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Corpus Animus Podcast
by Training Think Tank
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Episodes
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#253 - Chandler Smith Reveals Why He Stopped Lifting Heavy
Chandler Smith opens up about the training decisions that kept him competitive throughout his career. From dropping heavy strength work for months to build aerobic capacity, to competing through a torn hamstring at WFP, Chandler shares the philosophy behind his longevity approach. 00:00 - Intro...
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#252 - WZA Battle of The Camps Stories & Debrief
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#217 - (More) Rapid Fire CrossFit Movement Tips
Chest to Bar Pull-ups, Handstand Walks, Wall Walks & Pegboard
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#210 - BRENT FIKOWSKI
🏆 Brent Ficowski transitioned from competitor to athlete advocate, focusing on building sustainable structures for the sport's future. 🤝 PFAA's three pillars: advocacy & representation, education & support, and exposure & earning opportunities. 🏋️♂️ Collaboration with AFJ aims to standardize...
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#209 - How Travis Mayer's Coach Plans His Back Injury Comeback
Highlights 🏋️♂️ Travis Mayer sustained a serious back injury during the 2025 WFP competition, leading to withdrawal. ⏳ Coach has worked with Travis since 2012, witnessing his growth from local competitions to multiple Games appearances. 🔥 Travis maintains elite physical fitness despite age,...
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#205 - Lungs on Fire: Conquering Aerobic Weakness in CrossFit
On this episode of the Corpus Animus Podcast we discuss Aeroic Capacity for CrossFit. If you feel like your gasping for air in longer workouts, isolating and improving your aerobic capacity could be a game changer. In this episode we'll share how to know if that's you, as well as ways to improve it.
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#204 - Training like a CrossFit Competitor without actually wanting to Compete
On this episode of the Corpus Animus Podcast TTT coaches Max El-Hag, Adam Rogers, Mike McGoldrick and Kyle Ruth discuss athletes wanting to train like a competitor without wanting to actually compete.
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#202 - our thoughts on the Mayhem Classic & AG Semis
On this episode of the Corpus Animus Podcast TTT coaches Max El-Hag, Adam Rogers, Mike McGoldrick and Matt Gilpin discuss the CrossFit Age Group Semifinals and the 2025 Mayhem Classic.
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#201 - no more squats in CrossFit? WFP, AG Semis, Crash Crescendo
On this episode of the podcast TTT Coaches Max El-Hag, Adam Rogers, Mia Gianelli, and Matt Gilpin discuss the WFP qualifiers, Age Group Semifinal workouts, and Crash Crescendo team competition.
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#199 - CrossFit Open 25.3 Recap
On this episode of the podcast TTT coaches Max El-Hag, Adam Rogers, Kyle Ruth and Mike McGoldrick discuss the final workout of the 2025 CrossFit Open 25.3.
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#196 - If Training Think Tank wrote the 2025 CrossFit Open...
On this episode of the podcast we answer the question: What would the 2025 CrossFit Open look like if we got to write the workouts for all 3 weeks.
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#192 - Guns + Fitness: The Tactical Games
On this episode of the podcast we're joined by Nick Thayer. Nick was a former TTT athlete and is now the CEO of the Tactical Games. He came out last week and took us to the gun range where he put us through a tactical style workout. In this episode Max picks his brain about the sport, guns and…
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#182 - Optimizing CrossFit Training DURING a Qualifier
How should you balance your training priorities during the weeks of a qualifier like WZA, FOTC, the Open, Quarterfinals, etc.? On this episode TTT Coaches Brannen and Kyle give their best advice on how to navigate training during those weeks.
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#181 - Crash Crucible, No Sugar, Trash TV & WWE w/ Lydia Fish & Sam Stewart
On this episode of the podcast we're joined by CrossFit Games athlete Sam Stewart from Dublin Ireland and CrossFit Semifinals athelte Lydia Fish. They are both in town preparing for the 2024 Crash Crucible.
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#180 - From Drug Rehab to CrossFit Rehab: Physical Therapist Kyle Habdo
On this episode of the Corpus Animus Podcast we're joined by our on-site Physical Therapist and Coach Kyle Habdo. Kyle found CrossFit after a dark chapter in his life where he found himself addicted then rehabing from drugs. Fastforward years later and he's serving athletes in the community by...
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#179 - Politics, Pain, and Personal Growth: Brannen Dorman Reveals All
You've seen coach Brannen in our videos for years... but who the heck is this guy? Today we dive into his story. We touch on his random love for cruise ships, his past history in politics, the only album he ever owned, his time in CrossFit, how he joined TTT, and a football injury that had him...
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#178 - Should You Peak for Off-Season CrossFit Competitions?
In the sport of CrossFit, peaking for the main CrossFit Games season is relatively straight forward. But how should atheltes who plan to peak for that approach peaking for off-season competitions, or the occasional one-off local competition? In this episode we share some mistakes we've made along...
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#177 - Was the 2024 CrossFit Masters Games Good?
Last weekend, we journeyed to Birmingham, Alabama, for the 2024 CrossFit Masters Games. The venue was setup with three competition floors, each running simultaneously to accommodate the various age groups. We had 19 athletes competing across all divisions, and by the end of the weekend, 3 of them...
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