1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 🏆 Brent Ficowski transitioned from competitor to athlete advocate, focusing on building sustainable structures for the sport’s future. 🤝 PFAA’s three pillars: advocacy &amp;amp; representation, education &amp;amp; support, and exposure &amp;amp; earning opportunities. 🏋️‍♂️ Collaboration with AFJ aims to standardize movement rules for fairness and consistency across competitions. 🛡️ Safety working group established to improve medical and safety protocols at events with athlete input. 🌍 PFAA strives to be competition-agnostic, representing athletes across all functional fitness events. 📉 Challenges remain with inconsistent rule enforcement, athlete protections, and athlete engagement. ❤️ Brent’s emotional dedication reflects his passion to ensure future athletes have better conditions and voices. Corpus Animus Podcast http://www.trainingthinktank.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/37262590/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/37262590