{"id":18385,"date":"2018-05-28T10:46:10","date_gmt":"2018-05-28T17:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/landing-uat.thedolcediet.com\/blog\/?p=18385"},"modified":"2025-05-28T13:37:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T13:37:23","slug":"the-mike-dolce-show-ep-197-train-forever-with-rafael-lovato-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landing-uat.thedolcediet.com\/blog\/the-mike-dolce-show-ep-197-train-forever-with-rafael-lovato-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"THE MIKE DOLCE SHOW: Ep. 197 Train Forever With Rafael Lovato Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6641895\/height\/360\/width\/640\/theme\/legacy\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/\" height=\"360\" width=\"620\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-mike-dolce-show\/id591709101?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-18269\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/itunes-300x114.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/landing-uat.thedolcediet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/itunes-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/landing-uat.thedolcediet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/itunes-768x291.png 768w, https:\/\/landing-uat.thedolcediet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/itunes.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/show\/the-mike-dolce-show\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-18267\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/stitcher.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nRafael Lovato Jr. joins Mike in studio. Rafael is widely considered to be the greatest American grappler competing today. A lifelong health advocate, he is also undefeated in his mixed martial arts career.<br \/>\nMike Dolce is a 4X World MMA Awards Trainer of the Year, NJ Martial Arts Hall of Fame Inductee and was named a Men\u2019s Fitness Top 30 Fitness Game Changer. As the founder of The Dolce Diet and creator of UFC FIT, Mike Dolce is known the world over for his work managing the incredible weight cuts of top UFC athletes.<br \/>\nHis #1 international best-selling books include The Dolce Diet: 3 Weeks to Shredded, The Dolce Diet: Living Lean and The Dolce Diet: Living Lean Cookbook. For more information, visit TheDolceDiet.com and TheMikeDolceShow.com<br \/>\nListen to the latest Mike Dolce Show fitness and lifestyle podcast and get motivated!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rafael Lovato Jr. joins Mike in studio. Rafael is widely considered to be the greatest American grappler competing today. 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