Archive: Interviews

SGPT sits down with GoRuck graduate Mike Kalinowski for an interview about his recent GoRuck event that he finished. SGPT: Tell us about yourself? MK: I am a 31 year old father and husband. I recently went back to school to get my bachelor’s degree. SGPT: Did you have an athletic background growing up? Grab... Read More

In the climbing world John Gill needs no introduction.  He is called the Father of Modern Bouldering and he set the stage for hard climbing today.  John Gill’s past ascents are still sought after and it is common for problems in a local boulderfield that he visited to be called “Gill Problems”. He is known... Read More

SGPT: Tell us about yourself? JW: 29. Born and raised in New Jersey. Sales exec by day. Been involved in some aspect of indoor/outdoor sports/fitness for the past 6-8yrs including but not limited to martial arts, ocr, traditional run/bike/swim competition, mountaineering, etc. SGPT: Did you have an athletic background growing up? Spartan Race Miami JW:... Read More

SGPT Interviews Spartan Race competitor Michael Connolly SGPT: Tell us about yourself? MC: I am 34 years old, an actor, fitness enthusiast, and I guess you could say military enthusiast. I currently CrossFit and strength train. At 20 I made up my mind to become a SEAL, trained my ass off, aced the ASVAB, AP... Read More

Eric Horst is the author of many climbing training books and one of the top climbing trainers in the world.  With a long history of first ascents at the New River and a world wide climbing traveler – Eric has a ton of experience to help climbers learn and grow as athletes.  SEALgrinderPT sits down... Read More

By Brad McLeod 12-24-2011. SEALgrinderPT.com gets a great interview with top Crossfit athlete Brandon Phillips. He has been to the CrossFit Games 3 years running and is a beast athlete. SGPT: Tell us about yourself. Brandon Phillips: Brad, first I would like to say thank you for asking me for the interview. My name is... Read More

By Brad McLeod 11-22-2011 SGPT Interviews Strong Woman Kelsey Nagel SEALgrinderPT: Tell us about yourself. Kelsey Nagel:I am 26 years old and was born and raised in Seattle, WA. I have been active my entire life playing soccer, volleyball and running track. I went to University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA for college on... Read More

SGPT: Tell us about yourself. Nate Schrader: I am a Christian, am married to my amazing wife Emily and have been blessed to train myself and others for a living. SGPT: Did you have an athletic background growing up? NS: I played baseball when i was younger. I wrestled, played football and ran track for... Read More

By Navy SEAL Veteran Brad McLeod John Spezzano is a 30-year veteran of the martial arts, full instructor of Jun Fan gung fu / jeet kune do concepts and the Philippine martial arts under Dan Inosanto. Spezzano is also qualified to teach maphilindo silat (under Inosanto), wing chun (under Francis Fong) and muay Thai (under... Read More

SGPT: Tell us who is Steve House? SH: I’m a 40 year old Alpinist living in Colorado. I work for Patagonia developing technical product and consult with other climbing brands including Grivel (ice climbing gear), Metolius (rock climbing gear), and LaSportiva for boots. I am also an author, having published my first book, Beyond the... Read More

SEALgrinderPT is very pleased to post up this interview with legendary climber Pat Ament.  A rennaissance man in every sense of the word, Pat is not only a great boulderer and climber but also a poet, musician and filmmaker.  Sit back and enjoy this great interview from one of the true masters of the beautiful sport of... Read More

SEALgrinderPT catches up with Navy SEAL and SEALFIT Kokoro Coach Kenny Breen. Kenny knows what it takes to march through the jungles of Hell and make it through alive. He has fought many battles in the trenches including coming back from an awful head injury suffered in football. Check out this interview with Kenny as... Read More

Spartan Race is on a mission to get you active, healthy, excited about change, and return to our ancient roots where running through woods, getting dirty, and facing adversity was part of everyday life. The Spartan Race events are all about challenging today’s perception of normal. The Spartan Race events challenge the familiar, today’s perception of normal... Read More

Check out this SEALgrinderPT interview with Chris Huzyak who is a graduate from Kokoro class 5.  Chris is a true warrior and has the ultimate dream of going through BUD/S to be an operator on a SEAL Team. SGPT: Tell us a little about your background coming into SEALFIT Kokoro? CH: As far as my athletic... Read More