1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 1: This episode is brought to you by Underama Combine. This 2 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:13,040 Speaker 1: week in the presser, we chat to athlete and coach 3 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:17,479 Speaker 1: Montana Faris Seaton. Montana grew up playing basketball, where she 4 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:22,280 Speaker 1: represented Australia at multiple Junior World Championships, winning two gold medals. 5 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 1: She is now a strength and conditioning coach, boxing trainer 6 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 1: and certified speed performance coach, bringing her knowledge as a 7 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:34,519 Speaker 1: professional athlete to those that she trains. Montana, Welcome to 8 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: the Female Athlete Project. 9 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 2: Awesome, thank you for having me, Choe. 10 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:40,560 Speaker 1: Can you start us off and tell us a little 11 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: bit about what your junior career was like as a basketballer. 12 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, so I grew up in Aubrey' so a small 13 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 3: countrytown on the board of New South Wales, Victoria, quite 14 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 3: well known for basketballers and ones that have here at 15 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 3: high levels. So yeah, pretty fortunate I stepped into that 16 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 3: following my mum's footsteps. And then yeah, continued playing all 17 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 3: the way through my junior years with New southwas country 18 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 3: captain two out of four of those teams, and then 19 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 3: was lucky enough sort of towards my junior career towards 20 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 3: the end to make the Australian team. So made that 21 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 3: for a couple of our Pacific Wealth View Championships. So 22 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 3: first one was in New Zealand in Poliua, and then 23 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 3: we went to Fiji, and then I made the World's 24 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:30,040 Speaker 3: Team where we traveled to Russia to travel through other places. 25 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 3: That was a pretty amazing experience. And then played semi 26 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 3: professionally with the aubur U Dooga Bandits in the Seball League. 27 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:41,119 Speaker 3: So yeah, I've just sort of always fallen in love 28 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:42,919 Speaker 3: with it. Did every sport, but that was the one. 29 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:43,479 Speaker 2: That had my heart. 30 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 1: So we've seen Aubrey Udonga in the spotlights a lot 31 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: as of late in the now NBA one comp Yeah, 32 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: because of the return of the Goats in Lauren Jackson, 33 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: who we actually got to chat with on the podcast, 34 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 1: which is pretty cool. Have you considered a return for 35 00:01:58,240 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 1: the chance to play with LJ? 36 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 2: It definitely was a consideration. 37 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 3: I was like, I mean, I have done the commute 38 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 3: before and one of my girlfriends that I played with, 39 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 3: we both sort of, you know, moved on into other 40 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 3: aspects of our career and we're both like when we 41 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 3: heard she was coming back, like we make her come back. 42 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 3: Like it's been a little bit. 43 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 2: But yeah, I mean that was sort of always a 44 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 2: dream for me. 45 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 3: Our parents or our moms used to play together, so 46 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 3: it was sort of always a dream to you know, 47 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 3: maybe a step on. 48 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 2: The court with her one day. 49 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 3: Who knows, maybe if she continues another season, who knows 50 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 3: what will happen. But no, it's really great to see her, 51 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 3: you know, back and being what you know the best 52 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 3: and being what she was and who she is, and 53 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 3: seeing sort of how her injuries affected her throughout her 54 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 3: career and now putting the work in as a mom 55 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,360 Speaker 3: to get herself healthy and strong again back on the 56 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 3: court and absolutely killing it is. 57 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:56,839 Speaker 2: I'm just so stoked for her. So yeah, it's been 58 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 2: very cool to see. 59 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 1: You've moved now into the coaching space and you do 60 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 1: a lot of work with polarities as well in programming. 61 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 1: What's that transition being like being an athlete to then 62 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: teaching people and coaching people. 63 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 3: I think, like you know, obviously, throughout my athletic career, 64 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:16,800 Speaker 3: I was coached by several different people. And just the 65 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:20,680 Speaker 3: ability to understand how your body moves and how certain 66 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:23,359 Speaker 3: things should feel, and just having that mind to muscle 67 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 3: connection I definitely think is one of my key attributes 68 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 3: as a trainer and a coach in helping my clients 69 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 3: understand you know, Okay, I want you to feel this, this. 70 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 2: Is what we are trying to achieve. 71 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 3: I definitely think that has helped, and I just want 72 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 3: people to be able to be the best person they 73 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 3: can be, you know, whether that's. 74 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 2: Physically, mentally, emotionally. 75 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 3: I think we all know that training doesn't just benefit 76 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 3: us physically, it's also mentally how we socialize with those 77 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 3: around us. You know, I've met some of our best 78 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 3: girlfriends in a gym space, and I just think there's 79 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 3: so many great things about training, whether that be in 80 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 3: the polarate space, it's running, it's being inn F forty five, 81 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 3: whatever it might be. I don't think anything bad can 82 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 3: come from it. So I've definitely loved seeing the progression 83 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 3: with my clients, you know that I did see throughout 84 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 3: my career as well. And then I've been programming for 85 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 3: a company called Strong Pilartius for the past or just 86 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 3: under six months now, and I've done Pilartius, but I 87 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:30,600 Speaker 3: wouldn't say I'm a Pilarateus instructor. He put me in 88 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 3: a Plarti's room to teach it, and I'd be like 89 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:34,599 Speaker 3: a fish out of water. 90 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 2: I'd have no idea. 91 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 3: There's something crazy like five thousand exercises in a exercise 92 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 3: library and I'm still trying to comprehend them all. But 93 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:45,840 Speaker 3: for me, I did my back when I was about fifteen, 94 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 3: you know, at a training session, wore my L four 95 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 3: five disc and for me, I had to understand I 96 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 3: had to slow it down to then speed it up again. 97 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 3: And for me, Reformer Plartius was the thing that helped me, 98 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 3: you know, core engagement, core activation, making stroll that my 99 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 3: core was actually strong, because otherwise my back would take 100 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 3: the load and that's when I would get injured. So 101 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:11,039 Speaker 3: I've seen the benefits from it for me personally, so 102 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 3: I know what the capabilities are of playes and how 103 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 3: important it is. And with my programming, I do a 104 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:21,039 Speaker 3: lot of the strength and conditioning side of the thing 105 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 3: for that, so I'm able to bring my knowledge from 106 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 3: all of my clients to this. So I really think 107 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 3: they'd bring something a little bit different and our entire 108 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 3: network is seeing that, so they're loving it at the moment. 109 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 2: So it's really nice to hear what. 110 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 1: Do you think makes a good coach? 111 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 2: That's a tough one. 112 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 3: I mean, obviously there's a few things, but for me, 113 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 3: obviously the experience and the knowledge, but you have to 114 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:50,719 Speaker 3: be personable. A lot of people come to you as 115 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 3: a coach or a trainer, and you almost become not 116 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:56,280 Speaker 3: like a therapist, but become a friend. You see them 117 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 3: so often, you know, you get to know each other's 118 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 3: personal life, what's going on, and they want to be 119 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:05,160 Speaker 3: able to connect with you in that way. And I 120 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 3: think connecting with your client is probably one of the 121 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:10,480 Speaker 3: biggest things because if you connect with them and understand 122 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 3: what they're trying to achieve. 123 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 2: Then you can help them. 124 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 3: If you're not concerned about where they're trying to get 125 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:18,920 Speaker 3: to and you're just concerned about your agenda and what 126 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 3: you want them to do, then you're not understanding their 127 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 3: needs and wants. And there has to be a little 128 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:26,479 Speaker 3: bit of a balance between the two. Obviously, not everyone 129 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:29,839 Speaker 3: loves cardio, but we have to do it, so things 130 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:30,159 Speaker 3: like that. 131 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:32,479 Speaker 2: So I would say if you're. 132 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 3: Not the most experienced trainer or most knowledgeable, that's fine 133 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:39,599 Speaker 3: because you always want to be willing to work. But 134 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:42,040 Speaker 3: if you are someone that can connect with people and 135 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,640 Speaker 3: understand who they are, what they're trying to achieve, people 136 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 3: are going to be drawn to that energy a little 137 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 3: bit more so, it's finding that middle ground between the two. 138 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 2: I'd say. 139 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 1: This episode is brought to you by Underama Combine. UA 140 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 1: Combine is a new training competition open to all athletes 141 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 1: it's wanting to test their limits. The first event is 142 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:06,799 Speaker 1: held in Sydney on Saturday, the seventeenth of September. Register 143 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 1: now and get your free competitor kit by visiting uacombineau 144 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 1: dot com. Not everyone loves cardio, but you're one of 145 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 1: the weird people that do. You love running? What is 146 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 1: it about running that you love physically but also for 147 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:25,960 Speaker 1: your wellbeing? 148 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 2: Yeah? 149 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 3: I think running something I've luckily been always able to do. 150 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 3: Afroughout school, I was able to sort of sprint it, 151 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 3: you know, Athletics, carnivals put me across country. 152 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 2: I was quite good. 153 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 3: And then playing basketball, I was the wing, you know, 154 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 3: just seat me running up and down the court. So 155 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 3: running has always been something part of what I do, 156 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 3: but I've never done it like running specific. 157 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 2: I haven't just gone out and run ten k's or 158 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 2: anything like that. 159 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:54,760 Speaker 3: So up until I was they probably sixteen fifteen sixteen, 160 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 3: I just did it as part of my training without 161 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 3: even thinking about it, and then started to run you know, 162 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 3: sort of like a little bit longer on weekends or 163 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 3: so the summer holidays, and I was like, I hate this, 164 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 3: Like this is the worst. And that was my mentality 165 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 3: for a couple of years. And then I thought, nah, 166 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 3: I'm going to do a half marathon. No, I didn't 167 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 3: train for this, and that was my biggest mistake. 168 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 2: You just went out and ran it cold. Yeah. 169 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 3: I think I did maybe a one twelve k run 170 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 3: like four weeks. 171 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 2: Out and I was like, oh, I'll be sweet, Like 172 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:26,280 Speaker 2: I got this. 173 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 3: I hated every second of it, like headwindto it down 174 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 3: along Saint Kilda Foreshore and I was just like why 175 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 3: did I do this? Like and I pulled up so sore, 176 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 3: like terribly. And then I started working with you for 177 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 3: a couple of years on a couple of half marathon projects, 178 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 3: and for me having a purpose behind why I was running, 179 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 3: you know, certain speed sessions or tempo sessions got me 180 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 3: to actually love it. And I got to this space 181 00:08:57,320 --> 00:08:59,560 Speaker 3: where like I wanted to go out and run. I 182 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 3: wanted that to be every part, like every part of 183 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 3: my day. And then once I started to enjoy the 184 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:08,200 Speaker 3: process and not worry about the numbers so much. I 185 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:11,200 Speaker 3: started to get this like absolutely freeing feeling of running. 186 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:14,440 Speaker 3: And everyone talks about the runners high and it's like, 187 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:16,719 Speaker 3: oh yeah, like it's just the endorphins like you get 188 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 3: when you hit the gym, but there is nothing like it. 189 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 2: It's such this freeing time for me. 190 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:25,600 Speaker 3: Whether I'm running solo, you know, I may chuck in 191 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 3: a podcast or some music, or I might run the 192 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:31,440 Speaker 3: nothing and just sort of be immersed in what's around me. 193 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:34,680 Speaker 2: And for me, that's my mindful meditation. 194 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 3: I'm not someone that can really slow down, and I 195 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 3: mean I probably should do yoga more, but that's my 196 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 3: sort of like mental motivation to I know, I did 197 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:45,439 Speaker 3: someone was just away for like a little trip and 198 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:47,200 Speaker 3: we did heap to yoga and I was like, I 199 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 3: really should. 200 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:49,880 Speaker 2: Do this more, Like this is really good. 201 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 3: But yeah, so it's my mindful movement, mindful meditation. 202 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 2: Then I yeah, running with friends. 203 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 3: I've connected with so many people from it, and I've 204 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 3: just gained so much from it, both in my growth 205 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 3: as a person but also in my training. Like really 206 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:11,839 Speaker 3: I've seen the progression when I put the work in, I. 207 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:15,680 Speaker 1: Find even as a professional athlete, I have days where 208 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:17,200 Speaker 1: I get up and I do not feel like doing 209 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:19,719 Speaker 1: anything at all, And I imagine you have days like that. 210 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: And we also have lots of people who listen to 211 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 1: the podcasts who just like getting out of exercise and 212 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 1: they listen to this while they walk or they run. 213 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:28,240 Speaker 1: What's your piece of advice on the days where you 214 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 1: feel like doing nothing at all, but you kind. 215 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 2: Of should go and do some exercise. 216 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:36,400 Speaker 3: There's a couple of pieces here, like I've been pretty 217 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 3: lucky that I have the discipline. I don't always have 218 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 3: the motivation, but discipline is what's going to get you there. 219 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 3: And once you're out there, whether it be Iran, a 220 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 3: gym session, you know, strength, or whatever it is, you 221 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 3: will never regret it. The hardest part is getting out 222 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:54,840 Speaker 3: of bed. And once you're out of bed, you're in 223 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:56,199 Speaker 3: the gym, or you're in the car on the way 224 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:59,200 Speaker 3: to the gym, you just don't regret it. You're there, 225 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:00,560 Speaker 3: You're like, oh, well I'm here, I might as well 226 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:02,480 Speaker 3: put in the work. I'm not going to half ask this, 227 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:05,440 Speaker 3: and that's something I'm an all in person. If I'm 228 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:06,839 Speaker 3: going to do it, I'm going to do it if 229 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:10,959 Speaker 3: I wake up and I'm like, I just I'd rather 230 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:12,960 Speaker 3: not go. And I do have those days where I 231 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:16,200 Speaker 3: really do listen to my body and if I'm like, nah, 232 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:18,400 Speaker 3: I don't have it in me today, then I won't 233 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 3: do it. 234 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:20,439 Speaker 2: But one of the reasons. 235 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:24,080 Speaker 3: Why I guess I've always loved training is I have 236 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 3: the ability to There are so many people, for whatever reason, 237 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 3: don't have the ability to be able to train. 238 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:31,320 Speaker 2: You know. 239 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 3: I love the challenge and finding them that dark place 240 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:37,080 Speaker 3: I guess you could stay when I am training, not 241 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:38,439 Speaker 3: all the time, because there is a time and a 242 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 3: place for it, but for me, when I'm there, that's 243 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 3: sort of the motivation that I bring in, Like there 244 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 3: is someone that can't do this. 245 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 2: You're here, you have the ability. 246 00:11:48,280 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 3: You are lucky to be able to do this, and 247 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 3: it could be taken from you at any point. So 248 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 3: while you're here, let's do the work. 249 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 1: Coming up, you're going to be competing in the UA Combine. 250 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:01,320 Speaker 1: You've been prepping hard. Can you tell us a little 251 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:03,559 Speaker 1: bit about what the event actually involves? 252 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:06,839 Speaker 3: All right, so UA Combine, I guess it you could 253 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 3: kind of link it back to maybe like an NFL 254 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:14,720 Speaker 3: Combine or an AFL combine or something like that, where 255 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 3: the whole idea is to test agility, stamina, power, strength, endurance, cognition, 256 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:27,080 Speaker 3: like everything. Let's find out who this person is and 257 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 3: how they fare over you know, eight events. Because you 258 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:32,680 Speaker 3: can be really fast, but you might not be really 259 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:35,040 Speaker 3: strong or you might not have that ability to think quickly. 260 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:37,680 Speaker 3: So it's all about thinking on the fly and mixing 261 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 3: all of these aspects of training. And so basically there's 262 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:44,960 Speaker 3: eight tests that were tested on. A couple of them 263 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:47,400 Speaker 3: are quite nervous for, but that's all right, I'm going 264 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:50,199 Speaker 3: to do my best. Yeah, just really excited. I think 265 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 3: there's going to be a whole array of people there, 266 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:54,720 Speaker 3: both in the male and the female competition. 267 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:58,439 Speaker 2: And I mean I'm just looking like I love to compete. 268 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 3: I'm a really competitive and I think that's just my 269 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:04,240 Speaker 3: who I am and part of my character. 270 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:06,760 Speaker 2: But I'm yeah, just looking forward to having a bit 271 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:07,439 Speaker 2: of fun, you. 272 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 3: Know, get back to maybe the trash talking days and 273 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:13,000 Speaker 3: just make it a fun day. Yeah, okay, I mean 274 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 3: usually it's trash talk and then I run in the 275 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:19,440 Speaker 3: opposite direction or something, but so yeah, just making it fun, 276 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:22,959 Speaker 3: like realizing that not every competition has to be super serious. 277 00:13:23,040 --> 00:13:25,920 Speaker 3: I mean, we're out here to be the best that 278 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:28,600 Speaker 3: we can be, and that's all we can be. 279 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:30,440 Speaker 2: So yeah, yeah, I love it. 280 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:32,679 Speaker 1: I'll put the link in the show notes for anyone 281 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 1: listening who wants to sign up to compete as well 282 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 1: to finish us off. Can you win the combine? 283 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:43,720 Speaker 3: Can you win? Can you trash talk better than I can? Well, 284 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 3: we'll see, we'll see. I have no idea, like I'd 285 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:49,959 Speaker 3: love to go into the super confident think I will, 286 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 3: but I look, I'm honestly just going in to hav 287 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:56,920 Speaker 3: a bit of fun and enjoy it and challenge within myself, like. 288 00:13:57,200 --> 00:14:00,199 Speaker 2: All right, what can we do? You know, I don't 289 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 2: even know what. 290 00:14:00,520 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 3: I used to get in a beat test, but I'd 291 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:05,720 Speaker 3: love to be able to beat that. Yeah, and just challenge. 292 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:08,839 Speaker 3: I think if I challenge myself rather focusing on the 293 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 3: other people, then I may have a chance if I may. 294 00:14:13,679 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 2: Be, you know, I don't know. I'm just looking forward 295 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 2: to it, to be honest, love it. 296 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for jumping on and having a 297 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:23,359 Speaker 1: chat and best of luck in the combine. 298 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 2: Thank you. I'll either be walking out with a gold 299 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 2: medal or just a big smile. 300 00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:33,200 Speaker 1: Just Participation Award. Yeah, thanks so much for listening. For more, 301 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:36,720 Speaker 1: check out The Female Athlete Project wherever you get your podcasts, 302 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 1: Give us a follow and a review, and you can 303 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:42,720 Speaker 1: check us out on Instagram at the Female Athlete Project 304 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:47,600 Speaker 1: for news, highlights, stories, merchandise, and more. See you next time.