Corpus Animus Podcast

Topics: First time Alexis met her coach Adam Rogers (at MACC 2019) What she relies on her coach for at competitions Post Helna Hotel Madness Haterade YouTube comment What Alexis Pays Attention to During Competitions Getting Angry after a poor finish on “Ski Bag” Using memories of bad performances as fuel “Do you get fueled by the good memories?” Alexis crying during a running workout Some of Alexis’ biggest gains since being at Training Think Tank Overcoming Injuries and Training Struggles Mentality Around Tweaks during Training Alexis crushing Wall Walks What was Alexis’ first impression of Training Think Tank? Being Jealous of National Champions in 2019 What Travis Mayer said to Alexis that Lit a Fire Under Her Ass Max wants CrossFit to have a Bad Guy Alexis barley missing the 2021 CrossFit Games Mad, Bitter & Quitter: Quitting CrossFit after 2021 Fueled by Anger Pulling out of the 2023 Rogue Invitational / Diagnosed with Colitis Feeling like death at 2023 East Semifinals Alexis Nutrition Alexis’ goal that she wouldn’t tell Max Does Alexis stick to her coach’s game plans? Annoyed she “held back” during the 2022 CrossFit Games Personal Development Leading to Better Physical Performance Haley and Mal pull out: Dealing with Burnout and Mental Health Questions from Instagram

Join us for our Winter Cycle in TTT Compete starting Monday Oct 23rd.

On this episode of the Corpus Animus Podcast, TTT athletes Alye Beaver and Brandi McGoldrick join us to talk about what its like trying to mom and CrossFit at the same time.

00:00 - Intro and potential topics for the show 02:57 - Chris smashing Brannen's face in on a Burpee/Row 05:53 - Working out in a Slipknot clown mask 06:56 - "Fight Gone Slightly Less Bad" 07:29 - MMA Fights vs. CrossFit Workouts 13:02 - What is Noah Ohlsen up to? 17:39 - Athletes & Instagram 20:34 - CrossFit Documentaries & Netflix 22:35 - Leaks in CrossFit 24:36 - Travis Mayer's comeback from Injury 29:10 - Travis Doing the Rogue Qualifier 32:32 - Training Volume Advice for the Average CrossFit athlete 36:53 - The Rogue Qualifier Standards & Setup 46:05 - Why Max Left and Why He's Returning to Instagram 1:03:13 - RIP Jimmy Bufffett 1:04:38 - The smartest way to get a beginner who has never worked out into a Competitive CrossFitter? 1:06:06 - Your actions matching your words 1:07:58 - CrossFit Methodology vs. The Sport of CrossFit 1:10:31 - CrossFit.com Programming

On this episode of the Corpus Animus Podcast, we catch up with TTT Athlete Travis Mayer who just finished the Rogue Invitational Online Qualifier. 00:00 - Brannen & Chris doing a 12-Mile Ruck Challenge 02:37 - Travis Mayer’s Hand Injury 03:38 - Doing the Rogue Invitational Online Qualifier 05:47 - Rogue Qualifier Workout 4 07:32 - Rogue Qualifier Workout 1 08:46 - Repeating Workout 1 09:22 - Rogue beefing up their workout standards this year 12:04 - Not meeting the standards on Workout 1 14:06 - How many Rogue workouts did Travis Repeat? 14:41 - Rogue Qualifier Workout 2 16:48 - Repeating Workout 3 right before scores were due 22:58 - Dubai Fitness Challenge workout for $30,000 against Mat Fraser 25:02 - Tips for doing Online CrossFit Qualifier Workouts 51:33 - What Travis Mayer learned from being a spectator of the CrossFit Games this year

The volume of metcons is about to increase in TTT Compete as we move into our next training cycle.  Listen to this cycle update for more details.

On this episode of the Corpus Animus Podcast, TTT Coaches Max El-Hag and Brannen Dorman reflect on the 2023 CrossFit Games.

Former TTT Coach and exercise physiologist Evan Peikon discusses zone two training in CrossFit, evolution of heart rate monitoring, importance of blood vessel dilation, choosing between a coach or trial and error, unconventional training protocols, predicting capacity through nitric oxide levels, and topics of fatigue, sub stacks, machine learning, and social media presence.