PODCAST · health
Talking Functional Fitness
by CrossFit Frostbite
Stories, interviews and tips from the experts on all things fitness for the common person.
Episodes
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Ep 23: Pee and Poo talk w/ Ashley Niemi
Before you click away because you saw the title, give this episode a chance! This week, the coaches sit down to talk with Dr. Ashley Niemi (formerly Gergich). She's a Physical Therapist and specializes in pelvic floor therapy. We cover topics from peeing during workouts, to what your stool should...
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Ep 22: Athlete/Coach Mindset
This week, the coaches sit down to listen to "WAP", talk about what they would do if they were the director of the CrossFit Games, and what goes through their heads as athletes and as coaches.
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Ep 21: Speakeasy Gyms
On this week's episode, the coaches talk about what the fitness industry may look like in the future with gyms having to shut down or change up operations. We also discuss our favorite fast food places, how many kids are too many, and that time that April and Charlie were at the same celebrity...
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Ep 20: How Important is Recovery?
On this week's episode, the coaches sit down to talk about recover and how to best do it. Passive vs active recovery, static vs dynamic stretching, and how to sleep better are just some of the topics covered in today's jam packed episode. Plus, stay tuned for our very first voicemail!
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Ep 19: AMA's 2
This week the coaches sit down to answer come more questions from the community. How has having kids changed your perspective on fitness? Do you pour milk first or cereal first? Have you ever wiped back to front? And more get answered! Sit back and enjoy what may possibly be our least fitness...
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Ep 18: Interview: Jeff Winkler
Have you ever wondered what it would be like opening a gym during a pandemic? Wonder no longer! Jeff Winkler and the team at Core City Fitness are doing exactly that in downtown Detroit. We sit down with long time friend of the show, Jeff, and talk about his path to fitness, his new approach to...
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Ep 17: Palm Springs, Programming, and AMA's
On this week's episode of TFF, we try out our new episode format! As always, you'll tune in to us talking about something irrelevant, then about this weeks programming at CFFB 7/20/20-7/27/20, and then our Ask Me Anything Questions. Enjoy!
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Ep 16: Interview: Brittany Stall
On this episode, we sit down and talk with coach Brittany Stall. She's been CrossFitting for 5+ years, and coaching for 1. She brings a ton of experience from many different gyms, an eye for movement, and reflections from her pregnancy and infertility story. This is a very important interview…
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Ep 15: Mt Rushmore's
The coaches sit down and talk Mt Rushmore's (Top 4) about some very (not) important topics. By far one of our most fun and relaxed episodes. Feel free to ridicule us in the comments, or better yet, to our faces! Let us know what your Mt. Rushmore's are for these topics: Pizza Topings Condiments...
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Ep 14: Patience and Perspective
With current events, and over a career of fitness, how have patience and perspective helped us? We talk about the news of the world, CrossFit news, and how these two topics affect athletes new and old. If you feel like you could use some help with patience and perspective, sit back and enjoy!
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Ep 13: Interview: Vignesh Balasubramanian
This week we interview coach Vignesh! He’s been a coach at Frostbite for over 2 years. As well as his keen eye for movement patterns, Vignesh is another one of our coaches that has wonderful life story. Listen to find out how Vignesh came to the US, found CrossFit, and the love of his life! 🥰
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Ep 12: Don't Be A Glasshole
After a week of revelations about the founder of CrossFit, the coaches sit down and talk about what this means for the affiliation and future of Frostbite.
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Ep 11: Interview: Tony Atwater
On this episode of TFF, we interview Tony Atwater. Tony is a longtime member of the CrossFit community in SE Michigan, and a coach at CrossFit Frostbite. Tony has an incredibly inspiring story, but becuase or the recent death of George Floyd, and the civil unrest, we unfortunelty had to forgo…
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Ep 10: Body Image
Charlie, Anne, and April sit down to talk about Body Image. What has CrossFit done to benefit/hurt people's body image, what has mainstream mediea done or changed over the years, and how do the coaches feel about their own bodies.
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Conversation: COVID Life Update
Coaches Charlie, Anne, and April sit down to talk about what life was like before the pandemic, what it's like now, and what they hope for the future.
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Topic: COVID Nutrition and Rx vs Modified Workouts
The coaches sit down and confess how their nutrition during the stay at home orders have been (some worse than others ;p). They also talk about Rx and Modifying workouts. How many athletes should be modifying workouts? When should we modify? When should I try to go for Rx. What do I do when I…
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Interview: Charlie Riedel
He's the Head Coach and Affiliate Owner of CrossFit Frostbite. He's also having a hard time writing an intro about himself, so just sit back and enjoy Charlie Riedel :)
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Topic: Women in Fitness
What’s it like to be/see women in fitness? What stereotypes are true, and which ones are false? What’s keeping more women back from adopting a fitness lifestyle? Coaches Charlie, Anne, and April talk about personal experiences with women in fitness, and how we might be able to help effect change.
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Topic: Injuries
Injuries happen to everyone, inside and outside of functional fitness. But, what should you do about them? Should you fight through it? Should you shut it down? Anne, Charlie, and April sit down and talk about personal experiences with injuries, and coaching athletes when injuries happen.
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Coach Interview: April White
April is a L1 Coach and member engagement specialist at CrossFit Frostbite. She’s spent her whole life being athletic, and like so many former athletes, needed a way to “flex her muscles” after college. Sit back and get to know April on a whole new level, and how she got from Paris to Frostbite....
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Conversation: Motivation
What makes for good motivation? Can I manifest it? Do some people just have it, and others don't? Coaches Charlie, Anne, and April sit down and talk about their personal experiences with motivation (or the lack of), how they get motivated, and how they coach motivation.
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Coach Interview: Anne Bird
She’s the co-host of TFC, a L2 coach at CrossFit Frostbite, a mother, a wife, and so much more! Sit back and get ready to laugh with Anne! #GoodAnneJob
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The Story of CrossFit Frostbite
Charlie Riedel recalls the story of CrossFit Frostbite and how it started, and how it came to be what it is today.
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How many episodes does Talking Functional Fitness have?
Talking Functional Fitness currently has 24 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Talking Functional Fitness about?
Stories, interviews and tips from the experts on all things fitness for the common person.
How often does Talking Functional Fitness release new episodes?
Talking Functional Fitness has 24 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Who hosts Talking Functional Fitness?
Talking Functional Fitness is created and hosted by CrossFit Frostbite.
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