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The Spin Podcast

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CrossFit Games Podcast that keeps you up-to-date on the CrossFit Games, World Fitness Project, United GRID League and more. Tune in for athlete interviews, Blind Rankings, Games Mountain and Viewer Comments. Join Tyler, John and Spin every week.
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Episodes

Jared Graybeal & the Zelos Games Live Showcase Recap

Originally streamed on November 16, 2022. The Zelos Games live showcase event was this past weekend. Jared Graybeal, the mastermind behind the hybrid online/in-person competition, joins the podcast to share what went in to making this past weekend a successful event.

Dec 26, 20231 hr

Aimee Anaya Everett | HWPO LIFT

Originally streamed November 7, 2022. HWPO lift launches, today, 11/7, and is led by Aimee Anaya Everett. Aimee is the first ever female Olympic Weightlifting coach, the USAW Senior International Coach, and co-owner of Catalyst Athletics. She is probably best known for coaching Mattie Rogers at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but she has also coached CrossFit athletes over the years too...including 2007 CrossFit Games champion, Jolie Gentry.

Dec 26, 202327 min

Craig Howard | Get Ruck'd Up on Thanksgiving Day with the Turkey Ruck Challenge

Originally streamed November 3, 2022. Craig Howard, founder of Diablo CrossFit, is partnering with GORUCK this year to promote the Turkey Ruck Challenge for CrossFit Affiliates. Diablo CrossFit has hosted an unofficial "Turkey Trot" the past 14 years and this year they are taking it up a notch. Craig shares the details of how to organize a Turkey Ruck at your affiliate and how it's help build the community at Diablo CrossFit.

Dec 26, 202334 min

Does CrossFit Need a New Scoring System? Could Z-Score be the Solution?

Originally streamed October 13, 2022. Over the years CrossFit has made changes to its scoring system. The details of the scoring has changed almost as much as the path to get to the Games. Seth Page, Alexis Johnson and Tyler Watkins discuss whether CrossFit needs a new scoring system? That's where the Z-Score comes in. Tune in to find what Z-Score is, how it works and whether it could be the future of scoring CrossFit competitions.

Dec 26, 202349 min

Cody Mooney | Director of Performance at pliability (formerly ROMWOD)

Originally streamed October 12, 2022. Cody Mooney is a former CrossFit Games athlete and is now the Director of Performance at pliability (formerly called ROMWOD). Join us as we chat with Cody about his life after competing and what he and the pliability team are working on these days.

Dec 26, 202351 min

Emily Tanner | CrossFit Games Athlete & Coach

Originally streamed September 28, 2022. Emily Tanner competed at this year's CrossFit Games on CrossFit Greater Heights just one year after giving birth to her daughter. While competing, Tanner also coached teen athlete Hailey Rolfe who competed in the Teen Girls 16-17 division. On top of that, Tanner is the owner/founder of Ascend Athlete, a remote coaching and programming company based out of Houston, Texas.

Dec 26, 202358 min

Lize Burns Speaks After CrossFit Denied Appeal

Originally streamed September 23, 2022. Lize Burns shares her side of the story after CrossFit denied her appeal after a failed drug test and suspended her for 4 years. The problem is that there were several "clerical" errors that occurred that leave doubt as to whether the sample that tested positive for metabolites of GW1516 was actually hers.

Dec 26, 202333 min

Bella Martin | CrossFit Emcee

Originally streamed on September 21, 2022. After starting CrossFit just two years ago, Bella Martin is quickly becoming one of the top CrossFit emcees. Go to https://thebarbellspin.com for breaking news & coverage of the CrossFit Games!...

Dec 26, 202350 min
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