#68 - Building Your Aerobic Capacity w/ Shanna Guzman

In today’s episode, we have Shanna Guzman. She is a functional bodybuilding coach, OPEX Ambassador and Kion Ambassador. She swam for the Terrapin Swim Team in Concord as an age group swimmer and through high school. She went on to compete for Southern Methodist University and later transferred to the University of San Diego and finished her college swimming. She competed in Olympic distance Triathlon, Master’s Swimming for The Olympic Club, and competed in marathons. As a Master’s swimmer, she won a World Championship in the 200m back in 2006 and multiple national titles from 2006-2012.  She also qualified and ran in the Boston Marathon in 2013. In 2016 she started her journey as a Master’s athlete in CrossFit. We talk about her experiences in swimming, her achievements, challenges along the way, and more. Show Notes: (05:05): Joining sports(07:51): Swimming vs. endurance sport(10:34): Interest in acupuncture school(19:33): Challenges along the way(23:35): Impact of athletic journey(33:58): Being honest with herself(53:41): Role of aerobic work in person's fitness(1:04:31): Book recommendations(1:10:02): Questions Shanna loves to answer(1:13:47): Takeaways for coaches and athletes How to Connect with Shanna Guzman:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shannalynnguzman/?hl=enLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanna-guzman-l-ac-0268924/Twitter: https://twitter.com/shannaguzFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shanna.guzmanConnect with me:Habit Chess Newsletter: https://geni.us/VU0ptPod Mahal book on Amazon: https://geni.us/16YofIWork with me: https://geni.us/C1qB3DaGet in touch: https://geni.us/gBtz