Pressing The Limits Podcast Jon Bruney

Our guest is Mike Savitch, former Olympic bobsledder and current owner of The Conditioning Room, a gym in northern Virginia.
Growing up in the Virgin Islands, Mike's childhood was marked by his passion for surfing and baseball. Innately gifted as an athlete, Mike seemed destined for a professional sports career. However, during his time studying athletic training at Jacksonville University, a career-ending injury altered his path, leading him towards a new journey.
In 1995, Mike became a member of the Virgin Islands bobsled team. He dedicated himself to rigorous training for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games – an achievement that stands as one of his greatest to date.
With a career spanning over three decades, Mike brings a wealth of experience, specializing in areas ranging from biomechanics and injury recovery to Olympic lifting, sport-specific training, occupational therapy, and general fitness.

Traci Orel and Charley Thurber join us on the Pressing The Limits Podcast.
Charley Thurber is the founder of Thurber Medical, a medical technology company that supplies professional and collegiate athletic training departments with cutting-edge health and rehabilitative equipment.
Charley is a former professional baseball player, spending the majority of 7 professional seasons in the New York Mets and Colorado Rockies organizations.  He was an SEC Honor Roll Student Athlete at the University of Tennessee where he graduated with a degree in Sport Management and a minor in Business Management.  He was selected in the MLB Draft after spending three years as the right fielder for the Volunteers.
Traci Orel has more than 30 years in the Health and Sports Industry.  Her desire to help athletes not only with their injuries but also to enhance performance comes from her own personal experience starting after several injuries sustained in her 13-year career in competitive gymnastics which ultimately ended her career.  Traci went on to study Kinesiology at Michigan State University which then led her to take interest in athletic training, physical therapy, and personal training, competing herself in figure competitions.  All this experience made for a natural progression to focus her passion on Rehab and Sports aiming to help athletes in all sports achieve their goals.
During this journey, Traci became very interested in learning about tools to facilitate the healing process and shifted her focus into medical sales and consulting.  Her passion along with her curiosity, and interest in technology made for a perfect fit to bring new technology to the US market.  Traci has successfully launched and created brands for several European companies and looks forward to bringing game changing technologies to the US market so that athletes both professional and the weekend warriors can continue their careers and fitness goals.
For more information, check out thurbermedical.com.

This episode is about all things bench!  Andrew Harvot and Dan Palacios join us for an awesome discussion about benching, including what many do wrong, how to maximize range of motion, keeping things safe & reducing injuries, and improving every aspect of your bench.  They also talk about The Launch Pad, a revolutionary product from Advanced Muscle Mechanics.
Andrew Harvot is the co-owner of Advanced Muscle Mechanics.  He grew up in a family with a strong sports background with his early years marked by a deep involvement in football and baseball. Despite not being the most towering figure on the field, Andrew relentlessly pursued strength and speed to compensate for his lack of height. This drive led him to discover his passion for working out at the age of 13, and since then, Andrew has remained a dedicated lifter for over 23 years, accumulating a wealth of experience in the world of fitness.
Recognizing the need for innovation, Andrew embarked on the journey to address design flaws of the traditional bench and contribute to the evolution of fitness equipment. This endeavor culminated in the invention of The Launch Pad, a groundbreaking solution aimed at revolutionizing the way individuals approach strength training. The Launch Pad represents a synthesis of Andrew's extensive experience, educational background, and unyielding commitment to elevating the standards of strength and conditioning.
Dan Palacios is a strength, conditioning and personal performance coach and founder of Live Kinetically. Dan has 10 years of experience working with all manner of clients from elite athletes to young children and adults with special needs. With over 11 years spent with real people who have faced unimaginable odds, Dan has come to understand human condition and it's undeniable relation to biology as well as bio-mechanics. Dan's goal is to guide and inspire people to redefine the meaning of health. To make humanity stronger and more resilient, physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually is his primary mission. Dan lives by the creed, Live Kinetically, to improve daily and life better for himself and those around him.
You can order your own The Lanuch Pad at advancedmusclemechanics.com and save with code "jon20".

Beaver Fleming is a 29-year-old professional skateboarder, world traveler, speaker, influencer,
and self-declared life liver.
Starting his journey in Knoxville, TN with a passion for skateboarding, Beaver moved to California at the age of 17 with the intent to achieve professional status by attending Woodward West for his senior year of high school. During that time, he worked hard, progressed, and caught the eye of Travis Pastrana (FMX athlete and action sports icon) who invited him to be a part of the Nitro Circus. Since, Beaver has traveled the world as part of the live show, starred in the Action Figures movie series, landed many "world's first" tricks, and been the exclusive Nitro Skater in appearances on TV and Media.
Along with Nitro Circus, Beaver has been competing professionally with a three-time Best Trick, winning at Simple Session in Estonia, setting the high air record at Bondi Beach Bowl-A-Rama, and a huge second-place finish at the 2017 Nitro World Games with a world's first "Cork 720 Christ Air", which he calls the “Tennessee Tornado” as a homage to his roots and home state.

Self-described as a "nerd wrapped in tattoo-covered muscle", Jamie Lewis is a record-setting strength athlete, author, historian, and leader of Plague of Strength.
Through his passion for lifting heavy things and his drive to earn multiple college degrees, Jamie became a founding member of the supplement company, Chaos and Pain, and one of the most prolific authors in modern strength sports.
From Tibet to Vienna, from Hong Kong to the Eastern Seaboard, Jamie has thrown all of his knowledge into the most expansive history of lifting, fight sports, and nutrition the world may ever see.

J.D. Anderson, "The Ice Man", is a six-time world record holder and an expert of feats of strength.  He's traveled with world motivating and encouraging people of all ages.
His TV appearances include:  "The Daily Show", "Guinness World Records Gone Wild", "The Tonight Show", "America's Got Talent", "Let's Ask America", "The Go Big Show", and many more.
J.D. is owner of The Home Run Bat Company (homerunbat.com) and you can learn more about him at jdiceman.com.