Death By Episode 46 - Can All Major Training Camps Survive?

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

44 min listen

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

78 min listen

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

34 min listen

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

83 min listen

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

80 min listen

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

35 min listen

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

70 min listen

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

28 min listen

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

77 min listen

Death By Episode 43 - Should CrossFit Introduce Sports Betting to Competition?: On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss the biggest surprises of the CrossFit Open, How Quarterfinals can be more interesting for sports fans and whether CrossFit should introduce sports betting into competition. Our... by Talking Elite Fitness

40 min listen

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

87 min listen

Death By Episode 42 - Pass or Fail? What's Your Grade for The Open?: On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss the controversy around Tudor Magda and Emily Claws 24.2 scores, their thoughts around the Open programming, and what grade they would give the Open as a whole. Our contestants... by Talking Elite Fitness

38 min listen

Tia Takes a Time Out, Kara Saunders on Women and Burnout, and CrossFit Has a New CMO: Tia Toomey is bowing out of the 24.3 announcement, but some big names are stepping in. Meanwhile, CrossFit continues to set records for viewership for the Open. Two more athletes have announced they are taking a break from their respective sports.... by Talking Elite Fitness

53 min listen

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

35 min listen

Seth Rollins on 24.2, The Meteoric Rise of HYROX, and Do We Need to Change the Teen Competition?: Star power is coming to the live announcement of 24.2! WWE Superstar Seth Rollins joins the show to talk about how he got the opportunity to announce the workout, how CrossFit has helped him prolong his career in the ring, and whether or not he will... by Talking Elite Fitness

84 min listen

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

28 min listen

Mal O'Brien's Discovery Journey, 24.1 Picks, and Can Invictus Keep the Affiliate Cup Green: Mal O'Brien recenly made the decision to sit out the 2024 season. She talks with Lauren Kalil about working on discovering who she is, what her perfect day looks like, when she started feeling like she needed to step away from competing, and what it's... by Talking Elite Fitness

86 min listen

Death By 39 - 24.1, Death By Burpees?: On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss who the favorite super team is this season, movement predictions for 24.1, and the biggest benefit of moving the Rogue Invitational to Scotland. Our contestants include Chase... by Talking Elite Fitness

34 min listen

Here Come the Clues, Haley Adams on Competing in 2024 and Laura is Lifting Big: When Dave Castro starts dropping clues, you know the Open is officially upon us. Sean, Tommy and Lauren discuss his latest "hint" and rundown the top headlines from the past week. More details about the Open announcements continue to emerge, Invictus... by Talking Elite Fitness

77 min listen

Death By 38 - Love it or Hate it: 24.2 at Medeiros' Home Gym: On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss whether they love or hate 24.2 being held at Justin Medeiros' home gym, what the most exciting Open matchup will be, and what they would change about the Open announcements. Our... by Talking Elite Fitness

45 min listen

Death By 37 - Best and Worst Open Movements?: On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss the best and worst movements for the CrossFit Open, where the line between having “balance” and going all in to be at the top of the sport is, and the pros and cons of having... by Talking Elite Fitness

44 min listen

Death By: Episode 36 - Goodbye Semifinal Regions?: On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss if CrossFit should do away with regions for Semifinals, if they love or hate floor plans for the Open, and if the Open will have more or less than 4 scored tests. Our contestants... by Talking Elite Fitness

35 min listen

Mal Makes a Decision and Talking to Team Peak: Mal O'Brien reveals her plans for the 2024 season. Sean, Tommy and Lauren react to her announcement. Team Peak is looking to stand atop the podium as champions at the CrossFit Games this August. Sean and Tommy speak with Noah Ohlsen, Tola Morakinyo,... by Talking Elite Fitness

57 min listen

Death By Episode 35 - Who Will Return to the 2024 CrossFit Games?: On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss what successful Open registration numbers look like, ways that off-season events should invest in media, and which former Games athlete who didn’t qualify in 2023, has the best... by Talking Elite Fitness

42 min listen

Legends from Birmingham: The Legends Championship is taking place Labor Day weekend in Birmingham, Alabama. Event Director Bob Jennings speaks with Tommy Marquez about why they chose Birmingham, the things they took into consideration while making the decision, how... by Talking Elite Fitness

65 min listen

Sweet Home Alabama, and Repairing the Region Exemption System: We now have the full slate of dates for ALL of the CrossFit Games competitions, as the Legends Championship announced the details for the Masters' divisions. Brent Fikowski from the PFAA joins the show to shed some insight onto the current state of... by Talking Elite Fitness

64 min listen

Super Swedes, Sanctions Lifted, and Sean's Best Calls: The super team news keeps coming as a new team in Europe joins the party. Tommy and Lauren break down the exciting new team from Sweden that has a podium pedigree. A new batch of athletes are returning from Drug Sanctions, plus we took a trip down... by Talking Elite Fitness

66 min listen

Sneaky Sam Kwant and The Aussie Super Team: We have another super team throwing it's hat into the ring. Sean, Tommy and Lauren talk about the foursome from Down Under that looks to shake up the team competition in 2024. Sam Kwant joins the show to talk about his 3rd place performance at... by Talking Elite Fitness

53 min listen

Tom Brady is NOBULL, AI in Fitness and Catching up with Jack Farlow: Tom Brady is teaming up with NOBULL. Sean, Tommy and Lauren talk about the news that TB12 is joining forces with the shoe and apparell brand. Artificial intelligence is making its way into the fitness landscape, but will it work? Jack Farlow joins the... by Talking Elite Fitness

81 min listen

Death by 34 - Is the Trend of Moving to Training Camps Dying?: On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss if it's more beneficial to have team and Individual competitions together or separately, whether the trend of living at a training camp is dying, and what year had the best... by Talking Elite Fitness

44 min listen

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Death By Episode 46 - Can All Major Training Camps Survive?

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