The 5th edition of the Crash Crucible has come and gone with Brittney Weiss and Colten Mertens standing victorious over all competitors. Chase and Bill sit down with the man behind the event, J.R. Howell, and talk all about the programming and how it shook out at the end of the weekend.Oleh chase ingraham, bill grundler, j.r. howell

On this episode of "Why your CrossFit Affiliate Sucks" we focus on affiliate owners' "Systems". Special guest Matt Souza, 10+ year affiliate owners (CrossFit Livermore) and Co-Host/Producer of the Sevan Podcast, joins the show!Oleh chase ingraham, bill grundler, matt souza

The Crash Crucible is quickly becoming one of the most premier off season CrossFit events in the United States. Programmed and Directed by J.R. Howell, owner of CrossFit Crash, J.R.'s quality programming, creative live stream coverage with the Sevan Podcast and professionalism has drawn some of the best athletes in the space to compete at Crash. Ch…

We are starting a NEW SERIES called "Why your CrossFit affiliate sucks." Special Guest and affiliate owner Seth Page, from Jump Ship Training, joins the show and we talk about your affiliate sucks because of your equipment.Oleh chase ingraham, bill grundler, seth page

The "Fittest Game Show on Earth" is returns as Dallin Pepper looks to defend his title against Adam Neiffer and Caroline Lambray.Oleh chase ingraham, bill grundler, barclay dale, dallin pepper, adam neiffer, caroline lambray

The inaugural TYR Cup has come and gone for Wodapalooza SoCal. Today we revisit the programming and the formatting for the TYR Cup and what the future holds for this unique competition.Oleh chase ingraham, bill grundler, john young

It's the "All-Star Game" for the 2024 CrossFit season! The TYR CUP is going down this weekend in Huntington Beach, California as Team North America takes on Team World in the the very first team event of it's kind. Special guest Pedro, from Coffee Pods and Wods, joins the show as the gang breaks down the team format and MOST of the events these ath…

The "Fittest Game show on Earth" returns with CONTROVERSY as Justin Cotler defends his title against only 1 new contender. Dallin Pepper's appeal has been granted and he will be returning along with Justin Cotler as both prepare to see if Tudor Magda can make a splash on this episode of CrossFit Jeopardy.…

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The "Fittest Game Show on Earth" returns with a all new slate of contestants! We just crowned our very first "Grand Champion" with Casey Acree last episode and now we have 3 new contestants ready to take on 'The Board' We welcome 2024 CrossFit Games 2nd Fittest Man on Earth Dallin Pepper, Founder of Underdogs Athletics, Justin Cotler and the VOICE …

The 2024 Northern California Classic went down last weekend which is run by CrossFit "OG"'s Blair Morrison and Ben Alderman. The NorCal Classic has always been promoted as a "throwback" the old days of CrossFit. Getting back into the lab and doing some of the more "outside the box training and programming" Special guest Tyler Watkins joins the show…

WE ARE FINALLY BACK!! The "Fittest Game Show on Earth" returns and we have another opportunity to get our FIRST 'Grand Champion' as Casey Acree is looking for his 3rd straight CrossFit Jeopardy win. His challengers today are Games veteran Margaux Alvarez and the man behind "Fluffy Duck", Josh Pirtle.…

The five time CrossFit Masters Games Champion, Jason Grubb, joins the show as the guys break down and analyze the programming of the 2024 CrossFit Games Masters.Oleh Chase Ingraham, bill grundler, jason grubb

The secret is out, Chase programmed this weeks CrossFit Affiliate Programming. Today he will go through his process of how he landed on this week of programming from start to finish along with what was on the table and what got scrapped.Oleh chase ingraham, bill grundler

Team Programming has always been a soft spot in our hearts and more often than not an avenue of frustration on how it's been programmed at the CrossFit Games for several years. Bill and Chase take a look at the team programming and give their assessment if it's trending in the right direction.Oleh chase ingraham, bill grundler

The 2024 CrossFit Games have come and gone but the effect of what happened will stay with us forever well beyond what the events were this weekend. Today we attempt to take a step back and objectively look at the programming of the 2024 CrossFit Games.Oleh chase ingraham, bill grundler

Before the 2024 CrossFit Games we sat down with John Young and "Ranked the Rookies" in 5 Tiers. Today we REVISIT our rankings and see how our predictions matched their actual performances.Oleh chase ingraham, bill grundler, john young

It's games week! Today we take a journey and program a 4 Day CrossFit Games using only past games events with special guest John Young.Oleh chase ingraham, bill grundler, john young

What would the test to find the "Fittest on Earth" look like if all you used was Hero Workouts? Bill and Chase sit down and program their own CrossFit Games using Hero workouts to pay homage to those that gave the ultimate sacrifice to create the ultimate test of fitness.Oleh chase ingraham, bill grundler

In the 17 year history of the CrossFit Games there are several events that just elicit extra emotions and memories. Strongman's Fear... Chaos... Push Pull... Atalanta... The Capitol. Often times the NAME draws more feelings that who won it. However, in that 17 year history there was one year... only one.. where there we ZERO event names. The 2021 C…

What does it all mean?! New CrossFit Games movement. Run Swim. Farrington Field Sprint. Happy Star. J.R. Howell joins Bill and Chase as they sit down and give their predictions of what all of these could really be at the 2024 CrossFit Games.Oleh chase ingraham, bill grundler, j.r. howell

It's the men's turn! Which "Rookie Class" at the CrossFit Games is the greatest in the history of the sport? John Young joins the show as we highlight, argue and rank the Men's rookie classes of the CrossFit Games from 2007 and 2022.Oleh chase ingraham, bill grundler, john young

Who's the GOAT for the CrossFit Games? Rich vs Mat vs Tia? We have heard that debate for years, so we decided to start another one. Which "Rookie Class" at the CrossFit Games is the greatest in the history of the sport? John Young joins the show as we highlight, argue and rank the Women's rookie classes of the CrossFit Games from 2007 and 2022.…

Just a few hours before the announcement of 23.1 last year Haley Adams went to instagram and told the world that she will pulling out of the 2023 CrossFit Games season. After 4 consecutive individual Top 10 finishes, the CrossFit Games were going to be without Haley Adams and we wondered if we could ever see her compete again. This year... not only…

The "Fittest Gameshow on Earth" returns! We have ONE new champion and TWO new challengers ready to battle it out on the Jeopardy board for ultimate CrossFit dominance. Casey Acree, the man with as many arms as he has Jeopardy wins, looks to be the second back to back champion but standing in his way is a man who has no last name, Jason CF Media and…

The "greatest CrossFit Games analyst" in the space, John Young, joins show as we rank ALL of the 2024 CrossFit Games rookie athletes this year as we inch closer and closer to Fort Worth, Texas.Oleh chase ingraham, bill grundler, john young

We have heard them all before... too much. The cliche CrossFit Broadcast phrase. Shoot, we have said them ourselves! Special guest Sevan Matossian joins the show as the guys go through their all time most cliche phrases used on a CrossFit Games Broadcast.Oleh chase ingraham, bill grundler, sevan matossian

One of our fan favorite segments "Mount Rush-Moments" RETURNS along with J.R. Howell as we give out Top 4 things we want to see programmed at the 2024 CrossFit Games!Oleh chase ingraham, bill grundler, j.r. howell

The CFMS is focused on educating healthcare professionals about the efficacy of CrossFit in reducing chronic disease and improving overall health. We are proud of welcome CFMS founders Dr. Tom McCoy and Jenn Pishko to talk everything you need to know about this new and ground breaking movement coming to the CrossFit community.…

The 18th CrossFit Games is fast approaching this August in Fort Worth, Texas yet for the FIRST TIME in the history of the Games the majority of the events will be held inside. Bill and Chase have been behind the scenes of the CrossFit Games since 2010 and they break down what athletes will need to do to best prep for the 2024 CrossFit Games.…

The "Fittest Gameshow on Earth" returns and we have our first BACK to BACK champion! Ellia Miller returns as our first contest looking to claim thae elusive title of "Grand Champion" as she goes for three wins in a row. Before that happens though, we have two new challengers ready to battle it out on the Jeopardy board with her. First, the man behi…

The "Fittest Gameshow on Earth" returns and we have a new returning champion. Ellia Miller looks to defend her title against two new challengers: "Captain Jump Ship" Seth Page and "The voice for CrossFit Affiliates" Matt Souza.Oleh chase ingraham, bill grundler, ellia miller, matt souza, seth page

We previewed the programming but after 3 weeks we finally get to analyze the programming. Taylor Self joins the show today as the guys sit down and see if their initial assessment of the programming still holds true after 3 weeks and hundreds of athletes putting the programming to the test.Oleh chase ingraham, Bill grundler, taylor self

The final week of Semifinals is over and we might have saved the best for last. Bill and Chase sit down and recap all the action from Heart Warming and Heart Breaking moments from the weekend.Oleh chase ingraham, bill grundler

Today we talk all things Week 1 Semifinals. The wild finishes in Europe, the Mario Kart run course in Asia and all the big stories and amazing moments that took place week 1 of the 2024 CrossFit Semifinals.Oleh chase ingraham, bill grundler

Is 4 events enough to send the top age grouper athletes to the 2024 CrossFit Games? Are the semifinal events just a retread of the Quarterfinals events? Chase and Bill sit down with John Young and JR Howell to take a deep dive into the 2024 Age Group programming beyond just what the events are on paper.…

There are OG's then there are OOOO GGGGG's and that is what we have on the show today will Jeremy Thiel and Brice Collier who own two of the largest power house affiliates in the world with CrossFit Central and Koda CrossFit.Oleh chase ingraham, bill grundler, jeremy thiel, brice collier

Just when you thought The Open and Quarterfinals couldn't matter MORE in our GWTP "Strength of Field System" here comes the great CrossFit Quarterfinals Purge and NEW semifinals "strength of field" system from CrossFit! We will run the numbers with the help of Known and Knowable's Mike Halpin and see what effect the video review system has had on o…

The "Fittest Gameshow on Earth" returns and we have a new returning champion. Keith Knapp looks to defend his title against two new challengers: "the all knowing" Ellie Miller and "The Batman" himself, Andrew Hiller.Oleh chase ingraham, bill grundler, barclay dale, keith knapp, andrew hiller, ellia miller

The 2024 CrossFit Semifinal events for Age Group divisions have just dropped. Special guests J.R. Howell, Seth Page and John Young join the show as we give our first reactions and opinions on the programming.Oleh chase ingraham, bill grundler, JR howell, seth page, john young

In the wake of "The Leak" and then mass pivot of releasing the Individual events early the team events seem to have got lost in the shuffle! But the North Remembers.. and so do we. 3 time CrossFit Games "Affiliate Cup" Champion, Adrian Conway, joins the show to break down ALL the events for the 2024 CrossFit Semifinals.…

You know the old saying... better EARLY than never... wait, that's not right is it? Doesn't matter! John Young and JR Howell join the show and we are ready to REVIEW and REACT to 2024 CrossFit Semifinal Events.Oleh chase ingraham, bill grundler, JR howell, john young

Can you qualify the RIGHT 40 athletes to Semifinals in just 4 events? That was the question the CrossFit community had about the programming going into this Quarterfinals. Chase and Bill break down the programming and determine if it accomplished the goal of being accessible to the Top 25% from The Open yet filtering the fittest 40 men and women to…

Is anyone surprised? We are not. Chase and Bill sit down to discuss all the online video drama and why this is no shock to them what so ever that this is all happening the way it is.Oleh chase ingraham, bill grundler

The "Fittest Games Show on Earth" is BACK! This week, John Young attempts to defend his title from the previous show against owner of CrossFit Fairfield, Keith Knapp and the ORIGINAL stats supreme being known at Chad Schroeder. These three contestants will be battle it out for supreme CrossFit knowledge and dominance across 5 'varied' categories. S…

It's finally here... the end of the GWTP qualifying stage to determine the FINAL Strength of Field for Semifinals and what semifinals are getting the extra CrossFit Games qualifying spots.Oleh chase ingraham, bill grundler, john young

We have reached the end of the first submission window for the 2024 Individual Quarterfinals. We take a look at the new GWTP Strength of Field as it stands with the Open and half of the Individual events submitted to see what is on the line for the final change for semifinals to earn extra CrossFit Games Qualifying spots. We then look at "Who's in?…

The 2024 CrossFit Quarterfinals Individual Events are here! We sit down and break down all the events and how we believe each Semifinal Region will perform on them to see try and predict what changes we may see during each submission stage of Quarterfinals.Oleh chase ingraham, bill grundler

The Open is over and now it's time for Quarterfinals but even MORE exciting for the GWTP Strength of Field System... TEAM Quarterfinals are also over. Chase and Bill recap the current GWTP Strength of Field after the 2024 Open and 2024 Team Quarterfinals heading into Indi Quarterfinals. After that we take a look at the current Top 40 athletes of "W…

Welcome to the "Fittest Games Show on Earth" and the very FIRST of it's kind, CrossFit Jeopardy. Three contestants will be battle it out for supreme CrossFit knowledge and dominance across 5 'varied' categories. This week, John Young, Bill Grundler and Taylor Self will match wits and see who will take the title of, CrossFit Jeopardy Champion. So ge…