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16 S2’s Stew and Dr. Tiff Stop Exercising and Start Training for Real

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20 The Road to Rich’s Talking Competition, Family and Life with a Crossfit Legend

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NASHVILLE FIREFIGHTERS PROMOTED

This year’s theme is “A Passion For Home,”

Nashville Fire Department officials recently pro-

with speaker and Grammy Award-winning super-

moted 46 firefighting leaders during a ceremony

star Faith Hill, designers, architects, floriculture

held at Nissan Stadium.

experts and a world-class chef. It will be held at at

Mayor David Briley joined Nashville Fire

the magnificent Music City Center.

Department Director Chief William Swann at the

In addition to informative lectures, the show floor

ceremony where promoted personnel received

features 150-plus extraordinary antique, art and

certificates and new badges. Retired NewsChannel

horticulture dealers and gardens to create the go-to

5 Anchor Harry Chapman served as emcee for the

design event that attendees enjoy each winter.

departmental event.

All of the show's proceeds benefit two beloved

Deputy directors, commanders, district chiefs,

charities in the local community: Cheekwood and

fire captains and engineers were among those ele-

the Economic Club of Nashville (ECON) Charities.

vated to new roles. The department’s firefighters

Tickets are $20 each if purchased before midnight

are responsible for fire protection and emergency

on Jan. 27; $25 beginning Jan. 28; $15 at the door or

medical services for an area of 533 square miles.

in advance for those 65 years or older, active military

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“Awards like this exemplify why we're considered

Lane Motor Museum, 702 Murfreesboro Pike, hosts

one of the best park systems in the country,” says

a new exhibit Jan. 25 through Feb. 11, highlighting an

Metro Parks Director Monique Odom. “I’m very proud

oft-hidden chapter in the tumultuous and sometimes

of the continued innovation, collaboration, creativ-

unpleasant creation story of one of the world’s most

ity and solid teamwork our employees display year

popular cars, the Volkswagen Beetle. In the decade

after year. This city is fortunate to have dedicated and

prior to World War II, the German automotive indus-

motivated Park and Recreation employees."

try was declining. Josef Ganz, a Jewish engineer and

The association's four-star award for Best Renovated

editor of a German automotive magazine, advocated

Facility went to Fannie Mae Dees “Dragon” Park

endlessly for the development of a lightweight,

Restoration Project. The iconic dragon was closed

inexpensive car, streamlined for aerodynamics, inde-

for much-needed repairs since May 2016. After two

pendently suspended at all four wheels with swing

years of renovations, the city’s legendary and much-

axles in the rear and powered by a rear-mounted,

loved dragon reopened this summer due to collabo-

horizontal engine. Josef even developed a prototype,

ration between Metro Parks, the Hillsboro West End

of which Adolph Hitler eventually had others copy.

Josef's name was ostensibly removed from the

Neighborhood, local residents and volunteers.

The Save Our Dragon Campaign generated

Beetle’s creation story due to his Jewish heritage.

enough funds to restore the colorful creature for

Ultimately, Josef left Germany for Switzerland

children to play on once again.

and later died in obscurity in Australia in 1967.

The dragon was commissioned by Metro Parks

The “Josef Ganz Story” mini-exhibit is part of a pro-

and was dedicated in 1981 following the work of

gramming partnership with the Nashville Symphony

hundreds of volunteers laying mosaics under the

and the Violins of Hope project. The Violins of Hope is

direction of the renowned national artist Pedro Silva.

a collection of restored instruments played by Jewish

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NEW NATURAL HEALING NASHVILLE-AREA COMPANY’S HEMP PRODUCTS PROVIDE RELIEF FOR PATIENTS

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(tetrahydrocannabinol) that are under the legal limit of 0.3

HEALTH BENEFIT APPLICATIONS. However, innova-

percent THC, Josh says there are no psychoactive effects

tive leaders of one Nashville company, LabCanna, are

from consuming the products.

matching those discoveries with new product creations to provide therapeutic respite from a variety of health conditions and chronic illnesses.

Medical and scientific results indicate CBD also is

LabCanna officially started in January 2016 after

used successfully as seizure treatments, cancer fighter,

co-founders Joshua Camp and Ian Leadon participated

tumor preventative, sleep aid, neuro-protectant and

in Tennessee’s Industrial Hemp Research Program under

cognitive enhancer.

the federal 2014 Farm Bill. A few months later, Ian met Matt Chapman. Because the two instantly connected over the potential behind this medicinal plant, Matt is now LabCanna chief operating officer and partner.

“Additionally, CBD supports healthy heart function, vascular health and gastrointestinal health,” Joshua says.

Joshua says the LabCanna teams use both a closedloop, super-critical carbon dioxide extraction process that

In April 2016, LabCanna was awarded Tennessee’s

creates phase changes from very cold temperatures and

first-ever hemp processing license, and its owners

high pressure and a cryogenic ethanol extraction process

recently opened a retail store in Nashville located at

to remove desired components from the plant. Next, a win-

1006 Gallatin Ave.

terization process removes fats and lipids; then all residual

Hemp is one of the oldest U.S. domesticated crops and is used in hundreds of eco-friendly products, including clothing, building materials, renewable plastics, food and fuel.

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Current studies show CBD has powerful anti-inflammatory, anti-anxiety and anti-depressant qualities.

solvents are removed. Finally, a complex distillation process is used to isolate individual compounds, such as CBD. “Not only are our products safe, but they can also be taken by kids and animals. Our bodies are designed with two types

Joshua says their products work through a healing

of receptors for compounds such as CBD. That means you

ingredient called cannabidiol, commonly referred to as

cannot overdose on CBD, and only small amounts are

CBD. LabCanna manufactures a range of products, from

needed to experience the benefits,” Joshua says.

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Most people report that between 20 milligrams and 60 milligrams of CBD per day are effective, he says, while anxiety or chronic pain consumers usually would need more.

“CBD has roughly a nine-hour half-life in the body, so the initial recommendation is to take it only twice per day,” Joshua says.

In the spring of 2017, a study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine that found CBD reduced the number of convulsive seizures in children with Dravet syndrome, a severe and often fatal form of epilepsy.

Furthermore, the Epilepsy Foundation states that “some people living with uncontrolled seizures have reported beneficial effects and reduced seizure activity when using medical cannabis, especially strains rich in CBD.” LabCanna offers products for humans and pets in the forms of capsules, supplements, pain creams, salves, foods, tinctures, gummies and skin care products.

Joshua says the predominant inquiries they receive are about inflammation, children with epilepsy, Crohn's disease and multiple scoliosis.

He says they recently opened one of the best processing facilities, which will enable international partnerships.

“To have helped so many people in such a short time and realized this level of growth is nothing short of a genuine blessing. I don’t go a day without recognizing this path is my Godgiven mission in life," he says.

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ARTICLE JULIE BROWN PATTON | PHOTOGRAPHY JOHANNA WICKHAM

S2’s Stew and Dr. Tiff WHAT COULD A PERFORMANCE CONCIERGE COACH BRING TO YOUR NEW YEAR?

FUELING. Unlocking. Testing. Training.

Sweat+Science = S2.

One can receive the personal assess-

which is why we combine high- and

ments and encouragement required

low-intensity training and add a variety

to achieve healthy body composition

of modalities. We end up with what are

overhauls at S2 Fitness and Nutrition,

like individual fitness prescriptions for

1214 Wedgewood Ave., promises the

each of our clients."

owners and married team of Stewart

As S2’s owner and chief performance

and Tiffany Breeding. They've developed

officer, Stew is a master-level trainer

a novel, integrated fitness and nutrition

with more than 25 years of expertise in

system that they say ranks at the top

the fitness industry. He also integrates

level among the few U.S. training centers

30-plus years of martial arts, yoga and

attempting to build methods such as

meditation into his training approach.

what they've created.

He says his passion for fitness started

Typically referred to as Stew and Dr.

at age 15 when he won his first Youth

Tiff, they use exercise, performance-based

National Powerlifting Championship and

nutrition science, biomarker testing and

culminated as a combat veteran of the

cutting-edge

conditioning

U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division. For

technology to help clients achieve weight

the last 10 years, he's worked to per-

loss and fitness goals—just not in a

fect his methodology for fat loss, muscle

traditional, repetitive way.

gain and sustainable weight loss.

metabolic

"Stop exercising and start inten-

As director of S2's nutrition pro-

tional training," advocates Stew, who

gram and chief motivation officer, Dr.

says customized approaches for each

Tiff has been helping clients achieve

person get results faster and last far

sustainable

longer. "No two people are the same,

ment and weight loss since 2005.

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“WE COMBINE MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL ELEMENTS FOR A METHOD THAT’S TYPICALLY NOT FOUND OUTSIDE OF OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTERS.”

She began her work as a performance

psychology

consultant for Division I student-athletes in Tennessee and Georgia, also consulting privately with PGA, NFL and PDL

Soccer

professionals.

She

earned

her

degree in

master's

kinesiology/per-

formance psychology from Georgia Southern and her doctorate in health and human performance from Middle Tennessee State. She also is a certified strength and conditioning specialist as well as a fitness nutrition specialist.

The Breedings indicate each person has a unique heart rate, and they use that to monitor what baseline elements to change and combine.

Stew says it's imperative to take into account former injuries because most people don't realize they are overcompensating for them, which leads to too much wear and tear on other noninjured muscles, tendons and bones. In those cases, the Breedings enlist their "prepare and repair" tactics as corrective exercise specialists.

"We combine mental, emotional, physical and spiritual elements for a method that's typically not found outside of Olympic training centers," Stew says.

The two co-authored a book, The Biohacker, to help readers achieve ultimate physical potential and "infinite mental acuity." The book details their avant-garde approach to traditional strength training, high-intensity interval training, recovery, injury prevention, resilience and nutritional advice to supplement physical training.

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Stew and Dr. Tiff

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TALKING COMPETITION, FAMILY AND LIFE WITH A CROSSFIT LEGEND

ROAD

ABOUT 80 MILES EAST OF NASHVILLE, AMONG THE

Or, it could be the man of the hour himself—whose name

WINDING ROADS OF PUTNAM COUNTY, TENNESSEE,

appears throughout his home of Cookeville, from the road that

BETWEEN A BRICK HOUSE AND AN OLD RED BARN,

was named after him (though his dad may joke otherwise) to the

THERE’S A GRAVEL ROAD. It’s easy to miss in the expanse

city limits signs proudly displaying his accomplishment as the

of rolling hills that, in the fall, are colored in leaves of fiery

four-time Fittest Man on Earth: CrossFit legend Rich Froning.

reds, yellows and oranges seemingly from the sunset of a

If you know anything about competitive CrossFit, you

dream. And good luck picking the right one—the rural area

know Rich Froning. You know that he won four back-to-

full of history and a picture of the South is chock-full of them.

back individual CrossFit Games championships from 2011 to

But when you manage to find it and make it just far

2014. You likely know that he won the worldwide Open three

enough up the hill that you feel like you should turn around,

consecutive years. And, if you’ve caught “Froning: The Fittest

you’ll be there—though, it’s a toss-up of who you’ll be

Man in History,” the 2015 documentary, you’ve intimately fol-

greeted by first.

lowed his uncertain path to a fourth-straight CrossFit Games

It could be Mat Fraser, the three-time CrossFit Games Champion and reigning individual champ, heading home from a morning workout.

championship as a husband and new father.

But what you can’t truly know until you’ve met Rich, who was raised just up the hill from where he and his

It could be Tia-Clair Toomey, the Queensland, Australia,

wife, Hillary, currently live just outside of Cookeville, is

native and two-year reigning CrossFit Games Individual

the pure humility and hospitality the Michigan-born,

Women Champion, doing a sled push on the outer side of

Southern-raised lifelong athlete—who has since traded

the property’s custom-built barn gym.

in competing individually for family time and lower-pres-

It could be Gilligan, the 7-year-old black lab; or Gipper, the

sure team competitions—exudes.

4-year-old Goldendoodle; you can find frolicking around the

In 2010, Rich hit rock bottom, quite literally, with a

picturesque landscape (but whatever you do, Mat warns—

second-place showing in the CrossFit Games. Unable to

laughing, but serious—do not throw the golf ball or rock

complete the formidable rope climb, Rich fell—a moment

Gipper is carrying, or else you’ll be indebted to him for all the

he’ll say marked a pivotal turning point in his professional

games of fetch until the end of time).

career and served as an eye-opening metaphor to his life.

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“I wasn’t willing to sacrifice being a dad.”

“My major downfall was falling off the rope and trying to fig-

“Stepping away from the individual side, that had to happen.

ure out who I was and what I was doing this for,” Rich says over

When I was in individual, I was so fixated on competing at the

the sound of weights dropping through his CrossFit Mayhem

highest level—which you have to be to be the best in the world

team’s midday workout. “It really brought my faith back into

at anything,” Rich says. “There was no balance in my life, and I

perspective and showed me that CrossFit isn’t what defines

saw that. When we were going to have Lakelyn, I was like, ‘you

me—it’s Christ and my faith. And that’s why I got the tattoo

know what, either my fitness and me competing at that level

Galatians 6:14—it really put everything into perspective.”

is going to have to give or me being a dad.’ I wasn’t willing to

In the midst of preparing for his 2014 competition, Rich became

sacrifice being a dad.”

a father for the first time when he and Hillary adopted their now

Rich and Hillary now have three adopted children: Lakelyn;

4-year-old daughter, Lakelyn—an event that had a large impact

Trice, whose full name is Richard III; and Harper Violet,

on his decision to remove himself from individual competition.

Lakelyn’s biological sister.

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“[Having Lakelyn] was a complete 180, and now every time I have a kid it switches in a different direction—in a good direction,” he continues. “My mindset 100 percent switched when we had Lakelyn. And when we had Trice. And then a third time when we had Violet—in good directions. It’s made me more well-rounded. Balance is hard; to be the best at anything, you can’t really be balanced. Now I’m trying to be the best father and husband I can be. It’s a good challenge; it’s fun.”

Rich found some of that seemingly unattainable balance through his transition to team competitions, which have allowed him more of an opportunity to think about training while he’s training and to not think about training while he isn’t.

“I get to be present in my life,” he says. “[In individual], even when I was doing other things, I was still thinking about what I needed to do, what I was missing out on.

“Competing as an individual for me, I got burnt out,” he continues. “It’s been fun the last couple of years to be able to compete with a team. You push harder when you know somebody else is counting on you, and seeing how hard they push and what they sacrifice makes you want to do the same for them.”

Outside of the gym, Rich now spends much of his time using his experience as a CrossFit champion and exercise science degree from Tennessee Tech creating online programming for his gym, CrossFit Mayhem, which is located on Rich Froning Way.

“Winning championships is great, but it’s like the next year somebody else wins...I enjoyed that, but I don’t want that to be what defines me. I want to be known as a good husband, a good father.”

Among them are Mayhem Compete, a program for those beginning to take competition seriously or who want to take their fitness to the next level; Mayhem Masters, a program for competitive athletes ages 35-70; What’s Rich Doing, a program offering exactly what Rich is doing every day; Mayhem 60, a complete 60-minute workout for anyone with a garage gym; and M30, a short 30-minute workout designed for someone who travels or wants to work out at home with no access to equipment.

Looking toward the future, Rich is in pursuit of moving forward.

“Winning championships is great, but it’s like the next year somebody else wins so it’s always different,” Rich says. “I enjoyed that, but I don’t want that to be what defines me. I want to be known as a good husband, a good father.

Moving forward [is important] for sure—not getting caught up in one thing that’s stuck—you’ve got to always be thinking about what’s next and what [you] need to do to grow as a person.”

For more information about CrossFit Mayhem, access to Rich’s online programs or the opportunity to train alongside him in Cookeville, visit CrossFitMayhem.com.

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JANUARY

LIFESTYLE CALENDAR

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the Year, reaching No. 1 in 35 coun-

BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND FINAL PERFORMANCE

JAN 17 - FEB 3

28TH NASHVILLE AUTO FEST

After a career that has spanned more

GHOST

Fairgrounds

tries. Show tickets range $30 to $149.

Bridgestone Arena

than 50 years, Bob Seger & The Silver

Castle

The Fairgrounds Nashville

The

historic

Center)

Nashville Children's Theatre

premiere!

19-20 Tennessee

State

(Nashville

Expo

team

members

will

Bullet Band hit the road for one last

World

Crenshaw,

host the area's largest and longest

time on their final tour. This one is

"Ghost," has been running his entire

running classic car and truck show

called The Travelin’ Man tour. Bob

life but for all the wrong reasons. One

on Jan. 19 and 20. Cash and awards

Seger fan club members have special

day he meets Coach, an Olympic med-

are given out during the event.

access to purchase tickets in advance.

alist who sees his unique raw talent. Can

NashvilleAutoFest.com

To become a Bullet Club member, visit

Ghost achieve success, or will his past

BobSeger.com/bulletclub.

catch up to him? By Idris Goodwin, based on the book Ghost by Jason Reynolds.

22-27

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MIDWINTER BARBERSHOP CONVENTION

CHICAGO: THE MUSICAL IN CONCERT WITH NASHVILLE SYMPHONY

Seniors' Quartets and Choruses

Schermerhorn Symphony Center

Next

as staged readings with theater

Led by conductor Rob Fisher, the

Invitational

fans. Free readings are followed

original and only music director

young singers and music educators

by moderated talk-backs so audi-

for Chicago on Broadway, it’s an

with the joy of barbershop sing-

ences

impressions.

unstoppable evening of hit tunes from

ing. This six-day event and expo

January's REPaloud features Clean

the longest-running American musi-

(Jan. 22-27) also showcases prod-

House by Sarah Ruhl, 2018 Ingram

cal in Broadway history: “All that Jazz,”

ucts, such as electronics, sound

New Works Fellow. Two of Sarah’s

“Cell Block Tango,” “Roxie,” “We Both

equipment, electronic goods, media

plays were finalists for the Pulitzer

Reached for the Gun” and more.

and musical instruments.

18-20

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THE LOG & TIMBER HOME SHOW

HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS

JESSE MCCARTNEY

Speak with industry experts, buy rus-

Called the Fan Powered World Tour,

Marathon Music Works

tic furniture, attend workshops and

these athletic performers provide a

Singer-songwriter and New York-

view floor plans, before building your

one-of-a-kind show unrivaled in the

born artist Jesse McCartney, with

dream home. Justin Jankowski with

world of family entertainment. The

his 2018 single, "Better With You,"

Golden

Timber

Original Harlem Globetrotters are

performs for all ages. He co-wrote

Homes hosts one free daily work-

known for amazing feats of basket-

the Grammy Award-winning single

shop. Regular show admission for

ball, humor and acts of goodwill on

“Bleeding Love” with Ryan Tedder,

full weekend is $15 each online;

and off the court. There is a 2 p.m.

performed by Leona Lewis. An inter-

$20 each at the door. 18 and under

and 7 p.m. show.

national mega-hit, “Bleeding Love”

are free. TheLogAndTimberShow.

won a Grammy Award for Record of

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REPALOUD FROM NASHVILLE REPERTORY THEATRE OZ Arts Nashville

REPaloud (Reading Excellent Plays Aloud) shares exceptional scripts

can

voice

Grand Ole Opry

show off what they’ve learned over decades of entertaining, and the Generation

Junior

continues

to

Chorus inspire

Prize for Drama; she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Play.

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