196 Applications, One Dream, No Shortcuts and Working In Professional Sport With Blake Ashby - #107

About this episode

Blake Ashby shares his journey of perseverance in professional sports, discussing the challenges and insights gained along the way.

Blake is a strength and conditioning coach, sport scientist for Adelaide United FC, and someone who quietly spent eight years grinding toward a goal most people would have abandoned long before the finish line. In this episode, Jordan and Blake go deep on what it actually takes to chase a long-term dream 196 job applications, missed birthdays, years of three-to-five hours of sleep, and a "next one" mindset that carried him through every rejection. They cover goal-setting frameworks, why discipline beats motivation every time, the truth about training for your sport (and what most athletes get completely wrong), and why flexibility and sustainability are the real secrets to lasting results. Blake also opens up about his charity ultra-endurance runs for the Breakthrough Foundation including a 120km effort completed with barely two weeks of training and what pushing himself to breaking point for 24 hours means to him as an ambassador for men's mental health awareness. Whether you're an athlete, a coach, a business owner, or someone who just wants to build better habits and stop chasing the quick fix this one is for you. Find Blake…

People in this episode

Host: Jordan Disanjh

Guest: Blake Ashby

Topics covered

• strength and conditioning
• goal-setting
• discipline
• mental health
• endurance running
• athlete training

Keywords

• strength coach
• sport scientist
• job applications
• mental health awareness
• endurance runs
• discipline vs motivation
• training mistakes

Sponsors

kova.haus, reyourrun.com.au

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Adelaide United FC, Breakthrough Foundation

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