Strength In Numbers: Unbreakable Mind , Unstoppable Strength
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Strength In Numbers: Unbreakable Mind , Unstoppable Strength
Tonal Member Interview : Coach Moe
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If you work out on Tonal , you have seen this name , or had interactions with Coach Moe . This is Coach Moe’s story , from talking about family , coming out , fitness and Moe's experience in New York City . This was an incredible sit down , that took us 2 times recording due to technical issues ,I wanted this episode to be perfect . So grab a snack and enjoy meeting Coach Moe !
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Hello
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Okay.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324round because
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yep. And there you go. And that's it. And that's a great way to get started. So all for coming. We're going to go ahead and close out the meeting.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324so excited to share story, the background. Let me introduce to you, Coach Mo! Raise the roof! What's up, Mo? What's
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Round 2 Round 2 You know me Been excited all day for round 2
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I know, right? I am so glad that we're getting the second time, you know, to chat, because it's going to be more amazing than the first time.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Right, because now we got more stuff to talk about
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324do have we do that is true. We have a lot more stuff to talk
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah Alright You
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324snacks did you bring for today? Because it is lunchtime.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324right, so right now I got some strawberry granola mix
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh we
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah, okay
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324little tonal
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324so,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324y group.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324yeah, and then I got some, some soft baked mini chocolate chips made by Maygood. So they, they're pretty, oh, I can't open that one. Mm.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Those look yummy. I
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324So, yeah,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I have my
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324they're really good.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I have my thorn protein shake and I brought my cashews
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh, look at you
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324The whole
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324love. Get past you
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324the whole bag. We don't,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324You might need, you might need a whole, you might need a whole bag after this conversation, you know? You know, we have no time limit
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324we have no time. No, no. Because the last time we talked for an hour and a half, I think the first
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324you. Right?
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324an hour and a half. So we, we, we, we, and plus we have more to talk about now. So the
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah. Okay.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324is endless. So I'm excited for this. let's. I was talking with Aaron the other night and I was trying to think of a good question that would kind of be like a good icebreaker question for my podcast. And I was just like, you know what? I, cause I thought about my answer and I was like, this is a good one. So you won the lottery. And you didn't want to tell anybody. What would be the first sign that something was up?
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Dang, that's a good one. Uh. Probably wouldn't either. If I had the money, I probably would buy something that somebody would probably be like, why she buy that?
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Uh
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324don't know what it'll be. I'm going to go out and buy some land out the blue, like a piece of land out the blue.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Okay. Okay.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324If I didn't buy anything, I'd probably just go ghost.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324You
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324wouldn't, you wouldn't, yeah,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324you know
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324just go ghost.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324on Tonal would see Mo at three,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324You right.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324We'd be like, that, that would be the
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324That
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324that
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324MIA at 2 AM in the morning.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324you're right. That would that would be a good sign That would that would get the whole tonic community like okay the first day she's not on there but back to back days Nothing. Yeah that
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Bow would be like, I have, I have personal tonal trainers. Now I
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324You Right.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324got the dough. I don't, I got this.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324They, they will personally come to me at this point.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324That is a good, that, that would be, that
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324a wrench at everybody. Definitely not
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324And woo,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Mo at two o'clock in the morning checking
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324you are right.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324it's a weird feeling when I'm not up at, at the morning, isn't it? You know,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324is. It definitely, you know, Mo, it definitely would worry me if I didn't. Um, like today the check in was a little bit later today.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324it was, I didn't, I didn't post right away today. I didn't.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324was like, I was like, I was, I woke up this morning because, you know, my 15 million, um,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324that You,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324alarms to get myself
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324you should, you should share that on your podcast. I think you should say, I have a screenshot of that, because then
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I had so much to do because, you know, tomorrow with my birthday and having a workout and trying
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324you know, get myself cleaned up and, you know, do stuff because on your birthday, you don't want to do shit.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324No, you don't
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324just want to have fun working out with Joe and, uh, Tanisha. So I don't want to have to like do laundry. I don't want to have to cook anything for anybody.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324just want a day of, a day of peace, a day of rest. Like nothing
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yes. I want to do nothing. So that's why it was just like, I set all those alarms and I was like, bitch, it
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I don't blame you.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324get your ass up. Like, because that that's, I seriously have to get like, when you, when I do stuff, like when you want me to show up on like early morning workouts, do you understand like how the mental conversation I have to have with myself that I'm just like,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I don't want to let people down. Like that is like a huge thing for me. Like that
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324no, I get it. I get it. I saw I saw those longs to get your lazy ass up But it's life
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324people down and that's what, like, I have to do that. I have, I have to be like the drill sergeant in my brain.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324like sometimes you can't make everybody happy. So we get it Sometimes you can't make it to those early morning workout. It's a part of life It's we all we if you don't make the first one, we can always catch you on the next one.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh, I know, Mo. Oh, I know. There's, oh, there's, there's always another chance. I know.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324All right
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324But, alright, so let's talk about some back, um, some fun Mo facts that I already know but I'm going to act excited again.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Okay, all right,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I did not know this. So Mo give us a recap of like how you became coach Mo, a little story about yourself and of course, your amazing story of like what you've conquered and what you've been through and how that's changed your life. And, um, you know, a little family background, all that good stuff. I
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324so coach mo I became coach mo because hey guess what I was a basketball coach
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324didn't Yes, I did.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324So
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324amazing.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324yeah, I started out coaching middle school, um, at an all girls school. I wanted to coach for the longest time. Uh, you know how people are like, Oh, you should try coaching. You should try. I'm like, I don't coach, but I tried. And it was amazing. It was amazing. Young group of young women. Um, it was all, it was an all girls school, private school. Um, and then the varsity coach saw me and she needs some help. But before she hired me for assistant coach, she was like, Hey, I just want y'all to come up like a group of us. Like come up and play against the girls. So, you know, when you're playing a girl, sometimes the coach part come out of you, you want to stop. So I used to stop like the point guidance and like tell her like certain things that somebody used to tell me. And then the varsity coach was like, Hey, you want to be my assistant? So I rocked with them. I rocked with Atlanta girls school for about maybe four years. Then I went to a Jewish school and coach, and then I coached some AAU. Then I tried to do some refereeing. I don't like that. Didn't like that. No, didn't like that. It's different when you coach. Cause you can actually fuss at the refs. But when somebody fussing at you about a call. The quick decisions. I respect referees. The quick decisions. And that little split session that you have to make a decision. Is it a foul or not. Or a travel or not. It's it's ridiculous.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324That's a lot of
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324It's it is it is like I Yeah,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324were back then, but now they get cray cray.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324it wasn't that crazy when I was roughing but it was just the coaches was worse then And it looked like they switched roles now. It's the parents the coach is kind of more laid back But for me to rough, um, I know I miss him I'm, not gonna lie I miss some calls, but then you have to sometimes they don't understand You have to be at a certain angle to see certain things So as a referee, you're not positioning yourself at the right angle. I'm not going to always, you know, make the right call. I hated it. I did maybe 10 games and that was it. I left. I'm surprised I made it to 10.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I didn't, I, we did not talk about this last time. I did
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324No,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324that,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324no, I'm surprised I made it to 10. Now when I, when little, yeah, little kids, I love them because you know, it's just fun. Parents just want to see fun. You blow a little whistle here and there. But as they get older, it gets intense. I'm, I'm good. Get me little kids any day. Get me little kids any day.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324cutest too when
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Give me a little kiss everyday.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324They're the cutest then
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324get into that like middle school high school
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh yeah. I don't want it. Then keep it. I'm done. But as of right now, um, I always thought about going back to coaches, but the way my schedule and life is set up, it's not going to happen. You
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah, that's a lot
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I got to look.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324now
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah. With a little one with a, and he's about to be two. And I think the terrible tools are slowly really approaching now while he's one. Yeah. The, the, the little hissy fits he does in the morning. This morning was a rough morning for me.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324he he definitely had the the the bottom lip was a little bit bigger this morning
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah, there was no happy dance, there was no playing with cars, climbing up stairs, no, he didn't want to eat breakfast this morning, he didn't want to give me and mommy a kiss, a hug, he, he didn't want to do anything, he just laid back on me and watched until I found the right cartoon to watch,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh, mm
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324even a cartoon, we ended up watching Miss Rachel, after I started off with Miss Rachel, I hit everything else in the middle and then I went back to Miss Rachel, he just laid there and I was like, yeah, more than drop off this morning, wasn't it? Wasn't the best.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324mm He must, uh
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah, I don't know he went to bed a little late little like nine o'clock and then uh, And then I think he's teething to it out. He got allergies to the the between the allergies him going to bed probably not on time and Um, his bottom teeth are starting to come in a little bit more.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324mm.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324all three combinations It's like just hitting them was hitting them today.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324That teething is awful. Uh,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I just I just can't wait for them They all come and then what you start all over again.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324no. You know what Abigail didn't when she started losing her baby teeth and started getting the grownup teeth, it wasn't bad at all.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Well, I can't wait to the grown up to come in You
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324at all. And she
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324know,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324she lost her teeth fast Abigail was like boom boom boom boom like when
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I don't know with him because his teeth is coming in slow, but they do say, you know, boys move slower than girls. So,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324yeah
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324you know, I just go with the flow, whatever, whatever, whatever movie. And I'll just adjust as usual.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324just just find a nice little corner for you to sit into and do a little woosah And and
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324so and some of that
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324did.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324that you do at two o'clock in the morning um
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh, Hey, I had to, I had to, cause I get kicked in the back, you know, the way he sleep these days. Hey, he's sleeping there. I feel like I'm getting a nice kick back massage with his. With his kicking. So yeah Oh, yeah
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324did like your whole transition go for you? Like, that's something that I just like, I find very interesting because, you know, I, I, since we're talking about Catholic school, you know, I went to Catholic school and none of that was around when I was growing up and knew anything about it
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324So I didn't know anything About the catholic school like the kids would educate me like when they couldn't come to school And I forgot what holiday it was when they couldn't play sport I think it was like from sun up to sunset or something like that
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324uh huh.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324They they couldn't practice or something. I was like, where are the kids? They were like, hey coach coach mo We can't practice because x y and z or they couldn't eat certain things, but it was good because
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324kids. Yeah, because
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324yeah, yeah the junkie You Yeah, it was good because like I got to learn something that I would never probably would have just you know Open a book or just google or research on my own. So being around them I did learn a lot the kids like I tell anybody private schools are always the best Parents are nice parents are willing to bring snacks pick you up pick the kids up volunteer
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324we're
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324know puppy school
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324We're
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324you're right puppy schools Nah, can you pick my kid up? Can you drop my kid off? No, I think I've been spoiled with private school, so I'll stick with private school sports and education any day.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324it
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324There's nothing wrong with, there's nothing wrong with public school. It's just, that's, that's my preference. So it's just, it's kind of just a smooth, a more smooth transition for.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I think
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324For most people.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324people get the misconception about you know, when it comes to You know, there's always extremes to like Everything, you know,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah. Public school. Public school. Yeah. That would do it for you. You would do public school. Yeah. That would do it. That would do it for you. That would do it for you.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324and random, random thought, um, and because I wanted to be corn, come on, I wanted to play chutes and ladders. Um, so I went to public school, my junior, senior year, and it was, It was definitely, um, never seen a hallway fight in my life until I went to public school. I've never seen, I've never seen girls pull each other's hair out. it was just like, it was just like, A deer in headlights, like I, I had been through private school my whole entire life and this was just like, I'm like, people, people do this? I'm like, I was scared to death of the nuns. Like, you didn't want the nuns coming after you.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324For me, I've been to public school all my life. I've seen everything. Worst. The only time I went to a private school was college. It was an all girls school and it was, it was alright. I
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Why'd you
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324mean,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324to an all girls college?
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324it's a good question, so. So, I went for basketball. But, I didn't know at the time, it was an all girls school. Until I eventually went to visit. And of course, you know, when you go on a, when you go on a, in the, in the building where you play ball, you see guys and everything.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Right.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324you know, when I took the tour, they was like, oh yeah, this is an all girls school. I was like, cool. Um, I didn't have a problem with it. It was, it was like, I say it was like home away from home because it was enough. It was like a two hour drive from Virginia or Richmond. And it was like, I was independent, but if my mom or my grandma need to get to me. It would be no problem for somebody to reach me.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Mmm.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324So, so it was, it was a nice little space, but it was, it was a nice school. Yeah. Too bad. Now it's not an all girls school. It's actually a co ed school now and they went from a college. Yeah. They went to a college, to a university, you know, money. It's always money.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Now, did you know when you were in like, you know, your, uh, like I would say probably like, when did you know that you wanted to like, when you started to figure out like the transition wise, like when
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324But basketball,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324no, not basketball, like you as a person, like, like feeling,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324um, this is
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324like
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324this is a good question I was gonna get a little deeper about this when it came to fitness and stuff. Um for me I felt I always felt different like probably like in It really hit me in middle school Like I just always looked at females like I never was attracted to guys. It was like It was, I just, I was like, wow, she's like, she's beautiful. She's cute. But, and you know, when you're in middle school, you're like, ah, you don't, you don't think too much into it. You're just like, oh yeah. Like that little girl, she's cute. And then, you know, like one little girl just started getting butterflies from her. So it was, it was like a weird feeling, but you know, the time I, the time I grew up, nobody knew or was comfortable talking about.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324a hundred
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Girl, you know, lesbians, or you being gay or anything. So it was, it was, it was, it was more, you have to be, you had to be in the closet or what they call it. Like you had to kind of live a secret life.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324right?
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I grew up, I didn't tell me it wasn't a secret life. Like my whole four years, which is crazy. I had a boyfriend. We never did anything. And I don't care about, you know, I don't have in front. I'm, I'm, I'm a 40 year old virgin. That's the move. That's me. I'm the movie. Movie. So
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324my gosh. Oh my gosh You know, I literally just in like in my like head
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324yeah, so
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324when they're ripping Like Clarkson
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324so I said I'm going to get katie today. I said we're going deep today We're going
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324you know this conversation.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324in.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324This is
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324So, okay, keep going,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324And I love, and I love sharing my story because some people are still uncomfortable. Some people just don't understand. But I tell people all the time, like for me, the, the way I grew up, like it was, it was man and woman. No, nobody understands. So for, for most of my life, I live In the closet. My life was kind of secret. Like I didn't want to tell anybody. I was afraid. I was scared. Um, I play AAU with a bunch of girls that was like, you know, that was lesbian, but like we had our own little secret group. Like we would stay over each other house and kind of hang out, you know? And at that time, you know, your parents didn't see it. All, all they saw was a group of girls playing basketball, their friends. So it was kind of easy to hide. I didn't think I really came out to my mom. Cause my grandma, my grandma was like, yeah, I, they used to call him, my nickname is Nini at back at home. So they'd be like, Oh yeah, Nini's. My grandma's like, yeah, Nini's like this. And I'd be like, what you mean? And you know, we'll shake it off. And she didn't care. Like my, my God, my God, father, no, everybody knew stuff. And my mom, like she was kind of in denial. And I guess when I went to college, um, my, my high school girlfriend came over and my mom caught us kissing and she was, and it was like, Like she didn't understand. And it was weird because I have cousin older cousin on my, on my grandma's side who are lesbians, but you know, and I always tell people when, when your mom or your dad find out, it's always hard for them to accept their child versus them to sell other people, kids, and it's always going to be like that because they don't understand why like no one never sit down, especially in their generation, no one never sit down and explain to them. Like, you know, is it feeling, you know, people always say you was born this way or, you know, it happened. I feel like people go through different things in life. You could be born this way. And then some people, you know, have bad experience with the opposite set and yeah, or like a bad, like a bad childhood and you know, and they turn and they turn the other way and it's nothing wrong with that. But for me, It was just always a feeling. So for me, I felt like I was born that way. I didn't want to dress like a girl. I hated wearing dresses. Um, I used to climb trees, play football in the middle of the street, uh, wear big clothes. As I got older, I used to wear big baggy clothes because I didn't want clothes to hug me. Uh, I used to wrap my, I didn't have a lot of breasts, but I used to wrap them up. So, so I could feel, but, um, I think as my mom, my mom got sick and you know, and um, I had a previous relationship with someone else who had a baby and like now right now she's a 17 year old kid about to graduate next year. And um, I think when she came into my life as a, as a little baby, my mom decided to set up the fact like this was going to be me and our relationship got a little bit better as time went on. And I think like, you know, when she got sick, we just had a conversation and on her on her dying back, yeah. Bad. She was like, Hey, be you don't let nobody, you know, take that away from you. Just be you. So this is where the fitness part come into my life. So as the, by what 2022, I didn't, I still didn't feel like me, even though I probably like, I think I had braids. I was with my wife. Um, you know, everybody at this time, no, I'm gay. I just didn't feel like me. So the girly parts up here, I decided to remove them. So I got top surgery. April, April. Yeah. The first week of April of 2022. So before that I started working out. That's when tonal came into my life because I was looking for a machine. I just wanted to be at home. I just wanted to work out at home. Didn't want to travel to any other gym and around the time my wife was pregnant. So it was like, Hey, you need to be home. Just in case some water break or something happened. So I found tonal at that time I couldn't live because I got tonal in May. So it was like surgery. Three days later, maybe a couple of weeks later, I got tonal, couldn't lift my arm. Had to sleep six weeks on my back. Um, pain was touch and go. But after that, when I got released, I just started working out. So now I'm just like really at this point trying to build up my upper body, mostly my chest. Um, I could actually say I'm 110%. Feel good in my own skin. I'm confident about it. Don't have no problem talking about it. Don't have no problem showing my chest. Um, it's just comfortable now. I think, I think now since my lifestyle, it's just a different generation. So people speak out more about it. A lot of added letters that I don't participate in. Um, I think when people ask me what my pronoun is, I always say Mo. Like I don't, for me, for my generation, I don't care about a pronoun. Like you say there go he or there, or you say that, or you say she. I'm not gonna chop your head off. I'm not gonna get mad. I'm not gonna cuss you out I'm not gonna try to record you and be on the news. I don't I don't care. I just want you to respect me
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Now if you're an asshole about it, and I know you've been an asshole Then we have a problem but
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324we have
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324but outside of that like my little my little cousins They're fine with their kids saying hey uncle mo and I love it
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Aww.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Like my son would call me mom pa so And I made that up so So
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324so you prefer the he pronouns?
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324yeah, pretty much. I mean if you say she it's okay Like I said, it doesn't bother me. But if you address me as he i'm definitely more comfortable with that Um, but like I said, if you just say mo i'm fine like I really don't have a have an issue Like i'm the way the way I label myself. I'm more non binary Cause I'm comfortable with either you label me as a female or male. So I have no issue with it.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I think that's like such an amazing conversation for people to have more because I think sometimes that this conversation becomes so heated.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yup.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324You know, I think, um, with anything, we always should be open to learning because this is, you know, a learning experience for me. It's a learning experience that I'm going to have to teach my daughter. And, you know, it's, if you can't have somebody to go to, Like you that you can sit down and ask and be like well What what what what am what am I doing? that's going to make you feel uncomfortable or how could I make you feel more comfortable or how can um, Like us have conversations properly like I don't want to offend you like by asking certain questions, you know, because I think that um, That's how this conversation gets better.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah, I think, I think people are scared to ask or people just assume and they, and they assume and it, and it caused more problem. I think if it was a conversation to say, Hey, excuse me, um, before I address you, what do you like to be called? And I think in the, in the world today, People see, especially guys, I think they get it the worst because of how they dress. And I think people just don't want to address them as she and just say, Hey, I'm not trying to offend you, but what do you prefer to be called?
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324right. I
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324a conversation like, yeah, it made people uncomfortable, maybe older people because they didn't never have to go through that. You know, people just see one thing, man, woman. Yeah. But Some people be with a man and woman and guess what the relationship sucks.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324um when I was working in Um, when I lived in Florida, I was working in the hospital, I used to do heart catheterizations and a neighbor in this apartment complex moved diagonal from me. The nicest person, I had a big, huge dog at the time, he was a great Pyrenees and she used to come over and walk him for me. The nicest person, she had the coolest bike. Like she was, she had, what do they call them? Crotch rockets.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Okay.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah, I believe so. Oh,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324those, those Kawasaki, you know, Ninja bikes.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324wow
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324one night we were, you know, I was getting home from the hospital and I went over to get Bubba and they were just sitting there and we started having a conversation and she's like, you know, some people are really uncomfortable around me and you're not. And I'm like, Why would I be uncomfortable around you? I mean she was very tall.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324tall and she was very tall and she She was actually born with uh, she would um, uh, what do they I I forget the medical term for it hermaphrodite but I think that's like
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah. I know you tell me here
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324don't
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324the chromosome. Yeah
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324but um the medical term that they say for that but she Like her parents had to make a decision when she was born to go one way or the other way, because I'm like, and she like told, she like had this like long conversation with me about it. And she was just like, Like you she was the most open understanding and especially with me being in the medical field I was just like tell it to tell me like what like How and like do you have do you menstruate? Do you do you have hormones? Do you
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324hormones if you don't have hormones high five? and like
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324you're right
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324this stuff. I was just like And the only way that you would have ever known it is just because she was very tall that you might, you know,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324women now, I mean, I'm tall, so I don't look at, I
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324yeah most
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324that
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324a lot of women.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324thing.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324because look at basketball player. They're tall.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yes. but a, I walk in the Atlanta malls and I feel like I'm gigantor compared to some, like, I don't know if, like I said, people have gotten shorter, I think, but, but it's great that
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324They're not eating right now
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324But there's great that there's ambassadors and people like that, excuse me, in the, in that community. That are open to having conversations with people and sitting down and being, you know, like explaining stuff because I think it's just like if it got more about explaining instead of like everybody's so loud,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324you know, or, um, you know, so quick, you know, cause nowadays we're so quickly offended by everything. You
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324yeah, because you know people be like, oh you wasn't born that way or you've been around it If you've been around it and that it's a feeling it's a feeling it's a feeling that you can't control That's like if i'm sick, I wasn't born sick I mean
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324hmm.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324you are but i mean, you know on a normal person if i'm sick i'm sick It's a feeling it's a feeling in your bodies. So you like who you like
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I don't know why it's a big deal, you know people just fuss and want to control people live Like I told my wife I said i'm happy we got a chance to get married like, you know in some you know They were trying to take that away from me, but i'm like, how do you tell somebody who to love?
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324If, if I have to be married miserably and driven nuts, everybody should be able to be driven nuts.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324My whole thing is no one never knows what's going on behind closed doors. That's your relationship. I'm not going to say, Oh, you can't marry this person because it's the same sex. Love is love to me. You love who you love. I mean, it's a lot of people that. Love people who beat on them. I can't tell you not to be with that person if that's what you like If that's what you love, that's what you love, you know I hope you get out the situation, but I can't stop you but it is it is it is a conversation that needs to happen I think a lot of people talk about it and I think a lot of people don't want to talk about it But I feel like in the this generation of kids that's growing up you have to talk about it because they're going through it Even if it's for a spur of the moment thing, cause you have some kids that be like, I like girls one day, I like boys. You even have some that say they like both. And it's, it's a, to me, it's still a learning process. You might, you like who you like. You might like this person the whole time in high school. You get to college, it's a whole nother life.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324different world. Right.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah, like. I know for me, I mean, I know we have to tell my son that you have to technically in people as you have two mommies and that's fine and he might catch all the hate in the world, but the plan for us to have him prepared when he get those comments or somebody say something to him and just hope that he handled it properly and he's able to come tell us so we could address it early and I pray that he don't never have to go through it. You never know. But I, you know, I have some friends who have kids that's in school and they're the same sex and so far they have yet to experience anything. So I'm hoping as time progress that my son won't have to experience any of that stuff too. So, you know, you live and you learn.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I mean, that's just, you know, I think with, um, you know, from like my experience with like school and stuff like that, you know, and you know, like when you were,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324you know, it's, um, girls are the worst.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324they are.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Um, I
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324that, you know, I think girls just get it, um, from their peers so bad. And we still get it
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324it's
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324as women. Sometimes it's the
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324a lot of peer pressure. It's to be, what they say, to be cool or just to be in that in group because you don't want to get talked about so you have to kind of, it's like an initiation. Let me be mean to somebody else or do something so I could just hang with the cool kids. And it's crazy.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah. We had, um, cause we, you know, we homeschool Abigail
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324um, we were outside one day and we were doing something or other and the kids were outside and Abigail, you know, as polite as she is, was like telling them,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324hello. And one of the boys goes, oh, that's the weird girl.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Crazy, man.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324And I'm just like, and Abigail looked at me and she's like, why did he say that? And I said, well, I said, some kids, I said, they learn from their parents
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324um, they pick up bad behaviors. And I said, we don't act like that. We don't talk to people like that.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324People,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324people don't like, people don't like being different. They don't, when something's different or something's not normal,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324yeah,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324when the mean, that's when the mean stuff come out. And it's sad because we're all different. We all got something that brings to the table. So. Tell abigail who as abigail who she want me to beat up
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I, Mo, you are her favorite. Every single
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Are
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Every, every single time I'm on my phone, she asks, are you talking to Mo? Are you talking to your friend Mo? And then I told her it was my birthday tomorrow. And you know what she said,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324you gonna talk to him? Oh, I definitely
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324York with Mo? You, you,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324need to make my way. I definitely need to make my way up there to your house
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324have a huge fan in this house. Huge fan. So just so you know that
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Maybe maybe I need to make some shirts for me and her and not y'all
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324and she's Abigail's she could be 12. So
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324you might have a team You might have a teenager soon.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324so so just know yeah, right I almost have a teenager and you have a fan in a teenager
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I know. Hey, I love it. Oh when kids love me Forget the grownups. I don't care about y'all. I love the kids. I don't, I don't, I don't care what the grownups feel. It's all about the kids with me.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324So how long was recovery with your top surgery?
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324About a good month, about a good month and a half. Um, I think the healing process was good because, um, I w I did an oxygen chamber, chamber prior to me getting my surgery. Um, I read up on it and the doctor I went to, I love him. His name is Dr. H. He's in Orlando, Florida. If anybody want to go get your top surgery, he does other things besides top surgery. But, um, His, his staff was just amazing from day one. That's the first thing they asked me, like when we did the interview or when I went to the paper, they was like, what's your pronoun? Like, what do you prefer to be called? Who's coming with you? Um, and when I said my wife, they was like, okay, well, how do she like to be addressed? Um, they help you find either hotel or Airbnb shuttles. But, um, the surgery went great. It was about a little over two hours. Um, recovery was good, but prior to me getting surgery, they offer an oxygen tank where you kind of go into like a tank pretty much, but it's glass, you can see, you can watch TV and stuff. The staff was great. I went in there for about an hour. It's like all clean air just running through your system. And then I got my surgery and then the next day I did it like three more times that I guess the oxygen is supposed to help the muscle. Heal and the scar. I healed up pretty well. Like I'm the only thing I had like some key lords and I think I only got those because the The the drain because I had like two drains on each side the drain they wrap a bandage around you At the time I didn't know I could unwrap myself and kind of take the drains out So it was kind of pressing too hard. So by pressing too hard kind of keto up, but Nope. I got, once I got home, I got cream, like the cream to help with the healing. I just hit it. I just had to wear this like this big old vest to wrap around me and sleep on my back. So I had to kind of nice little cushion. I hated it. I think that was probably the worst part of the surgery, sleeping on my back for like six weeks.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh yeah,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I hate it. Cause
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324when I
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324it felt like, it
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324on my
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324felt like I was in a, I felt like I was in a casket. Never been in one though, but that's how you felt. Like I was like propped up like this. I didn't know. I didn't know to sleep like this Kate or like this. Like it just, but then, but then when I slept like
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324wait, wait,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324that,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324if y'all don't see this, she literally just just literally crossed the
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324hands.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324literally, I literally felt like I had to sleep like this or something. Cause I was like, I didn't know what to do with my hands. And then, then I felt like an old person, like an old, you know how the old grandpa just be rocking in the shit. I felt like that if I slept like that, I didn't like, it was, it was so uncomfortable. Like, but then when I, when I got released to kind of take like shower and um, sleep, I started sleeping more on my side. So it felt better. But now the crazy thing is after all this, I sleep on my back sometime and I feel great. It is weird sometimes I get the best sleep It's it's so but you know,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324No.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I think I do it because when hinders in the bed with us I have I'll be trying to make sure he he's weird He he likes to sleep. I need to know the people out there. I need answers Why do babies try to sleep with covers over their head? Like he he wants to put his blanket over his head and just be knocked out sleep That's that's this is this and this this is this is why sometimes I wake up early in the morning because i'm like, okay I check on him. I'm like i'm about to just go work out at this point.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324That,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah, he sleep he sleep He sleeps sideways He he loves sleeping on his hands though with his butt in the air And he sleeps and sometimes he'd like to sleep with the cover of his head I had to literally pull the cover and he'll wake up with his eyes closed Get mad and put the cover back over. He's like I did something to him. Yeah attitude
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Attitude.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324didn't come from me, it came from his mom. You got me?
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324So, no, it's just, it's just, life is just beautiful right now for me. I mean, it's just, I'm healthy, like I said, I'm comfortable in this body I'm in. The working out is great. Um, you know, just working on these seven meals that you got me on. Seven meals? Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh, what, I think we talked about it last time, but since we're doing round two, what was your first program on Tonal?
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324It was just random. I couldn't remember. Let me know. I got my phone. It was random. And I, and I think I started off with Paul. I want to say after the introduction, I want to say it was a lot of Paul. It was a lot of Paul workouts and then just random ones because at the time, at the time I didn't know it was a, a tonal community. Didn't know, didn't know it was a community. Didn't know anybody else who had a tone on. So I was just kind of winging it for, for a while there. And then I started just making up. I didn't, I, you know, I built a lot of custom workouts when I first got my tongue
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324that's
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324and I think I was just,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324you were
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324yeah,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324a lot because I know when we first started talking, you were going to the gym.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324yeah. I was driving like an hour away. And then I was like, it wasn't like, you know, my trainer wasn't really. She was more on selling product
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324mm.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324trying to train me and recording me And I just wasn't getting that kind of one on one. Hey do this do this type of thing And it's like when you leave the gym, it's like no no more communication really so I didn't like that feeling I just I
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324So
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324just feel like
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324so when did you start like being more into the OTC.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324i don't see I want to say What's this one 2024 22 maybe probably the late part of 2022 That's when I probably found out about the tonal community and the crazy when I did I wasn't even posting like that really You I don't think I started posting till maybe 2023 every day.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324started posting because I think at the time my gym wasn't where it was. And then I was still trying to figure out, you know, what to do with tonal and what programs should I take. But yeah, let's see. So yeah, I did pull, I did push and pull. That was my first workout on May 31st. That was my first workout.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah. I didn't start like I, I started total two year front, like I'll be two years now, but I knew about the OTC, but I like, there was that like point on the total and the OTC where it was just like, like it was you know, the LA coaches and then the New York coaches were
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324you know what? Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I felt like, like, I was just like, I don't want any of that. Like that was, it was like, it was kind of
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324You know, that makes sense. I think that's why I didn't, I, you know, that's why I never post because I didn't start posting to the New York coaches came in really.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I did too. That's when
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah. Because, you know, cause I was working out with Paul a lot because, you know, I was, I was on his Instagram heavy only because he was doing stuff outside of tunnel with his machine that, you know, I never saw. Like he was, he had some, I think a pull up bar that was like literally hanging from his ceiling and he had some other type of. Some other type of stuff that was pretty cool and I was like, okay Like this is this is nice. This is the person I want to follow but then it's like he kind of went away And I was like, okay, are you not with tonal? You still got a tonal machine? And then I think that's when the group, you know face, you know your phone be listening to you. So
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yes. Your
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I think
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324does.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah, so that when it came I was like, okay, they got a group. I was like, okay Let me check the group out and then that's when I saw all the new york coaches and I was like, okay We kind of had a steady with these so I think Yeah. Cause I think action was still around when I started taking programs too. Yeah. And then I didn't really see him. Then I think, I think when him and kind of when him and Paul kind of venture off from like, kind of away from my IgE page, meaning like they was using tonal, but not as much, they were kind of doing their own thing. That's when I, I think that's when the group popped up and I was like, okay, let's see who's going to be my new favorite coach.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324There you
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324And yeah, it took me a minute to find one. I think I was still kind of all over the place. Like I said, I think probably. Last year probably was the probably was a good year that I was like at a steady pace with programs.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah Yeah, I think 2022 was just me trying to figure out find my way what I like what I didn't like You know how this machine really worked type of thing.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah. That's what I found. Cause I knew, I followed Tim before he worked on Tonal. So when he
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324so when Tim got hired on at Tonal, I was like, I'm going to show up for his first class. Why not? We have it. I never used it, you know, but then I
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Wow.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324And then like tim sent me like the nicest message on instagram thanking me for coming to his first class and I was just like That's really nice. And I was like tim. It was so great to you know work out with you This is so amazing. And then like after the class I felt so Good I was like i'm gonna keep showing up for all the new york coaches and that's kind
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh, wow. That's cool I don't know who the first person said anything to DM and I don't even know when I first started tagging the Coaches to really be honest.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I'm trying to think of like when you started
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah, that's a good question
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I think it was Tim
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324You know, I wouldn't be surprised it probably was Tim
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I think it was Tim that you that you that you
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I think it was
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324rooting for because you
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324yeah, because he had a program. He has something right? He did something.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324barbell burner,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah, you know, let's see. Let's see when I 1st got introduced to Tim. This is some good research for me.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324right? Cuz I really think it
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324All
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Tim that you that you started with That when I
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324right, that's a.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324you posting more about, um, tonal stuff.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324So we're gonna go, we're gonna go, cause I did a couple of, it had to be Tim, even though I did a couple of Joe stuff, but I'm pretty sure it was all Tim. I think Tim probably was the one that I, that I did, I think I did a program, and he, or I said something, or I finally tagged him, and he reached out and said probably like, good job, whatever, and then that's when, I think that's when things started kicking off for me. Oh,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324York coaches came in, I was just like, cause I didn't really vibe, you know, with any of the LA coaches. Um, my husband, Aaron, he did, he enjoys, you know, coach Jackson and, um, the Jared, I think Jared is the other guy. That did
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I forgot. Is he like the, he's like yoga and stuff like that.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324and conquer the
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Okay.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324and conquer So
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh, okay.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324huge fan of them. So he already had he's been on tonal a year before I even started
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh, wow.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324york coaches came on I was just like I was like live classes This is gonna be amazing
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Right.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324and then when I started showing up on joe's live I was just like I was like,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324He was like, this your coach right here.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324right. I was like, here's little Katie weighing in like a buck 25 and her coach looks like a linebacker. Like
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324You right. Cause he does.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324is like a, so Mitch mismatch. You know, when people like think like a girl that's like this little scrawny skinny, you know, never strength trained.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Not, not, not, not look, not anymore.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324no, but that's what I tell people when they, when they're scared to take Joe programs are scared to take. You know
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I'm not.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324like advanced programs like with tim and
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324you know stuff like that and akeem, you know those guys can pull out of you
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah. And they, and they do. They do.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324inside of you like you don't need to like we talked about this all the time like when people Always so got that mindset of being smaller, you know Like oh, I I want to be leaner or I want to be smaller And I know you and I talk about it a lot like you know
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Give, give me the bogey. Give me the muscle
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah. Remember I just asked Joe about that. What, what, bulk bulk season and cut season. And right now I'm in my, I'm in my bulk season. There's no cut season. So probably next year I'm definitely riding this seat. I'm definitely riding the rest of the year out. So I'm definitely eating every possible thing I could eat so I could just bulk up. Like at this point, I don't even look at my scale anymore.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Good.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I, I, I used to, and like the number, the number of games would drive you crazy because in your mind you, for me, I wanted to get big, but I wanted to kind of drop some pounds. But the scale was like a rollercoaster for me. So I might weigh in one more like 150. The next morning, I might be like 145. Then I might get down to one like almost 140. But then it's like you get mad when you jump up 150. And like people like I think you said it, the scale don't what measures what your muscles are, what you put on. So it's like, like I see people was like, Oh, let me just take all my clothes off and jewelry on so I could weigh myself. It doesn't matter. Because when you go to the doctor you think about it when you go to the doctor You can't take your clothes and you just take you just taking stuff out your pockets like that's gonna help So I don't I just push my scale off to the side Like I thought about buying buying one and I think you have that one the one you showed me.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324body
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Now that one I will buy because that one does go into detail but a standard scale or the scale just give you Certain certain certain things I just I don't even look I told to make it the other day matter of fact She don't even look at her scales no more
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I think it's the most the the best thing what I tell people all the time is to take of yourself
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324You know, you
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324many as you can that is the best motivation and the best Best like gear of like where you're at is that you can go back like a year ago and look at your old videos or whatever. Like say, say you were doing your bench press. I do it all the time and I'll look at my first bench press on tonal and I'm like, when I get hard on myself about not reaching certain things or not being able to do certain things, you go back and you look a year ago and you'd be like, damn.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324see what I just, you know, when you, when you voted and when I was like, Hey, do you see a difference? So, you know, some, and I tell people sometime you be too much in your head. That you say you don't see the difference and sometimes you need just confirmation And sometimes I get like that sometimes somebody's like, uh, I don't think I got big enough in the front or the back But when I post a little picture and everybody was like, yeah I had to go back and look and then I try to find some other picture. I was like Dad, you know that back that back muscles are are popping out.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324in, that
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324in. Mm hmm.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324it's on fire back Yeah, I was like, okay, like let me get out of my head and let's keep going like I think, I think, I think fitness is a mind game and people be too, people are too much in their head about it, about you know, what should I eat or I'm not eating enough, I'm eating too much, or I can't have a pizza today, or I can't have a cheeseburger, or it have to be healthy. Like I tell people, um, you can have a cheat day, if you want to call it a cheat meal, a cheat snack. Um, just to me just don't for me. I don't want to overdo it Like I don't want to be at a restaurant and order an apple to appetizer a meal and then or even
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324There's
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324yeah It's always a
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324it.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324you could you could still eat the same stuff the same What people call it junk food you still eat the same stuff, but you just don't want to overdo it Don't eat a whole bag of snickers
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yes, you
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324you have, you have chocolate, you can have a snicker bar, just eat one or, you know, bite it a couple of times. But that don't mean like, Oh, let me go. Oh, I ate one snicker bar. Let me go eat a ice cream sandwich and stuff like that. Like you could eat it. It's just, just don't overdo it. So I tell people get out there ahead. Cause I mean, it happens to me, you know, we, we all get,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324We all
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324yeah, we all get to that part where you'd be like, Oh man, I ate too much. I don't want to eat that. But trust me, if you work out as hard as I know we do. You, you're eating that cheeseburger is not going to hurt you because whatever you worked out that day, I'm pretty sure that cheeseburger had no impact.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324And plus that muscle that you're building, that is the inner muscle. engine of your body is going to
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324it back. And that's what I tell people when they talk to me about like gaining muscle mass, you know, and Joe had talked about this on one of his podcasts that he had done and he talked about how, you know, it's hard to put
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324that's
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324weight. It is hard to put on muscle mass because
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324right.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324time I get a head weight. Whether that, whether that be because of hormones or because I've upped my diet, my muscle burns that fat so fast It's ridiculous.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I'm like then I get back on the scale and I'm like Where did that three pounds go?
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324you're right.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324And i'm just like, you know, I I tell people it's like you don't understand like That's why I show a lot of what I eat and I know you show a lot of what you eat And I think that's so important because I think sometimes people think that like, know, you're you eat like a bird Or, you know, that, you know, you want to be lean. So you
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah. Like,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324bird portions. No, you need to fuel your body. If you want to lift 35, 000 pounds, you need to
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324oh yeah,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324you're, you're
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324lip. Yeah,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324000 pounds.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324right. Sometimes I go from like having big breakfast and then sometimes I might have a small break, but I know somewhere down the line I'm about to kill probably all day snacking. And I know people like you snack all day. It's just a bunch of health snacks and it's fine. But I'm eating,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324if
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324eating because I live out of live heavy. Yeah, I'm, I'm, I'm living heavy. I done lived heavy this morning. I done, I done rode a bike, you know, and then you got to turn around. Then not only you people got to understand, not only are you working out, you're still doing some type of activity during the day because depending on your job, either you're walking or you're lifting something, you're still, you're still moving. You're still getting some type of steps in because you're not sitting somewhere all day. Unless you just got a, like a cubicle that you have to sit in, but people are still, that's still exercise walking up and down the step. If you had to do laundry, that's still some type of exercise.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yes. Yes.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324So you, so you still burn it, you still burn it off, whatever you ate,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324100%.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324you just,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I think sometimes
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324unless you just sitting in a chair. Yeah. Unless you just sit in a chair doing this all day. That's a, that's a different outcome. But I think, yeah, you're right. People forget that you going outside, you taking the trash out, you checking your mailbox. If you got a pet, you're walking your dog. If you like to do y'all work, that's still some type of exercise. You don't have to have dumbbells or jump rope to do anything. Like, When you walk up the stairs five times, Well, it's a total of 10 because you're up and down. So that's still work
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yep.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324as long as you're moving your body some type of way is a workout You don't you don't always have to break a full full blown out sweat. You're still working out cooking is working out Cooking is working out
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Exactly what you said. It's like, I think sometimes, like people think, and Joe says this a lot, is that because you have a workout that absolutely wrecks you or torches you, doesn't make that any better of a workout than one that, You're totally recovered from because I see this on the this the otc a lot when people are looking at each other's Volumes and stuff like
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324and I think that
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324number game.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324the number game, right? And I think it's so important to um, you know realize that It doesn't that person's workout isn't better than that person's workout or
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324successful And I had somebody say to me like because I I told them that I enjoy like live classes I enjoy the coaches being in the grind with me and you know doing the moves along with me And the person goes yeah, they're not really working out That's not even they're not even doing lifting weights and I'm like i'm like next time you see joe Dead lifting on a tonal live class that
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yes.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324lifting 200 pounds.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324But I think a lot of people be looking at that screen because the screen is dark.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Or, or it's not like, you know, it's not like it's, in their mind, the screen not on so they're not working out. But I'm like, you don't know, there could be a black tint over that screen. And they doing their own workout because at the end of the day, they're all recording the same workout. Everybody, you know, joe's lifting joe's doing basketball, you know, ash ashley is doing breast You don't know who is on that screen So if joe doing a live you're not gonna probably see joe's picture up there 24 7. It's not it's not recorded You know something like that. I think when it comes to lab, of course, they're lifting weights when they're doing though When they're doing that classic are they living weights to me? That's my least worries. I don't care. I'm there. I'm there. I'm there to get the motivation. I'm there to get the, the form, you know, trying to make sure I'm doing my form. I'm waiting to see if my number's going to improve. Yeah. When people be looking at people value, I don't care. Cause I'm like, well, number one, we're all different.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324hmm.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324then two, I don't know what, what movement you switch out. Like you could be doing the crunch, the crunch curls, and some people could do a hundred of those and your numbers could go up. Like somebody could, somebody could really be sitting there wait till maybe a hundred and want to do this. And, and that's somebody wait, somebody, somebody over there might only do 15 pounds and doing, you're doing a crunch. So my whole thing is. I don't care for me. I don't care what I care about my value, but I don't care what nobody else told him is
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324everybody's, everybody's not doing the same movement. Everybody's
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324and
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324know, yeah, you're switching out. I'm pretty sure 99 percent of people in the group are switching the moves to their lighting. Everybody's not doing what's on there. Like, and it's okay, but it's a number you gained into. We're talking about men versus women numbers. Why? You have some, you do have women that could pull the same thing as men, but majority of us, mmm, don't compare your numbers to a man.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324no
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324then you really don't want you, number one, you don't want to compare your numbers to nobody because every woman ain't the same.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324right
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324So yeah, I hate that about this, the community part of it.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah that I think sometimes it's like, uh, do they call it? Like a spitty match, you know,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324it's it's
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324and that's why like sometimes like i'm so glad that like I have that like You know, Aaron calls it my Joe chip on my shoulder. You know, you have a chip on your shoulder. I have a
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324chip on my shoulder.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I like I like you and your joe videos
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yes. But he like reminds you that like these people that are chasing these extreme, like the volume and you're trying to top it continuously. It's you can't it's it's
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Let me tell you it's no way that every workout every day. I'm gonna hit 10 000. There's no way if If if I do and you notice i'm on something call me say mo What are you on? I got to be because there's no way that i'm gonna kill there's no way i'm gonna come there I don't care what time in the morning two three seven o'clock. There's no way that i'm gonna hit back to back ten plus Go work out doing something else, ride a bike, and that, and that pass out at some point.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324that's like
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324There's just no way.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324house of volume numbers like every day
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324In no way.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324no there's like no
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I bet, I bet,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324because i'm just like this Like volume is bananas.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I bet, like,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324poor my poor hands
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324saw your hands.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324lost two calluses And and i'm just like can this be like
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I need to put some type of boxing glove material on or something. I don't know. I
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324it's like sweating so
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324see your hands when you pose. I'm like, Ooh,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah, they they
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324what is she doing? I'm like, what are her and Joe doing over there?
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324get it. He's nuts and you know what's so bad about it that i'm like You know, in house of volume now, and I'm like posting about it and stuff like that. And like how I'm like through it this time, it's
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324see it.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324it's going to bite me in my ass because
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324it's coming back.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324he's watching and
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh, yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324and I know his brain is like, Turning and he's
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh, yeah. He's working. He's he's gonna get you on something. I know it's coming
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324gonna get me in something and he's totally gonna take me out and I know it's coming I just don't know when it could be the May challenge, you know, it
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324You know what?
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324upper body focused
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324You're right. It could it could be christmas when you want to get your christmas gift
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I know right, you know But it could be the May challenge. I mean, the May challenge looks a
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324You're right. That is that is monday. Oh, are you ready?
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I still have three classes to go.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324So you're not so you're not starting on monday
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324No, I'll
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324You could just you could just double up You
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Um, Mo, do you know like day, day two and how's the volume?
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324could just take one in the morning then one at night So you can start with you can start with us, you know, this is it's just a suggestion You know, you have to you know, I always have
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh, I
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324ideas
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Um, no, I'll be finished like midweek. So, cause I'm going to do, I'm going to do day two on and
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324you know, at least, at least this gave you a chance to kind of sit back and see what everybody else and see what the program is doing. So you don't, you know,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I'm going to be in recovery mode the first week anyways.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324okay,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324so you'll be a week behind. You'll be a week.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324half a
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324You'll be
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324probably
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324okay.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324on Thursday.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324All right. Yeah. I mean, that's not bad.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324No, it's not bad at
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah. Plus you need to recover out the house. This is crazy.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah. I'm
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I would, I would,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324recovery.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324wouldn't, you know, I do a lot of crazy stuff, especially with times, but I wouldn't jump into house, I wouldn't leave House Van then jump into a challenge without, without having some type of recovery time. So, yeah. That's crazy.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324taking like a week recovery time in that pro
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324You know, to, to be honest, I'm glad this week is been like low key, like I'm doing the May pre challenge, warmup routine. I'm kind of glad I, I took this week for like a recovery'cause, you know, power Bill almost took me out. It took me out. It, it was a, you know, I got sick.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324wasn't, my body, my body wasn't like right. The time, yeah, the time, it knocked me to 7am. It knocked, it knocked me to 7am. So, so, so this, this week has been, you know, Ash, Ash had two workouts during this process and Both of her process, both of her workouts kicked me, kicked my ass. It really did. Like the first one I was like, all right, cool. No, there's some emotional laps around my gym. I was like, Oh, Ashley. Then I'm like, okay. The second time around, like, Oh, she's not going to kill me. I got this. Yeah. Those back to back, same exercise with no break. She didn't take a break. You know how Joe, you know how Joe go get and be like, Oh, go get some water. You know, take a deep breath. Let's go. I, I swear Ash, Ash didn't take a break. It was like this, come on, let's go. It was no break. Yeah. Even, even when she was, even when she was explaining that she was getting ready, like I noticed that I was like, did we not take a water break? Did I not get a Gatorade break, like nothing. Like, yeah, she kept me.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324pause your ass right here. That's
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Joe all the time. I'm
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I didn't pause her ass. I rewinded her ass. I didn't pause. I just rewinded her ass back so I can catch a breath. Like rewind, rewind, forget. Come on. Now I didn't pause any. I just kept on like, let's just go back to the previous workout. I already did it and then transfer over to the new one. But no, I think, I think, I think this week was, uh, what, two, two mobility stretches. Or maybe I think tomorrow is a mobility stretch and it was like two workouts. So it was a good, like mid recovery. Week for me it was trying to get my body healed because I don't know what money's going to bring It's scary because who's do we even know who's up first
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yes.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324joe? God, darn it on a monday. They can start off with him
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324What? Tim would bring the leg day. Absolutely
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh, oh, yeah, you're right because he gonna he gonna go in and give you some squats
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yes. Yes. We, we, uh,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Well, what about Casey? What's she? Well, no, I don't, well, I don't know.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324No, Casey's doing the, she's in level one.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh yeah. She's not in level two. Uh, so we got, so we have,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324We get T and T together.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324yeah, yeah. I heard coach T. Yeah. You know, Ashley threw a little hint in there with my workout time out. She was getting us ready for coach T. So I don't know what coach T got for us. When she said that she must know someone, one of them days, it's going to be real crucial. You're
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324some very sassy pictures and in all the marketing, like the T eyes, I'm just like,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324right.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324All
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I think she bringing it. I think she bringing some heat with Joe.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I think
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324think she might give Joe run for his money with like bringing the heat.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah. And I think they back to back. I think she, I think she's Tuesday.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh, yeah
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I think she's Tuesday.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I'll be
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324definitely, I definitely need to get some sleep. Then I thought, I think she's Tuesday.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324yeah, i'd be interested to see what she what uh, coach t brings because it's been a while Since
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324She's been quiet. She's been quiet.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324quiet. She's been
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324She's been quiet.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324excited
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324You haven't had a lot. She haven't had a live program in maybe a month or so. She's been quiet.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324well, she has one too. I'm taking her live class
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh yeah. What time, what time are we doing this tomorrow?
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324830 and coach T is at 10.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I gotta check. I gotta check. We supposed to be going to take
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324So
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324well. No, I gotta make sure we're not leaving out the house Or we leaving out of the house early and not come back and do it because we supposed to be taking Hendry to get his passport.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324oh Yes, cuz the trip
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324so
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324didn't think, I didn't think about that. Damn it.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324is I already know where you're going. Where are you going?
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324We're going to London next year.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh my gosh.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324London, Paris, and Amsterdam. And now, since I kinda, it didn't dawn on me. First of all, let's just be honest. I only want to go to London because of Harry Potter. The trip is really for me, not the kid. But now, yeah, I'm a big kid. So I'm really going for Harry Potter, guys. So that's, that's the trip is for me. But I invite friends and family to go. It's like a friend and family trip. But I recently forgot that, you know, Disney World was in London. Paris. So I was like, we could kill two birds with one stone here.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Disney world off the way.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324now does now Disney Paris? The castle is actually Bell's castle, right?
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324You know, I saw that on Tik TOK cause I didn't know I had to know. So I, cause I was like, let me see what the difference is. Like, isn't it really different? Is it better? You know? So yeah, it is, it is bell castle. Cause it's all pinks.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I think that's so
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I'll say, okay, this is, this is, this is going to be fun. Oh,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324okay. Um, cause this is another like icebreaker question. What house?
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324you know what? People ask me this question and I get fussed at all the time because it's like, I can't pick one. I'm like half.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Okay. Harry Potter. You have to pick one. Do we need to put the sorting hat on you for you to decide?
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah, we probably do because you know I got a little Gryffindor and then I got a little Slytherin in me. So it's like, Oh, I just can't pick one.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Okay.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324like both houses for different reasons.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I want both.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah, I gotta go half and half on that one. I would never be a Hufflepuff though. I would never be a Hufflepuff I don't
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I am a slitherin.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324see I fight
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324am a slitherin.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I like people in Gryffindor and Cinderace, so I can't not hate I don't like anybody in Ravenclaw like my cousin. She's a Ravenclaw
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Erin is Gryffindor, and Abigail is also Slitherin,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324see
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324so,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324when I come over there, the crazy thing, I have a Slytherin, uh, hoodie. I have a
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah. Well,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324When I come visit, I'm gonna I'm gonna wear my hoodie.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324when you went to
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah!
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324you went to the
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yep! Yep! Don't worry about it, when I come over there, I don't care how hot it is, I'm gonna wear my hoodie just for her.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324You know, when you went to the Harry Potter store, because, um, this is a good, like, we can bridge into this conversation. When you went to the Harry Potter store and you were posting pictures of you at the Harry Potter store, I was like, why is Mo in New York? And like, I'm like, Uh, and I, you know, we were talking, but we really weren't talking,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah! Yeah!
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I mean, we were like conversing, but not like how we are now and, you know, our friend Alexis
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah!
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I messaged Alexis and I'm like, Why is Mo in New York? And Alexis was like, I don't know and she winks. She sends me a little wink
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324She knew!
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324ah Okay, and I'm like don't her I said don't tell me I want to be surprised. I want to be extremely happy I want to be don't tell me
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yep, she knew. She knew.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324So how going to the Tonal studio for the first time, like walking into the room and knowing
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324was
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324to be coming behind you?
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324So let's so that situation. So of course, you know, I guess I got their attention cause I was posting every day and tagging him like crazy. And you know, I did a little zoom interview with, with two people and it was like, yeah, we just want to hear your story. And then, you know, blah, blah, blah. Then I get this email and say, Hey Moe, we want you to come to Tone New York. Well, of course, you know, it's a 24 48 hour time turnaround,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh, Tonal.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324you know, we'll talk about that later, but also
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324talk about that. We'll
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324so,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Tonal's punctuality.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Like they they booked they booked they found the hotel booked did whatever and I was like, okay So I get there take a shower take a nap and it was like, okay I'm like, let me find where tony is. So i'm looking i'm like now i'm just gonna walk, you know Take it in the new york feel 14 minutes from the from the hotel. Nice little walk, nice little warm day. So I get there, you know, they give you a little makeup, talk to you, you know, they kind of ask you the same questions. Like the guy James, he was like, so how did you find Tone On? Do you like it? What program are you on? Next thing I know, I get in the chair. I walk in the studio where the guys are using. I was like, wow, this is it. Like I'm here, like I'm in the room where you guys work out at. I'm like, what are we about to do? And so I sit in the chair, they ask kind of. The whole, you know, how the wise, you know, why I like tonal and stuff like that. So then it's like, come on, just take some pictures of the machine. So, you know, you seen the pictures, I'm hugging the machine. I'm like,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Right,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324So I'm just like taking pictures like I'm just like okay, cool. I don't know what you're gonna do with these pictures But I'm just like over there profile next thing. I know I hear this guy Yo, Moe as I look I see Coach Tim, Hakeem, and Joe, all come walking through the door and I just like, the emotions just went, it got to the best. Start crying. Like, I was like, no, you're not gonna make me cry. Like, what are you guys doing? So as we hugging and we're talking and I was like, are y'all about to make me do some push ups? Like, are y'all about to work out? And they was like, no, you know, we're just proud of you. You know, saying just good, good things. Then guess what out the corner of my eye I see bodies coming four more people and it's like yo mo Coach t and i'm like i'm back in the corner crying again. I'm like What are you guys doing here? Like no one told me. So it was, it was, it was definitely a surprise. It was definitely great to actually meet, you know, the people you see on your machine every day and you get to talk to them, ask them like some personal questions that you don't have to worry about, you know, that you could just ask face to face. And it was just good. It was just good to meet them in person. And they, I mean, they have the best personality, the personality that you see on tonal. You get in real life with them. Like it's no, it's no shenanigans. It's no, we're going to act fake on one thing. And then when we see you in person, another personality, it was all good. Um, they shared their stories. You know, they, once again, was just happy that I was dedicated, motivating it, like the inspiration, because I was getting up at the crack of dawn. They, I think that's what their thing. It was like, Mo, it's not a morning. I don't wake up. I'm going to have. A post at two, three o'clock in the morning for Mo. So
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I love that. I love
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324no, it was, it was a great, it was a great experience. And then of course, the second time around is when, you know, when me and you hung out, we had a nicest airport experience.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324oh, we had the best airport experience. We had the best airport
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324was running late. You know,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324You're right.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324the tarmac for like what 45 minutes before I
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324You were. My plane, my plane left on time.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Uh
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324And you
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324sitting
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324know,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324and
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324was in the Delta. I was what? Southwest, just chilling over there in my, in my little terminal.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Uh
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah. And I even took a picture. I said, I was what? At number three or four or something like that. And he was like, me too. Yeah. And I'm looking, I didn't see you and come to find out, you know, Delta got his own terminal. Like I should, I should have known better. I wasn't thinking had to catch the train, had to catch the train to come to you.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324thing that you and I got to like you got to you know, because when I got the email because I literally thought that um, I'm, like they're not gonna pick me because
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324we talked about, you know tonal giving everybody You know such notice be able to make airfare, to make hotel, to make airport transportation, else in such a short period of time.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah, and then I just thought I wasn't gonna get picked because I was like I just left from up there It was like what maybe almost a three week
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324frame. It was really close. So I just knew I wasn't coming I was like, okay Well, you know, I just think it was giving other people a chance when you got your you know You asked me that's like no, I didn't get anything. But then what I got my what maybe like a day Maybe it was real close. It was real close.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324it
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324It was like it was like a it was like To me I felt like I had to make a decision that night or first thing in the morning if I Didn't know I was coming. That's how close it was. I was like that like can I get a week notice or something?
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I need yeah, I I like
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324But we had so much fun though. It was, we had, we had fun. I just wish for me, I just wish we had more time. I wish, like, if it, if I feel like it could be a Saturday event in a way, like we get there, Thursday, we can all hang out, eat dinner. And then Friday, you know, maybe do something at home or do it that Friday. And we still have a weekend to chill. I just, I just wish it was longer because it was just so, so many of us there that we could talk and hang out with. Like it would have been nice to hang out with Leah for a day.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah, I was beat up after I mean
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah. I was tired too.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324after we got out of the airport You know got to our hotel I mean I was wrecked and then what do we get to like we rested for like what two hours?
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah, maybe two hours top. Yeah, before we had to leave and go there. Yeah. Yeah It's like you didn't have a chance to sightsee or anything And you know if you if he wanted to go somewhere just walk around or catch a crystal So it it was it was no time.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324It was it was it was really it was really in and out. It was literally 24 hours
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I will definitely not do that again. I will not fly up for 24 hours I
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I'm hoping, I'm hoping this challenge, I'm really hoping this challenge that, um, that it's not a 24 hour notice. I hope, I feel like, I feel like at some point when you, when they give us the last secret code word,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Mm hmm
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I think at that point they should know who they want to invite. Cause by that time you, you least, you least two, you least two, three strong weeks in a program. By that time, you, you know who you, you know, you kind of know who's dedicated, who's, who's Who's pushing who you want to invite at that time. It shouldn't take the whole four weeks or however long the challenge is for them to decide to say, Hey, um, on Tuesday, we want you, we want to let you know, we need you here on Thursday.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324or either delay the talk
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324like
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324talk out later You know not have it
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Like the talk don't have to be in May. It don't, just because it's a May challenge don't have to be in May. It could be like the first week of June because you could just say, okay, in May we're going to tell you who the winners are. But June 7th or 6th or whatever, we want you here to talk about the May. I feel like, cause you're not going to have a June challenge. It's no way. They never had back to back challenge. So I feel like the break. Yeah,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324late late June to do it
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324yeah,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324a month notice to be able to get everything because it was like I
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324much. It was,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I was tired.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324exhausted. I was
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I mean,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324crazy.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324of us felt like when we got off the
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324were literally getting back on the plane.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324that's, that's how it felt. Cause what after we ate, I know we both probably took showers and went to sleep.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh yeah. Done. Done. done. I told, I told Aaron, I said, I can't do that 24 hours again.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah. Yep. That's, I told my wife the same thing. I said, they have another challenge. I said, if they want, if I get picked, I say it's always a blessing to go back and talk and hang out with people. But I said, if it's, if it's like, I need a 24 hour note, I'm going to have to decline. And if they asked me, I'm, I'm just going to be honest. I don't have the funds. I don't have it.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I mean, because it's, I mean, I haven't traveled to New York. I mean, I've always traveled to New York around like the February, the both times that I've been to New York actually three times was always around, like it was in the winter time where it had like
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324It wasn't a, you know, travel season, but this is going to be during the summer.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah. This is, this is, yeah. I think about it.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324a lot more.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324We're talking about prom season, graduation. This is, this is, this is their season. This is, this is somebody, you know, people already out of school in so many ways and where they just left early or whatever the case may be. People are traveling. Who's not going to New York around this time of the year?
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Right.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324No.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324so the airfare and everything is going to be more expensive. So
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I'm pretty, pretty sure tickets right now are almost at a thousand dollars. Who knows?
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324But I mean,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324And then you got a fine hotel.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324oh, but I'm just, you know, it was just like me, you know, meeting everybody and stuff like that at the talk was just an absolute blast and seeing,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324it was really good. Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324If there was a, at any point in time, like, I wish they were videoing something, is when I Coach Ash. Like, there was no, is it okay if I hug you? Which is so terrible, because I should always ask, because I didn't know Tim. Tim is not a hugger.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324no. He's not. I think when I hugged him, it was like the first time it was a hug, but it was like a sad hug in a way.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah, I did
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324But yeah, he's not a hugger. He's not a hugger. He's not a hugger.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324and I am I am a squeezer I am a I'm going to squeeze the life out of you person So when Tim had said, you know, I'm not a hugger. I'm like damn see I'm like man don't think I don't think I I I did hug Tim. I did I did
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Now the second time, the second time I was close out for some reason, I don't know how many coach Casey got close, but like, cause you know, everybody got up,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324yeah,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324hope they're different. I hugged her the second time.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324yeah
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324So I didn't, I didn't hug everybody this time. It was more like I was there. So it was like, Hey Mo, welcome back. Like, Hey Mo, welcome back. Let me go talk to somebody else new type of thing. But no, um, I hugged, I hugged Coach T, Ash, Casey. I think I hugged all the guys. It was like a little dab. Um, Joe, Joe gave me a five and he was like, Moe, I see you, you, you getting billed. And I was like, he said that? So I had to go look at myself in the mirror. I bitch, while y'all was talking, I bitched y'all off. I was like, oh, wow, this shirt is a little tight.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324know, when you get a comment, when you get a comment from him, it's a good feeling. It's a good feeling.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324it
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324good feeling.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324it is it is Like, I, I, like, I seriously wish Tonal was recording when I tackled Ash because it was like,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh, wow, that.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324squeezed her and I was like, I was like, I was telling her like, Oh my God, Ash, I love you. And Joe was like standing like right behind her. And I was just like, I'm like,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324So look, this, this is a question for you. If, if we get pink again, do you think? We will do you think they'll get the new people's shirts and we'll get something different because I can't see let's get the same Thing like what else would they give us?
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324would
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324would love a book
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324workout towel maybe would be pretty cool. Like, or Tonal workout
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324nice book I would like a nice tone of bag like a book bag.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Me too. A bag would be nice.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah, I would like give me I like a nice bag with a water bottle
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Hmm. Water bottle would be cool.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Water.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324towel would be nice. I would love I just this is pushing. I would love some socks some short No, yeah, I mean I would
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324the whole, I want the whole thing. I want the whole thing.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324love to just work out in tonal gear all the time. I couldn't work out on my machine
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I would love it. Like how, um, you know, Peloton did like, uh, instructor cards. I would like it if tonal did that. And then the coaches like signed it.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh, yeah, that would be nice
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Like, like wrote messages or something like that on each, you know, like a picture of,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324East card. Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324coach, you know, coach picture of Woody at, you know, all, you know, them, and then they
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324and put
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324sign the card. They'll yeah, they'll be nice.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324that would be a good personalized kind of gift. Um,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324personalized touch to give us They'll be like,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324but yeah,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324well,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324that,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324do you do you see yourself going back? Do you see yourself going back around this challenge? Do you how what what is your percentage? Would you
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Like 45 percent
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324you think
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I I you know, it's just like I i'm just afraid of how much it's gonna cost
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324the crazy I could see myself getting an email about coming back? But I just I could see myself declining just because of the parts Just because I know these tickets, just because I know these tickets are, um, extreme. That's, that's the only reason. Like, I can see us coming back.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324right
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324To me, I can see them trying to say, okay, we're going to get 10 new people and somebody who never been here. So, so, so number one, so it won't look like in other people's eyes where they, they still, they still inviting the same people.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324right?
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324you know, if you, if you put it in a word, it is what it is. That's all I got to say.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I want them to come to atlanta You know do
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yes. I need a plop
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324here in
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324up. Like on, like, what are we doing? Like, I feel like our crew have asked for that. We have begged for that. Like this is, this is let's, let's step away from some real quick. This is what we should do. Not, not Monday. Cause that's the first day of the challenge. I don't think I could, I don't think I could pull that real quick, but I would try. I think if I could get Hakeem, Scott and Megan on the first day, on Monday, we should get a Zoom together. That's
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah, we could try.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324my goal. I want to reach out today. After after I cut these videos up and post them in the tone i'm saying hey guys i'm calling you out Monday 7 00 a. m.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah, but it
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Are you getting on his own?
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324doing the second cha the first challenge, though.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324He all right. He owe me. This is this I let him get away He's long overdue. He's long overdue after I made that post. He never said anything back to me. Somebody got you though So what I'm going to do today, just because it's me and I got video footage,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324me.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324going to cut those videos up. And I want to say, Hey guys, I know this is real quick last minute type, but Hey, I really think we should all start Monday together on the right foot. 7am inbox me and let me know. As a matter of fact, don't inbox. Please say yes, you're in under the, under the, under the picture. So the world can see. I think it's, I think it's a good thing. I'm about to call all, I'm about to I'm about to call all coaches, all of them. They were like, they were like, they were like, Hey, go Mo. Yup.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324yes.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324This is, this is a great Thursday. Thursday is on a call it Thursday motivation.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Thursday motivation. That is something. That is,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324And I want to hashtag Kate say no to Moe.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Can't say no to Moe. That's great. But that, but like, The, um, the talk for when we were in New York, when Woody had said about me doing pushups with Joe, I had like, my nerves from like zero to a hundred. Cause I was just like, there ain't no fucking way
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Ooh, that was a fun one though.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324That they
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324That was a, that was a fun one.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324that they were going to have me do pushups next to Joe during this tunnel talk. I'm like, that ain't going to happen. So I was
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324That was good though.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I just
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324That was, that was good.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324there and I was like, um, this, this isn't gonna, this isn't gonna happen. Joe's just like, looking at me like. Flexin
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324It was like a, it was like a stare down. It was like a stare down. You were right.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324and he was just like bring it and I'm like oh man This is going down right now.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah, it was, it was, now that, that, that was a nice way to open up a toner talk right there. That was a nice way to do it.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324That
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324You can thank Woody for that. Cause she, she put, she motivated, she motivated that one. Woody, Woody, Woody, instigate that one real good.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I like never in a million years thought that was gonna happen and like the whole entire time like I Could sense Joe was like staring at me I'm like, Katie, don't look at him. Don't let him take you off your pushup game. Just keep going. And like, I would have kept going if anybody would have laughed when it came, like grabbed his leg.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh yeah. Then that, then that was funny. It was like, That was a nice little push up challenge though. That's you should you know what you should post that and say hey, we're gonna run it back
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh man. I, and
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Come on. Come
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I'm
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324on. You you're ready.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I'm
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324You ready? Yeah,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324So I
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I think I think you should say hey for my birthday Even though you're gonna be on this live I think you should go ahead and run this push up thing back on on facebook on the zoom me and you let's count them out Let's count them up.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324He doesn't, um, I think, I think there's still work with, cause since he moved and everything, I still think he doesn't have his tunnel up at his house.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh, wow
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324what is I wonder what the new place looking like because the other place the other place wasn't bad though It wasn't bad. It's nice. Yeah, it was really nice He been, he been some nice location outside working now. I be like, wow, what do you, what do you find these places in New York?
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I know, well, we're definitely like, if I go to New York this, this next time, I'm definitely making like early reservations at restaurants. And I'm not doing that last
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh, yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324thing. Like we did last time.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I come, I'm bringing the fam because I don't think I could come back a third time and leave them home. Um, I don't think, I don't think that's going to fly. And plus everybody was asking about the baby more than me. So I might as well bring them. They probably say, Oh Mo, we saw you. This is the third time with a, with a baby. So yeah, I think, I think I'm just going to bring the fam this time. And if we go, I probably, I want to see if we can leave a day before. And so we can just chill and kind of sightsee and stuff like that.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324That would be great. That would
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah. Cause it's, it's, there's no way I'm going to travel and do a 24 turn around with him. There's no way.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh my God. I, myself will never do that again.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah. He'll be, he'll be cranky. I'll be cranky. Everybody's gonna be angry at each other. Yeah. Mm-Hmm. They don't have to come stay with you guys.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Not but what our um, so let's just see we've talked about our New York trips. We've talked about our strength We've talked about all that good stuff And we're both going into the torch Program
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yep.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324in
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324What are you doing after, what are you doing after the Torch program? Where you, what you, what are you doing after?
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I'm going into the the chest program.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah, that's me. That's me. You know, I gave him my rundown,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324'cause I, after the chest, you know, he told me not to do Power Bill too. So I think I'm, I think I'm gonna, after the chess, I think I'm gonna jump into Divine and Conquer
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324and I think I'm gonna, I think I'm gonna do that. And then, uh. Then whatever was after Power Bill 2, I'll jump in, I'll jump in.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah, I'll take
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324We good.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324a chest the chest program and I think then I'll go into power build
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Okay. Yeah. Yeah. I think, I think, yeah, that's, I think that's, I think that's my lineup may challenge chess program and then divide and conquer. Then I think I'm going to probably jump into a built by intensity. I think I'm just going to jump into a two weeks. I don't, I don't want to do a back to back four week program.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah, I, um, I think the last time I did like, what was it like for, well, it was after New York. So also keep that in a consideration also, like if you're ending up going to New York,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I planned my whole deload month around when I was going into traveling to New York.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324That's crazy.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324That was
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Let me tell you something. I don't know better put me in a hotel. They have a ton of machines so I can stay on track if I got to be up there for two days. I'm like, can I use your machine? I need to log in and do my workout. Y'all messing me. You're messing my flow up. But yeah, what D, what DLO program did you take a workout?
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I just took built by intensity and recovery.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh, okay.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yep.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324sense. Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yep. I took it for four weeks and just stayed in recovery mode.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Maybe I should do power building recovery mode. I wonder how that is. That's a DLO week. That's
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324to try that. I'm going to try this.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I just needed the, the extra four weeks of like, when I'm like, like right now with me being as high as I am in like, house of volume with like numbers and maxing out that I am. I may take the whole four week fast track in recovery. I don't know. It depends on how my
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh, yeah,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324how
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324yeah,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324afterwards, because I still have like three days left and day two is just absolutely disgusting. So,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324no, let me see tomorrow is I think tomorrow is a recovery day Let's see what I got tomorrow. I don't know. I don't even know what friday is a A high speed hit with your guy for 16 minutes.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324you know, Joe, just, you know, he, he is just the gift that keeps giving. That's just how I, I, I
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Is it really a gift? Is it really a gift? Is it really a gift or a punishment?
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324he
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324it a punishment? I feel I feel like he's a dad and you did something wrong and you're like, come here Let me let me let me let me show you something
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324oh no, no, no, no. Joe thinks it's a gift. Like when he does all this, that's why he gets so excited and, and is laughing and,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324too excited.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324dishes out the smart ass comments.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Definitely
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324it's a, it's a gift that, that is, that is a Joe
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Anything that said high speed hit? Yeah, this is not a recovery because his recovery is not recovery Oh, and then I also have a easy lower body stretch With coach t so that's that's that they'll balance that balance it out. Yeah, so those my two And tomorrow is a stretch day. No bike. No, nothing else just Stretch, but now I really need to see katie if I could make your birthday because I want to feel bad if I can't Because you may
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324don't, don't,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324but you can't I woke you up at the crack of dawn for mines. I can at least return the favor
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324It that was your birthday. That's when you were celebrating. So yeah. And if I could, and if I, if I could make it, I would, but if, if I couldn't make it, I wouldn't. So don't
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Well, I don't have to work out. Well, it doesn't if I don't work out tomorrow Which we're gonna work out together one day
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Of
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Next week, we'll, we'll figure this out.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Mo, we're going to have so much time in
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324You're right.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324the,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324we pretty much stuck together. We pretty much stuck with each other. Yeah, we pretty much stuck.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324So
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324right.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324of
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324We pretty much stuck to Abby turn 18. No,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I that's true.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324uh, until I'm not cool Mo anymore.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324You will always be cool Mo You will always be cool Mo let me tell you cuz when I was getting ready and like when I put makeup on Abigail always knows that I'm like going to record something
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324and
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324he told her it was Mo.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I told her it was Mo and she's like, oh I was like, yeah. No, you can't come downstairs
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324She probably ran that corn away, talking about, I can't wait for it to end. Maybe mommy would stop recording, I could see Mo.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I'm surprised because, um, normally I can hear her cause she like stomps her feet when she's upstairs and like, normally I hear her and I haven't heard her. So she must be very, um, she's into, uh, Editing movies and making like remaking film with her dolls, and she'll do the recording and the voiceovers and stuff like
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh, wow.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324be very busy doing that. So
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324That, that is cool though. She's into that. That is, that is so cool.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324that Erin and I were talking about that the other day and, and he's like, you know how she got into that, right? And I'm like, how he goes,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah. You, yeah. You why, why, why? We need to guess. Like why it is you.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324like, she watches you do your editing when you're, do you know, redoing, you know, making reels or, you know, editing your workout
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324This is, this is all, this is all you. This is all you
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Cause she has all the, um, New York like pictures and everything on her tablet
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Oh, wow.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324like the whole tunnel cause she watched the whole tunnel talk when I
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I remember you telling me that. I remember you telling me that. Aw,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I have never been like proud as a mom than I was when I came home and Abigail looked at me and she goes, mom, that was so amazing. Because it's just like, you know, when you think about it, you're like, you know, you still as a woman, you still kind of feel like, you know, you're, you, you're not going to be as strong or you're not going to
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324know, you know, and I think that like, I'm Joe is just an incredible coach and incredible, like inspirational, you know, he is a huge mentor to me. And I think that like, that looks like him that took the time and like takes like the the the time to explain things to me and You know Like I was able to do that next to him was just like and then to show my daughter look, you know Somebody like joe and then look at your mom She's going
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324You right,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324she's going toe to
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324right. Yeah. I mean, it, it is a good inspiration for kid, for, you know, for a kid to see that. It, it makes her wants to do something, you know, to make you proud and to make herself proud, but to see her mom. Beyond in this in this life tv The person that she admired. So why not? That was great. That was great for her to see that though.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324and I think like this goes back to kind of like what we were talking about with um, A lot of people with the people going to new york and like
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324like newer people. I hope that more people sign up to go
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324to meet these coaches because It is meeting them. They are the the most genuine most caring amazing human beings they are all gems I truly would love everybody to meet them. If anybody ever asked me, Oh, I don't, I don't know
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324It will be nice. It will, it will be nice to see some fresh faces on it. I mean, of course we would love to go, but just to see, A different group of people just to, you know, show, you know, to talk about what they've been through the next four, the four weeks for this challenge. It'll be nice. Like, like you said, we always want to go
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Right.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324to, just to see each other and hang out. I mean, you know, we, we're here in Atlanta.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324same state. We live in the
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324we, we, we can see each other. Yeah, we can see each other anytime, but you know, I guess you should see the coaches and hang out again, but just to let somebody else have that experience, that's, that's not a bad, that's not a bad thing. I mean, at this point we just want everybody to win and have fun.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yes. I think it, I think it's just absolutely like changing. For, you know, to have that, um, you know, cause I talk about this a lot, like as much as technology grows and as much as, you know, AI and everything else like that, nothing can take away the human to human experience. Nothing can take away the feeling that you have when you're meeting somebody, talking to their face.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yep.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Um, I don't care, you know, it's, you know, some people are like, Oh, well, I would never want to go. Well, you know, let me remind you that those people that are on the screen that are teaching you and coaching you every day, those are real people. Those aren't
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Those are human beings and
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Those are people that go to work and, and work and go to work every day. Take time out their day. Record the record, the workout. So you could do it either. It's cla is either. Pre recorded or live version. They still people who just trying to, you know, trying to help you do something that you, that you're trying to get to, trying to be a part of your fitness journey.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324right. And
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324And, and it's, and it's probably a lot of people who ain't gonna want to go to New York though. But you know, sometimes, sometimes you got to take that opportunity. Like we, we took it and it was, it was great for us. And then like, you never know who you might meet. I mean, we met some extra, we met some extra people in there while, while we was there. Like I didn't know Tamika, I didn't know Tamika until I went to New York.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I knew
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I knew, I knew.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324of volume challenge. That's where I met Tamika.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I knew we was following each other and I knew we, I think, uh, I think me and her and Lee was following each other, but we never had like a real conversation until we pretty much got to me. I think we, we, we finally started talking when you told me you got to New York, when you got your invite in and you said to meet the guy. And then we saw all talking. And I think that's when the relationship for all three of us, well for me and her started. But outside of that, think about, think about the people you meet and just become friends with.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yes,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324And y'all get to talk about, even though we all on a different journey, we still learning from each other. So just to say you don't want to go, it's kind of like, why not? Besides money, what would be the other reason not to go? You build, you build relationship, you, you build friends with people that you probably would have never thought you would be friends with. I mean, it's once in a lifetime trip. Why not go? But I guess we'll see soon. May, may be over before you know it.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324life is so short, you know,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Right. Right.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324meeting people and, you know, as much as we hide behind social media and everything else, nothing beats like seeing friends and, you know, the coaches in real life and just experience, you know, having that experience. of the screen.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yep.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324that that's something that is, you know, really important that you kind of like be like, okay, well, you know, all these people, I cheer for me every day, you know, on social media, you know, you
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Right.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324you need to cheer for them in real life also. So.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324you know, you, you talking on, you're talking in the group, you're giving high fives, you know, giving ideas here. So why not show up in person and share your story? Go, go a little deeper in your, in your story. Cause no one knows the story. No one knows everybody journey.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324No, and I think that's why like one of the reasons why I wanted to start, you know, doing this podcast is like kind of Reaching out to the tonal community to get them more um visual that that the The person that is like typing behind the screen, you know, you can see their face, you know Now you you can put their face you can put their personality their laugh Their you know their story that they have to tell Is real life. It's not just that person just typing
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Cause think about it. When you interviewed Nicole, I didn't know her story. I didn't know her story. I just, I just, you just, like you said, you see what you see on social media.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Mm
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324You'd be like, okay, that's her journey. That's what she does. Cool. You don't you don't know the behind the scenes Like like you said no one knew I was a basketball coach I could just came up with the name coach just because I just wanted to be a coach or something
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Right.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324But but yeah, no, no, yeah, no one knew. No, no
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I didn't
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah, so it was like
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324we
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324it's like you learn, you learn something. Yeah.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324So that's why I think this like a whole, like me doing this podcast thing is, you know, even though we've, I've had my like, Bumps in the road when it comes to like recording and issues
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Hey,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324like that, but it all
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324the learning is the learning process. Hey, my bro. Hey, you could have had another messed up. I would've, I would've been ready for round three.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324hey, but you know
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324I
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324we how long did we say we were gonna talk this time
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324knew, you know, I, I'm like, we're going to be on here at least two hours. I knew, I knew at least, I think it was going to be almost two hours. It's,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324for one hour and 44 minutes Oh my Mo,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324it's all, it's always us. We always had a long conversation.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I know, let's wrap this up, Mo,
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324All right, come on.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I am just so appreciative of you for taking the time the second time around to sit
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324You're right.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324with me and share your amazing story with everybody, because I think there is so much more, what I say is like people sparkle. Behind them, like, even though you're, you, you share your like uplifting, positive, your motivation every day with us, I think sometimes people need to see that extra sparkle, that story. And I'm
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324You're right.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324that you shared that with me and I got to hear it again. And I just want to like, thank you because I. Like when I started with tonal it was definitely like this like whole scary experience for me of like Am I gonna fit in and you know, am I going to you know, build relationship and friendships? you are like the second person that I met through tonal That like, I am like, just, you are just so dear to me and I love
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Uh,
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324I'm trying not to cry.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324don't cry. Don't cry. This is a phone call. Cry. This is when you call me on the phone. We cry.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324so I am just so thankful for you and I'm so glad I could share people's story with you on how brave and how, um, how you inspire us all in the tonal community, especially me every day. And. just so thankful for our friendship. I, I just truly am.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324Well, thank you. You know, I love you. I love you and your family. You're always there for me. Even when I need to help with Harry Potter video game. That's, that's another podcast.
katie-_1_05-02-2024_120324Yeah. We'll talk about the Harry Potter.
squadcaster-dcgh_1_05-02-2024_120324That's another podcast. But no, thank you for having me for the second time. It's always fun to talk to you no matter where we are on zoom podcast over the phone. You know, I love you guys. So, and thank you for just, you know, letting this be a safe space and doing me tell my story, just life and I appreciate you. You know, I do. So thank you. We're not going to cry. We're not going to cry. We're not going to cry. All right. Bye.
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