Kevin McCarthy and Sam Burns are just two regular dudes who have a passion for coaching CrossFit to regular people. Listen to them talk all things CrossFit, fitness, coaching, and more!
The one where Kev and Sam chat about CrossFit heading across the pond in 2027.
The one where Kev and Sam discuss how real life interferes with our plans, and how we're sometimes complicit in that.
The one where Kev and Sam question everything they were taught.
The one where Kevin and Sam talk about the IFQs and how not to train like a dingus.
The one where Kev and Sam talk about 24.3 and "The Leak".
The one where Kevin and Sam talk about Dave Castro, his ridiculous "hints" and 24.2.
The one where Kevin and Sam lay out a plan for being super selfish and lazy this Open season.
The one where Kevin and Sam talk about transitioning to fatherhood, The Open, and Dave Castro.
The one where Kev and Sam talk about why working out is hard, why that's not a bad thing, and how to reframe what "hard" is.
The one where Kev and Sam talk about if and how affiliates might try to buy HQ.
The one where Kevin and Sam ramble for an hour, talking about Kevin's most recent employment update, and finishing talking about how American CF Affiliates have no clue how to operate.
The one where Kevin and Sam talk about Sam taking his CrossFit Level 4 Evaluation.
The one where Kevin and Sam talk about what a heavy day REALLY is, and how to be successful at it.
The one where Kevin and Sam give their Top 5 holiday eating tips!
The one where Kevin and Sam talk about HQ raising the rates of affiliate owners everywhere.
The one where Kevin and Sam discuss the plethora of changes coming in the 2024 CrossFit Games season.
The one where Kevin and Sam speculate on CrossFit going franchise.
The one where Kevin and Sam talk about why a 23-minute Fran isn't how Fran is supposed to be done.
The one where Kevin and Sam ask 52 questions, one for each week we've done this podcast.
The one where Kevin and Sam discuss the virtues and vices of "skinny coffee."
The one where Kev and Sam talk about the virtue (or not) of using bands for things like pull-ups, and WHY it ends up getting used at all.
The one where Kev and Sam talk about whether or not Mayhem is FOS, how distracting the Morning Chalk Up is, and how insane it is to think about 30 Million People doing CrossFit.
The one where Kevin and Sam discuss the IF3 and the future of competitive functional fitness.
The one where Kevin comes up with a horrible/awesome idea, and Sam doesn't talk him out of it.
The one where Kevin and Sam catch people up on what we're doing professionally and physically.
The one where Kev and Sam discuss whether or not CrossFit still has it going on.
The one where Kevin and Sam FINALLY decide who's right about wrapping your thumbs around the pull-up bar, featuring D1 gymnast and gymnastics coach Colin Hill.
The one where Kevin and Sam talk to Sam Horenstein - former competitor, still high-level coach, and now affiliate owner of CrossFit ONE Nation in Needham, MA - about the challenges and rewards of opening, growing, and operating an affiliate.
The one where Kevin and Sam do a super geeky programming analysis of Kevin's affiliate...and then we see if it's effective or not!
The one where Kevin and Sam discuss whether elite athletes have "earned" the right to move poorly.
The one where Kev and Sam talk all things CrossFit Games 2023, plus podium predictions!
The one where Kev and Sam discuss our favorite resources for both trainers and athletes.
The one where Kevin and Sam discuss the cut schedule for the Games, and the value/cost of Masters athletes in competition.
The one where Kev and Sam discuss the second most famous pyramid in the world.
The one where Kev and Sam talk about gym cultures, how they're built, and how they can be screwed royally.
The one where Kevin and Sam debate which athlete would have an easier time going to the games - an Olympic weightlifter, or a gymanst?
The one where Kevin and Sam talk about the elusive Red Shirt...and what it means to us.
The one where Kevin and Sam talk about how to target your weaknesses without doing 17 different auxiliary programs.
The one where Kev and Sam have a rambling discussion about range of motion, competition standards, and how maybe the CrossFit Games needs to die?
The one where Kevin and Sam talk about how they screwed this one up.
The one where Kev and Sam talk about how YOU can protect yourself from BaD pRoGrAmMiNg.
The one where Kev and Sam have a hard conversation.
The one where Kev and Sam talk with Tracy Jansen, who shares her own story regarding CrossFit, eating disorders and how athletes sometimes view and speak to each other.
The one where Kev and Sam talk about all the supplements you should be using...and some that you probably shouldn't.
The one where Kev and Sam talk to James Hobart - CF Games competitor, CF Seminar Staff Flowmaster, entrepreneur, and serially thoughtful dude.
The one where Kevin and Sam talk about their favorite unnecessary pieces of equipment.
The one where Kevin and Sam try to figure out what the heck is going on over at P.Volve.
The one where @PatBarber is back to talk to us about aesthetics - pros, cons, snake oil and the real ish.
The one where Kev and Sam interview Drew Zaro - veteran, CrossFit Gymnastics staff, and Financial Advisor - about the merits of the small, unsexy stuff that really moves the needle in fitness (physically and financially).
The one where Kev and Sam dig into a super complex topic - weight, health, and body image - with the ever-wonderful Cristina Anderson of CrossFit Medfield.
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