Episode 80:

Most people think world champions are built by talent or genetics.Jared Martin knows the truth is discipline, patience, and learning how to carry weight most people avoid.In this episode of Raw & Relentless, Bo DePaoli sits down with Jared Martin, a 100% drug-tested world champion powerlifter, to unpack what it really takes to stay elite for nearly two decades.

Jared trained under Eddie Coan at Quads Gym, playing the long game of strength where progress is slow and earned. But the real story goes beyond lifting. Jared opens up about the “dark hour,” an intentional mental practice he uses to regulate emotion, face grief, and stay composed under extreme pressure, including competing at World Games after losing his wife.

This conversation moves past the gym and into life.

Topics include:

• Why elite strength is built through patience, not intensity

• Eddie Coan’s rule that shaped Jared’s entire career

• How small yearly gains compound into world-class performance

• The mental discipline behind the “dark hour”

• Longevity, recovery, and staying competitive as you age

• Why doing hard things still matters in an easy world

This episode isn’t motivational.It’s instructional.If you care about discipline, resilience, and building something that lasts, this conversation is required listening.

Guest: Jared Martin

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