About this episode

Nick shares his journey from Olympic Weightlifting to exploring various training programs after an injury, leading him to Linchpin.

Nick is an active duty member of the U.S. Navy. He has been active his entire life. He attended his Level 1 CrossFit seminar in 2008 & then pursued Olympic Weightlifting for several years. An injury forced him to abandon Oly lifting & start exploring various other training programs. This journey lead him to Linchpin. This is his story.

People in this episode

Host: Pat Sherwood

Guest: Nick

Topics covered

• fitness
• training programs
• personal journey
• injury recovery
• military fitness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Navy, Linchpin

Books & works: CrossFit, Olympic Weightlifting

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