Do you ever have anxiety, stress, or fear related to daily CrossFit workouts? Maybe a competition, or even the Open? How can we manage those feelings and even harness them to be helpful for our performance in WOD performance, our fitness challenges, and even translate them to everyday life successes? Dave and Sam talk about the feelings we all get, beginner to experienced athlete, and different approaches to managing our nerves successfully.

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Special guest Amy Edelman @amyfitnyc returns with Dave, two time champion of the Legends Masters Championship @_legendschampionship presented by Mayhem Athlete @mayhemathlete. Both Amy and Dave are headed to compete in Cookeville, TN on December 8-11.

Amy, Dave and Sam speculate on the possible events at Legends, what the competition may hold, and how they have prepared for this premiere CrossFit Masters Competition. The competition is programmed by the GOAT @richfroning himself!

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What is it like to be a high level CrossFit athlete competing in Regionals, then take time off to have two children, and then resume competitive CrossFit? Amy Edelman @amyfitnyc was a 2014 Regional team member who is now back to competing, a top five qualifier who will be headed to Cookeville, TN December 8-11 at the 2022 Legends Masters Competition @_legendschampionship presented by Mayhem Athlete @mayhemathlete.

Dave and Sam talk to Amy about her time as a Regional athlete, why she decided to come back and train at a high level @crossfitbison, and how she balances motherhood, life and family with her competitive aspirations.

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Do you remember your first CrossFit class, or even month? Dave and Sam give their thoughts on beginning CrossFit with some tips about starting out. How much should you work out? What should you focus on? What stuff do you need? This quick guide also applies for experienced or even advanced athletes, especially since we all need a refresher course sometimes. There's something for new and experienced athletes in this episode!

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What was it like to be part of Lance Armstrong's U.S. Postal Service professional cycling team? Dave and Sam talk with special guest Dylan Casey, @dylancasey, CrossFit Bison @crossfitbison member and retired American professional cyclist. His professional cycling accomplishments include qualifying for the 2000 Sydney Olympics and winning a gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games. Dylan was a 2 time Professional National Time Trial Champion and in 1999 won National Championships for both the Time Trial and Individual Pursuit; one of only 3 Americans to ever do so.

Since retiring from cycling, Dylan has been involved in the tech industry, working at Google, Yahoo, Fair, as well as Goldman Sachs and REEF technology. Along with @lancearmstrong, Dylan is the Co-Founder of WEDŪ Inc. @wedu.team, a content destination designed to provoke and equip people to embody an endurance lifestyle.

We talk to Dylan about his professional cycling career, why CrossFit appeals to him, and how he applies life lessons learned from his cycling career and beyond.

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In August, CrossFit named a new CEO replacing Eric Roza. His name is Don Faul @donfaul. Originally from Allendale, NJ, Don Faul is a former U.S. Marine Corps platoon commander who has a Stanford MBA and recently worked at a number of tech companies including Pinterest, FaceBook, and Google.

Dave and Sam discuss the challenges facing Don Faul, and their hot take on his first three months on the job. How can the new CEO usher a new era of growth and success for CrossFit?

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Ever feel tired from CrossFit? Maybe beat up not just physically, but mentally or emotionally? If so, you are not alone. If you have ever wondered if you should take a break from CrossFit training, this episode is for you. Dave and Sam discuss what aspects of CrossFit can make us feel "burnt out," and some thoughts about how and when to take a break from CrossFit training to optimize your life, health and performance.

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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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