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Ricardo and Andrew discuss the deeper issues affecting men's health and the role of faith in fitness.

Ricardo and Andrew are two twenty-somethings launching GRND Collective — a faith-driven fitness coaching brand built on the idea that physical, mental, and spiritual transformation are inseparable. What happens when two guys who taught themselves everything about fitness realize the real problem isn't workouts — it's that an entire generation of men are broken from the inside out? This conversation starts with a police encounter during a failed video intro and ends with a raw confession about cheese balls, rag-doll moments, and why pizza might be destroying your soul. They break down how they're structuring their coaching program around different client goals, why they refuse to yell at a dad trying to lose weight like he's a bodybuilder, the generational cycle of bad nutrition nobody talks about, and why Andrew says there's no saving this generation of men without God. 00:00:00 Why Did the Police Shut Down Our Intro? 00:03:30 Why Did We Decide to Start This? 00:05:30 When Did Andrew First Step Foot in the Gym? 00:08:00 Could Soccer and Muscle Coexist? 00:11:00 How Did Finding God Change Everything? 00:13:30 Was Ricardo Really a Rag Doll? 00:16:00 Does Information Overload Kill…

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