Future of Fitness

A few short years later, Darrel opened up a non-profit CrossFit Affiliate, where he prepared the next generation’s warfighters and peace-keepers in our nation’s Armed Forces. Simultaneously, he is a staff member on Brian + Erin Mackenzie’s ‘Power Speed Endurance’ team – specializing in developing athletes in tactical career fields.

Acea is an international and award-winning fitness educator/presenter who has spent over 20+ years sharing his knowledge and experience. As a Health Educational Specialist he has taught a variety of different modalities to fitness professionals all over the world (TRX® Suspension Training, Dance with Zumba Fitness, Sports Specific Training with Plyo Power®).

Mike, an Exercise Physiologist from Boston, has been obsessed with human fitness since seeing Conan the Barbarian when he was 13 years old. After years of learning and implementing fitness into his own life, he shared that passion for 20+ years thousands of his clients in the heart of Boston. Upon meeting his business partner J.T. Barnett in 2004, they decided to join J.T.’s passion for technology and Mike’s passion for fitness by dedicated their life’s work to the advancement of fitness technology designed to accelerate the advent of humans taking control of their health.

Justin is recognized worldwide as a thought leader who challenges the status quo for the fitness industry. He’s a highly sought after speaker because he shares practical ideas from outside the industry that can be implemented immediately.

Jill Brown is a Los Angeles based Fitness Professional. With 20+ years of experience in teaching, training and continuing my education, she has transformed thousands of lives through fitness and healthy lifestyle changes.

Master trainer Shaun Zetlin has successfully run his own personal training business in New York City for nearly 15 years. Shaun is the author of the acclaimed “Push-up Progression” books series that has been featured from Discovery Channel to Health Magazine. A University of Delaware graduate, he holds a variety of certifications from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and the International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA). It’s with these two accredited associations that Shaun became a CEU provider for his course, “Push-up Progression Specialist.” Additionally, his work has been featured in books, magazines, television and radio including: Men’s Fitness, The Huffington Post, Demos Medical Publishing, Fitness Professional Online, Rodale Books, Conde Nast, Livestrong, Stack, and the FX Channel.

Bob Takano is a highly respected weightlifting coach who was inducted into the USA Weightlifting Hall of Fame in 2007 for his contributions to coaching. He has been the coach of four national champions, two national record holders, and 27 top ten nationally ranked lifters. Bob has been on the coaching staffs of 17 U.S. National teams to international competitions, five of those being World Championships. His lifters have competed in seven Olympic Trials with one, Albert Hood, the third American to snatch double bodyweight, earning a berth on the 1984 team.

Entrepreneur and business leader, Greg Zuffelato loves tackling new challenges. From coaching college basketball, training high school and college athletes, writing a book, launching an online nutrition and weight loss company, or starting a protein bar company, nothing deters him from reaching new goals. When he’s told, it’s too hard or impossible, that’s when it gets exciting. Greg founded Too Busy to Eat, the maker of Busy Bar, less than two years ago and he’s quickly built the company, now valued at over $2 million.

Ryan Webber is the owner of CrossFit Eternal, creator of the “Reboot Bootcamp” program, and founder of Bootcamp Blueprint. Ryan began CrossFit after his time at Wingate University where he was an All-Region Tight End and ESPN Academic All-Region while studying Sports Management. During his time in CrossFit, Webber held 2 combine records and was invited to the NPGL Combine in 2015. Ryan has been happily married to his wife Tiffany for 5 years where they have two dogs, Gus and Blitz.

In this episode, I catch up with longtime friend and colleague, Sean Murphy of Boost Lacrosse in Hanover, MA. Sean took the plunge from training the general population into the very specific niche of training lacrosse athletes. His business is thriving.