188: Ingrid Marcum: Find Your Passion and Move Towards A Better You

About This Episode In this episode of the Super Strength Show, Ingrid Marcum takes us on her journey to becoming a world-class elite athlete with a great passion for teaching and coaching and teaches us to find whatever it is that we are truly passionate about, go after it, and then share it with other people and take a step towards being a better you. To quickly rate and review the show click here . Ingrid Marcum is a world-class elite athlete with a great passion for teaching and coaching. Accomplished in multiple sports, Ingrid started in gymnastics before she was 2 years old and later competed for the College of William and Mary. A 2009 US National Champion in weightlifting and a two-time American Open Champion, Ingrid also lifted in the 2004 and 2008 USA Weightlifting Olympic Trials. She was a US Bobsled World Team member between 2003 and 2013 and was an alternate to the 2006 and 2010 Olympic Bobsled Teams. Ingrid competed briefly in the Highland Games and had a successful couple of seasons. Since 1997, Ingrid has also been helping others reach their own fitness and athletic goals as a speaker, educator, strength & conditioning coach and movement specialist. She has trained athletes from various sports - both individuals and teams - including her time as a strength coach at the College of William and Mary and for the women's US National Field Hockey Team. Ingrid also recently worked with the US Women's National Soccer team on Battling Ropes. Ingrid stars in three fitness DVDs with John Brookfield: Hurricane Ingrid, Partner and Team Training and Mastery of Physical Prowess and is a lead instructor for the CrossFit Weightlifting Specialty course. She often travels internationally throughout North and South America and Europe to speak at conferences and to teach a variety of specialty certifications, courses and workshops - including Battling Ropes, weightlifting, stability, mobility, gymnastics, hand balancing and bodyweight training. Get access to all the resources Elaine LaLanne mentioned during this interview by visiting SuperStrengthShow.com/188 . -------------------------------------------------- More Specifically In This Episode Ingrid shares with us how she got started in gymnastics. She tells us how she shifted from gymnastics to weight lifting. You always want to get better. Be better than yesterday. You can only do what you could do. Take time to understand your efficiency. Find and learn things from a mentor/coach to whatever it is you want to accomplish. Learn to tone things down so that it is more beneficial for your long-term goals. Focus on creating a solid foundation. Stability is one of the biggest thing people are missing. Find your passion, pursue it, and share it with other people. -------------------------------------------------- Rate, Review, and

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188: Ingrid Marcum: Find Your Passion and Move Towards A Better You is an episode from Super Strength Show with Ray Toulany | Interviews with Health and Fitness Leaders, Strength & Conditioning Coaches, Elite Athletes and Iron Game Legends.

This episode is 57:43 long.

This episode was published on May 12, 2016.

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