The Active Life Podcast

Do you still think that it’s possible to be a great coach and a great athlete at the same time? Do you still think that the best athletes write the best programs? You might want to give this episode a listen. . Michele Letendre has been wildly successful as a CrossFit Athlete, placing 4th in the world at the 2014 CrossFit Games and she is now wildly successful as a coach heping two of her clients (Laura Horvath and Patrick Vellner) to second place finishes at the 2018 CrossFit Games. . I have so much respect for both the type of competitor Michele was and the kind of coach that she is. When you mingle around in the Warm-up area at the CrossFit Games you can see which coaches are really invested in the success of their athletes. It’s in how they carry themselves, the laser focus they have, the way they fight back showing too much emotion when an athlete does well or poorly Michele exemplifies all of these characteristics. . In this episode Michele talks about why it’s exceedingly difficult to be a great athlete and a great coach at the same time. She talks about the emotional energy tied to both as well as the cognitive energy. . Michele also offers her opinion on the changes to the CrossFit Games and the lack of clarity around where things are going. You won’t want to miss it.   Michele Can be found at: @mich_letendre @dekacomp www.dekacomp.com REVIEW US! If you love this podcast , please click HERE to leave a review. Thank you again for all of your trust, attention, and support. Follow us on instagram at @ActiveLifeRx @SeanPastuch

Intensity. If you are looking for one word to describe Jason Khalipa, it’s intensity. At least that’s what I got from a 40 minute conversation with him for today’s episode. . Jason Khalipa has won the CrossFit Games as an athlete and he has won the CrossFit Game as a business owner. Today Jason talks about his concept of an AMRAP Mentality, the act of being present in every moment by having wild clarity around where you need to be and what you need to be doing at all times throughout your day. . It is abundantly clear that during the time we were recording this podcast, Jason’s mind was singularly focused on the interview. He goes over what his schedule for the day looks like and it’s impressive. Jason also gets vulnerable with us and talks about what it was like to learn that his Daughter Ava was diagnosed with Leukemia (a disease which she has successfully fought and is currently in remission from). . Jason is a special person, having had success as an athlete, a business owner, a philanthropist, and a family man. When you hear how he communicates with the important people in his life it will be clear to you why, and that communication might be the most important lesson you take from this episode. Jason can be found at: @jasonkhalipa https://nc.fit @ActiveLifeRx @SeanPastuch REVIEW US! If you love this podcast , please click HERE to leave a review. Thank you again for all of your trust, attention, and support. Follow us on instagram at @ActiveLifeRx @SeanPastuch

On today’s episode Dr. Ray Gorman, the director of staff for Active Life joins us to discuss writing corrective action programming. . These days corrective exercise is something that many people “dabble in”. At Active Life we immerse ourselves in it and pride ourselves on being the best in the world at providing it. . Dr. Ray is responsible for making sure our staff of 14 coaches are up to date and well taken care of. If you are interested in how you should be programming for your clients or how your coaches should be programming for you, give this one a listen.   Dr. Ray can be found at: @RayGormanDPT   REVIEW US!   If you love this podcast , please click HERE to leave a review. Thank you again for all of your trust, attention, and support.   Follow us on instagram at @ActiveLifeRx @SeanPastuch

In season 2 of the Active Life podcast we are bringing you hard hitting content and guests to you up to a mindset you may not have considered yet. Be ready for a mix of monologues with Dr. Sean and interviews with amazing guests to help you develop personally and professionally. “To open you up to a mindset” Follow @activeliferx, @seanpastuch on instagram

The 2018 CrossFit Games were undoubtably the most physically and mentally demanding games of all time. . On this episode Active Life 1 on 1 Coach Dr. Matt Stevens joins Dr. Sean to discuss how the athletes handled it. Between them Dr. Matt and Dr. Sean were working with almost 30 athletes at the games this year and what they saw might surprise you.  . Learn how athletes bodies held up to a 42,125 meter row, what events were effective and what events were a miss. Get introduced to the most impressive 17 year old ever to compete at the games and find out what training with Rich Froning, Lindy Barber and CrossFit Mayhem was like after finishing in second last year. . Dr. Matt Stevens can be found at: @pure_physio www.pure-physio.com

As adults we have life experience to tell us what we can and cannot do. The problem is that our life experience is incomplete. If other people can do something, why would you believe yourself to be incapable? . What you really know is that if you try to do something again the same way you tried to do it in the past when you failed, then it is likely you will fail again. The solution? Do it differently. . In this episode Dr. Sean brings on a very special, surprise guest who he hopes will help you understand that the things you tell yourself are the most important things you say all day.

One of the most common questions we get is “What does #TurnPro mean?”. . The answer is very important to us at Active Life. In this episode Dr. Sean discusses where the hashtag originated from, what it means to him, and how owning it in your life can drive massive change towards the life you want.

Have you been living a lie? . Do you really have to continue dealing with your aches and pain? Is it age? Is it that old injury that won’t go away? Is it your herniated discs or torn labrum? Maybe you’re bone on bone. . While all of the above factors are real, none of them are the reason you are still in pain. . In this episode we dive deep into the mindset of pain and why you’re still dealing with it. This might be the most important episode we have ever recorded.

Cody "Boom Boom" McBroom is a stud. . Imagine yourself considering getting into a field that feels saturated and dominated by big players, and asking yourself "what can I possibly do to break into this space?" and viewing that question as an opportunity. That's what Cody did. . As a remote fitness and nutrition coach, Cody jumped all the way in, leaving a successful career coaching clients one on one in person and entering the scary world of entrepreneurship in the abyss that is the internet. Cody's story is impressive and his mindset is inspiring. . If you are someone who is considering leaving a job that you don't love and starting something that you "wish you could do", you have no choice, you have to listen to this episode. . Cody can be found at: @cody.boomboom https://boomboomperformance.com youtube.com/user/boomboomperformance

Dr. Danny Matta is doing some of the most important work in the field of physical therapy and chiropractic today, he is educating practitioners. . If you are like most Americans, the first question you ask when considering a practitioner is "do you take my insurance?", this is the WRONG QUESTION. The right question is "Can you solve my problem?" Nothing else matters! . Dr. Matta is teaching practitioners how to answer this question with a resounding "yes", and he's teaching them how to get paid their value for it. As a potential patient, this is the position you want your doctor in. You want him/her to feel fulfilled in their role. You want them to be financially stable. If your doctor isn't financially secure, you run the risk of seeing a doctor who makes decisions about your health and well being based on what it's worth to them financially. Didn't think of it that way did you? . Listen to this episode! Then share it with a friend, or five. Scratch that, share it with five.  . Enjoy! . Dr. Matta can be found at: @dannymattapt https://www.facebook.com/dannymattapt