: Connor Duddy, Chris Harris, and Keagan Dillon.  On this episode, we'll cover the best ways to approach the 1st and 2nd weeks of Wodapalooza 2019.    Workout 1:  9 Minute AMRAP +3 Hang Power Snatches (75, 55lb) +3 Overhead Squats (75, 55lb) 30 Double Unders -Add 3 repetitions to e...

Brett Bartholomew is a strength and conditioning coach, author, consultant, and Founder of the performance coaching and consulting company, The Bridge Human Performance®. His experience includes working with athletes both in the team environment and private sector along with members of the United States Special Forces and members of Fortune 500 companies. Taken together, Brett has coached a divers...

Ryan DeBell, MS, DC is a movement, fitness, and health educator and entrepreneur. From a young age he's loved computer technology, health, and fitness. He combined these passions into several businesses: Movement Fix, which is a health and fitness education company and T Tool, a professional soft tissue treatment product company. Ryan doesn't identify with a particular profession, but rather ident...

Chad  is a teacher at heart, bearing the curiosity and confidence to continually experiment, innovate, and invent. Using these characteristics he most enjoys creating content through writing, videos, podcasts, and programming. Chad also stays busy leading clinics throughout the world where he's been able to translate his experience, knowledge, and instincts as an athlete into coaching others. Athl...