Every now and again you meet someone that transcends your expectations. In Episode 17 we have the chance to rap with two such dudes, Michael Caro and Travis Swartzlander. These Brothers in arms are cut from the same cloth - Firefighters by day, Brazilian Jujitsu practitioners in the afternoon and competitive west coast swing dancers at night.
We took the opportunity to discuss all of the above as well as Caro's company, Canejo Valley Advanced Wellness Medical Group. A great conversation with a couple of solid Brothers. Check it out as well as the link and pages below!
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Micheal Caro can be found at
cvadvancedwellness.com/
on IG @cvadvancedwellness
on FB @conejo Valley Advanced Wellness
Travis Swatzlander can be found at
IG @that_ninja_trav
IG @ninja_wcs_int
FB @travis swartzlander
youtube - ThatNinjaTrav
https://www.youtube.com/user/travswartz/featured
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Ep.16 Motivational Quotes with Austin Moreland
Motivational quotes have a real power in our lives. They can create emotion and inspire action, cause deep contemplation and consternation. In Episode 16, Austin and I got together and shared a few of our favorites and discussed their meaning and application.
Here are the main quotes we rapped about. There are others sprinkled in as well. Check it out and let me know which one is your favorite.
“He who is waiting on the battlefield wins"
-Sun Tzu
"Leaders will let you fail with out making you feel like a failure"
- General Stanley McCrystal
"You don't make men safe by making them weak. You make men safe by making them strong and disciplined."
-Jordan Peterson
“No plan survives enemy contact, you may start off fighting your plan, but the enemy gets a vote”
- Col. Tom Kolditz
“2% of your time is spent dealing with tactical situations and 98% of your time is spent dealing with human situations. And human situations are driven by emotions.”
– AVB
“Fail early, fail fast, fail often”
- Author Unknown
"If you want something you have never had, you have to do something you have never done."
- Thomas Jefferson
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
- Theodore Roosevelt
Here are the main quotes we rapped about. There are others sprinkled in as well. Check it out and let me know which one is your favorite.
“He who is waiting on the battlefield wins"
-Sun Tzu
"Leaders will let you fail with out making you feel like a failure"
- General Stanley McCrystal
"You don't make men safe by making them weak. You make men safe by making them strong and disciplined."
-Jordan Peterson
“No plan survives enemy contact, you may start off fighting your plan, but the enemy gets a vote”
- Col. Tom Kolditz
“2% of your time is spent dealing with tactical situations and 98% of your time is spent dealing with human situations. And human situations are driven by emotions.”
– AVB
“Fail early, fail fast, fail often”
- Author Unknown
"If you want something you have never had, you have to do something you have never done."
- Thomas Jefferson
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
- Theodore Roosevelt
Ep.15 Your Mental Health: How to stay in the game with Dr. Kerry Ramella
Dr. Kerry Ramella has spent the better part of her adult life working with firefighters. It has been her life's work to focus on the dark side of public service - Researching the negative aspects of the job, how firefighters cope, manage and break down. Her work has brought about great insight into how we can better care for our fire family and keep ourselves mission ready as well.
In episode 15 we discussed the signs and symptoms of poor mental health, how we can build resiliency and a mind - body connection. We also talked about some of the trends throughout the fire service and how some fire departments are responding.
This conversation barely scratches the surface of what we need to know to be mentally bomb proof however, its a great start, pointing to many resources and ideas to get us started.
Check out some of the resources mentioned in this episode:
Firestrong.org
PScrisissolution.com
If you have any questions or comments for me, feel free to contact me:
Email@: raynegray@firegroundfitness.com
IG: @firegroundfitness
Finally; if you're digg'n the podcast, or not - leave me some feedback. Go to apple podcasts: Subscribe, rate & review. Or wherever you listen.
In episode 15 we discussed the signs and symptoms of poor mental health, how we can build resiliency and a mind - body connection. We also talked about some of the trends throughout the fire service and how some fire departments are responding.
This conversation barely scratches the surface of what we need to know to be mentally bomb proof however, its a great start, pointing to many resources and ideas to get us started.
Check out some of the resources mentioned in this episode:
Firestrong.org
PScrisissolution.com
If you have any questions or comments for me, feel free to contact me:
Email@: raynegray@firegroundfitness.com
IG: @firegroundfitness
Finally; if you're digg'n the podcast, or not - leave me some feedback. Go to apple podcasts: Subscribe, rate & review. Or wherever you listen.
Ep.14 The Commute to Cali with Matt Bryant
In Episode 14 I sat down with one of my BJJ training partners, Matt Bryant. Matt is a Cal Fire Engineer with about 15 years on the job. He strongly believes in leadership and training. Our conversation covered both of these topics but also included talk about staffing models, complacency, sleep deprivation and much much more.
During our conversation Matt mentioned that he and members of his battalion read and discuss many books and podcasts. He specifically named a few and I wanted to share them, so please see below:
Podcast
Jockopodcast.com
Books
Extreme Ownership - by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
The way of the warrior Kid - Jocko Willink
Fearless - by Eric Blehm
The Book of Five Rings - Miyamoto Musashi
Fitness challenge
https://30forthekids.com/register-4-challenge
If you find value in the Fireground fitness podcast, share it with a friend, subscribe, rate and review the podcast on apple podcast or wherever you get your content!
In strenth
Rayne
During our conversation Matt mentioned that he and members of his battalion read and discuss many books and podcasts. He specifically named a few and I wanted to share them, so please see below:
Podcast
Jockopodcast.com
Books
Extreme Ownership - by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
The way of the warrior Kid - Jocko Willink
Fearless - by Eric Blehm
The Book of Five Rings - Miyamoto Musashi
Fitness challenge
https://30forthekids.com/register-4-challenge
If you find value in the Fireground fitness podcast, share it with a friend, subscribe, rate and review the podcast on apple podcast or wherever you get your content!
In strenth
Ep.13 Trip review and being 20ish
So summer is coming to an end and everyone is heading back to work and school. As we drove home from our summer adventure I took the opportunity to sit down with the "kids" to reflect on vacation, growing up around the fire service - how it has influenced them and what its like being 20ish.
Thanks for listening. Please subscribe through your favorite platform, rate the podcast and leave me some feedback.
GetSome
Rayne
Ep 12 Work Hardening and the family farm with Nate Harpster
My guest on ep12 is 14year PFD veteran and Senior Firefighter Nate Harpster. We had a great discussion about the importance of leadership, work hardening, reputation, and the work life balance that’s found on the family farm.
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Nate can be found on Instagram @natervision
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The big house has an IG page as well @phoenixfirehouse1
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I can be reached at raynegray@firegroundfitness.com
& on IG
@firegroundfitness
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Check out the fireground fitness podcast on podbean, or wherever you go for content!
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Wherever you choose to listen subscribe!
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If you’re on apple podcasts rate and review.
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And always, whatever you do. Keep putting in the work.
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GetSome!
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Nate can be found on Instagram @natervision
&
The big house has an IG page as well @phoenixfirehouse1
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I can be reached at raynegray@firegroundfitness.com
& on IG
@firegroundfitness
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Check out the fireground fitness podcast on podbean, or wherever you go for content!
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Wherever you choose to listen subscribe!
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If you’re on apple podcasts rate and review.
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And always, whatever you do. Keep putting in the work.
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GetSome!
Ep.11 Career longevity, station life, marriage and so much more with Brian Vayda
In Ep. 11 I sat down with my good friend Brian Vayda while the poor fella is home convalescing from a meniscus surgery. Lucky for us a torn knee didn't affect his ability to rap! Brian shares his back story in episode 2 and in this session we picked up where we left off.
We wove our way through injury, career longevity, station life, marriage, and so much more.
Check it out!
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twitter: raynegray@firegroundfit
email: Raynegray@firegroundfitness.com
Connect with our Guest:
Brian can be reached on instagram @therealbrianvayda
We wove our way through injury, career longevity, station life, marriage, and so much more.
Check it out!
Follow and connect with us at any of the following:
IG: @firegroundfitness
FB: fireground fitness
twitter: raynegray@firegroundfit
email: Raynegray@firegroundfitness.com
Connect with our Guest:
Brian can be reached on instagram @therealbrianvayda
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