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The Whiteboard Brief — 102 episodes

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Episode 97: "Being Coachable All Around"

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Episode 96: "The Buffet Episode - Nutrition, Strength, & Mid-Life Fitness"

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Episode 95: "The Lost Episode About Slow Progress & PR's"

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Episode 94: Movember 2025 w/ Coach Jason Larocque - A Talk on Men’s Mental Health

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Coach's Corner Episode 1: "Debunking Top Fitness Trends!"

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Episode 93: Standards — The Line Between Exercise and Fitness

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Episode 91: "Trust Your Coach: Five Ways Real Coaching Beats DIY Fitness"

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Episode 90: "The Definition of Fitness and Why It Matters for Your Health"

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Episode 89: "More Isn’t Better—Better Is Better"

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Member Corner Ep. 2: "Finding Strength Through Consistency: Diana Benzel’s CrossFit Ares Story"

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Episode 88: "The Path to Success: Breaking Limits and Embracing Discomfort"

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Episode 87: "The CrossFit Open: A Test, A Celebration, and a Whole Lot of Fun"

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Episode 86: "The Truth About Goals, Habits, and Crushing 2025"

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Episode 85: "Good Enough: The Mindset for Navigating Fitness and Nutrition Through the Holidays"

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Quickcast 4 - “Enjoy the Day”

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Quickcast #3 - “Negative Feedback Loops”

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Quickcast with Coach John #2 - “Define Your Success”

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Episode 84: "Redefining Physical Therapy: Movement, Root Causes & Pelvic Health with Dr. Linsay Roth"

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Quickcast with Coach John #1 - “Good Enough”

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Episode 83: "Why Men’s Health Needs More Than Muscle: A Movember Special" with Jason Larocque

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Episode 82: "Staying Consistent Through Life's Challenges"

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Member Corner Ep. 1 - "Huge Life Changes with Jeff Hooton"

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Episode 81: "Mastering Progress: Ego Check and Unlocking Your True Potential in the Gym"

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Episode 80: "Living Our Philosophy at CrossFit Ares"

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Episode 79: "Training for Performance vs. Aesthetics"

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Episode 78: "Post Open Thoughts"

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Episode 77: "Unlocking the Logic of Movement" with Special Guest Antony Lo

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Episode 76: "All About the Open"

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Episode 75: "Strength, Recovery & Prevention: Unpacking the Benefits of Bodywork and Physical Therapy" w/ Special Guest Dr. Ariel Hovland of Fixxed Studios

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Episode 74 - "Making Nutrition a Lifestyle to be Proud Of" w/ Special Guest Diana Benzel

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Episode 73: "#FillYourCup"

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Episode 72: "Breaking the Silence on Men's Mental Health" w/ Special Guest Jason Larocque

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Episode 71: "Playing the Long Game Injury Free"

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Episode 70: " What Goes into Becoming a Coach at CrossFit Ares"

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Episode 69: "Finding the Time & Motivation" with Special Guest Member/Coach in Training, Nick Martin

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Episode 68: "Keep Nutrition Simple"

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Episode 67 - "Navigating the Negative Mindset"

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Episode 66 - "Be Impressed by Intensity, Not Volume"

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Episode 65 - "Coaching the Masters Athlete Pt. 1"

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Episode 64 - "All about Body Work"

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Episode 63 - All About Dropping In

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Episode 62 - Quarterfinal Workouts and Why they are GOOD!

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Episode 61 - "Everything You Don't Know About Nutrition"

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Episode 60 - "Open Recap and the I Can't Mindset"

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Episode 59 - "The Part of Coaching You Don't See"

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Episode 58 - "Standards and Mechanics & Why They Matter!"

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Episode 57: "The Journey is Not Always Pretty"

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Episode 56 - "Year in Review!"

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Episode 55 - "How CrossFit Benefits Sports, Life, & Manual Labor"

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Episode 54 - "Functionality of the Olympic Lifts"

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Episode 52 - "Navigating the Holidays"

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Episode 51: "Not Everyday is a PR Day"

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Episode 50: "It's a Lifestyle"

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Episode 49: "Mechanics, Consistency, Intensity"

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Episode 48: "General Physical Preparedness"

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Episode 47: "Struggles & Setbacks are Part of the Journey"

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Episode 46: "Become Obsessed with Becoming the Best Version of You"

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Episode 45 - "Learning the Power of the Stimulus" A Recap of RX Week

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Episode 44 - "Mindset, Meditation & Language" with Christian Genson of Modern Human CrossFit

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Episode 43 - "Understanding Your Constraints"

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Episode 42 - "What is the Alternative?"

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Episode 41: "Just Show Up and Do Your Best"

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Episode 40: "Preparation Behind Coaching a Class at CrossFit Ares"

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Episode 39: "Which Is Better?"

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Episode 38: "Regression Before Progression"

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Episode 37: "Staying in Love with CrossFit for 15+ Years" with Special Guest Danny Lehr, CEO of Caffeine and Kilos

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Episode 36: "Being Coachable"

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Episode 35: "All About the CrossFit Open"

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Episode 34: "The Importance of Muscle Mass and Long Term Health"

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Episode 33: "You're Only Cheating Yourself"

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Episode 32: "Your Goals Past and Future!"

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Episode 31: "Fitness in 100 Words & Upcoming Gym Events"

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Episode 30: "Stay In Your Lane"

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Episode 29: "Conquering the Holiday Season!"

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Episode 28 - "The Ten Training Commandments"

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Episode 27 - "Community Etiquette"

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Episode 26: "We Care Too Much"

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Episode 25: "The Best Way to Improve Something is Spend Time Doing It!"

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Episode 24: "Mistakes We've Made as Coaches & Reflecting on Our Journey"

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Episode 23 - "Staying Fit While Traveling"

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Episode 22 - "I Do It for My Kids and Myself" featuring Member Marrcus Henry

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Episode 21: "Move Every Day & Enjoy the Sh*t Out of Life!"

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Episode 20 - "The Way You Talk to Yourself Matters"

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Episode 19 - "Are You Fit for Life?"

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Episode 18 - "Food Is Fuel"

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Episode 17 - CrossFit Community & CrossFit Games Top Moments

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Episode 16 - "Don't Fall Victim to Your Routine"

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Episode 15 - "How to Warm Up for the Warm Up!"

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Episode 14: "More Than Just CrossFit" with Special Guest and Member Andrea "Dre" Russo

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Episode 12 - "Mindset for Fitness & Life"

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Episode 11 - "You Don't Need All That Equipment"

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Episode 10 - "Is CrossFit Dangerous?"

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Episode 9 - "You Changed My Life" with CFA Member Albert Daugherty

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Episode 8 - "Do you need more?"

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Episode 7 - "Busy is a Choice"

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Episode 6 - "The Difference Between Pain & Injury"

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Episode 5 - "Keys to Recovery"

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Episode 4 - "Rx vs. Scaled"

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Episode 3 - "Nutrition Facts & Myths"

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Episode 2 - "Do Hard Sh*t"

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Episode 1.3 - Our Story

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Intro Episode