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Chasing Excellence — 525 episodes
Ben’s Battle With Depression & What’s Helping Now (w/ Dr Rich Joseph)
3 Simple Principles for a Life of Health, Happiness, & Hearts on Fire
20 Questions That Map Your Mental Fitness (w/ Chris Irwin)
Individual vs. Class Programming: What Actually Matters
5x5 | Accepting Adversity & Eating Clean When Going Out
Unconditional Love Isn't Soft. It's What Makes Our Kids Brave
When "Did You Work Out?" Feels Like an Attack
20 Simple Ways to Fight Drift — That Invisible Shift Away from Your Best Self
Raise | Screens Are Only 1 of 5 Causes of Anxious Kids (w/ Kim John Payne)
Chase Challenge | You Don't Need Anyone's Permission to Be a High Performer
5x5 | Building Real Friendships After 40 & Asking Questions That Connect
Forever Fit | Learn to Breathe (+ 9 More Habits That Upgrade Your Training)
You Don't Owe Your Past More Than You Owe Your Future
Raise | Receive Your Kids — Don't Just Shape Them (w/ Christina Watka)
The High Performer's Playbook: 2 Rules, 5 Habits, & 7 Traps
Chase Challenge | High Performance Isn't a Talent. Prove It in 21 Days
Purpose Effect | Athena Perez on Fasting 40 Days to Face Emotional Eating
The External-to-Internal Method for Raising Healthy Kids
7 Habits of People Who Make Other People Better (w/ Jon Gordon)
Chase Challenge | Why You Need to Reverse Engineer Your Triggers
Forever Fit | Train Heavy, Fast, Far, and Free: How to Stay Formidable for Life
Coaches Aren't Essential. Here's Why You Need One Anyway.
How to Persuade Yourself Into the Person You Want to Be (w/ Jay Heinrichs)
5x5 | Fixing Your Testosterone Without HRT & Building a Legit Home Gym
Raise | How to Build Emotional Immunity in Your Kids (w/ Jenna Cain)
Purpose Effect | Ryan Rivard on the Climb From Overdose to Everest
How to Adjust the 5 Factors of Health at 40, 50, 60, and Beyond
Chase Challenge | Stop Letting Your Triggers Run Your Life
Forever Fit | 6 Training Principles for a Yes-to-Anything Life
5x5 | Reading for Recall Over Ego & Letting Flow Happen at Home
Raise | Of the 272 Emotions, Most Parents Only Know 12 (w/ D. Earl Johnston)
The One Thing You're Actually Hiring a Coach For
Be Selfless So You Can Become Fearless (w/ Jim Murphy)
9 Distractions Quietly Keeping You From Health, Happiness, & A Heart on Fire
The Most Important Question to Ask Your Kids Before Bed
The 10-Point Drift Diagnosis: Modern Life Is Like a Lazy River
Feel It, Don't Feed It: Own Your Emotions Without Being Owned by Them (w/ Margaret Cullen)
The Anti Bucket List: Stop Chasing What You Already Have (w/ Marcus Wilson)
Stop Letting Tech Do the Work: The Old-School Method That Actually Makes Diet Changes Stick
The Difference Between Those Who Rarely Miss a Workout & Everyone Else (w/ Jordan Metzl, MD)
7 Universal Laws Every Self-Aware Person Should Know
10 Hard Truths for People Who Are Done Making Excuses
Name Your Mattering Project & Find a Path to a More Meaningful Life (w/ Rebecca Goldstein)
Don't Just Look Fit. Be Fit. (w/ WWE's Ivy Nile)
What Modern Culture Gets Wrong About Fulfillment: Money, Comfort, & the Cost of Believing the Lies
Where Do You Feel Most Alive? Why Growing Together Beats Going Alone (w/ Daniel Coyle)
Surplus Value Mindset: Become the Person Everyone Wants on Their Crew (w/ Chris Irwin & Mark England)
Wim Hof's Three-Pillar System for Stress Resilience: Breath, Cold, and Mindset (w/ Brandon Powell)
The 5 Reasons You Feel Physically Broken & The Mindset Shift That Will Help (w/ Scott Hogan)
7 Training Habits Average Athletes Skip (But Elite Athletes Never Do)
An Upside-Down Food Pyramid & New "Healthy" Labels Won't Save Us (w/ EC Synkowski)
Anchor Your Mission, Adapt Your Methods: Thriving in an AI-Driven World (w/ Zack Kass)
Anti-Fragile Confidence: Your Protocol Beats Your Motivation (w/ Brian Johnson)
How to Stop Drifting Through Life & Start Directing It (Vision, Anti-Vision, & Values)
Our 5 Factors Year in Review: Mindset, Sleep, & Connection (Part 2)
Our 5 Factors Year in Review: Training & Nutrition (Part 1)
Why Confidence Is a Choice, Not a Feeling (w/ Laura Ianello)
The Map & The People: Everything You Need for an Excellent 2026
Your Kids Are Watching: A Guide to Modeling Healthy Habits
Why You Should Treat Triumph & Disaster as the Imposters That They Are
Slay Dragons, Chase Lions, Tame Wolves: The Path from Inner Work to Outer Impact
Stop Treating Every Problem Like a Hurricane: A New Framework For Complaining Less
The Learner vs. The Knower: Which Identity is Holding You Back?
The One-Page Practice That Answers Questions Stuck in Your Head for Years
The 5 MindKillers: How You're Sabotaging Your Mental Fitness (& the Countermeasures to Stop)
EHow to Know if You Should Quit Your Job, Leave Your Partner, or Sell Your House
The Default is Decline: How Performance Medicine Builds Resilience Before You Need It
The Crux of Your Health Problem? You're Solving the Wrong Problem
The Individualism Trap: How Modern Life Is Making Us Miserable (And What Groups Can Do About It)
Being Normal is Making Us Sick. It's Time to Embrace Being Weird
The ABCDs of Real Health: Attitude, Basics, Consistency & Discipline
Stop Choosing the Wrong Discomfort: 10 Lessons from The Comfort Crisis & Netflix's Biggest Loser Doc
Training vs Exercising: Why the 5-3-1 Method Destroys Random Workouts
Asking Better Questions, Getting Better Results: The 5 Enemies Blocking Your Progress
From Raised Hands to Real Change: A Step-by-Step Guide to Being a Better Change Agent
Your Ferrari Brain: Stop Idling in Mental Traffic
Vision & Anti-Vision: The Push-Pull Framework for Living on Purpose
The Anti-Modern Neighborhood: A Radical Prescription for Deep Health
The Mental Gym: 3 Simple Tools to Kill Your Victim Mindset (Before It Kills Your Dreams)
The Deep Life Blueprint: Cal Newport on Escaping Status Games & Finding True Fulfillment
3 Distractions Keeping You From Living With Passion (Fear of Uncertainty, Self-Doubt, & Comfort Seeking)
Katrin: 'I Never Had Bad Training Days' - The Mindset That Built a CrossFit Champ
When You’re Just Trying to Survive (But Everyone Else is Trying to Thrive)
Why This NOBULL Co-Founder Chooses to Do Hard Things (And You Should Too)
Fatherhood vs Fitness: The Mental Shift That Changes Everything
3 Distractions Keeping You From Happiness (The Four Idols, Inner Judgment, & Living Others' Lives)
3 Distractions Keeping You From Health (The Supplement Trap, Your Social Circle, & The Perfect Plan)
Fighting Stress: Why the 5 Factors of Health Are Our Best Weapon
Scaling Back to Move Forward: How Modulating Intensity Creates More Fitness
Less Training, More Life: How Cole Sager is Redefining What Matters Most
Values Over Vanity: Why Health Might be the Best Dating Filter
April’s Big Ideas: Facing Fear, Why Teams Matter, & Daily Excellence
The Turtle Principle: Why Resistance Makes Fear & Anxiety Worse
The Raised Hand Rule: How to Know Who You Can Help
What Makes a Worthy Challenge? (The Truth About Goals, Growth, & Everyday Excellence)
Why Your Motivation to Get Fit Might be Your Biggest Obstacle
From Autopilot to Crash Landing: The 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective People
Your House, Your Rules: The Hidden Power of Environmental Design in Raising Active Kids
The 10-Minutes-Per-Decade Rule: Your Path to Better Range of Motion
Stop Making Nutrition Complicated: The Case for Boring, Simple, & Imperfect Eating
Identity Over Outcomes: How to Pursue Ambitious Goals Without Getting Crushed by Expectations
The Compounding Effect Nobody Talks About: Your Everyday Thoughts
10 Daily Practices for Moving, Thinking, & Kicking Ass into Your 90s
Be a Thermostat, Not a Thermometer (Or, How to Stop Being Pulled Down by Tough Relationships)
6 Ways to Adapt Your Training: From Hyrox to Ironman (and Everything Between)
Don't Let the CrossFit Open Be a Stumbling Block (A Guide to Playing it Smart)
CrossFit's Leadership Crisis: Inside the Decision to De-Affiliate
The Passion-Obsession Paradox: The Hidden Cost of Chasing Optimum Health
5 Ways Hard Training Makes Everything Else Easier (The Last One Is Gold)
The Anti-Pushy Playbook: How to Share Your Fitness Passion Without Losing & Confusing People
No Training Partner? The Surprising Solution to Home Gym Motivation
The Inner Echo Chamber: When Suppression Amplifies Negative Storytelling (& How to Break Free)
EHunger, Habit, or Hydration? The Real Reason You Can't Stop Late-Night Snacking
The Crew Effect: Why Healthy People Obsess About Who's Around Them
3 Psychological Traps Ruining Your Best Moments (& They All Start with ‘E’)
The Hidden Path from Pull-Ups to Peace of Mind (The Complete Roadmap)
[ 💭 ] Reminders from Ryan Holiday, Steven Kotler, & Greg McKeown
[ 💭 ] Reminders from James Clear, Robert Waldinger, & Nate Zinsser
[ 💭 ] Cultivating Hope: Strategies for Personal Agency & Success
[ 💭 ] The Power of Storytelling: Shifting Mindsets from Victim to Competitor
[ 💭 ] Year-End Reflections: Embrace Growth & Let Go of Expectations
[ ❤️🔥 ] The 3 Varieties of Deadlift, Redefining Our Purpose, Fostering a Gym’s Community, & More
[ 💭 ] Breaking Bad (Habits): 10 Things We Shouldn't Do in 2025
[ 🎒 ] AMQAP20: Sleep vs Training, CrossFit’s Safety, The Definition of Intensity, & More
[ 💪🏾 ] Our 5 Factors Year in Review: Mindset, Recovery, & Connection (Part 2)
[ 💪🏾 ] Our 5 Factors Year in Review: Training & Nutrition (Part 1)
[ 🏃🏾 ] Get Ridiculously Fit: The Complete Blueprint
[ 💭 ] From Oblivion to Awareness, w/ Chris Irwin
The ABCs of Being Happy & Healthy (Bonus Episode)
[ 💭 ] Your Actions Are Your Values
[ ❤️🔥 ] Nutritional Guilt, Zone 2 Training, The Value of Napping, & More
[ 🗣️ ] HopperTalk: Bravery, Compassion, & Infinite Happiness
[ 💭 ] Balancing Peace of Mind & Ambition
[ 🍽️ ] The Simplest Nutrition Strategy: Eat Clean & Eat Light
[ 🏃🏽♂️ ] The 9 Essential Components of a Complete Training Program
[ 🎒 ] AMQAP20: Balancing Yoga & Strength, Sleeping with a Snorer, Office Snacks, & More
[ ❤️🔥 ] Mindset During Tough Times, Book Clubs for Kids, Training 6x a Week, & More
[ 💪🏼 ] Why You Shouldn’t Shield Your Kids from Adversity
[ 💪🏼 ] The Parasympathetic Sigh, Health Through Lifespan, Dealing with Negativity, & More
[ 🗣️ ] HopperTalk: Self-Worth & the Skill of Friendship
[ 💭 ] Reducing Parental Stress
[ 💪🏽 ] 10 Things Humans Aren't Built to Do
[ 💭 ] Cultivating Courage & Minimizing Regrets
[ 💭 ] Overcoming Victim Mentality, Boosting Child Confidence, Work-Life Perspective, & More
[ 🏃🏽♂️ ] What Training With Intentional Intensity Actually Looks Like
[ 💭 ] Harnessing the Power of Awareness, Intention, & Action
[ 🎒 ] AMQAP20: Coaching Mindset, Implementing Books, & Fueling Metcons
[ 💪🏼 ] Beyond the Gym: The Broader Impact of CrossFit
[ 💪🏼 ] Micro-Misogi & the Comfort Crisis
[ 💭 ] True Competitors Aren’t Extrinsically Motivated
[ 🤟🏼 ] Building a Life of Alignment & Self-Connection
[ 💭 ] True Competitors Don’t Want Things to Be Perfect
[ 💪🏼 ] Negativity in Friendship, The Value of Mentorship, Grief, & More
[ 🍽️ ] Understanding Diet Expectations, with EC Synkowski
[ 💭 ] Let the Small Things Go
[ 💭 ] Why You Should Stop Labeling Things as Good or Bad
[ 🏃🏽♂️ ] Train at Intentional Intensity, Not Maximal Intensity
[ 🎒 ] AMQAP20: Adding Running to Your Program, Juggling, Health Markers, & More
[ 💭 ] Own Your Attention
[ 💪🏼 ] 15 Questions to Assess Your Health, w/ Jamison Price
[ 🤟🏼 ] Navigating Gym Operations & Coaching Challenges
[ 🏃🏽♂️ ] Maximizing Performance for CrossFit Masters Competitors
[ 🏃🏽♂️ ] A Plan to Build Future CrossFit Champions
[ 💭 ] The Power of Solitude in Personal Growth, w/ Mark England
[ 🏃🏽♂️ ] 3 Hours/Week to Get into the Best Shape of Your Life
[ 🎒 ] AMQAP20: Using CrossFit for Ironman Training, Resistance Band Hack, & More
[ 💪🏼 ] Military Selection Training, Good Pressure, & Eating Between Competition Events
[ 💪🏼 ] Moving Society from Sickness to Wellness to Fitness
[ 💭 ] 5 Characteristics of High Performers
[ 💭 ] The Simplest Recipe for Success: Show Up & Don't Complain
[ 🏃 ] 6 Questions About Kids & Training
[ 💪🏼 ] A Comprehensive Guide to Achieving World-Class Health
[ 🏃🏽♂️ ] Adding Strength to CrossFit, Getting Muscle Ups, and Overcoming Rhabdo
[ 🍽️ ] The 2 Questions to Ask Before Changing Your Diet
[ 🏃🏽♂️ ] A Masterclass On Training Alone Effectively
[ 💭 ] How to Focus Less on the Goal & More on the Process
[ 🎒 ] AMQAP20: Cultivating Grit, Extra Work in the Gym, Healthy Lunches, & More
[ 💪🏼 ] 20 Game-Changing Tactics to Optimize Your Health
[ 💪🏼 ] 4 Simple Steps to Sustainable Weight Loss Success
[ 🤟🏼 ] Maslow’s Hierarchy, Dating Challenges, & Combining Therapy & CrossFit
[ 💭 ] Strategies for More Meaningful Downtime
[ 🛌 ] 4 Principles for Maximizing Recovery & Performance
[ 💭 ] Taking Challenges Lightly & Other Lessons from Bruce Lee
[ 🤟🏼 ] 7 Strategies for Raising Happy, Healthy Kids
[ 🏃🏽♂️ ] Vacation WODs, Fitness After Burnout, & Ultra Training in a CrossFit Box
[ 💭 ] Mindset Challenges in Marriage & The Real Meaning of "Happy”
[ 💪🏼 ] Our 5 Factors Health Stacks
The Diversification of Motivation, Pursuing a Meaningful Life, Fitter Friendships, & More
The Value of the CrossFit Open, CNS vs. Muscular Fatigue, & More - w Cole Sager
2 Big Takeaways from Reading “The Ideal Team Player” (Book Club #1)
The Mindset Continuum, Levels of Leadership, Playing in Streams, & More
Raising the 5 Factor Family, Modeling Healthy Behavior, & More - w Heather Bergeron
Creating Emotional Maturity, Having Hard Conversations, Scaling Push-Ups, & More
Defeating Health Anxiety, Nutrition for Teen Athletes, & More - with EC Synkowski
First Principles of the 5 Factors, Being an Asset, Living a Meaningful Life, & More
The Power of Adversity, Risk and Reward, & More (RoxLyfe Podcast Replay)
Waiting for the Right Wave, Manufacturing Challenges, Our New Book Club, & More
The Two Paths of Opening a CrossFit Gym Today, GPS Cues, & More - with Max Isaak
Insights into Elite Level Coaching, The Uniqueness of CrossFit, & More (Talk4 Replay)
The Most Valuable Framework, Assessing Mobility, Apologizing to Your Kids, & More
Resetting PRs, Workout Anxiety, Hypertrophy Training, & More
Measuring Career Success, The Symptoms of Overtraining, Weightlifting for Longevity, & More
Mastering the Five P’s of Decision-Making, the CrossFit L1, Handling Rep Shavers, & More
Helping Who We Can Help, Navigating Negativity, Sunday Runday, & More
A Realist’s Approach to Health, Lessons from Elite Athletes, & More (Food, We Need to Talk Replay)
The State of CrossFit Affiliates, Getting Your Mom to Seek Therapy, Assessing Recovery, & More
Must-Do Daily Actions, Building Discipline, & More (Top Episode of 2023)
The Power of Influence, Bionic Shoulders, Leadership in the Midst of Bureaucracy, & More
Climbing the Second Mountain, the Power of Breathwork, What We’re Proud Of, & More
Active Recovery, Soreness vs Pain, Wim Hoff, & More (Benchmark)
Passion vs Obsession, a Plan for Getting Pull-Ups, the Real Definition of Competition, & More
Underestimating Decades, Embracing the New Year, Negative Visualization, & More
CrossFit’s Universality, Movement Snacks, Rethinking Group Classes, & More
10 Challenges of Modern Life, Staying in Our Lane, Lab Grown Meat, & More
Decoding Stoicism, The 5 Factors Business Model, Dealing with Lingering Emotions, & More
Turning the Page, Embracing the Next Challenge, & More [Mindset Advantage Replay]
Mental Toughness for Kids, Taking it Easy in the Gym, Asking for What You Want, & More
Wanting Your Spouse to Win, Yoga for CrossFitters, Keeping Teens Active, & More
Evolving the Fulfillment Framework, the 5 Factors for Kids, Blue Zones, & More
Over-Scheduling Kids, The Hoax of Date Night, Derailing Good Habits, & More
Work/Life Balance, Coaching Complex Movements, Celebrating Joy, & More
Building Financial Independence, Making Burpees Suck Less, Snap Judgements, & More
Prison CrossFit, How to Create Perspective, The Happy List, & More
Understanding the Goal of the Goal, 2023 Games Recap, Master’s Training, & More
Avoiding CrossFit Injuries, The Purpose of the Gym, Using AI, & More
Benchmark: Improving Competitive Performance, Embracing Adversity, Staying Relaxed, & More
Sharing the Vision, Recovery Drinks, Favorite Games Events (So Far), & More
Benchmark: The 5 P’s of Decision Making, Higher-Level Thinking, Choice Reduction, & More
Majoring in the Minors, Prioritizing Health, Favorite CF Games Memories, & More
Benchmark: The Ingredients of Happiness, Giving Time, Prioritizing Relationships, & More
Changing Your Environment, Five Second Hugs, Male Friendships, and More
Benchmark: Putting Your Ladder Against the Right Wall, the Fulfillment Framework, & More
Competing Too Much, Hijacking Conversations, Living on Autopilot, Walking 300k Steps, & More - with Cole Sager
Last Year Coaching CrossFit Games Athletes
Achieving Hard to Measure Goals
Building a Buffer of Mental Fitness
Is CrossFit in 2023 Watered Down?
Living with Integrity and Finding Balance, w/ Julie Foucher
Quick Set: The Bamboo Forest
Where to Learn More About the 5 Factors of Health
Quick Set: The 101st Blow
Handle Hard Better & Return to Center Faster
Quick Set: The Difference Between Busy and Overwhelmed
Essential Behaviors to Build Durability, w/ the Starretts
Quick Set: Take Ultimate Responsibility
Improve Your Adaptability
Quick Set: Stimulus → Thought → Emotion → Feeling
The Three Key Priorities, w/ Jon Gilson
Quick Set: Here Comes the Health Revolution
Why We Prioritize the 5 Factors
Quick Set: Our 3 Nutrition Challenges
The Problem of Nutrient Deficiency, w/ Chris Kresser
Quick Set: Dyslexia & the Sweet Spot of Learning
The 10 Pillars of Trusting the Process
Ask Yourself These 6 Big Questions
Calling Yourself Out When Things Aren’t Working, w/ EC Synkowski
Kick Ass ‘Til You Kick the Bucket, w/ Steven Kotler
Developing Elite Levels of Skills, Strength, and Stamina
Daily Actions to Build the Five Factors of Health
Every Element of Existence is a Gift
Increasing Our Social Fitness, with Robert Waldinger
How to Build Shared Values
We’re Rewriting the Purpose of the Gym
The Worst Things Could Become the Best Things
Benchmark: Building a Life of Focus
Become Calm in the Many Faces of the Mind
Do What Sets Your Heart on Fire
How to Make a Healthier Society
The 30 Days of Kindness Challenge
Developing Critical Power in CrossFit Games Athletes
F’d, Flow, Focus
Know Why You’re Training
What It Means to Chase Excellence
Vacation is not Recovery
My Current Morning Routine (Rare Sense Rebroadcast)
Benchmark: 10 Principles of Sleep
We Are All Chasing the Same Thing (2:00 #38)
Colin O’Brady on the 12 Hour Walk
Colin O’Brady on Crossing Antartica Solo
Making the Games Season Better (HopperTalk #12)
The Best Teacher is Example (MiFit Rebroadcast)
There’s No Such Thing as a Bad Workout (2:00 #37)
Eat Clean, Eat Light
Top 10 Takeaways from the 2022 CrossFit Games
Benchmark: 10 Principles of Connecting
High Expectations, Low Stress
Be Aware of Where You Are (Michael Caz Rebroadcast)
What We’re Reading #02
Being Your Spouse’s Biggest Fan, w/ Heather B
The Voice in Our Heads, w/ Heather B (HopperTalk #11)
Visualizing Failure vs. Success (2:00 Drill #36)
The Balanced Champion (Mark Bell Rebroadcast)
Benchmark: 10 Principles of Training
Make Big Ag Illegal (HopperTalk #10)
Ishan Shivanand on King’s Yoga vs Merchant Yoga
Building a Life of Focus
Life Gives Us Exactly What We Need (2:00 Drill #35)
The Story About the Old Farmer (CP&W Rebroadcast)
Chasing Athletic Perfectionism
The Antidote to Anxiety is Action (HopperTalk #09)
Motivating Kids to Work Out (2:00 Drill #34)
Stephen M.R. Covey on Trusting & Inspiring
Benchmark: 10 Principles of Nutrition
Anonymous Leaderboards (2:00 Drill #33)
Dr. Nate Zinsser on Winning the First Victory
Be Confident, Earn More, & Increase Impact (3x3 #08)
Things Happen For You, Not To You (HopperTalk #08)
Mark England on Moving from Victim to Competitor
Mark England on the Power of Words, Breath, & Story
Seesaws vs Frisbees (2:00 Drill #32)
Castro’s & Katrin's Exits (Modern Wisdom Rebroadcast)
What We’re Reading
The 3 Guiding Principles
Unconditional Integrity (HopperTalk #07)
Chasing Long Term vs. Short Term Performance
The 2 Elements of Long-Term Business Success
Benchmark: Mental Toughness Isn't What You Think
Defining & Determining Wellness (2:00 #31)
Cole Sager on Running From Our Comfort Zones
A Health Revolution
Personal Responsibility in Daily Excellence
Two Eyes on the Process (Keep Going Rebroadcast)
Dr. Amishi Jha on Owning Your Attention
Don't Stop Until You're Proud
Operating at the Speed of Trust
Benchmark: 10 Habits to Stop Having
Ron Friedman on Reverse Engineering Success
Monster Energy at the CrossFit Games (HopperTalk #06)
The First Question to Ask Before Changing Your Diet
Lauren Johnson on Becoming Elite by Choice
The 3 WODs I'd Program for the Olympics (2:00 #30)
The Fulfillment Framework
Sergey Young on Thriving at 200 Years Old
Competing vs Comparing
The Secret Sauce of CrossFit Programming
Benchmark: Simplifying Nutrition
Life-Changing Quotes (Hoppertalk #05)
2021 CrossFit Games Debrief
When an S.O. Doesn't Care About CrossFit (2:00 #29)
Important Details, Strong Networks, & Simpler Lives
Benchmark: Daily Discipline
The Protein and Produce Diet for Kids
If You Want To Run Fast, Run Fast (2:00 #28)
Greg McKeown on the Pursuit of Sustainable Excellence
Stop Fearing Failure (Modern Wisdom Interview)
Useful But Rarely Taught Skills (HopperTalk #04)
Dr. Jonathan Fader on Looking at Life as a Sport
Discomfort vs Pain (2:00 #27)
World-Class Health in 100 Words
Tim Grover on Michael Jordan's Second Stat Sheet
Audacious Goals, Momento Mori, & Mobility Tips
How to Warm-Up More Effectively (2:00 Drill #26)
Peter Rahal on the Hard Work of Building RXBar
How CrossFit Could Go Mainstream (HopperTalk #03)
We're Breathing All Wrong
Robb Wolf on Being a Health Translator
How to Start Looking at Food More Positively
Matt Fitzgerald on Becoming a Smart Athlete
Questions We Should Be Asking Regularly
The CompTrain Academy, Part 2
The CompTrain Academy, Part 1
Why Mat Fraser Retiring Sucks (2:00 Drill #24)
Overcoming Excellence Fatigue
Should Ricky Gerard Get a 2nd Chance? (HopperTalk #02)
Greg Everett on Becoming Tough
Great Coaches Beat Great Programming (2:00 Drill #23)
Steven Kotler on Accomplishing the Impossible
More Books, Movies, & Podcast Recommendations
Don't Chase Happiness
Advice to a 12-Year-Old CrossFitter (2:00 Drill #22)
What's the Big Thing You're Chasing? (HopperTalk #01)
The Hierarchy of Mindset
Opening Gyms, Leadership Skills, & Mindset Hacks
Back to Training After COVID (2:00 Drill #21)
5 Characteristics of an Effective Coach
Telling Stories, Hard Conversations, & Life Lessons
Designing a High School Health Curriculum
Reflections on the 2020 CrossFit Games
James Clear on Working Backwards From Magic
The Best Workout After a Cheat Day (2:00 Drill #20)
Lessons from Six Months of Lockdown
Define Success, Eliminate Everything Else
CrossFit Games Lessons, Benchmarks, and Trends
Common Mistakes CrossFit Coaches Are Making
Don't Try to Win Today (2:00 Drill #19)
Building a Goals First Nutrition Strategy
10 Principles of Training for Longevity
Valuable Skills, Health Metrics, & Resiliency Tips
Peloton vs C2 Bike for CrossFit? (2:00 Drill #18)
How to Use CrossFit to Train for Other Sports
Assessing Each of the 10 Components of Fitness
Mindset Strategies for Your Next Workout
Creating a Hierarchy of Values (2:00 Drill #17)
Silver Linings, Performance Factors, & CrossFit's Direction
#132: Measuring Consistency w/ EC Synkowski
#131: The Last Two Weeks in CrossFit
#130: Answering Your Questions About Training
AMA on Current State of CrossFit
#128: The Four Virtues w/ Ryan Holiday
#127: AMRAPing Life w/ Jason Khalipa
#126: We are Prepared for This
#125: Assessing Mindsets, Pursuing Opportunities, & Reopening Gyms (3x3, #08)
#124: Staying Competitive Despite the Lockdowns
#123: How to Keep the Training Intensity at Home (2:00, #16)
#122: Useful Supplements, Uncommon Exercises, & Trust Buiding (3x3, #07)
#121: 10 Habits to Avoid During Quarantine
#120: The Unknown and the Unknowable
#119: Success Isn't About Working Harder
#118: Knowing When it's Time to Make a Change
#117: Athlete Reads, Garage Gym Gear, & Sleep Tips (3x3 #06)
#116: Turning Broad Goals into Concrete Action
#115: Benchmarks Worth Testing Yearly (2:00 Drill #15)
#114: Complain Less, Communicate More
#113: 3x3 on Gym Metrics, Getting Organized, & Difficult People
#112: Tips for Overcoming Performance Anxiety
#111: How to Maintain Your Edge When Training Solo (2:00, #14)
#110: Mental Toughness Isn't What You Think
#109: 3x3 on Worthwhile Mistakes, Health Markers, & Self-Help Books
#108: When People Judge Your Passion
#107: Don't Wear a Weight Vest Every Day (2:00 Drill #13)
#106: Behind the Scenes of My TEDx Talk
#105: 3x3 on Morning Routines, Parenting Tips, & Phone Usage
#104: On Calmness & Complacency
#103: Why CrossFit Shouldn't be in the Olympics (2:00 Drill, #12)
#102: The 10 Principles of Training
#101: Reinvestment & Infinite Games
#100: 3x3 on Worthwhile Expenses, Lousy Excuses, & Travel Workouts
#099: CrossFitting While Pregnant
#098: The Discipline I Most Attribute To My Success (2:00 Drill #11)
#097: The 5 P's of Decision Making
#096: 10 Principles of Mindset
#095: 3x3 on Nutrition Tips, Fitness Routines, & Necessary People
#094: How to Control Outcomes
#093: The One Word I Use to Define Success (2:00 Drill #10)
#092: 10 Principles of Nutrition
#091: Tactics of Coaching Games Athletes
#090: 3x3 on Limiting Words, Time Hacks, & Great Movies
#089: The Rationale Behind Rx'd Workouts
#088: Two Minute Drill, #9
#087: Leading Kids Effectively
#086: The Class Experience Scorecard
#085: The 10 Components of Fitness
#084: Two Minute Drill #8, w EC Syncowski
#083: The Origins of NOBULL
#082: How to Start CrossFit By Yourself
#081: Leaderboarding in Real Life
#080: Building a Stronger Brand
#079: Two Minute Drill, #7
#078: 25 Questions for E.C. Synkowski
#077: Comparing Solo & Group Training
#076: 14 Ways to Recover Better
#075: Scaling Culture at CrossFit TILT
#074: Win or Learn
#073: Two Minute Drill #6
#072: Optimize Your Nutrition, w/ EC Synkowski
#071: The Theoretical Development of a Business
#070: Top Trends Inside the CrossFit Community
#069: Embrace the Chase
#068: The Changing Landscape of CrossFit
#067: Danger Foods
#066: Two Minute Drill, #5
#065: Prioritizing the 5 Factors, w/ Katrin Davidsdottir
#064: Responding to Training Setbacks
#063: 10 Principles of Connection
#062: Two Minute Drill, #4
#061: How I Think About Coaching
#060: Building Stronger Nutritional Strategies
#059: Running Your Gym Like a Private School
#058: Embracing Vulnerability, with Heather Bergeron
#057: Two Minute Drill, #3
#056: Taking Small Steps Toward Big Goals, with Katrin Davidsdottir
#055: Defining & Pursuing Balance
#054: Starting a Career in CrossFit
#053: 10 Principles for Better Sleep
#052: A Masters Athlete's Guide to Competing
#051: Learning to Flip Fear Around
#050: Favorite Books, Podcasts, Films, & People
#049: Game Day Nutrition
#048: What it Means to be Productive
#047: Two Minute Drill, Take #2
#046: Earning Trust & Building Teams
#045: Don't Get Bamboozled by Big Food
#044: Talent, Opportunities, & Effort
#043: What to Do About Your Weaknesses
#042: Desert Island Health
#041: Tips to Improve Competitive Performance
#040: Effective Parenting Tactics
#039: 10 Ways to Lead from the Front in Your Gym
#038: Why CrossFit is Different than the CrossFit Games
#037: The Benefits of Negative Visualization
#036: 10 Habits You Should Stop Having
#035: The Secret to the Good Life
#034: Frequently Asked Nutrition Questions
#033: Assessing Health by Measuring Fitness
#032: Breaking Down the Five Factors of Health
#031: A Recipe for Better Habits
#030: Two Minute Drill, Take 1
#029: Getting the Most Out of Your Training
#028: Strengthening Your Grit Muscles
#027: The Development of a Champion
#026: Answering the Questions from Tribe of Mentors
#025: The Value of Thinking Big
#024: Fueling the CrossFit Athlete
#023: Maximizing Your Minutes
#022: The Importance of Being Strong Enough
#021: W.H.O.O.P.I.E.
#020: 2017 CrossFit Games Debrief
#019: Katrin Davidsdottir
#018: Putting Character First
#017: Preparing for the Games
#016: How to Train with Intention
#015: Redefining Adversity
#014: Simplifying Nutrition
#013: Working With Members Who Compete
#012: How to Chase Happiness
#011: Cole Sager
#010: Conditioning-Biased Programming
#009: Living Based on Core Values
#008: Brooke Wells
#007: Becoming a Leader
#006: Daily Discipline
#005: The 2030 Games Champ
#004: Practical Ways to Boost Your Community
#003: Evaluating Opportunities
#002: Maximizing Your CrossFit Open