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Obsidian Strength PodcastAI - A.E.S.T.H.E.1X and IDENTITY w/ Bryan Wesley Williams_S1E9“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
~ Aristotle~
Speaking of excellence, The Obsidian Strength Podcast co-host Clinay recently interviewed her long time friend and ally Bryan Wesley Williams. Bryan is an intellectual creative from California and he pledged Omega Psi Phi at Arizona State University. Bryan was also a collegiate track athlete and had a knack for creativity and modeling in his early 20s. Over time, his fraternity brothers held no bounds in telling him to consider leaning into his creative side as they saw him as a unique young man compared to t...
2023-09-041h 30Obsidian Strength PodcastSticks and Stones: Tools to Build Vision_Tommy Burns S1E8"Strongman has allowed me to live out my childhood dreams. The year was 1991, I was 7 years old and watching O.D Wilson compete in the World Strongest Man television show in the 1990 episode. He finished the first event and was being interviewed about the challenge. Before the interview segment ended he looked into the camera and said, “For all the kids out there watching, when you grow up you wanna be a strongman. It’s good stuff." From that time, at 7 years old and weighing a whopping 160lbs, Big Tommy Burns knew that one day he would be that big and...
2023-05-231h 10Obsidian Strength PodcastRise and Shine Aligning Where You Thrive w/ Adriana Armstrong_S1E7“You don’t excel by conforming to society, you excel by conforming to your higher self.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo
Rise and Shine people! We are kicking off your week with the launch of episode 7 on this beautiful Sunday! This episode is packed with topics including weight reduction, Astrocartography, old school video games, and more!!!!
Meet Adriana Armstrong, Holistic Health Coach and founder of Your Inner Earth and the Emotional Weight Reduction Journey Program. Adri and Clinay met in 2014 at a local digital art school in the Bay Area and after graduating from her program, she pursued her Production Coordinator career through companie...
2023-04-231h 20Obsidian Strength PodcastRaising Bars w/ Morgan Voz_S1E6Hey heeeeey Obsidian Gang 🤙🏾💚✨🌈!!! We’re back at it again with our next Episode of S1E6 w/ a notorious weightlifter, and sports nutrition coach who is breaking new barriers as she transitions from representing her country of birth to her country of lineage in the sport of Olympic Weightlifting.
This episode has an exhilarating story that is literally breaking barriers! Meet Morgan Vozuble! After graduating from University of Delaware with a Bachelor's Degree in Women's Studies and Gender & Sexuality, Morgan moved to Philadelphia in 2010 where she soon discovered CrossFit.
Without a background in sports, she was experiencing strength gains and confidence w...
2023-04-081h 00Obsidian Strength PodcastWhatYouEatin?! w/ Clinay and Alix_S1E5"Only shooting stars break the mold." Smash Mouth
We haven’t forgot about y’all Obsidian Gang 🤙🏾💚✨!!! We got another one coming to you NOW!!!
Hold onto your seats as this is a Casual Convo$ Episode where Alix and I have an informal discussion about our personal experiences in certain aspects of our lives.
What You Eatin’?! S1E5 with @clinayislivingproof and @alixchristina discusses a some of our personal experiences with Nutrition which will segue into the following Episode that will dive into professional sports nutrition!!! We’re also talking about some milestones we’re hitting since we launched our first episode almost...
2023-04-031h 11Obsidian Strength PodcastLive or Die Fighting w/ Luis Salazar_S1E4Hey Heeey Heeeey Obsidian Gang!
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Meet our 4th special guest and Crossfit Superstar Luis Salazar(he/him)!!!
He’s a medical professional, part time runner, lover of all things CrossFit, and a Real Housewives addict 😉.
Luis’s fitness journey began in 2011 when he weighed over 350lbs and had a myriad of different health problems.
Eager to make a change, he started walking and changing his eating habits. Later on, he signed up for the 2013 broad street run with the goal of just finishing a competition. Now, ten years later he plans on running it again.
After several races between 2013 and 2014 he found his next passion...
2023-03-261h 00Obsidian Strength PodcastThe Rise of the (SHW) Renaissance Woman w/ Alexis Walker_S1E3I believe luck is a preparation meeting opportunity. If you hadn’t been prepared when the opportunity came along, you wouldn’t have been lucky.
Oprah Winfrey
Heyo!!! We hope everyone had a great weekend! We’re going strong with our next special guest @lexx.lifts for S1E3 The Rise of the (SHW) Renaissance Woman airing TONIGHT!!!!
Alexis is an Athletic Trainer, musician, former collegiate track & field thrower, SHW powerlifter & professional women’s tackle football player.
As some young athletes prepared for games, Alexis prepared for piano lessons & recitals. She started learning to play multiple instruments, singing, performing in numerous...
2023-03-191h 27Obsidian Strength PodcastEvolutionofMe_AlixChristina_S1E2We are keeping the ball rolling for the first full week of #womenshistorymonth. We are happy to introduce our co-founder/co-host @alixchristina.
Meet Alix! Alix (she/they) is a rugby player, chef, entrepreneur, former personal trainer and works in IT.
Alix started her journey in fitness on the high school track and field team, throwing shot put and discus. After moving to Philadelphia and receiving a degree in Culinary Arts, Alix spent the next thirteen years working with various high end chefs throughout the state of Philly.
During that time, she pursued a variety of sports/exercise regimens from boxing...
2023-03-091h 11Obsidian Strength PodcastAllow Me to Reintroduce Myself-Clinay Cameron_ObsidianStrengthS1E1Happy #womenshistorymonth and thank you for visiting the Obsidian Strength Podcast Page🎙️❤️💥The Obsidian Strength Podcast was established by two powerful and influential Black Women named Alix Vallery, and Clinay Cameron in July 2022. They decided create this platform in order to inform, empower, and highlight BIPOC & LGBTQ+ people in the Strength and Fitness industry.
Meet @clinayislivingproof Clinay is a Social/Serial Entrepreneur, Educator, Youth Advocate, Coach, and former Corporate Wellness professional.
As she embarked on her journey through adulthood, she accomplished many personal and professional feats as a former Division 1 athlete, and obtained her bachelor’s degree in Sociology from UC Berkeley.
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2023-03-0744 min