The Mindset Advantage

This week on The MiFit Podcast I chat with NFL speed coach, Les Spellman. Les has quickly emerged as one of America’s elite speed performance coaches training NFL, USA Rugby, Olympians, NCAA athletes, plus emerging high school and youth leveled athletes in a variety of sports. Les has an incredible story dating back to when he was 17 years old and the doctor told him he probably won’t ever run aga...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I interview Sian Beilock. Sian has an incredible resume that includes President of Barnard College, Award winning Cognitive Scientist, PhD in both kinesiology and psychology, Ted Speaker, and author of two books, “How the Body Knows Its Mind” and “Choked.” I first heard Sian’s name when I was introduced to her book in the Training Think Tank book club community. I wa...

We are starting 2021 with a bang! This week on The MiFit Podcast I bring friend and mentor, Michael Cazayoux back to the show. Michael is an incredible human being who has overcame drug addiction, won the CrossFit Games on a team, and is now President of Working Against Gravity (an online nutrition company) and as well an avid entrepreneur and podcaster. In my opinion, Michael is a renaissance man...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I count down our top 5 most downloaded shows of 2020. After recording over 100 shows I often times get asked, “What episode should I start with?” And if you don’t have time to start at episode one and binge listen, then I think starting with the top 5 shows of 2020 will be a great place to start.  5. Ep.67 The Art of Program Design with Kyle Ruth 4. Ep. 92 Muscle is...

This week the MiFit Podcast hits a major milestone of 100 episodes. And to celebrate, I am joined by world renowned physical therapist, Dr. Aaron Horschig from Squat University. Dr. Aaron is also a strength and conditioning coach, a public speaker, and an author. During his tenure Dr. Aaron has worked closely with professional football and baseball players, as well as olympic weightlifters, and hi...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I bring back Dr. Allison Brager. Dr. Brager is a subject matter expert in behavioral genetics, sleep, and biological rhythms research. She is passionate about discovering new factors that promote resiliency in extreme environments, particularly for military personnel. She also serves on the NCAA task force for mental health and sleep, contributing to the first editio...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I chat with Matt Fitzgerald. Matt is an acclaimed endurance sports coach, nutritionist and author. HIs many books include “The Endurance Diet”, “80/20 Running”, and “How Bad do you Want It? Matt writing also appears regularly in magazines and on websites such as Women’s Running and Competitor.com . His online training plans have helped thousands of athletes of all ex...

This week on the show I interview Coach Sam Smith. Sam is a former professional golfer who is now a Head Coach and Research & Development Assistant at Big Dawgs, an online coaching business. Since getting into the coaching space, Sam has had extreme success in coaching some of CrossFit’s best athletes and has turned himself into one of the most sought out coaches in the industry. In today’s ch...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I interview Stu Brauer founder of WTF Gym Talk. Stu has been in the fitness industry for over a decade and has worked his way intro owning Urban Movement, doing gym consulting, and creating both educational and entertaining content for micro gym owners. In many ways, Stu is pioneering the micro-gym fitness industry and is constantly staying ahead of the curve during...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I am accompanied by Julian Treasure. Julian is a sound and communication expert whose mission is to help people and organizations listen better and create healthier and more effective sound, include speaking. He is author of the books How to be Heard and Sound Business. Julian has also been featured on Ted Talks 5 times and has accumulated more than 100 million views...

After recording almost 100 shows I often get asked, “What’s your favorite episode you’ve recorded so far?” Similar to a parent, it’s too difficult to pick your favorite. However, one of my favorite people that i’ve had the privilege to interview twice is Justin Sua. Justin is a sports mental performance coach for the Tampa Bay Rays. Prior to working with the Rays Justin spent time with the Clevela...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I interview sport scientist Max Schmarzo. Max is the owner is Strong by Science and co-owner of Upper Echelon Nutrition. Max has also written two books titled “Applied Principles of Power Development” and “Isometrics for Performance.” If you love learning about the science, research, and improving your athletic performance, then this show is for you! Topics -Taking a...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I interview Dr. Gabrielle Lyon. Dr. Lyon is a functional medicine doctor who has an amazing resume. She is board certified in family medicine, has a doctorate in Osteopathy, owns her own clinical practice, has written for Muscle & Fitness, Men’s Health, and Women’s Health, and has made a name for herself by taking an integrative muscle centric approach to health...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I welcome back Mike McElroy. Mike is an OG in the CrossFit space and after a great conversation a year ago, I wanted to have him back on the show. Mike specializes in individualized fitness and performance coaching and is also the owner of Iron Sharp Fitness. If you love learning about training, tips on being a better coach, and finding new ways to mix up your workou...

This week on the MiFit Podcast I author, speaker, and professor, Massimo Pigliucci. Massimo has earned a doctorate in genetics, a PhD in biology, a second PhD in philosophy, and has written over a dozen books. Massimo also has also spoke at a Tedx event that has close to 1 million views on YouTube. In this episode we went into depth about one of my favorite topics, stoicism. Ever since I was gifte...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I chat with founder of The Foot Collective, Nick St. Louis. Nick is a PT on a mission to collectively solve the health crisis by inspiring and empowering the individual to take back control of their bodies.  In today’s show I wanted to squeeze as much information as I could out of Nick and broaden my understanding about the foot. Dr. Nick is a passionate individual w...

This week I welcome Kyle Spears back to the show. Kyle has been on the show a few times and it’s always a pleasure to catch up and see what has been on his mind as of late. In today’s episode we had a casual conversation about goal setting and some of the misconceptions that come along with that idea. Kyle does a fantastic job taking a holistic and lifestyle approach to his online coaching and has...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I interview Love Coach, Annie Lalla. Annie has a deep passion for helping singles and couples fall in love and have the best relationship of their life. I first came across Annie’s name when listening to my friends Michael and Adee Cazayoux. After hearing their praises and also listening to Annie on The Brute Strength Podcast, I was eager to learn more from her. I al...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I interview one of CrossFit’s all-time greats, Chris Spealler. Chris was a 7 time CrossFit Games individual competitor, an affiliate owner, and a trainer for CrossFit headquarters. Since getting into the sport in 2007 Chris has been a major icon for the sport as an athlete and now as a coach and affiliate owner. Spealler has dedicated his life to pursuing fitness, he...

This week on the show I am joined by James Fitzgerald. James was the 2007 CrossFit Games champion as an individual, since then he’s made a big impact in the fitness world as the founder of Opex Fitness. Aside from being an incredible athlete, James is on a mission to coach coaches via The Opex Certificate Program (CCP), help grow Opex gyms around the world, and create major waves in the fitness in...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I welcome back Austin Malleolo for part 2 of the series “10 Lessons in 10 Years of Fitness.” Last week we went through lessons 1-5 and if you haven’t listened to that, be sure to hear that episode before jumping in today’s 6-10 lessons learned. Austin’s 10 lessons are applicable for anyone whether you are a competitive athlete, fitness enthusiast, gym owner, or entre...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I am joined by 7 times CrossFit Games athlete, 11 year affiliate owner, and 10 year CrossFit seminar staff member, Austin Malleolo. For the past 10 years Austin has dedicated his life to being the best coach, athlete, and business owner he can be and he’s done an incredible job. During Austin’s 10+ years in the fitness industry he’s learned a lot of things and that’s...

This week on the MiFit Podcast I am joined by Julie Foucher. Julie was a 4x CrossFit Games competitor and never finished outside of the top 5. She also spent time on the seminar staff traveling all around the world teaching movement and the methodology of CrossFit. Since competing, Julie has worked her way towards being a family physician as well as build her brand Pursuing Health. Julie also find...

This week on The MiFit Podcast I interview COO of Opex Fitness, Carl Hardwick. Carl has dedicated his life to health and fitness. From his teen years, Carl lived at the gym. A 3-time All-Conference football player at Saint Mary’s University where he earned a B.S., Carl was driven by his passion to become the most effective coach possible. This led the former U.S. Army veteran to buddy up with worl...

This week on the MiFit Podcast I interview Don Saladino. Don is a top level fitness expert and owner of Drive495 in New York. Don is always a few steps ahead of the traditional fitness trends and is in high demand as a personal trainer for professional athletes, golfers, and celebrities. His client roster includes the likes of Scarlett Johansson, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Billy Crudup, Morgan H...