Had a great time with Ervin Vargas, the president of the official RIFC supporter group: Defiance 1636. La Barra Bahía.

What does Defiance mean? What does 1636 mean? What is the La Barra Bahía? Watch the podcast to find out!

We talked about the team, the tailgate, the chants, the rivalries and the benefits of having a USL team (rhode island's only professional sports team that is truly unaffiliated with any other state).

And we had a great time watching RIFC win!!

https://www.ridefiance1636.org/

https://www.rhodeislandfc.com/recognized-supporters-groups/

https://www.instagram.com/RIDefiance1636

Had a great time sitting down and chatting with Megan regarding fitness, wellness & nutrition. We talk about PROTEIN (of course!!) , weight training, & common myths. Her journey is fascinating, and there is a lot of stories to learn from and be inspired by, no matter where you are at in your fitness journey.

Thank you Megan!

Give her a follow at @theprincessofprotein https://www.instagram.com/theprincessofprotein/?hl=en

Had a great time with friend, athlete & competitor Margaret Mauch. She has completed Boston Marathon, Paris , Newport as well as a history of CrossFit, and Strongman lifts.

Margaret drops some outstanding knowledge bombs on fitness, consistency, nutrition, and "finding your groove".

Really fun episode. Hope you guys enjoy!

- Matt

We had a great time sitting down and chatting with Gail about her fitness and wellness journey. We talk about personal training, nutrition, being a mom, and much more. It was a true pleasure to get her on the podcast. Hope you enjoy!

Give her a follow at: @mamabullfrog https://www.instagram.com/mamabullfrog/

Great time hanging out and chatting with Eddy- the man behind the Hunger Breeds Success brand.

Eddy dropped some major knowledge regarding motivation, discipline and idea of going after your dreams.

Eddy has great ball knowledge on high school athletics, and knows many of the athletes and how they are performing and progressing year after year. Go Townies!

Follow Eddy Here: @hungerbreedssuccess

https://www.instagram.com/hungerbreedssuccess/

Host:

Matt Sweeney of Strength and Sport PT

@rhodystrengthpodcast https://www.instagram.com/rhodystrengthpodcast/

@strengthandsport

https://www.instagram.com/strengthandsport/

Now streaming on Youtube (video), Spotify (video) and Apple Podcasts.

Had a great time hanging out with Chris Soucie & Jarred Smith over at Big Fitness in Cranston.

We got to tour the facility and explore many of the new equipment he has, as well as the unique, rare and vintage pieces.

Chris is also a true Rhode island gym historian, so he was able to share with us many stories about the good old days of RI's gym & fitness scene.

Check out Big Fitness at:https://www.bigfitness.com/

on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/souciechris/

on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063662555270

Co-Host Jarred Smith:

Follow Rhode Island Performance: @rhodeislandperformance https://www.instagram.com/rhodeislandperformance/

https://www.ripweightlifting.com/

Host:

Matt Sweeney of Strength and Sport PT

https://www.instagram.com/mattsweeney.dpt/

https://www.instagram.com/strengthandsport/

Now streaming on Youtube (video), Spotify (video) and Apple Podcasts.

Episode #102 with Perform_better

Such a fun episode learning about “X’s and O’s” of Perform Better, an internationally respected fitness company with the Rhode Island roots. Based here right on the West Warwick/ East Greenich line.

They are truly the best in the biz when it comes to facility design, equipment, custom weight rooms and training seminars/education.

Their resume includes multiple years of direct relationships with NFL, MLB, NHL, college, and club level teams: providing custom designed weight rooms and equipment.

They also host some of the greatest educational seminars in the country, gathering top level speakers and educators every year.

Really cool opportunity and such a great resource of us here in Rhode Island.

I had the opportunity to sit down with Rob Milani- sales manager & product development, and URI alumni.

Hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did.

Guest:

Rob Milani of https://www.instagram.com/perform_better/

Host:

Matt Sweeney of Strength and Sport PT

https://www.instagram.com/mattsweeney.dpt/

https://www.instagram.com/strengthandsport/

Now streaming on Youtube (video), Spotify (video) and Apple Podcasts.

Harpoon Fit Fest

A very unique and fun episode, joined by co-host Tim Ferraro.

We sat down with:

Conor Murphy of Big Night Fitness

https://www.instagram.com/conortmurphy/

https://www.instagram.com/bignightfitness/

Margarite Lee of MyStride

https://www.instagram.com/margueriteleee/

https://www.instagram.com/mystryde/

Stephen Ledogar of Big Night Fitness & CF Tilt

https://www.instagram.com/stephen.ledo/?hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/bignightfitness/

https://www.instagram.com/crossfittilt/?hl=en

Sal Martinez of Everybody Fights

https://www.instagram.com/everybodyfights/

Casey Eagan of Ripple PT

https://www.instagram.com/casey.dpt/?hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/ripple.boston/?hl=en

Christina Muccio of The I Am Brand, Co-founder of Sanctuary Wellness Center and Instructor at BeSpoke

https://www.instagram.com/cmooch/

https://www.instagram.com/thisisiam.co/

https://www.instagram.com/sanctuarywellnesscenter/

@bspokestudios

Lydia Flaherty of Club Sports Group / F45

https://www.instagram.com/lydiaflaherty/

https://www.instagram.com/clubsportsgroup/

Christina Naftzger of F45 Boston

https://www.instagram.com/christina_naftzger/

Caleb & Miles of Common Dad

https://www.instagram.com/common.dad/

Host:

Tim Ferraro

https://www.instagram.com/timferraro1/

Matt Sweeney of Strength and Sport PT

https://www.instagram.com/mattsweeney.dpt/

https://www.instagram.com/strengthandsport/

Now streaming on Youtube (video), Spotify (video) and Apple Podcasts.