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How CrossFit Conquered Fitness, Then Started Giving It Away
Season 1 Episode 55
Here is a strange claim to hear from a CrossFit affiliate: CrossFit won. Completely. So thoroughly that most people never noticed it happen, and then…
15 hours ago
Why Your Training Plan Looks Nothing Like Your Mate's
Season 1 Episode 54
Ever looked at the board and wondered why today is lighter, why you are deadlifting again, or why your personal training plan looks nothing like what…
1 week ago
What Lifting Does to Your Head, Not Just Your Body
Season 1 Episode 53
Almost everyone walks into a gym for a physical reason: lose weight, build muscle, get stronger. But the change people end up treasuring most is rare…
3 weeks ago
The Necessity of Resistance
Season 1 Episode 52
The most important word in fitness is not motivation, discipline, or even consistency. It is resistance. And the uncomfortable truth at the heart of …
4 weeks ago
Your Training Does Not Need to Survive Summer Perfectly. It Just Needs to Survive.
Season 1 Episode 51
There is a decision a lot of gym goers make every summer, and they make it silently, where nobody can talk them out of it. The holiday is booked, the…
1 month ago
Why Nobody Falls Through the Cracks at WSF
Season 1 Episode 50
If you have ever joined a gym and stopped going within six weeks, the story you tell yourself is probably about willpower. You got busy. You lost mot…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
GLP-1s, Peptides, and the Line Between Medicine and Mischief
Season 1 Episode 49
Two things are happening in the fitness industry at the same time. One is genuinely good news for a lot of people. One is genuinely bad news for a lo…
2 months ago
Supplements: What's Worth Buying, What's a Waste, and What's a Scam?
Season 1 Episode 48
The supplement industry is a 200 billion dollar global machine designed to convince you that the gap between you and your goals is a powder. It is no…
2 months, 1 week ago
The People Who Showed Up (And One Conversation in Chicago That Made Me See It)
Season 1 Episode 47
A friend at a conference in Chicago made an observation that landed sideways. He said that the thing that had stood out about the host of this podcas…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
How to Train When Life is Falling Apart
Season 1 Episode 46
A newborn baby. A bereavement. A work crisis. An injury that ends a dream you have been chasing for years. Everyone faces a chapter like this at some…
2 months, 4 weeks ago