Dave and Sam have a bona fide celebrity CrossFit athlete on the podcast - Ron Ananian, known to millions as The Car Doctor™. Host on Talk Media Network's nationally syndicated show, Ron Ananian has been repairing cars for over 40 years and 27 years on the radio on over 130 radio stations across the United States, as well as on iHeartRADIO and Apple Podcasts.

@crossfitbison also knows Ron as one of the stalwarts at 5am class. Dave and Sam talk to Ron about his start in radio, how he started CrossFit 5 years ago, and why he believes in functional fitness.

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Suppose you are taking a CrossFit or other fitness class. The person next to you is not doing the workout properly. Barbell form is not correct. Should you speak up and help that athlete? What if the coach is so busy they don't notice the problem? Should you help?

Dave and Sam discuss situations athletes face (even coaches taking someone else's class) and how, if at all, athletes should be coaching other athletes.

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CrossFit athletes are used to having a WOD (Workout of the Day). But what happens during open gym sessions? Do you come up with your own programming? Try something you see online? Go back to chest and triceps? Dave and Sam discuss different training options for open gym and what you can do to optimize your time.

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Did you know acupuncture treatment provides not just acute care for injuries, but also benefits for maintenance of long-term health and fitness? Special guest Marissa Liza @allpointsacu, licensed acupuncturist and CrossFit athlete, talks about why you should consider acupuncture BEFORE you have that flare up of your back, shoulder or elbow.

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In CrossFit and fitness training, we focus on the health and capability of our bodies. What about our minds and our mental health? We wrap up this special series with guest Sean O'Hara @sopiper38 @crossfitbison athlete and police officer to discuss his personal experiences using physical fitness to help improve our mental physical well-being.

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In CrossFit and fitness training, we focus on the health and capability of our bodies. What about our minds and our mental health? In the second of three episodes, we have special guest Sean O'Hara @sopiper38 @crossfitbison athlete and police officer to discuss his personal experiences using physical fitness to help improve our mental physical well-being.

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In CrossFit and fitness training, we focus on the health and capability of our bodies. What about our minds and our mental health? In the first of three episodes, we have special guest Sean O'Hara @sopiper38 @crossfitbison athlete and police officer to discuss his personal experience with identifying how a mental health issue can impact our physical well-being.

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Do you struggle with feelings of pressure in your CrossFit or fitness training? Maybe it is from your coach, maybe the pressure comes from other athletes, or maybe you put pressure on yourself to perform. That pressure can help us achieve great things or it can cause us to fail. Dave and Sam discuss the different kinds of pressure athletes can feel in their training, suggest ways of using that pressure positively, and relate how dealing with that pressure may help us succeed in real life as well.

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Is more always better? Dave and Sam discuss how much training volume is appropriate for the CrossFit athlete. Novice, competitor, geared for health, geared for sport - all of us can optimize what our training volume is based on our goals and lifestyle. We also reference a classic CrossFit Journal article from 2016 by @jameshobart "A Deft Dose of Volume" (find the below) which is a must-read for everyone looking to understand what is the right amount of training volume.

http://journal.crossfit.com/2016/03/a-deft-dose-of-volume.tpl

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FRESH- the 2022 Online Qualifier workouts for the premiere off-season CrossFit Masters Competition, the Legends Championship @legendsmasterscomp @thebobjennings @joe_linton84, presented by Mayhem Athlete @mayhemathlete. Dave and Sam offer their analyses and hot takes on the workouts, and speculate on what scores it will take to be able to make it to the 2022 Legends Championship, which will be held December 8-11 at the CrossFit Mayhem, Cookeville Tennessee. The competition will be programmed by the GOAT @richfroning himself!

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The NOBULL CrossFit Games 2022 is done and dusted! What can we take away from one of the most innovative and exciting Games yet. Where do we go from here? Dave and Sam discuss lessons learned and how the Games can guide our thinking regarding fitness and training starting today.We discuss all that and more!

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The NOBULL CrossFit Games 2022 is going live August 3-7, and Dave and Sam discuss the storylines which are most compelling, including the fact that Dave Castro is no longer programming the events, individual athletes such as Danielle Brandon, Patrick Vellner, and the Clash of the Titans with Rich Froning's Mayhem team matching up versus Annie Thorisdottir's Reykjavik team. What storylines resonate with you? Old generation Tia Clair Toomey vs. Next generation Mal O'Brian? Masters superstars such as Sam Dancer and Chyna Cho? We discuss all that and more!

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This year's Bison Bowl is in the books. After seven intramural competitions, what are the most important factors to running a successful competition for your CrossFit gym members? Dave goes over why a gym should hold their own Bison Bowl and how to develop an event that is now one of the highlights of the year of our gym. Shout out to the athletes @crossfitbison who competed this year!

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What kind of relationships can you build while pursuing fitness and health? Gym buddies? Friends? Maybe something more? We talk to elite athletes Nicole and Matt Milone @nicole.milone @shmilone who met doing CrossFit. Not only did they both compete in CrossFit Regional Team 2017 and 2018 but they also married their training partners - each other. Whether you have a 5pm regular class partner who keeps you accountable, or you meet the person of your dreams, what is it about the pursuit of fitness and health that can bring people closer together?

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Team or Individual? Which is more fun in CrossFit? Which can make you a better competitive athlete? The answers may surprise you as we talk to elite athletes Nicole and Matt Milone @nicole.milone @shmilone, both CrossFit Regional Team athletes 2017 and 2018 as well as 2019 French Throwdown Sanctional team competitors with Coach Dave. Moth Nicole and Matt share their experiences on team training and competition, as well as competing as individuals at Wodapalooza and Granite Games.

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Is a Level 2 certified coach better than a Level 1 certified coach? If you own a CrossFit gym or or a CrossFit coach, you already have an Level 1 certification. Why would you need or want a Level 2 certification?

Dave and Sam, both of whom took the L2 training course (Dave a couple of years ago, Sam a couple of weeks ago), break down their experiences with the CrossFit Level 2 Certificate course, and why athletes and coaches alike should care about the philosophy and methodology with which CrossFit trains their coaches.

Shout out to Sam's L2 Seminar staff @dennismarshall, @yescoachjenn and @larry_j_thomas at @crossfitgardencity!

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If a little is good, then more must be better when it comes to CrossFit programming, right? CompTrain, PRVN, HWPO, Invictus, Underdogs - there are so many online programs offering remote coaching to make you a better CrossFit athlete.

Dave and Sam provide their take on online coaching and whether having an online CrossFit coach is right for you.

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The man is back! After leaving Crossfit Inc. in January of this year, the inventor and architect of the CrossFit Games @thedavecastro (TDC) has returned as a key advisor to the executive group and interim CEO Alison Andreozzi. He will be focused on @crossfitaffiliates and coaches. TDC has started a weekly video on YouTube and was recently interviewed by former executive media director of CrossFit, Sevan Matossian @therealsevanpodcast in a wide-ranging interview.

Dave and Sam provide their hot take on TDC's return, and speculate what this could mean for CrossFit athletes and affiliates in the future.

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HERDFITUSA welcomes back special guest NJ native, Joe Pierro @jersey_jp who competed in the CrossFit Semifinal Granite Games @thegranitegames June 3-5, 2022 at the TCO Stadium in Eagan, MN. What was it like competing with the likes of Brent Fikowski, Chandler Smith, Sam Kwant, Travis Mayer, Colton Mertens, and Phil Toon? We talk to Joe about his experience and performances, and his takeaways for the future.

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The 2022 CrossFit Age Group Semifinals are complete! Dave competed in the Mens 34-39 Age Group over the Memorial Day weekend, having previously made the top 30 in the world in the Quarterfinals. Dave breaks down his experience of each extremely challenging workout and his approach to Semis in general. In addition, Dave and Sam give their thoughts overall about CrossFit's programming and future trends for Masters athletes.

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