Andrea Ager: Faith, Fitness, and Finding Your Passion — Real Chalk #55

Andrea Ager is passion personified. She attacks everything she does with her whole heart, whether it's running track, competing in CrossFit, coaching her AgerBomb seminars, or sharing her faith. As a high-level athlete and an instructor, she knows it's crucial to never stop learning about training and nutrition for herself so that she can better serve her clients. Andrea's drive to never stop improving has inspired some crazy decisions, like leaving the CrossFit coaching staff to branch out on her own and moving halfway across the country to train for the Games with a team she'd never met (and get to know a certain guy better 😉).   Andrea's a Colorado native now living in New York, but we used to train together in LA back in the early days of CrossFit so you know this episode includes some reminiscing about Regionals (RIP), references to He Who Should Not Be Named (that's Dave Castro for you uneducated folk), and a discussion about the realness of competition depression and the danger of letting your performance as an athlete define who you are. We share some pros and cons of being your own boss, make fun of the "Instagram models" New York is overrun with, and explain the necessity of having several pursuits if you're going to make it as an entrepreneur. I ask Andrea to talk about her experience with Faith RX'd, and she gives the Cliffs Notes version of how she met her husband (first year of marriage insights included! Listen up kids).   It's a conversation between two old friends with a great vibe and a ton of helpful info for people interested in setting out on their own. It's a little deep, a little silly, a little weird (just wait for the gummy bear analogy), and a lot awesome.   Enjoy! – Ryan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Show notes: http://www.shruggedcollective.com/rc-ager ------------------------------------------------------------------------------   ► Subscribe to Shrugged Collective's Channel Here http://bit.ly/BarbellShruggedSubscribe 📲 🎧 Listen to the audio version on the Apple Podcast App or Stitcher for Android Here- http://bit.ly/BarbellShruggedApple http://bit.ly/BarbellShruggedStitcher Shrugged Collective is a network of fitness, health and performance shows that help people achieve their physical and mental health goals.  Usually in the gym, but outside as well. In 2012 they posted their first Barbell Shrugged podcast and have been putting out weekly free videos and podcasts ever since. Along the way we've created successful online coaching programs including The Shrugged Strength Challenge, The Muscle Gain Challenge, FLIGHT, Barbell Shredded, and Barbell Bikini. We're also dedicated to helping affiliate gym owners grow their businesses and better serve their members by providing owners tools and resources like the Barbell Business Podcast. Find Shrugged Collective and their flagship show Barbell Shrugged here: SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES ► http://bit.ly/ShruggedCollectiveiTunes WEBSITE ► https://www.ShruggedCollective.com INSTAGRAM ► https://instagram.com/shruggedcollective FACEBOOK ► https://facebook.com/ barbellshruggedpodcast TWITTER ► http://twitter.com/barbellshrugged