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36: Fixing A Hip Shift And Injury Protocols | Sam J. Rakyta II, PT, DPT, CSCS, CIDN, CHVLAT
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Sam and I have been working side by side through the entire 2020 Olympic process. He has been helping my body stay in one piece through all my grueling training sessions. One day I was training in my garage when I was not able to stand up a very light 45kg front squat, I knew it was time to start seeing someone to keep my body healthy for the 2020 …
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35: A Gay Couples Story About In Vitro Fertilization To Have A Child | Cassidy & Aly McWherter
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Cassidy McWherter: "Worth every single shot for our little miracle." Cassidy McWherter, a 6-time Crossfit Games athlete, a mother, and the owner of two gyms, Crossfit Waterside & Waterside Elite, joins BSP CEO, Alyssa Ritchey, to discuss how she and her wife went through the ups and the downs of IVF to have their baby boy plus: Who is Cassidy McWhe…
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34: "It's okay to take your time to be selfish, your time for yourself is just as important as your time spent with your kids." | Gretchen Mills
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Gretchen Mills: "It's okay to take your time to be selfish, your time for yourself is just as important as your time spent with your kids." Gretchen Mills, a mother of two, and a runner, joins BSP CEO, Alyssa Ritchey, to discuss how she handles her children decision making & the stress of being a young mother, her constant battle with her eating di…
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33: “Some people just aren't willing to do the things I do” | Jo Aita
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Jo Aita: “Some people just aren't willing to do the things I do” I truly believe that just because you don’t have the followers on social media or well known doesn’t define your success as a human being. Which is why I, bsp CEO, sits down with Joanne Aita, a coach, a mother, and a 50 year old masters athlete in powerlifting & weightlifting, to disc…
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32: It's Never Too Late To Work For Your Goals | Kristi Brewer
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Kristi Brewer: “To me it comes down to what do you want more? I want weightlifting more than I want a social life, more than I want to watch tv--I haven't watched tv in 18 years. I want/need to lose 2lbs, more than I want that cake or cookie. It literally comes down to what you want more. Priorities. My biggest pet peeve is when people say “I don't…
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31: Developing Athletes & His Business | Chad Wesley Smith, CEO of Juggernaut Training System
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Chad Wesley Smith: “We are passionate about the Pursuit of Progress. Progress is never finished, we are never finished learning; never finished refining our methods; never finished progressing.” Chad Smith, an all around athlete from collegiate track & field to powerlifter & strongman to Jiu Jitsu and now he uses weight training to stay healthy. Ch…
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30: Age Is Not A Factor For This 58 Year Old World Record Holder | Lauren Goldenberg
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Lauren Goldenberg: "After I missed my first lift I decided to change my mindset. I am going to go out there and show them what a 56yr old woman that weighs 108lbs can do and I kept that mindset since…..I mean what do we have to lose at our age. We are out there to have fun, stay fit, and compete.” 58 year old, Lauren Goldenberg, has set the standar…
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29: "Listen To Your Body It's Telling You Something" | Sam Dancer
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Sam Dancer: “When we don't pay attention or abandon our body, we allow there to be space for something that doesn't belong, to reside in us.” Sam Dancer, A division one collegiate football athlete and track & field at Western Illinois University, and the owner of QTown Fitness, joins BSP CEO, Alyssa Ritchey, to discuss how he healed his Hashimoto's…
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28: A Teacher, A New Mom, And An Elite Weightlifter Battle It Out As a Team At The Fresh Coast Fitness Festival | Keega, Betsy, & Alyssa
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A teacher, a mom, and elite weightlifter compete on a team at the @freshcoastfitfest competition and end the weekend with a third place finish. In this weeks episode on -The BittyStrong Podcast- we discuss the highlights, the struggles of the @freshcoastfitfest competition, and what we learned from them. We also tap into a few other topics. Keega, …
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27: "From Marine To Gym Owner; Owning A Business During A Pandemic, And Training His Father For His 6th Consecutive Boston Marathon" | Ryan Garcia
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I am talking with Ryan Garcia, a Marine who has owned his Crossfit gym for 7 years since April 2013. Ryan shares how the corona virus has greatly impacted his gym and how he has kept it thriving in these challenging times. Ryan reveals how he prepared his father for his 6th consecutive Boston Marathon using Crossfit. His Gym: https://wildhorizonscr…
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26: The Sky Is The Limit | Alyssa Ritchey
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In the past months I have made many changes in my life, diet, and training that led to some massive numbers last Saturday at a local charity event. I was pretty shocked with my lifting. Rp Strength code: alyssa10 to receive discounts on templates and their diet app Juggernaut Training code: alyssa10 on all weightliftingAI programming! Follow me on …
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25: The Switch From Crossfit to Weightlifting & The Adjustments Made To Live As A Full Time Athlete | Alyssa Ritchey
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In this episode I discuss how I made the transition as a competitive crossfit/fitness athlete to become a full time Olympic bound, International level Weightlifter. I also let you know how I survive as a low paid professional athlete and what I did to adjust my lifestyle so I could focus solely on training as a weightlifter. Here are a few main poi…
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24: Part 2- Love Is Love: This Power Couple Shares Their Story | Josie & Thor
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Follow Josie @josiehamming Follow Thor @thorunnj PART ONE: 1. Their “coming out” story. 2. How did you feel after you experimented? Was there a light bulb that went off like AH-HA thats it, I am gay!! Or did you need more time because you were a little shy at first and were nervous about what you were feeling? PART TWO: 3. How did you open up to yo…
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23: Part 1- Love Is Love: This Power Couple Shares Their Story (Part one) | Josie & Thor
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1. Their “coming out” story. 2. How did you feel after you experimented? Was there a light bulb that went off like AH-HA thats it, I am gay or did you need more time because you were a little shy at first and were nervous about what you were feeling? PART TWO will be released on Monday and will include: 3. How did you open up to your family about i…
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21: One Tough Little Cookie And The Father Standing In Her Corner | Princess P & James Townsend
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[From minute 0:00 to minute 11:43-- the little one speaks] Prisais, also known as "Princess P", is not your average six year old, she's one tough little cookie that has the ability to accomplish anything she sets her sights on. Prisais started playing around with weights when she was 10 months old, since dad was not able to afford daycare. Listen t…
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20: Pushing the Limits | Mattie Rogers
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Pushing her limits and trying to get herself to the now 2021 Olympic Games. Questions Mattie was asked: Why did you decide to switch coaches in the middle of an Olympic quad? How is it being coached by a woman in a male dominated sport? How does your menstrual cycle affect your training before and after? How do you adjust your training when this ha…
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19: Never Small Enough. Why Body Image Controlled Her Life & How Self Compassion Saved Her Life | Kailan Kalina
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"No matter how much weight I lost, I was never small enough and there was always more to lose. I was consumed by my reflection in the mirror for years. " She was never enough. Listen to how self compassion saved Kailan from the darkness of her long battle overcoming her eating disorder. Follow @kreativebykailan Blog: https://www.kailankalina.co…
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18: Supertotal BadA, Quad Queen, And Mindset Champion | Meghan Scanlon
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Think you're strong? FALSE. Meet Meghan Scanlon, a powerhouse woman who can squat 3 times her bodyweight, and her quads make Chad Wesley Smith's look like he was born in a hen's house. Supertotal is a strength sport that combines bench, squat, deadlift and snatch, clean & jerk. Meghan was an iron-woman athlete who switched to strength sports. She s…
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17: How To Overcome Pressure, Settle Anxiety, And Where to Start In Weightlifting | Jessica Lucero
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Where you can find Jessica Lucero: UpLift Weightlifting IG @upliftweightlifting Instagram @jessicalucero9 Podcast Covers: Discussing her new business UpLift Weightlifting Anxiety while traveling How she handles the pressure in the backroom at international competitions How she recovers her mindset after a missed first attempt on stage 16 years in t…
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16: A Random Blood Test & Life Changing Results | Alyssa Ritchey
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After many years of struggling with depression & fighting to stay motivated, I took a random blood test that exposed an abnormal lab value. This was exactly the answer I have been searching for for many years. Subscribe and Comment if you love the podcast! Sponsors on this Podcast: Fleo Shorts -- The best leggings on Earth! Books I am currently rea…
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15: Why I Did Not Compete in Lima Peru | Alyssa Ritchey
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The reason why we backed out of competing at the Grand Prix in Lima Peru. It wasn't an easy decision, but it was the right call by my coach. FLEO LINK [click to see Black Friday deals!] http://bit.ly/35vym42By Alyssa Ritchey
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14: Traveling Solo To Chiang Mai, Thailand | Alyssa Ritchey
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"You should never miss out on an adventure because you have to go alone." -Alyssa This is my solo journey through Chiang Mai, Thailand where I trekked through the jungle, fed & bathed the elephants, stayed overnight in a local Karen Village, roasted coffee on the rooftop overlooking the Doi Ithanon mountains, tasted some of the best local foods, at…
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13: The Fight to Stay in the Game | World Championships 2019
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Recapping my last 3 days leading up to the World Championships. How my period got in the way of it all, oh travel wasn't exactly on my side either. Subscribe/Rate/Review to help the BittyStrong Podcast Grow STRONG! Follow @alyssaritchey1 on the IG.By Alyssa Ritchey
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12: You Asked, I Answered. | Alyssa Ritchey
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This podcast answers the questions you asked me about my training, mindset, sponsors, coffee, weight cut, nutrition, technique, & so much more. Be sure to leave a 5 star rating & review to help the podcast grow bitty strong! TRADE COFFEE> http://s.trdcfe.me/tPphBBy Alyssa Ritchey
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11: "Sleep is not the end of your day, it's the beginning of tomorrow." | Dr. Durmer, MD, PhD
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“Sleep is not the end of your day, it's the beginning of tomorrow”-Doctor Durmer Doctor Jeffrey Durmer, Team USA’s sleep doctor & Chief Medical Officer of FusionHealth & FusionSleep. Doctor Durmer is going to discuss the importance of sleep for an individuals health and life style. ChiliPad- use https://trk.chilitechnology.com/SH2z QUESTIONS & CONT…
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10: Conquering Our Stress | Alyssa & Benjamin
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Benjamin and I discuss how we conquered our stresses and remained in control of our lives with purposeful practices we added to our day to day routines.By Alyssa Ritchey
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9: Changing my Diet One Step at a Time | Alyssa Ritchey
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For several years I dealt with stomach pains, no sleep, lack of energy, poor attention span in college, and not eating enough food or the wrong kinds of foods. Finally after several years of trail & error and getting some help from professionals I am finally gaining an understanding of what foods make me feel good. Subscribe-Rate-Review on iTunes &…
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8: Steroids In Crossfit | Natalie Newhart Shares Her Perspective
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Natalie Newhart makes her debut at the Crossfit Games in 2013, when she is unable to lift the deadlift (265lbs) in the last event known as the "Cinco's". Natalie may have not been the strongest girl on the field, but she could destroy all the top games athletes in any gymnastic movement. In 2014 Natalie injured her back, which kept her from qualify…
My life as an athlete. I guide you through my life as an athlete from a young girl in gymnastics, through my teens as a weightlifter, skateboarder, track & field athlete & a touch of weightlifting. During my twenties dabbling for 3 1/2 years in Crossfit to now in my late 20's and at 30 years old weightlifting. The mentally rough times & physically …
How to select your snatch and clean & jerk numbers for competition. Alyssa discusses how new athletes, athletes that are trying to qualify for national level, or international level competitions should select their numbers prior to competition. Also Alyssa discusses how Max and her choose the numbers she attempted at the 2019 Pan American Champions…
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5: Urinary Incontinence | Physical Therapist Tiffany Dallas-Kish
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Tiffany Dallas-Kish, DPT, is a physical therapist specializing in evaluating and treating pelvic floor dysfunction, and other health conditions pertaining to women. Urinary incontinence is a dysfunction many women athletes suffer with when moving heavy weights around. Alyssa shares the first time she peed on the platform & the criticism she receive…
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4: It's Not Always Easy Living with an Elite Athlete | Benjamin Irvine
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Sometimes social media can give you misconception of what it's like to live with an elite athlete. Today my boyfriend, Benjamin, is here to share exactly what its like to live with an elite athlete and its not always easy. Ben talks about what it's like for him when Alyssa travels for weightlifting, what he eats when Alyssa is going through an inte…
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3: Reconstructing Programming & Running the Backroom During Competition | Max Aita
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Max Aita discusses changes that were made to Alyssa Ritchey's programming after World Championships in 2018 and how the changes affected her most recent performances. Max and Alyssa talk about the level of trust & commitment it takes from each of them in their coach-athlete relationship in order to be successful. Max dives deep into how any coach c…
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2: Hungry For More & Not Afraid to Go After It | Hunter Elam
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Hunter Elam, 2019 National Champion & 2018 World Team member puts a pause on nursing school to chase her weightlifting dreams. She tells us about her fun pre-competition rituals, her string of weight cuts from 69kg to 59kg, & how it felt making her first World Team. You can FOLLOW her on Instagram @_hunterelam…
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1: Sweeping Gold at Pan American Championships
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Alyssa Ritchey Team USA weightlifter is the 2019 Pan American Champion. In this episode she discusses her training for Pan Ams, how terrible she felt after the weight cut, & the back room atmosphere at the 2019 Pan American Championships.By Alyssa Ritchey
