Podcasts about crossfit games semifinals

We had a chance to do something incredible... and missed it. Chase sits down with Bill and tells you all the things we COULD have had with a HYROX race to start off the 2025 CrossFit Games.

8 events in 3 days seems quite like a beefy amount of events for a semifinal but was it really too much? Chase and Bill sit down and determine if the French Throwdown accomplished the task of finding the fittest without over programming the competition.

Chase got invited to program a week of CrossFit Affiliate Programming again. Chase comes on the show and breaks down the whole week and why he choses the workouts he did

The 2025 French Throwdown kicks off this weekend with 8 EVENTS over 3 days. Bill and Chase preview the programming to see what's in store for these athletes.

Send us a textAfter a week off, the CrossFit Games Semifinals returns to the competition floor this weekend in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the Copa Sur. Once again a total of four individual Games spots will be up for grabs, two each for the top two men's and women's qualifiers who are eligible. Arena Carioca 1 returns as the host site of this annual rite of passage for the top athletes in South America. Brian, Cait and PC preview the SemifinalThey also have some special guests that will join to recap the Athens Throwdown and Sarajevo Throwdown. They will also get everyone caught up on the latest news in CrossFit and the functional fitness space.Visit us on our website at bfriendlyfitness.comConnect with us on Instagram BFriendly on Instagram Brian on Instagram PC on Instagram Bella on Instagram Chad on Instagram Today's episode is brought to you by Home Grown Releaf and STRIKE MVMNT.Check out the new transit trainers.https://strike-mvmnt.comFollow Home Grown Releaf on their instagram channel @homegrownreleaf and be entered into a drawing for a $50 credit to be used on their website.HGR Website: ...

In this episode, Tactic Coach Lynsey Martin joins Alex and Meredith on the podcast to reflect on their recent experience at HYROX in Houston, Texas. They break down their time at the event, including the stations they tackled, the challenges they faced, and how they managed their pace and strategy. They discuss the differences between HYROX and CrossFit competitions, the benefits of its repeatability, and answer the question: “Would they do it again?”— HYROX in Houston!— Competition Breakdown— Training for HYROX— Race Day Adventures— Biggest Challenges: The Skier Station & Sled Pull— Post-Race Reflections and Recovery— Future HYROX PlansResources Mentioned in This Episode:· Listen to Afternoon Snack: Tactic Coach Lynsey Martin on Individual Variation in People's Abilities to Reach Goals· Listen to Afternoon Snack: Reverse Dieting with Tactic Head Coach Lynsey Martin· Listen to Afternoon Snack: All About the CrossFit Games Semifinals with Tactic Coach Lynsey Martin· Follow Lynsey @lynsmartin on Instagram· Listen to Afternoon Snack: Body Image, Self Esteem, and the Complex Relationships We Have with Ourselves with Lynsey Martin· HYROX────────────────────────────Want to work with Tactic Functional Nutrition? Check Out Our ServicesLearn More About Us Here and be sure to follow Tactic Nutrition on IG!Stay in the loop with us by signing up for our email list!

Did "the leaks" get it right? Did the announcement of 25.3 live up the hype? Did we get the right programming to filter down the Top 1% moving on to Semifinals? We answer all that and more as we review the final week of The Open.

The CrossFit Open began in 2011 and the first official "Open Announcement" as we know and love when unveiled in 2013. Since then we have been everywhere from garage gyms to arenas and everywhere in between, but which was the best Open Announcement ev

In this episode, Alex and Meredith have Lynsey back on the podcast to discuss the complexities of body image and self-esteem within the context of sports and coaching. They reflect on Lynsey's experience with fluctuating training intensity due to health issues and how it impacted her body image. They touch on insights from Dr. Gabrielle Fundaro and Dr. Lambert on body image, self-esteem, and disordered eating, and how these concepts intersect with coaching clients. Additionally, they highlight the importance of performance goals, fostering positive self-reflection, and recognizing the impact of societal standards on self-perception.— Welcome Back Lynsey!— Understanding Body Image Concepts— Self-Esteem and Body Image Flexibility— Coaching and Client Relationships— Tracking Macros: Benefits and Pitfalls— Social Media and Body Image— Challenging Imposter Syndrome— Navigating Body Image During Illness— The Importance of Performance Goals— Wedding Day & Dealing with Body Image— Positive Self-Reflection and Coaching— Disordered Eating & Eating DisordersResources Mentioned in This Episode:· Tactic Nutrition: Cellulite is Not a Real Thing· Tactic Functional Nutrition· Listen to Afternoon Snack: How to Know If You're Not Ready for a Coach: Our Non-Ideal Clients· Listen to Afternoon Snack: Tactic Coach Lynsey Martin on Individual Variation in People's Abilities to Reach Goals· Listen to Afternoon Snack: Reverse Dieting with Tactic Head Coach Lynsey Martin· Listen to Afternoon Snack: All About the CrossFit Games Semifinals with Tactic Coach Lynsey Martin· Follow Lynsey @lynsmartin on Instagram────────────────────────────Want to work with Tactic Functional Nutrition? Check Out Our ServicesLearn More About Us Here and be sure to follow Tactic Nutrition on IG!Stay in the loop with us by signing up for our email list!

The 2025 CrossFit Games season has changed and CrossFit is now sending 1% of all athletes around the World to Semifinals both "online" and "in person" for the first time since 2018. Bill and Chase sit down with John Young and discuss why the programming must change to accommodate the huge task ahead to finding the fittest field for the 2025 CrossFit Games Semifinals.

Bill and Chase sit down and walk through everything NEW about the 2025 CrossFit Games Rulebook.

Ever hear of P-Score?! If you have been around Tyler Watkins of the Barbell Spin and Heat 1 App for more than 5 mins, you definitely have. The CrossFit Games have evolved every year since 2007 but it seems that the scoring system has been one of the pain points of the quest in find "The Fittest on Earth". This is where Tyler Watkins and P-Score comes in. This new series we will go back and "P-Score the CrossFit Games" from 2007 to 2024 and see what the change could have been at the end of the weekend to see if we really did find "The Fittest on Earth"

You hear all the reasons of why things happened the way they happened after every competition we analyze: "Lack of equipment" "Scheduling constraints" " last minutes changes for issues out of our control"....   We get it... we have been there behind the scenes from to local comp to the CrossFit Games and everywhere in between. Even with all the things that can "limit" the programming there is always a way to make it balanced, watchable and creative.

Ever hear of P-Score?! If you have been around Tyler Watkins of the Barbell Spin and Heat 1 App for more than 5 mins, you definitely have. The CrossFit Games have evolved every year since 2007 but it seems that the scoring system has been one of the pain points of the quest in find "The Fittest on Earth". This is where Tyler Watkins and P-Score comes in. This new series we will go back and "P-Score the CrossFit Games" from 2007 to 2024 and see what the change could have been at the end of the weekend to see if we really did find "The Fittest on Earth"

This was said on the broadcast... "How do you like the random events we do" at Dubai? We will dig into how RANDOM and VARIED are not the same thing and why that can be a major problem when programming anything from a group class to an elite level competition.

Chase has a theory about the 2025 CrossFit Games Season where the "Strength of Field" and "D'hondt Method" can still be in play for the Online Semifinals portion of the season next year.

People are awesome. The cancel mob is back! Let's have some fun with it.

Chase and Bill sit down and finally share their thoughts on the 2025 CrossFit Games season announcements.

Is your name Rich Froning, Mat Fraser or Tia Toomey? No? Then listen up! Chase and Bill sit down and talk about how most athletes should be approaching CrossFit competitions and it starts with "Stop trying to win every event"!

The 5th edition of the Crash Crucible has come and gone with Brittney Weiss and Colten Mertens standing victorious over all competitors. Chase and Bill sit down with the man behind the event, J.R. Howell, and talk all about the programming and how it shook out at the end of the weekend.

On this episode of "Why your CrossFit Affiliate Sucks" we focus on affiliate owners' "Systems". Special guest Matt Souza, 10+ year affiliate owners (CrossFit Livermore) and Co-Host/Producer of the Sevan Podcast, joins the show!

The Crash Crucible is quickly becoming one of the most premier off season CrossFit events in the United States. Programmed and Directed by J.R. Howell, owner of CrossFit Crash, J.R.'s quality programming, creative live stream coverage with the Sevan Podcast and professionalism has drawn some of the best athletes in the space to compete at Crash. Chase and Bill sit down and preview the programming and competitors of the 2024 Crash Crucible.

We are starting a NEW SERIES called "Why your CrossFit affiliate sucks." Special Guest and affiliate owner Seth Page, from Jump Ship Training, joins the show and we talk about your affiliate sucks because of your equipment.

It's the "All-Star Game" for the 2024 CrossFit season! The TYR CUP is going down this weekend in Huntington Beach, California as Team North America takes on Team World in the the very first team event of it's kind. Special guest Pedro, from Coffee Pods and Wods, joins the show as the gang breaks down the team format and MOST of the events these athletes will take on this weekend.

The "Fittest Game show on Earth" returns with CONTROVERSY as Justin Cotler defends his title against only 1 new contender. Dallin Pepper's appeal has been granted and he will be returning along with Justin Cotler as both prepare to see if Tudor Magda can make a splash on this episode of CrossFit Jeopardy.

The 2024 Northern California Classic went down last weekend which is run by CrossFit "OG"'s Blair Morrison and Ben Alderman. The NorCal Classic has always been promoted as a "throwback" the old days of CrossFit. Getting back into the lab and doing some of the more "outside the box training and programming" Special guest Tyler Watkins joins the show as we analyzing the programming of the 2024 Northern California Classic.

WE ARE FINALLY BACK!! The "Fittest Game Show on Earth" returns and we have another opportunity to get our FIRST 'Grand Champion' as Casey Acree is looking for his 3rd straight CrossFit Jeopardy win. His challengers today are Games veteran Margaux Alvarez and the man behind "Fluffy Duck", Josh Pirtle.

The secret is out, Chase programmed this weeks CrossFit Affiliate Programming. Today he will go through his process of how he landed on this week of programming from start to finish along with what was on the table and what got scrapped.

We catch up with Coach Krispy Kreme to see how he is getting ready for his 2nd CrossFit Games as an individual coach and How getting Hattie ready is going!

What would the test to find the "Fittest on Earth" look like if all you used was Hero Workouts? Bill and Chase sit down and program their own CrossFit Games using Hero workouts to pay homage to those that gave the ultimate sacrifice to create the ultimate test of fitness.

We sit down and meet 2 amazing athletes from 1 family who will be competing on the same weekend in 2 different states.  How will they deal with being several states apart chasing their individual dreams.  Zoe will be at the Pit Teen Throwdown and Ashley will be at the Legends Championship. What stress does this cause and how sad is it that a mother won't be able to support her daughter and vice versa as they both chase a once in a lifetime dream?

We sit down with Jack Rozema as he heads into his rookie season at the CrossFit Games.  Jack called his shot on our Semifinals episode and now that he has made it this far, what is next?

In this episode, Alex and Meredith have head Tactic coach Lynsey Martin on to talk about her experience at the 2024 CrossFit Games Semifinals. Lindsay reflects on the anxiety of competition and the rigorous training that got her to semifinals. She shares her mindset shift from last year's challenges to this year's resilience. They discuss the unpredictable nature of CrossFit, judging challenges, and the importance of focusing on effort over outcome. They also touch on Lindsay's nutrition and recovery strategies and the significance of enjoying the journey rather than just the destination.— Lynsey's CrossFit Journey— Mindset Shift and Overcoming Obstacles— The Role of Luck in Competition— Judging Challenges and Mental Toughness— Rallying After a Tough Event— CrossFit Judging Controversies— Mental Challenges and Day Three— Nutrition and Recovery— Future Plans and Reflections— The CrossFit Community and the Shift to EuropeResources Mentioned in This Episode:· Listen to Afternoon Snack: How to Know If You're Not Ready for a Coach: Our Non-Ideal Clients· Listen to Afternoon Snack: Tactic Coach Lynsey Martin on Individual Variation in People's Abilities to Reach Goals· Listen to Afternoon Snack: Reverse Dieting with Tactic Head Coach Lynsey Martin· Follow Lynsey @lynsmartin on Instagram────────────────────────────Want to work with Tactic Functional Nutrition? Check Out Our ServicesLearn More About Us Here and be sure to follow Tactic Nutrition on IG!Stay in the loop with us by signing up for our email list!

We get to catch up with Emma for a 2nd time as she prepares for her 6th CrossFit Games.  After an off year what changes has she made in her training going into this Games Season.

The "Fittest Gameshow on Earth" returns and we have a new returning champion. Ellia Miller looks to defend her title against two new challengers: "Captain Jump Ship" Seth Page and "The voice for CrossFit Affiliates" Matt Souza.

We are back with Coach Krispy Kreme and discussing how his coaching weekend went down at the West Coast Classic, and how he learned as a coach and the changes he and Hattie Kanyo made in the off-season to help her punch her ticket to the CrossFit Games.00:00:00 Intro 00:01:55 Semifinals: Teams 00:09:02 Semifinals: Friday - Hattie & Jacob00:17:18 Semifinals: Saturday00:30:37 Semifinals: Sunday00:45:23 Hattie's Ticket to the Games 00:52:11 Jacob's Off-Season00:54:43 Games Prep00:56:53 Wrapping Up

- Adrian Bozman programmed the 6 events for the 2024 CrossFit Games Semifinals.- In this episode he explains to Pat his thought process behind each event & why it was programmed.

Welcome to the 2024 CrossFit Games Semifinals! This year, The Process Programming represented 19 athletes that competed at the Far East Throwdown to earn a spot to the CrossFit Games. With this big a stage and this much on the line, what was it like to share the floor with your competitors? Ant the Individual athlete, Karan and Chris the Team athletes, and Ed the coach share this experience for you today. THIS PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY TODAY WELL SPENT Visit now at todaywellspent.com Save 10% on your purchase with offer code THEPROCESS LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROCESS PROGRAMMING Website: theprocessprogramming.com Instagram: instagram.com/theprocessprogramming Education: theprocessprogramming.com/coaching-education

Today we talk all things Week 1 Semifinals. The wild finishes in Europe, the Mario Kart run course in Asia and all the big stories and amazing moments that took place week 1 of the 2024 CrossFit Semifinals.

We recap all the news in the CrossFit Space including the CrossFit Games Semifinals in Europe and Asia and preview the upcomming Semifinals in Ocieana and North America West. Plus we take a look at the Age Groups and where they stand.

We sit down with the coolest cucumber of the bunch 6X CrossFit Games AthleteSamuel Kwant.  We check in to see what he is doing to get back for a 7th year and compete to get into the top 10 again.

Is 4 events enough to send the top age grouper athletes to the 2024 CrossFit Games? Are the semifinal events just a retread of the Quarterfinals events? Chase and Bill sit down with John Young and JR Howell to take a deep dive into the 2024 Age Group programming beyond just what the events are on paper.

Just when you thought The Open and Quarterfinals couldn't matter MORE in our GWTP "Strength of Field System" here comes the great CrossFit Quarterfinals Purge and NEW semifinals "strength of field" system from CrossFit! We will run the numbers with the help of Known and Knowable's Mike Halpin and see what effect the video review system has had on our Top 100 and allocated CrossFit Games qualifying spots and finally compare head to head, our GWTP System vs. CrossFit's. Who's system is better? Watch and determine for yourself.

One of the exciting parts of the CrossFit Games Semifinals is watching the evolution of young athletes. Every year, a young up-and-coming athlete makes a name for him or herself. We are joined by Erica Folo, who will be competing in Knoxville, Tennesee, at the Syndicate Crown Semifinal. After her 2018 CrossFit Games appearance as a team followed by 2023 CrossFit Games team appearance she is looking to book her ticket as an elite individual to the 2024 CrossFit Games.Visit us on our website at bfriendlyfitness.comConnect with us on Instagram BFriendly on Instagram Brian on Instagram PC on Instagram Bella on Instagram Chad on Instagram This podcast is brought to you by Home Grown ReleafUse code Friend20 at checkout!https://hgrcbd.com/Subscribe to the weekly B.Friendly Fitness DigestDelivered to your inbox every Friday Morning!https://bfriendlyfitness.ck.page/

One of the exciting parts of the CrossFit Games Semifinals is watching the evolution of young athletes. Every year, a young up-and-coming athlete makes a name for him or herself. We are joined by Nina Vragovic, who will be competing in Knoxville, Tennesee, at the Syndicate Crown Semifinal. With one goal in mind, a trip to the 2024 Games. Visit us on our website at bfriendlyfitness.comConnect with us on Instagram BFriendly on Instagram Brian on Instagram PC on Instagram Bella on Instagram Chad on Instagram This podcast is brought to you by Home Grown ReleafUse code Friend20 at checkout!https://hgrcbd.com/Subscribe to the weekly B.Friendly Fitness DigestDelivered to your inbox every Friday Morning!https://bfriendlyfitness.ck.page/

The "Money Grab" rant always seems to get tossed around by the CrossFit Games know it all pundits whenever potential financial changes come to the Games season. But there are FAR more deeper discussions to be had about what the increase of qualifiers from The Open means for the Quarterfinals and the CrossFit ecosystem. Bill and Chase go down the rabbit hole of the all the PROS and CONS that will come with the NEW CrossFit Games Quarterfinals format.

Frantz führt erfolgreich zwei CrossFit Boxen in Bern und erzählt von den Herausforderungen und Hürden eines Box Owners. Sein Competition Programming verhalf Colin Bosshard dieses Jahr unter anderem zu einer herausragenden Platzierung an den CrossFit Games Semifinals.

Welcome to the Misfit Podcast. Brought to you by the minds that bring you Misfit Athletics, the goon squad talks all things Crossfit, training and lifestyle on this mostly weekly podcast.#crossfitprogramming #crossfitpodcast #podcast #crossfitMisfits! We hope you enjoyed this episode. If you did and you're feeling generous throw us a review and let us know how we're doing, we'd really appreciate it.If you'd like to join the Misfit family and get fit head to misfitathletics.com and start your free trial today.As always, shout out to our sponsors who make this podcast possibleSharpen The Axe - sharpentheaxeco.comProper Fuel - properfuel.co

The 2023 CrossFit Games Semifinals are in full swing. Week 1 is done and we are charging right into Week 2. CrossFit Games Podcast host Chase Ingraham is joined by CrossFit Games veterans Adrian Conway and Stacie Tovar to go through all the big news, hot topics, and wild stories from Week 1 of Semifinals in North America East and Africa. After that, they will take a peak at what's to come in Week 2 from North America West, South America, and Oceania, and make with some bold predictions of who they think will be making the trip to Madison, or possibly watching from home this year.

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  

The Team Test for the 2023 CrossFit Games Semifinals are all released and needless to say on paper there is A LOT going on but how will it play out on the competition floor? Bill and Chase sit down and go through all the Team events for Semifinals.

We catch up with Carrie and talk about her heading to the North America West Semifinals.  We talk how she and Mitch became romantic, as Kenneth would call it a Churchmance. We talk about her love for Jesus, Horses, her Husband and animals.  What her goals are for this season and what the plans are for the 2023 CrossFit Games Semifinals.Get your supplements and energy drinks at c4energy.com and use code Clydesdale to get at least 20% off your order.  The code does not work with subscribe and save options; make sure you use the one time purchase.Join Wild Health and get 20% off your membership by clicking here: www.wildhealth.com/clydesdale or using code CLYDESDALE20 at wildhealth.com

Jason Ray is definitely someone to look for this year in Orlando at the CrossFit Games SemiFinals for North America East. He will be competing for the first time in SemiFinals after barely missing the cut last year. Jason is also a husband and father of 2 boys as well as the new owner of CrossFit Valdosta in Georgia. As someone who loves to hunt, fish and CrossFit he said his wife calls him the "Great Value" Rich Froning. He trains under and will be representing Mayhem Athlete in Orlando. We talk about Semi expectations, the balance between gym & family as well as running an affiliate. You can follow Jason on IG: jasonray_37 and CrossFit Valdosta @crossfitvaldosta This episode is sponsored by Blackout Barbell. Go to blackoutbarbell.shop and use Promo Code "BLKOUT" to get 10% OFF your order and a special gift from the show. Follow them on IG @blackout_xx_barbell Follow Wex Appeal on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube @wexappealpodcast

Too soon? Never! Chase and Bill sit down and try to predict what Adrian Bozman is going to cook up for the 2023 CrossFit Games Semifinals this year.

Acht Monate nach ihrem ersten Besuch im LPCF Podcast hat sich Nicole als individual Athlete für die CrossFit Games Semifinals qualifiziert. In dieser Episode erfahrt ihr, was ihre Gedanken dazu sind, wie sie sich vorbereitet und was sich seit ihrem letzten Besuch alles verändert hat. Ausserdem gibt uns Nicole einen Einblick wie sie zusammen mit dem Team CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue trainiert und was es für sie bedeutet Ersatz-Athletin eines der Weltweit besten CrossFit Teams zu sein.

Travon's work so far this season paved his return to the 2023 CrossFit Games Semifinals. We follow up with him to see what changes he made for this year, and hear about his goals for the season.  Travon and his wife Amanda are expecting their first child in October and its a...  Well tune in and see!He has also learned a lot this offseason and is coming in hungry to keep learning and possibly get that ticket to the CrossFit Games

We learn about Emily and her journey to the 2023 CrossFit Games Semifinals. Emily was a 3 sport athlete in high school, carried that over to college where she continued to compete in everything she could.  She now teaches high school math and science, coaches soccer and basketball and trains twice a day.  We are still trying to figure out when she eats and brushes her hair.  Good luck to Emily in the North America West Semifinals.

It all comes down to this. One more test to determine who is going to the CrossFit Games Semifinals and who will be watching from the stands. Eight-time Games athlete Stacie Tovar and five-time Games athlete and host of the “More Than Fitness” podcast Adrian Conway join Chase Ingraham to recap the final Day of the 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games Individual Quarterfinal.The team will recap the last two days of competition, discuss the final test of the weekend, and reveal who's moving on (unofficially) to Semifinals.TOP 3 TOPICS: What did we think about these tests for Semifinals athletes vs. everyone else?What surprised us the most this Individual Quarterfinal season?Who's in and who's out for the 2023 CrossFit Games Semifinals?Presented by GOWOD.

This week on the podcast we discuss the upcoming training phase designed specifically for Teens and Masters athletes to get ready for the Crossfit Games Semifinals.Misfits! We hope you enjoyed this episode. If you did and you're feeling generous throw us a review and let us know how we're doing, we'd really appreciate it.If you'd like to join the Misfit family and get fit head to misfitathletics.com and start your free trial today.As always, shout out to our sponsors who make this podcast possibleSharpen The Axe - sharpentheaxeco.comProper Fuel - properfuel.co

Bill decides to relive his younger years by calling in on his shoe string on a tin can phone while Chase shows up for a completely different show all together. BUT, who doesn't love a good Top 10 List? This episode you get 2 different ones. Bill and Chase sit down and rank the programming/individual events of the 2022 CrossFit Semifinals 1st thru 10th based on how they feel the programming was for each Semifinal.

Briggs calls it a career, is it time we finally get our benchmark workouts approved by CrossFit? Why are we still talking about judging and how much of that falls on the athletes? Bill and Chase also discuss how the programming stacks up across the final 3 semifinals at Atlas Games, Strength in Depth and Copa Sur.

Have you ever done the Murph workout? CrossFit Games Semifinals.

Welcome to The Herd FIT Podcast @herdfitpodcast with Coaches David Syvertsen @davesy85 and Sam Rhee @bergencosmetic. This podcast is aimed at helping anyone and everyone looking to enhance their healthy lifestyle through fitness, nutrition, and most importantly, MINDSET.⁠The next stage after the 2022 CrossFit Open is set - from April 21 to 24, the top 10% of age-group athletes from each division have been invited to compete in the Age-Group Quarterfinal. The top 10% athletes of each age division in the Teens and Masters will compete for a chance to go to the CrossFit Games Semifinals, the last stop before the Games.We preview the equipment list, possible movements and hazard a guess or two about the events themselves.You can find more information at our website, HerdFitUSA.com, and make sure to like and subscribe wherever you watch or listen to our podcast.⁠@crossfit @crossfitgames #crossfit #sports #exercise #health #movement #crossfitcoach #agoq #clean #fitness #ItAllStartsHere #CrossFitOpen #CrossFit #CrossFitCommunity @CrossFitAffiliates

Bill and Chase sit down and talk about their favorite 4 events of the 2021 CrossFit Games Semifinals. 

We are back at full strength this week and also joined by Friend of the Show Ryan to discuss the Crossfit Games SemiFinals and share our thoughts on the ups & downs of virtual semifinals in Europe. Follow Plate Stack Chat: https://www.instagram.com/plate.stack.chat/ Follow Jason: https://www.instagram.com/jason_cfbpodcast/ Follow Sam: https://www.instagram.com/larocheoriginal/ Follow Tom: https://www.instagram.com/chalkingfitness/

The Sevan Podcast EP 52 CrossFit Games Semifinals Week 4 @BRIANFRIENDCROSSFIT@SEVANMATOSSIAN

With week three of the CrossFit Games Semifinals complete - which includes the European virtual events - I'm joined by host of Coffee, Pods and Wods, Peter White to discus the highlights as the season hots ups.If you dont know about CPW be sure to check it out, not only does Peter host incredible guests from across the CrossFit space, but his knowledge and passion for the sport is truly infectious as well.Follow Peter here: https://www.instagram.com/coffeepodsnwods/Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ChalkingFitness)

The Sevan Podcast EP 48 - CrossFit Games Semifinals with Jayson Hopper@SEVANMATOSSIAN@BRIANFRIENDCROSSFIT@JHOPPER3

The CrossFit Games Semifinals are underway, and we are starting to see how the new qualification structure for the CrossFit Games will play out. After a few seasons of chaos — precipitated by some sudden and, quite frankly, nonsensical changes and a global pandemic — we are starting to see how the season will look going forward. In an ideal world, the Semifinals will build on the best of the Regionals format and the best of the Sanctionals format. This would result in a competitive ecosystem with a clear structure, and more opportunities for athletes to win prize money — and it would allow event organizers to innovate on the competition structure. In a less ideal world, we end up with multiple event organizers causing inconsistent qualification standards, competitive outcomes being overly determined by the “luck of the draw,” and frustrated athletes and coaches. Having dealt with a near worst-case scenario for the competitive CrossFit season for the last few years, it seems like we are now headed in the right direction. Jon also just coached Omnia to a first place finish at The Granite Games this past weekend, so congratulations to Omnia! If you're not already subscribed to our newsletter, head over to www.legionsc.com to get a weekly selection of training tips and our favorite articles. We run online workshops for coaches as well. Find out when our next workshop is here: https://legionsc.com/program-design-workshops These podcast are posted in video format on YouTube as well. Show Notes: [0:13] How does the current Semifinals qualification process compare to the Regionals structure and the Sanctionals structure? Is it good to have large differences in event structures that are qualifying people for the CrossFit Games? [07:57] Is the point of the test to crown the fittest or to get the “right” people moving on at each stage? How much does event design impact who qualifies for the next stage? [12:17] Is the opportunity for Cinderella stories and unexpected qualifiers good for the sport as a whole? Does more variance give more opportunity for “exciting” outcomes? [19:26] How will the seeding process impact which athletes qualify out of different events? And, how important is it to make sure that athletes are doing certain movements or certain styles of events in the qualification process?

The Sevan Podcast EP 45 CrossFit Games Semifinals 3@BRIANFRIENDCROSSFIT@JAMESHOBART@SEVANMATOSSIAN

In our first solo-cast, Kyle provides 15 thoughts and observations from watching the Torian Pro and Mid Atlantic CrossFit Challenge --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pardonmyjerk/support

The Sevan Podcast EP 43 - CrossFit Games Semifinals Week 2 Preview@SEVANMATOSSIAN@BRIANFRIENDCROSSFIT

CrossFit just announced a paltry $400,000 prize pool for the 2021 CrossFit Games Semifinals. That's a real joke and does absolutely nothing to help the athletes involved in the sport become professionals in the space. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

CrossFit just announced a disappointing prize purse for the 2021 CrossFit Games Semifinals, and it couldn't have been a bigger help to some of the bigger events *outside* of the Games season. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Busy prepping for the CrossFit Games Semifinals, Marth Cook took time to chat about her journey so far. ⁣Different to many, Marth started working with a coach & a personal program very early on - with a goal to get as far as possible in the sport of CrossFit!Now co-owner and coach at Impact Bicester, Marth has temporarily moved to Wigan to join the JST Compete training camp and we chat about how different that is to training predominantly alone for the last year!Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ChalkingFitness)

Armen joins us again, this time to talk about the recently announced semifinals of the CrossFit Games. We talk about some of the initial response (both ours & the wider community). We then get creative with some conspiracy theories & potential Games sponsors (before the NOBULL announcement).