Coffee, Pods and Wods

Matt O'Keefe drops by to preview Wodapalooza and what athletes, attendees and online spectators can expect from the event in January 2022. We also chat about his first year at the Games without Mat Fraser and his role with NoBull in Madison.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)

Steve Fawcett explains the importance of community locally and globally for JST, the differences Fitr Training offers as an online coaching platform and the relevance of his experiences as an athlete to coaching the current crop of athletes with Games aspirations.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)

Christian Toetzke explains his roots in triathalons and doing for cycling what marathons did for running, his work with Ironman (the endurance event, not Tony Stark) and The Hyrox Games - its purpose, its potential and its appeal.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)

Ben Dziwulski chats all things Wodprep from turning his focus to coaching and finding a niche as well as his new podcast with John Wooley, Scale and Bail aimed at the Masters and scaled community in CrossFit.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)

Mohammed Ghazzawi stops by to chat all things Dubai from coffee and Formula1 to the Dubai CrossFit Championships origins and where it's headed this year as well as how it weathered the storm of 2020.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)

Emma Cary drops by to talk through her 2021 season and the step up from the age group to the elite field and the freedom in removing the safety net of the online qualifiers as well as her decision to move with her family to train with her coach in Florida. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)

Jared Graybeal talks through everything from skateboarding and house arrest to forming Zelos Games to help provide a solution to athletes funding their competitive season in CrossFit.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)

Cole Sager chats fatherhood, balance and perspective; being known as the Comeback Kid and the Velvet Sledgehammer and flicking the switch on 3,2,1 Go!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)

Ben Smith talks through everything from moving around as part of a military family before settling in Virginia and opening CrossFit Krypton to winning the Games in 2015 and coaching Laura Horvath to second place in 2021 as well as his aspirations for 2022.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)

Lazar Djukic talks through his journey to the 2021 Games, figuratively and literally, as well as his plans for 2022 and why training with his brother turned out to be not such a bright idea.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)