Felecia Hayes is a scholarship track athlete, social activist and student at the College of William & Mary in Virginia, USA. During the summer of 2020, Felecia staged a weekly protest against police brutality and social injustice for several months, which caught the attention of the student body, the staff and the city at large.  I sat down with Felecia to discuss her protest, but also the broader topics of growing up black in America, the Black Lives Matter movement, racist monuments and institutions, affirmative action, the mission creep of social activism and more. Note: to ease ..read more

In this episode you'll hear my conversation with Jay Ashman of KC Barbell in Kansas City, Missouri. Jay is a self admitted reformed white supremacist, and has a powerful personal story about isolation, belief, change, self forgiveness and wanting to give back. We discussed Jay's upbringing and the factors he feels led to him becoming part of a skinhead gang, its impact on his life, and how he ultimately became disenfranchised to the point where he changed his beliefs and his lifestyle. We finished up the conversation discussing the current political and social injustice climate of the USA, an ..read more

After the success of episode 1- Special Forces Soldier- we decided to put out another episode on this topic, this time with a different Operator from a different unit and branch of the military. If you have yet to check out episode 1, make sure you do.   Whereas episode 1 focussed on the toughness, skill acquisition and psychological aspects of special operations, this instalment touches more on the technical aspects of preparing for and undergoing selection for a special forces unit.  We also explore the wider topics of technology, politics, and ethics inherent in the job of being ..read more

James Leonard (Twitter @JamesLeonard85) is a youth worker from Cork, Ireland, with a chequered but ultimately inspiring life story. He was born into low income housing and in his teens began a pattern of behaviour that saw him in prison, on the streets and addicted to heroin.  After nearly overdosing and dying in an alley, James decided to turn his life around and find work, a stable home and a wife. As a youth worker he now serves the same community he grew up in, and has his sights set on obtaining his PhD and working at the policy level.  His story is a fantastic lesson in under ..read more

In the first episode of the Strength Coach Network Podcast, listen to my conversation with an unnamed active duty Special Forces soldier. Throughout this hour long conversation we cover many topics including preparing for and undergoing SOF selection, the extent to which sport and the military can learn from one another, dealing with fear and anxiety, habit, character and organisational success, high pressure decision making, violence, death and more.   ..read more

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