Elevation Nation

Eighty percent of Gen Z say they've felt lonely in the past year, despite being the most digitally connected generation ever. Sam and Parker dig into why more connection hasn't meant less loneliness, and how comfort zones, phones, and false assumptions about what strangers will think people stuck.

Elevator no. 247: Eric Zalewski is the c-founder of Acru, a social fitness app built to track and share every workout, from lifts to classes to runs. A former S1 basketball player at Northwestern, Eric walked on to the team as a manager and earned his spot on the court through relentless preparation. He's spent the past two-plus years coaching fitness in NYC on top of his fin...

Sam and Parker break down 21-year-old PGA Tour winner Jackson Koivun, who beat Scottie Scheffler at the 3M Open with three words written on his glove: confidence, trust, dominate.

The guys talk mental mottos, where theirs live, and why the physical reminder matters. They close with rapid-fire Overrated/Underrated on pre-performance routines, from visualization t...

Elevator 254: Brian Helfman is the founder and Chief Experience Officer at Third Nature, where he runs adult summer camp retreats, leadership trainings, and community experiences designed to help people reconnect with their authentic selves. He's also a longtime volunteer and now part-time staff member with Experience Camps, running adult grief camps for people who lost a par...

Sam and Parker celebrate hitting 500 episodes, then dive into David Goggins re-enlisting in the Air Force at 51 to finish the Pararescue training he quit at 19. The guys break down the mixed public reaction and why they're firmly on Team Goggins.

They close out with a Mount Rushmore of legendary quitters-turned-comebacks: Jordan, Steve Jobs, Brian May, and a surp...