Corpus Animus Podcast

23- "The Gift of Injury" by Stuart McGill & Brian Carroll | Book Thoughts | Episode 1

Max shares some of his favorite quotes from the book "The Gift of Injury: The Strength Athlete's Guide to Recovering from Back Injury and Winning Again" by Stuart McGill & Brian Carroll

22- Troubleshooting the Snatch w/ Max, Adam & Mike | In The Tank | Episode 2

TTT Coaches Adam Rogers & Mike McGoldrick join Max in a discussion about developing an eye for coaching the snatch.

21- Minimum Effective Dose, Tempo Work & Hormone Profiles | Ask Max El-Hag | Episode 6

Max answers the following 4 questions (time-stamped and listed below) taken from our Instagram and answers them against a 4-minute clock. Then at the end he'll answer as many questions as possible in 4 minutes rapid fire style. 01:14 - If the strongest powerlifters rarely implement tempo work, why do you favor tempo work so much? Let's assume its for a client with no previous injury background. Layne Norton and Greg Nuckols have written how Poliquin overuses tempo work. 05:11 - Have you ...

20- The "It Depends" Answer | In The Tank w/ Max El-Hag & Mike McGoldrick | Ep 1

A discussion around common answer "it depends". In The Tank is a new ongoing series where two or more of our coaches or athletes will have a discussion on a topic.

19- Competing Vs. Training + Overtraining Elite Athletes | Ask Max El-Hag | Episode 5

Below are 2 questions pulled from a September 5, 2017 IG post answered at length by Max El-Hag in part 5 of this 5 part series. 00:38 - In Ben Bergeron's podcast, he speaks of not wanting his athletes to train with each other year round because he feels they will constantly try to out each other and lead to a pseudo "over training" state. You have recently stated that you want a thriving in house community for athletes to push off of each other. Why this thoughtful pursuit and additionally...

18- Mental Game, Training Solo, Common Injuries, Fat Loss, Regionals Format |Ask Max El-Hag | Episode 4

Below are 5 questions pulled from a September 5, 2017 IG post answered against a 4-minute timer by Max El-Hag in part 4 of this 5 part series. 00:22 - INJURY: Which injuries come back most in individual or group programming that you see the most and why? 04:13 - For me and many others, I train by myself (individual programming) and sometimes it gets damn hard to keep pushing through a competitors style program with no one there pushing you. What would be a couple things for "solo trainer...

17- Keto, Movement Screens, Maximizing Recovery & Teen CrossFit Divisions |Ask Max El-Hag | Episode 3

Below are 5 questions pulled from a September 5, 2017 IG post answered against a 4-minute timer by Max El-Hag in part 3 of this 5 part series. 01:34 - How do you maximize recovery for your athletes? And how would you adapt those principles for people who train 4-6x week that are training to be as fit as possible for life? 05:26 - How will the influx of younger (18-19yr old) athletes change the dynamic of competitors reaching the Regionals and games levels of competition? Will the more ex...

16- Testers, Pacing, Splitting Sessions, Top 5 Coaching Principles & More |Ask Max El-Hag | Episode 2

Below are all the questions from a September 5, 2017 IG post answered "rapid fire" style by Max El-Hag in part 2 of this 5 part series. 00:25 - How do you split the sessions for a competitive athlete and how much that change in the competitive season? 01:10 - Are you accepting interns/apprenticeship at TTT? Been following all the media and would love to be apart of it all 01:39 - Is the mentor ship program still on the table in your developmental programs? 02:12 - When are you going ...

15- Rest Days, Periodization, Limiters, Rehab & More |Ask Max El-Hag |Episode 1

Below are all the questions from a September 5, 2017 IG post answered "rapid fire" style by Max El-Hag in part 1 of this 5 part series. 00:57 - How often would you schedule rest days? I know a couple shoot for 2 rest days a week. What's your philosophy? Is every session at max capacity or do you pump the brakes on some and focus on movements? 01:41 - Thoughts on bro sessions if you have a dedicated training plan, Are they bad or good? Does the level of the athlete also matter ? 02:42 -...

14- Pec Tears & Redefining Health

Max briefly addresses Pec Gate 2017, and makes the case for redefining health.

13- Community & Leadership

Max talks about developing the on-site culture here at TTT HQ and how he views leadership.

12- My Thoughts on Success in Business & Life

Max's thoughts on success in business, sport and life.

11- Strength System Protocols Explained Using 17.3

How to isolate and improve strength expression in a workout like 17.3

10- Energy System Protocols Explained Using 17.5

Max explains how we think about energy system training for CrossFit, and the various protocols we use in programming using 17.5 as a guide.

9- Getting Out of Pain

8- After The Open: Things to Handle During the Off-Season

If your season (or your client's season) ended after the conclusion of the Open these are the things you'll want to take care of during the off-season.

7- Why No Coach Can Guarantee Anything... Including Results

However you define winning, be it making it to the Games, Regionals, crushing the Open, getting a six pack... you name it, no coach can guarantee those results.  Its just too complicated.  In this episode Max explains why, and lays out what they can do.  Watch the video version on YouTube.

6- Before You Listen to Anymore Episodes, Please Listen to This

...you don't have to listen to this entire episode, but as a viewer of our content you might really appreciate at least the first 8 minutes.  Max lays out our content and marketing plan for the next 6 months.  We're excited about what's to come, hope you will be too.

5- Using Mechanical Pain to Your Benefit

Not all pain is equal, but all pain is data.  Learn everything you can from it and use it to guide your training.

4- Limiters

How to better understand limiters.

3- Muscle Tension in The Open

Understanding how to manipulate tension at the appropriate times during a competition setting.

2- Common CrossFit Open Execution Errors

Climb the leaderboard a bit by just avoiding some of these common pitfalls we've seen over the last 6 years. 

1- How To Train During The CrossFit Open

So you've done the work (hopefully) and have a good plan leading into the CrossFit Open, but how about during the Open? How much should you rest and when? Do you need to/should you train hard on certain days? Can you train too much and negatively impact your Open workouts? In this episode we explain how we have our Training Think Tank athletes train during the CrossFit Open. We'll break it down by fitness level and goal. So are you aiming for the CrossFit Games? Regionals? Or just doing yo...