The Athletes Podcast David Stark

Episode #143 of The Athletes Podcast features our guest, Emily Cole.  A Duke University All-American track and field athlete, podcaster (her new podcast debuts in October) and the FIRST NIL athlete to publish a book. Her passion is helping other young athletes understand the unique nutrition needed to fuel their performance and help them avoid making the same mistakes she did. In her new book, Emily taps into the knowledge of elite athletes, dieticians, and other experts to help athletes find their optimal fueling plan. Let’s jump into Episode #143 with Emily Cole, Here we go!

Episode Breakdown:
00:00 - 01:53:  Intro
01:30 - 05:30:  The Players' Plate & Emily's story with sodium
05:30 - 09:44: How athletes can improve their nutrition & the importance of diet
09:44 - 12:45: Emily's experience with diet & nutrition and why you should aim for a B+
12:45 - 16:10: The inspiration & passion behind The Players' Plate
16:10 - 23:00 Mindset, Sleep, Scheduling, Supplementing and how it impacts performance
23:00 - 28:15: Day in the life of Emily Cole & the power of Tik Tok
28:15 - 31:16: Becoming the first athlete to become an author under NIL & her family's impact
31:16 - 33:45: Plans post University & using health tech to help people
33:45 - 36:42: How important it is for every athlete to communicate what they're feeling
36:42 - 43:54: Emily's biggest piece of advice for the next-gen of athletes & favourite meal to cook with her team.
43:54 - 45:09: Outro & 30% biosteel promo "AP30"

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Episode #142 of The Athletes Podcast features our guest, Rachael McIntosh. A former heptathlete who attended The University of Pittsburgh, Boston & Calgary University,  all while being a member of the Canadian track and field team. As a heptathlete, she competed in 7 different events, about 6 more than Dave would be able to do, but she shares an interesting journey In the sport. We touch upon sponsorships, training, and her career now with Biosteel, the company that sponsored her as an athlete when she was competing…Talk about full circle! Let’s jump into Episode #142 with Rachael McIntosh, Here we go!

Episode Breakdown:
00:00 - 1:30:  Intro
01:30 - 2:31:  Background on Rachael
02:31 - 3:44: Hometown Athletes
03:44 - 4:07: Playing Multiple Sports
04:07 - 5:35: Making Team Canada
05:35 - 8:07: Head on a Swivel
08:07 - 10:46: Life After Sport
10:46 - 14:31: Proudest Accomplishment
14:31 - 16:00: Calgary
16:00 - 20:50: Working For Biosteel
20:50 - 25:45: Self Refelction
25:45 - 29:20: The Average Athlete
29:20 - 37:06 Financial Threshold & Sponsorships
37:06 - 37:14: Biosteel Ad
37:14 - 39:09: Wild Travels
39:09 - 41:53: Social Media
41:53 - 44:05: Advice for the Next Gen
44:05 - 45:46: Outro

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Episode #141 of The Athletes Podcast features Chandra Davidson! Davidson currently plays as a forward for Sporting Portugal. Formerly an Indiana University Hoosier team captain and Academic All-Big Ten athlete, Chandra was able to compete in nearly every game as an NCAA athlete & worked her way to playing overseas where she is winning championships and making a name for herself across the pond! Thanks for joining us for an incredible conversation, we hope you enjoy it!
Episode Breakdown:

Intro: 00:00- 03:10
Growing Up Playing Soccer: 03:11-03:44
Multi-Sport Athlete: 03:45- 4:50
Soccer Career: 4:51- 5:25
Hoosier Soccer: 5:26- 7:17
Choosing a University: 7:18-8: 30
Academic Career: 8:31- 9:27
Being a Leader & Captain: 9:28-11:56
Influence of Family: 11:57- 13:45
Playing in Portugal: 13:46- 15:05
Ted Lasso: 15:06- 15:55
Championship Wins: 15:56- 17: 35
Equal Pay in Sport: 17:36- 18:20
Getting an Agent: 18:21- 19:37
Learning Portuguese: 19:38-22:04
Team Travelling: 22:05-23:03
Traveling in Europe: 23:04- 23:55
Playing in the NWSL: 23:56-24:55
NCAA Stories: 24:56-27:20
Role models: 27:21- 29:28
Advice for Next Generation: 29:29-30:19
Influential Coaches: 30:19-31:28
Outro: 31:29-33:19

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Episode #140 of The Athletes Podcast features Evan Dunfee!  Dunfee was named to the Canadian team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, competing in the newly-added 10,000 m walk. He won the gold medal in a new national and Commonwealth Games record time of 38:36:37. The Richmond, B.C. native's time of 38:36:37 set a Games record as well as broke his own Canadian record. Thanks for joining us for an incredible conversation, we hope you enjoy it!

What we talk about:

00:00- 02:50 Intro
02:51- 05:24 2022 Commonwealth Games Win
05:25- 08:09 The sport of Race Walking
08:10- 11:54 How Evan got into Race Walking
11:55- 15:15 The Support of Family
15:16- 17:27: Training Abroad
17:28- 20:33 Growing up in Richmond, BC
20:34- 25:00 Olympic Medals & Defining Success
25:01- 28:54 True Sport Award & Giving Back
28:55- 30:59 The Power of Sport
31:00- 32:17 The Influence of Teammates
32:18- 33:09 Hockey 
33:10- 35:47 Multi-sport athletes
35:48- 36:56- Well-rounded athletes
36:57- 39:38- Evan’s Unique Nutrition plan
39:39- 40:31- Favourite food 
40:32- 44:44- Funding & sponsorships
44:45- 45:49- Time at UBC
45:50- 48:12 Advice for Next Generation
48:13- 49:59 Outro
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Episode #139 of The Athletes Podcast features Meredith Root & Alex Parker.  Both former Crossfit Games athletes who now coach with Tactic Nutrition!  Simplifying nutrition as opposed to what's been shared with the world around complexities that are in the space. Two phenomenal athletes who joined us for an incredible conversation we hope you enjoy!

What we talk about:

Episode Breakdown:

00:00-2:40- Intro
3:02-6:55-  Meredith Root
6:56- 12:04- Alex Parker
12:05- 16:00- Working Together
16:01- 19:21- Thermodynamics
19:22- 22:33- Eat to Train
22:34- 24:30- Nutrition Planning
24:31- 30:13- Cross Fit Games
30;14-33:50- Multi-Sport Pro Athletes
33:50- 37:23- Cross Fit Community
41:35- 37:24- Dealing with Crossfit Hate
37:25- 44:00- Wedding Planning
44:01- 48:06- 5 Pillars of Health
48:07- 52:50- Building Routine
52:51- 55:44- Advice
55:45- 57:52- Outro

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Episode #138 of The Athletes Podcast features Aaron Jeffrey.  Prior to becoming the #6 ranked Middle Weight in Bellator, Aaron competed in Dana White's contender series and most recently knocked out the #2 Bellator Middleweight fighter. Now ranked #6 in the Bellator Middleweight division and fresh off signing a 6-fight contract, Aaron joins the athletes podcast for an incredible conversation we hope you enjoy!

What we talk about:

0:00-2:07: Intro
2:07-3:55: Knocking out #2 ranked Bellator Middleweight & getting followed by Joe Rogan
3:55-5:58: Expectations vs. Reality of current career accomplishments
5:58-7:50: Getting the call to fight Austin on 8 days notice & being physically prepared to fight
7:50-10:00: Aaron's diet & talking about the Niagara Top Team 
10:00-11:13:Tuesday's striking with Don & the grueling practices that the team endures
11:13-12:06: A day in the life of Aaron Jeffrey & the slop
12:06-14:15: Inspirations for Aaron & fighters he looked up to growing up
14:15-16:04:Jeffrey Nutrition & the secret to making weight without restricting calories
16:04-17:35: Coming to Austin Vanderford's defense & the Ariel Helwani MMA show
 17:35-19:30: Dealing with how people treat you post-big win
19:30-21:05: Contracts in MMA how to plan financially with brands/endorsements/sponsors etc.
21:05-22:03: Betting on yourself, making money for friends & what the future holds
22:03-24:59: Magic Spoon, Joe Rogan, Andrew Huberman & Aaron's favorite interviews
24:59-27:10: Aaron's Routines, strategies & methods to stay consistent
27:10-28:51: How to become the next best MMA fighter
28:51-30:35: Revenge of the mullet & getting experience outside of the ring
30:35-31:13: Nose strip business idea thanks to Alex Hormozi & getting Jeffrey sponsored
31:13-32:15: Diet, sleep, eating, exercise and not looking for the magic pill
32:15-33:08: Aaron's biggest piece of advice for the next gen of athletes
33:08-34:36: Outro

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