The Upgrade Yo Sh*t Podcast

In this episode of The Lost Tapes we dive into the lenses by which we view training, exercise, fitness, etc. Regardless of what we do in life, there will always be lenses through which we see things.
We may view through the lens of culture, gender, sex, race, or many other things. In our normal freestyle manner that kicked off our early podcasting in 2019.
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In this episode we talk to Coach Rich Thurman aka Coach RT3. We discuss who he is, where he's from and some monumental moments in his life that make him who he is today.
From growing up in San Francisco before gentrification and the Tech boom of Silicon Valley exploded the cost of living to moving and living abroad, this episode has a lot to unpack further. Of course we can't have a discussion about the life of RT3 without some discussion on race and some of the challenges surrounding this topic.
Sit back and enjoy this episode of The Lost Tapes, originally recorded in 2019.
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Find our Mobility Training products at:
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In this episode we chat with Nat of The Upgrade Guys about growing up in the 80's in Los Angeles. During the time where groups like NWA, and films like Colors and Boyz N the Hood were the soundtracks to some of the most violent days in Southern California. How did those streets shape and mold the man we know today.
We follow his journey from SoCal to Oregon, and eventually to the penitentiary where every day is a life or death struggle to survive. From being incarcerated to becoming a successful coach and mentor to many young coaches, this is just a glimpse of a story that needs to be heard.
We don't have any advertisements save for promoting our own products and services and those of our guests. Mobility Memberships and 12 Week courses are how we continue to fund our podcast work. We appreciate your support of all our work.
Find our Mobility Training products at:
http://www.theupgradeguys.com

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This was the first episode we recorded back in 2019. We initially had planned to record these podcasts just talking about general fitness and social media trends, before we ended up terminating this project due to coordination issues.
We ended up buying a bunch of equipment during the 2020 pandemic and reviving this idea of a podcast for The Upgrade Guys with an new agenda.
Our new agenda was to focus on amplifying the voices of people of color, coaches, activists, etc. We noticed the disparity of systemic inequity extends into our field and spaces that we frequent and wanted to be a space that blasts open room for change. We don't want a seat at your table if we gotta beg and plead to be there. We will build our own table and do it the way we want to. And this episode's harsh truths speak exactly to that.
We don't have any advertisements save for promoting our own products and services and those of our guests. Mobility Memberships and 12 Week courses are how we continue to fund our podcast work. We appreciate your support of all our work.
Find our Mobility Training products at:
http://www.theupgradeguys.com

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In this episode we talk about evolution... not really, but we talk about the ridiculous nature of the current fitness industry believing we evolved to do a Bench Press or some other made up exercise.
We don't have any advertisements save for promoting our own products and services and those of our guests. Mobility Memberships and 12 Week courses are how we continue to fund our podcast work. We appreciate your support of all our work.
Find our Mobility Training products at:
http://www.theupgradeguys.com

Our Website: http://www.theupgradeguys.com
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