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Jason and David are back this week to discuss the values of aerobic training. Tune in!

This week David is joined by CFN coach Brooks Narvaez as they discuss how he got into fitness, coaching, owned his own business, and ultimately came to the fine people of CFN to share his talents. Tune in!

Jason and David are back this week to discuss a framework to help you get unstuck. Often we can think ourselves or others lazy or unwilling to do the work when really it might be a function of lack of certainty around where to start. Tune in!

Jason and David are back again this week to talk about the Memorial Day Hero WOD which is just around the corner. Tune in to hear their take on training for the challenge, the continuing theme of discomfort leading growth, and a little more background on how they each first experienced the legendary workout.

Jason and David are back this week to chat about the value of increasing muscle across a lifetime. Progressive overload, consistency, and the tenants of muscle building are all on the docket. Tune in!

THE RIG is back! After a year, David is back with new co-host Jason Willis as they discuss the annual 14er Challenge CrossFit Northland hosts. Listen as they discuss what the heck a 14er is, why they do this as a gym, as well as the value of pursuing discomfort! Tune in!

After a few-week hiatus, Steve shares some of his classic stories while he and David discuss the turning point from mindset, thoughts, and words to actions. Tune in!

Steve and David are back this week to talk about TALKING. How do you talk to yourself? How do you speak to/about others? Covering topics from affirmations to gratitude and giving some practices along the way...tune in!

Steve and David are back again this week to discuss the second part of the "Hope" section of this season--how thoughts shape the reality you experience...and what you can do about thoughts that aren't serving your goals.

Steve and David are back, finally, to discuss the start of the meat and potatoes of Season 4, including topics from podcasts and audiobooks to informed optimism. Tune in this week as they make their cases for why having Hope and looking forward to the future are actually logical decisions that require practice, open-mindedness, and a willingness to try again.

Steve and David are back! With a new year comes a new season of The Rig, where they'll be talking about 2020 in review as well as looking forward to what 2021 may hold. Tune in!

Have you ever set a goal, started on the path to achieving it...only to fast forward to find you haven't thought about it for months? David and Steve are back this week to chat about Steve's process for helping his athletes navigate the twisty, turn-y, and sometime treacherous road to success. Tune in this week with your notepad!

Steve and David are back this week to discuss their love (and hate) of the power and olympic lifts. As has been discussed before, strength has played a big part in both of their lives and they're back with another strength-centric podcast today. Tune in!

In a time when we're more interconnected than ever, how is it that we find ourselves more and more divided? Steve and David discuss how we can go about having better conversations with the people around us--whether we agree with them or not. They reference the following TedTalk by Celeste Headlee if you're interested in listening to all 10 Points: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1vskiVDwl4

As we've talked about before, knowing who you are is a critical part of navigating this world. Steve and David are back today to go into the history of this podcast, what it is they feel brings them together. where they feel their headed...and cap it off with an invitation to you, the listener.

Steve, David, and guest Garrett are back this week coming off of a weekend of staff development at CrossFit Northland. Listen in as they talk about why they think self-development is an important habit to begin...and how you can get that ball rolling if you've never found yourself on that path before!

Steve and David are back this week to discuss how framing and perspective is so important in terms of living your life how you want to.

We're back again this week to chat about the overarching philosophy of programming for strength and conditioning. Steve and David are talking this week about prioritizing, planning, and periodizing for groups as well as individuals. Tune in on your way to work to get a little bit more of the background information behind why we do what we do how we do it!

We're back again with another listener topic this week--does your spouse workout with you? Tune in to hear Steve and David chat about their thoughts on the topic of spouses and working out together!

Steve and David are back this week to talk about all things concerning the Sport of CrossFit including their take on where the sport was prior to the sweeping changes in 2018, how they feel about the sanctionals format, thoughts surrounding the announced 2020 CF Games dates and plan, as well as where they think they future of the sport is headed.

Oh my! Steve and David get into some listener generated topics this week as they discuss what it means to take ownership of your fitness, why you might want to/not want to do this, how to come back most successfully from a hiatus or injury, and how to go about activating specific musculature during metabolic conditioning pieces.

Steve and David are back this week discussing what advice they would give their younger selves. The conversation starts off geared toward health and fitness advice then takes a turn toward overall life lessons and wisdom. Tune in, and ponder what you would tell a younger version of YOURself!

We're back this week to talk about the journey through the supplement space. Tune in to hear about Steve and David's take on the industry, the place supplements have in your diet, as well as how they were each introduced to supplements.

Back again this week with another episode where we spend some time getting to know The Dragon Slayer. In Part 1, David and CFN Coach Garrett asked some more surface level questions about who Steve Redmond is...and this time we're diving a bit deeper. Tune in to learn a bit more about what makes Steve tick!

This week Steve and David are back to discuss the art, habit, and skill of retreating. Whether you're planning a vacation (like those of us at CFN are for our annual 14er Trip this weekend) or find yourself strapped for time/motivation to continue developing this skill, tune in to hear how you can make a huge difference in your overall health and wellness...without a single bench press ;).

Steve is normally the "grill master" but this week he finds himself with more Q&A-style convo as he and David are joined by CFN Coach Garrett Sager to spend a little more time asking Steve about what makes him tick.

Steve and David are back this week with a little light-hearted discussion and back-and-forth. Hopefully it will bring you some laughs as it did for them!

2020 has been a wild ride so far! As David and Steve kick off Season 3, they take a look back at the closing of the doors because of the COVID pandemic, social tensions, and everything else that has shown its face so far this year! It's good to have the boys back! Take a listen and share with a friend!

So getting into the gym for physical fitness is a thing that not many folks are doing right now. If you don't have a home gym, you might be on a bit of house arrest/non-gym time. One piece of equipment you always have with you, though...is YOU! David is joined by Coach Becca Starr this week as they chat about the benefits, drawbacks, stupidity, and functionality of running. Tune in on your morning trip from the kitchen to your dining room table desk, plug in during your midday stroll around the neighborhood, or pump this one through the home stereo system so that EVERYONE can listen along!

Steve and David are back this week to talk about the cyclical nature of all things. The darkness of winter can seem insurmountable without the expectation of spring, and yet these same dark times are what cause the sunny days of summer to be so joyous. In order for us to continue growing and moving forward in spite of what is happening in the world (and despite the causes), we have to have faith that what we are doing, who we are becoming, and why we wake up every morning to make those things happen matters. This episode is a little bit of a culmination of the first part of Season 2, where some of the truths and constants mentioned early will be brought up again. We know that you guys are out there experiencing the gamut of human emotions. Know that you're not alone. And that this too shall pass.

Over the last 8-10 weeks Coronavirus has been making its way across the world. In the past few weeks, the situation has escalated in the United States as states and counties continue to expand the bands of social distancing. Today, Steve and David are here to talk about what is going on, how it is impacting families in the midwest (Missouri), how it's impacting their gym space, and how we can continue to have hope in the midst of uncertainty.

Special guest Casey Wimberly is back with Steve and David to chat about the state of youth sports and the growing trend in specializing kids at younger and younger ages for their sports. Tune in to hear our take on whether generalizing or specializing is the best path for youngsters. Whether you have kids or not, there's something here for you!

Winning, losing, and everything in between! David and Steve discuss the differences between competing and being competitive but more importantly the similarities that bind us all inside the gym.

For some, the community aspect of CrossFit is what keeps them coming back to do things they would never do on their own...and to help them achieve things they would never be able to do on their own either. This week, Steve and David are back with another "Truth About" episode covering the other side of the CrossFit coin: community. Tune in to hear about what makes the community particularly intriguing, and perhaps put some words to what you've been feeling (or hear about what you're missing out on).

Steve and David are back this week to chat about the game that all of us find ourselves playing, whether we know it or not...and why we should care about the part we play. Longevity.

This week on The Rig, Steve and David are joined by coach, fire fighter, and trainer Casey Wimberly to discuss how they found and why the stick with CrossFit methodology, what are their likes and dislikes about the fitness landscape in general and CrossFit specifically, what has changed in the past few years (FB, IG, HQ...all the acronyms!), and how they feel about it! Tune in!

Sometimes it feels like the world is crushing in, that failure is imminent, and that there is no way that you can get yourself up again to continue battling the demons. It is precisely at that point that you have the choice to live into the hero that you are. Join in this week as Steve and David discuss the character trait of resiliency and how it is imperative to cultivate.

Back at it this week, David and Steve are here to talk about the multiple levels at which failure occurs and the consequences that go along with each of them. Sometimes all it takes is some awareness and a change of perspective...tune in!

Back again into our weekly cadence after a blitzkrieg of podcasts last week, Steve and David are here to chat about the art and skill of resiliency. When you're on the path toward your vision, living out your mission, life will undoubtedly throw a few wrenches in the reduction gears. If we expect it, and we know that we can solve the problems we encounter...we're well on our way to bulletproofing our execution.

"Execution is worshipped." - Eric Thomas In this 4th episode of season 2, Steve and David talk about the importance of following through on what we say we're going to do. Once the designing and planning has taken place, execution is what will definitively tell us whether we're moving in the right direction or not.

“What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson. After the last few episodes of "heady" work with discovering values, determining vision and mission, and aligning them all...this episode, Steve and David talk about who you need to be and how you need to act to make these things come to fruition.

Whether you know it or not, the people, experiences, and ideas you've come into contact with to this point in your life have shaped who you are and how you behave. In today's episode, Steve and David take you through an exercise to bring these potentially unconscious themes. Intentionality reigns supreme in the world of default and surface level interactions...let's start ramping up our focus and directionality!

Steve and David are back with the kick-off of Season 2 of The Rig with a conversation about the importance of values, mission, and vision to aligning actions with our sense of who we are and who we want to become. Listen along as they talk about their gym's (CrossFit Northland) version of these three things.

Steve and David are back for a Season 1 bonus episode to talk about the season thankfulness and thanksgiving. Grab some turkey, some pumpkin pie (with cool whip), and tune in for this discussion about how and why to foster the gratitude muscle and carry it through the year.

This week on The Rig, Steve and David chat about the 2020 Open which is coming to a close this weekend. Whether you have been killing it to this point or are looking back to the last 4 workouts and wondering "what if..", they have some thoughts, some challenges, and a charge for each one of you. Tune in for the last episode of Season 1!

In this week's episode, Steve and David interview Jason "The Kid" Willis on the habits associated with setting Big Scary Goals. Whether it's a marathon, an endurance event, or 500 burpees a day, the talk goes from responding to failure, to declaring a goal in the first place...to quitting when it makes the most sense. Tune in!

This week Steve and David chat about Ben Bergeron's development of his athletes as is discussed in his book Chasing Excellence. They talk through character, process, physical ability, and strategy and how they are ordered to see optimal return on your investments as a competitor.

Many times in life, we find ourselves focussing, worrying, and expending time and energy on all kinds of events, activities, and decisions. The news is rampant with negative information. As we drive into work we come car-to-car with others who might have different thoughts than we do about what proper following distance, speed, time to merge, etc are. How do you react? In this episode, Steve and David talk about the benefit of focusing on those things that are actually under your control--what we Stephen Covey calls the "sphere of influence."

David and Steve are back again to chat about the 6 month turnaround on the 2020 Open that starts this week. They give their perspectives on why it's a beneficial test and what you can learn from it regardless of whether or not you're signing-up.

In this week's episode of The Rig, Steve and David talk about being a generalist or specialist in training. Which are you and which should you be? Topics also covered: David and Steve's college and sport backgrounds, 2020 CrossFit Open/CF Season, getting your goat.

What are you doing in the gym? Are you training or are you testing? Which is better? Tune in this week as Steve and David chat about the difference between the two and when/how frequently you should find yourself in each category.