How Jeff Overcame Parkinson’s Disease to Compete—and Place—In a Physique Competition

Choose Hard

Cody McBroom

Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness:fitness, Nutrition, Fitness

4.8 • 812 Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Most people would let a Parkinson’s diagnosis stop them from chasing their goals. But not Jeff Schneider. In this episode of The Choose Hard Podcast, Cody McBroom sits down with one of his personal clients who refused to let his circumstances define him. Despite battling Parkinson’s Disease, Jeff committed to training, prepping, and stepping on stage for a men’s physique competition—and he didn’t just compete, he placed. This is a story about struggle, resilience, and what it really means to choose hard every single day. Tune in for an inspiring conversation about:🔥 How he navigated training and nutrition while managing Parkinson’s🔥 The biggest mental and physical hurdles he had to overcome🔥 What stepping on stage meant to him beyond just fitness🔥 How he continues to push forward despite the challenges he faces daily If you need motivation to stop making excuses and start taking action, this episode will give you all the fuel you need. — YOU CAN NOW WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE, TO SEE CODY’S SLIDE DECKS & VISUAL COACHING, AT THE CHOOSE HARD YOUTUBE PLAYLIST! — 🚀1-ON-1 COACHING: ⁠https://www.tailored-coaching.com/apply-podcast ⁠ ➡️ Jocko Fuel (Use Discount Code CHOOSEHARD10 for 10% Off Your Order) 👥 TAILORED COACHING COLLECTIVE (OUR COMMUNITY): ⁠http://www.tailored-coaching.com/tailored-collective⁠ 📲 TRY MY TRAINING APP FOR FREE: ⁠http://www.thetailoredtrainer.com/⁠ 🛒 GRAB YOUR CHOOSE HARD TRUCKER HAT & DAILY PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL: www.tailoredcoachingmethod.shop — 🎙️LISTEN TO OUR CLIENT’S TELL THEIR TRANSFORMATION STORIES, ON THE TAILORED TRANSFORMATIONS PODCAST: - SPOTIFY: ⁠https://bit.ly/tlrd-transformations-spotify⁠ - APPLE PODCASTS:⁠https://apple.co/3GPlDxG⁠ — GET MORE FREE CONTENT AT THE LINKS BELOW: 📖 FREE ARTICLES: ⁠https://tailoredcoachingmethod.com/blog⁠ 💾 FREE GUIDES: ⁠https://tailoredcoachingmethod.com/guides⁠ IG -⁠https://www.instagram.com/codymcbroom⁠ YOUTUBE -⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/codymcbroom1⁠ INQUIRIES – ⁠[email protected]

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0:00.0	In this episode of the podcast, I interview my client Jeff Snyder, who gives the best real world
0:06.6	and inspiring example of what it means to choose hard. Jeff has Parkinson's disease, but he did not
0:14.3	let that stop him from stepping on stage and competing in a bodybuilding competition at the end of
0:19.7	last year, November 2024.
0:22.3	I went with him to the show.
0:23.6	I was able to coach him through the entire thing and really just watch this man get challenged
0:28.7	over and over and over again and overcome those challenges over and over and over again.
0:33.2	And he continues to.
0:34.6	He is still training with me today and he is still pursuing his bodybuilding dreams and aspirations, which is unbelievably inspiring.
0:41.9	But we're not going to just talk on that.
0:43.3	We're going to talk about the day-to-day struggles that he has to overcome living with Parkinson's disease.
0:48.8	This episode is, I really cannot stress it enough.
0:51.3	This is the epitome of Choose Hard.
0:54.3	And I hope and pray that this episode helps you get inspired.
0:58.7	It helps you choose hard.
0:59.8	And it helps you begin to embark down the challenging path, knowing that the setbacks and
1:05.3	struggles you may face will provide the greatest lessons you will ever learn in this lifetime.
1:11.1	Without any further ado, let's talk to my client, the one and only, Jeff Snyder.
1:17.6	The greatest things in life all start with a challenge.
1:21.5	You must accept that everything is hard before it gets easy.
1:25.5	Everything you want in life begins with a hard path.
1:29.4	Jeff, welcome to the Choose Hard podcast.
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