Doak Embrey & Savanna Jones: Cornhole Conspiracy Corner
Do you want to know what my greatest fear is? The thing that keeps me from falling asleep altogether most nights and, on the nights where I am granted a few moments of repose, yanks me at once out of...
View ArticleVanessa King & Koes Bong: Unspoken Rivalry
With professional photographic evidence of these two working out next to one another in class, I was fairly certain they’d be game for a two on one interview and would bounce off another nicely. I...
View ArticleLeslie Hall: Yearning for Churning
Leslie and I chose an extremely exotic location for our interview- the Hyde Park Shop! Give us a break- she’s a busy gal (as you will soon learn) and this is what we were able to fit into both of our...
View ArticleFernando Sedelmeier: This is So Nice, No One is Trying to Kill Each Other!
Fernando and I grabbed a chill cup of coffee on a cold January morning down the street from our Manor Road location at Thunderbird Coffee. As you’ll see, I came into the interview with some high...
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Rachel Mauch: I Was a Fat Grandma
by Jess Chester Ladies and gentlemen this is a historically significant interview which will, in all likelihood, shape the future of the Shop, the Austin fitness community, and the world as we know...
View ArticleJimmy Price: I Treat it Like Recess
Ever been to Codependent Coffee & Cocktails at the base of The Independent? I don’t have to tell you that I had never been there- I was not cool enough to have ever been there. Hell, I wasn’t...
View ArticleAshton Murphy: …Ready For It?
Ashton and I met up at Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches down the street from the Manor Road Shop on a Saturday morning in July after class. Were we alone? Of course not! With Ashton, as always, was...
View ArticleSelah Tim
By October of 2021, Selah Tim had grown too big for the Pacific Northwest, so she told her quaint little hometown of Seattle that she was off to conquer Texas and left them their puny little Amazon...
View ArticleLauren Lichterman
Lauren Lichterman, a critical player in the ginger-lead hostile takeover of Dane’s Body Shop, was born in Memphis Tennessee and educated at the greatest academic institution the world has ever known-...
View ArticleAshley Fox
Ashley Fox is such a big fan of the 1999 Oliver Stone sports film classic “Any Given Sunday” that she has “We fight for that inch” tattooed across her back. Okay, that’s not true at all- but she does...
View ArticleRyan Romero
If you are reading this you’re probably a bit of a nerd. That’s not a slight – not in the slightest. You wanted to do your due diligence and thoroughly research your options so here you are reading...
View ArticleSarah Stich: We Were Sharing A Rack & We Got to Talking
Our Second Autumn Spotlight Athlete and I both reside in North Central Austin and so for our interview, we decided to check out the relatively new Walnut Creek Pub on North Lamar. The music was...
View ArticleDaniel & Trasi Judd: The Right Amount of Woo-woo
Daniel & Trasi Judd are absolute loyalists to the yoga program at Dane’s Body Shop. Sure they attend Fusion and Strength classes regularly as well, but both make it a point to come to all three...
View ArticleDoug Tucker: Brisket, Beers, and “Beyond”
As ever, Doug Tucker attended the 9am class on a Saturday morning in March at the Hyde Park Shop. As often, Doug took a brunch break. For a very special occasion, Doug then hopped over to the Manor...
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Patrick Long: Ready For His Sugar Mama!
Coach Jess & Winter 2024 Spotlight Athlete Patrick Long met at Terrible Love in Hyde Park for coffee and a wide-ranging conversation. Though both the interviewer and the interviewee took every...
View ArticleGretchen Weber: It Would Be Awesome If I Could Argue Myself Out of A Job
I was finally able to track down our final Winter 2024 Spotlight Athlete down on a warm May Thursday at Lazarus Brewing on Airport. Unsurprisingly, the wait was worth it as we two ex-patriots of the...
View ArticleChad & Jess: You Can Lead a Horse to A Kettlebell, But You Can’t Make Him...
Knowing what big personalities our Spring 2024 Spotlight Athletes have, Chad and Jess knew that they’d have to combine forces if they were to pull off an interview with both of them at the same time....
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