A show about the sport of CrossFit for aspiring athletes and fans. Hosted by individual Games athlete, Taylor Streid, Masters Games athlete, Matt Dettmann & the head of media at Blues City CrossFit, Teddy Williams.
Teddy Williams, Taylor Streid & Matt Dettmann
Special guests join us to recap the TFX Invitational Team competition.
In episode 101 of the Blues City CrossFit Show, we dive into team CrossFit competitions, including detailed discussions on the TFX Invitational. We cover the BCCF team performances, strategies, and challenges faced during the semifinals. Additionally, the episode critiques the CrossFit Games' handling of team competitions, focusing on judging standards and organizational issues. The hosts also celebrate the achievements of standout athletes like Colten Mertens. Join us for in-depth insights into the world of competitive CrossFit.
In our 100th episode celebration, we reflect on our podcasting journey and delve into the dynamic world of CrossFit. Highlights include:Reminisce about the early days of recording with just a phone and laugh at our first attempts at podcasting.Insights into the CrossFit Open and standout performances by athletes.Special focus on Colten Mertens' remarkable achievements, including finishing first overall in the Open and securing his spot for the CrossFit Games at the Mayhem Classic.Discussion on the intricacies of TFX qualifications and team dynamics.The excitement and impact of the Mayhem Classic on regional events.The significance of fostering community within the CrossFit ecosystem.Personal updates, including a fundraising event for our TFX-bound teams and an exciting family announcement from hosts Matt and Taylor.Join us as we honor our past episodes and look forward to new adventures in CrossFit and podcasting. Thank you for being part of our journey!
Just before the 25.1 workout is announced, the gang gets together to discuss the upcoming Open.
After discussing recent events, the gang recaps Blues City's performances at Wodapalooza. We go over all the experiences on and off the competition floor down in South Beach.
We talk about Wodapalooza, the new Games Season format, the annual awards at the gym, and the wonderful news Matt & Taylor have announced!
The gang is back! The crew discusses where we have been before diving head first into the current happenings of CrossFit. The main focus lands on the current atmosphere of the sport and what lies ahead for the 2025 season. Links:https://barbend.com/brent-fikowski-retirement/ https://games.crossfit.com/article/safety-and-procedural-changes-after-2024-crossfit-games
We recap week two of the CrossFit Games semifinals.
We look into the week one CrossFit Semifinals results from Europe and recap the Hot Dog Eating Contest hosted at the Dettmann's.
Quarterfinals is in the books but the leaderboard is not final yet, and CrossFit HQ is in the middle of reviewing videos. But fear not, there are already plenty of hot topics and controversies to discuss.
Three special guests join us from the Blues City CrossFit Gold Team to recap quarterfinals.
The gang looks back at this year's Open and touches on the upcoming Team, Individual and Age Group Quarterfinals.
The squad sits down the the intramural captains to discuss their teams for the upcoming CrossFit Games Open. Get excited about the Open with listening to their thoughts about the teams, FNL, and the start of the upcoming season!
The squad talks about their recent in-house competition and the Monster Games Qualifiers.
The crew talks about the big upcoming Wodapalooza competition!
CrossFit announced an Affiliation Fee increase to affiliate owners in an email today, and the Morning Chalk Up broke the news to the rest of the community in this article. The articles begins with:In an email to affiliate owners today, CrossFit CEO Don Faul announced the first affiliation fee increase in 11 years. In an exclusive interview with The Morning Chalk Up, Faul said, “For affiliates next year, effective on their anniversary date, which is when they pay their annual fee, the price will change…Most of our affiliates currently pay $3,000 (a year) today; that is going to increase to $4,500. We will have two “follow-on” tiers that apply to (affiliates in) other countries around the world.”In a shorter than usual episode, we share our initial reactions to the news and what we think it may mean going forward.Morning Chalk Up Article: Breaking: CrossFit Announces Affiliation Fee Increase, L2 Requirement for Owners
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We talk about the workouts released for the Rogue Invitational going on this weekend.Kill Cliff Code: BLUESCITYBuy through the link: https://bit.ly/3mwS9hf
The gang gets together to discuss the most recent developments in the sport of CrossFit.
The squad talks about last month's Monster Games competition and particularly about the Blues City crew (who was rolling deep) and their notable performances. Kill Cliff Code: BLUESCITYBuy through the link: https://bit.ly/3mwS9hf
The crew is back together and talking about the 2023 CrossFit Games just a few days after the competition. Teddy tells stories from being onsite with a media pass for the CrossFit Games this year. We recap the individuals test-by-test recounting things that stood out for each of us. In this episode, we talk about the six Tests from day three and four of the competition. Kill Cliff Code: BLUESCITYBuy through the link: https://bit.ly/3mwS9hf
The crew is back together and talking about the 2023 CrossFit Games just a few days after the competition. Teddy tells stories from being onsite with a media pass for the CrossFit Games this year. We recap the individuals test-by-test recounting things that stood out for each of us. The six tests over days one and two are covered in this episode, and the remaining six tests over days three and four are discussed in next week's episode.See what it's like behind the scenes as a videographer at the Games, hear much about Colten Mertens and his career-best overall finish and a Games Test Win, plus some off-topic F1 talk.* Teddy is not CrossFit famous, however the Games Instagram account did share two the reels he and Colten collab'd on. So, maybe, he is kinda CrossFit famous? Kill Cliff Code: BLUESCITYBuy through the link: https://bit.ly/3mwS9hf
CrossFit has started releasing some of the workouts that will take place at the Games this year, and we talk about them.Kill Cliff Code: BLUESCITYBuy through the link: https://bit.ly/3mwS9hf
OG's are back together and discuss recent CrossFit news.
A Teddy-less gang has a special guest to discuss the Blues City CrossFit team events at semis.
We review the North America West Semifinal.Kill Cliff Code: BLUESCITYBuy through the link: https://bit.ly/3mwS9hf
Some of the squad talks about the week's breaking news concerning Mal O'Brien and takes a look at each of the individual semifinals "tests" in detail, while the one member of the show is missing because he's been at a darty (read: Day Party) for a significant amount of time prior to us podcasting.Kill Cliff Code: BLUESCITYBuy through the link: https://bit.ly/3mwS9hf
CrossFit released six Team workouts and three Individual workouts for the Semifinals coming up later this month. The regular squad looks into each of the workouts starting with Team and then Individuals.Kill Cliff Code: BLUESCITYBuy through the link: https://bit.ly/3mwS9hf
The crew talks about some facets of competitive CrossFit, more 2023 Games Season happenings, and, frankly, some “lenient” applications of fundamental logic (read: Appeal Processes) by the sport's governing body in some areas (and not others.)But first we quickly discuss the college apartment of James and Tobo which unsurprisingly required cleaning before Matt and others came over, has lots of cheap beer in the fridge and lots of duct tape on the floor, plus plenty of beverages (chasers) on the kitchen counter next to something unexpected—an $800 toaster oven. As James explains, “It makes good toast.”
The group talks hot dogs and the age group online qualifier. We also talk about how Team Blues City CrossFit Gold successfully qualified for the North America West Semifinals. Kill Cliff Code: BLUESCITYBuy through the link: https://bit.ly/3mwS9hf
The gang talks about the ups and downs of the 2023 team quarterfinals after all scores have been submitted but with the leaderboard yet to be finalized.
Currently, we are knee-deep in team quarterfinals. But individual quarterfinals are in the books, and we are recapping everything about them from the specific workouts, to the overall test a fitness it presented, and how Crossfit HQ administered the competition logistically, plus many more musings.
To finish up talking about the CrossFit Open, we talk about the final workout for this stage of the season 23.3.
Back at it again just like last week talking about CrossFit Open Workouts 23.2a & 23.2b with the squad.
The gang sits down to talk about CrossFit Open Workout 23.1
James the producer is back, Teddy is missing in action, and several special guests join us for a one-of-a-kind episode where Captains draft the athletes who will make up their team's roster for the 2023 edition of the Intramural Open Teams at Blues City Athletics.
The gang does a follow up discussion on dealing with CrossFit and their drug policies. They chat possible changes to better the sport and just because they enforce harsh penalties is no indication of knowledge of the environment.
As an athlete, what you need to know if you get a positive drug test in CrossFit. The gang gets together to discuss their recent 4-year sanction from CrossFit and go over some eye opening information about HQ's drug testing policies.
We talk about the Rogue Invitational happening this weekend and who we think will do well in each of the workouts.
We discuss how this offseason we've seen a lot of Games Athletes switching training camps. How will it impact their performance? What does it mean for the various training camps?
For any sport to grow, it needs more eyeballs on it. It needs fans — both in attendance and watching the broadcast — to generate revenue and succeed financially. So, the fan experience and watchability of the action for spectators is a critical component in professionalizing the sport of CrossFit. Inspired by a Morning Chalk Up article, we examine this past year's CrossFit Games to discuss workouts that played well for the fans watching. And we brainstorm about ways to improve some of the workouts that were harder for fans to follow or understand what was happening in the race happening on the competition floor. Morning Chalk Up Article:Fan Perspective: Was the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games a Success? by Emily Beers* We think Boz did a fantastic job and will only improve as he gets more years under his belt.
We examine the final day at the CrossFit Games workout by workout.
We recap the fourth day of competition at the CrossFit Games.
We recap the events from day three at the CrossFit Games that featured workouts: The Capitol Up and Over Echo Press
The crew gets together to begin their recap of the 2022 CrossFit Games.
Welcome back! After a month off from the podcast for our "summer vacation" (read: not vacation for Taylor since she's been planning their WEDDING), the three of us are back to discuss the cuts at this year's CrossFit Games, the latest Games documentary recently released & other nuggets from what an elite CrossFit competition is like from behind-the-scenes, plus some big news for Teddy. Enjoy listening.
The last two spots for the 2022 CrossFit Games are on the line for Individuals in the Last Chance Qualifier. We recap the workouts and leaderboard after the first two events from today. And we look ahead to what may unfold tomorrow in the final two workouts as athletes look to punch their ticket to the Games. (Go, Royce Dunn! And Jacob Pfaff!)
After a month of semifinals, we discuss some of the biggest moments.
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