You're your own worst opponent. And most athletes never talk about it.

In this episode, Lance and Steve get raw. No highlights, no polished stories — just two guys who've lived it, naming the habits, patterns, and cycles that kept them bound longer than they want to admit. Because self-sabotage doesn't look like failure. Sometimes it looks like almost making it, over and over again.

We break down what self-sabotage actually is, where it comes from, and why willpower alone will never be enough to break it. Then we go somewhere most performance podcasts won't — confession. The kind that doesn't just acknowledge the problem, but actually sets you free from it.

This episode might be the one you didn't know you needed.

Train everything. Lack nothing.

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God Bless,

Soul Bros

Most athletes know how to push through. Few know how to activate. The wall is coming, the phone is ringing — and Luke Parker is about to show you how to answer.

Luke Parker — elite CrossFit athlete, Mayhem Faith competitor, Get Strong Ministries, former D1 baseball player, husband and father of two — has lived at the edge of human performance. He rides the line of overtraining daily, pushing mind, body, and nutrition to their absolute limit in pursuit of being the fittest man on earth. But the rep that changed everything wasn't in the gym.

There was a moment. A switch that flipped.

And on this episode of The Soul Gym, Luke tells you exactly what that moment was — and what it will cost you to have one of your own.

1 Timothy 4:8 tells us physical training has value. (Thumbs up if you train.) But training in godliness has value in ALL things. Luke lives that verse out loud — and in this conversation he draws the line between believing in Jesus and following Jesus. One keeps you comfortable. The other changes everything.

Luke speaks directly to the believer who is not all in. Not to guilt you — but to call you. Because Jesus didn't say pick up your cross once. He said pick up your cross and follow Me. Daily.

You will leave this episode with:

• What it means to ACTIVATE your faith — not just hold it
• The mindset behind elite performance that transfers directly to your walk with God
• An analogy that will shake you to your core about what to do when you hit a wall
• Luke's concept of THE PHONE CALL — and what answering it actually looks like
• Why the desire to be all in matters more than being perfect
• How full commitment to Jesus bleeds into everything: your training, your marriage, your fatherhood, your purpose

This one is for the athlete who's been on the edge of quitting — in the gym, in their faith, or both.

Thank you for listening to the SoulGym Podcast. Leave a 5-star review and share this episode if this hit you in the soul.

For questions and inquiries: thesoulgym480@gmail.com

Ask Steve to Speak: the4Gcoach@gmail.com

Ask Lance to speak: www.lancethonvold.com

God Bless,

Soul Bros

Most athletes are losing battles they don't even know they're in — because they're fighting the wrong fight. The real war isn't physical. It's not mental. It's spiritual. And if you don't see it that way, you're never getting to the root.

In this episode, Lance and Steve crack open the question every competitor needs to sit with: Do you actually see yourself as a spiritual being — or just a body with a soul tucked somewhere in the back? Because the answer changes everything.

We're talking about soul scars — the wounds you didn't even know happened, quietly bleeding into your identity, your relationships, your performance. The blood in the water. The open wounds that create a false version of you and block you from where God is trying to take you.

And then there's the harder question: Where are you keeping the door shut on Jesus? What areas of your life are you holding back — and why?

This episode gives you the lens, the formula, and the fight plan to stop surviving spiritually and start training it like everything else.

Train everything. Lack nothing. It starts here.

Thank you for listening to the SoulGym Podcast. Leave a 5-star review and share this episode if this hit you in the soul.

For questions and inquiries: thesoulgym480@gmail.com

Ask Steve to Speak: the4Gcoach@gmail.com

Ask Lance to speak: www.lancethonvold.com

God Bless,

Soul Bros