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How one lady, overcame her negative experiences with fitness and nutrition, and found the courage to speak up and pave the way to help others succeed in a male dominated industry

In this special episode of AKE Fitness Connect we speak with Kate, who is leading a program to train and mentor women in a male dominated industry and working on her own health journey.

In 6 months, Kate has changed her relationship with fitness, food and alcohol and lost 12 kilos. We discuss Kate’s personal journey as well as deep dive into the following topics:

Training and Coordinating Women in Male Dominated Industries
The negative effects of drinking alcohol and poor nutrition
The importance of finding the right support
Establishing boundaries and understanding what is in and out of one's control
Finding one's voice and the importance in expressing it.

Training and Coordinating Women in Male Dominated Industries (4:00)

Kate shares with us her 12-year journey from a tradie in male-dominated industry to now leading a career pathway program that trains and mentors women with no mining or trade background in the mining industry.

We also talk about her recent 6-month weight-loss journey where she has lost 12 kilos (more now by the time of this release) and how her relationship with food and alcohol has changed.

The negative effects of drinking alcohol and poor nutrition (15:32)

Here we get personal and explore Kate’s upbringing on her previous eating and drinking habits and how she had to make a big shift in her lifestyle when she started to have issues with her liver.

We also talk about the real impacts on Kate’s mental well being from her previous drinking and eating habits.

The Importance of Finding the Right Support (24:01)

Kate had previously joined a gym many years ago but quit. During this time, she was coached in powerlifting and strength training. Whilst Kate loved pushing big weights, she found that the style of coaching she was receiving was not working for her, as it was too pushy, and she was not responding well to the militant language.

In Kate’s experience she has found that the Navy Cadets’ style of coaching, which was more about accountability and leadership, works better for her and she also applies this style in her leadership roles.

Kate felt judged and overwhelmed by her previous experiences with fitness, but with her current coach (me) she has enjoyed the different approach, which has involved working with her to make sustainable improvements. This also involved focusing on small steps, like eating two meals consistently every day, and Kate shares with us the importance of feeling heard and supported by your coach.

Establishing boundaries and understanding what is in and out of one's control (55:35)

In this part of the episode, we discuss the importance of setting boundaries and understanding what is and isn't in one's control.

We talk about the importance of not taking on the responsibility of fixing someone else and understanding that it is not one's role to be a hero.

As well as the importance of detaching from the idea of fixing someone else and understanding that one can still help without getting themselves in a difficult situation.

Finding One's Voice (1:06:45)

Kate shares here her journey of finding her voice and overcoming her fear of speaking up, which included proving her brain wrong and understanding that people don't always have to agree with her.

Kate departs some further insights by telling others to not give up and to take pride in every win.

When we share our stories that we can help others find their own voice.

So, subscribe to the AKE Fitness Connect Podcast available via Spotify and Google Podcasts to hear powerful stories like Kate’s!

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Part 2 New Podcast Episode with special guest Rochelle Firth - From 100kg to 2-time Fitness Competitor

In this 2-part Interview we talk to PT and 2 season bodybuilding competitor Rochelle Firth. Rochelle shares intimate details about her journey from weighing over 100kg with poor fitness and nutrition habits to sustaining a healthy bodyweight and composition.

We also then explore her journey into competing and how bodybuilding has impacted other areas of her life.

Rochelle shares the good, the bad, the myths busted and the lessons that will forever shape who she is and how she chooses to live her life.

We also talk about the importance of working with a coach and realistic goals.

Rochelle is passionate in working with women, particularly young mums on getting back into the gym and building the right behaviours and attitudes towards fitness and their bodies. To work with Rochelle, you can connect with her via IG @_Just_Rocky_ and the Facebook Communities.

Key Insights – Part 2

Trying to go it alone, trying every diet or a fancy IG workout simply isn’t going to give you the results you’re seeking. There is no substitute for working with the right coach and mastering the foundational skills before stepping your game up.
Having a coach during off-season and post comp is much more important that during comp. You really do not understand how hard post comp is until you go through it. Having structure and support to focus on the right goals helps give you the bandwidth to focus on what really matters. Because if bodybuilding is all you focus on it will consume you.
Bodybuilding isn’t that easy to get into surprisingly, it is hard to find good coaches and to learn more about the sport. Take your time to understand what you need to know and the resources you’ll need. It’s a hard sport, a little brutal and resource intensive. Having the right support will help you develop a long term view and keep competing sustainable.

If you’re interested in pursuing your athletic endeavours, you can connect with me via https://linktr.ee/akefitness

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We also then explore her journey into competing and how bodybuilding has impacted other areas of her life.

Rochelle shares the good, the bad, the myths busted and the lessons that will forever shape who she is and how she chooses to live her life.

We also talk about the importance of working with a coach and realistic goals.

Key Insights – Part 1

Your family’s attitudes, beliefs and behaviours shape your health and fitness habits, how you look at yourself and your behaviours. It’s up to you to become aware of these and choose another way.
The number on the scales is a poor measure for how you look, feel and perform. Weighing a certain number will not give you the body you want to have.
Dieting does not have to be hard or make you feel like s@#! to be effective and your relationship with food needs to be addressed before undertaking a bodybuilding competition. Rochelle spent 6 months before starting a prep with her coach to learn that food was not good or bad, carbs aren’t the enemy, food is not a reward and to let go of the “if it fits in your Macros” approach. Which is essentially a lot of mental effort and teaches you bad behaviours focused on “cheating the system” when not used properly.
Rochelle found that Bodybuilding had a surprising impact on the rest of her life in a positive way. Specifically, she built resilience, built confidence and trust in herself that she can follow through and created better boundaries.

Stay tuned for Part 2, where we continue the conversation and cover the impact of post comp, forming realistic expectations and the importance of having the right coach throughout on and off season.

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So, some of the feedback I have received from my Podcast Audience is that they love hearing about the health and fitness journeys of people with diverse and multicultural backgrounds.

Thus, I am super excited to share with you in a couple of weeks the latest episode of AKE Fitness Connect from Zumba Instructor and Diabetes Prevention Coach Shawnmarie Billiman.

Shawnmarie lives on a Reservation in Arizona and works with her fellow first nation community members to improve their overall fitness and health... oh and have a lot of fun doing that as well!

Hear about the awesome work Shawnmarie is doing and also her personal health & fitness journey in a remote community.

3 Key Insights

Doing something that you both enjoy and that ties into a higher purpose – such as serving others will help you find something you can stick to. For Shawnmarie, she has been on a mission to keep herself and others in her community healthy. She has seen both her parents suffer with diabetes and has been actively working in this space to help prevent herself and others develop Type 2 diabetes.
Finding exercise that you can stick to can be as easy as finding something that is fun, positive and helps you feel connected to others. Shawnmarie talks about how she has managed to stick to Zumba for 13 years and all the positive affects it has had on her life, including gaining self-confidence, forming many friendships and meeting new people.
It might take you a little while to find your ‘thing’ whether that’s related to your health and fitness or to your job. Once you do though, failures dissolves, become learnings or obstacles that were easily turned around and an opportunity to flex your resilience muscle. Shawnmarie talks about her first time teaching a Zumba class, completely bombing, and then taking it in her stride and how she jumped back on the proverbial horse so to speak.

Shawnmarie is a part of our Facebook communities and you can get in contact with her via her social media pages. She is always looking to connect with others and see how she can help you with your own health & fitness journey.

A mother of 2 teenagers, Shawnmarie is passionate about helping people in their fitness journey and she loves learning new things all the time. When she gets a chance later on she’d still want to go for a degree in exercise science.

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At the Heart of the Matter How Quantum Physics unlocks Athletic Performance * The Power of Heart Math * Unlocking Deep and Holistic Health * Living Your Purpose and the Importance of Values Alignment * Connecting with yourself and others * The Impact of Breathwork for Well-being and Mindfulness * A 60 Second Activity to Attain Peace and Clarity*

This episode of AKE Fitness Connect has it all.

So, join us as we talk to Nicholas de Castella, a Master Breathwork Coach, about his personal fitness journey and the work he does not only with breathwork but also with Men's physical, mental, spiritual and relational health & well-being among so many other amazing things.

We also do a guided breathwork exercise to leave you feeling calm and focused.

So, if you're looking for a bit of motivation, inspiration and to feel good you won’t want to miss this episode.

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In his youth, Nicholas spent four years at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra where he regularly ran 200 km per week. He represented Australia four times in World Athletic Championships in England, Norway, France and Portugal.**

His best performances were: 28:40 for 10 kilometres and 2hrs 15 minutes for the marathon, which made him the 10th fastest Australian all time.

Running is a passion he has kept alive to today: Nicholas enjoys running 5 to 15 km through the Dandenong ranges rainforest most days.

Additionally, Nicholas trained as an architect. In 1987 he received a distinction for his thesis on the relationship between Quantum Physics and Architecture. This thesis seeded his departure from a Western, Cartesian philosophy to a more holistic approach to life.

In 1985, he was involved in a tragic head on car accident that led to struggle, anxiety and chronic fatigue. This difficult time led him to looking inside for the answers he was seeking and to explore personal development. Ultimately it seeded the development of his unique practical approach to using Breathwork to help others be at their best and live life fully.

Nicholas made a huge career change after working as an architect. Following his heart he shifted from working as an architect to founding the Institute of Heart Intelligence, helping others to master stress, anxiety, depression, emotionally based illness’ and overcome life setbacks.

His work has taken him around the world 3 times; For the last 23 years Nicholas has presented Emotional Intelligence Trainings, Relationship Seminars, Practitioner Trainings, Men’s Retreats, Evening Groups, Private Consultations. He has worked in conjunction with Horsham based GP Dr Andrew Horwood for over 10 years assisting drought affected farmers to cope with depression, anxiety, stress and the ravages of life.

Nicholas was a member of The National Breathwork Accreditation Committee that over a 4 year period created the world's first government accredited Breathwork Training at Certificate III, IV and Diploma levels.

Nicholas has been a full time Breathwork practitioner and trainer for 30 years. He has conducted over 10,000 sessions.

He is the author of ‘Keys to Emotional Mastery’ and has presented Emotional Intelligence Trainings: 'Passionately Alive' around Australia and the world. He has conducted workshops across Australia, in New Zealand, USA, Canada, South Africa a

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Imagine not only rehabilitating from a severe injury but also coming back stronger than ever... It's possible.

In this episode we'll meet Chris and the inspirational journey he has undergone after multiple major injuries caused via serious motor vehicle incidents.

We'll also talk about how Chris now helps others as an athlete and an experienced and elite Allied Health Professional. Which includes rehabilitating others and helping them overcome major injury or degenerative conditions.
True Strength and Courage has a fine ambassador and not an episode to be missed! 🦾💪

Chris has been working in the fitness industry for 15 years; seven years as a coach/trainer and eight years as an accredited exercise physiologist.

His background is martial arts, powerlifting and bodybuilding. He also specialises in exercise interventions to improve the functional outcome of people who have sustained an acute or sub-acute injury, suffer from chronic or degenerative medical conditions and/or disabilities.

In 2008, he suffered horrific injuries as a result of a major motorbike crash where he was hit by a car running a red light. The accident resulted in him having a pelvic reconstruction and shoulder a/c joint fixation.

This has given him a lot of insight into understanding what his patients go through; trauma recovery, surgery, rehabilitation and the mental impact and strength to overcome their injuries. He manages clients in a performance based setting to allow people to reach their rehabilitation, fitness, training and sports specific goals and outcomes safely, efficiently and effectively.

Chris is a registered healthcare and DIS provider which allows him to manage clients under a MediCare Plan (GP referral), Veteran Affairs, Workers compensation, National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) or private health insurance for rebates.

"The human body is an amazing thing and is able to overcome many challenges, it is just a matter of knowing how."

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In this episode we speak with the inspirational Gail Walker, Founder of The Power House Private Training Studio, Exercise Physiologist and an energy healer. Gail specialises in working with women over 40, particularly those experiencing perimenopause, menopause and post menopause.

The foundation of Gail’s coaching is "thoughts become things...choose the good ones" (Mike Dooley) and that you should be undertaking strength and conditioning training whether you're 18 or 80.

Gail is also a grandmother of 6 amazing, gorgeous, perfect humans and foster fur mum to a big, hairy, adorable German shepherd.

In terms of Gail’s personal fitness journey she has been around health and fitness all her life, including bouts in athletics, netball, basketball, squash, triathlons.

Interestingly, Gail didn't venture into a gym until she started studying Sports Science at the age of 38 as a single mum with 3 kids... one of her lecturers told her to join and gym and learn how to use it.

Gail did as she was advised… and well let’s say that she’s not a fan, however she does recognise the value of staying strong and believes that gym based training is the quickest, most effective and efficient way of building and maintaining lean muscle tissue.

3 Key Insights

1.One day you may just wake up and say “this is not enough for me” and I do not like the what I am role-modelling for my children.

Gail shares this life-changing moment with us that see her at the age of 38 completely change the trajectory of her life through health & fitness and create a conscious leadership shadow

2.There isn’t a lot of support for women undergoing perimenopause, menopause and post menopause and even less for men going through andropause.

Gail shares with us insights of this life event and how she supports clients and members in her community going through this… I particularly love her mental health wellness walks

3.The importance of strength based training, attention to rest and recovery and personal development cannot be ignored for overall health and wellbeing as we age

I feel like I say this a lot… but this episode is one of my favourites and you can get in contact with Gail via the FB Communities (of which she is a member) or via her FB Page https://www.facebook.com/thepowerhousepts

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In this episode of AKE Fitness Connect with Mehtab Khan (Tabs) who has made a career change into helping others overcome burnout through hypnotherapy.

Mehtab shares with us her personal fitness journey, including competitive bodybuilding and how it became a catalyst for her finding the confidence to pursue a career aligned with her soul’s calling or deeper purpose.

Mehtab’s story is incredible, and she shares intimate details around the challenges she faced growing up in Kenya, her determination to achieve independence and create a life in Australia. She also shares with us her personal burnout story, which included working in a job that wasn’t nourishing her and overcoming workplace bullying.

What is also striking about Mehtab is the way in which she lives as her authentic self, the passion she has for helping others, her continued personal grow journey and her interesting hobbies such as Numerology among many others.

3 KEY INSIGHTS

Many people often start competitive bodybuilding as a way to escape from something and through the process, some like Mehtab experience an awakening.

What I mean by this is that through the extreme sport of bodybuilding, periods of depletion and hard preps can really strip you back to your core self and expose what’s not working for you with laser like focus. In Mehtab’s case it was unresolved trauma and corporate life.

Developing an athletic mindset involves implementing a series of habits that are often overlooked in favour of the physical training and the nutrition habits you must develop.

Most successful athletes implement habits such as meditation, journaling and visualisation. They also become skilled at extracting the learnings and orientating themselves to growth.

There are 3 types of people that burnout affects that Mehtab identifies and helps others overcome through hypnotherapy… and hypnotherapy may not be what you think it is.

The 3 types of people most likely to experience burnout are:

a. The hyper achievers;

b. Those that experience scarcity; and

c. Those who experience boredom;

Mehtab goes on to explain that the hypnotherapy involves relaxing a person so that they are in a state where their nervous system is regulated and then accessing the subconscious to release mental and emotional blocks.

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Brief summary of episode:

In this episode, we have the Powerhouse Coaches Annie Mallard (also Powerlifter) and Cyla Maguire (Former Boxer) talk about their personal athletic endeavors, what health & fitness means to them and how they help others achieve their fitness goals.Inspiration doesn't get any better than this 💪💖🥊

Key Insights:

You don’t have to have an athletic background or a history of being good at sport / physical activity to become an athlete later in life;
The first step is to “Give it a Go” – find something that interests you and see how you go. Once you get past this barrier the rest becomes easier;
Choosing a place to exercise that has a sense of: a. Family or community; b. Makes you feel welcome; and c. Like you belong; to d. Stay motivated and keep getting better;
Tag your goals to how you want to feel, what you want to achieve physically rather than how you look – the rest will fall into place;
The key to sustainable change, is to then find that connection to self, and making your goal bigger than you… for example, how are my actions impacting those around me… is it how I intend and will it give others the courage to make a positive change;

If you have any questions, or would like to get in touch with Annie and Carla, let me know. Also I would love to know your thoughts. 🥰

Key Topics:

00:31 Introduction to Guests Annie and Cyla

02:36 Annie Malard shares her background and how she started joining the nutrition for fitness, that she even run half a marathon and started boxing after becoming a mother, and joining other sports like Judo

04:40 Cyla Maguire introduces herself, how she met Annie and how she entered boxing after a bad break up

06:10 Cyla thinks boxing was not for her but coaching was, after being pregnant, she became a qualified postpartum and pregnancy coach for women

09:49 Amy summarizes how Annie started her fitness journey

11:22 “For me, boxing was the revelation of you thinking you can do something and suddenly doing it.”

12:47 Annie shares her traumatic childhood

18:57 Annie shares what she did to let go of the ego and the anger that came with the trauma and abuse from her childhood

23:53 “We all started somewhere and that's totally fine to accept being bad at something, to be a beginner again. And that's, that's completely okay.”

41:31 Cyla shares how she did sparring at ten weeks postpartum

46:50 “I figure it's about giving your body time and allowing yourself to not make it some days and being okay with that”

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Join us as we speak with Crystle Hack who has made a career change into being a Personal Trainer. Crystle shares with us her personal fitness journey, including competitive bodybuilding and why strength training is her jam.

She also shares with us the challenges in navigating as a new Personal Trainer in the current pandemic environment, motherhood and how she helps other young mothers stay fit and healthy outside of a gym.

3 KEY INSIGHTS

Taking the step and making one healthy change / focusing on one habit can create a knock-on effect. Charles Duhigg in his book the Power of Habit describes this as unlocking a "keystone Habit". Essentially by focusing on one habit, you teach yourself how to create other routines that serve you better as well.
You may not always find the right PT / Coach for you the first time you try with one, however you'll still likely learn things. You'll also be exposed to different ideas for training and also more about what (or who) works for you so keep exploring!
2 years of restrictions and mandates have created unique challenges for PTs and gym goers. So being flexible, supporting each other and being open to trying new things will be the key to navigating the new world successfully.

Key Topics:

00:54 Introduction to the guest speaker: Crystle Hack

03:00 Crystle shares how she grew up and played sports her whole life

03:22 Crystle shares an unforgettable moment in her life when she performed at Disneyland at Universal Studios

04:16 She shares the story behind her Personal Trainers and what made her feel about not making it the first time

06:08 When Crystle thought that because she is now a mom, she have a lot on her plate and only few moms compete

07:32 “And also that's also the best time to really reflect takeaways learning to actually, you know, double down and think about what you put up for your next goal is, you know, without sort of skimming over where you're actually at in the present. But actually, you know, what's your long term goal and where does this fit into everything else that you want to do with your life and so on might accomplish one thing.”

11:09 Cryste shares how joining the gym helped her change and her aspect and looking after herself a little bit better

14:06 “You've got to find a certain amount of responsibility where you've got to find the right fit for you. But at the same time, you are giving somebody your time and money for a service as well.”

14:23 Amy asks about what’s with strength training that captured Crystle to push her body beyond the limit

16:50 Amy asks Crystle what changed in her life that made her want to start helping women

19:29 Crystle talks about not pausing training even if you are pregnant

25:22 Crysle talks about how she started in building a business and started to become a Personal Trainer

28:28 The means of reaching Crystle to be able participate in the program and become her client as a Personal Trainer,

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Brief summary of episode:

Sometimes our parents / culture can instill ideas about how we should act and look that can lead to poor body images and unhealthy habits. We have the option to become aware of these adopted beliefs and choose something for ourselves.
Tagging movement to personal achievement / progression goals and away from simply weight loss... will counterintuitively help your weight loss goals.
The confidence, resilience and the strength that comes from movement is the true gift of exercise. Movement helped Christine overcome significant mental health struggles and helped transform her entire life.

We’re going to talk with Christine Lexy Ong, aspiring Aerial Artiste founder of StormFit Coaching who via NLP (Neuro-linguistic Programming) and fitness has managed to:

• Overcome the cultural expectations she grew up with on what “healthy” looked like.

• Stop gimmicky and short-term weight-loss practices and found sustainable solutions.

• Improve her mental health, after some significant and debilitating lows;

We’ll also talk about Christine’s mission to help driven women build strong, toned bodies and achieve unbreakable confidence, some of her values and her passions in life.

Real & relatable, you won’t want to miss this one!

Key Topics:

00:54 Introduction to the guest speaker: Christine Lexi Ong

02:45 Christine shares her background and she was brought up by her parents

04:48 Christine shares a scene that she can’t forget and considered as her most horrifying memory due to dieting at an early age of 13

07:25 Christine vocalizes her point of view on weight loss and how she resented it

07:43 Christine tells a story that she never divulged her dieting to any of her friends because it was too embarrassing

08:41 At first, Christene was eager about the process of weight loss because she will look thin

09:22 “I actually despised how I look and to be completely honest, I don't even remember how I looked back then when I looked in the mirror. So I don't know if I truly looked in the mirror growing up.”

10:12 Amy asks how Christine’s experience in weight loss impacted her teenage and early twenties life

11:09 Christine talks about how she discovered a different way of healthy living when she had the chance to become an exchange student in Switzerland

13:12 Christine shares what wakes her up and finally realized that she is harming herself with what she was doing

15:41 Christine was suicidal and didn’t see herself living past 21 or past 25

15:48 Amy asks Christine how she crawled out of the bad situation

18:01 When Christine heard the first time that someone believes in her

20:23 Amy asks Christine what gave her the confidence to reach out and get her own personal trainer

21:40 Having a coach and a cheerleader motivates Christine to continue her aerial arts

22:57 Christine started to count calories

24:51 What inspired Christine to become a fitness trainer

26:47 “Sometimes life just guides you in a way where it just drops into your lap and you just got to either take it or you lose the opportunity”

30:30 Christine shares when was the first time she was able to look at herself in the mirror

32:24 Christine as a coach to women who are truly ready to take the first step to the driver’s seat of their lives

34:09 Christine’s next plans

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Christine’s website: Storm Fit Coaching

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Our first guest for our episode 1 is an international pro wrestler, state champion boxer and undefeated kickboxer no other than Troy Humberston.

Troy is a Coach and owner of Powerbox who helps people looking to hone their skills, boxfit, people who are looking to push the boundaries of human performance in combining elite level strength, power and endurance.

He is also a master swordsman, a philanthropist of ballet, a former champion in Greco Roman and freestyle wrestling, an Australian national team member and a former reserve soldier.

Troy is not only going to share insights of his personal journey as an athlete and performance coach, we’re also going to talk about a cause he is living, breathing and fighting for in terms of his family.

As well as the personal challenges and stigma he has had to overcome in living as a survivor of an abusive and volatile relationship and dealing with the aftermath.

Heavyweight & heartfelt, you won’t want to miss this one!

Key Topics:

01:14 Introduction to the guest speaker: Troy Alan Humberston.

02:02 A glimpse of what we’ll talk about in this episode. How mental and physical toughness and personal experience helps someone exemplify.

02:35 Amy warns the audience of possible unpleasant language/scene used/talked about in the podcast and that people can pause the podcast in case

03:21 Troy shares how he started by joining a boxing and judo club, the army reserve and the sports he got into.

05:42 Troy remembers how he made it to pro-boxing and won 7 out of 8 state heavyweight title pro fights.

08:45 “Powerlifting is a base for my strength training for wrestling and pro-fighting”

11:26 How Troy entered the martial arts

12:06 Troy talk about his mother and his upbringing

13:02 Boxing training and coaching spotlighted

13:45 “If you're interested in something, take that plunge. Go give it a try. Never going to be as confronting as you think most of the time. All of your worries were not warranted in the first place and you’d be glad you did basically.”

15:25 Troy as a ballet philanthropist

17:35 How performing arts of ballet and athletic mindset, pursuit and technique of wrestling are connected

19:48 Troy as a victim of domestic violence

25:09 Amy shares her thoughts on caring about someone and having the responsibility to help them come out of where they are in terms of resolving their own personal trauma

27:00 Troy describes how sports and fitness positively change someone’s life

30:01 Troy shares when his ex-partner became physically abusive towards him

34:06 Troy shares his winning moment in a boxing fight after a week from hospitalization

42:06 Troy talks about why he had to have this fight for men who can’t get any justice ending up hanging, shooting themselves; taking their own life

44:11 “If we only care about things that are affecting us personally and don't care about things that are immoral and wrong going on that are hurting other people who don't deserve it, then we don't deserve to have anyone speak up for us or help us if we're ever in that position. "

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