Be The Exception Podcast

Kyle and Bri sit down to chat about training in the summer time. How to manage heat, make sure you are recovering, and still getting in quality training for the season picking up in the fall. 

Will Griffin was an athlete almost all his life, until he hit a rough patch a couple years into college and found himself arrested and put in jail. Give this podcast a listen to hear how he turned himself around to become an outstanding member of the military and competitive CF athlete. 

The coaches sit down and chat about the lessons they learned from Semi-finals, and the intensity needed to get to the next level. Listen to their breakdown and how semifinals went! 

Matt, Bri and Kyle Sit down and Discuss their training preparations for their games qualifying athletes, and their upcoming semifinals competitors. They dive into the frame work that set the athletes up for success, and how the little details matter in the sport. 

The crew sits down and discuses how to prepare for a live competition. Things you should be doing in training, leading up to the comp, and how to prepare mentally to face adversity out on the comp floor! 

Dj Hillier of The Mindset Advantage sits down and delivers a great podcast on how to develop a great competitive mindset. Listen to this one to find tools to sharpen your mind when entering the competition floor! 

Ryne has had an extended coaching Career dating back to the regional days of CrossFit he brings a wealth of knowledge and unique perspectives to how to train and build a good base during the off season in order to set yourself up for a good season! 

Bri, Jeremy, Matt and Kyle sit down to discuss conversations they have been having with their athletes recently. The discuss the amount of time it takes t get a skill, Wanting vs Needing to compete, Motivation, and Slowing down to think. Some great insight in this podcast on how to work through these struggles as an athlete. 

Tierra has had an extensive career both in the military, fitness and now cyber security. While CrossFitting, she was challenged about her use of Birth Control. This lead her down a rabbit hole to figure out what birth control is and why she wasn't more informed when being put on it in her teens. 

In this coaches corner Matt, Jeremy, Bri and Kyle sit down and talk about how to properly prepare for an in affiliate semifinals. From having the proper set up, to getting the right ambiance, they dive deep into everything you need to know to set yourself up for success. 

The Coaches sit down and give their hottest quarter finals takes. Give this a listen to hear what we thought about the programming, the competition structure, and our favorite past CF events. 

Kyle Sits down with Courtney and Bri to discuss what fueling looks like as we age in athletics and important supplementation, and how important it is to set up a good base and habit young, that will carry you into the future. 

Kyle and Matt sit down to discuss the CrossFit open, their thoughts on the testing bodies, how that has an impact on Quarter finals, and things they wish would change for the sport.

Matt has been coaching since 2016, mentored under very successful coaches, and is bringing these experiences and knowledges to the Blacklisted team. Listen to learn about Matt's philosophies and how coaching group classes and coaching has helped him develop into one of the best coaches in the industry! 

Amanda is a business owner of 5 different business, and still find the time to train. Here about her experiences with coaching, training, and owning a business and the lessons she has learned along the way. 

Wes has an amazing story about what it takes to become a CrossFit Games athlete. After getting out of the Marine Corps, he wasn't sure what he was going to do with his life. He took to partying and dabbling in CrossFit. After a pivotal moment with one of his close friends, he decided to go all in on CrossFit and accomplish his ultimate goal. Listen to his journey, the lessons he's learned along the way, and some of his own coaching philosophies 

Kyle and Bri sit down to discuss Fittest of the Coast 2026, the event, our athletes, and other coaching thoughts that they trail off on. 

Kyle and Bri sit down and discuss the season structure, and how to set up a good CrossFit season so that you are hitting 3 key things at the end of the year. You are healthy, you aren't burnt out, and you are happy with the progress you have made in your fitness. 

Blacklisted Coach Michelle Pohle sits down with Kyle to discuss all things Hybrid athlete, her journey into becoming a Hybrid athlete and some of the experiences she has learned along the way in order to teach those she is coaching. 

Bre Wallin has had an extesive Crossfit Career first competing at Regionals back in 2013 on a team. She has since competed internationally, had twins, and is now looking to make a push into the masters realm of CrossFit. Listen to her recap her over 12 year journey in the sport! 

Kyle Sits down with Hana Ahmad of Onward Physical Therapy to discuss the importance of the Pelvic floor, how to assess it, and what types of symptoms could tell you, that you have a weak pelvic floor!

Kyle sits down with Tanner Hodge to discuss the difficulties in change, and how to overcome them for training. Listen in to hear their thoughts and strategies for overcoming chaotic environments. 

Jeremy has had a 15 year long career in the sport of fitness that allowed him to compete on the international and national stage in 2 other sports. Give this one a listen to hear his lessons learned as he instills his wisdom onto the athletes he is now coaching! 

Blacklisted Coaches get into how to train for a hybrid sport, common misconceptions in the coach industry, how to properly warm up and cool down, and much more in this episode! 

Kyle sits down with Amy to recap MFC, the comp lessons learned and the future comps our masters are looking forward to! 

Mike Egan joins the Blacklisted Podcast again to chat with Kyle about how to prep for the Crossfit season, and some of the new changes taking place. 

Brian is a weightlifting coach with international success on the big stage, having come from a coaching background of CrossFit he gives us 5 mistakes that CrossFitters make in weightlifting. 

Kyle sits down with Blacklisted's newest coach Bri. She talks about her competitive fitness journey, and how that has helped her to become a bette coach. 

Kyle Sits down with Amy to talk about the most recent Be the Exception Camp, how it was different, how they made improvements from the last one, and they why behind the workouts. 

Mike has an extensive fitness Career he has gone from gym bro, to body builder, to powerlifter and now is about to compete in his second CrossFit Games in Masters 35-39 division. 

Kyle sits down with Ryne Sullivan to discuss the games, the sport and his athletic background. 

Elliott's journey through her CrossFit Career and what is next for her! 

Amy came to Blacklisted in July of last year. She jumped around several different organizations and had had multiple different coaches, but coming to Blacklisted things started clicking for her, and she began to see her athletic potential explode. Give this week's episode a listen and hear more about Amy's amazing CrossFit journey. 

Kyle and Dan Sit down to discuss the current Crossfit season and whether athletes are competing too often. 

Kyle sits down with Bri to catch up about this past years training, overcoming adversity and how you can successfully battle back to be competitive, after thinking you should hang it up. 

Kyle sits down with Robin Siegel who has had a career in merger and acquisitions to discuss some of the speculation around the Sale of CrossFit and some of the potential strategies being implemented. 

Cooper Sellers, owner of the Training box sits down and tells his story, his fitness journey, and how his college experience led him to his purpose in life! 

Kyle sits down with Dan and Leanna to chat about In Affiliate Semi's and how they went, what the feel was, and the most recent Grid camp for the Atlanta Wild. 

Amber recently qualified for the CrossFit Games. Kyle sits down to Chat with her about her Journey, her season, balancing swimming, school and CrossFit, and how she got hooked on the sport. 

Tanner has had a large training history, and he sits down with Kyle to talk about past training lessons, and how they apply to today. 

Dan and Kyle sit down and discuss the current issues with the judging system, problems they see in the sport and possible solutions to these issues. 

Kyle and Dan sit down to chat about athletes success, the business, and randomly the economy. Give it a listen to find out more about Blacklisted!

Nadia sits down with Kyle to chat about her life journey, how she has had to flee a country, has been run over by a car and faced immense burnout, all to keep coming back to CrossFit. Here how this has also led to her starting a non profit, call Row Beyond Limits.  

Kyle has had an extensive fitness career and has spent time really figuring out how to create a lifestyle around what makes him happy and his pursuit of fitness and discipline. 

Dan, Pat, and Kyle sit down to discuss the state of the competitive sport of CF, and some of their frustrations with how the season is shaping up. 

Kyle Sits down with Mark Short Owner of Thiccboi so hear his journey and his philosophy on owning a company, and life.

Lauren has had an extensive broadcast background, from Local TV to now covering some of the top events in the sport, learn how Lauren got into CrossFit and how she began to make a career covering it and the Tactical Games! 

Jon sits down with Kyle to go over his fitness history, and how CrossFit was a perfect transition for his competitive aspirations coming from ballroom dancing. 

Caroline has recently started to get competitive in CrossFit. After dealing with some health issues, and some injuries she is storming onto the scene. She will be competing at FOTC this year so be on the look out! 

Kyle Sits down with Peg, and discusses his fitness Journey and what drives him on that journey.