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#219: Matt Patterson: Writing My Own Legacy
April 22, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 155 MBOUR LISTENER SURVEY IS LIVE! TAKE FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN FREE PROCESS GEAR! Take the survey here: https://forms.gle/mkTFFNr6stXvVcDk8 Matt Patterson is the founder of Minisport, an introductory sports program for children in Hong Kong to be physically and mentally well-rounded. Before he was a business owner, Matt was Ed’s primary school classmate. Like old mates trading pints at the pub, Matt and Ed reminisce about their youth, the dreams they had, the risks they took, and what they think a...
#218: Dr. Kaili Chen: What Your Inner Critic Is Telling You
April 15, 2024 09:48 - 1 hour - 173 MBDr. Kaili Chen is a clinical psychologist who specializes in helping adolescents and adults process issues such as trauma, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Kaili is a longterm member of The Process Programming’s original Affiliate, Coastal Fitness, and we asked her to bring her expertise into the world of competitive CrossFit. We believe that one of the biggest, but often overlooked separators of sport is mental health and fortitude, so we invited Kaili to our January Athlete Tra...
#217: The Business Mistake Every Gym Makes
April 08, 2024 09:00 - 55 minutes - 126 MBIsabell Wolfe, General Manager for The Process Programming and Lead Affiliate Coastal Fitness, outlines the mistakes that prevent gyms from being a successful business. Every gym needs coaches, but that’s not all they need. Who maintains member payments? Who makes sure the equipment works? Who shoots and edits content for the gym’s social media? If you work at a gym and the answer to these questions are “One of the coaches,” then you’re doing a huge disservice to the coach, the members, and ...
#216: Mark McDermott: A Brain Aneurysm Changed My Life
April 01, 2024 09:37 - 58 minutes - 134 MBMeet Mark McDermott, who, along with his wife Meg, are our two newest coaches at The Process Programming HQ Affiliate, Coastal Fitness! Mark is a veteran coach of 14 years, taking him from his home in the UK to Kuwait, Dubai, and ultimately to our Hong Kong doorstep. Today, we want you to get to know about our newest coach and his journey. We’ll learn about his gymnastics childhood, lifting 85kg on his first-ever snatch session, his career as a high-profile fitness photographer, and a near-d...
#215: What the 2024 Open Says About CrossFit
March 25, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 170 MBThat’s it for the 2024 CrossFit Open. What does this mean for the rest of the Games season, and about the sport of CrossFit? Today, we bring in a roundtable of different CrossFit athletes to reflect on their Open experience. Karan, the up-and-coming competitor. Ed, the Masters Athlete. Ant, the Games Athlete. We talk about our opinions of these three Open workouts, assess our strategy and execution of them, and look ahead to the next stage: The Quarterfinals. Whether your CrossFit Games seas...
#214: HKWALLS: Street Art Thrives in Hong Kong
March 21, 2024 09:00 - 34 minutes - 80 MBMeet Jason Dembski, architect and co-founder of local art collective HKWALLS, an annual gathering and public exhibition of street art taking place in Hong Kong this March 23-31. In the world of street art, the canvas is the city. If this is the case, there is perhaps no better canvas than Hong Kong. HKWALLS is an organization that has worked tirelessly to elevate the local street art scene with its annual festival, which brings renowned street artists and up-an-coming local talents together ...
#213: The Highs and Lows of Physical & Mental Health
March 18, 2024 09:58 - 1 hour - 156 MBToday, Ed helps Tammi reflect on the last few months of her life, where he battled injury, illness, and the lows of bipolar disorder. Tammi is our in-house Nutrition Specialist, HYROX Director of Programming, and BUILD member of The Process Programming. This is all to say that she is a busy, busy person with a lot to take care of in a single day. She and Tammi talk about her struggles this last few months, which started with changes in her life and routine, an injury, multiple illnesses, and...
#212 Why Training Phases Matter
March 11, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 143 MBToday, Ed breaks down the different training phases an athlete undergoes when preparing for, approaching, and participating in a competition. Are competitive athletes elite because they’re at their best performance all the time? Quite the opposite! In order for an athlete to be capable of their best, they need to prioritise when to peak. As for how, follow Ed and Karan as they discuss the different phases of training, what they consist of, and how they help an athlete to make their entire se...
#211: We’re Not Really Strangers
March 04, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 165 MBToday, we slow things down for a moment of reflection between Ed and our in-house Content Creator, Alex. If you don’t know it yet, “We’re Not Really Strangers” is a card game you HAVE to know. We are in no way sponsored by them, but we just love it that much. The is game is simple: randomly pick a card, read the question out loud, and answer with an honest, open mind. The questions for Ed dive into where his head and heart are at the moment and we hope it inspires you to take a minute from y...
211: We’re Not Really Strangers
March 04, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 165 MBToday, we slow things down for a moment of reflection between Ed and our in-house Content Creator, Alex. If you don’t know it yet, “We’re Not Really Strangers” is a card game you HAVE to know. We are in no way sponsored by them, but we just love it that much. The is game is simple: randomly pick a card, read the question out loud, and answer with an honest, open mind. The questions for Ed dive into where his head and heart are at the moment and we hope it inspires you to take a minute from y...
#210: Alison Scudds: The Goal Is the Same: The CrossFit Games
February 26, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 180 MBAlison Scudds is a professional CrossFit athlete with multiple Semifinals appearances. Today we talk about her goal to qualify for the 2024 CrossFit Games. If you’re a fan of CrossFit, the CrossFit Open, and of course, Crossfit memes, you definitely know Alison Scudds. As the 2024 CrossFit Open kicks off this weekend, Chris talks to Alison about how she went from competitive cheerleading and Biomedical Engineering to CrossFit, her ultimate goal of reaching the Games this season, what it’s go...
#209: The Growth Mindset: How to Start
February 19, 2024 09:00 - 54 minutes - 126 MBToday, we sit down with Process Programming Coach Karan Sanjeev on what it took for him to build his growth mindset and how that’s transformed him today. Regardless of how you see yourself as an athlete, champion or spectator, serious athlete or weekend warrior, one thing is true for all: you’re a person first. This means that you have a past that shaped who you are, a future that you have the ability to affect, and a present that you can pour yourself into. But being a person means that all...
#208: Josh Smith: What is Behavioural Therapy?
February 12, 2024 09:00 - 54 minutes - 124 MBJosh Smith is a nutrition and lifestyle professional who also mentors other coaches, using the unique lens of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to create long-term habits. If you’ve ever failed to meet or maintain your lifestyle or nutrition goals, you’re not alone. But instead of repeating the same mistakes and getting the same results, Josh is using the research of CBT to identify problems and re-frame ways of thinking to create lasting success. Josh and Ed break down the different CBT models ...
#207: 2024 CrossFit Open Do’s & Don'ts!
February 05, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 205 MBThe biggest time of the year for CrossFit is coming: The 2024 CrossFit Open. Are you ready? Is 2024 going to be your first CrossFit Open? Or is this the year you make it to The CrossFit Games? Whatever your goal is, we have tips for you! Chris and Ed share 17 years of CrossFit Open experience to share what their goals are, how to best prepare for the workouts, and why, after all this time, they still love to participate in The Open. Anyone have a guess about what these workouts will be? FOLL...
#206: How To Program A Crossfit Competition
January 29, 2024 09:00 - 57 minutes - 132 MBThe Process Programming heads to Cebu to answer the question: What does it take to create the right workouts for a CrossFit competition? Our Affiliate gym CrossFit Subtero in Cebu, Philippines, recently hosted an in-person CrossFit competition and asked The Process Programming to write all the workouts for the single-day event. With nearly 100 participants across different ability levels, strength numbers, and age groups, the main question was how to write events that were appropriate for at...
#205: Hyrox: The Fitness Race For Everyone?
January 22, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 209 MBIf you haven’t heard of HYROX by now, you definitely will in 2024, because this sport is only getting bigger! Run one thousand meters. Then, do a physical challenge. Repeat eight times. You think you can do it? A lot of competitions say anyone can join, and HYROX will say the same. Today, APAC Event Director for HYROX, Richard Cowley, makes the case for why “ The Fitness Competition for Every Body” is true to its word. Ed and Coach Tammi also share their experiences on the race floor and wha...
#204: Leigh Coates: The Road to a Third CrossFit Games
January 15, 2024 09:00 - 57 minutes - 133 MBLeigh Coates is a two-time CrossFit Games Masters athlete in the Women’s 55-59 Division. Today we talk about her preparation for the upcoming 2024 CrossFit Games season. You would think that a two-time Games competitor would consider themselves an athlete. But for Leigh Coates, she’s just barely coming to grips with the idea of calling herself one. Today, she and Chris, a two-time CrossFit Masters participant, recap her 2023 season, what she looks forward to in the 2024 season, and how she i...
#203: Your New Year’s Resolutions Are Holding You Back
January 08, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 148 MBHave you set a big goal for New Year’s Resolutions? That might be a problem. Why, and what can we do about it? Welcome to 2024! It’s natural for us to look at the big year ahead with ambitious goals, but are our goals realistic? Even more, do our goals actually resonate with who we are? Today, we take the question to a roundtable with Process Coaches and Athletes Storm, Tammi, Andrew, and Chris, who look at their past goals and look forward to 2024 with maybe a new mindset that you can take ...
#202: Be Feared or Be Respected?
January 01, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 178 MBAs the Founder and Managing Director of The Process Programming, just what kind of leader is Ed Haynes? This is an episode about how one person learned – the hard way – on what it takes to be a good leader, and what kind of leader you’re meant to be. For Ed, this meant figuring himself out as a human being first. This meant unlearning the aggressive, brash approach as the captain of his rugby team, allowing himself to be vulnerable, and forming a team where leadership is a collaborative effo...
#201 The 2023 Dubai Fitness Championships
December 25, 2023 09:00 - 44 minutes - 101 MBWe are coming to you from the 2023 Dubai Fitness Championship where CrossFit Games Competitor and The Process Coach Ant Haynes takes on the elite field! It takes a lot to step onto the highest levels of CrossFit competition, and The Dubai Fitness Championship is no different. We want to dive into how the body and mind holds up after three intense days of high-octane events, so Ed and Ant sit down at the end of each competitive day to debrief Ant’s physical and mental state. What do these eli...
#200 Liam’s Exit Interview
December 18, 2023 09:00 - 41 minutes - 95.5 MBToday, we say farewell to Coach Liam Carmichael as he leaves Hong Kong and The Process team to return to his family in the UK. We had ChatGPT write the final questions to ask before he leaves. It is never an easy day to say goodbye to a colleague and friend, and today is no different. Liam has been an integral piece of The Process Programming, professional development in HQ, skyrocketing BUILD to where it is today, and working with Ed to create The Individual Coaching Course. But he’s also b...
#199 CrossFit Myths Busted!
December 11, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 154 MBIs CrossFit for everyone? Do we really need to learn how to walk on our hands and snatch a barbell? Is CrossFit a cult? Today, we talk about common myths and misunderstandings about the sport of CrossFit. The Process Programming Head Coach Ed Haynes sits down with our in-house Content Creator, Alex Matthews to answer the most asked questions about CrossFit. Alex has decided he will sign up for his first CrossFit Open in 2024 and wants Ed’s hot takes on everything he can throw at him. Listen ...
#198 André Houdet: Retiring From CrossFit at The Top of My Game
December 04, 2023 09:00 - 50 minutes - 116 MBAndré Houdet is a three-time CrossFit Games athlete, 2023 Fittest Man in Denmark, and founder of NoShortcuts Training Actually, scratch that. André is first and foremost a dad, fiancé, brother, and son. And earlier this year, he proved this point by retiring from the sport of CrossFit, just months after his NoShortcuts team finished fifth in the 2023 CrossFit Games. And André will be the first to tell you that this was an easy decision to make. We welcome André back to the podcast for a thir...
#197 Sofie Fella: Can Women Be Strong and Beautiful?
November 27, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 174 MBSofie is a professional rugby player with roots in China, Germany, and the US, finding ways to support other young women caught in the middle of cultures, expectations, and definitions of beauty and strength. Sophie has been proud to call Hong Kong’s Coastal Fitness – the headquarters of The Process – for the last three years. She is relocating to join a professional rugby team in Dubai, but we could not let her leave without being a guest on our show. Sofie and Ed share about the constant p...
#196 Brandon Wakeling: The Greatest Weightlifting Talent is Patience
November 20, 2023 09:00 - 51 minutes - 118 MBBrandon Wakeling is an in-person and online weightlifting coach, representing Australia in the 73kg mens category at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Most people would happily assume that reaching the Olympics is the pinnacle of sport. Brandon, however, can hardly remember it. For him, the most important part was the process that led him to that exclusive stage. This is the mindset and habit that he is instilling to all of his clients in his growing athlete community. Ed sits down with Brandon to ta...
#195 The Coaching Industry is F'D!
November 13, 2023 09:00 - 50 minutes - 116 MBAt long last, welcome the The Process Programming Individual Coaching Course. After more than two years of filming, writing, reshoots, and additions to the team, we are now ready to release our professional coaching course to the world! Between the two of them, Ed and Liam have been professional individual coaches, coaching mentors, and leaders for over 20 years. One day, it finally hit them: why not create our own coaching course? What they thought would be a quick few months of filming r...
#194 Mike Lee: Designing Chelsea and Al Nassr FC’s Gyms
November 06, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 166 MBMike Lee is a personal trainer based in England and founder of Fire & Ice, a company that makes custom luxury ice baths and saunas. For today’s conversation, we talk to him about his work as a gym designer, notably for Cheslea and Al Nassr Football Clubs. When Mike and his LIFTD Design earned the contract to put together the training facilities for Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr Football Club, they had just six weeks to design the space. With an infinite budget and fraction of the time, Mike and ...
#193 Harry Loasby: Running is for Everyone
October 30, 2023 09:00 - 59 minutes - 135 MBHarry Loasby is a professional runner and coach who holds the Hong Kong record for the 3000m event. He is also the founder of Buffalo Running Company, a local running club for enthusiasts of all ages and levels. Hideo Harry Loasby sits down with us about how a simple passion for running can grow into a mission, a community, and even a culture. After setting junior national records in Hong Kong in the 1500 and 3000m and joining a NCAA Division 1 university to pursue the sport even further, Ha...
#192 Karan Sanjeev: Why Mindset Matters in Competition
October 23, 2023 09:00 - 54 minutes - 125 MBToday we talk to Karan Sanjeev, one of our Coaches on The Process Programming and on the class floor here at HQ. We revisit his performance at the Asia Fitness Championship, a competition that put his mindset to the test. Last week, we introduced the Asia Fitness Championship (link below in case you missed it!), a three-day, high-level CrossFit competition. This was also Karan’s first individual event, and one that was filled with ups, downs, and plenty to reflect on. From ambitious goals li...
#191 Max Ma: Making China Fitter With The Asia Fitness Championship
October 16, 2023 09:00 - 48 minutes - 110 MBHello from beautiful Shanghai, China! We take The Process Podcast to the Asia Fitness Championship to speak with founder Max Ma, who is leading one of the fastest-growing CrossFit communities in the world. Max is a young entrepreneur and former competitive swimmer who understands the value of competition to inspire a wide audience to do great things. After finding a passion in CrossFit, he created The Asia Fitness Championship, which was an official CrossFit Sanctional of the 2019 season. To...
#190 Jamie Campbell: Let’s Fix Your Leaky Gut
October 09, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 169 MBWe’re excited to hear from Jamie, a licensed dietician nutritionist based in San Francisco. She tells us what leaky gut is, why we all probably have this condition, and how to fix it with a step-by-step process. Did you know that 70% of your immune cells reside in your gut? But it should be no surprise: it’s the one place in your body with constant interaction between the external world (what you eat and drink) and the internal world (your organs and cells). Jamie explains that when gut heal...
#189 Jack Lian: The Kettlebell Advice You Need
October 02, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 144 MBMeet Jack Lian, a kettlebell specialist and Head Coach of Metamorfitus in Singapore. Jack will teach you a few simple adjustments to improve your KB skills in ways you probably have never known you could. No matter where your gym is located or what kind of facility it is, chances are there are kettlebells. And for being such common everyday piece of fitness equipment, it is perhaps just as equally misunderstood. Today, Ed picks Jack’s brain on the most common mistakes we make with the ...
#188 Jack Sealy: Professional Footballer and Barbershop Owner
September 25, 2023 09:23 - 1 hour - 149 MBToday, Ed talks to his childhood friend Jack Sealy, a veteran member for the Hong Kong Football Club. When he’s not #18 on the pitch, Jack manages his local business, Sauce Barbershop: a creative space for fresh haircuts, cool drinks, and open ears. It’s common for professional athletes always launch brands, but a barbershop? For Jack, it was a natural, worthwhile challenge. He shares where the Sauce concept was born, how his new business survived the challenges of a global pandemic, and wha...
#187 Zack Kramer: Breathe Better, CrossFit!
September 18, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 144 MBZack Kramer is a sports professional who teaches athletes how to breathe properly to increase their endurance, strength, recovery, and mindset. Ed has been on a long journey with his own breathing practices, from taking Wim Hops breathing programs to taping his mouth shut before bedtime. In his latest dive into the subject, he picks the mind of Zack Kramer, a coach who applies different breathing strategies to boost his athletes’ performance on and off the field. Ed and Zack chat about how...
#186 - Liam Carmichael "Are You Tough Enough?"
September 11, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 148 MBThe Process Programming’s captain of The BUILD Program, Liam Carmichael, breaks down WHAT it means to be tough, WHY it’s important, and HOW we can overcome physical, mental, and even emotional challenges. What’s toughness to you? For many, it means doing hard things like lift heavy, run hard, and push through physical challenges. But how about being tough to start a hard conversation with your partner? To confront the doubts that you’re trying to train away from? Liam and Ed talk about...
#185 - Alex Matthews: "Capturing Fitness on Film"
September 04, 2023 08:54 - 1 hour - 147 MBWe're excited to officially introduce Alex, our in-house content creator for The Process. He's the creative mind behind all the videos on our Instagram and YouTube accounts; the reason you like and subscribe! Alex joined the team in January 2023, fresh off his adventures as a professional filmmaker in China. Ed chats with Alex about what it's like capturing a sport he had no previous experience in, starting his own fitness journey with The Process, and his recent journey of growth in these l...
#184 - Stephanie Ng: “Why mental health is so difficult to explain”
August 28, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 169 MBStephanie Ng: Why Mental Health is so Difficult to Explain Steph is a mental health advocate, entrepreneur, researcher, and founder of Body Banter, a Hong Kong-based charity that empowers young people to spark conversations about body image with curiosity and courage. Her influential voice in the field of mental health and body image advocacy has gained international recognition, and has been featured on prominent platforms such as BBC, TED, Channel NewsAsia, Tatler Asia, NowTV, and Deut...
#183 - Ant Haynes: Reflecting on the 2023 CrossFit Games
August 21, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 151 MBIn this episode, Ed catches up with Ant after competing in the 2023 CrossFit Games, where he placed 30th. Ant retells the story of when he received his invitation, and what his 2 weeks of preparation looked like. He also shares how he was able to coach Leigh Coates whilst competing. We finish by taking on some listener questions! Sponsors: The Process Programming: Website: www.theprocessprogramming.com Instagram: @theprocessprogramming
#182 - Tammi Robinson: “Do your daily tasks energise or drain you?”
August 14, 2023 09:00 - 39 minutes - 89.5 MBIn this episode, Tammi shares some of the recent changes to her life, and how she has been navigating them. Through a lot of deep reflection and connecting with the people closest to her, she has emerged with some new perspectives on life. A part of her process included analysing her day, and taking note as to whether her tasks energised or drained her, and what her level of engagement was. This is a powerful tool that we can all apply in our own lives, and ultimately achieve the ability to ...
#181 - Liam Carmichael: “Don’t make these mistakes if you're trying to get jacked and lean!"
August 07, 2023 09:00 - 46 minutes - 64.4 MBLiam recently posted on his Instagram that at the age of 32, he is in the best shape of his life. He described why he decided to take action, and what he changed, which led to him being the lightest, leanest and having the most muscle mass than he’s ever had. In this conversation, Ed asks Liam to detail every step of the 6-week journey, including ‘why’ he decided to make a change, how he decided where to start, and what he experienced along the way. To read his IG post, click here: http...
#180 - Steph Cuvelier: “Why we MUST invest in improving our mobility”
July 31, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBSteph Cuvelier is a qualified Exercise Physiologist, a mother, and an ex-national team athlete in 2 sports. Through her studies, as well as her injuries, she has developed a deep interest and understanding of mobility. She has built a successful business, "Calibrate Studios" and her and the team have been serving the people of Hong Kong. In this episode, Steph shares her story of self-growth, injury, education and coaching. Ed and Steph share their experience taking the Functional Range Co...
#179 - Why I got Stem Cells injected into my knee!
July 24, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBIn this episode, Ed talks about his recent trip to BioXcellerator in Medellin, Colombia, to receive Stem cells in his knee. He shares with us the injury history of his knee, the protocols that he has followed over the last 10 years, and why he decided to fly to the otherwise of the world for this cutting-edge treatment. He also shares some entertaining stories from the trip! If you’re interested in booking a consultation with the BioXcellerator team, please email [email protected], ...
#178 - Catch-ups Ed with Iz: Price increases, Travel, Growing an online business and LIFE!
July 17, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 91.1 MBIn this episode, Ed and Isabell sit down for a long overdue catchup on the podcast. They talk about how they have navigated some of the recent challenges with running Coastal and The Process, including a recent membership price increase, travelling, running athlete camps, the semi-finals and how they are constantly trying to provide more value to their people. To finish, they share some of the challenges and wins that they have been facing in their personal lives. Sponsors: The Process P...
#177 - Megan McDermott - “How pregnancy helped me to become a better athlete”dio only
July 10, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 84.2 MBEd catches up with Process Athlete Megan McDermott after competing in the Africa Semi-finals, where she took 8th place. What many people don’t know about Meg, is that just 1 year before stepping onto the Semi-finals competition floor, she was giving birth to her first child. In this conversation, we talk about her experiences through pregnancy and the impact that it had on her mindset and mental health: surrendering the outcome, the power of gratitude, and finding love in the process. IG: ...
#177 - Megan McDermott - “How pregnancy helped me to become a better athlete”
July 10, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 84.2 MBEd catches up with Process Athlete Megan McDermott after competing in the Africa Semi-finals, where she took 8th place. What many people don’t know about Meg, is that just 1 year before stepping onto the Semi-finals competition floor, she was giving birth to her first child. In this conversation, we talk about her experiences through pregnancy and the impact that it had on her mindset and mental health: surrendering the outcome, the power of gratitude, and finding love in the process. IG: ...
#176 - Elisa Haggarty - “We spend our lives constantly learning and un-learning”
July 03, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 130 MBEd sits down with Conscious Leadership Coach, Elisa Haggarty. Elisa works with professional athletes, business executives and leaders, and those who are on their healing journey. In this conversation we talk about the concept of 'unlearning', and both Ed and Elisa share what they have unlearned in their adult lives, as well as what they are currently trying to unlearn. They talk about people pleasing, speaking your truth, trauma and communication. So much gold in this one! IG: @elisamaryha...
#175 - Joel English: “Why your flexibility isn’t improving”
June 26, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 138 MBIn this episode, Ed sits down with Joel English, a strength and conditioning coach with a particular interest in flexibility and mobility training. After leaving Hong Kong at the age of 16, Joel found himself going down the wrong path, and it wasn’t until he was introduced to Taiji that he began to find his feet again. Joel shares how Taiji, Qigong and Wushu impacted his life, which would eventually result in him both teaching and competing. It’s from these practices that he began exploring ...
#174 - Ant Haynes: Reflecting on the 2023 Semi-finals
June 19, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBEd and Ant sit down to reflect and share their experience from the 2023 CrossFit Games Semi-finals in Busan, Korea. We reached out to our listeners for questions, and below are the ones we selected for the podcast. Thank you to everyone who wrote in! 1) Curious to know if leaderboards impact how you approach an event @reannalnelson -2) Explain in detail what you will focus on to #workweaknesses @andy.brats 3) How did this year's experience compare to last year? @kazballbaki 4) What was ...
#173 - Hugo Stiles: What separates professionals from the rest?
June 12, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBHugo Stiles is a professional rugby player, who represents the Hong Kong 7’s rugby team. In this episode, Hugo shares his childhood story and how he always had a dream of playing a professional sport. Having just played in his first Hong Kong 7’s after years of injuries and narrowly missing out on selection, Hugo shares what made this experience like no other. In this conversation, Ed and Hugo talk about what separates professional athletes from the rest; what contributes to a winning team; ...
#172 - Carl Paoli: CrossFit, Emotional Fitness and Freestyle Connection
June 05, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBIn this episode, Ed sits down with Carl Paoli, founder of The Freestyle Connection, Host of the Freestyle Way Podcast, and author of the Freestyle book. Carl was a household name when CrossFit was exploding in popularity. He was the founder of ‘Gymnastics WOD’, and his philosophies and coaching content had a big impact on Ed, both as an athlete and as a coach. In this conversation, we connect the dots which lead to Carl being the person he is today. We explore what ‘freestyle’ means to him, ...