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Building A Fitness Dynasty w/ Steve Cardillo | Better Bad Ideas | Ep. 72
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- Jun 10, 2026
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Special thanks to our Launch Sponsor, Keches Law Group! Visit https://www.KechesLaw.com for your legal needs. This episode is also brought to you by LaborFirst, the leader in healthcare navigation and advocacy for plan sponsors, union members, and retirees. Visit https://laborfirst.com/ for more information. New episodes of Better Bad Ideas drop every Wednesday! Subscribe and hit the bell to be notified when they go live! Also available where ever you download podcasts! More Union Proud Warrior https://www.instagram.com/unionproudwarrior/ https://www.tiktok.com/@unionproudwarriors Chapters 00:00 | Intro 00:20 | Welcome Steve Cardillo 05:15 | Unconventional Athlete Training 07:02 | Good Coaching & The Future of Fitness 14:00 | Gyms have changed 18:58 | Childhood and Parenting 23:30 | Switching from education to construction 28:46 | Starting up ANC and the pump belt 35:14 | Dealing with disappointments and negativity 42:27 | Social Media & Cardillo’s weight belt business 48:00 | Professional wrestling’s effects on wrestler’s bodies 52:55 | Life after the belt business & being on TV 58:04 | Steve on politics 1:01:00 | More on gyms 1:05:04 | Steve’s daily routine, One Night in Millstreet 1:10:50 | Who would you have lunch with? 1:12:25 | Outro Better Bad Ideas • https://www.instagram.com/betterbadideas • https://www.tiktok.com/@betterbadideas • https://x.com/betterbadideas Subscribe to Better Bad Ideas on Spotify & Apple! • https://open.spotify.com/show/5Br4YZ6h20M6VZGBtIsaBs?si=eaa75a585c7f4ccd • https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/better-bad-ideas-with-sean-obrien/id1786675550 This is a 7EQUIS Network Show http://www.7equis.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices