Venezuelan Competitive CrossFit athlete Amato Mazzoccas joins his Coach Connor Martin and Jeff and Mikki to talk about training as a Teen Athlete (he qualified for the CF Games Teen Division in all 4 of 4 possible years) pegboards, current goals, motivations, temporary obstacles, 315# Good Mornings and the path towards continued growth in competition.Episode Highlights:1:10 Getting started, a pegboard challenge and sporting history5:03 From training with friends for fun to serious competition6:51 How talent evolved to training the talent8:04 Addressing any weaknesses, focus, coaching and continual assessment10:24 Playing with the mental game12:29 "Terminator Face" and the growing process from a teen athlete to a young adult athlete16:12 The Crown Competition 2023, community and training with peers 17:55 Overcoming the "5 Country Pandemic Detour"24:03 Motivations and Goals27:29 Recent PR's + 315# Good Mornings for repsHashtags and links:#theyouthfitnesspodcast#youthfitness#functionalfitnessyouth#thebrandxmethod#theathletecoachnetwork#jeffandmikkimartin#teamtraining#teenathlete#crossfitgameshttps://thebrandxmethod.thinkific.com/collectionshttps://www.instagram.com/theacn.app/https://www.instagram.com/amatomazzoccas/