Coffee, Pods and Wods

Justin Medeiros, Fittest Man On Earth, drops by on the anniversary of his Filthy150 win to chat about that season which culminated in a trip to the Aromas. We also chat about joining Podium, NoBull and working with Mat Fraser and the pressure to deliver and becoming Fittest On Earth.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)

Christine is a phenomenal writer and someone I admire a lot creatively in general but especially around CrossFit. She co-wrote both of Ben Bergeron’s books amongst others and forged a career for herself as a writer having left politics behind. We chat about journaling for Dave Castro, writing with Ben, 2020 and 2021 Games and how they differ and story telling and it’s challenges. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)

Phil Southerland explains how he was diagnosed as diabetic as a baby and told he'd likely be dead or blind by his 20s. Instead, he won the Race Across America on an all diabetic team and lead the charge for continuous glucose monitoring. Having founded Supersapiens, Phil explains how the hardware and software operates, who it can help and how.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)

Pete Williams and Ffion Sagar from CrossFit DeltaFox and The 180 Project explain what the initiative is, who it serves and how it serves them as well as explaining the recent fundraising efforts and plans for the future.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)

Daniel Chaffey is the International Director for CrossFit. He was country manager for France before that and also owns two CrossFit gyms in France and is the founder of the French Throwdown. We chat about all of this and also his love of coffee, his tour of Europe with Eric Rosa and moving to France for a lady.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)

In the final episode of the Compober series I'm joined by Wilson Pak to unpack one of the first semi final events of the 2021 Games season, The Mid Atlantic CrossFit Challenge, and look forward to the affiliate driven MACCFest coming up in November.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)

Griffin Shaffer talks all things memes from sitting in bed trying to think of ideas to being hired by CrossFit to create for them. We also talk about coffee in Oklahoma, how he met his wife and the pressure to be consistent online.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)

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)