Sideline Talk

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  Today we had the pleasure of sitting down with CrossFit Athlete and Coach, Taylor Self.  Taylor has made a name for himself in the Southeast CrossFit scene, spanning into the greater CrossFit space recently competing in the 2021 Granite Games CrossFit Semi-final and the CrossFit Last Chance Qualifier.  We dive deep into his background growing...

Welcome to another episode of the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  In this episode, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Gao Orthopedic Surgeon with local ortho/neuro medical Private Practice in the Upstate SC area, Carolina Orthopedic Neurosurgical Associates (CONA).  Dr. Gao specializes in Sports Medicine, Arthroscopic procedures of shoulders/hips/knees, ACL and Rotator Cuff tears/repa...

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  In today's episode we had the pleasure of sitting down with 2021 Teen CrossFit games athlete (14-15 division) Kaiden Myers and his coach Colin Leonard.  We learned some background on each of them as an individual, how they prepared for the games, their games experience, and all things fitness!  We loved recording this episode, we hope ya'll en...

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with CrossFit Games Team Athlete, Steph Simmons.  We dive deep into what drives her to be competitive in and out of the box, and how her love for marine biology led her to Wilmington, NC and into CrossFit Reignited.  This was a really fun episode, and we loved getting to know Steph and hearing about some of the behi...

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  In today's episode, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Talking Elite Fitness podcast co-host, Journalist for Morning Chalk up, and CrossFit Games broadcaster, Tommy Marquez.  We discussed everything from his personal life including his childhood and love of sports growing up, to how he went from a career in psychology to finding CrossFit and...

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  David had a great time sitting down one on one, and catching up with our Friend J.R. Howell, owner of Crossfit Crash.  A lot has happened in the life of our friend JR since we last had him on the podcast, and we like to think we touched on all of it in this part 2 episode including: CrossFit games, Buttery Bros coming to town, Birth of his second d...

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  The title of this episode says it all!  We had a blast sitting down with these two young up and comers in the sport of CrossFit.  We talked about how they got involved with CrossFit, and how CrossFit has truly been their "sport" growing up.  Enjoy ya'll, this one is all over the place and we loved every minute of it!

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with LPGA Pro Golfer, CrossFit Athlete and Entrepreneur, Brandi Jackson.  We discuss everything from her personal life including her upbringing, athletic and family life, College/Pro Golf career, to how she found CrossFit and how CrossFit changed the way she looked at her golf game and how she prepares young women for a...

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with Colin Medlock, owner of 2 Lean Kitchen stores in Greenville, SC.  Lean Kitchen offers chef driven meals that are made from scratch, packed with protein and have nutrition facts & ingredients listed on the label so you know exactly what you're putting in your body, as your diet is the most important part of achie...

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with CrossFit Athlete and Nutrition Coach, Danielle Dunlap.  Danielle has several CrossFit accolades including: 2017 CrossFit Central Regionals Athlete, 2017 Fittest Woman in Iowa, Granite Games Athlete (2016, 2017, 2018), WZA 2018, Crash Crucible Athlete, and most recently came in 9th place at the MACC semifinal qualify...

Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with Kevin Kessler: Masters CrossFit athlete out of Crossfit Greenwood.  We discuss everything from his personal life including his childhood, his academic college career and how that led him to finding Crossfit, to his faith and how his faith in Christ is the driving force in his families life.  We discuss in depth...

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we had the absolute honor to have, J.R. Howell: owner of Crash Fitness, on the show. We discuss everything from his personal life including his childhood, his college basketball career and how that led him to finding CrossFit, to his faith and how fervent prayer is the driving force in his families life, and lastly what it's like to be a  C...

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with Sean Woodland: Co-host of the Talking Elite Fitness podcast, and sports anchor/castor within the CrossFit space; most notably for the CrossFit Games (2013-present).  We discuss everything from his personal life including his childhood, to how he found sports broadcasting, and how his broadcasting journey led him to becoming...

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with Rick Jones, founder/owner of Rick Jones Films, a videography company local to the Upstate, SC area.  We sit down to discuss Rick's passion for the CrossFit community and how his passion for CrossFit and film collided into creating a new and thriving videography business.  We loved learning more about Rick's personal an...

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with Jonathan Gunther: owner of Five Forks Athletics.  We discuss everything from his personal life including his childhood, his college soccer career and how that led him to finding Crossfit, to his faith and how his faith in Christ is the driving force in his families life, and lastly what it's like to be a  Crossfit affi...

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with Karate Champion and Sensei, Alejandro Rodriguez.  We discuss everything from his personal life including his upbringing, athletic and family life, to how he became a National Champion in Karate and ended up in the United States.   We dive deep into what it was like growing up in a Communist country, and the challe...

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with local Upstate Crossfit Athlete and Speech Language Pathologist, Jen Schult.  We discuss everything from her personal life including: her upbringing, athletic background, college career, career change to becoming an SLP, to finding Crossfit and much more!  We dive deep into her favorite moments and lowest moments during...

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with Crossfit Games Athlete, Josh Miller.  We discuss everything from his personal life including his upbringing, athletic and family life, to how he found Crossfit and became a perennial Crossfit Regionals and Sanctionals athlete, most notably qualifying and competing in the 2019 Crossfit Games.  We dive deep into his favo...

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with local Upstate Crossfit Athlete and Crossfit Box owner, Hudson Fricke.  We discuss everything from his personal life including his upbringing, athletic and family life, to how he found Crossfit and became a perennial Crossfit regionals athlete and the fittest male in the state of South Carolina 5 out of the last 7 years. &nb...

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with Steven Kornweiss, MD.  We discuss everything from his personal life growing up into his collegiate days when he found Crossfit; to his current occupation as an emergency medicine physician along with his most recent endeavor of starting a Private Practice.  We had a great time diving deep into hot medical topics curren...

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with local Crossfit Athlete, Coach and Wellness Director at the Powdersville YMCA, Paulo Passini.  We discuss everything from his personal life including his upbringing, athletic and family life, to how he helped found the Beastmode program at the YMCA and eventually became a YMCA Wellness Director.  We dive deep into his f...

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with 5 time  Crossfit Sanctioned Athlete Qualifier and local fitness hero, Alison Stall.  We discuss everything from her personal life including her upbringing and family life, to how she found Crossfit and found success in this sport.  We dive deep into her favorite moments during competition, and how those moments ha...

Welcome to the Apogee Podcast.  In this episode we sit down with Christopher Cain, owner of Blitz Belts, a hybrid style weight belt company local to Greenville, SC area.  We sit down to to discuss the history of Blitz Belts and how his organization got to where it is today.  We also talked about where Blitz Belts is currently, as well as, Chris' plans for the future.  You can f...