In this episode, Ed sits down Ollie Marchon, the owner and founder of MARCHON, who have two strength and conditioning facilities, and one of the biggest online training memberships in the United Kingdom. In this episode, we start by digging into Ollie’s origin story. Like Ed, Ollie began his journey as a professional rugby player, before transitioning into coaching and building his business. There are so many nuggets on coaching, building a business and leading a team, that I think that folks in...
Aug 29, 2022•1 hr 6 min
In this episode, Ed sits down with Alex Younger to reflect on his journey in CrossFit. It all began as a 16 year old with the goal of making it to the top of the sport, to coaching in his university garage, landing his first professional coaching gig in Kuwait shortly after university, to eventually parting was with ‘Alex the athlete’ and finding a more sustainable way to live. Sponsors: The Process Programming: Website: www.theprocessprogramming.com Instagram: @theprocessprogramming...
Aug 22, 2022•56 min
In this episode, Ed sits down with Ant Haynes to reflect on his 2022 CrossFit Games Season. It has been a rollercoaster of a year for Ant, which all began with a last minute decision to get on a flight and relocate to Dubai in order to continue his season. Little did he know that it would be more than half a year before he’d eventually return to his home in Hong Kong. Unfortunately Ant narrowly missed out on qualification to the CrossFit Games via the Semi-finals in Korea, and in this episode we...
Aug 15, 2022•1 hr 32 min
In this episode, Ed sits down with Lotte to talk about her journey with ‘body image’. From striving to be as small and petite as possible in her teenage years, to now prioritising her health, and the way she feels and functions. Many men and women will resonate with Lotte’s journey, from the social pressures thinking we need ‘look a certain way’, dealing with the comments from others, gym culture, and the how we so often tie our our self worth to the way we look. All the honesty and vulnerabilit...
Aug 08, 2022•46 min
In this episode, Ed and Liam take on some cracking listener Q&A’s. Thank you to everyone who submitted a question! If you’d like to submit a question, please send us a message on IG @theprocessprogramming. 1. How do you programme for someone who doesn’t have any specific performance goals? 2. How do you progress aerobic work 3. Best training split for beginners 4. I feel my strength numbers have plateaued, how do I get stronger. 5. How do you programme for a fitness competition? 6. How do yo...
Aug 01, 2022•1 hr 3 min
In this 2 part series, Ed sits down with Liam Carmichael, Tamarind Robinson and Lotte Thompson to talk about the 6 lifestyle essentials: Circadian Rhythm, Sleep, Hydration, Stress Management, Movement and Food Hygiene. In this episode, we dive into the second 3. For each of the 6 lifestyle essentials, we discuss our definition, share various tools and strategies, as well as sharing our own wins, struggles and current protocols. Sponsors: The Process Programming: Website: www.theprocessprogrammin...
Jul 25, 2022•1 hr 10 min
In this 2 part series, Ed sits down with Liam Carmichael, Tamarind Robinson and Lotte Thompson to talk about the 6 lifestyle essentials: Circadian Rhythm, Sleep, Hydration, Stress Management, Movement and Food Hygiene. In this episode, we dive into the first 3. For each of the 6 lifestyle essentials, we discuss our definition, share various tools and strategies, as well as sharing our own wins, struggles and current protocols. Sponsors: The Process Programming: Website: www.theprocessprogramming...
Jul 18, 2022•45 min
In this episode, Ed sits down with Isabell Wolfe, General Manager of Coastal and The Process. They begin by sharing some of the major changes happening at HQ. They talk about the new Mission and Vision of Coastal and The Process, and how they’ve had to change the way that they pay their coaches in order to achieve them. The conversation then goes down a the rabbit hole of ‘past jobs’, what they did; what they learnt from them; and how those jobs lead them to doing what they do today. Sponsors: T...
Jul 11, 2022•1 hr 19 min
In this episode, Ed sits down with Coastal and Process coach Liam Carmichael to talk about his life story…and what an epic story it is. From being told that he and his family will be moving from Scotland to France in 3 weeks time as a 15 year old; Having to learn a new language; letting go and finding a new identity; Flying across the world as a flight attendant; CrossFit burnout; Finding Functional Body Building and moving to HK. By the end of this episode, you will have learnt a lot more about...
Jul 04, 2022•1 hr 12 min
In this episode, Ed goes solo to talk about writing and designing training programmes. He starts by sharing his journey writing group programmes at Coastal, including all the mistakes and lessons along the way. He then provides a framework for how we now design our group programme training cycles, and uses examples from the most recent LIVE, PERFORM and COMPETE training cycle. To all you fitness and programming geeks out there, this one is for you! Sponsors: The Process Programming: Website: www...
Jun 27, 2022•39 min
In this episode, Ed sits down with Liam and Lotte to talk about de-loading. What is it, why do we do it, and our past and present relationships with de-loading. We also share some simply awareness tools which you can incorporate into your own training, which can help you to more effectively self regulate. Sponsors: The Process Programming: Website: www.theprocessprogramming.com Instagram: @theprocessprogramming
Jun 20, 2022•46 min
In this episode, Ed sits down with repeat guest, Olivia Park. Olivia is a female Health and Performance Coach and is the founder of Grit and Grace. Her goal is to help active women stop second-guessing themselves and train with purpose. This conversation has it all. The main theme of the conversation revolves around Olivia’s struggles with fertility as she and her husband began trying for their first baby. We take a trip down memory lane and uncover all of the areas of Olivia’s life which would ...
Jun 13, 2022•1 hr 17 min
In this episode, Ed sits down with Stretch Rayner, Founder of Protect The Asset. Ed and Stretch first met during a Poliquin Coaching Certification Programme 12 years ago, and have followed each others journey from a distance. They both share very similar coaching and athlete stories - Injuries, burnout, frustration with others, lack of growth, misalignment of values, and health related issues. Stretch decided to sell his shares in his CrossFit Gym, and embark on an adventure around the world whi...
Jun 06, 2022•1 hr 25 min
In this episode, Ed sits down with Jack Thomas, Founder and CEO of Base Fitness in Bangkok. Jack shares his story from working for a Bank in England, making the decision to move to South East Asia, how we started selling clothes from a local market on eBay, to eventually founding and running Base Fitness, which was voted as the ‘Best Gym In Asia’ in 2019 and 2020. Along the journey, there are many nuggets which all business owners, entrepreneurs, managers and leaders should hear. Base Bangkok: h...
May 30, 2022•1 hr 19 min
In this episode, Ed sits down with Process Programming coaches Schalk, Lotte and Karan for a “Coaches Roundtable” discussion. Today’s conversation revolves around the question.”Why do you train”? We start by sharing our stories of when we first started training and why, and conclude by sharing why we now train. Hope you enjoy the conversation! Sponsors: The Process Programming: Website: www.theprocessprogramming.com Instagram: @theprocessprogramming
May 23, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Cameron Currie is a member of the Process Programming community who follows the ELITE training track. He is also the owner and founder of Base3 Fitness, he’s a US airforce veteran, has competed at the CrossFit Regionals 4 times and is the host of the Base3 Podcast. In this episode, Ed and Cam catch up after many years. It’s the first time they have spoken face to face since Cam worked in Hong Kong in 2016. In this conversation, Cam shares his journey as a coach and as an athlete. Together, they ...
May 16, 2022•1 hr 11 min
In this episode, Ed and Liam sit down and share some food for thought on how to balance resistance training with conditioning training. We start by defining resistance and conditioning training, the benefits of each, and the differences in rate of adaption. We then look into a number of different avatars, and explore the difference in prescription for each. Sponsors: The Process Programming: Website: www.theprocessprogramming.com Instagram: @theprocessprogramming
May 09, 2022•59 min
In this episode, Ed sits down with Nik Jordan, founder of Momentum Online. We walk about the importance of assessing the individuals function when interpreting MRI results; Nik’s 3 step process when assessing an injury; and some conversation around a recent post of Ed’s on concepts around ‘pre-season’ training in the sport of CrossFit Instagram: @mmtm.online Sponsors: The Process Programming: Website: www.theprocessprogramming.com Instagram: @theprocessprogramming...
May 02, 2022•1 hr 26 min
In this episode, Ed sits down with Tamarind Robinson to take on some listen Q&As. Find the questions below: 1. In your new cycle, I see that you guys are testing 6RMs and 5RMs. What’s the reason for this? 2. What are good workouts to test your strength and weaknesses in CrossFit. 3. For an aspiring coach, where did you learn most about movement work? 4. Percentage work vs feel/autoregulation for group style Crossfit classes? 5. Your thoughts on using CF or Functional Fitness as a supplement ...
Apr 25, 2022•1 hr 18 min
In this episode, Ed sits down with Liam to talk about the importance of feedback, what we’ve been working on for the last 4 months, leadership, recognising strengths and weaknesses and empowering people to do things they love, and lastly, the future plans for COASTAL and The Process Programming. Sponsors: The Process Programming: Website: www.theprocessprogramming.com Instagram: @theprocessprogramming
Apr 18, 2022•51 min
In this episode, Ed sits down Process Programming coaches Liam Carmichael, Lotte Thompson and Andrew Lo, to talk about the 2022 CrossFit Open and Quarterfinals. As a group they reflect on their personal experiences from the years competitions: Mistakes made, lessons learned, what would they change if they had another chance and their goals for the next season. Sponsors: The Process Programming: Website: www.theprocessprogramming.com Instagram: @theprocessprogramming...
Apr 11, 2022•1 hr 10 min
In this episode, Ed sits down with Andrew Correia, a personal trainer with a particular interest in helping folks escape pain. In this conversation, Andre talks about what pain is and why we experience it, his philosophy in helping to treat pain, some ideas for self-treatment of pain, and we finish with a good old game of Overrated vs Underrated. Andre Correia: IG @ andrerehab Email: acorreiasc@gmail.com Sponsors: The Process Programming: Website: www.theprocessprogramming.com Instagram: @thepro...
Apr 04, 2022•1 hr 8 min
In this episode, Ed goes solo and shares his reflections on the 2021/2022 training and competition season for the LIVE, PERFORM and COMPETE training groups. He also shares the process that he goes through when mapping out a training year for a client or training group. Sponsors: The Process Programming: Website: www.theprocessprogramming.com Instagram: @theprocessprogramming
Mar 28, 2022•43 min
In this episode, Paddy sits down with Ant to discuss what’s been going on recently with him and The Process Programming. They talked about Ant’s performance in the open, training leading up to the quarter finals, his move to Dubai and what our Affiliate program looks like for potential new clients. Sponsors: The Process Programming: Website: www.theprocessprogramming.com Instagram: @theprocessprogramming
Mar 21, 2022•46 min
In this episode, Ed sits down with coach Liam Carmichael to talk about the science and impact of stress, and how to successfuly navigate it on a short, medium and long term basis. We both truly believe that this is the missing piece when it comes to sustainable success in anything! Sponsors: The Process Programming: Website: www.theprocessprogramming.com Instagram: @theprocessprogramming
Mar 14, 2022•41 min
In this episode, Ed sits down with Katrina Rozga, who is the Director of Therapy and Counselling at the Jadis Blurton Family Development Centre in Hong Kong. Katrina has a particular interest in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Positive Psychology and Solution Focused Therapy and EMDR. Kat shares her story and why she decided to pursue the career as a therapist; The concept of ‘Circles of Control’, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment therapy and the importance of having differ...
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 10 min
In this episode, Ed and Paddy sit down to take on some of the listeners questions. Topics included were: training with different work schedules and training ages, attributes required to be a good coach and how to get into coaching, advise to their younger selves, controversial opinions they hold and more. If you would like to skip to the questions, they begin at the 24min mark. 1. Bodybuilding in CrossFit? What does our LPC athletes training look like at different parts of the season with bodybu...
Feb 28, 2022•1 hr 26 min
Liam and Ed: Programming for the LIVE and BUILD programmes In this episode, Ed sits down with Liam Carmichael, head programmer for the BUILD programme. They talk about the step by step process that they follow when writing their programmes, from Planning, to Prioritising to Periodising. Sponsors: The Process Programming Website: www.theprocessprogramming.com Instagram: @theprocessprogramming...
Feb 21, 2022•59 min
In this episode, Paddy sits down with Ashley Grossmann, co-host of the Lunge & Lift podcast, Head of education at Gym Box in London and founder of The Training Stimulus. Ash specialises in movement mechanics, addressing muscular imbalances, fixing motor patterns, injury prevention and rehabilitation. He works with athletes of all levels, from elite down to recreational both online and in person. In this conversation, Paddy and Ash discussed common injuries within CrossFit and why these occur...
Feb 14, 2022•1 hr 31 min
In this episode, Ed sits down with General Manager, Isabell Wolfe to talk about productivity. We share some of our tips and hacks when it comes to being more productive, as well as share some science on how to do your best work, as efficiently as possible! Sponsors: The Process Programming Website: www.theprocessprogramming.com Instagram: @theprocessprogramming
Feb 07, 2022•53 min
