Behind the Underdogs

In this episode, we interview former Tufts lacrosse/hockey player and current Syracuse lacrosse player, Mason Kohn.We discuss his unconventional hockey career, where he began as a 10 year old, which is typically a later start to hockey. He progressed slowly in the early years, always being one of the under developed players. That is until he reached junior hockey where he quickly r

In this episode, we interview former rugby player and current coach at Athlete's Authority, Jordi Taylor.We talk through his journey in sports and how he's been able to translate his experiences from being an athlete into becoming an effective coach. We dive deeper on topics like how to decipher correct information from today's endless access to knowledge, how pivota

In this episode, we interview University of North Carolina All-American wrestler, Lachlan McNeil.We talk about his journey from the Middle East, to Canada, and finally to the United States where he has been able to prove himself as a high end wrestler. In Canada, the competition was good, but nothing in comparison to the competition in the US. He took the chance on coming to the st

In this episode we interview cycling instructor Simmi Uppaladadium.We discuss the ability to have resiliency when you are truly passionate about something, which Simmi has presented on her journey to becoming a cycling instructor in NYC. Some prevalent themes in diving into Simmi's journey is taking the leap of faith, battling doubt, and creating your own path.-Follow Simmi on

In this episode, we interview current Stanford Assistant Wrestling Coach and former All-American wrestler at Missouri.Grant has a unique story in that he faced just about every adversity along his journey. After an unfathomable amount of injuries and missing two and a half seasons, Grant returned to the mat and captured his first conference title and achieved All-America status. He

In this episode, we interview freshman wrestler at Stanford University, Daniel Cardenas. Daniel started wrestling when he was very young, thanks to his dad who pushed him day in and day out to be a better version of himself. Daniel faced many upsetting defeats as he came up through the ranks, which put a chip on his shoulder and challenged him to be more disciplined to find new lev

In this episode, we interview current University of Vermont lacrosse player, Jake Harrington.Any pro sport typically requires development of your craft from a young age. That was not the case for Jake. He began his lacrosse journey just before his freshman year of high school and has since dominated the D3 level, transferred D1, and got drafted in the 4th round of the NLL draft.We

In this episode of Behind the Underdogs, we discuss the new food pyramid known as the Food Compass.We break down the basis of the Food Compass and both sides of the argument. One side is the public's misinterpretation of the study, and the other is the implications of the study even with the proper interpretation. In our opinion, everyone needs to fend for themselves to deem w

In this episode, we interview repeat guest and elite powerlifter, Connor Borkert.We talk about his comeback after a poor performance at Nationals to secure first place at the Virginia Pro and the mental processes behind his preparations for a lift. Wen dive deeper on topics like recovery, alcohol, adrenaline, and also his routine on competition day.We end the episode with an overvi

In this episode, we interview Mark Omezi, a pro bodybuilder and actor who came to the U.S. from Nigeria in 2005.Mark grew up playing soccer and stopped in 2017 when he began competing competitively in bodybuilding. When he first started bodybuilding, he was always told that he had the size and composition to become competitive in the sport. He quickly realized after his first show