The DSC Podcast

This week, Jake and I pull up chairs to answer the questions you sent in on Facebook and Instagram. An honest look at how we do what we do and why we do it. We get into: How athletes actually learn — and how our coaches meet each member where they are What "coaching up" really means at DSC, and why our standards for our coaches are the highest in the industry How we keep every athlete safe, every...

You asked, we answered. In this episode, Daria sits down with Coach Renee — GM of our DSC Osprey location — to tackle the questions you sent us during our Instagram AMA and on the DSC Family page. Renee and I are bringing you giving honest, science-backed answers to the things you've actually been wondering about from the fitness myths that won't die to the questions you were maybe a little embarr...

What happens when two coaches accidentally sign up for the HYROX Pro Division? Apparently you figure it out together and hope for the best. In this episode Coach Daria and Coach Carla sit down to talk through their HYROX strategy, the honest challenges they are facing in training, and what it feels like to realize you clicked the wrong box and now you have to show up. Spoiler: they are both going...

Coach Kaitlyn signed up for HYROX because her best friend since high school asked her to, and now they are competing together as HYROX mixed doubles partners. In this episode Kaitlyn gets honest about what it feels like to train for something completely outside your comfort zone, the nerves, the excitement, and the part she is most worried about. Spoiler: it is the running. She has never been a ru...

If you have ever skipped cardio day every single day of your life, this episode is for you. Coach Colby has always been a strength guy. Heavy lifting, big numbers, zero apologies, and absolutely zero cardio. Then HYROX came along and changed everything. In this episode Colby gets honest about what it has actually felt like to build cardio and endurance from scratch, the humbling moments, the hard...

Coach Jake talks about how his HYROX training will be different this year because of his new responsibilities as a new Dad! About Coach Jake Jake is the General Manager of DSC in Nashua, NH, where he has spent years helping everyday people build strength, move better, and show up for themselves. He holds both an undergraduate and master's degree in exercise science, his CFSC levels I and II, and a...

If you have ever looked at something physically challenging and thought, "that's not for someone like me," this episode is for you. DSC owner and Strength and Conditioning Coach Daria, opens up about the moment she decided to sign up for HYROX, what training has looked like with a hip labrum repair in her history, and why she believes doing hard things alongside her members is one of the most impo...