PODCAST · health
Talking Average Fitness
by Kevin & Sam
Kevin McCarthy and Sam Burns are just two regular dudes who have a passion for coaching CrossFit to regular people. Listen to them talk all things CrossFit, fitness, coaching, and more!
Episodes
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EP 79 - Are Steroids Dead???
The one where Kev and Sam debate some upcoming steroid killers and their implications.
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EP 73 - The Band's Back Together
The one where Kev & Sam talk about training, life updates, and a super secret topic for next time.
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EP 75 - Kev & Sam's Coaching Rules
The one where Kev and Sam discuss their rules for working with clients, as well as Bodybuilding, triathlon prep, and cutting fat.
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EP 74 - Sam's Juiced To The Gills
The one where Kevin and Sam talk all things hormone replacement therapy.
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EP 71 - CrossFit European Vacation
The one where Kev and Sam chat about CrossFit heading across the pond in 2027.
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EP 69 - Real Life Fitness & Nutrition
The one where Kev and Sam discuss how real life interferes with our plans, and how we're sometimes complicit in that.
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EP 68 - Is CrossFit Still Credible?
The one where Kev and Sam question everything they were taught.
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EP 67 - Post Open, IQFs, and Dad Life
The one where Kevin and Sam talk about the IFQs and how not to train like a dingus.
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EP 66 - Ya Done F'd Up A-A-Ron
The one where Kev and Sam talk about 24.3 and "The Leak".
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EP 65 -Dave Castro Isn't Here, Man
The one where Kevin and Sam talk about Dave Castro, his ridiculous "hints" and 24.2.
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EP 64 - Why You Shouldn't Do The Open
The one where Kevin and Sam lay out a plan for being super selfish and lazy this Open season.
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EP 63 - Open Predictions & Daddy Daycare
The one where Kevin and Sam talk about transitioning to fatherhood, The Open, and Dave Castro.
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EP 62 - Working Out Is Hard
The one where Kev and Sam talk about why working out is hard, why that's not a bad thing, and how to reframe what "hard" is.
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EP 61 - Affiliates Buying HQ!?
The one where Kev and Sam talk about if and how affiliates might try to buy HQ.
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EP 60 - Kevin's Jobless, & CF Gyms with 2400 Members
The one where Kevin and Sam ramble for an hour, talking about Kevin's most recent employment update, and finishing talking about how American CF Affiliates have no clue how to operate.
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EP 59 - The CrossFit Level 4 Evaluation
The one where Kevin and Sam talk about Sam taking his CrossFit Level 4 Evaluation.
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EP 58 - Respect The Heavy Days
The one where Kevin and Sam talk about what a heavy day REALLY is, and how to be successful at it.
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EP 57 - Navigating Holiday Eating
The one where Kevin and Sam give their Top 5 holiday eating tips!
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EP 56 - HQ Raises Affiliate Rates
The one where Kevin and Sam talk about HQ raising the rates of affiliate owners everywhere.
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EP 55 - 2024 Open & Games Updates
The one where Kevin and Sam discuss the plethora of changes coming in the 2024 CrossFit Games season.
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EP 54 - Big Changes at CrossFit HQ
The one where Kevin and Sam speculate on CrossFit going franchise.
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EP 53 - Why You Need To Scale Better
The one where Kevin and Sam talk about why a 23-minute Fran isn't how Fran is supposed to be done.
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EP 52 - We're One Year Old!
The one where Kevin and Sam ask 52 questions, one for each week we've done this podcast.
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EP 51 - Skinny Coffee, Pros & Cons
The one where Kevin and Sam discuss the virtues and vices of "skinny coffee."
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EP 50 - The Band Is A Lie
The one where Kev and Sam talk about the virtue (or not) of using bands for things like pull-ups, and WHY it ends up getting used at all.
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EP 49 - Is CrossFit Over?
The one where Kev and Sam talk about whether or not Mayhem is FOS, how distracting the Morning Chalk Up is, and how insane it is to think about 30 Million People doing CrossFit.
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EP 48 - Hot Takes!
The one where Kevin and Sam GO OFF. HOT TAKES BABY!
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EP 47 - The IF3
The one where Kevin and Sam discuss the IF3 and the future of competitive functional fitness.
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EP 46 - Kevin's Going To Do WHAT!?
The one where Kevin comes up with a horrible/awesome idea, and Sam doesn't talk him out of it.
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EP 45 - What We Do
The one where Kevin and Sam catch people up on what we're doing professionally and physically.
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EP 44 - Has CrossFit Gone Soft!?
The one where Kev and Sam discuss whether or not CrossFit still has it going on.
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EP 43 - Thumb Wrapping Pros/Cons (ft. Colin Hill)
The one where Kevin and Sam FINALLY decide who's right about wrapping your thumbs around the pull-up bar, featuring D1 gymnast and gymnastics coach Colin Hill.
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EP 42 - Sam Horenstein
The one where Kevin and Sam talk to Sam Horenstein - former competitor, still high-level coach, and now affiliate owner of CrossFit ONE Nation in Needham, MA - about the challenges and rewards of opening, growing, and operating an affiliate.
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EP 41 - Programming Analysis
The one where Kevin and Sam do a super geeky programming analysis of Kevin's affiliate...and then we see if it's effective or not!
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EP 40 - Do The Elites Move Like Sh!t?
The one where Kevin and Sam discuss whether elite athletes have "earned" the right to move poorly.
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EP 39 - CrossFit Games 2023
The one where Kev and Sam talk all things CrossFit Games 2023, plus podium predictions!
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EP 38 - Best Resources for Athletes & Trainers
The one where Kev and Sam discuss our favorite resources for both trainers and athletes.
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Ep 37 - CF Games Cuts & Masters
The one where Kevin and Sam discuss the cut schedule for the Games, and the value/cost of Masters athletes in competition.
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EP 36 - THDOA
The one where Kev and Sam discuss the second most famous pyramid in the world.
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EP 35 - Culture, or Not...
The one where Kev and Sam talk about gym cultures, how they're built, and how they can be screwed royally.
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EP 34 - Oly or Gymnastics Better For CrossFit?
The one where Kevin and Sam debate which athlete would have an easier time going to the games - an Olympic weightlifter, or a gymanst?
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EP 33 - Seminar Staff?
The one where Kevin and Sam talk about the elusive Red Shirt...and what it means to us.
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EP 32 - Targeting Weaknesses
The one where Kevin and Sam talk about how to target your weaknesses without doing 17 different auxiliary programs.
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EP 31 - Should CrossFit Kill the Games?
The one where Kev and Sam have a rambling discussion about range of motion, competition standards, and how maybe the CrossFit Games needs to die?
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EP 30 - Mea Culpa
The one where Kevin and Sam talk about how they screwed this one up.
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EP 29 - Identifying Bad Programming
The one where Kev and Sam talk about how YOU can protect yourself from BaD pRoGrAmMiNg.
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EP 28 - How to Save Your Life
The one where Kev and Sam have a hard conversation.
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EP 27 - Tracy Jansen, CrossFit & Mental Health
The one where Kev and Sam talk with Tracy Jansen, who shares her own story regarding CrossFit, eating disorders and how athletes sometimes view and speak to each other.
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EP 26 - Supplements
The one where Kev and Sam talk about all the supplements you should be using...and some that you probably shouldn't.
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EP 25 - James Hobart
The one where Kev and Sam talk to James Hobart - CF Games competitor, CF Seminar Staff Flowmaster, entrepreneur, and serially thoughtful dude.
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How many episodes does Talking Average Fitness have?
Talking Average Fitness currently has 74 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Talking Average Fitness about?
Kevin McCarthy and Sam Burns are just two regular dudes who have a passion for coaching CrossFit to regular people. Listen to them talk all things CrossFit, fitness, coaching, and more!
How often does Talking Average Fitness release new episodes?
Talking Average Fitness has 74 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Who hosts Talking Average Fitness?
Talking Average Fitness is created and hosted by Kevin & Sam.
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