A place for veterans to connect, heal, and share their stories. CAL Athlete and US Army Veteran, Coach Melissa Leuck discusses topics of health, emotional wellness, community, and fitness with United States Veterans and supporters. The Catch A Lift Fund enables post 9/11 combat injured veterans all over the U.S. to recover and rehabilitate both physically and mentally through physical fitness, motivation, and support. Coaches Corner is hosted weekly by CAL Athlete, and US Army Veteran, Melissa Leuck. Episodes are produced, written, and edited by our Producer, Kaylee Nassiri. All recordings are completed by Henry Pompper, our IT Director. For more information about Catch A Lift Fund, check out our website. http://catchaliftfund.org/ A special Thank you to ID Technologies for their sponsorship of Coaches Corner. For more information about ID Technologies, and their corporate citizenship programs please click here: https://www.idtec.com/corporate-citizenship/
Dustin Thomas is a US Airforce Veteran. He served 5 years in the Airforce. Following his service, he utilized the GI Bill and returned to school. Today, he works as a Mechanical systems Engineer at t…
In this episode Program Director and Host Melissa interviews Head Coach Jeremiah on his SMART Goals routine using sticky notes. They also discuss the power of goal setting for the New Year!
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Ken Fontenot began his fitness journey in January of 2005 when he discovered that he was one hundred pounds overweight. With a desire to join the military Ken started training. In a little over a y…
Mike Maice:
As the Chief Technology Officer for Archon Products, Michael Maice is responsible for overseeing and advising on the strategy for Archon product development, as well as evaluating new tech…
Program Director, Melissa Leuck and Veteran Outreach Manager, Kaylee Nassiri discuss the Wellness Program and highlight our amazing veterans that have worked hard towards their gals this year. Join u…
Please note: This episode does discuss Military Sexual Trauma. Please listen with care
Lorenzo Young is a US Army Veteran, CAL Veteran Athlete, and recent addition to our CAL Team. Lorenzo joined the …
Ryan is a US Army Veteran. He served twenty-two years before retiring. Ryan deployed over four times, twice to Afghanistan and Iraq. In this week's episode, we'll discuss the differences he saw throu…
Sergeant (E-5) Billy Ray Hinojos was a healthcare specialist (combat medic) with the 3RD Brigade, 3RD Infantry Division out of Fort Benning, Georgia. SGT Hinojos did 2 combat deployments to Iraq fro…
Sergeant (E-5) Billy Ray Hinojos was a healthcare specialist (combat medic) with the 3RD Brigade, 3RD Infantry Division out of Fort Benning, Georgia. SGT Hinojos did 2 combat deployments to Iraq fro…
Chris Derbak’s paths in the military, aerospace engineering and skydiving almost all coincided simultaneously. Derbak completed his first static line jump at 18 years old and was hooked, pursuing his…
I'm a 15 year, OEF Army veteran with a passion for fitness, health & wellness, and mobility/functional training. I first got certified with ISSA in 2012 to build better training regimens for myself a…
I'm a 15 year, OEF Army veteran with a passion for fitness, health & wellness, and mobility/functional training. I first got certified with ISSA in 2012 to build better training regimens for myself a…
Christopher is currently a sophomore studying Economics and Political Science at Brown University. Prior to enrolling, he served 2 Years as a conscript in Singapore, first as a Military Police Sergea…
My name is Viviana Morales Kolb. Most people call me "V" or "Viv." I am a 12 and half year Army Veteran. I served in the Army from 2004-2016. In the military I was a Preventive Medicine Specialist a…
My name is Viviana Morales Kolb. Most people call me "V" or "Viv." I am a 12 and half year Army Veteran. I served in the Army from 2004-2016. In the military I was a Preventive Medicine Specialist a…
Walter was born in Nashville TN and raised in Memphis. He spent most of my life in Memphis. Walter went on to spend 10 years in the Army with a deployment to Afghanistan. Walter lives for fitness. "N…
CAL Veteran Athlete, USMC Veteran, and CAL Coach Sarah Rudder joins Coach Melissa Leuck to discuss adaptive fitness at Catch A Lift.
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Quintell is a USMC Veteran. In this week's episode of Coaches Corner Quintell shares about his service in Iraq with Mortuary Affairs. He talks about his transition home, and his incredible wellness j…
How to jump-start your Wellness Journey with Coach Jeremiah and Coach Melissa!
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Morgan attended Ft Benning for infantry basic and AIT. Morgan then attended and completed airborne, sniper school, RASP, and Ranger school at Ft Benning.
He was assigned to the 25th infantry before a…