Landan & Levi Paulsen | WUW 693

We catch up with former Hawkeyes Landan and Levi Paulsen in Kalona, Iowa, joking about local businesses, Amish country, and sponsorship dreams (including Kalona Supernatural Dairy). The conversation turns to post-football health, major weight loss, and a rundown of numerous surgeries—highlighted by Levi’s gruesome big-toe capsule tear story. Landan shares how jiu-jitsu (training at Citadel in Iowa City) became his new competitive outlet and Kevin joins to add his own Citadel injury story, while Levi explains his shift into endurance sports and training for a three-day gravel/swim/run event. They discuss fueling, the psychology of pursuing hard challenges after Iowa football, anxiety around fall camp, fatherhood updates, and how Landan and Levi helped grow an F3 men’s fitness/community group built on Fitness, Fellowship, and Faith. If you love the show and want to show support, tell your friends! And, check out our exclusive content at Patreon.com/washedupwalkons where you can find extra podcast episodes, exclusive merchandise, Merch discounts with every tier, private Walkon discord channel access, and more! Find us on social media @washedupwalkons Visit TheWashedUpWalkons.com for all of our episodes, merchandise, and more! 00:00 Show Kickoff 00:08 Diesel Boys Return 02:12 Kalona Chocolate Milk 04:56 Amish Country Life 08:09 Injuries And Surgeries 09:42 Levi Turf Toe Horror 13:34 Jiu Jitsu For Dads 21:32 Blue Belt And Citadel 24:23 Levi Triathlon Obsession 27:55 Three Day Gravel Ironman 30:01 Training Volume Talk 30:47 Zone Two Heat Talk 31:40 Big Guys Endurance 32:39 Why Do This 34:18 Training Time Tradeoffs 35:51 Sign Up And Solve 37:49 Doyle Program Mindset 40:29 Camp Anxiety Stories 43:55 Becoming A Runner 46:48 Fueling And Electrolytes 51:56 Two Hour Marathon Debate 56:29 F3 Morning Workouts 58:06 Coffee Club To Community 01:02:44 F3 Culture And Nicknames 01:06:31 Health Wins And Blue Zones 01:07:54 Loneliness and Blue Zones 01:09:44 Making Friends as Adults 01:12:00 F3 Faith Explained 01:15:46 Circle of Trust 01:20:21 New Dad Reflections 01:22:09 Raising Tough Kids 01:29:17 Grant Asks Dating Advice 01:33:08 High Friction Dating 01:36:41 Wrap Up and Shoutouts