Overcome

In this episode Yuri’s guest is a former powerlifter, strength and conditioning coach, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES) by NASM and the best seller author of Jailhouse Strong book series, Josh Bryant. Josh talks about mental toughness, the importance of visualization to achieve goals and overcome obstacles. He also talks about some of...

From Yoga instructor to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitor, instructor and business owner, Misty Verschoor continuous to excel in her martial arts journey.  After a major knee injury that took her out of training for 4 months, Misty came back more mature and with a purpose to achieve more in life. Through up and downs she increased her level of self-awareness and learned to say “no” when her body...

In this episode Yuri's guest is Hannah Turkington, Football and Dodgeball player from Northern Ireland. Hannah had the Lisfranc injury during a Dodgeball practice when she was preparing for the European Championships 2017. She missed the championship that year because she had to go through surgery and a long recovery process. Hannah talks about her recovery journey, how she gained confidence again...

How would you react if you broke both legs during a squat while training to a strongman competition and the doctor said that you may never walk again? In this episode my guest, Greg Thumper has the answer for this question and many more questions. Greg is a former Powerlifter and a former strongman competitor that over the years has gone through many ups and downs without losing the enthusiasm, th...

In this episode Yuri's guest is Filipe Matos, Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and IBJJ Competitor. Filipe suffered a knee injury during a Jiu Jitsu tournament that took him out of the sport for six months. In this episode Filipe explains the recovery process, and the struggle to be on the sideline during so long. Filipe also talks about his journey to move to US and how he was able to overcome t...

In this episode Yuri's guest is Maxine Lisot, 3rd Dan Black Belt in Shotokan Karate, B.A. Psychology and CSCS certification under the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Maxine is an avid competitor and ranked in the top 100 of her weight category in the World Karate Federation. She earned national titles and international recognition, and in this episode, she is sharing some of her ex...

In this episode Yuri's guest is Roger Wilson, former professional Rugby player with 350 professional games in his career and currently owner of Tackle Smart. With 15 years of experience as a Rugby player, Roger had many ups and downs when it comes to injuries. Throughout his career he was able to overcome many of those injuries with proper rehab and mental toughness. Nowadays he uses those lessons...

In this seventh episode Yuri's guest is Greg McCoy, Personal Trainer, Bodybuilder and Gym Owner. With 12 years of experience in the personal trainer business, Greg has a lot of stories to share, but in this episode, he is going to focus on one of his major injuries during a Powerlifting meeting in Texas when he tore his biceps. One of the most amazing part of this story is the comeback, where he p...

In this sixth episode Yuri's guest is Monica Steiner, PNBA Ms Natural Olympia, PNBA Hall of Fame and 3 times World Champion. From torn ACL on both knees to the most recent foot injury, Monica continues to find a way to overcome challenges on her physical journey and has lots of insights to share around mindset, grit and resilience. Monica also shares some supplementation she used before the surger...

In this fifth episode Yuri's guest is Casidy Welch, Personal Trainer, IFBB PRO, IBJJF World Champion and PAN Champion from Texas. Casidy is going to talk about her obstacles to earn her IFBB PRO card and how it was her transition from bodybuilding to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Casidy also talks about her recent matches and how she is staying healthy throughout this journey of competing multiple times ea...

In this fourth episode Yuri's guest is TJ Clark, bodybuilder from Texas that ruptured his Achilles tendon and 15 months later had a tremendous come back by getting second place in a National Level Bodybuilding show. TJ talks about the recovery process, the mindset and the importance to have a good support system around you during the rehab.

In this third episode Yuri's guest is Krista Gray, runner and fitness enthusiast that was diagnosed with a bulging disc that led her to have difficult to walk for months. Krista talks about the recovery process, the struggle to get things done while moving to California, and the amazing came back winning her first race after the injury.

In this second episode Yuri's guest is Chip Kelley, bodybuilder and entrepreneur that is going to talk about his bicep injury while preparing for a bodybuilding show. Chip talks about the recovery process, the mindset to continue making progress while recovering, the importance of putting things in perspective, and also about his amazing came back winning an overall bodybuilding show in Arkansas o...

In this interview I talked to Nick Delpopolo, 2 times Olympian from USA Judo Team, about overcoming obstacles. Nick has some great examples to share and about the many times he faced challenges to achieve his goals.