# #188 - High Level Performance Coaching - Mircea Balaj

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Podcast: [The Coaches Corner University Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-coaches-corner-university-podcast-6445712)
Published: 2026-04-09T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This week, I sat down with Mircea Balaj, Co-Founder and Head Sports Performance Coach at Project Mayhem, who works with elite athletes across strength, combat, physique, and hybrid sports. His work integrates training systems, nutrition, and performance enhancement strategies to push human performance to its absolute limits. We discussed: 00:43 | Origin Story 02:29 | Unconventional Background 04:29 | Path to Coaching 10:47 | Above and Beyond 15:36 | Business Evolution 25:42 | PEDs and Harm R...

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