Functionally Fit Friends

Sorry we went MIA without notice. We discuss our new "format" as well as our weeks in the gym and other stuff.Hey Friends! Did you have any "games-ready" or "medicare-ready" moments this week? Please share on our Facebook and Instagram, and remember, friends help friends stay fit!Like the podcast? Please leave us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen!Watch podcast episodes / excerpts, comedy and other content on our YouTube channel. Support the show

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Hey Friends! Today our guest is Mary Beth Prodromides, 9x participant, 7x medalist including 5 gold CrossFit Games wins spanning 3 different age groups, most recently the 60-64 division in the 2022 CrossFit Games.We learned from and enjoyed Mary Beth so much and we're sure you will too!Like the podcast? Please leave us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen!Watch podcast episodes / excerpts, comedy and other content on our YouTube channel.Did you have any "games-ready" or "medicare-ready" moments this week? Please share on our Facebook and Instagram, and remember, friends help friends stay fit! Support the show

Ann starts this week with non-CrossFit related things, emotions and Poshmark selling and such. Annette sprains her ankle again. Ann and Annette answer audience questions.Hey Friends! Did you have any "games-ready" or "medicare-ready" moments this week? Please share on our Facebook and Instagram, and remember, friends help friends stay fit!Like the podcast? Please leave us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen!Watch podcast episodes / excerpts, comedy and other content on our YouTube channel. Support the show

Ann and Annette catch up, discovering they've both been clumsy.Weight belt learning curve.Sprained ankle doing what now?Baby or wall ball?How to string together toes-to-bars. Support the show

Ann did a bikini competition and we talk all about it!Some topics we hit:Tips for your first bodybuilding competitionSpray tan disastersWhat Ann ate that dayWhy nobody wears deodorantAdvice for a first-timerAnn's bodybuilding and real personalityHow they test for diuretics, etc.Dismantling body dysmorphia Support the show

Why do physical therapists tell clients to stop doing CrossFit but don't tell baseball players to stop playing baseball?Our guest, Andy Johnson, PT, DPT, OCS, is a physical therapist who would never do that, and it makes him mad. He does CrossFit, coaches it, and practices in an office above a CrossFit box. He sees lots of CrossFitters and talks to us about the most common injuries, how to prevent injury, and more.Andy's website: physicaltherapybyaj.com.Hey Friends! Did you have any "games-ready" or "medicare-ready" moments this week? Please share on our Facebook and Instagram, and remember, friends help friends stay fit!Like the podcast? Please leave us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen!Watch podcast episodes / excerpts, comedy and other content on our YouTube channel. Support the show

Ann and Annette compare and contrast their experiences doing two different Girls Gone Rx competitions.Hey Friends! Did you have any "games-ready" or "medicare-ready" moments this week? Please share on our Facebook and Instagram, and remember, friends help friends stay fit!Like the podcast? Please leave us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen!Watch podcast episodes / excerpts, comedy and other content on our YouTube channel. Support the show

We're taking a summer break for the rest of August. Here's a minute about what's coming up next. Hope you're having a wonderful active summer and we'll see you real soon!Thanks for listening!Hey Friends! Did you have any "games-ready" or "medicare-ready" moments this week? Please share on our Facebook and Instagram, and remember, friends help friends stay fit!Like the podcast? Please leave us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen!Watch podcast episodes / excerpts, comedy and other content on our YouTube channel. Support the show

Michael Potts, a box buddy of Ann's as well as a  friend of Eric Roza joins us to talk about his experience strategy consulting and moderating meetings in 2020 after Greg Glassman sold CrossFit to Eric Roza. We hit on a variety of topics and we hope you find the conversation as fascinating as we did!Hey Friends! Did you have any "games-ready" or "medicare-ready" moments this week? Please share on our Facebook and Instagram, and remember, friends help friends stay fit!Like the podcast? Please leave us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen!Watch podcast episodes / excerpts, comedy and other content on our YouTube channel. Support the show

Welcome to the Functionally Fit Friends Podcast!  Today Ann is "hanging out" on zoom with her personal fitness coach, Victoria Hartcorn of Excelerate Fitness.  Ann & Vic discuss a variety of topics from body building to nutrition to mindset to programming.  Enjoy!Hey Friends! Did you have any "games-ready" or "medicare-ready" moments this week? Please share on our Facebook and Instagram, and remember, friends help friends stay fit!Like the podcast? Please leave us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen!Watch podcast episodes / excerpts, comedy and other content on our YouTube channel. Support the show

Ann is going rollerskating, got Rolfed and learned how to pose for bodybuilding. Annette is preparing for a competition and shares her top 3 favorite mobility tools.Hey Friends! Did you have any "games-ready" or "medicare-ready" moments this week? Please share on our Facebook and Instagram, and remember, friends help friends stay fit!Like the podcast? Please leave us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen!Watch podcast episodes / excerpts, comedy and other content on our YouTube channel. Support the show

Eric Maklan, PhD, Rolfer®, LMT of Chattanooga Bodyworks joined us for a helpful  informative look at Rolfing structural integration (myofascial release), integrative bodywork and more. Eric shares his compelling personal story and teaches us about fascia and how manipulating it is often needed to heal injuries, fully recover from surgeries, and release pain. We also grill him about his work on CrossFitters and other athletes, how best to work on ourselves ("You're not trying to beat yourself up with the foam roller"), and some random questions (does Ann need her diaphragm Rolfed because she yawns excessively during workouts? Does the fascia blaster work for cellulite?).Hey Friends! Did you have any "games-ready" or "medicare-ready" moments this week? Please share on our Facebook and Instagram, and remember, friends help friends stay fit!Watch podcast episodes / excerpts, comedy and other content on our YouTube channel. Support the show

After discussing our week in the gym (Ann did her first pull-ups!), we talk all about comparisonitis - how it manifests both in and out of the gym, with young and old men and women, and what we can do about it.We also discuss how and why bodybuilding has helped Ann, how ADHD can be misunderstood as laziness, and then return to more about comparisonitis regarding aging.Hey Friends! Did you have any "games-ready" or "medicare-ready" moments this week? Please share on our Facebook and Instagram, and remember, friends help friends stay fit!Watch podcast excerpts, comedy and other content on our YouTube channel. Support the show

We talk about our week in the gym and then how Ann manages to wash her hair only once a month, keep it not-gross, and have the healthiest hair her hairdresser has seen!Products mentioned:Supergreens Shampoo by Pure HavenCharcoal Detox Shampoo by Pure HavenSmoothie for Your Scalp!Green Smoothie Deep Conditioning Treatment by Pure HavenHey Friends! Did you have any "games-ready" or "medicare-ready" moments this week? Please share on our Facebook and Instagram, and remember, friends help friends stay fit!Watch podcast episodes / excerpts, comedy and other content on our YouTube channel. Support the show

What's on your fitness bucket list?Ann and Annette discuss current and future (and some past) fitness related endeavors and how we can challenge ourselves for the rest of our lives.Discussed: bodybuilding bikini competition, L1 course and teaching children, tennis, 10K run, weightlifting camp, dancing, long hikes. We both hiked the Grand Canyon. The Precipice trail at Acadia national park. Digression into rollercoasters and Harry Potter world etc. and Walmart shortsOur week at the gym.Hey Friends! Did you have any "games-ready" or "medicare-ready" moments this week? Please share on our Facebook and Instagram, and remember, friends help friends stay fit!Watch podcast episodes / excerpts, comedy and other content on our YouTube channel. Support the show

Carey Kepler won 3rd place at the 2009 CrossFit Games, then competed multiple years at the Games as an individual, team competitor, and finally master's athlete for which she placed 7th in 2016. She co-founded CrossFit Central, one of the first 50 CrossFit affiliates, in 2005.We met Carey when we took her ass-kicking and fun women's only class at CrossFit Central during our visit to Austin, Texas in March, the subject of our April 7th episode.In this inspiring episode we talk to her about:Why women's only classesGolden Hour classes ages 50's and upAdvice for aging athletesCoaching nutritionCrossFit Games competition memories, including her first 10 muscle-ups!HYROX - Carey's next competitive challenge!Contact Carey at her Instagram @careykepler or website coachcareykepler.com Support the show

We may spend half our lives after menopause! Let's get ready.Up front tangent: Why Ann never did book reports.We discuss the book "Next Level: your guide to kicking ass, feeling great, and crushing goals through menopause and beyond" by Stacy T. Sims, Ph.D., author of Roar with Selene Yeager. Advice based on science for reducing menopause symptoms - how to train, how to eat and more.Our week at the gym: Murph, what we did instead, how Britney and other women in Ann's gym crushed it.Hey Friends! Did you have any "games-ready" or "medicare-ready" moments this week? Please share on our Facebook and Instagram, and remember, friends help friends stay fit!Watch podcast episodes / excerpts, comedy and other content on our YouTube channel. Support the show

Meet Shirley Kreutzfeld! Pharmacist turned Athlete.  Pursuing your passions at it's finest. As a CF - L3 coach, Shirley brings even more to her coaching with her MS in Sports Performance.  She and her partner recently won the Rx Division of the Piankllr Venice Beach event on May 21, 2022 - so bad ass!In San Diego? Check out Shirley's new gym!  https://www.bodyshopfitnesssd.com/ and follow on IG @bodyshopfitnesssdFollow Shirley @shi_kreutzfeld Support the show

Ann and Annette share the supplements they're taking.They are (plus other topics discussed):Collagen, BCAAs, Omega 3s, vitamin Dgenetic testing and variants: 23andme and Found my Fitness reportMTHFR mutationsgetting your own blood testingHashimotos hypothyroidmagnesium, zinc, selenium, milk thistleNAC - video we mentioned: https://youtu.be/iuYWy27bQrEHeadaches and detoxificationIonic food bathsCastor oil packsConstipation"The Cure"MoringaAmareinfertility nutrition specialistIVF"Well this supplement conversation took an interesting turn"Our week in the gymAnn's going to a posing clinic.Hey Friends! Did you have any "games-ready" or "medicare-ready" moments this week? Please share on our Facebook and Instagram, and remember, friends help friends stay fit!Watch podcast episodes / excerpts, comedy and other content on our YouTube channel. Support the show

We discuss the book "Roar: How to Match your Food and Fitness to your Female Physiology for Optimum Performance, Great Health and a Strong, Lean Body for Life by Stacy T. Sims, Ph.D."Our biggest take-aways and thoughts related to the book.Our week in the gym.Hey Friends! Did you have any "games-ready" or "medicare-ready" moments this week? Please share on our Facebook and Instagram, and remember, friends help friends stay fit!Watch podcast episodes / excerpts, comedy and other content on our YouTube channel. Support the show

Ann's gym throwdown and endurance partyingAnnette does a snatch PR and more Murph prepAnn's grief: effects on sleeping, eating and exercisingAnn starts to practice posing for bodybuilding and zone 2 workouts for weight loss.Annette tries out recovery tools: leg compression, gua sha muscle scraper.Ann and Annette attempt to distinguish legitimate tools from woo woo stuff and crack up over stories about purifying pyramids, harmonic eggs and whether to get the Aqua Pure produce treatment gadget.Hey Friends! Did you have any "games-ready" or "medicare-ready" moments this week? Please share on our Facebook and Instagram, and remember, friends help friends stay fit!Watch podcast episodes / excerpts, comedy and other content on our YouTube channel. Support the show

Weird things we did this week:earthquake hold, rowling, dead millsMore exercises to get rid of the fluffFavorite numbersTasty bars and anti-costumes for the gym throwdownWhen you kick your Brazilian bikini waxerHey Friends! Did you have any "games-ready" or "medicare-ready" moments this week? Please share on our Facebook and Instagram, and remember, friends help friends stay fit!Watch podcast episodes / excerpts and occasional other content on our YouTube channel. Support the show

Ann and Annette give tips if you're new to CrossFit, even / especially if you're in your forties and / or you're out of shape.1. Set a schedule and be consistent.2. Be open to feedback.3. Feel free to scale the warmup.4. Stay in your lane (don't compare yourself to others)5. Don't try something too out of your reach, but do stretch your limits.6. Don't go ham every day.7. Try a number of gyms before joining.8. Pay attention when things hurt and do something about it.9. It's ok to wear running shoes at the beginning.10. Choose one thing to get better at at a time.11. Track your results on the app your gym uses.12. Utilize YouTube.Hey Friends! Did you have any "games-ready" or "medicare-ready" moments this week? Please share on our Facebook and Instagram, and remember, friends help friends stay fit!Watch podcast episodes / excerpts and occasional other content on our YouTube channel. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fitfriends)

Ann and Annette talk about their workoutsincluding some Murph prep and some plyometrics / speedwork.Ann thought she had gained 15 pounds for bodybuilding, but discovered it's 25.New vs. old way of bodybuilding (bro science).Making ourselves uncomfortable. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fitfriends)

Ann is away so Annette and her coach Trey Burdette of Whitebelt Athletics have a conversation about preparing for the Memorial Day Murph Workout.They discuss what's being programmed at Whitebelt in the weeks leading up to Murph.Working on push-ups.Different variations and strategies of attacking it.Mental preparation and strategy to finish.The Lone Survivor book and movie. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fitfriends)

In this episode, Ann and Annette discuss their two drop in classes at CrossFit Central Burnet in Austin, TX.They also go on about this one taco at Granny's tacos, shirtless runners, shirted scooter riders, missing items at the AirBNB and Ann's last week of maximum calorie intake for bodybuilding before beginning to cut. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fitfriends)

Ann and Annette are together in Texas and after a day of sightseeing in San Antonio, they were ready for a workout Monday morning at an Austin CrossFit box.They recorded today's short episode Monday afternoon. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fitfriends)

This week Ann and Annette speak to Ann's coach Britney Gaillot.Topics:Brittney's sports background, journey to CrossFit.Transition from elementary school teacher to CrossFit coachHer 8th Open seasonPreparing for QuarterfinalsWhat's different in her 30'sExperiments with adding zone 2 workoutsDaily routinesWhat Brittney eats in a dayInjuries she's hadBooks she's been readingCrossFit shoes, clothes, hairBrittney's favorite and most challenging CrossFit movementsSome of Brittney's lift PR'sButterfly vs kipping pull-upsHow to pronounce Gaillot :-) Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fitfriends)

Ann's 22.3Double unders make Ann sneeze.Annette gets kicked out of her writing group.Annette's 22.3Friday Night LightsAnnette inadvertently misses a glow stick dance party and Ann stealth drops cookie bars from a 1982 Christian school recipe book. She also sees three people finish the workout.Ann's bodybuilding eating strategyWhat hurts Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fitfriends)

We worry about CrossFit Open 22.3.We discuss CrossFit Open 22.2.How grief affects performance.When you're at the bottom of the SugarWODAnn saw someone finish the CrossFit Open 22.2 workout.Mat talkDoes Annette have autism or is this just a New Yorker thing?Book mentioned: "Autism in Heels" Hard of hearing at the gymAnn and ADHDBook mentioned: "You mean I'm not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy!?"Thank you for the mix tape.We check in on our March challenge of rolling our feet and lower legs.Workouts during the Open weeks.StretchingStill more about double undersAnnette's self defense class.What do you eat before the open workouts?Hey Friends! Did you have any "games-ready" or "medicare-ready" moments this week? Please share on our Facebook and Instagram, and remember, friends help friends stay fit!Watch podcast episodes / excerpts and occasional other content on our YouTube channel. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fitfriends)

Ann and Annette discuss their 22.1 workouts.Wall walk fears... conquered.Speculation about 22.2.Double under trouble and hope.Review of February cold shower challenge.Hashimotos thyroiditis.Introducing our March 31 day challenge.Hey Friends! Did you have any "games-ready" or "medicare-ready" moments this week? Please share on our Facebook and Instagram, and remember, friends help friends stay fit!Watch podcast episodes / excerpts and occasional other content on our YouTube channel. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fitfriends)

We think this is a funny one. Hope you enjoy it. Topics discussed:Cold shower progress updateHands hurting with broad jumpsNasal breathing runRough rowing workout, pistol squatsToes-to-bar challengesBodybuilding: Nordic hamstring curlsWrist wrapsAsk Ann and Annette: our morning and evening routinesFrowniesYou can also watch podcast episodes on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8HMy4G_f4r-IXEAvxDtBQ Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fitfriends)

Sometimes called a "programming genius," our guest today is the owner of CrossFit Wash Park in Denver, CO and we are discussing the CrossFit Open 2022 plus other topics:Rx vs. Scaled in the Open and Open preparationFrom solo to a 20 person garage gym affiliate to 200+ The Beautiful Mind Board - what you get when your gym owner has a math degree from MITPredictions / educated guesses for new movements in the 2022 OpenHow to get better at double unders in 2 weeks.Best prehab movementsManaging a gym, lesson planning for other coachesFollow Functionally Fit Friends on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fitfriends)

Our week in the gym including slam balls, Rx pull-ups and games prepOpen 21.3 and 21.4Conclusions from our January challenge using the Hip Hook dailyOur February challenge: taking cold showersThe purported benefits of cold showersand other miscellaneous:Ann's velcro Vizsla dog and his endless hugYou can't get to a dog's psoasBrain Gym energy yawnpea protein shakesAnn's yummy breakfastWatch podcast episodes on our YouTube channel. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fitfriends)

Annette's CrossFit JourneyOur week in the gym. Ann does Rx deadlifts and 10 double unders in a row.Working out in winter weatherAsk Ann and Annette - Margaret asks us when we feel most successful, about our inner difficulties, and whether CrossFit should be so important in her life if she's not a high performing athlete. We answer.Annette talks about getting into CrossFit, sudden gym closing, trying out boxes around town, body issues and working on lazy gluteal and abdominal muscles.Watch podcast episodes on our YouTube channel. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fitfriends)

Ann lifts heavy things in the shop.Deadlift talkThe Hip Hook and our first 30 day challengeAnn's super wonky pelvis, lower back pain, sciatica.Uterus "down and to the right" echos of Seinfeld episode "that's one magic loogie".Hang power cleans. Annette's desire to be called "Fast Elbows"(George and "T Bone" - more Seinfeld talk)"Ask Ann and Annette" - Lisa asks about our favorite and least favorite parts of our workout.Scaling the warmupEldoa exercises for putting space between vertebraeChanging gymsWatch podcast episodes on our YouTube channel. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fitfriends)

Why Trey left academia, bought a gym and named it Whitebelt CrossFit, also called Whitebelt Athletics.Trey's history with CrossFit and coaching.Trey's doctoral research on what a diversity of people want from coaching.Challenges of the transition from academic to business owner.Ann and Annette bully Trey into moving from Wodify to SugarWOD.Why Russian kettlebell swings may be better than American kettlebell swings.Trey's advice for aging athletes.Trey's man-crush on Kelly Starrett.The importance and practice of nasal breathing.Physical space challenges and gym organization tools.Trey's CrossFit philosophy.Mobility tools, Jill Miller, coregeous ball.Trey explains the "shirts on" rule at Whitebelt.Culture of longevity, training days vs. competition days, CrossFit without the clock, no leaderboard CrossFit, the long game.Watch podcast episodes and excerpts on our YouTube channel. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fitfriends)

Ann and Annette tell the story of how they met almost 20 years ago and along the way detour into topics including softball, vegan-ish diets, sustainable agriculture, high versus low carb diets, and Ann's body transformation.Also, Ann calls Annette freaking out about her WOD, and they discuss their week in the gym including sumo deadlifts, split jerks, a pubic bone slam and pumpkin slam ball. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fitfriends)

Ann and Annette first discuss their week in the gym, including accidental decaffeination and lack of sleep induced wallball issues. Then comes a discussion of what the Functionally Fit Friends podcast will be and who will like it. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fitfriends)

Ann and Annette break down their twelve days of Christmas CrossFit workouts and discuss fitness goals for 2022. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fitfriends)

Ann and Annette discuss their week in the gym, then share their fitness journeys, which include tennis, running marathons, anorexia, gymnastics, ballet, track. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fitfriends)