Today we talk to Karan Sanjeev, one of our Coaches on The Process Programming and on the class floor here at HQ. We revisit his performance at the Asia Fitness Championship, a competition that put his mindset to the test. Last week, we introduced the Asia Fitness Championship (link below in case you missed it!), a three-day, high-level CrossFit competition. This was also Karan’s first individual event, and one that was filled with ups, downs, and plenty to reflect on. From ambitious goals like b...
Oct 23, 2023•55 min
Hello from beautiful Shanghai, China! We take The Process Podcast to the Asia Fitness Championship to speak with founder Max Ma, who is leading one of the fastest-growing CrossFit communities in the world. Max is a young entrepreneur and former competitive swimmer who understands the value of competition to inspire a wide audience to do great things. After finding a passion in CrossFit, he created The Asia Fitness Championship, which was an official CrossFit Sanctional of the 2019 season. Today,...
Oct 16, 2023•48 min
We’re excited to hear from Jamie, a licensed dietician nutritionist based in San Francisco. She tells us what leaky gut is, why we all probably have this condition, and how to fix it with a step-by-step process. Did you know that 70% of your immune cells reside in your gut? But it should be no surprise: it’s the one place in your body with constant interaction between the external world (what you eat and drink) and the internal world (your organs and cells). Jamie explains that when gut health s...
Oct 09, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Meet Jack Lian, a kettlebell specialist and Head Coach of Metamorfitus in Singapore. Jack will teach you a few simple adjustments to improve your KB skills in ways you probably have never known you could. No matter where your gym is located or what kind of facility it is, chances are there are kettlebells. And for being such common everyday piece of fitness equipment, it is perhaps just as equally misunderstood. Today, Ed picks Jack’s brain on the most common mistakes we make with the kettlebell...
Oct 02, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Today, Ed talks to his childhood friend Jack Sealy, a veteran member for the Hong Kong Football Club. When he’s not #18 on the pitch, Jack manages his local business, Sauce Barbershop: a creative space for fresh haircuts, cool drinks, and open ears. It’s common for professional athletes always launch brands, but a barbershop? For Jack, it was a natural, worthwhile challenge. He shares where the Sauce concept was born, how his new business survived the challenges of a global pandemic, and what it...
Sep 25, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Zack Kramer is a sports professional who teaches athletes how to breathe properly to increase their endurance, strength, recovery, and mindset. Ed has been on a long journey with his own breathing practices, from taking Wim Hops breathing programs to taping his mouth shut before bedtime. In his latest dive into the subject, he picks the mind of Zack Kramer, a coach who applies different breathing strategies to boost his athletes’ performance on and off the field. Ed and Zack chat about how Cross...
Sep 18, 2023•1 hr 3 min
The Process Programming’s captain of The BUILD Program, Liam Carmichael, breaks down WHAT it means to be tough, WHY it’s important, and HOW we can overcome physical, mental, and even emotional challenges. What’s toughness to you? For many, it means doing hard things like lift heavy, run hard, and push through physical challenges. But how about being tough to start a hard conversation with your partner? To confront the doubts that you’re trying to train away from? Liam and Ed talk about the diffe...
Sep 11, 2023•1 hr 4 min
We're excited to officially introduce Alex, our in-house content creator for The Process. He's the creative mind behind all the videos on our Instagram and YouTube accounts; the reason you like and subscribe! Alex joined the team in January 2023, fresh off his adventures as a professional filmmaker in China. Ed chats with Alex about what it's like capturing a sport he had no previous experience in, starting his own fitness journey with The Process, and his recent journey of growth in these last ...
Sep 04, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Stephanie Ng: Why Mental Health is so Difficult to Explain Steph is a mental health advocate, entrepreneur, researcher, and founder of Body Banter, a Hong Kong-based charity that empowers young people to spark conversations about body image with curiosity and courage. Her influential voice in the field of mental health and body image advocacy has gained international recognition, and has been featured on prominent platforms such as BBC, TED, Channel NewsAsia, Tatler Asia, NowTV, and Deutsche-Wel...
Aug 28, 2023•1 hr 14 min
In this episode, Ed catches up with Ant after competing in the 2023 CrossFit Games, where he placed 30th. Ant retells the story of when he received his invitation, and what his 2 weeks of preparation looked like. He also shares how he was able to coach Leigh Coates whilst competing. We finish by taking on some listener questions! Sponsors: The Process Programming: Website: www.theprocessprogramming.com Instagram: @theprocessprogramming
Aug 21, 2023•1 hr 6 min
In this episode, Tammi shares some of the recent changes to her life, and how she has been navigating them. Through a lot of deep reflection and connecting with the people closest to her, she has emerged with some new perspectives on life. A part of her process included analysing her day, and taking note as to whether her tasks energised or drained her, and what her level of engagement was. This is a powerful tool that we can all apply in our own lives, and ultimately achieve the ability to achi...
Aug 14, 2023•39 min
Liam recently posted on his Instagram that at the age of 32, he is in the best shape of his life. He described why he decided to take action, and what he changed, which led to him being the lightest, leanest and having the most muscle mass than he’s ever had. In this conversation, Ed asks Liam to detail every step of the 6-week journey, including ‘why’ he decided to make a change, how he decided where to start, and what he experienced along the way. To read his IG post, click here: https://www.i...
Aug 07, 2023•47 min
Steph Cuvelier is a qualified Exercise Physiologist, a mother, and an ex-national team athlete in 2 sports. Through her studies, as well as her injuries, she has developed a deep interest and understanding of mobility. She has built a successful business, "Calibrate Studios" and her and the team have been serving the people of Hong Kong. In this episode, Steph shares her story of self-growth, injury, education and coaching. Ed and Steph share their experience taking the Functional Range Conditio...
Jul 31, 2023•1 hr 18 min
In this episode, Ed talks about his recent trip to BioXcellerator in Medellin, Colombia, to receive Stem cells in his knee. He shares with us the injury history of his knee, the protocols that he has followed over the last 10 years, and why he decided to fly to the otherwise of the world for this cutting-edge treatment. He also shares some entertaining stories from the trip! If you’re interested in booking a consultation with the BioXcellerator team, please email ed@coastalfitnesshk.com, and we ...
Jul 24, 2023•1 hr 16 min
In this episode, Ed and Isabell sit down for a long overdue catchup on the podcast. They talk about how they have navigated some of the recent challenges with running Coastal and The Process, including a recent membership price increase, travelling, running athlete camps, the semi-finals and how they are constantly trying to provide more value to their people. To finish, they share some of the challenges and wins that they have been facing in their personal lives. Sponsors: The Process Programmi...
Jul 17, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Ed catches up with Process Athlete Megan McDermott after competing in the Africa Semi-finals, where she took 8th place. What many people don’t know about Meg, is that just 1 year before stepping onto the Semi-finals competition floor, she was giving birth to her first child. In this conversation, we talk about her experiences through pregnancy and the impact that it had on her mindset and mental health: surrendering the outcome, the power of gratitude, and finding love in the process. IG: https:...
Jul 10, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Ed sits down with Conscious Leadership Coach, Elisa Haggarty. Elisa works with professional athletes, business executives and leaders, and those who are on their healing journey. In this conversation we talk about the concept of 'unlearning', and both Ed and Elisa share what they have unlearned in their adult lives, as well as what they are currently trying to unlearn. They talk about people pleasing, speaking your truth, trauma and communication. So much gold in this one! IG: @elisamaryhaggarty...
Jul 03, 2023•1 hr 35 min
In this episode, Ed sits down with Joel English, a strength and conditioning coach with a particular interest in flexibility and mobility training. After leaving Hong Kong at the age of 16, Joel found himself going down the wrong path, and it wasn’t until he was introduced to Taiji that he began to find his feet again. Joel shares how Taiji, Qigong and Wushu impacted his life, which would eventually result in him both teaching and competing. It’s from these practices that he began exploring flex...
Jun 26, 2023•1 hr 41 min
Ed and Ant sit down to reflect and share their experience from the 2023 CrossFit Games Semi-finals in Busan, Korea. We reached out to our listeners for questions, and below are the ones we selected for the podcast. Thank you to everyone who wrote in! 1) Curious to know if leaderboards impact how you approach an event @reannalnelson -2) Explain in detail what you will focus on to #workweaknesses @andy.brats 3) How did this year's experience compare to last year? @kazballbaki 4) What was the diffe...
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 17 min
Hugo Stiles is a professional rugby player, who represents the Hong Kong 7’s rugby team. In this episode, Hugo shares his childhood story and how he always had a dream of playing a professional sport. Having just played in his first Hong Kong 7’s after years of injuries and narrowly missing out on selection, Hugo shares what made this experience like no other. In this conversation, Ed and Hugo talk about what separates professional athletes from the rest; what contributes to a winning team; and ...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 20 min
In this episode, Ed sits down with Carl Paoli, founder of The Freestyle Connection, Host of the Freestyle Way Podcast, and author of the Freestyle book. Carl was a household name when CrossFit was exploding in popularity. He was the founder of ‘Gymnastics WOD’, and his philosophies and coaching content had a big impact on Ed, both as an athlete and as a coach. In this conversation, we connect the dots which lead to Carl being the person he is today. We explore what ‘freestyle’ means to him, and ...
Jun 05, 2023•1 hr 23 min
At the time of recording, it's 2.5 weeks before the Asia CrossFit Games Semi-finals, where Ant will take to the floor to compete for a spot at the 2023 CrossFit Games. In this episode, Ed and Ant share their thoughts on this year's Semi-final tests and format. Ant gives us an insight into how he's feeling, how his preparation has been, and what he will do between now and game day. Sponsors: The Process Programming: Website: www.theprocessprogramming.com Instagram: @theprocessprogramming...
May 29, 2023•55 min
In this episode, Ed and Tammi discuss some of their favourite topics: nutrition, habits, mindset and the lifestyle essentials. The main theme of this conversation is the concept of ‘good foods’ vs ‘bad foods’, and why we try to steer our clients away from this way of thinking. We also have Alex Matthews join us in the conversation, who is just starting his health and wellness journey. His questions perfectly represent the way that most of the world views nutrition, which leads to some great back...
May 22, 2023•1 hr 34 min
Ed and Liam are back with their famous Q&A’s! This episode is all about training - 5 questions, giving us the opportunity to dive a little deeper than our usual Q&A’s! 1: Training splits how to structure my week? 2: How often should I change my training programme? 3: Biggest weight loss mistakes? 4: Training with an injury. 5: Why should we film our training Sponsors: The Process Programming: Website: www.theprocessprogramming.com Instagram: @theprocessprogramming...
May 15, 2023•59 min
Ciaran is the founder and owner of Float Co, a facility nestled in the heart of Hong Kong, and is home to float tanks, Ice baths and a community of people investing time and energy into their physical and mental health. In this conversation, Ciaran shares his story which saw him move away from the food and beverage industry after 8 years running one of Hong Kong’s most successful nightclubs, and into the world of mindfulness and recovery. We talk about values, parenting, insecurities and vulnera...
May 08, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Josh Li is the co-founder of One Personal Training and Nutrition Kitchen. One Personal Training has 2 locations in Hong Kong and 1 in Singapore, and Josh has a dream of opening up 10 locations across the globe shortly. Nutrition Kitchen is a food delivery service which has exploded in recent years, expanding from Hong Kong to Singapore. Josh has expertly found a way to continue to lead his organisations from the front, whilst building intelligent systems to allow his businesses to expand at a ra...
May 01, 2023•1 hr 27 min
Ed sits down with Jeremy Sheppard, who is the director of health and athletic performance with the Canadian Snowboard team. In this conversation, we relive Jeremy’s coaching career and the opportunities that he took which would lead him to work with some of the world's greatest athletes and Olympic teams. We talk about the concept of delayed gratification, focusing on the process and not the outcome, willpower, mental health, strength and conditioning for sport and so much more. This was a belte...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 39 min
Ed sits down with Luke Parker, a CrossFit Athlete who finished 5th in the 2022 Crossfit Games with team Mayhem Independence. In this conversation, we uncover Luke’s origin story, and the events that lead him to be the person that he is today, including his time as a reality TV star on The Bachelorette, meeting and training with Travis Mayer, and deeply following his faith. Aside from talking about what it takes to be a world class athlete, we share our stories on people pleasing, and our journey...
Apr 17, 2023•1 hr 27 min
Ed sits down with Kingsley Dutton, who is a coach who specialises in physique training, and a coach educator. In this conversation, we compare the differences and similarities to coaching, assessing and progressing physique athletes vs CrosFitters. We also share our coaching journeys, the personal insecurities that lead us to coach and educate others, as well as how we cycle our training according to the season of life we are in. Instagram (personal): https://www.instagram.com/kingsleydutton/?hl...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 49 min
Ed sits down with Eoin Lacey, who is a high-performance consultant who works with a wide variety of individuals from soldiers, Olympians and high-performing corporate executives. He is the founder of the Irish Strength Institute, he was a part of Charles Poliquin's coaching team, and he coaches Connor McGregor for 10 years. Eoin had a big impact on Ed’s coaching career after receiving mentorship from him in 2014. In this conversation, we talk about Eoin’s holistic approach to coaching, sleep, mi...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 17 min
