From Skateboarder to Brand Builder
Welcome to the 9 Elements Podcast brought to you by Restore Hyper Wellness. I’m your host, Eric Hinman. Each week, I sit down with trailblazers in the fitness, nutrition, and wellness communities, exploring how they optimize their daily lives for ultimate performance to do more of what they love.
I am a 5x Ironman athlete, brand builder, and someone who’s obsessed with health and wellness - structuring much of my day around fitness and recovery protocols.
On today’s episode I chat with Neen Wiliams, a professional skateboarder, fitness trainer, restaurant owner, spice company owner, and brand builder. Throughout his early 20s, Neen lived the pro skater lifestyle: drinking, partying, eating poorly, then getting up late and doing it all over again. At age 28, Neen Williams wrecked his knee for a second time and decided to take a different path. He got sober, he started working out, and he dedicated himself to nutrition. He treated injury recovery like an athlete, paving the way for the next wave of Olympic-ready skateboarders. Now an elder statesman for Deathwish Skateboarders, Neen Williams is a certified kettlebell instructor with his own line of signature seasonings and a fitness coaching program on the Ladder App. With his changes to exercise and nutrition, he’s showing other skateboarders that life doesn’t end at 30. And he’s bridging the gap between action sports and fitness and nutrition in the process.
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Timestamps
00:05 Introduction
01:20 Neen’s background as a skateboarder
03:20 Neen tears his ACL
05:55 Building a strong will
06:45 Neen discovers training through physical therapy
09:00 Discovering fitness longevity
10:20 Eric’s thoughts on alcohol
13:00 Eric’s recovery routine is just as important as training
14:00 Neen still pushes every day
15:15 Neen’s coaching through the Ladder App
19:00 A valuable coaching lesson Eric learned
23:10 The benefits of sauna and cold exposure
24:05 Neen’s recovery routine
28:35 Neen’s favorite part of cold therapy
30:10 Eric’s resting heart rate is….
31:15 Benefits of cold exposure for skateboarding
32:00 The difference between street skateboarding and competitions
36:15 The most meaningful part of Neen’s social media
38:00 Neen’s food business ventures
41:00 Neen’s diet and nutrition regimen
44:30 Eric’s daily calorie building plan
48:00 Neen’s balance between skating and training
50:30 Eric’s balance between training activities
55:10 Learning balance between pursuits
Connect With Neen Williams
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neenwilliams/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@neenwilliamsnadc
To buy Neen's signature NADC spice rubs, click here.
To train with Neen on the Ladder App, click here.
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