The HeadStart Podcast

The HeadStart Podcast

We started this podcast with one goal in mind; share peoples fitness stories to gather attention and humanize the fitness industry. With our podcast, there's a place and story for everyone. From interviewing couch potatoes to ironmen, boxers to lifters, the stories you live are the ones we tell!

Episodes

July 31, 2022 55 mins

In season 4 episode 5 we are joined by Julian Smith! As a senior at Ward Melville High School Julian has only begun to reach his potential. Running the school record for both the 600m, 4x400m and being runner up in the NYS championships 800m race running 1:53! Julian has committed to the University of Buffalo and plans to be a 800-1500 meter runner to progress through his athletic career! Listen to Julians story now!

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In this episode Andrew and Anthony discuss their top tips to run fast in cross country season! From the little simple things to training information, we share our tips to help you perform your best in races.

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In this episode we are joined by Brian Liebowitz to talk about how high mileage can effect race results in both track and cross country season! This topic may seem simple on the surface but when you dive into the deep end with it you can see how high mileage may be what causes you too plummet in performance or build you strong enough to beat the competition. Brian had a unique perspective on this topic because he is going into his ...

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June 25, 2022 51 mins

In season 4 episode 2 Jonah and Andrew dive into making a summer training plan for themselves. They talk about everything from mesocycles and periodization to training fast vs slow twitch muscle fibers. Watch this episode to learn how to make your own training plan!

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In the first episode of season 4 Komo, Andrew, and Anthony talk about their plans for summer training to reach their goals and maximize their fitness. We use this topic to lead into the question "is training as much as we do actually healthy?" find out how we answer this tough question!

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In the season finale to season three we talk about treading the fine line between too high mileage and over training to training at the perfect intensity. We discuss this for high school runners, college runners, and hobby joggers!

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In this episode we are joined by James Araneo, on of our own hosts Andrews, brother! James talks about how he started up his wrestling journey and became one of the best in New York State. Then, he clues us into life as a D1 wrestler for Brown University and all of the day to day work he must put in to be at the top of his game. Listen now to find out how James lives his life to be a wrestling champion!

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May 27, 2022 43 mins

In this episode Jonah and Andrew interview Anthony to dive into his journey over the last year to becoming a D1 runner at the University of Maryland!

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In this episode we are joined by Ethan Winter, one of our teammates from high school! This podcast covers topics involving club running and how it can be a hit or miss with varying colleges, how minimalist shoes became popular from the book born to run, and why they may be good or bad, as well as some of Ethans fitness journey over the last couple years!

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In this episode we are joined by James Flockhart to hear about his story of transitioning from a distance runner to a lifter! James used to run and race cross country and track but in the past months has decided to shift gears and pursue lifting as his main sport. Listen in to hear about the the courage it takes to switch a sport you're so deeply involved in and gain some information on how you could potentially do the same.

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In season three episode five we are joined by Brian Liebowitz and Jon Seafort to talk about their successful spring track seasons as distance runners on the Ward Melville High School track team! Brian as a sophomore has run his mile PR this season in 4:36 and Jon as ONLY A FRESHMAN has run an amazing PR in the mile of 4:45!

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April 25, 2022 39 mins

On today’s podcast Jonah and Andrew interviewed a long time friend and Ward Melville legend, Robby Davidson. After his first year running D3 at Cortland Robby shares with us how his view on running has changed and how his season and career as a runner have been developing

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April 17, 2022 39 mins

In season three episode three we are joined by Ben Fasse! One of Jonahs friends from Syracuse University Ben has been training this year all alone with a goal to make the Division 1 team at Syracuse. Ben shares his story of always getting dealt a bad hand but he doesn't make excuses and is determined to come out on top!

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April 10, 2022 75 mins

in season three episode two of The HeadStart Podcast we are joined by our former triathlon coach, Noah Lam! Coach Lam is currently the founder of The Lightning Warriors Youth Triathlon team and has run several marathons and even completed an ironman! In this episode we dissect Coach Lams journey through fitness to discover what he believes are the necessary components of living a happy and healthy lifestyle as well as talk about wh...

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For the first episode of season three we are joined by Shey McCoy to discuss his most recent marathon... WITHOUT TRAINING! Shey breaks down the process of deciding, preparing, and running the marathon to give us an in depth look in what it took to accomplish what some might say is impossible.

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March 27, 2022 32 mins

In the last episode of season two Minseob Kim joins us to recount his first year at Boston University and talk about  his academic and athletic journey that lead him to become a triathlete and what life is like at Boston University!

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March 20, 2022 38 mins

In season two episode nine we are joined by Harrison Bassin! This conversation finds its way into talking about the shoes we choose to wear while running into the importance of easy days and trusting the process for the love of the sport.

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March 13, 2022 39 mins

In season two episode 8 we are joined by our newest member to the HeadStart team, Andrew Araneo! Todays topic ranges from our current training to defining what it means to succeed vs fail. Plus we discuss our decision to rebrand as HeadStart!

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February 28, 2022 51 mins

In season two episode 7 we are joined by Ryan Mecca to talk about topics ranging from the process of habit making, the consumption of good and bad stimuli, and his own athletic career and goals.

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February 10, 2022 38 mins

In season two episode six we are joined by Nick Marzovilla, a power lifter who currently is attending University of South Florida!  In this episode we dive into how Nick got into powerlifting and how he trains to lift heavy in the Squat, Deadlift, and Bench Press. Nick trains hard with almost three hours in the gym daily and a lifestyle that prioritizes his goals over anything else. Learn how nick trains and lives to be the be...

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