Originally streamed August 9, 2023. Tyler, John and Spin are back after a whirlwind time covering the 2023 CrossFit Games. After several days to reflect back on the week that was, the guys share some takeaways from this year's Games.
Originally streamed August 2, 2023. Tomorrow morning the individuals and teams take to the competition floor at the 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games.
Originally streamed July 26, 2023. We are just six days away from the start of the 2023 CrossFit Games and we walk through what we know, what we don't know so far.
Originally streamed July 19, 2023. John, Tyler and Spin are back this week to talk about Heat 1, the new premier Fantasy Gaming App for the CrossFit Games. We also take a look at 'Helen' and what that could mean for the athletes, the updated Top 25 Media & Fan Polls for July are out and what is going on with the PFAA and the CrossFit Games...
Originally streamed July 12, 2023. Dylan Malitsky, VP of Sports at Loud and Live, joins the show to share some big news about TYR Wodapalooza!
Originally streamed July 5, 2023. Dallin Pepper joins the show to talk about the allowed grips at the CrossFit Games and how training is going heading into the Games. Then, John Young, Tyler Watkins and Brian Spin share our opinions about the recent CrossFit Retroactive Documentary.
Originally streamed June 28, 2023. Arielle Loewen joins the show to chat about the 2023 CrossFit Games season as she prepares for a return trip to Madison. The Spin Top 25 Fan Poll is revealed! Then John, Tyler & Spin share their five all-time favorite strength events at the CrossFit Games.
Originally streamed on June 21, 2023. Join our Patreon and participate in The Barbell Spin Top 25 Fan Poll: / thebarbellspin Thanks for watching The Barbell Spin podcast. Live every Wednesday night at 7:30pm / 4:30pm Eastern/Pacific....
Originally streamed June 15, 2023. Ben Bergeron & Cole Sager join the show to chat about the changes at CompTrain. Ben Bergeron is stepping down from his coaching role to focus his time and effort on the launch of the new CompTrain 3.0 app. Stepping into his shoes is Cole Sager. Cole will take over as the Elite Athlete Head Coach after this season.
Originally streamed June 14, 2023. Christine Kolenbrander joins the show to recap Semifinals, give an update on her recent back procedure and shares what training will look like leading up to the CrossFit Games. Then John Young, Tyler Watkins and Brian Spin dig into the updated Worldwide Rankings, what makes a training camp "successful" and what we think of the new divisions coming to Wodapalooza.
Originally streamed June 7, 2023. The Semifinals are over and 40 men and 40 women have qualified for the 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games. John Young, Tyler Watkins and Brian Spin recap our picks from the European and Asian Semifinals. And then, we share our WAY TOO EARLY predictions for the CrossFit Games. Who do we have on the podium? Tune in to find out.
Originally streamed June 5, 2023. John Singleton, head coach of The Progrm, joins the show to share what happened with the Assault AirRunners during Event 5 at the CrossFit Europe Semifinal this weekend.
Originally June 3, 2023. We look back at the day's action at the CrossFit Europe Semifinal and discuss what happened, who's in a good spot heading into Sunday and who might miss the cut and fail to qualify for the CrossFit Games. MAKE SURE TO LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE!
Originally streamed May 31, 2023. The last week of the 2023 CrossFit Semifinals are upon us. Bethany Shadburne, technically Bethany Flores now, joins the podcast to share her weekend at the North America West Semifinal where she finished 5th and will be heading back to the CrossFit Games this year. Then, Tyler Watkins, John Young and Brian Spin give their predictions of who will be qualifying for the Games. Who will the guys pick at the top of the men's and women's podium? Will it be Lazar Djuki...
Originally streamed May 24, 2023. Matt Torres joins to discuss this past weekend after his Brute Strength athletes dominated the North America East Semifinal. Torres has five athletes going to the 2023 CrossFit Games: Emma Cary, Danielle Brandon, Fee Saghafi, Dallin Pepper and James Sprague. Then, Tyler Watkins, John Young and Brian Spin share their predictions for the North America West, Oceania & South America Semifinals this weekend.
Originally streamed May 10, 2023. It's that time. Week 1 of the 2023 CrossFit Semifinals are almost here. Find out who we are picking to qualify to the NOBULL CrossFit Games from the North America East and Africa Semifinals.
Originally streamed May 3, 2023. We're back again this week to give our take on the news within the CrossFit Games world. Join us live.
Originally streamed April 26, 2023. Yesterday, I shared on Instagram that the REBEL Renegade Games, home to the Africa Semifinal competition, is charging athletes to enter the spectator area for a discounted rate. The cost is approximately 50% of the general admission ticket for fans wanting to attend the event. It is the only Semifinal competition, as far as I can tell, that is charging athletes for this. Since that Instagram post ( / creyhtspgel ), I have communicated with the organizer of the...
Originally streamed April 19, 2023. Tyler Watkins and John Young are back this week to give their take on the hot topics within the CrossFit Games season. Here's what the crew is discussing this week: Crash Crescendo. How beneficial is it for teams to gain in-person competition experience ahead of Semifinals? https://thebarbellspin.com/competitio... Joe Scali's penalty. Should he have been penalized? • Joe Scali Missed Age Group Semifinals... Age Group Semifinals. Do you like the password requir...
Tyler Watkins and John Young join the podcast to give their take on the current events in the CrossFit Games space this past week. Here are the topics we cover: Ricky Garard. Does his injury secure another championship for Justin Medeiros? Who stands to gain the most from Ricky's injury? Team Quarterfinals. Did the team quarterfinals give us any indication of who will win the team competition this year? Do too many teams advance to Quarterfinals and/or Semifinals? Video Review Penalties. Are the...
Originally streamed February 14, 2023. Dave Eubanks joins the podcast as we discuss the new CrossFit worldwide rankings and strength of field calculation for the 2023 CrossFit Games season.
Originally aired February 7, 2023. Tia-Clair Toomey and Shane Orr joined the podcast where we talked about Tia's pregnancy, how she wanted to compete at the Rogue Invitational and even thought she might be able to compete at the 2023 CrossFit Games! Shane shares how PRVN has grown over the years and how the couple has built a team of athletes and staff in Nashville, TN. PRVN's athletes include Brooke Wells, Sydney Wells, Will Moorad, Saxon Panchik, Nick Mathew, Nicole Burke, Teen Games champion ...
Originally streamed on January 25, 2023. Tonya has been doing CrossFit via Street Parking for years and has earned the 1,000 workout banner. Last year her mother, Sassy, joined Tonya for a workout and now the mother/daughter duo have been doing Street Parking workouts ever since. Tonya and Sassy join the podcast to discuss their fitness journey, why they started doing CrossFit via Street Parking and the 'why' behind doing CrossFit in your 70s.
Originally streamed January 26, 2023. Ingrid Hodnemyr & Eivind Dahl Ringard of CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue join the podcast. Ingrid and Eivind were on the 2nd place team at the 2022 CrossFit Games. We discuss what it took to be part of the Second Fittest Team in the World, quitting their jobs to train full-time and how they are working towards standing on top of the podium at the 2023 CrossFit Games.
Originally streamed December 7, 2022. If you've done CrossFit you have almost certainly done a Hero WOD at some point. But for Jim, he's taken that to the next level...by doing 365 consecutive days of Hero WODs!
Originally streamed on January 3, 2023. Matt O'Keefe, CEO of HWPO Training, joins the podcast to discuss the latest training program, HWPO Golf. Targeting golfers, HWPO Golf aims to "increase strength, power, speed and rotational-flexibility" in order to improve your performance on the golf course.
Originally streamed December 16, 2022. CrossFit Analysts Mike Halpin and Tyler Watkins join the podcast to preview FitWars 1 between Colten Mertens and Scott Tetlow. We look at the FitWars format, speculate on the workout and we will predict whether who will win the first ever FitWars!
Originally aired on December 6, 2022. James Sprague did a 2,000-meter row time trial yesterday as part of training. He finished it in 6:06.
Originally aired December 2, 2022. Emily Rolfe joins to discuss her experience trekking up the 160 flights of stairs at the Burj Khalifa for Event 1 of the 2022 Dubai Fitness Championship.
Originally aired December 1, 2022. Event 1 of the Dubai Fitness Championship is a race to the top of the Burj Khalifa. Competitive stairclimber, Troy Alston, shares his experience racing up the stairs of large buildings and gives some insight into what athletes can expect tomorrow morning in Dubai.
