Brian Friend is a CrossFit coach, fan and a king of stats. We chat about coffee, his spots on the mic on various podcasts and how he found his calling in the middle of CrossFit and numbers. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
Paul Tremblay chats about crashed ice and fights in hockey, competing and coaching CrossFit as well as being at Dave Castro's beck and call on the demo team and his new training program - Dadsesh. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
The morning after the night before, we chat about Shane's efforts to be true to himself, accepting insecurities, instilling confidence in others and what it's like coaching and developing two of the greatest to ever don the leader jersey. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
Conor O'Keeffe, ultra marathon champion, chats about endurance, enthusiasm, hiking and mindset. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
Michael Schaeffer talks about taking a leap, starting from scratch and building a community of like minded people and then getting to watch them prove themselves to be exactly who you hoped they were. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
Roger Gillros chats about overcoming injury through CrossFit, building his own brand of competition and how it led to the Norwegian CrossFit Championship as well as how much he dislikes drinking coffee and his upcoming fatherhood. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
James Hobart has done it all from individual Games Athlete, team Games athlete with New England, team Games Champion with Mayhem, coach and programmer with The Hamplan, sanctionals programmer for Southfit in Argentina, the new Athlete Advisory Panel for CrossFit. He's also a really nice guy. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
Sam Stewart and Tadhg Lawless chat about misconceptions people have of them, training balance that they took time to find, making ends meet in competitive sport and the TV Cop Show that everyone wants - nae, needs in their lives. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
Brandon Swan chats from Down Under about his coffee habits, coaching and programming (including the stresses of organising a mini-games for Khan and Harriet before the Games) and his dilemma of choosing between weightlifting and CrossFit. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
CrossFit Games Judge to CrossFit Games Athlete is a rare path to follow. Pete Shaw, fresh off the 2020 CrossFit Games chats about his journey from Madison to his own gym through Covid as well as his the fire it lit within him to return and how watching Paul Tremblay made him puke, sort of. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
Jedediah Snelson is a fitness fanatic who's life was turned inside out by an accident in 2014. Jed talks about his journey in fitness before and since his accident and how instead of letting one day define him he used it to fuel him. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
Adrian Bozman talks about his career path in CrossFit to seminar staff and Games Head Judge as well as how he kept himself busy during lockdown and he talks up the 2020 Games and what Castro has in store for the athletes. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
What better time to catch up with Filthy150 ticket puncher, Andrea Solberg, than a week out from the Games. We chat about training through covid, her time in Ireland, training with Kristin Holte and her hopes for the rest of the season. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
Paul Warrior is a coach, programmer, designer and part owner of Built Up North and Campfire. We chat about everything from designing clothes and his dream pair of trainers to the shortcomings of CrossFit and his absolutely horrific ankle break. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
Emma McQuaid chats about how lockdown altered her training, her focus for the Games and beyond and her excitement at getting back to competing sooner rather than later. Ellie also makes a brief appearance. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
Laura Horvath is Hungary's fittest female and the 15th fittest female on earth, but she wants more. Laura chats about going from the highs of 2nd in her rookie year to, in her eyes, failing to perform the year after. She also opens up about the angst at changing coach and her positivity about the direction she's heading in. Sponsored by Reign, OLY Clothing and Birdbox Coaching Development. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)...
Sam Stewart has competed at Regionals, Dubai, Filthy, SiD, Miami, Lowlands, France and CanWest and he's only 23. Boy's got a big future in the sport, we chat about it along with how he became involved in the first place and the changes to the sport as well as his own life. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
Renato Macassi, or Fury Photography, works with tonnes of brands to help bring their visions to life; he works with athletes and competitions including sanctionals all while building a family and holding down a day job, oh and the games and he eats ridiculous cookies. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
If it's happened in CrossFit, chances are Rory McKernan was there. From seminar staff to HQ to anchorman Rory has done it all, not to mention penning a book, working with a global fitness brand and now taking up the torch at Mayhem along side Rich Froning. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
Nathan Bird and I fly through his journey into coaching from when he first ventured into the local tennis club to flying the nest to the Middle East and beyond. Nathan has many feathers in his cap, not least the experience he has amassed and the athletes he has worked with. Nathan answered all the listener questions in typical unflappable fashion and some of his answers might ruffle a few feathers. Think that’s all the bird puns I can comfortably fit in. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com...
Rob Lawson of CrossFit Aberdeen, HQ Seminar Staff and Regionals and Rogue Invitational fame chats about everything from tea, coffee, engineering and rugby to CrossFit, the Invitational and how he singlehandedly brought about the end of Regionals. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
Chris Hinshaw, of Aerobic Capacity, drops in to talk about, well, aerobic capacity and how to improve it. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
Phil Hesketh chats about programming for athletes both elite and scaled as well as for Sanctional events in Norway and Egypt. We also chat about going to the Games as an individual in 2015 and on a team last time out. Sponsored by Reign Bodyfuel and Oly Clothing. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
Part 3 of the tReign series focuses on recovery. Mike Lombardi heads Elite Performance and strategic partnerships at Whoop. He came on to answer all our questions on recovery, what works-what doesn’t, how much sleep-why, what if you can’t get that much, different foods interacting with recovery, over training and under performing. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
Dani Speegle chats about her love of coffee and food, traveling for sport, instagram and the positivity and negativity she sees as a public figure as well as her plans for the games and beyond this year. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
The second of the tReign series on self-betterment. Nick Shaw, CEO and founder of RP Strength answers all my questions, and hopefully yours, on food, nutrients, timing and body composition. Sponsored by Reign Bodyfuel. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
Khan Porter, a man so beautiful it makes me sick to my stomach, talks about the coffee scene in Australia, his views on social media and his ability to share his struggles with an audience as well as his the lead up to a games that might never happen, the qualification process and taking part as a team and an individual. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
The first of the tReign series focuses on Mindset. Comparing yourself, complaining, focusing on negatives or worst case scenario, afraid to challenge yourself or afraid to let yourself succeed or be vulnerable? This is the episode for you. Tom from Mindset Rx'd explains the ins and outs of what it takes to improve your way of thinking. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
Oscail - Irish verb - open With Irish gyms allowed to open their doors, pending social distancing measures, I caught up with some owners from around the country to see how they found the initial closure, life as a coach, and in some cases as an owner, during lockdown and the apprehension, excitement and anxiety around reopening their doors. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
Matt Chan chats about life as a firefighter, his life threatening injury while cycling with his wife, his memories of competing at the games and how he suffers the same nerves at a local comp now, his regret at selling his gym as well as his decision to quit HQ seminar staff and what he believes the future holds for CrossFit now. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
