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Building Through Strength✈️ From Québec to the Gridiron: Dylan Djete’s Story of Bold Moves & Bigger Faith📖 Description:From the streets of Québec to suiting up at Alabama State, Dylan Djete’s story is a testament to bold faith, perseverance, and leaving comfort zones behind. In this episode of Building Through Strength, Dylan shares how he navigated cultural shifts, the pressure of expectations, and his deepening relationship with God throughout his athletic journey.We talk about:What it was like growing up in Québec and transitioning to college ball in the U.S.How his identity evolved beyond the fieldWhat it means to rely on faith when things...2025-07-3144 minBuilding Through Strength🎙️ I Cheated – The Truth, The Weight, The Rebuild📍 Episode Description:This is the episode I never wanted to record—but needed to. In this raw and unfiltered conversation, I finally say it plainly: I cheated. No more vague phrases or half-truths. I open up about the pain I caused, the shame I carried, and the journey I’m on now to rebuild the man I broke in the mirror.This isn’t for attention—it’s for accountability. For anyone battling with secrets, struggling to face the truth, or trying to grow through guilt, I pray my honesty meets you where you are. Heal...2025-07-2933 minBuilding Through Strength🏠 Check Your Foundation📌 Episode Description :Before you rebuild your life — your habits, your healing, your heart — you have to stop and ask: What is my foundation made of?In this raw and faith-filled solo episode, Kyle gets honest about seasons where he was building on shaky ground — whether it was lust, validation, performance, or pride. But when everything crumbled, God revealed what true strength is built on.Rooted in 1 Corinthians 3:11, this episode explores what it means to build a life on Christ — not just on good intentions, but on unshakable truth.💭 Reflection Q...2025-07-2425 minBuilding Through Strength🙏🏾The Man That I Prayed To BeDescription:In this solo episode, I open up about the quiet moments, tough choices, and spiritual battles that shaped the man I’ve been praying to become. This isn’t just about growth—it’s about becoming. Becoming stronger, more rooted in God, more disciplined, and more emotionally grounded. If you’ve ever wrestled with becoming the version of yourself that you know God is calling you to be, this episode is for you.We talk about:– What it really means to be a man of faith– Fighting lust, pride, and passivity– Becoming...2025-07-2237 minBuilding Through StrengthHard Comes First Ft. Rod RayWhat if the hard things in life weren’t setbacks — but setups?In this powerful episode, I sit down with Coach Rod Ray, Amazon #1 best-selling author of Hard Comes First and Head Coach of Wofford Tennis. We dive into what it really means to do hard things — not for the applause, but for the growth that no one sees. From leading student-athletes with humility to walking through seasons of pressure, pain, and purpose, Coach Ray shares the mindset that turns adversity into strength.If you’ve ever asked, “Why is this so hard?” — this conversat...2025-07-1726 minBuilding Through StrengthHow Do I Stay Strong When Everything Around Me Is Making Me Weak?Theme: Holding on when life is heavy, staying rooted through pain, and building quiet strengthWe all hit that point — the days where showing up feels like the hardest rep to lift.This episode is for the ones still fighting in silence. The ones overthinking, missing someone, trying to heal, and wondering if they’re doing enough.You’re not weak for feeling tired. You’re not broken for needing God more than usual. You’re human. And even now — you’re still building through strength.This is a raw, faith-filled s...2025-07-1534 minBuilding Through Strength🎙 Saturday Special – Life Comes at You FastThis episode isn’t scripted. It’s not polished. It’s just real.I just finished watching Forever on Netflix… and it stirred something in me. It reminded me how fast life can change — how one conversation, one decision, one moment can flip your whole story.I talk about Megan. I talk about what it means to love someone and still need space. I talk about heartbreak, reflection, faith, and the quiet in between. This one’s personal.If you’re in a season of stillness, silence, or uncertainty — this is for you.———🧠...2025-07-1226 minBuilding Through StrengthEpisode 7 – From the Field to the BoothHe walked away from college football — not because he gave up, but because he woke up to a deeper calling.In this episode, I sit down with a former D1 athlete who left the game to pursue music, purpose, and God’s plan over people’s expectations. We talk faith, fear, discipline, and what it really means to pivot from identity to obedience.This episode is for anyone who’s been feeling the pull — to leave the familiar, to chase the unseen, to follow purpose over platform.———🎧 What You’ll Hear:Why he left footbal...2025-07-1022 minBuilding Through StrengthEp 5 – Nobody Claps for Quiet ProgressA quiet reminder for the ones healing in silence.In this solo episode, Kyle shares what it means to stay consistent, faithful, and committed when your progress goes unseen. He opens up about his personal testimony — rebuilding through injury, heartbreak, and seasons of emotional silence — and how God met him there.This is for anyone who’s tired, overlooked, or tempted to quit just because it feels like no one is clapping. Your quiet progress still counts.Includes:Kyle’s personal healing journeySpiritual reflection on Galatians 6:9“Rep for the Soul” encouragemen...2025-07-0820 minBuilding Through StrengthStrength in 5 - You're doing better than you thinkThis 5-minute solo drop is a quiet reminder that progress isn’t always loud.Host Kyle Pinnix speaks into the silence of self-doubt, discouragement, and emotional fatigue — and reminds us that showing up in the dark still counts.Includes a faith-based reflection, and a Rep for the Soul to carry into your week.You’re not falling behind. You’re still building.And always… 143 🫶🏾Support the show2025-07-0703 minBuilding Through StrengthEp.4 - "Built Different🦾" ft. Trooper WrightIn this powerful installment of Building Through Strength, host Kyle Pinnix sits down solo with Trooper Wright—a high school football player who lost half of his arm in a four-wheeler accident yet refused to hang up his cleats. Trooper shares the raw details of that life-altering day, the mental and spiritual battles that followed, and what it takes to step back onto the field when the odds feel stacked against you.Join us as we explore:The accident & aftermath: How Trooper processed shock, doubt, and grief.Choosing action over defeat: The mo...2025-07-0322 minBuilding Through StrengthStrength in 5 - How Are You Built?Description:In this 5-minute solo reflection, host Kyle Pinnix breaks down what it really means to be built different — not in the way social media flaunts, but in the quiet, painful, resilient way that real life demands.Inspired by the story of high school football player Trooper Wright — who lost half of his arm in an accident and is still chasing his dream — Kyle shares how loss, scars, and setbacks don’t disqualify you… they define you.This episode is for anyone carrying invisible weight, questioning their future, or wondering if they still have...2025-07-0205 minBuilding Through StrengthEp.3 - Grief In The GymIn this solo episode, Kyle Pinnix opens up about what it looks like to show up strong on the outside — while grieving silently on the inside.He shares how the gym became a space to escape emotional pain, and how that turned into a false version of strength. This one is raw, real, and filled with truth for anyone who has ever carried silent weight.Includes: a practical weightlifting tip for controlled emotional training and a closing Rep for the Soul that speaks straight to your healing process.Support the show2025-07-0127 minBuilding Through StrengthStrength in 5 - Dealing with GriefNot all grief is obvious.Some of it lives in the quiet — the breakup you chose but still think about, the dream that didn’t work out, the version of yourself you’ll never get back.In this short but powerful mini session, Kyle Pinnix speaks to the kind of grief people don’t talk about. The kind you carry into the gym. The kind that follows you into your silence.This episode is a reminder that your grief is real, even if it doesn’t make sense to anyone else.You’re not...2025-06-3005 minBuilding Through StrengthEp. 2 – “Faith Under Pressure👊🏾” ft. Max PulleyIn this episode of Building Through Strength, host Kyle Pinnix sits down with Max Pulley — an All-Conference Division 1 safety, spiritual leader, and teammate — to talk about what it really means to walk by faith in high-performance environments.Max shares how his relationship with God has shaped his approach to football, identity, pressure, and purpose. From locker room leadership to personal discipline, this conversation dives deep into how faith stays steady even when everything around you is shifting.Whether you’re an athlete, a believer, or someone trying to stay grounded in a loud world, this episod...2025-06-2735 minBuilding Through StrengthEP.1 - "The Weight I Carried🏋🏾♂️"In the debut episode of Building Through Strength, host Kyle Pinnix shares the raw, personal story behind the podcast — a journey that began with a devastating injury and evolved into a deeper pursuit of physical, mental, and spiritual growth.Kyle opens up about his time as a Division 1 football player, the toll of surgery and isolation, and how the rebuild didn’t just happen in the gym — it happened in his heart and mind.This episode sets the tone for everything to come: real stories, real struggle, and strength that goes beyond performance.🎧 Listen in...2025-06-2623 min
The Scarlet SpotlightJulian Pinnix-Odrick - This is Jersey Baby The Scarlet Spotlight is happy to be joined by former Rutgers football captain Julian Pinnix-Odrick for Episode 42. JPO discusses his time at Rutgers, the trials and tribulations of playing in a 78-0 game and his famous "This is Jersey Baby" speech at the R Awards. JPO gives his thoughts on the current state of RU football, and what he hopes for the future of the program, as one of the few players to be recruited by Greg Schiano, and to play for both Kyle Flood and Chris Ash. In the Scarlet Six, Danny and Jon cover the potential re-hiring of...2019-11-1442 min