Embrace Discomfort //Spartan Combat
The Hard Way With Joe De Sena
Spartan Races
4.8 • 874 Ratings
🗓️ 29 August 2020
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Matt McDonough is a 2x NCAA champion for the University of Iowa and a 3x All American. In this episode, we talk about embracing discomfort for the sake of your goals and dreams. Enjoy!
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| 0:00.0 | So I spent two and a half months just getting my weight under control, doing it right, and it was a process. |
| 0:08.8 | And was it easy at times? No, but, you know, when you're again, |
| 0:14.8 | when you're thinking about what the payout is, |
| 0:17.3 | it doesn't make any difference how much work |
| 0:19.6 | someone says you have to put in |
| 0:20.8 | because that's the only thing you care about. |
| 0:22.8 | Guys, this is Ryan Warner with the Spartan Combat Series here on the Spartan Up |
| 0:27.1 | podcast. |
| 0:28.1 | Thank you so much for tuning in. |
| 0:29.6 | Our guest today is Matt McDonough. |
| 0:31.7 | Matt was a two-time national champ for the University of Iowa. |
| 0:35.0 | One of the great collegiate wrestlers during his era, |
| 0:38.0 | and you know, the University of Iowa is one of the best college programs of all time. |
| 0:42.0 | So this guy comes from some of the best |
| 0:43.7 | training situations in the wrestling world and Matt talks today about |
| 0:48.4 | embracing discomfort something he had to do whether it was cutting down to |
| 0:52.1 | 125 pounds battling through some of the top guys in the country. |
| 0:56.0 | You can learn a lot from this guy. Hope you enjoy it. |
| 0:58.0 | This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by Honey Stinger, made with organic honey and delicious ingredients. |
| 1:03.6 | Use the code HS Spartan 2020 at honeystinger.com to save 30% off. |
| 1:09.1 | I've heard you say that when you first got to Iowa and put on the Iowa single |
| 1:12.3 | it, some guys say, you know, man, I got emotional |
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