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The HERD FIT — 241 episodes

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Ep. 233: Building The Vitruvian Games

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S8E232: Francesca Gusfa - National Champ, D-I Wrestler, and Non-Profit Founder!

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S8E231: What YOU can get from the Crossfit Games

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S8E230: Bison Survey Results, Part 2!

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S8E229 CrossFit Bison Survey Results!

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S8E228: Crossfitter turned HYROX Championship: Dr. Alandra Greenlee

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S8E227: Overtraining in Crossfit: Guilty or Not Guilty?

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Why do we need Benchmark workouts?

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S8E225: Calm in the Chaos!!

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S8E224: 3 Ways to Get Better at Fitness

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S8E223: Crossfit Quarterfinal / Semifinal Programming Analysis

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S8E222: 2026 Crossfit Age Group Semifinals

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S8E221: New Crossfit CEO = Out with the old...or...In with the old (again)

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S8E220: Can You Really Judge the Open?

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S7E218: Xenom - The True Global Standard for Crossfit Sport?

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S7E218: Crossfit Quarterfinal Workouts: Tips and Strategy

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E7E217: The "Faul" Guy - Crossfit loses another CEO

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S7E216: Crossfit Open 26.3 - Tips & Strategy

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S7E215: Crossfit Open 26.2: Tips and Strategy

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S7E214: Responding to Your Open Workout

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Crossfit Open 26.1!! Tips, Strategy, and a Plan

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S7E212: Reset Nutrition & Lifestyle Challenge 2026 - Wins and Losses!

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From Crossfit to Outlast...and back?

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S7E210: The CrossFit Open Matters For Everyone

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S7E209: Is it anti-Crossfit to rely on machines?

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S7E208: From Whoop To WurQ: Making Wearables Work For You

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S7E207: Guide to Setting Goals

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Kathleen and Tracey, True Legends!

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2025 Legends Real Time Recap - More to Come

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Starting Crossfit: I Get to do This

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S6E207 Age is a Number - How to Sustain Fitness Forever

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S06E207 Building A Stronger Bison Community

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S6 E206 / The Start of a Crossfit Coach Journey

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DeFranco Fitness Test, Re-Done

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Crossfit Affiliate Ownership: Comfort within Discomfort

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CrossFit’s Identity Crisis

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Sober Up - Path to Improved Health

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S06E202 From Chest Pain to Redefining Health

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Crossfit Games Season - What's Changing in 2026

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PWR: Nutrition Coaching For All

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Mind Over Matter: A CrossFit Games Master Athlete's Journey

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S06E199 2025 ASBURY PARK Summer Games Recap

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S06E198 Dark Week Revisited: When CrossFit Athletes Trust Their Fitness

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S06E197 From CrossFit Member to Coach - Coaches Keith Andrews and Tara Porfido on Learning to Lead the Herd

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S06E196 Finding Strength Beyond Injury: Guest Dan Greenberg Tackling His First Hyrox Competition

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S06E195 Conquering Hyrox: Two Working Moms Team Up: Ashley Syvertsen and Keren McKinney

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S06E194 Special Guest State Wrestling Champion & CrossFit Athlete Francesca Gusfa

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S06E193 The First Month of Outlast: Conversations, Questions, and Connections

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S06E192 Movement Mastery: How Diverse Coaching Experience Creates Better Athletes with Special Guest Kristy Link

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S05E191 The Art and Science of Coaching Excellence with Guest Michael DelaTorre

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S06E190 Breaking New Ground: The Outlast Fitness Revolution with Guest Michael DelaTorre

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S06E189 Bison Spirit Awards and Discussing CrossFit's Video Scoring Dilemma

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S06E188 The Coaching-Competing Balancing Act: Individual vs Coaching Goals with Guest Bobby Wallum

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S06E187: The Coach's Journey: Special Guest Bobby Wallum Joins CrossFit Bison

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S06E186: As CrossFit Goes Up For Sale, What Does It Mean For The Rest of Us?

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S06E185 CrossFit Open 2025: Analyzing Workout Design and Age Group Scaling Challenges

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S06E184: The Mental Game: Competing Beyond the Numbers with Special Guest Dan Coda

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S06E183 Friday Night Lights: The Most Memorable CrossFit Open "Point One" Workouts

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S06E182: Pro Athlete Advocacy in CrossFit: Who is Withdrawing from the 2025 Games Season?

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S06E181 - Navigating Olympic Lifting and Personal Training with Guest Coach Brian DeCarlo

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S06E180 - OUTLAST Unveiled: A New Concept Gym for Wellness and Longevity from Bison Fitness

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S05E179 - Fostering the Best Gym Culture: Logging Results vs Gym Leaderboards

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S05E178 - Special Guest Christy Link - CrossFit Pioneer and Fitness Innovator

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S05E177 - Reset Challenge Health and Resilience: Mindfulness REDUX with Rafi Silver

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S05E176 - Growth and Unity: Why We Should Harness the Transformative Power of the 2025 CrossFit Open

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S05E174 - Recap 2024 1st Phorm Legends Championship with Dan Coda Mindy MacDonald Kathleen Staunton

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S05E174 - Navigating CrossFit's 2025 Open Changes and Community Challenges

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S05E173 - Pushing Limits By Transitioning from CrossFit to a New HYROX Adventure with Marissa Liza

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S05E172 Transform Your CrossFit Fitness with Structured Techniques and Progressions

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S05E171 - From Gym to Life: Unleashing True Potential via the Right Confidence

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S05E170 Embrace the Challenge: Community and Mentorship at the CrossFit Affiliate Summit Northeast 2024

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S05E169: The Rise and Fall of CrossFit Gyms: Cultivating Community and Overcoming Business Challenges

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S05E168: Unlocking the Perfect Warm-Up: Elevate CrossFit Performance and Minimize Injuries

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S05E167: Preventing Injuries in CrossFit: Strategies for Sustainable Fitness Journey

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S05E166 Bison Brawl 2024 Recap with Adam Ramsden

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S05E165 Our Take on the 2024 Masters CrossFit Games in Birmingham Alabama

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S05E164 - From Discomfort to Reward: Mastering Running and Scaling Running in CrossFit Workouts

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S05E163 - From Injury to Inspiration: Tracey Magee's CrossFit Odyssey

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S05E162 Spotlight on the 2024 Masters CrossFit Games: Insights from Athletes and Coaches

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S05E161 - The Tragedy of Lazar Djukic and Its Impact on the State of CrossFit after the Games

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S05E160 - CrossFit Owners - 908 Athletics Tim Carroll: Evolving Within and Outside of CrossFit Part 02

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S05E159 - CrossFit Owners - 908 Athletics Tim Carroll: Passion, Partnership, and Perseverance

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S05E158 - Unpacking the Events of Bison Brawl Oct 2024 with Director Adam Ramsden

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S05E157 - Navigating New Members vs Retention: Successful CrossFit Gym Growth

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S05E156 - Question and Answer #6 Enhancing CrossFit Precision: Judging, Standards, and Scaling Strategies Explored

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S05E155 - All About Hyrox with Special Guest Dr. Alandra Greenlee

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S05E154 - Unveiling Bison Brawl 2024: Hosting a Successful CrossFit Competition

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S05E153 - Pushing Limits: Joe Pierro's Journey to the CrossFit Semifinals and Beyond

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S05E152: Maintaining Fitness Through Pregnancy with Tara Porfido: What All CrossFitters Can Learn

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S05E151 - Saluting the Fallen: Fitness and Resilience with Dave's Brother Mike

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S05E150 Harmonizing CrossFit's Competitive Future: Leadership, Communication, and Judging

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S05E149 - The Pressures of Pursuing Competitive CrossFit with Guest Amy Edelman

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S05E148 - CrossFit Quarterfinals 2024 Recap with Guest Mindy MacDonald

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S05E147 Starting Strong in CrossFit: - Fundamentals for Beginners and Experts

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S05E146 Using the CrossFit Open to Elevate Your Performance

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S05E145 - Navigating the Path to CrossFit 2024 Quarter Finals Excellence

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S05E144 - The Humble Path to Peak Performance: Humility in CrossFit

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S05E143 - Should You Repeat that CrossFit Open Workout?

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S05E142 Unpacking the 2024 CrossFit Health Summit: Fitness, Science, and Pursuit of Longevity

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S05E141 Post Reset - Now What? Sustainable Health Goals with Guest Coach Adam Ramsden

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S05E140 - Current State of CrossFit Media and BTS David's Appearance on the Sevan Podcast

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S05E139 - The 2024 Masters CrossFit Games Unveiled with Special Guest Joe Linton

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S05E138 Embracing the Unexpected: The Psychological Power of 'Dark Week' in CrossFit Training

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S05E137 The Best Time of the Year: The 2024 CrossFit Open with Guest Coach Adam Ramsden

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S05E136 No RX, No Scaled: The Impact of a Levels System

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S05E135 Elevating Athletic Performance Through Mindfulness with Special Guest Rafi Silver

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S04E134 Bison Reset Challenge 2024: Redefining New Year's Resolutions with Health Goals and Community Support

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S03E133: Legends Championship 2023 Recap with Guest Mike McKinney

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S03E132: CrossFit Affiliate - Community or Gym? Building Both for Success

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S03E131 Behind the Games: An In-depth Conversation with Legends Championship Co-director Bob Jennings

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S03E130: Dissecting CrossFit Coaching: Evaluations, Connections, Enthusiasm and Technique

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S03E129 - Fitness Industry Faceoff: CrossFit versus Nike?

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S03E128 - The Ripples of Change in CrossFit Games Season 2024

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S03E127 - Listeners Q&A #5 - CrossFit Confidence, Resilience, and Community

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S03E126 - 2024 CrossFit Masters Games Co-Boss and Co-Founder of the Legends Championship, Joe Linton

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S03E125 RX PLUS: A Candid Discussion About Their Place in CrossFit

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S03E124 Balancing Careers, Family, and CrossFit: Guests Kevin Yurchak and Daniel Coda

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S03E123 Unboxed: Masters Fitness Championship 2023 with Daniel Coda and Kevin Yurchak

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S03E122 Guest Ashwin Venkatraman - Parenting, Coping and CrossFit

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S03E121 Seasoned Warriors New Battles: The Future of Masters Competition in CrossFit

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S03E120 Q&A 4 - The Continual Challenge of CrossFit, Motivation, and Mindful Breaks

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S03E119 From CrossFit to the top of USA Weightlifting - Special Guest Dan Dodd

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S03E118 Optimizing Your Workout: Pacing, Strategy, and the Art of Repetition

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S03E117 Recap Asbury Park Summer Games 2023: Guests David Lancellotti and Christine Roeder

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S03E116 Taking Charge: Strategies for Responsible CrossFit Social Media Consumption

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S03E115 The Challenges of Creating Social Media in the CrossFit Community

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S03E114: Special Guest Sasha Rhee - CrossFit as an Early Catalyst

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S03E113 How Young is Too Young For CrossFit? Challenges, Victories, and Guidelines

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S03E112 Is Your CrossFit Gym's Programming Too Hard?

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S03E111 Unmasking the Connections - Inflammation and Stress with Dr. Jonathan Hartman

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S03E110 The Healing Journey: From Patient to Practitioner with Special Guest Dr. Jonathan Hartman

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S03E109 Navigating the CrossFit Games Future In the Wake of Castro's Comeback

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S03E108 FIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS THAT BEST FIT CROSSFIT ATHLETES

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S03E107 WHAT IS THE BEST BACKGROUND FOR CROSSFIT TRAINING?

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S03E106 Beyond RX and Scaled: A New Perspective on CrossFit Programming

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S03E105 GUEST ADAM HAWKINSON - THE BONDS BETWEEN CROSSFIT AND THE MILITARY

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S03E104 TEN THINGS EVERY CROSSFIT ATHLETE SHOULD TRACK

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S03E103 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS NUMBER 3 WITH GUEST COACH LIZ TANZOLA

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S03E102 FROM PINK NAILS AND CIGARETTES TO SUPERSTAR CROSSFIT COACH LIZ TANZOLA

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S03E101 CAN A CROSSFIT ATHLETE RUN A 3 HOUR MARATHON? WITH GUEST OWEN MORRISSEY

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S03E100 DO CROSSFIT COACHES NEED TO BE GOOD ATHLETES?

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S03E99 GYM CULTURE AND GYM GOSSIP

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S02E98 2023 CROSSFIT AGE GROUP MASTERS QUARTERFINALS WRAP UP

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S03E97 QUESTIONS ASKED AND ANSWERED SESSION 02

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S03E96 BUILDING OFF OF THE 2023 CF OPEN

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S03E95 LOOKING FORWARD AND BACK AFTER CROSSFIT OPEN 2023

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S03E94 INTERVIEW WITH AUSTIN MALLEOLO, DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL GYM OPERATIONS CROSSFIT LLC

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S03E93 HOW TO CRUSH CROSSFIT OPEN 23.3

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S03E92 INTERVIEW WITH CROSSFIT CEO DON FAUL

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S03E91 CROSSFIT BISON IS HOSTING THE 23.2 LIVE ANNOUNCEMENT!

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S03E90 HOW TO CRUSH CROSSFIT OPEN 23.1 - OR AT LEAST SURVIVE

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S03E89 SPECIAL GUEST TRACEY MAGEE BISON MEMBER CROSSFIT BOX OWNER AND GAMES ATHLETE

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S03E88 QUESTIONS ASKED AND ANSWERED EPISODE 01

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S03E87 HOW TO BUILD A CROSSFIT COACHING STAFF

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S03E86 LAST MINUTE PREP FOR THE 2023 NOBULL CROSSFIT OPEN

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S03E85 SPECIAL GUEST DR ALLISON WARNER MD PhD ON HEALTH AND CROSSFIT

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S03E84 WHY DO A NEW YEAR RESET CHALLENGE

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S03E83 TRAINING MEN VS WOMEN VS MASTERS ATHLETES

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S02E82 WRAP UP LEGENDS MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP 2022 PART 2

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S02E81 WRAP UP LEGENDS MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP 2022 PART 1

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S02E80 COPING WITH NERVES IN CROSSFIT FITNESS AND LIFE

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S02E79 2022 LEGENDS MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW

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S02E78 2022 LEGENDS COMPETITOR AND BISON ATHLETE AMY EDELMAN

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S02E77 CROSSFIT BASICS AND BEYOND

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S02E76 DYLAN CASEY CROSSFIT ATHLETE AND RETIRED PROFESSIONAL CYCLIST

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S02E75 THE CHALLENGES FACING NEW CROSSFIT CEO DON FAUL

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S02E74 SHOULD YOU TAKE A BREAK FROM CROSSFIT?

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S02E73 SPECIAL GUEST CROSSFIT ATHLETE RON ANANIAN THE CAR DOCTOR

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S02E72 SHOULD ATHLETES COACH OTHER ATHLETES?

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S02E71 WHAT TO DO DURING OPEN GYM

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S02E70 ACUPUNCTURE FITNESS AND WELLNESS SPECIAL GUEST MARISSA LIZA L.AC. DIP.AC

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S02E69 MENTAL HEALTH IN CROSSFIT AND FITNESS TRAINING PART 3

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S02E68 MENTAL HEALTH IN CROSSFIT AND FITNESS TRAINING PART 2

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S02E67 MENTAL HEALTH IN CROSSFIT AND FITNESS TRAINING PART 1

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S02E66 PRESSURE IN CROSSFIT AND FITNESS TRAINING

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S02E65 HOW MUCH TRAINING VOLUME IS TOO MUCH?

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S02E64 LEGENDS CHAMPIONSHIP 2022 ONLINE QUALIFIER WORKOUTS BREAKDOWN

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S02E63 WHAT CAN MORTALS TAKE FROM THE NOBULL 2022 CROSSFIT GAMES

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S02E62 PREVIEW OF THE NOBULL CROSSFIT GAMES 2022

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S02E61 HOW TO RUN AN INTRAMURAL CROSSFIT COMPETITION - BISON BOWL VII 2022

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S02E60 RELATIONSHIPS IN THE PURSUIT OF FITNESS HEALTH AND CROSSFIT

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S02E59 TEAMS VS INDIVIDUAL TRAINING AND COMPETITION WITH NICOLE AND MATT MILONE

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S02E58 REVIEW OF THE CROSSFIT LEVEL 2 TRAINING COURSE

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S02E57 SHOULD YOU HAVE AN ONLINE CROSSFIT COACH?

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S02E56 CROSSFIT RETURN OF THE DAVE CASTRO

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S02E55 RECAP 2022 CROSSFIT GRANITE GAMES WITH SPECIAL GUEST JOE PIERRO

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S02E54 2022 CROSSFIT AGE GROUP SEMIFINAL DEBRIEF

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S02E53 2022 CROSSFIT GRANITE GAMES SEMIFINALIST JOE PIERRO

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S02E52 ANALYZING YOUR CROSSFIT WORKOUTS

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S02E51 DOPAMINE MOTIVATION and CROSSFIT

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S02E50 HOW CAN WE FIX CROSSFIT JUDGING AND STANDARDS?

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S02E49 2022 CROSSFIT AGE GROUP QUARTERFINAL WRAPUP PT 2

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S02E48 2022 CROSSFIT AGE GROUP QUARTERFINAL WRAPUP PT 1

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S02E47 RECAPPING CHRIS HINSHAW - DEEP DIVE Part 2

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S02E46 RECAPPING CHRIS HINSHAW - DEEP DIVE Part 1

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S02E45 - 2022 CROSSFIT AGE GROUP QUARTERFINAL PREVIEW

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S02E44 - THE 2022 CF OPEN IS DONE. NOW WHAT?

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S02E43 Special Guest CHRIS HINSHAW, coach of CHAMPIONS

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S02E42 The Origin of CrossFit Bison Part 4

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S02E41 How to CRUSH CrossFit Open 22.3

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S02E40 The Origin of CrossFit Bison Part 3

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S02E39 How to CRUSH CrossFit Open 22.2

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S02E38 The Origin of CrossFit Bison Part 2

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S02E37 How to CRUSH CrossFit Open 22.1

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S02E36 The Origin of CrossFit Bison Part 1

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S02E35 DOES TRAINING AGE MATTER?

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S02E34 MENTAL PREP FOR SUCCESS FOR THE 2022 CROSSFIT OPEN

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S02E33 CF OPEN 2022 EQUIPMENT & MOVEMENTS BREAKDOWN

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S02E32 - IS CROSSFIT INDIVIDUALIZED?

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S02E31 - CRAMMING FOR THE CROSSFIT OPEN

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S02E30 - The Firing of Dave Castro

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S01E29 - 2021 Legends Masters Championship WRAP UP PART 2

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S01E28 - 2021 Legends Masters Championship WRAP UP PART 1

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S01E27 - 2021 LEGENDS MASTER CHAMPIONSHIP PREP & PREVIEW

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S01E26 - Classic Botox & Burpees - Treatment and Recovery Methods

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S01E25 - GYM CULTURE

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S01E24 - Mistakes CrossFit ATHLETES Make

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S01E23 - Mistakes CrossFit Coaches Make

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S01E22 - CrossFit Then vs.Now

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S01E21 Classic Episode from Botox & Burpees - SCALED VS RX

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S01E20 - Food Culture

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S01E19 - Comparing Different Diets

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S01E18 - Eating for Sport vs. Eating for Health

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S01E17 - Using CrossFit to Train for Other Sports

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S01E16 - Body Image vs Performance

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S01E15 - Tom Kietur, Heart Attack Survivor (How CrossFit helped save his life)

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S01E14 - Getting Back After the Summer Funk

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S01E13 - Courtney Roselle, Founder Iron Grace Fitness and star of the NBC Titan Games

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S01E12 - NOBULL CrossFit Games 2021 Recap

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S01E11 - Dealing with Injuries

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S01E10 - 7 Tips for Constant Progress in Fitness

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S01E09 - CAP or NO CAP? CrossFit Affiliate Programming

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S01E08 - Watching Professional CrossFit

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S01E07 - Bison Bowl VI - 2021 Intramural CrossFit Competition

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S01E06 - CrossFit Sport vs. CrossFit Health

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S01E05 - Coachability

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S01E04 - Resiliency and Toughness

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S01E03 - WOD-USA - 48 CrossFit Gyms in 48 States for the Wounded Warrior Project

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S01E02 - Pursuing Quality Movements vs. Quality Scores

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S01E01 - Optimizing Breathing with Guest Coach Adam Ramsden

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