The Rhody Strength Podcast

Chef de Partie: Daniel Alejandro Enriquez Tapia Great conversation with Daniel over some coffee (at first) and then some tequila (to finish). Topics include: Guadalajara, CrossFit, Working a 99 hour week during the pandemic and Working as one of the chefs at the Vanderbilt in Newport. Give Daniel a follow at @daet77 https://www.instagram.com/daet77/ From Google: “Guadalajara is a city in western M...

Had a great conversation with Jesse Botelho regarding kick boxing, Muay Thai, completing x3 Iron Man events, training, & recovery. Jesse has a fight coming up October 23rd in Melrose MA under The No Boundary Fight XII event this Saturday (6:30-11:30pm). Jesse fights for Pride Martial Arts in South Kingston Rhode Island. @pridemartialartsri https://www.instagram.com/pridemartialartsri/ You can...

Great Conversation with Jeff. Jeff is a coach & Co-owner over at CrossFit Windrose. His girlfriend Ann is a Nutritionist currently working with precision nutrition. Together they walk & walk in eating clean and have a great knowledge base on how food choices can affect health & performance (and their dog food! Shoutout Dora). Jeff has coached CF athletes in both smaller local comps &am...

Taylor is a ISSA certified personal trainer who just moved to St. Petersburg, Florida.  She is a Rhode Island/ Massachusetts local who previously worked out of BullFrogFit (Portsmouth RI).  Taylor has a great story of how she stated with personal training, following your passion, and how to distinguish motivation versus discipline.  Hope you enjoy. "Know your Limitations and Defy Th...

Always a great time hanging out with Alex & Randy. In this podcast we discuss each of their journeys in fitness.  Topics ranging from CrossFit, to powerlifting and Olympic lifting. Both of these guys have a great sense of humor and we spent a lot of time laughing. #GOTTEM https://www.instagram.com/alexdquinn/ https://www.instagram.com/rand0h1/

Had great conversation with Rupert, the owner of Joro Protein. Rupert is originally from the land of tea in the UK and now living in Warren RI.  Rupert perviously trained out of CFP, and now trains out of Prowess Fitness.  Rupert has created Joro, a fantastic plant based protein product with the help of a local food scientist. They carefully chose ingredients and made sure to avoid any a...

We had such a great time chatting with Tim the first time, we figured we would bring him back for round 2. In this episode we discuss training mindset, finding balance, should you do challenges like #75hard, CrossFit, Ju Jitsu, journaling, ice bath and of course Miller Lite. Cheers, hope you enjoy. @timferraro1

Great conversation with Zach "the king of consistency". Zach is a Aquidneck Island local with a background in competitive wrestling and is a current competitor in natural bodybuilding. Zach is a fantastic personal trainer at BullFrogFiT in Portsmouth RI. Give him a follow at @zachariahoconnor1

Alison is a Rhode Island local who has an incredible story about being diagnosed, fighting and overcoming breast cancer.   Alison is a life long athlete starting with youth sports, into collegiate rowing, roller hockey and has a history in sports management. Alison describes her experience with getting back into fitness and health after breast cancer. She explains how working with her trainer...

Great conversation with Mindy Kay. She has an incredible story with her fitness journey and her weight loss of 100 lbs.  She is currently a personal trainer at BullFrogFit where she helps spread her knowledge, expertise and passion to her clients.  Mindy is currently in the process of writing a book, and plans to compete again next year.  Hope you enjoy! @mk_bullfrogfit

Great conversations with Ash regarding coffee, fitness, and his new pursuit of acting and modeling. Ash is a local of Aquidneck Island and he has an interesting history growing up in Lebanon. He has some impressive natural strength, which he has continued to refine in the gym with a combination of training via BullfrogFit, nutrition services via APEX Nutrition and recovery services via Strength &a...

Dave holds a CF-L2 and is the head coach at Crossfit Providence.  Dave co-writes the programming with Tanner at CFP & he personally tests the workouts before they are given to the group class.  Dave is a local OG in CF and has experience in coaching at a few different local gyms.  In college he competed in swimming at Old Dominion and has since coached competitive swimming for m...

Jude has a unique history in fitness & athletics.  Jude grew up in Ireland, played competitive rugby, and now trains mostly out of his garage gym "The Snake Pit" in Middletown Rhode Island. Jude also has experience in collaboration with MD's, PT's and injured patients in his work as an attorney at Karns and Kerrison Law. 

Sam is a CF-L1 coach at One Asterisk CrossFit, a P.E. teacher at Ocean tides in Narragansett and a notable alumni and record holder at Salve Regina Football. @sampascale_4 Matt Early is a CF-L1 coach at One Asterisk CrossFit, an alumni or Bryant University, and has a wide experience in athletics including football, basketball and BMX racing. @mattearly37 Fun conversation ranging from CrossFit Game...

Gina is the owner of APEX Nutrition.  She is in the process of becoming a Registered Dietitian, and is currently working on her masters at Concordia University, Chicago. Gina has a bachelors degree in psychology from Salve Regina as well as a bachelors degree in nutrition from URI. Gina is a Rhode Island native, who grew up in Longmeadow, MA and is currently living in Newport, RI. She has a h...

Great time during a fireside chat with Tim. Tim Ferraro has an athletic background in collegiate basketball at Salve Regina and high school preparatory basketball at Tilton Academy.  He holds a CF-L2, interned at CF Reebok one, World HQ in Boston, was a member at CF Spartan 360 (Newport), CF Invictus (Fenway), CF Perpetua (London).  He currently trains out of South Boston Ju- Jitsu (Bost...