My guest is Anel Hernandez, a Pepperdine University master’s graduate. Born in 1980 from Mexican immigrant parents, she grew up in Lennox, California. Her fitness journey began in 1997 as a way to help motivate her sister while she trained for the police academy. Anel decided to take fitness seriously over 20 years ago and has not looked backed ever since. She completed her first half marathon at the age of 30 in 2010 and her first marathon two years later. From 2010-2018, Anel ran 7 50ks, parti...
Mar 14, 2022•52 min•Ep. 89
I watched Arnold strongman classic, this past weekend. I was blown away by Chloe Brennan performance in Dinnie Stones competition. Which lead me down a rabbit hole looking into the women who have lifted the 733 lb stones. I share my research with you.
Mar 12, 2022•14 min•Ep. 88
On this episode I go down the rabbit hole looking into women in fitness, continuing my tribute to women's history month. I researched the most popular fitness people on IG, TikTok, Youtube, Podcast & and in general. Find out the results.
Mar 09, 2022•42 min•Ep. 87
On this episode I talk about the history of women in variety of sports and some of the adversity and double standards that women have to deal with. The more I researched the history of women in sports the more I realized how far we have come and how much we still need to go for true equality.
Mar 04, 2022•37 min•Ep. 86
Get ready to take your strength and stamina to the next level when endurance athlete and peak performance trainer Coach Ray Z welcomes fitness pioneer Steve Maxwell as my honored guest on this episode of Athletic Definition. Named one of the top 100 trainers in the United States by Men’s Journal, Maxwell is a trailblazing sports and fitness educator and a highly skilled Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor whose motivational techniques literally change his students’ lives. Great conversation covering ...
Feb 27, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 85
On this episode, I go over the definition of a Professional athletes and then do a deep dive into college, Olympics, running and internet stars that have changed what the dictionary definition is in 2022.
Feb 25, 2022•56 min•Ep. 84
Today, I explore the hot topic of body shaming 50 Cents for him putting on weight while replicating his music video during the halftime show. Where did the idea of dad bod's begin sexy come from? How many people agree? Is this a myth or even a conspiracy? Plus much more.
Feb 24, 2022•31 min•Ep. 83
Welcome, to Athletic Definition.
Feb 19, 2022•35 sec
I this episode I talk about inner demons, what are they, how do we deal with them. I talk about my personal inner demons, and you get a sneak peek of next week guest.
Feb 19, 2022•26 min•Ep. 82
On this episode I give you my pick for who I want to win the Super Bowl, plus I talk about how a super simple exercise fix that you can incorporate into your workout routine to help you deal with heel striking, downhill running and shin splints. With no equipment required.
Feb 13, 2022•19 min•Ep. 81
On this episode I talk about my Run Sedona 2022 Race Recap from this past weekend, I also give you details on the trails there and different ways to get there and a good over idea of what Sedona is like. I give insight into the Sedona energy/vortex's.
Feb 11, 2022•46 min•Ep. 80
This episode was recorded in Sedona, where I went this past weekend to Run Sedona Half Marathon. Thank you, for your patience on this new episode. I talk about give 5 tips for hiking in beautiful Sedona Az, and a little about the race. The tips provided can really apply this to any hike you do.
Feb 09, 2022•19 min•Ep. 79
My guest Steve Cotter @stevecotter_ikff is a pioneer in Kettlebell Training, Steve is most responsible for bringing Kettlebells all around the world having personally traveled to and certified instructors in more than 70 different countries. The founder of the International Kettlebell and Fitness Federation, Steve has been named one of the 100 fittest Man of all time by Men’s Health Magazine, and is also a World's Master Champion in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Great episode covering the history of kett...
Jan 29, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 78
My guest Carlos Pineda is a native of Los Angeles who loves all things involving running, physical fitness and the outdoors He is a 2x Ironman triathlete, 33x marathoner and 6x Ultramarathon completing both 50 and 100 mile races. His passion stems from running but the tools and principals he learned from this sport lead him to continually push himself to find the next big challenge in all areas of life. When he is not running or chasing that next adventure “high”, he loves to travel, dance salsa...
Jan 28, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 77
On this episode I talk about the future of fitness in the meta verse, what will fitness look like in the future? What do you need to workout in the meta verse currently. I will go over the combing (Virtual Reality) VR, (Augmented Reality) AR and the meta verse all for fitness and sports. I will go over the dark side of a virtual reality world and lots more.
Jan 22, 2022•25 min•Ep. 76
Celebrating 🎉🥳🎉 75th podcast 🎙By calling out the goat of podcasting Joe Rogan 🐐 I also talk about future episodes and guest. Please support the podcast by following and leaving a review. Follow me on social media, links below. YouTube - Athletic Definition & Coach Ray Z IG - Coach_ray_z Twitter - Coach_ray_z TikTok - Athletic Definition & Coach Ray Z Websites - www.coachrayz.com & athleticdefinition.NFT
Jan 15, 2022•30 min•Ep. 75
My guest is Dr. Christopher Swart @doctor.swart joined American International College in the Summer of 2021. Christopher received his undergraduate and graduate degree from Bridgewater State University where he studied Exercise Science and Strength and Conditioning. After graduating from Bridgewater State University, he went on to work with three division one athletic programs and worked with athletes ranging from the youth to professional levels. In addition to his expertise in sports performan...
Jan 14, 2022•58 min•Ep. 74
On this episode I talk about the latest craze NFT, I talk about how sport athletes and sport franchises are starting to use NFT. What benefits do you get as fan when buying an NFT and why you should or shouldn't buy one.
Jan 08, 2022•26 min•Ep. 73
Happy New Year! On the first episode of 2022, I talk about upcoming workout trends for 2022. Ranging boxing in a telephone booth, goat yoga and much much more.
Jan 08, 2022•20 min•Ep. 72
On this episode of Athletic Definition Merry Fitness Extravaganza I give a few ideas on how you can track your workouts, plus the daily Christmas puns and outfit of the day.
Jan 02, 2022•11 min•Ep. 71
On this episode I provide a 8 Tips/ideas you can do without any workout equipment to workout when it rain, Plus the Mary Fitness puns and daily Christmas outfit.
Jan 01, 2022•17 min•Ep. 70
On this episode I welcome I guest Max Hernandez @maxhfreedom is 22 years old from Chicago, Illinois. He allowed anxiety and depression to control his thoughts, emotions, and actions for the majority of his life. By holding himself to strict lifestyle standards, he have clawed his way out of those dark places, and now help others do the same. Max aims to help solve the mental health crisis in the modern world. His passion and focus is on productivity, nutrition, and ATG training. He has a podcast...
Jan 01, 2022•52 min•Ep. 69
On this episode I continue the importance of training your Tibialis, I started training them when I started ATG training. It's definitely an under trained. Here is the link to one of my mentors talks about it also. https://youtu.be/23yARTijYoI If you want to see part one, check out Merry Fitness day 17 of 31.
Dec 30, 2021•17 min•Ep. 68
Today I show you just some of the useful workouts and stretches you can do using a slant board. They are versatile and it has become one of my fav workout tools.
Dec 29, 2021•11 min•Ep. 67
Merry Christmas to everyone, today I go over different benefits of resting, relaxing not just for physical benefits to reach peak performs also for psychological benefits. I want to wish everyone strength 💪🏼when you need it, HOPE when you’re feeling hopeless, health and kick ass immune system 🎄Enjoy the time with your ❤️ loved ones. ~ Coach Ray Z
Dec 26, 2021•8 min•Ep. 66
It’s Christmas 🎅🏼 Eve and I want to wish everyone strength 💪🏼when you need it, HOPE when you’re feeling hopeless, health and kick ass immune system 🎄Enjoy the time with your ❤️ loved ones. ~ Coach Ray Z
Dec 25, 2021•15 min•Ep. 65
Today I go over Christmas music workout options for those who like Christmas music but find it difficult to try to traditional Christmas music, Plus the daily Christmas puns and outfit of the day.
Dec 24, 2021•20 min•Ep. 64
On today’s episode I talk about the most underrated workout that simple you can do anywhere plus I provide you some variations to the workout. Plus your daily Christmas pants and outfit of the day.
Dec 24, 2021•20 min•Ep. 63
On this Merry🎅🏼 Fitness extravaganza I show you and talk about some useful recovery/massage tools to assist you in your recovery from a hard workout or competition. Plus the daily Christmas outfit and puns of the day.
Dec 23, 2021•21 min•Ep. 62
I provide you a variety of tips and information on beers, IPA's alcohol ranging from info of carbs, ABV and calories on a bunch of different drinks. Plus the Christmas puns and daily outfit.
Dec 22, 2021•20 min•Ep. 61
