Podcasts about crossfit headquarters

In this episode, we dive into the fascinating world of children's heavy work outdoors with Jaala Shaw from GO RUCK Tribe Kids. With a wealth of experience in early childhood education and international teaching, Jaala shares her insights on the power of outdoor play in developing resilience and strength in young learners.Key Takeaways:Exploring Heavy Work: Understand the concept of heavy work for children and its role in physical and emotional development.Global Perspectives: Learn from Jaala's diverse experiences teaching in locations like China, Micronesia, and working in conflict zones, and how these have informed her approach to education.Outdoor Benefits: Discover the unique benefits that outdoor activities offer, from fostering teamwork to enhancing problem-solving skills.Fitness and Play: Jaala discusses how her passion for fitness influences her work with children, encouraging active and healthy lifestyles.Practical Tips: Gain practical advice on incorporating heavy work and outdoor play into educational settings effectively.About Jaala:Jaala holds an M.A. in Early Childhood Education, an M.A. in TESOL, and a B.A. in Political Science and Education. She started her teaching career as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer first in Chengdu, China as an English teacher, then in the Federated States of Micronesia (Yap) as an elementary school teacher of agriculture and outdoor education. For many years after that, she was an Instructor at the University of California Santa Barbara, and later at the University of Colorado Boulder. She has received two US State Department English Language Fellowships to train teachers in Afghanistan and Jordan. She has also worked in Israel and Palestine learning about non-violent conflict resolution and peace building. As she worked with refugees in war zones, she realized that children are the people who will change our world, so she returned to the United States to begin her teaching career anew, this time with our youngest learners. Besides teaching, Jaala is a professional coach and lover of all sports. She works for CrossFit Headquarters on their coaching seminar staff and is the creator and director of a worldwide fitness program for kids at GORUCK. She and her husband Larry, along with their dog Carmen, love to do ultra-endurance events, summit big mountains, and rock climb. Jaala also enjoys reading and writes freelance about politics and education for various organizations. She loves languages and *tries* to speak some Mandarin, Spanish, and Arabic (but admits she isn't very good at any of them).Connect with Jaala:GORUCK Tribe Kids free content:https://www.goruck.com/pages/tribe-kids-calendarGORUCK Tribe Kids Info page :https://www.goruck.com/pages/tribe-kidsRucking: The Treatment for Sensory Processing Disorderhttps://blog.goruck.com/rucking-training/rucking-the-treatment-for-sensory-processing-disorder/What is Rucking?https://www.goruck.com/pages/what-is-ruckingGORUCK Tribe and Training (program for adults)

Mike Anderson- Mike's coaching & teaching experience ranges from the inner city classroom to the university exercise science department, from physical training spaces to landscapes of southeast Asia. He is equally at home training a wide variety of athletes including kids and adults striving for improvements in health and fitness, post-surgical joint replacement patients eager to regain competitive physical functioning, elite gamers (yes, video game professionals) seeking strength for everything from better posture to enhanced stamina, and late aged adults dealing with issues as diverse as dementia to those seeking balance and cognition increases. Mike currently owns and operates CrossFit Malibu, has his CFL3, and was formerly a Head Trainer on the CrossFit Headquarters seminar staff. He is an adjunct faculty member in Sports Medicine at Pepperdine University (his undergraduate alma mater) and is head strength and conditioning coach for a top tier esports organization. He holds master's degrees in public health and outdoor experiential education and has California teaching credentials. Dylan Farr- 50 years old. British born, American raised. Competitive snowboarder, World Cup 1/2 pipe & Slopestyle from 1994-2004. Passionate, studying Nutrition since a teen. A regrettable Vegan from 13-27, as he says. Trainer for twenty years. Crossfiter since 2010. “People where I live all want to lose weight. Strength and Conditioning is fine but not effective.” Nutrition, Metabolism became the focus last several years. Based out of Venice Beach. Functional Health Practitioner. Lifestyle strategist. He's works with people in motor sports, media, finance, start up, tech, and lot of very busy humans/parents. @fysiologik Exclusive to WODcast listeners: *Colter Dillon makes individually cut-and-sewn tee shirts to give you that perfect fit. Pull your favorite tee shirt out of the closet and use their simple measuring guide to recreate your best tee. You have options to pick your fabric color, add artwork, and their team recreates that ideal fit just for you. Make every tee shirt your favorite tee shirt. Go to ColterDillon.com and get 25% off your first order using code WODCAST. *Thirdzy creates natural products that help fitness athletes get better quality rest and recovery from physical and mental stress. Their flagship product PM Recovery Collagen is a melatonin-free, CBD-free drink powder that helps you get your best quality rest while supporting joint and muscle repair. Priming you to wake up energized and ready to take on your busiest days and toughest workouts. Go to https://thirdzy.com/discount/WodcastZzz to receive 25% off of your first order.  THE WODCAST PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY LETS GET CHECKED - Get Medical answers from the comfort of your own home Go to this unique URL that directs to the heart and diabetes tests: http://trylgc.com/Wodcast  Get 30% off : WODCAST30 

Addison Bain is the head coach at CrossFit Southpaw and was crowned “Fittest Man in Minnesota” in 2018 by CrossFit Headquarters. Among other things, Addison is an avid mountain biker, outdoorsman, hunter, coffee connoisseur, and all around awesome human being. In this episode, you'll get a behind the scenes look at the workouts we program at CrossFit Southpaw, why we don't program in percentages, how we approach life, and why you'd experience exponentially better results by having a coach. Please leave us a review if you enjoy our show! Follow Southpaw on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crossfit.southpaw Follow Southpaw on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crossfit.southpaw/ Learn more about memberships and programs at: https://www.crossfitsouthpaw.com

Finding overnight success in the CrossFit community. Training Navy SEALs and the importance of maintaining a humble mind. Using humor and an alter ego to reach more people.CrossFit Athlete Dan Bailey talks about the lifelong draw of competition and why he wants more on his headstone than “The Fittest Man on Earth.”CONNECT with The Resilient Life Podcast:Instagram SUBSCRIBE Get the latest video podcast on YouTubeGet the latest audio podcastCONNECT Ryan Manion on Social Media:Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - LinkedIn  LEARN about Travis Manion FoundationRegister for the Manion WODMEET Dan Bailey:Dan Bailey WebsiteDan Bailey InstagramDan Bailey YouTubeDan Bailey TwitterDanny Broflex InstagramDanny Broflex YouTube

We sit down and talk about the new changes and the future of CrossFit Headquarters. There are some positive changes coming down the pipeline and only time will tell.https://crossfitreform.com/

Owning A Successful Crossfit Affiliate - Crossfit Bison  The overall United States affiliate cup winners of the Crossfit Open join us on the show about how they have garnished so much success in their box locally and now on a larger scale. If you are looking for the way to lead a great box from members to coaches to programming then this episode is for you... and if you did not know yet, the Crossfit Open fuels it all for Crossfit Bison!  1:30 From finances to starting Crossfit Bison “You need a servant caliber in your life to be successful” 5:00 Pushing the Open forward in the gym  6:24 Leaderboard for affiliates and the changes over the last several years  10:30 The foundation of Bison It is so important to use the gym to impact someone’s life. “I could go around the gym and give you a story on everyone’s life”  11:22 founding principles around the Open  12:45 - 13:10 Advice on opening gym “You have to go in a maintain the servants attitude  17:00 biggest growing moments  20:30 Programming around the Open  24:35 Coach and programmer learning about deficiencies  34:35 keep the variety, keep the volume moderate  35:00 top priorities with coaching over the years  36:15 - 36:25 (for the Instagram)  40:00 What do you need from Crossfit Headquarters?  46:22 where to find Crossfit Bison 

MEG IS BACK! In this episode, Meg sits down with wordsmith Lisbeth Darsh. Lisbeth has a longstanding reputation in the fitness community for her inspiring prose and her work as one of the founding members of CrossFit Headquarters. Though she has gained a number of accolades over the years, many don't know she is a prior service member. She and Mentor Meg discuss life as a female Officer, the evolution of fitness in the modern age, coaching and mentoring athletes, Lisbeth's published work, and more.

On today episode Fern sits down with Meagan Burns. Meagan is pretty cool she’s one of the youngest females to have made it on to seminar staff at just 21, she now on her 8th year of being part of staff. Her Crossfit journey all start when she got a job at the front desk of a Crossfit box, after a few months of being that working out Meagan’s says she feel in love with it all; not coming from a fitness background in her youth. Meagan has a long list of Credentials, CrossFit Level 3 - Certified CrossFit Trainer, CrossFit Kids, CrossFit Goal Setting, and CrossFit Aerobic Capacity. Recently Meagan started coaching at Crossfit Per Ignem which is as amazing. Meagan is a cool person and an amazing coach. “I knew right away that helping people and coaching were two things I wanted to do! I started coaching at a gym in North Carolina and eventually ended up getting a job working for CrossFit Headquarters on the training team for the Level 1 and 2 seminars—an absolute dream job! I love being able to help people reach their goals and achieve things they never thought were possible! I am so grateful to get to do what I love every day and I am excited to be a part of/build the community here at Per Ignem” - Meagan Check out the extra content about this episode on besthouroftheirday.com Rate/subscribe in Apple Podcasts! Find us on Instagram: @besthouroftheirday + @thejasonackerman Check out our website - besthouroftheirday.com - to learn more about our private coaches development group. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jason-ackerman/support

In this episode Jason Ackerman the host sits down with some who he’s said from day one of his Crossfit journeys was someone he personal looked up. His guest Greg Amundson is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Cruz, the US Army Officer Candidate School, South Bay Regional Public Safety Academy, and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Federal Academy. Greg started his CrossFit training in December 2001 at the original CrossFit Headquarters gym in Santa Cruz, California. As an Athlete at the first CrossFit gym, Greg was coached and mentored by CrossFit Founders “Coach” Greg and Lauren Glassman for over seven years. Greg was also a former owner of the worlds first CrossFit gym on Research Park Drive in Santa Cruz, CA. Check out the extra goodies about this episode on besthouroftheirday.com Rate/subscribe in Apple Podcasts! Find us on Instagram: @besthouroftheirday + @thejasonackerman Check out our website - besthouroftheirday.com - to learn more about our private coaches development group. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jason-ackerman/support

In today’s episode, we bring in Todd Widman from CrossFit Headquarters to talk about children and exercise. Todd is a husband and father to three children aged 12, 9, and 2 and a half who currently lives in Montana, USA.  Key Learnings How Tom found CrossFit How Tom decided to focus on training children and teenagers What CrossFit really is Why high intensity is relative to who is working out The importance of associating a workout with “fun” when teaching children how to exercise How CrossFit relates with the other sports that children engage into What contributes to the decline of physical activity among children and teenagers Myths about exercise The benefits of exercise to academic excellence How to fix the cycle of obesity in the family Tom’s top three benefits of exercise Tom’s vision for CrossFit in the future

Chris Spealler is a legend in the CrossFit world. Chris was an individual competitor in 7 CrossFit Games, Owner of CrossFit Park City, and trainer for CrossFit Headquarters for over 10 years. Doug Zakaras, a former school teacher and Vice Principal, is a head coach at CrossFit Park City and a flowmaster on the CrossFit seminar team. Together, Chris and Doug host the Icon Athlete Podcast available on all podcast platforms. Find them on social media: @csspealler @dzakaras --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jason-ackerman/support

Episode 052 of the D&D Fitness Radio podcast welcomes Greg Amundson to talk not only about the early days of CrossFit, but also the evolution of this exercise and fitness phenomenon. As we dig deeper into the protocols and benefits of CrossFit, Greg gives us a more detail explanation of why he believes CrossFit has not only achieved mass appeal, but also changed the lives of a whole generation of fitness and performance followers. We discover that the mindset behind the CrossFit philosophy is just as strong, if not stronger, than the actual exercise routines.Greg Amundson is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Cruz, the US Army Officer Candidate School, South Bay Regional Public Safety Academy, and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Federal Academy. Greg started his CrossFit training in December 2001 at the original CrossFit Headquarters gym in Santa Cruz, California. As an Athlete at the first CrossFit gym, Greg was coached and mentored by CrossFit Founders “Coach” Greg and Lauren Glassman for over seven years. Greg was also a former owner of the worlds first CrossFit gym on Research Park Drive in Santa Cruz, CA. Greg is a frequent contributor to the CrossFit Journal and was a founding instructor at the CrossFit Level I Certificate Course. Greg is the creator and lead instructor of the CrossFit Goal Setting Course, the CrossFit Law Enforcement Application Course, a Lead Instructor for the CrossFit Kettlebell Trainer Course, and the originator of the apparel company Firebreather Athletics. Greg works for CrossFit Inc. as the Law Enforcement Liaison. In this capacity, Greg coordinates and leads the CrossFit Law Enforcement Summit and the CrossFit Law Enforcement Seminar. Greg travels extensively, teaching CrossFit and Goal Setting around the world. Greg is a Krav Maga Black Belt and honor-graduate of the prestigious Los Angeles Police Department Handgun Instructor School (HITS), and serves as an adjutant instructor for Krav Maga Worldwide on the FORCE Training Division for Military and Law Enforcement. Greg is the Fitness Expert for the internationally esteemed Law Enforcement publication and training group Calibre Press.For more information on Greg Amundson, you can follow him via the links below:Website: https://crossfitamundson.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crossfitamundson/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CrossFitAmundsonTwitter: https://twitter.com/cfamundsonThe D&D Fitness Radio podcast is available at the following locations for downloadable audio, including: iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/d-d-fitness-radio-podcast/id1331724217https://www.iheart.com/podcast/dd-fitness-radio-28797988/Spreaker.com – https://www.spreaker.com/show/d-and-d-fitness-radios-showYou can reach both Don and Derek at the following locations: Don Saladino: http://www.DonSaladino.com Twitter and Instagram - @DonSaladino YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/donsaladino Derek M. Hansen: http://www.SprintCoach.com Twitter and Instagram - @DerekMHansen YouTube - http://youtube.com/derekmhansen

Episode 052 of the D&D Fitness Radio podcast welcomes Greg Amundson to talk not only about the early days of CrossFit, but also the evolution of this exercise and fitness phenomenon. As we dig deeper into the protocols and benefits of CrossFit, Greg gives us a more detail explanation of why he believes CrossFit has not only achieved mass appeal, but also changed the lives of a whole generation of fitness and performance followers. We discover that the mindset behind the CrossFit philosophy is just as strong, if not stronger, than the actual exercise routines.Greg Amundson is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Cruz, the US Army Officer Candidate School, South Bay Regional Public Safety Academy, and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Federal Academy. Greg started his CrossFit training in December 2001 at the original CrossFit Headquarters gym in Santa Cruz, California. As an Athlete at the first CrossFit gym, Greg was coached and mentored by CrossFit Founders “Coach” Greg and Lauren Glassman for over seven years. Greg was also a former owner of the worlds first CrossFit gym on Research Park Drive in Santa Cruz, CA. Greg is a frequent contributor to the CrossFit Journal and was a founding instructor at the CrossFit Level I Certificate Course. Greg is the creator and lead instructor of the CrossFit Goal Setting Course, the CrossFit Law Enforcement Application Course, a Lead Instructor for the CrossFit Kettlebell Trainer Course, and the originator of the apparel company Firebreather Athletics. Greg works for CrossFit Inc. as the Law Enforcement Liaison. In this capacity, Greg coordinates and leads the CrossFit Law Enforcement Summit and the CrossFit Law Enforcement Seminar. Greg travels extensively, teaching CrossFit and Goal Setting around the world. Greg is a Krav Maga Black Belt and honor-graduate of the prestigious Los Angeles Police Department Handgun Instructor School (HITS), and serves as an adjutant instructor for Krav Maga Worldwide on the FORCE Training Division for Military and Law Enforcement. Greg is the Fitness Expert for the internationally esteemed Law Enforcement publication and training group Calibre Press.For more information on Greg Amundson, you can follow him via the links below:Website: https://crossfitamundson.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crossfitamundson/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CrossFitAmundsonTwitter: https://twitter.com/cfamundsonThe D&D Fitness Radio podcast is available at the following locations for downloadable audio, including: iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/d-d-fitness-radio-podcast/id1331724217https://www.iheart.com/podcast/dd-fitness-radio-28797988/Spreaker.com – https://www.spreaker.com/show/d-and-d-fitness-radios-showYou can reach both Don and Derek at the following locations: Don Saladino: http://www.DonSaladino.com Twitter and Instagram - @DonSaladino YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/donsaladino Derek M. Hansen: http://www.SprintCoach.com Twitter and Instagram - @DerekMHansen YouTube - http://youtube.com/derekmhansen

This week, I get to chat with Chris Spealler.  Things we discuss:  Training For Life When To Train Your Weaknesses and When Not to The Grit of a Wrestler  Mental Toughness  Developing a "Never-Quit" Mentality Biggest Obstacles He's Had to Overcome  Balancing being an athlete, gym owner, father, husband, etc.  Chris was an individual competitor in 7 CrossFit Games, is an Affiliate Owner, and trainer for CrossFit Headquarters teaching a variety of seminars both domestic and internationally. He has been fortunate enough to help grow the sport of CrossFit through competing and teaching at a variety of competitions and seminars from as early as 2007, and is currently sharing his knowledge and experience through programming for and developing Icon Athlete. With the multiple roles he plays in the community he is a true ambassador for CrossFit. He lives in Park City, Utah with his wife, 2 kids, and their dogs Oakley and Avalanche. While not running the affiliate at home or traveling for seminars and coaching athletes he puts his fitness to use skiing, mountain biking, and trying to keep up with his kids.

This week Chris Spealler (@cspealler) one of CrossFit’s OGs, is on the show. Not only was he an individual competitor for 7 CrossFit Games, but he is now an Affiliate owner, and a trainer for CrossFit Headquarters. Since 2007, Chris has been helping CrossFit grow as a sport through his efforts as an athlete and now a coach. This guy is a true ambassador for CrossFit. In this episode we will be getting into some of his success as an athlete, as well as transitioning out of competitions and what it really takes to make it to the games. Enjoy the show. Brute Hotline: (801) 449-0503 Want a chance to get featured in a future episode? Call in and leave us a voicemail with some questions regarding training, nutrition, mindset, etc. Topics of discussion: [2:08] Points of performance for the Squat w/ Chris Spealler [10:00] Coaching elite athletes [16:20] Transitioning out of competitions [23:23] What it takes to make it to The Games Links: Icon Athlete – Programming by Chris Spealler Reviews: If you LOVE this podcast, please click HERE to leave me a review. It energizes me to keep doing these as well as pushes us higher in the rankings. Thank you all for the support. Follow us on Instagram @brute.strength