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S3E32: Amato Mazzoccas: Harnessing talent, finding the right coaching, building the mental game and the "Terminator Face."

S3E32: Amato Mazzoccas: Harnessing talent, finding the right coaching, building the mental game and the "Terminator Face."

The Youth Fitness Podcast™

June 28, 202330m 10s

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Show Notes

Venezuelan Competitive CrossFit athlete Amato Mazzoccas joins his Coach Connor Martin and Jeff and Mikki to talk about training as a Teen Athlete (he qualified for the CF Games Teen Division in all 4 of 4 possible years) pegboards, current goals, motivations, temporary obstacles, 315# Good Mornings and the path towards continued growth in competition.


Episode Highlights:


1:10 Getting started, a pegboard challenge and sporting history

5:03 From training with friends for fun to serious competition

6:51 How talent evolved to training the talent

8:04 Addressing any weaknesses, focus, coaching and continual assessment

10:24 Playing with the mental game

12:29 "Terminator Face" and the growing process from a teen athlete to a young adult athlete

16:12 The Crown Competition 2023, community and training with peers 

17:55 Overcoming the "5 Country Pandemic Detour"

24:03 Motivations and Goals

27:29 Recent PR's + 315# Good Mornings for reps


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