Apogee Fitness Podcast: Recent Episodes
David Carter & Zach Galloway
We are two young professionals striving for success in all aspects of our lives including: Business, Faith, Parenting, Marriage, and of course Fitness. It is our mission to find successful people in various facets of life (not just monetary facets), in order to learn, grow, and be inspired! Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/apogeefitnesspodcast/support
We had the pleasure of sitting down with Thomas Izaguirre; Head Coach at legendary Daniel High School, Coach at CASA, and Co-owner of Mind and Power Upstate soccer training. In this episode we dive deep into Thomas's background in youth sports, and how his youth sports experiences led him toward his current career path coaching the sport he loves, soccer. Thomas is a legend in the Clemson/Anderson in his own right as a player, and is quickly adding to his accolades as a coach. Even more than being an awesome coach, Thomas is an incredible human being who shows that true grit and hard work will pay off if you are true to yourself and consistent with your work ethic. We loved recording this episode with Thomas, we hope ya'll enjoy the show!
We had the pleasure of sitting down with Marie Marquez, founder and owner of Amplify Sports and True2Hoops Academy. We dug deep into her "unconventional" youth sports background, how that led her to finding basketball, and ultimately how her career in basketball led her to where she is now with Amplify Sports. There is an amazing story between the age of 8 years old until present day Marie, and we capture it all in this episode. Marie epitomizes the word grit, and showcases how hard work can create opportunities that she couldn't have even imagined. We loved recording this episode with Marie, we hope ya'll enjoy the show! (David does drop one cus word in this episode, we apologize in advance).
We had the pleasure of sitting down with Alejandro Rodriguez, 7x National Karate Champion, and owner of The Battlefield in Greenville, SC. In this episode we discuss Alejandro's upbringing in Venezuela, and how Karate gave him the confidence and grit he needed to achieve everything he has in life, and taught him to never give up even when life circumstances seemed impossible to overcome. He talks about the mindset needed to be great, and how us as parents can better instill this mindset into our youth athletes. We loved recording this episode with Alejandro, we hope ya'll enjoy the show!
We had the pleasure of sitting down with Brando Bedolla, 17 year old phenom soccer player out of Greenville, SC. Brando currently plays for MLSNext Charlotte FC Academy. In this episode he talks about finding soccer, and his journey toward achieving an elite position in United States youth soccer. His story is very emotional and inspirational. We know ya'll will be touched and motivated by this episode, just like the 3 of us were. We loved recording this Episode with Brando, we hope ya'll enjoy the show!
We had the privilege this week of sitting down Sergio and Juan, founders and owners of 90+OT. The guys talk about how their friendship formed into a thriving soccer business partnership, that is quickly becoming known as one of the major go to soccer training facilities in the Upstate of SC. The guys talk about their passion for not only teaching the game of soccer, but instilling character inside and outside of the game to the players they are coaching. We love these dudes and really enjoyed recording this episode. We hope ya'll enjoy the show!
We had the pleasure of sitting down with Desmond Floyd, former Defensive End for Wake Forest University. We dove deep into Desmond's upbringing in a small town of the Deep South, and how his upbringing formed him into the athlete who became one of the most highly recruited Defensive Ends to come out of Spartanburg County, SC. Desmond brings the fire to this conversation as he talks about the good, the bad, and the ugly of the current youth sports culture. We also got into an interesting conversation about the current state of college football. We loved recording this episode, we hope ya'll enjoy the show!
We had the pleasure of sitting down with Frank Kucinic, 10x State Champion Head Coach out of Saint Josephs High School in Greenville, SC. He dove into his youth sports background, how he found soccer, and how his experiences of growing up in a Croatian family/neighborhood firmly shaped who he is today as a husband, father, and coach. Frank drops some knowledge bombs for Youth Athletes, Parents, and Coaches to take note of as young athletes progress through their youth sports experiences. We loved recording this episode with Frank, we hope ya'll enjoy the show!
We had the pleasure this week of sitting down with Gavin Rochford-Smith, Owner and Founder of 360 Soccer GVL. Gavin has a unique take on youth soccer and youth sports, as he played his youth soccer at a high level in England, and was recruited and played College Soccer in the United States. He talks about his journey and how it led him to opening 360 Soccer GVL, one of the most well known soccer training programs in the Upstate of SC. Gavin is Faith, Family, and Soccer. We loved recording this episode! We hope you enjoy the show!
This week we had the pleasure of sitting down with North Greenville University Men's head soccer coach, Andy Aulick. Andy dives into his youth sports experiences, and how his experiences paved the path toward the career he has now as a Collegiate Soccer coach. He talks in depth about his family and faith and how he encourages his kids along their individual youth sports journeys. He talks in depth about what college coaches are looking for when recruiting athletes. We loved recording this episode, we hope ya'll enjoy the show!
We had the pleasure this week of sitting down with Anthony Esquivel to learn more about his youth sports journey which landed him on some of the top Soccer club teams in the nation as he became a top college recruit. He goes into detail on how he landed the lead role in the hit Disney Movie "The Big Green". Lastly he discusses his coaching methodology and how his youth sports experiences shaped who he is today as a coach. We loved recording this episode, we hope ya'll enjoy the show!
Welcome to Sideline Talk! In today's episode we introduce the hosts of this new Youth Sports podcast, Colby, David, and Mike. All three Dad's are excited to explore the past present, and future culture of youth sports and share their opinions with guest professional coaches and athletes. As always, we are here for it!
Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast. In today's episode we had the honor of having long time CrossFit Affiliate owner via CrossFit Fort Vancouver, 10 year Team CrossFit Games veteran, and coach to 2x fittest male on Earth Justin Medeiros, Adam Neiffer. It was so great getting to know Adam on a more personal level and hear some pretty funny and meaningful stories along the way. Big shout out to Adam Dunlap who not only helped co-host this episode, but also was the one who made it all possible and set it up. We love Adam and we know after listening to this episode ya'll will too!
You can follow Adam on instagram at @adamneiffer and at @cffortvancouver. You can follow Allan on IG @adunlap03
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Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast. Today we had the pleasure of sitting down with the owners of Lean Kitchen Spartanburg, Colin and Kamila Whitney. We were able to learn a little more background on the couple behind the newest store in Spartanburg, and how their passion for fitness and food made them a perfect fit to open bring the Meal Prep business to Spartanburg. We love Colin and Kamila and we know after ya'll listen to this episode ya'll will too!
Shout out to Joy Keith, owner of Motivus CrossFit in Spartanburg, SC for jumping on and co-hosting this episode with David!
You can follow Lean Kitchen Spartanburg on IG, @leankitchenco.spartanburg
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Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast. Todays episode was our first live show on youtube, it's a little rusty but still some quality content bringing back some of our original guests and best friends, JR Howell and Rick Jones. We had a great time talking about the history of CrossFit Crash and how Rick and JR changed the game of social media content before a lot of other did on Instagram. You can catch this episode on youtube and on all your favorite podcast platforms. We love JR and Rick and we know after listening to this episode ya'll will too!
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Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast. Today we sit down with CrossFit Games Athlete and co-owner of Good Habits Coffee, Hannah Hardy! We had a great time learning about Hannah's background, her games experience, learning more about her role in Good Habits Coffee, and finally we had a great time picking her brain regarding all things CrossFit (including steroid talk). We love Hannah and we know after you listen to this episode ya'll will too!! You can follow Hannah on IG @gosohardy and @goodhabitscoffee
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Welcome to the Apogee fitness Podcast. David sat down with show guests: Will Abercrombie, Jackson Drohan, and Sergio Briceno to hash out each other's top 20 predictions for the Mens field of the 2022 CrossFit Games. This one has some language and unpopular opinions, so tread lightly! Let us know who's list is on point and who's list is trash.
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Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast. Zach, David, Alison Stall, and Danielle Dunlap sat down tonight and hashed out our top 20 predictions for the female side of the 2022 NoBull CrossFit Games. Give it a listen and let us know what you think!
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Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast. In today's episode we had the pleasure of sitting down with Daniel and Rikki Territo, Founders and owners of Good Habits Coffee! If you have been in and around CrossFit competitions this year in the Upstate SC region such as Crash Crecendo and Fittest of SC, you have definitely seen the Good Habits Coffee tent in vendor village and most likely have tasted their coffee. We had an amazing time getting to know Daniel and Rikki, and learning how they turned an idea into a flourishing start up business. We are extremely excited to follow Good Habits Coffee and see this company continue to grow. We love Rikki and Daniel, and we know after listening to this episode ya'll will too! You can follow Good Habits Coffee on IG @goodhabitscoffeeco and order coffee directly from their website, www.goodhabitscoffee.com
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Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast. In today's episode we had the pleasure of sitting down with CrossFit Athlete, Chemical Engineer, and United States Marine Officer Candidate, Shelby Neal. Shelby is one of the most well rounded, most interesting, and most fun 22 year olds we have ever encountered. We thoroughly enjoyed our conversation with her, and we both left that conversation feeling like if anyone is doing life right, it's Shelby Neal. We love Shelby and we know after listening to this episode ya'll will too! You can Follow Shelby on IG @shelby_neal
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Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast. Today we had the pleasure of sitting down with our good friends; CrossFit Athlete Mike McDonald and CEO of the McDonald family his wife, Jenn. We had a great time catching up with the McDonalds, talking about the whirl wind of the last two years regarding Mike's progression of fitness along with maintaining a solid marriage and parenting 5 children under the age of 10. Mike and Jenn are a true example of teamwork in a marriage, and how spouses support each other no matter what. We love this "I got your back episode"! We love the McDonalds, and we know after you listen to this episode ya'll will too! You can Follow Mike on IG @themikemcdonald2.0 and Jenn on IG @jenn_mcdonald.
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Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast. Today's episode is a very special edition, that highlights various Athletes, Coaches, Judges/Volunteers, and Event Coordinators from around the great state of South Carolina that participated in South Carolina's only CrossFit Sanctioned event, FITTEST of SC! We had an absolute blast hanging out at FITTEST this year, and can honestly say it was one of THE BEST ran competitions we have ever attended. From the programming, to the coordinators and judges/volunteers, to the athletes, all the way to Vendor Village; the entire weekend was well ran from start to finish. Honestly, CrossFit needs to take notes and learn from this event on how to engage not only the athletes, but the spectators and vendors as well. Thank ya'll at FITTEST for having us back for a second year, we are looking forward to attending again next year! We hope ya'll enjoy reliving "The Sounds of FITTEST". You can follow FITTEST on IG at @fittestofsc
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Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast. Today we had the pleasure of sitting down with CrossFit Games Team athlete, Strength Coach, and CrossFit programmer, Jared Shaw. Jared has quite literally been around the South Carolina CrossFit space for many years spanning from the Upstate, to the Midlands, down to the Lowlands. He has a very interesting story, which we have deemed as the "comeback kid" throughout each stage of his life. His "Never Give Up" mentality has made him who he is today, a successful coach and athlete in the CrossFit and strength/conditioning space. We love Jared and we know after ya'll listen to this episode ya'll will too! You can follow Jared on IG at 2jared_shaw8.
We apologize for the sound on this recording, Harrison was not with us and we did the best we could! You'll have to turn the sound up on your listening device for this one.
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Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast. Today we had the pleasure of sitting down with Joy Keith, owner of Motivus CrossFit in Spartanburg, SC! Joy is literally one of the easiest people to talk to, who has an extremely interesting journey in life and with CrossFit that led her abroad for more than a few years before coming back to the States to settle down with ownership of her CrossFit gym. We learned of Joy's upbringing, what sort of stuff she loved to be involved with growing up, and her own personal journey with fitness. This episode was really fun to record! We love Joy and we know after you listen to this episode ya'll will too! You can follow Joy on IG @joys_excellentadventure and @motivuscrossfit
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Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast. In today's episode we had the the honor of sitting down with CrossFit analyst, Journalist for Morning Chalk Up, Podcast personality via The Sevan Podcast, and CrossFit's favorite statistician/voice of reason, Brian Friend. Brian was in town this past weekend competing at the annual team competition in Spartanburg, SC, Crash Crescendo. After a long weekend of competing, Brian took some time to sit down with us and talk briefly about where he was brought up, how he found CrossFit, and how his self proclaimed nerd side found him along side some of the most acclaimed faces and voices of the sport we all love, CrossFit. We love Brian and we know after you listen to this episode ya'll will too! You can Follow Brian on IG @brianfriendcrossfit.
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Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast. Today we had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with an OG in the CrossFit world, Paul Burkert of the greater Grand Rapids/Holland, MI area. Paul is the owner of CrossFit affiliate, CrossFit Lake Effect. In this episode we learned more about Paul's background, how he found CrossFit, and how his vision for CrossFit turned into a flourishing Affiliate before owning an Affiliate was a cool thing to do. He has traveled around the world and has dropped into over 170 different affiliates, bringing in some awesome knowledge on how to appropriately run a successful CrossFit business. There have been several various games athletes that started their CrossFit aspirations at CrossFit Lake Effect such as: Anthony Davis, Danielle Dunlap; and of course yours truly, your hosts David and Zach! We love Paul and we know after you listen to this episode ya'll will too! You can Follow Paul on IG at, @burk556 and @cflakeeffect
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Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast. Today we had the pleasure of sitting back down with CrossFit Athlete, Wife, Mother, and Nutrition Coach Danielle Dunlap. We had a super great time catching up with her talking all things family, friends, fitness, and business. This is a fun, light hearted episode between 3 old friends from Michigan who now all live in the Carolinas - We love Danielle and we know after listening to this episode ya'll will too! You can Follow Danielle on IG, @jackeddanielles
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Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast. In today's episode we had the pleasure of sitting down with CrossFit Games Athlete, Scott Tetlow. Scott is active in the United States Military, is married, is a father, and continues to be a perennial elite athlete in the CrossFit space. We learned a bunch about Scotts upbringing, how he found CrossFit, and what drives him to stay competitive in the fitness space. We talk a lot about his training with Nick Uranker as his coach, and how nutrition has played a huge part in his most recent success. Scott is a super cool dude and we love him, and after ya'll listen to this episode we know ya'll will too! You can Follow Scott on IG @cfstetlow.
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Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast. In today's episode we had the pleasure of sitting back down with Jenn Green; co-owner of CrossFit Greer, Co-owner of Local Comp, and CrossFit Affiliate rep for North and South Carolinas. We had a blast talking about life, CrossFit, and hobbies. Jenn's spirit shines bright as always and we love her and we know after listening to this episode ya'll will too! You can Follow Jenn on IG at the following handles: @green_jenn, @localcomp, @fittestofsc, @crossfitgreer
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Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast. Today we had the pleasure of sitting down with CrossFit coaches and programmers, Justin Bell and Andy Wilson. Some notable athletes they coach and program for in the upstate region are: Alison Stall, Lindsey Lane, Amy Fryt, Kara Petruzelli, Evelyn Ballew, and Chris Buol, just to name a few. This episode really needs very little introduction, we hope ya'll enjoy the 2 hours and 40 minutes of pure bromancing and overdosing on Athletic Brews! We love Justin and Andy and after listening to this episode ya'll will too!
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Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast. Today we had the pleasure of sitting down with local Greenville, SC Business owner, CrossFit Athlete, and Greenville County Council Candidate, Joey Russo. We had a such a great time learning more about who Joey is, how he was brought up, and how his experiences in school, sports, and working the streets as a Sheriff deputy, prepared him to take the reins of his family's 3rd generation business and gave him the tools required to become an exceptional Public Service official candidate via Greenville County Council. Joey is passionate about 5 things as made evident in this episode: His Savior Jesus Christ, his family, his business, his fitness, and the County of Greenville, SC. We had a blast recording this episode! We love Joey and we know after listening to this episode ya'll will too! You can Follow Joey on IG at @russo_joseph and @votejoeyrusso. His campaign website is www.votejoeyrusso.com. You can donate to Joey's campaign via the following link:
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Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast. Today we had the honor of sitting down with Shanna Medeiros, the mother of 2021 Fittest Man on Earth, Justin Medeiros. We dive deep into her background growing up, into how her experiences shaped her into the woman, wife and mother she is today. We talk a lot about success and Life Lessons (not failures) and how you can't have one without the other in athletics and life in general. We talk in depth about being The Fittest Man on Earth's mother, and her philosophy regarding raising children, and motivating them to be the best version of themselves in every facet of life. We talked about a near fatal injury that occurred a few years ago involving her husband and how her family rallied together during that time; a very powerful story. It was really cool to get a mother's perspective of raising a son who has become a well known professional athlete in the CrossFit space. We love Mrs. Medeiros, and we know after ya'll listen to this episode ya'll will too! You can follow Mrs. Medeiros on IG at @shanna-medeiros.
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Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast. Today we had the pleasure of sitting down with Army Warrior CrossFit athlete, Jacob Pfaff. Jacob Pfaff has a unique story regarding his fitness journey, and how CrossFit has quite literally turned into a career for him within the United States Army. Jacob has made a name for himself in the CrossFit space, competing in several different regional and semi-final competitions via team and individual. He has competed in several notable off-season events such as Wodapalooza and our favorite, Crash Crucible. We had a blast learning more about Jacob, personally in this episode! We love Jacob, and we know after ya'll listen to this episode ya'll will too! You can follow Jacob on IG at @pf4ff_g
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Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast. Today we had the pleasure of sitting down with up and coming CrossFit athlete, Matt Poulin. Matt Poulin started training CrossFit in 2018, after finishing a D1 college baseball career. Within the short amount of time that he has been doing CrossFit, he has already made a semi-final in 2021 via the West Coast Classic, and was invited to and participated in 2022 Wodapalooza Elite Individual Division. He is on the watch list for potential up and coming superstar in the CrossFit space. We had a blast learning more about Matt, personally in this episode! We love Matt, and we know after ya'll listen to this episode ya'll will too! You can follow Matt on IG at @mattpoulin13
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Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast. In todays episode we had the pleasure of sitting down with Dan and Alison Stall; CrossFit power couple local to the Greenville, SC area. This is Alison's second time on the podcast, first time with her husband Dan by her side. We had a great time catching up with the Stalls, talking about love, life, parenting, fitness, and all the adventures they've experienced together through the sport of CrossFit. Ya'll, we love the Stalls and we know after listening to this podcast ya'll will too! You can Follow Dan on IG @dan_stall2 and Alison on IG @alison_stall.
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Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast. Today we had the pleasure of sitting down with Hans Molenkamp; the man responsible for bringing large sponsorship deals such as Monster Energy and CBDMD to the CrossFit space. Hans is an entrepreneur to his core, owning several businesses including Triumph United, and is responsible for a marketing group signing MMA/UFC, Action Sport, and CrossFit athletes to major sponsorship deals. We dive deep into his background growing up into how his experiences shaped him into the man, athlete, and businessman he is today. We talk a lot about success and failures and how you can't have one without the other in athletics, business, and life in general. We talk in depth about Hans philosophy regarding fitness and business, and how he has molded his ideas into several different brands in and outside the fitness/fighting/action sports space. Hans is a super good dude and we love him, and we know after listening to this episode ya'll will too! You can follow Hans on IG @hansmolenkamp, @crimsontactical, @triumphunited, @cbdmd.usa, @monsterenergy, and at @microtechkinvesofficial
Shout out to JR and CrossFit Crash for helping David co-host this episode @crossfitcrash
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Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast. Today we got to sit back down with CrossFit SVL affiliate co-owner and Fittest of SC co-owner, Gordon Lake. We had a great time recapping Fittest of the Upstate 2021, looking forward toward the CrossFit Open and Fittest of SC, and discussing which male and female athletes in the local upstate region we think are going to have standout years. Always a good time catching up with our dude Gordon, we hope ya'll enjoy!
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Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast. Today we had the pleasure of sitting down with CrossFit Athlete, Coach, and Entrepreneur, Nick Urankar. Nick has been a Perennial CrossFit regionals/games athlete in both Elite and Masters divisions, dating back to 2011 through 2019. We dive deep into his background growing up into how his experiences shaped him into the man, athlete, coach, and businessman he is today. We talk a lot about success and failures and how you can't have one without the other in athletics, business, and life in general. We talk in depth about Nick's philosophy regarding fitness and training, and how he has molded his ideas into a Brand and online programs called the Zeus Method and Swole Program. Nick is a super good dude and we love him, and we know after listening to this episode ya'll will too! You can follow Nick on IG @nickurankar, @zeusmethod, @swoleprogram, and @061fit.
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Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast. We had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with CrossFit Athlete, University of South Carolina Women's Soccer Alumnus, Entrepreneur, and all around local fan favorite, Lindsey Lane! We also had the honor of having Jen Schult back on the show for this episode as a co-host! We feel like this episode needs no further introduction; we hope ya'll enjoy listening to this episode as much as we did recording it! You can follow Lindsey and Lindsey's business ventures on IG at the following handles: @lanelindsay, @noend_performance, @landydesignco. You can follow Jen Schult on IG @jenschult
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Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast. Today we had the pleasure of sitting down with CrossFit games athlete local to Greenville, SC, Jayson Hopper. Jayson has made a name for himself in the CrossFit space this year by winning the Mid Atlantic CrossFit Challenge, earning him a spot to compete at as a rookie at the 2021 NoBull CrossFit games. This year has been super exciting for Jayson, but we had even more fun diving into Jayson's past and learning about his life growing up and how his experiences of successes and failures ultimately led him to the current path he is on as one of the top CrossFit Athletes in the world. Of course, we talk a lot about the last 6 months as well. We love Jayson, and we know after listening to this episode ya'll will too! You can follow Jayson on IG @jhopper3
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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 up into how his experiences shaped him into the man, athlete, and coach he is today. We talk a lot about the current state of CrossFit including the Games and the CrossFit Seminar courses; and of course we talk in detail regarding Crash Crucible 2021. Taylor is a super good dude and we love him, and we know after listening to this episode ya'll will too! You can follow Taylor on IG @taylormidself.
Special shout out to JR Howell for co-hosting this episode. Ya'll can follow JR and CRASH on IG @_crash_fitness.
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Welcome to another episode of the Apogee Fitness Podcast. We had the pleasure of attending days 2 and 3 of the annual Crash Crucible CrossFit Competition at CRASH, in Spartanburg, SC. At the event we grabbed athletes, event staff, and spectators to chat about life, training, and their thoughts on the competition events! It was a great time with some fun interviews, we hope ya'll enjoy! Look for the tags of all the guests on our Instagram post, @apogeefitnesspodcast
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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/repairs, shoulder and hip replacements, and orthopedic trauma/fractures. We had a great time discussing Dr. Gao's personal and professional background, into how major surgical procedures such as ACL and rotator cuff repairs have progressed within the past 10 years. We talk about injury prevention in sports, rehabilitation after surgery, recovery, and importance of a healthy working relationship between various providers in the surgical and rehabilitative world. This was such a fun episode to record; Dr. Ian Gao is a natural behind the mic! We love Dr. Gao and after listening to this episode we know ya'll will too! Special thank you to Jeff Carter PT, MBA (David's dad) for stepping in and co-hosting this episode! You can follow CONA on instagram at @cona_sc and at their website www.carolinaona.com
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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 enjoy it as much as we did recording it! You can follow Kaiden on IG at @Kaidenmyers06, and Colin at @Barbudo54 and @eletriccityfitnessco
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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 behind the scenes events at the 2021 CrossFit games. We love Steph, and we know after ya'll listen to this Episode ya'll will too! You can follow steph on IG @slsimmons3
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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 becoming one of the most well known faces and voices in the CrossFit space. We love Tommy, and we know after ya'll listen to this episode ya'll will too! You can follow Tommy at the following handles: @tommymarquez and @talkingelitefitness
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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 daughter, and plans for Crash Crucible. This was a fun episode, hope ya'll enjoy it!
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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!
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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 career in Golf. We dive deep into her favorite moments and lowest moments during her life, and how those moments have shaped her to become a successful Athlete and Entrepreneur in the golf and fitness space. We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible woman, and find her drive to succeed and help others succeed, inspirational. You can Follow Brandi on IG @brandiljackson and @brandijacksongolf
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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 achieving your goals. Their mission is to save you time & money by providing you with healthy, prepared meals that are delicious! We sit down to discuss the history of how he brought Lean Kitchen franchise to Greenville, SC and how fitness, faith, and family truly have made it a successful business. You can follow Lean Kitchen on IG @leankitchenco.gvl, and at www.leankitchenco.com.
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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 qualifying her to participate in the Last Chance Qualifier for the 2021 CrossFit games. We discuss everything from her personal life including her upbringing, athletic and family life, to how she found CrossFit and how CrossFit changed the trajectory of her life in every way. We dive deep into her favorite moments and lowest moments during her life, and how those moments have shaped her to become a successful Athlete and Entrepreneur in the fitness space. We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible woman, and find her drive to succeed and help others succeed, inspirational. You can Follow Danielle on IG @jackeddanielles and @evolutionathleticsnc
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Welcome to the Apogee Fitness Podcast. In this episode we sit down with David and Vince, owners of One More Athletics, based out of Panama City, FL. One More Athletics is a CrossFit gym equipment distributor/provider of CrossFit equipment and Rigs for local CrossFit competitions around the country. We sit down to discuss the history of One More Athletics and how their organization has grown within the past few years. We also talked about where One More Athletics is currently, and their plans for the future as CrossFit grows as a sport. We had a great time getting to know these two entrepreneurs in the fitness space, and we know after listening to this podcast, ya'll will love them too. You can follow One More Athletics on Instagram at @onemoreathletics.
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Welcome to another episode of the Apogee Fitness Podcast. In this episode we caught up with various athletes competing and attending at the annual Fittest Of The Upstate competition presented by AGL Athletics and hosted by Crossfit Potentia, in Greenville, SC. The episode is comprised of several short interviews throughout the weekend. We hope you enjoy this unique episode! You can find more details regarding this competition on IG at the following handles: @fittestoftheupstate, @localcomp.
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Welcome to another episode of the Apogee Fitness Podcast. In this episode we caught up with various athletes competing and attending at the annual Crash Crescendo Competition at Crash Fitness. The episode is comprised of several short interviews throughout the weekend. We hope you enjoy this unique episode! @_crash_fitness
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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 the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual journey that has taken place in his life since the event that took place in 2019 on the competition floor that almost took his life. We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible man and how his success in fitness quite possibly saved his life, and the impact this event has had in his life, the life of his family/friends, and the Upstate CrossFit community as a whole. You can follow Kevin at the following IG handle: @kevinkessler75
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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 CrossFit affiliate owner and how it is paving the path toward up and coming entrepreneurial endeavors and personal athletic aspirations. We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible man and how his success in fitness has led to a fulfilling life as an entrepreneur. You can follow JR at the following handles: @_crash_fitness and www.crossfitcrash.com
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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 a prominent figure within the CrossFit community media space. We dive deep into all things CrossFit past, present, and future and how he juggles his work responsibilities with his responsibilities as a husband and Father! We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible man and how his success in fitness has led to a fulfilling life and career within the CrossFit space. You can follow Sean at the following handles: @swoodland53 and @talkingelitefitness
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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 and business background, and how everything in his life seemed to fall into place as he accepted the person God created him to be, and started saying yes to his passions in life! Rick is an extremely thoughtful person; his insights on Faith, Family, and Fitness are in our opinion, spot on! You can follow Rick on Instagram at @R1ckjones and @rickjonesfilms.
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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 affiliate owner and how it is paving the path toward up and coming entrepreneurial endeavors. We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible man and how his success in fitness has led to a fulfilling life as an entrepreneur. You can follow Jonathan at the following handles: @gunther7326, @fiveforksathletics, and at www.fiveforkscrossfit.com.
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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 challenge of immigrating from Venezuela to the United States. Finally we talk about how Alejandro is coming out of retirement to enter the professional fighting circuit via Karate Combat, and how he is incorporating Crossfit methodology into his training. We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible man, and find his drive to succeed and help others succeed, inspirational. You can Follow Alejandro on IG, @wadoale and @kazoku.karate
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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 her life, and how those moments have shaped her to become a successful Mother, SLP, Coach and Athlete in the fitness space. We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible woman, and find her drive to succeed and help others succeed, inspirational. You can Follow Jen at on IG @jenschult and on Facebook at Miata Schult to follow her "Monte" children's book page.
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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 favorite moments and lowest moments during his life, and how those moments along with his walk with Christ, have shaped him to become a successful Husband, Father, Gym manager, and Athlete in the fitness space. We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible man, and find his drive to succeed and help others succeed, inspirational. You can Follow Josh on IG @jmiller858 and @spartanburg_athletic_club.
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Welcome to the Apogee Podcast. In this episode we sit down with Nick Martin, Crossfit athlete local to Raleigh, NC. Nick has an incredible story! In this episode we highlight his college football years, Marriage, Fatherhood, Entrepreneurship, his Fitness background and all things Crossfit, and his relationship with Jesus. Nick truly fits into our core pillars on which this podcast was founded: Family/Friends, Faith, and Fitness. We hope you enjoy this episode and find true inspiration through it. You can Follow Nick on IG @nick_ctpfitness and @completetheprocessfitness
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Welcome to the Apogee Podcast. In this episode we sit down with two local Upstate Crossfit athletes/Mothers/Wives/Healthcare Providers, Sybil Crain NP and Dr. Elisa Turner. We discuss so many different topics in this episode including: their athletic backgrounds, how they chose healthcare vocations, how they met their husbands, how they juggle the daily grind of Work, Parenting, Fitness, and how they find time for keep the fire burning with their husbands. We dive deep into the daily grind that a lot of parents experience with young children, and how fitness has been an amazing counterbalance to that daily grind. We had an extremely fun time recording this episode, and found it very therapeutic as well! We hope this episode touches you in a special way, and you realize we are all a lot more a like than we may think, with common daily L's and W's. You can Follow Sybil Crain @bonzosybs, and Dr. Elisa Turner @elisaturner1 and @ampphysicaltherapyperformance
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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. We dive deep into his favorite moments and lowest moments during his life, and how those moments have shaped him to become a successful Athlete and Entrepreneur in the fitness space. We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible man, and find his drive to succeed and help others succeed, inspirational. You can Follow Hudson at on IG @hudfricke and @southernmooncf
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Welcome to the Apogee Podcast. In this episode we sit down with local Upstate Crossfit Athlete and Nutrition Coach, Madeline Helms. We discuss everything from her personal life including her upbringing, athletic/musical and family life, to how she found Crossfit and eventually became the reigning Fittest Female in the Upstate (SC). We dive deep into her favorite moments and lowest moments during her life, and how those moments have shaped her to become a successful Athlete and Entrepreneur in the fitness space. We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible woman, and find her drive to succeed and help others succeed, inspirational. You can Follow Madeline at on IG @madelinemhelms and @optimaltrainingnutrition
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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 currently circulating the fitness community. We hope you enjoy learning more about this amazing man and how his success in fitness has led to a fulfilling life as a medical physician. You can follow Dr. Kornweiss on all social platforms @stevenkornweiss.
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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 favorite moments and lowest moments during his career, and how those moments have shaped him to become a successful Athlete, Coach, and Director in the fitness space. We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible man, and find his drive to succeed and help others succeed, inspirational. You can Follow Paulo on IG, @paulopassinibh and @beast_mode_powdersville.
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Hey guys, we have some exciting new changes coming to the show in 2021, with a lot more fitness content coming your way. We wanted to drop a quick episode, letting you all know the updates to the show and do some guest line up announcements to look forward to, for all of you out there in Podcast Land. We hope you enjoy this short show, look for the next full episode to drop on Tuesday December 8, 2020.
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Welcome to the Apogee Podcast. In this episode we sit down with Gordon Lake: co-owner of Crossfit SVL, Co-owner and CEO of Fittest of the Upstate, Co-owner of AGL Athletics, and most recently new co-owner of Local Comp. We discuss everything from his personal life including his childhood, his power lifting career and his struggle with his personal demons during that time period, His faith and how that turned his life around, and lastly to how he found Crossfit which ultimately led to his current entrepreneurial endeavors. We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible man and how his success in fitness has led to a fulfilling life as an entrepreneur. You can follow Gordon at the following handles: @gj.lake, @Fittestoftheupstate, @crossfitsvl, @localcomp
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Welcome to the Apogee Podcast. In this episode we sit down with Mike McDonald, local Crossfit athlete who has recently jumped into the Upstate Crossfit space. Mike has an incredible story! In this episode we highlight his service in the United States Marines, Mission work in the Middle East, Marriage, Fatherhood, Entrepreneurship, his Fitness background, and his relationship with Jesus. Mike truly fits into our core pillars on which this podcast was founded: Family/Friends, Faith, and Fitness. We hope you enjoy this episode and find true inspiration through it. You can Follow Mike on IG @mikemcdonald_33 and @rise.shineexteriorcare.
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Welcome to the Apogee Podcast. In this episode we sit down with local Crossfit Athlete, Coach and Box owner, Amy Fryt. We discuss everything from her personal life including her upbringing, athletic and family life, to how she found Crossfit and eventually became a Crossfit Box owner. We dive deep into her favorite moments and lowest moments during her career, and how those moments have shaped her to become a successful Athlete and Entrepreneur in the fitness space. We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible woman, and find her drive to succeed and help others succeed, inspirational. You can Follow Amy on IG, @amyfryt and @reactionfitnesscollective.
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Welcome to the Apogee Podcast. In this episode we sit down with local entrepreneur via photography/media, Kevin Harrington . We discuss everything from his personal life including his upbringing and family life, to how he found Crossfit and how Crossfit helped establish himself as a well known photographer in the Crossfit space and beyond. We dive deep into his favorite moments and lowest moments during his career, and how those moments have shaped him to become a successful entrepreneur in the photography media biz. We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible man, and find his drive to succeed and help others succeed, inspirational. You can Follow Kevin on IG, @kevinharrington.images
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Hey guys, we've been off the air for quite a while during the summer months. We wanted to drop a quick update show episode, letting you all know that we are back and have a Fall line up ready for all our listeners in Podcast Land. We hope you enjoy this short show, look for the next full episode to drop on Sunday, August 23rd.
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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 have shaped her as a coach in the fitness space. We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible young lady, and find her drive to succeed and help others succeed in the sport she loves, inspirational.
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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 follow Blitz Belts on Instagram at @BLITZBELTS. You can also purchase a Blitz Belt at www.blitzbelts.com. Make sure to use discount code APOGEE for 15% off!
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Welcome to the Apogee Podcast. In this episode we sit down with Kara Petruzzelli to discuss all things nutrition and training. Kara is local to Greenville, SC and is a Registered Dietitian and top level CrossFit Athlete. She is a two time Local Comp: Fittest of the Upstate qualifier and sanctional level athlete. We cover topics from childhood nutrition to performance nutrition. We hope you enjoy listening and learning from our friend Kara. You can find her on Instagram at @karaceleste or @built_not_bought_nutrition for all types of guidance and healthy recipes.
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Welcome to the Apogee Podcast. In this episode we sit down with co-owner of Crossfit Greer, Jennifer Green. We discuss everything from her personal life including her sports background, how she met her husband, and her faith; to how she found Crossfit which ultimately led to the couple becoming the owners of Crossfit Greer. We hope you enjoy learning more about this amazing woman and how her success in fitness has led to a fulfilling life as an entrepreneur.
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Welcome to the Apogee Podcast. In this episode we sit down with Apogee Athlete and 2 time Crossfit Sanctional Athlete, Sergio Briceno. We discuss everything from his personal life including his upbringing and family life, to how he found Crossfit and found success in this sport. We hope you enjoy learning more about this incredible young man, and find his drive to succeed in the sport he loves, inspirational.
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Welcome to the Apogee Podcast. In this episode we sit down with AJ and Amy Leroy, founders of the Crossfit Instagram account, Local Comp. We discuss everything from their personal lives such as how they met and how they found Crossfit, to how Local Comp came into fruition and became a full blown business success story. We hope you enjoy learning more about this couple, and how they single handedly brought the Upstate, SC Crossfit community together, by acting upon an idea.
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Music Credit: Wishful Thinking, by Dan Lebowitz
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