Jay Ashman on Playing Rugby, Failed Relationships, & Improving Sex with Your Partner

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Jay Ashman, a former multi-sport athlete—baseball, football, basketball, tennis, soccer, swimming, and more—became a rugby player after a failed NFL tryout. During his time playing rugby, Jay played for Reading Rugby, Long Island RFC, and Old Blue Superleague. In 2009, though, he decided to call it quits. From there, Jay Ashman turned to a career in fitness. He was a PT manager in NYC at Equinox and he worked in Long Island at Big Al’s Fitness. He was also the former Director of Athletics at Gorilla Pit in Mentor, OH and the Head Strength Coach at BrewHouse Barbell in OKC. He's also the former Director of Athletics at Gorilla Pit in Mentor, OH and the Head Strength Coach at BrewHouse Barbell in OKC. Currently, he works at City Gym in Kansas City where he trains athletes and non-athletes who want to look their best. During his years as a strength coach, Jay's worked with professional men and women who've played professional sports. And he consults with rugby players nationwide, while also coaching the Liberty High School rugby team in KC. In his spare time he, along with his new wife Sarah, enjoy discovering new places to eat in downtown KC, dealing with their passive-aggressive dog, Lily, and pretending to be hipsters. In this episode we discuss: The most hipster thing he does What city he wants to spend more time in Expensive places to live Living in NYC Meeting Harvey Keitel & celebrities in NYC Playing rugby The brotherhood of rugby What he would tell men in their 30s to make it the best decade possible Where he’d go in a time machine What Star Wars character he’d love to see get a movie Sith Code His man crush How to improve sex with your partner Failed relationships and what he learned Learning to love himself