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The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

It's never too late to change with David Taylor / COMBAT

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7870 Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

David Taylor is one of the most popular wrestlers in the world. He won the 2018 World Championships after winning two NCAA titles for Penn State. He’s set to make a run at the 2021 Olympics by competing in the Olympic Trails on April 3.

Spartan Up Combat Series host Ryan Warner interview David about a major turning point in his career. In this episode you’ll learn

-It’s never too late to make a change

-Humility, during the early phases of the transition into the ‘new life’, is key

-How you never know how close you are to achieving your goal

-Why gaining weight vs losing weight was the key to David’s transition



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0:00.0

I had done everything to prepare.

0:02.8

There was no stone unturned,

0:04.9

you know, and just like my diet, my nutrition, my training,

0:07.5

my preparation, my peeking, my recovery,

0:09.7

like everything I had done right.

0:11.9

You know, I just like, I had been my mind I believed I could be I've been the best in the world for two years and I had sat and watched and

0:19.8

It was my time. You're listening to Spartan Combat on Spartan Up.

0:24.0

Learn from battle-tested combat athletes.

0:29.0

With your host Ryan Warner.

0:31.0

Spartans!

0:33.0

Welcome back to the combat series.

0:34.7

This is your host Ryan Warner.

0:36.4

David Taylor is our guest today.

0:38.6

He's a national champion wrestler from Penn State,

0:40.9

also a world champion who's set to compete at the Olympic trials next weekend.

0:45.6

Enjoy it folks.

0:47.2

This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by Organ, clean nutrition to help you stay healthy,

0:52.4

active, and feeling your best.

0:54.0

New subscribers save 30% at organ.com slash pages slash Spartan.

1:02.0

David Taylor, thanks for joining us.

1:04.0

Yeah, thanks for having me.

1:06.0

I want to start at a juncture in your career.

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