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Chase has always been a phenomenal athlete and tells us this year is focused on team with a fiance' and his job his heart is really with the team experience. His team won the Fittest Experience in the RX Division and are ready for the upcoming season. We talk about his current role with C4 and what his plans are for the future
The Full Kumail, living in LA, exercising for no reason, and CrossFit's complete meltdown and incompetence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Armen's got some news and the boys catch up on the past months. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Armen Hammer has been doing CrossFit for more than 10 years and has been producing content around the CrossFit Games since 2012. You can find his coverage, commentary, and analysis on YouTube on ArmenHammerTV and his various podcasts including Scale As Needed on iTunes, Spotify, and everywhere else you can find podcasts. Download his free eBook: https://bit.ly/101freeworkouts In this Episode of Barbell Shrugged: What happens to the CrossFit Games without Mat Fraser? Is Tia Clair Toomey the best athlete of all time? CrossFit selling out to a venture firm is now cool? Is opening a CrossFit gym in 2021 a good idea? How does CrossFit regain dominance in the fitness industry? Armen Hammer YouTube Armen Hammer Instagram Anders Varner on Instagram Doug Larson on Instagram Coach Travis Mash on Instagram ———————————————— Diesel Dad Training Programs: http://barbellshrugged.com/dieseldad Training Programs to Build Muscle: https://bit.ly/34zcGVw Nutrition Programs to Lose Fat and Build Muscle: https://bit.ly/3eiW8FF Nutrition and Training Bundles to Save 67%: https://bit.ly/2yaxQxa Please Support Our Sponsors U.S. Air Force. Find out if you do at airforce.com. Organifi - Save 20% using code: “Shrugged” at organifi.com/shrugged www.masszymes.com/shruggedfree - for FREE bottle of BiOptimizers Masszymes
Armen, Chase, Cliff, and Kyle are back to talk about everything and nothing all at once.0:15 - We’re back!5:20 - Outsourcing our work10:50 - Chase has been working and playing Breath of the Wild a lot16:40 - Armen’s channel and his wife is pregnant22:35 - The Mandalorian33:01 - Wonder Woman 198447:33 - Dune and Bladerunner 2049 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Armen, Chase, Cliff, and Kyle talk about the 2020 CrossFit Games, Dune, training yourself into the dirt, and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Armen, Kyle, Cliff, and Chase discuss the lack of any news from CrossFit about the Games and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Armen, Chase, Kyle, and Cliff are back at it to talk about the 2020 CrossFit Games Stage One and Tenet! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In which Armen cut his hair, the Games have new dates and formats, and Henry Cavill needs better directors. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The boys discuss slang, develop an absolute scale of fitness, and Hobbes vs Shaw. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We sit down with Armen Hammer to put together his timeline in the CrossFit space. We learn the context of growing up in LA with unique opportunities as a kid, to being an affiliate owner, the evolution of the Naked CrossFitter, getting kicked out of the CrossFit Games, His return to the Games years later and running into Justin Bergh again and finally being the guy people trust to tell them how it is and a true insider with reliable contacts and a direct line to the people in charge whoever that may be.
The boys are back together to discuss George Hackenschmidt, the painful problems of modern media (aka how much Batman v Superman really sucked), and the SneakyFit Summer Series too. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The boys are back together, in the flesh, to talk about everything except CrossFit. It's very refreshing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Let's take a well deserved break from the "everything in the world is imploding" storyline and just have a good time okay? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In which Kyle has returned to Austin (for now) and Chase is taking some time off of CrossFit to heal his body and wrestle. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Kyle's been a part of Scale As Needed since the very beginning and this is his last episode with the show before he leaves to move to Los Angeles. We're gonna miss him (but he'll be back at some point) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Armen, Cliff, and Kyle review Star Wars Rise of Skywalker See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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plus a whole lot about Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time In Hollywood See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Armen's been on the road for the past week visiting Sean Sweeney and Rich Froning! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Elly Kabboord and Ben Garard and more have tested positive recently. What's it mean? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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0:34 - Sizable animal nutsacks4:15 - a series of anniversaries7:05 - Chase had a weird Simpson’s dream10:05 - some fitness stuff happened and the new sanctional season is gigantic16:50 - Godzilla26:40 - Chase finds out about apes29:00 - Congo30:40 - Chase is changed by Chernobyl35:18 - Armen trained with Chase and the Jaakarhu comp team37:24 - the lifecycle of training, when you peak, and when you start declining See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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0:06 - Super Awesome Nonsense1:57 - Kyle’s interesting story7:50 - thanks to CrossFit Morgantown15:25 - Chase PR’d his snatch and clean28:55 - Endgame ENDGAME ENDGAME1:23:10 - where does the MCU go from here? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
All about Star Wars and Game of Thrones this week! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:03 - space-associated neuro-ocular syndrome1:02 - the black hole!3:00 - air rifles at the Rogue Invitational28:17 - Get Hunter To The Games (36:17)36:19 - Lauren Jenai marrying an alleged murderer40:15 - why is Florida the way it is44:31 - why we aren’t ever making it on CF’s social again48:45 - Shazam is worth watching See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Scale As Needed takes the post-Open lull very seriously. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:18 - Sensual Anachronistic Nuzzling2:30 - our fans beat the shit out of us in the Open6:55 - Chase is still sore (Chase learned something)13:14 - Armen went to Ireland27:35 - Rich isn’t going individual32:13 - Jacob Heppner is going to the Games38:44 - Vellner was in an interesting position43:44 - Kyle and Cliff and Chase all went to see Joe Rogan52:29 - Kyle’s short film Sprites is on the internet now!56:00 - Avengers: Endgame will be over 3 hours long and Quinten Tarantino’s new movie is about Charles Manson See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:03 - Scary Alzheimer’s Nightmares1:10 - Zuckerberg and The Social Network2:47 - “we’re professionals”4:22 - 19.4 happened16:36 - what is Captain Marvel’s superpower? 24:54 - James Gunn is back26:50 - Avengers: Endgame trailer game is weak on purpose 43:50 - more movies are coming?47:50 - Armen is going to Ireland! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Scale As Needed crew talk about a historical perspective on Dave Castro's involvement and where things may have turned for the worse.0:03 Sabotaging Armen’s Network1:29 - the Gorilla tangent (and another tangent on balls)8:15 - am I a shill or do you just have no idea what you’re talking about10:50 - another nut sack tangent12:44 - the comments about Dave Castro14:24 - the return to the Armen is a shill thing28:18 - why does this opinion matter29:39 - The Black Box summit recapped 46:44 - if your opening line is to call someone a shill, you’re doing yourself a disservice 53:10 - does Greg Glassman hate the CrossFit Games 59:30 - the value to sexy workout videos and the state of media now 66:18 - Chase and Armen did 19.3 and it was terrible 78:28 - True Detective finale See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:16 - Streaming Abduction Nightmare1:36 - does Siri analyze nutsacks?9:15 - 19.218:36 - the value of singles and the trap of “unbroken”27:22 - the Arnold happened this weekend too30:45 - the Arnold Strongman Classic37:10 - Maartins Licis will be a future world’s strongest man45:24 - Ricky Bruch56:00 - winning on the Scale As Nation leaderboard59:02 - Armen hasn’t watched True Detective yet See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:03 - Subtle As Nukes1:26 - why didn’t name Quasimotto catch on (and other names that are gone)8:42 - speaking of arcades…10:20 - the Brooke Wells coffee shop (16:34)16:34 - the 19.1 announcements?17:00 - the French announcement22:52 - the jacked tangent26:05 - “tomorrow the pill arrives”28:25 - the point of doing CF is…30:33 - how is Kyle still alive?32:30 - 19.1, finally33:50 - Regionals 2019 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:03 - Something About Nothing Podcast0:48 - where’s Kyle, and the pile of stripper bodies in the corner 3:45 - Armen tells a story of pain, loss, and poisoning himself 10:58 - we are murder machines fueled by murder 13:28 - Thor deadlifts 473kg/1042lb15:27 - Chase deadlifted recently too17:05 - Schwarzeneggar’s son should take the same steroids his dad did21:22 - Jillian Michaels vs CrossFit 33:35 - Bob Harper’s private gym and the dogs go crazy34:24 - Cliff’s terrible take on dogs36:10 - more layoffs at CrossFit HQ 48:20 - 19.1?49:15 - True Detective season 3, episode 6 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:08 - Striving for Ample Nonsense1:21 - sharing really good shirt ideas4:31 - “nearly balls deep in the Open season”6:10 - Bowie starts going HAM9:15 - Lee Priest in last week’s episode 11:25 - Live Open announcements16:48 - how is the Open going to be different this year18:08 - mainsite programming32:27 - Filthy15034:34 - Bowie returns to get HAM again36:05 - H3H338:36 - True Detective season 3, episodes 4 and 5 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:10 - Sexually Archaic Nightmares2:22 - we’r actually going to talk a lot of fitness3:28 - Australian CrossFit Championship (and taking about Kyle’s living room)9:28 - Australian CF Champs, redux (and The Great Wallaby Wars of 1984)12:07 - Aus CF Champs, take three13:12 - Why would you do the Open? 19:05 - orgasms while exercising21:00 - VULVA SHOT22:01 - why would anyone do another Sanctional after qualifying?28:35 - SAN SPONSORED ATHLETE35:05 - Fittest In Cape Town (but really all about Italy)47:44 - how important is lifting heavy?51:33 - Talking Elite Fitness53:50 - Chase front squatted 400lb57:33 - Conjugate1:02:45 - 10k followers! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
And what about Tommy Marquez and Sean Woodland's new podcast? Or Armen's interview with Mat Fraser? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The guys chat True Detective Season 3, episodes 1 and 2. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:27 - Synchronized Ass Noises1:11 - Luna bars make Armen fart, money to poop machines4:25 - new rulebook released and all the tangents which go along with it28:36 - Armen has been unblocked from the Games Facebook36:19 - the new CrossFit.com43:22 - jacked James Mcvoy 46:26 - New Years resolutions?56:59 - WZA1:01:56 - Armen’s bet with Travis Williams See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:59 - FitBeth2:42 - anything is a sex toy if you’re brave enough5:04 - edibles in public are a bad idea22:54 - Fleshlight nunchucks25:45 - The Mountain and his wife37:23 - the weirdest AI of all See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:55 - Santa Always Nose4:03 - Dubai CrossFit Championships recap37:03 - the next event is WZA42:11 - The Triple Crown? The Hat Trick45:43 - why we’ll never be on HQ’s media again47:23 - holiday plans See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:57 - Sharks Against Narcs2:03 - The Terror of Bowie the puppy2:40 - the most interesting timeline, the Dubai CrossFit Champs start super soon4:24 - almost all the events for DCC, and how weird the team competition is11:04 - let’s all have a moment of silence12:30 - the beauty of trashtalking and Travis Williams17:36 - …speaking of Dan Bailey?20:33 - cock to bar pull ups and the women’s version and new CF technology24:24 - how will teams of individuals who qualify individually be handled by the rulebook?26:09 - Macho Man and other benchmarks35:24 - Chase squatted 400 for 4 and Kyle is coming for that ass40:54 - Armen recaps Chase’s competition without Chase there43:34 - will the new Games season format change how people train for the Games?46:24 - Katie’s Letterman jacket from high school48:42 - how do you stay sharp over a long season52:04 - examples of the AI talk from last episode See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:40 - Satan Approves Nechrophillia4:47 - Kyle squatted 390x36:07 - avoiding complacency: also, hand gliding and sky diving can be dangerous13:06 - Chase has a team comp this weekend15:50 - should we incorporate water balloons in CrossFit?16:48 - Kyle saw a dunk tank get set on fire once21:30 - the official dates for the 2019 CrossFit Games Open24:12 - the kind of really unprofessional part of the new Games season29:37 - Dave Castro will always throw you a curve ball; when you zig, he zags35:21 - Dubai!47:01 - the old Games season is pretty much why SAN is the way it is49:06 - Armen’s interview with Rich Froning55:37 - the movie VICE58:00 - All-time great conspiracy talk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:27 - Screaming At Neighbors1:06 - the history of Robert The Bruce4:01 - we should have weighed in before Thanksgiving17:06 - greatness requires sacrifice18:21 - Chase got rear ended recently29:36 - Kyle’s LA vs Texas stand up routine, Falling Down, violence in movies, Lethal Weapon39:30 - 90s action movies loved fake bullshit guns54:09 - Mat Fraser commented on Armen’s IG post See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:08 - Sucking Apricot Nubs0:50 - fake facts about Armenia2:15 - Thanksgiving plans6:00 - Chase is still team training7:03 - Danny Soul9:09 - some of the WZA teams are ridiculous15:55 - Cliff’s love of mayonnaise 19:27 - how exactly does the Team qualifier work? No clue.24:00 - the longest bulking/cutting phase ever26:55 - Hafthor Bjornsson vs Krazy Glue34:49 - Bodybuilders vs Powerlifters vs CrossFitters vs Weightlifters39:45 - finding the limits of a weight belt43:50 - “we used to do fitness on Thanksgiving”48:30 - trying to define Sneaky Fit54:25 - why weren’t we featured on CrossFit’s page this week?56:00 - shirt sales!59:55 - The Camp Fire destroyed Custom Made CrossFit1:03:05 - Justin from the Morning Chalk Up calls in!1:07:35 - how to better use Olympic athletes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:48 - Small Areola’d Nipples4:03 - new shirts!8:29 - Avatars for everyone!10:04 - the West Coast Classic was announced16:23 - CrossFit’s drug testing policy and how people react to testing positive21:13 - The Fittest Beth28:33 - Defining intermediate athletes (is Miranda Alacarez intermediate?)32:47 - why isn’t Fran really used anymore? 42:13 - Fran n Out46:48 - Unforgiven See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:21 - Siblings Against Ninjas2:15 - 5 new positive doping results, including two Games Masters: Kelli Holm and Shawn Ramirez21:16 - Cliff’s story of realizing he loves bodybuilding and strength work23:35 - Chase and Armen won a CrossFit competition last weekend!32:23 - the new SAN shirt collection!37:04 - Chase power cleaned 320lb!41:30 - the Rogue Legends Invitational See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:40 - Soapy Ape Nads1:24 - technical(ly) death metal.3:55 - Bailey Dyson-Good’s world record set of strict muscle ups (15)7:46 - Adrian Mundwiler’s strict L-sit weighted bar muscle ups11:45 - new segment: this week’s reason why we’ll never be the CrossFit official podcast14:01 - Rogue’s new movie16:55 - 6 new sanctionals: two in China, two in Australia, Iceland, and Rogue (plus the Rogue Legends Event)28:50 - The SoCal event rumor mill38:40 - SoCal sanctional should just recreate the 2010 CrossFit Games41:35 - changing the point system for the new Games44:35 - how the Games have changed since 20091:01:05 - Fitness in a 100 words is basically “Tired Is Enough” See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
1:20 - Seductively Applied Nuggies!3:30 - Denver, the city of dank nugs5:50 - Austin’s water boil alert11:08 - Robert Zemeckis definitely knew about 9/1119:00 - Heppner vs Fraser like McGregor vs Khabib20:26 - Mark Bell’s bodybuilding competition!23:10 - Eddie Hall is shredded af25:21 - The Mountain got married to a tiny human26:50 - Khrennikov and Dubai!31:51 - Khashgoggi and other weird modern news44:20 - Facebook Portal48:15 - the strangest AI possible53:55 - SAN movie homework: Unforgiven See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
1:12 - Sonny’s Ass-eating Naughtiness2:23 - a whole new frontier of SAN podcast: we were featured on CrossFit’s pages!7:39 - “I have no idea what’s going on, guys”10:15 - calling out comments on CrossFit’s IG post14:22 - no seriously, this is all quite strange15:28 - the world of CF and HQ is shifting to quickly28:52 - tangents about merchandise, bad youtube shows, psychologically damaged pizza eating habits, and the connection between Back to the Future and 9/1137:54 - WZA and Dubai qualifiers are happening!40:39 - 2019 might be a weird year for the Games49:34 - how the drug testing policy will work for the Sanctionals57:10 - more tangents: Venom, Fleshlight nunchucks, Apple’s ScreenTime app See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
1:39 - Sexually Attractive gNomes3:00 - gnomes and giants5:11 - live action video game movies and the weird shit that should be happening in those movies13:05 - Armen and Chase went to CrossFit HQ15:09 - what’s going on with CrossFit Health and a crazy (probably true) conspiracy theory 1:0030 - new sanctioned events See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2:16 - Sweaty Aching Nutsacks4:43 - weirdly obvious spam messaged on instagram10:18 - it was Cliff Bogart Sr’s birthday!12:57 - WZA is now sanctioned20:11 - Chase and Armen are going to HQ25:08 - King Kong?30:56 - Khabib vs Conor 39:31 - Ex Machina52:36 - Chase saw Solo and more Star Wars stuff See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:30 - Three options!2:30 - the strange world of ASMR4:36 - four new sanctioned events (Mid-Atlantic, French Throwdown, Brazil, and Capetown) and the at-large invites18:18 - Kyle’s short movie Sprites23:30 - the new Joker movie (movies?) and Fantastic Fest43:05 - is Eddie Hall becoming a bodybuilder?46:50 - bonus little bit: Armen and Chase are going to CFHQ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:07 - Sweating About Newsfeeds4:08 - Noah Ohlsen saved someone’s life in Hawaii!13:13 - Who’s the Greatest Female CrossFitter of All Time?23:01 - a new Mr. Olympia! And other bodybuilding talk32:13 - The Crying Game See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:40 - Struggling (with the) Audacity (of that) Nincompoop 1:50 - Armen talked to Greg Glassman!10:15 - the Armen Hammer/Naked CrossFitter history lesson20:30 - “no official announcement” woes30:15 - why HQ was double birds for so long37:45 - where things have to go for this sport to succeed44:28 - some stuff about Dubai you probably didn’t know51:28 - there are real risks here1:00:25 - or this entire thing is a set up to fuck with Armen1:04:18 - Chase deadlifted 570lb!1:15:00 - watch The Crying Game! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:05 - Statements Admiring Nonconformity1:15 - so what’s up with the word “Shanghai’d”2:44 - Fun Fact: where India Pale Ale’s get their name from8:19 - Dubai CrossFit Championships10:55 - The Golden Child tangent18:10 - back to Dubai!25:40 - maybe CrossFit’s official communication left people with a bad taste in their mouths29:35 - this is how HQ operates, bruh32:00 - the best thing about the announcement are the comments on the CrossFit Games instagram34:17 - where does the anxiety around no more Regionals come from? Answers to common complaints42:53 - the weirdest of all criticisms: there will be a bunch of shitty CrossFitters at the Games now51:53 - CrossFit is purposefully moving away from being gatekeepers and that’s a great thing1:01:43 - more sanctioned qualifiers will pop up: not a question of if but a question of when1:14:40 - The Graham Holmberg effect and why it doesn’t apply anymore1:18:20 - movie suggestions! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:15 - Sultry Athletic Negligence1:35 - CrossFit Games updates3:30 - Dave Castro will remain as Head of the Games5:18 - people are too attached to the current Games format11:58 - the Games format has always been fluid14:00 - the 2019 Games season will have sanctioned qualifier events and many questions surrounding the qualifying process24:00 - CrossFit and Reebok have settled their lawsuit28:55 - Michael Mann’s crime film masterpiece “Heat” See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:30 - HEB acronyms0:44 - Armen has had too much preworkout2:58 - The changes to the Games season See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
1:00 - Strong Arm Noodles2:04 - Cliff’s porn at work story and Kyle strippers in school story11:01 - Armen’s idea for a movie idea17:27 - More CrossFit Games rumors and speculation!54:51 - Trevor Bachmeyer uses fake plates1:00:40 - Group movie night: WATCH HEAT!!! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:06 - Pie flavored C4 with testosterone 1:40 - SNATCH AGAINST NUTS3:11 - Armen’s actual snatch against nuts story11:04 - Chase went to Italy26:06 - Kyle went to Seattle30:10 - “why aren’t you allowed to do handstands places…”34:59 - growing up before the internet43:00 - Armen was in LA47:00 - Armen talked to Brent Fikowski!55:00 - RUMOR MILL!1:05:00 - Transgender CrosFitters See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:01 - Seemingly Arousing Nonsense2:11 - how were the CrossFit Games for Armen?3:17 - Armen was on TeamRICHEY12:56 - how were the Games for other people - a recap See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:00 - Synthetic Androgynous Necromungers2:30 - Riddick (The Chronicles of) and Armen doesn’t know how to tell Timothy Olyphant, Josh Duhamel, and Karl Urban apart5:20 - Chris Pratt’s physical transformation during Parks and Rec6:40 - Mac’s physical transformation during It’s Always Sunny8:18 - IE1: CRIT9:50 - Dave Castro’s weird obsession with Brooke Wells rears its ugly head12:15 - IE4: Marathon Row27:00 - IE7: Fibonacci Final29:37 - The most dangerous day. the best Got Milk commercials, alternative rowing methods43:13 - What should Armen do during the row?45:13 - IE5: THE BATTLEGROUND47:30 - how to pass time during the row49:50 - Sam Briggs made it! Khrennikov didn’t!51:44 - Body By Beef is gone: no more carnivore diet for Cliff or Kyle58:23 - DC’s Titans1:02:45 - Aquaman1:10:40 - Shazam See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:00 - Show About Nothing!0:45 - Who would we be from Seinfeld1:52 - Days, minutes, SECONDS away from the CrossFit Games and we know very very little8:20 - Haven’t we all stared into a mirror and thought we’d be ugly chicks?10:15 - Apparently the easiest “Would You Rather” ever11:23 - Games picks and Chase’s Fantasy CrossFit picks15:50 - #WhoIsTed?17:19 - Kevin Kline is not Bill Pullman18:30 - All time great acting performances23:55 - What we’d all program at the Games37:10 - Goggins tried to drown himself apparently42:18 - Who knows what’s gonna happen!?52:15 - Chase is gonna cold shoulder Armen at the Games53:45 - Bo Burnham’s “8th Grade”54:35 - James Gunn was fired fro Guardians of the Galaxy 3 and how strange that is See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:00 - Salty Armenian Nuts1:29 - CRAZY SHIT!!3:57 - everybody is on SARMs! Roman’s Visa is denied! The worst excuses ever! Drug testing at outside events!45:30 - 300lb CrossFitter!52:10 - Cliff’s Carnivore diet experience57:05 - Antman 2: Mission Implausible See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:20 - “every time you learn a new fact, you mind moistens slightly”1:00 - Sweaty Ass Nerds!4:35- all five of us are here8:30 - Chase’s crotch is very distracting11:35 - Dave Castro’s book is super boring, he calls out Nick Urankar and Christian Lucero, and he has a weird obsession with Brooke Wells48:09 - Cliff’s ruck and being a carnivore See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:01 - subscribe to ArmenHammerTV!1:37 - Some Athleticism Neglected!3:00 - purposefully ignoring actual fitness talk4:40 - bodyweight strict presses: super tough.14:28 - rucking: Kyle and Cliff do it.21:30 - “if you’re gonna die with a backpack full of literature, what literature would you pick?”23:19 - Fourth of July! And growing up in Texas28:50 - a very long Nicolas Cage circle: Con Air to The Sorcerer’s Apprentice to Leaving Las Vegas to Mandy to Ghostrider 2 to Face/Off39:00 - John Woo circle: Broken Arrow, Face/Off, MI:240:44 - the evolution of action movies over time1:00:06 - Bethany Shadburne prefers “Bethany” over “Beth” and an in-depth discussion on the acoustics of “Bethany” vs “Beth”1:07:23 - Reebok will require athletes to wear only what is provided to them at the Games1:14:26 - ….almost. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:04 - SARMs Are Needed1:01 - we changed locations!2:02 - three athletes tested positive at Regionals8:23 - Chase keeps working out for some reason and literally salting your wounds on your torn hands18:12 - the reason why most of our audience is men (“you can fuck a meat pocket”)19:45 - #FitBeth!26:05 - Kyle’s sad/crazy Alex Jones story29:06 - Michael Shannon as a sad rodeo clown, Viggo Mortensen 34:20 - Kyle and Armen’s travels35:50 - T*rkish delight and the history between Armenians and T*rks38:08 - Armen hung out with Sean Sweeney for a few days!48:24 - Kyle’s epic saga of getting way too high and watching 2001: A Space Odyssey59:35 - the reason why Armen doesn’t do edibles in public anymore1:04:26 - Cliff’s “I got super high and lost my car in a parking lot” story See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:01 - SHAVE A NERD!1:00 - special delivery interruption time!2:17 - Armen’s mullet6:30 - the long lasting pain of childhood humiliation14:58 - Magic cards, the Black Lotus, Armen’s weird dream22:10 - Cliff’s awesome idea to make CrossFit Games events way more exciting27:15 - Armen’s other weird dream29:10 - The Fittest Beth, #FitBeth30:58 - CrossFit is suing Reebok, Rogue vs Eleiko barbells, and who might be the new title sponsor at the Games49:00 - Dan Bailey’s recovery is going better than Kyle’s did, are these knee injuries from plyometrics? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
00:38 - subscribe to ArmenHammerTV03:30 - Russell Berger was fired26:11 - Klokov and Trump?32:15 - Tough Mudder X41:12 - Existenz, The Blog, body horror movies and more See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
0:03 - WE ARE BACK!2:10 - “60% of this show is no longer employed at FloSports”19:30 - Armen and Chase have seen each other every day since getting fired21:24 - What’s next?29:15 - Chase competed at Regionals!40:27 - Regional performances breakdown1:03:10 - Deadpool 2! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
1:40 - Chase Long is the Fittest on Scale As Needed and a full 18.1 breakdown for Armen, Cliff, Jannis, and Chase 11:10 - Chase’s first and second shots at 18.1 were very dramatic 20:00 - 18.1 leaderboard lessons: northern Europe, Alex Vigneault, Kara Webb, Brent Fikowski 32:08 - 18.2 clues? 35:30 - our YouTube videos are getting some ridiculous and amazing comments 51:40 - Fikowski’s Open humiliation crushes Travis Williams in 18.1 54:30 - Black Panther 1:13:30 - “Do my nipples offend you?”
On this special episode of Scale As Needed, Armen, Kyle, Cliff, and Daniel spend the entire episode breaking down their thoughts on the newest Star Wars movie The Last Jedi. This episode is entirely full of spoilers, so you've been warned!
0:00 - MCT Oil - Milk Of The Poppy 2:30 - Hafthor Bjornnson is mad 3:30 - The Accountant 2 5:12 - Front squat PR’s are in the air 9:35 - Wes Kitts dick cleans 13:45 - How to achieve peak T 15:50 - The fundamentals of a good fitness program… Powders & Pills 21:05 - Cliff’s weight update proof that supplements work 22:35 - The end of Scale As Needed 23:40 - Ben Smith’s Dad vs. Brent Fikowski 28:05 - Dave Castro announces the first announced event of the 2017 Games 33:30 - Adam Richards poetry 35:15 - Twin Peaks 40:00 - Tahoe Throwdown is way too long 50:45 - Reviews
1:25 - “I’m so fit that literally anything I do can be considered yoga” + jeans for people with big quads 6:11 - Cliff wastes his time with calf raises 8:40 - Cliff’s running shoes + the crew talks about running for some reason 21:40 - When’s the last time you heard the term “firebreather” + OG “fitness” reminders 28:10 - The CrossFit Bike 45:40 - Will Regionals have heavy dumbbells? 50:27 - REVIEWSSSSS + the giveaway!
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