Mike McCastle: Extreme Athlete, Performance Coach, World Record Holder, 12 Labors Project

<div>The ultimate tour de force of human strength, endurance, mental toughness, and unyielding perseverance. That's what this week's Team Never Quit Podcast guest, Mike McCastle is. Listen in as Mike and Marcus engage in a discussion about Mike's seemingly unbelievable feats he refers to as "labors". Endurance athlete - yes; Multiple world record holder - you know it; In-demand performance coach - for sure; Motivational speaker - of course. After serving 11 years in the U. S. Navy, he founded Twelve Labors Project, a charitable initiative driven by a mission to redefine the limits of human potential while inspiring others to elevate beyond their perceived capacity for greatness. Mike is perennially challenging his own physical and mental limits, and he's not anywhere near done yet. In this podcast, he reveals his upcoming 9th labor, and it will blow you away when you hear it.</div> <br> <div><strong>Mike's 8 charitable labors he has accomplished so far include:</strong></div> <ul> <li>A 50k run while wearing a 40lb vest for Cancer Research.</li> <li>A 13-mile, 250-pound tire flip for wounded veterans.</li> <li>A Rope Climb that equaled the height of Mount Everest - 29,029 feet in 27 hours for Parkinson's Disease Research.</li> <li>Breaking the Guinness World Record for 'Most Pull-ups in 24 hours after completing 5,804 pull-ups, while wearing a 30-pound pack to represent the heavy burden of the wounded warrior.</li> <li>Pulled a Ford F-150 pickup truck for 22 miles in 19 hours across Death Valley to raise awareness for Veteran Suicide.</li> <li>Ran 20 miles per day for 100 consecutive days to heighten awareness of the Veteran Suicide epidemic.</li> <li>Pulled a full-size pickup truck for 10 miles through the Arctic Circle.</li> <li>Broke the world record for the longest full-body submersion in ice (2 hours and 40 minutes).</li> </ul> <div><strong>In this episode you will hear:</strong></div> <ul> <li>I basically grew up in a cornfield.</li> <li>I went to BUDS (Navy SEAL Training) and blew my knees out. Then I need