Super teams are taking over the 2019 CrossFit Games. For the first time in the history of the CrossFit Games, the affiliate cup has transitioned into a team competition where athletes around the world can team up to create super teams.

One of the favorites to win the 2019 team competition is composed of Alec Smith, Jessica Griffith, Cody Mooney, and Camille Leblanc Bazinet. The team qualified at the 2019 Wodapalooza Fitness Festival and Dani Speegle, after finishing the CrossFit Open in the top 5, decided to compete as an individual.

In this episode of Barbell Shrugged, Anders Varner and Doug Larson sit down with Alex Smith, Cody Mooney, Jessica Griffith, and Dani Speegle to discuss Games training, going team, and the secret sauce to making a great team

Minute Breakdown:

0-10 – Alex and Cody Mooney training before being Games Athletes

11-20 – Team training vs. Individual training for the CrossFit Games

21-30 – CrossFit Games training camp

31-40 – Genetics playing a role in strength training

41-50 – Dani Speegle’s diet and why she is so strong

51 -60 – Having coaches or doing it on your own

Alec Smith on Instagram

Cody Mooney on Instagram

Jessica Griffith on Instagram

Dani Speegle on Instagram

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