Michael Chernow

BORN OR MADE EP70: Rashaad Slowley | Running the Gap

Rashaad Slowley is a former collegiate and professional football player who pivoted his career into personal training and coaching. He is now an elite Fitness Trainer, Promix Nutrition Athlete as well as the Founder and CEO of Do More Fitness. In this episode, you’ll hear Rashaad’s INCREDIBLE journey of trying to make it to the NFL and all of the important lessons that he learned along the way.

Here are some of the topics that we discussed:

Rashaad’s childhood and background
Going from the bench to starting in college
His intense training for NFL pro days
Competing for a spot on the NY Giants
The challenges of playing football in Canada
Why he pivoted to fitness
And of course, whether he was BORN or MADE

Follow Rashaad on Instagram: @shaadiefit

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Listen on Apple Podcasts

Show Notes

0:00 | Introduction

6:40 | Childhood and Background

7:34 | What Drew Rashaad to Sports

9:24 | Playing Football in High School

9:48 | Being Mentored by Ray Rice

“I’ve always been that person”

11:08 | Mom’s Impact on Rashaad’s Drive

“I always just knew I had to do more”

14:20 | New Offensive Coordinator Opened Door to Flourish

14:54 | Having to go to Junior College due to Academics

15:10 | Deciding to go to Southern Connecticut

“When you’re young, you just want to go to the big school and be the big name on TV”

16:40 | First season at Southern Connecticut

“This is real. This isn’t high school anymore”

19:30 | The Challenges of Balancing Social Life and Football

20:58 | Becoming the Single Back in Senior Year

“I just went off…that entire season. All these awards, crazy recognition. Something I wasn’t prepared for”

22:05 | Meeting an Agent After Last Game

23:01 | Training with Joe DeFranco

“How am I supposed to do this and go to school?”

25:04 | Next Level Training

“At this point in my life, if I can’t run this 10 in 1.6, then I won’t be in the NFL. They won’t look at me.”

27:39 | Going into Rookie Camp

28:10 | The Experience of Getting Released

29:02 | Not Getting the Call On Draft Day

29:31 | The Challenges of Being an American in Canadian Football

30:58 | Competing with Older More Accomplished Players

31:35 | Working at Apple and Training

32:15 | Going to School for Training

32:55 | Meeting Devon Levesque

33:25 | Early Success at Equinox

36:01 | Working with Brands

37:01 | What it Takes to Be a Trainer

“The goal is never to be a Trainer on this level. The goal is to change lives.”

39:56 | Pivoting to Zoom During Pandemic

42:01 | Training Robert Woods and Other Pro Athletes

43:45 | Never Stop Working

45:20 | Was Rashaad Born or Made?

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