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It's been a busy couple of days in the CrossFit world. Sean, Tommy and Lauren talk about the unveiling of the new Games logo and the announcement of GORUCK as the new apparel and footwear sponsor of the CrossFit Games. Plus, Tommy finds out where his team finished in The Standard 24-hour rowing challenge.

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Jan 5, 2024

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CrossFit Games Analysts Sean Woodland and Tommy Marquez, alongside filmmakers Heber Cannon, and Marston Sawyers, bring you all the latest information, updates, and analysis on the sport of fitness, and the CrossFit community.

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Gearing up for the Ultimate Hawaiian Trail Run and A Conversation with Kelsey Kiel: The Ultimate Hawaiin Trail Run takes place this weekend. Tommy checks in from from Kauai to give us an update on everything going on with the Keala Foundation and their fundraising efforts. Plus, Kelsey Kiel joins the show to talk about why she is... by Talking Elite Fitness
63 min listen
Texas Time and Let's Design a New Season: Chase Ingraham joins Sean, Tommy and Lauren to give his thoughts on the announcement that the Games are moving to Ft. Worth, Texas and what fans can expect when they show up to the Lone Star State. Plus, the crew tries to come up with a new structure... by Talking Elite Fitness
67 min listen
Death By Episode 16 - Smack Talk or Fair Game, Where is the Line?: On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil discusses when smack talk becomes unsportsmanlike conduct, whether Games athletes should receive Pro Cards in an effort to extend the off-season, and if the Chandler/Noah combo is going to be the next dominant... by Talking Elite Fitness
33 min listen
Death By Episode 21 - Who has the Better Odds of Winning Rogue: Garard or Horvath?: On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil discusses whether CrossFit has reached its peak, who has the better odds of winning the Rogue Invitational between Ricky Garard or Laura Horvath, and what our contestants think the biggest upset at Rogue will... by Talking Elite Fitness
31 min listen
Where is CrossFit Headed with Rory McKernan: Friend of the Show Rory McKernan joins Sean, Tommy and Lauren to talk about where CrossFit as a business could be heading. There are a lot more questions than answers, but the discussion is worth a listen. by Talking Elite Fitness
64 min listen
Death By Episode 18 - Best Women's Field Stories from the Rogue Invitational: On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil discusses potential storylines at the Rogue Invitation with Tia-Clair Toomey now on the roster, thoughts surrounding Dave Castro's announcement of having most of the 2024 CrossFit Games indoors, and whether... by Talking Elite Fitness
33 min listen
A Conversation with Justin Medeiros: Two-time Fittest Man on Earth Justin Medeiros joins Sean, Tommy and Lauren to talk about his offseason so far, revisit his performance at the CrossFit Games and discuss the lessons he learned from 2023 and how he plans on using them to regain his... by Talking Elite Fitness
55 min listen
Legends Championship Co-Founders Bob Jennings and Joe Linton: Masters champions will be crowned at the Legends Championship in 2024. Co-Founders Bob Jennings and Joe Linton join the show to discuss how the move came about, where they think they can improve on the Masters competitive experience, when they want to... by Talking Elite Fitness
52 min listen
Inside Voices and a Conversation with Alex Gazan: Dave Castro is saying 95% of CrossFit Games tests will be held indoors next year in Texas. Sean, Tommy and Lauren talk about what that means from a bigger picture standpoint. Alex Gazan stops by to talk about her 5th place finish at the CrossFit... by Talking Elite Fitness
55 min listen
Death By Episode 19 - Should Teams Have Their Own CrossFit Games?: On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil discusses if more showcases and fewer competitions in the off-season could grow the sport, whether the team division at the CrossFit Games should be a separate event, and how training camps could battle in the... by Talking Elite Fitness
35 min listen
Death By Episode 17 - CrossFit Games Moving to Texas! Yeehaw or Yeenaw?: On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil discusses the recent news of the CrossFit Games moving to Forth Worth, Texas, which athlete match-ups will be the most exciting in the off-season, the positives from the 2023 season and what needs improvement... by Talking Elite Fitness
20 min listen
Rogue Talk with Rob Kearney of HWPO: Head Coach of HWPO Strong Rob Kearney joins the show to help us get ready for the Strongman competition at the 2023 Rogue Inviatational. Rob also updates us on the latest happenings at HWPO as they work their way through the offseason and gives his... by Talking Elite Fitness
51 min listen
Tia is Back and What is Getting Announced Nexty: It's official! Tia Toomey-Orr is going to compete at the 2023 Rogue Invitational. Sean and Lauren give their thoughts on the announcement. Plus, 4-time CrossFit Games Masters Champion Jason Grubb joins the show to discuss all the speculation and... by Talking Elite Fitness
49 min listen
Recapping the Rogue Invitational: Sean, Tommy and Lauren take a look back at the 2023 Rogue Invitational and talk about who had the best weekend, who was the biggest surprise and who managed to gain the most momentum heading into 2024. Plus, Tommy's travel troubles continue. by Talking Elite Fitness
60 min listen
Jason Grubb and Tom Miazga on Adaptive and Age Group Changes: Masters champion Jason Grubb and Adaptive champion Tom Miazga join the show to give their perspectives on the recently announced changes to the 2024 CrossFit Games season. by Talking Elite Fitness
57 min listen
Lucy Campbell's Battle to Return from Injury and Can we Have a CrossFit Ryder Cup?: Lucy Campbell debuted at the CrossFit Games in 2022 and finished 16th as a rookie. Since then, a wrist injury has forced her out of competition and into multiple surgeries. Lucy gives us an update on her progress, what it's been like dealing with the... by Talking Elite Fitness
73 min listen
Rogue Invitational Saturday Recap: It may be midnight, we may have just spent 13+ hours at the venue, and we may have had a few surprise yawn attacks, but we're back again after a marathon Saturday to recap the ins and outs of the third day of the Rogue Invitational. by Talking Elite Fitness
57 min listen
Adaptive Games Discussion with Kevin Ogar of WheelWOD: WheelWOD's Director of Games and Sport Kevin Ogar joins the show to discuss the 2024 adaptive season. He talks about how to grow those specific divisions, what the season might look like, how to get more adaptive athletes into CrossFit gyms and... by Talking Elite Fitness
45 min listen
Epic Finishes & Clutch Performances, Rogue Invitational Sunday Recap: The 2023 Rogue Invitational is a WRAP! It was rainy and cold, but the competition was HOT! Lauren and Tommy recap the final day and the podium performances that should get the community hyped for the upcoming season. by Talking Elite Fitness
35 min listen
Death By Episode 20 - Age Group and Adaptive Divisions No Longer at the CrossFit Games: On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss the recent news from CrossFit HQ that the adaptive, masters and teen divisions will have a separate CrossFit Games. Our panel of contestants includes the chief executive officer... by Talking Elite Fitness
52 min listen
Keeping it NorCal with Ben Alderman: Ben Alderman is the Co-Founder of the Northern California Classic. He joins Sean, Tommy and Lauren to talk about how he got involved with the event, how he and Blair Morrison have continued to grow it, advice he would give to other competition... by Talking Elite Fitness
44 min listen
Big Changes for the 2024 Season: Sean, Tommy and Lauren discuss the changes to the 2024 season that CrossFit announced earlier this week. They talk about what's good, what's potentially bad and what questions are still unanswered. This episode is presented by Thirdzy. ... by Talking Elite Fitness
87 min listen
Talking with Tia and Changes to the Age Group and Adaptive Seasons: Tia Toomey-Orr joins the show to talk about her upcoming return to competition at Rogue, what it's like now that she's a mother and what her future in the sport might look like in the coming years. Plus, Sean, Tommy and Lauren briefly discuss the... by Talking Elite Fitness
87 min listen
New Nanos Drop and WZA Preview: It's Wodapalooza week! Sean, Tommy and Lauren welcome Director of Training Footwear for Reebok, Tal Short to the show to talk about the newest edition of the Nano. Tal discusses what they take into account when designing a new interation, how Reebok... by Talking Elite Fitness
70 min listen
Death By Episode 22: Rogue Leaderboard Updates, Premium Viewing Options, & Podium Picks: On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil dives into all the news items pertaining to the Rogue Invitational! Our panel of contestants includes the chief executive officer over at HWPO, Matt O’Keefe, affiliate owner and CrossFit analyst Chase... by Talking Elite Fitness
34 min listen
Death By Episode 25 - Should Every Semifinal Have the Same Number of Qualifying Spots?: On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss the to the 2024 CrossFit Games season. Our panel include James Hobart, Niki Brazier, Tim Paulson, and Ellia Miller. This episode is presented by Strongest. Make sure to download the... by Talking Elite Fitness
39 min listen
Tactically Speaking with Jacob Heppner: Former CrossFit Games athlete and current two-time Tactical Games National Champion Jacob Heppner joins the show to talk about the fastest growing shooting sport in the United States, how he got involved, the similarities to CrossFit and what it takes... by Talking Elite Fitness
63 min listen
Death By 27 - Should CrossFit Bring Back Sanctionals?: On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss bringing the Sanctional model back into the CrossFit Games season, whether affiliates should outsource their programming, and which sports Games athletes should be practicing. Our... by Talking Elite Fitness
37 min listen
A Conversation with Rich Froning: Four-time Fittest Man on Earth Rich Froning joins Sean and Tommy to talk about his fondest memories from his competitive career, how he works with the athletes at CrossFit Mayhem, his love for western-style hunting, how he's keeping himself fit and... by Talking Elite Fitness
37 min listen
PFAA + WZA, Triple Crown Talk and New Owners at the MCU: Brent Fikowski and Dylan Malitsky join the show to talk about the partnership between the PFAA and Wodapalooza. Sean, Tommy and Lauren give their thoughts on Dave Castro teasing an offseason Triple Crown. Plus, The Morning Chalk Up has new owners.... by Talking Elite Fitness
80 min listen

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Death by Episode 51 - Is Europe the New Capital of CrossFit?: On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss if Europe is the new capital of CrossFit, what CrossFit should do if there's an injury on the competition floorand whether the tides are shifting from veterans to rookies. In two... by Talking Elite Fitness
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Day 3 Europe and Asia Recap: We have our first group of individual Games qualifiers as both the Europe and Asia Semifinal have wrapped up three days of competition. Sean and Tommy recap all the top stories and performances, talk about who stood out, the chaos that unfolded for... by Talking Elite Fitness
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Day 2 Europe and Asia Recap: One day of competition remains in France and South Korea. We know the first 9 teams that are going to be making their ways to Fort Worth, Texas to compete in the CrossFit Games. With 3 events remaining for the individuals, plenty can happen on Sunday.... by Talking Elite Fitness
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Katrin Talks Back, Games Spots Speculation and TYR's Take on Teams: Semifinals are one week away and we finally have an idea of how many Games spots will be available at each competition. Sean and Tommy take a closer look at Mike Halpin's projections for the men and the women. Age Group Semifinals are officialy... by Talking Elite Fitness
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Death By Episode 49 - Is Jonne Koski Going to Dominate Semifinals and the Games?: On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss the biggest advantages TYR WZA SoCal has to the off-season, whether they love or hate going back to classic CrossFit style workouts for Semifinals and which male and female will... by Talking Elite Fitness
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Hangin' with Halpin and The Fallout from Quarterfinals: If you were keeping a close eye on everything going on with Quarterfinals, odds are you were looking at Mike Halpin's spreadsheet. He joins Sean, Tommy and Lauren to take closer look at some of the numbers, what those numbers can tell us and why the... by Talking Elite Fitness
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Death By Episode 48 - Improving Quarterfinals and the Review Process: On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss whether we're at a turning point where the CrossFit sport and HQ break off, solutions for future years on how to best approach this stage in the season, and if the season schedule... by Talking Elite Fitness
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Quarterfinals Carnage: Well, that escalated quickly. Penalties are wreaking havoc on the Quarterfinals leaderboards. Masters Champion Jason Grubb joins the show to talk about why this keeps happening and what athletes can and need to do to give themselves the best chances... by Talking Elite Fitness
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Death By Episode 47 - Does Europe Deserve a Second Semifinal?: On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss if Open scores should roll into the Quarterfinals leaderboard, whether Europe deserves a second semifinal based on the current world wide leaderboard and if CrossFit had to pick one... by Talking Elite Fitness
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The Land of Boz, HWPO for Michele Letendre and Layman's Terms: Individual Quarterfinals have begun! Competition Director Adrian Bozman joins the show to give us an inside look at what inspired him to concoct the four workouts, where he is in semifinals programming and what he's looking forward to when we get to... by Talking Elite Fitness
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Death By Episode 46 - Can All Major Training Camps Survive?: On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss ways that major training camps can survive in the ever growing ecosystem, whether the team eligibility rule should change and what movements need to be programmed for indy... by Talking Elite Fitness
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The PFAA's Hot Topic, Making the Open Matter and Team Quarterfinals Reaction: The PFAA has questions about the heat in Ft. Worth but CrossFit is short on answers right now. Brent Fikowski joins the show to shed some light on why the PFAA reached out and what information they were hoping to get. Dave Castro is saying there are... by Talking Elite Fitness
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Death By Episode 45 - Should CrossFit Have Anonymous Submission Drug Testing?: On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss the pros and cons of potentially having the CrossFit Open qualify athletes for the Games, thoughts surrounding CrossFit's new sponsor Hustle Up and whether athletes should be... by Talking Elite Fitness
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Houdet Helps Teams and Strongwomen Go Rogue: Team quarterfinals has begun! Games veteran and No Shortcuts coach Andre Houdet talks with Tommy Marquez about the programming and gives advice on how teams of all levels should approach the workouts. Rogue is adding Strongwomen to the 2024 Rogue... by Talking Elite Fitness
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Death By Episode 44 - Do Quarterfinals Rankings Matter?: On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss what they do and don't want to see in the team quarterfinals programming, whether quarterfinals ranking matters and if 1-on-1 competition is a format that can grow the sport. Our... by Talking Elite Fitness
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CrossFit in Schools, Amazing Grace and Oceania Outlook: CrossFit recently announced that they are offering 50 $10,000 grants to schools that want to form non-profit affiliates for students. Sean, Tommy and Lauren discuss the move and go through the rest of the top headlines from the past week. Grace Walton... by Talking Elite Fitness
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Danielle Brandon Energy, Wells Tries to get Well and Reviewing the Open: There's some DBE on this week's episode! Danielle Brandon joins Lauren Kalil to talk about Imposter Syndrome, using fitness as an outlet and her upcoming documentary "Danielle Brandon Energy." Sean, Tommy and Lauren also go through the top headlines... by Talking Elite Fitness
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Death By Episode 41 - Why are Women Leaving the Individual Competition?": On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss why fewer female Games athletes choose to go individual compared to the men's field, predictions for 24.3, and what we can expect to see in Quarterfinals this year. Our contestants... by Talking Elite Fitness
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Death By Episode 40 - Could Seth Rollins Convince Millions to Try CrossFit?: On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss whether we should rethink the structure of the teen CrossFit Games, the impact Seth Rollins could have on Crossfit, and predictions for 24.2 Our contestants include James Hobart,... by Talking Elite Fitness
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