Τα καλύτερα Legion Strength podcast (2024)

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#145 - Local vs Online Competitions 25:15

5d ago25:15

25:15

With the recent announcements from CrossFit regarding changes to the 2025 season, some athletes are exploring alternative avenues for competition, placing less emphasis—if any at all—on the Open and the CrossFit Games season as a whole. While the top athletes in the sport excel in both in-person and online competitions, at the mid-tier and local le…

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#144 - Online Semis 34:45

21d ago34:45

34:45

In this episode, we dive into the upcoming 2025 CrossFit Games season, sharing our initial concerns about the increase of online stages. Recorded before the official details were released, this discussion reflects many of the common opinions circulating within the community about the new season. We talk about the logistical challenges faced by affi…

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Episode 341- Mike Tyson fight and takeaways on aging and fitness. 14:09

28d ago14:09

14:09

With 58 year-old Mike Tyson stepping back in the ring to take on an athlete less than half his age, there has been a lot of talk about how much his age would affect his athletic ability and performance. And while the difference between 58 year-old Mike and 28 year-old Mike was very apparent, there were great lessons to be learned and lots of things…

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#143 - Goat Movements in Conditioning 29:02

1M ago29:02

29:02

One common issue for athletes with some experience in their sport is struggling with 1–2 specific movements in grunt-style conditioning workouts. Even after extensive effort to develop these movements, they can still be a weak point, especially in competition or qualifier workouts. How can we help athletes improve at these movements? Should we focu…

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#142 - Switching Training Days 31:15

1M ago31:15

31:15

For busy individuals competing in CrossFit, it’s rare to complete a training week exactly as planned. Sessions may be missed, accessory work moved, or entire training days shifted around. Athletes often worry that these adjustments will compromise their progress, especially those receiving individualised coaching. However, when asked if it’s okay t…

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#141 - Volume Tolerance after Time Off 29:59

2M ago29:59

29:59

Ever taken time off from training and found getting back to it feels like an uphill battle? In this episode, we dive into some of these challenges of returning to CrossFit competition and training after a layoff. Luke reflects on jumping back into a team competition after a five-year break, and Todd shares his journey of rebuilding post-Achilles in…

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#140 - Changing Bodyweight for Athletes 25:51

2M ago25:51

25:51

In a varied sport like CrossFit, athletes often gravitate toward specific areas of focus, which can be influenced by their height and weight. Since weight is a changeable factor, some athletes set specific bodyweight goals. For example, some aim to lose weight to enhance bodyweight movements like pull-ups and handstand push-ups, while others seek t…

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Episode 340- My breakup with booze. 31:36

2M ago31:36

31:36

Giving up alcohol is arguably one of the most powerful and life changing things I’ve ever done. Today I want to share my story in the hopes that it may help someone who wants to do the same.

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#139 - What to Do on Bonked Intervals 23:22

3M ago23:22

23:22

Every athlete has probably experienced it at some point—hitting that wall in the middle of some mixed-modal intervals. One second, you're holding pace, and the next, it feels like everything falls apart. Bonking on mixed modal intervals is more common than when doing cyclical work because you don't have immediate feedback on paces from the machine.…

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#138 - Progression Isn't Needed to Progress 22:56

3M ago22:56

22:56

There comes a stage in training where week-to-week progress grinds to a halt, and it is often met with feeling like you have regressed or are stuck. You can even stretch this timeline out, and it might feel like noticeable progress doesn't happen for months. This can be a difficult realisation to overcome, and it is a constant battle that challenge…

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#137 - Competing without Going Crazy 26:42

4M ago26:42

26:42

For someone devoting themselves to the sport of CrossFit, the way they train and approach competition is pretty clear-cut. Similarly, for the person doing classes to be healthy and stay fit, the way you train is clear-cut. But for the person who wants to do local competition, treat CrossFit as a recreational sport, but isn't interested in overstret…

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#136 - Semis Recap 28:31

5M ago28:31

28:31

Continuing with our very timely podcast release schedule about this year's CrossFit Games season, this week's podcast features a recap of the semi-finals for one of Jon's athletes, Jacob Schmidt. This year, Jacob switched to individual competition after competing at the games for CrossFit Omnia's team in the last few years. Jacob's preparation was …

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Episode 336- Giving up. 9:12

5M ago9:12

9:12

“That’s it. I can’t do this. I’ve tried and I just can’t. I’m done.”Sound familiar?Of course it does.We’ve all done it.Let’s talk about why we do it and why we need to stop doing it.

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#135 - Quarterfinals Penalties 29:54

6M ago29:54

29:54

A little late on posting this topical podcast. Here are our thoughts on the quarter-finals penalties that happened this season. Jon experienced firsthand as a coach how these penalties were rolled out this year. Check out this episode where we discuss the events of this season, live versus in person competition as well as how these situations could…

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#134 - Skepticism of Scientism 28:37

6M ago28:37

28:37

It is easy to lose sight of the bigger picture in the fitness and performance industry. There is a lot of misleading information that coaches and athletes have to sift through, which is difficult when the information is accurate most of the time. But do many of these claims move the needle and improve an athlete on the things that matter? Does doin…

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#133 - Next Season 30:13

7M ago30:13

30:13

This year's quarter-finals workouts were well received by the CrossFit community as a whole. Many enjoyed the simplicity of the workouts, which provided a good challenge for athletes of various levels. We saw workouts that were more compartmentalised than in previous years. There was less chaos, simpler skills, and no crushingly high volume of work…

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#132 - Disappointment with Online Qualifiers 21:43

8M ago21:43

21:43

Qualifiers can be a stressful experience for athletes. The online leaderboard and the doubt created by not seeing other athletes perform all make for potentially neurotic self-comparison. With quarter-finals being much easier to qualify for, the open has less weight than in previous years. And now you're starting to see athletes say they are not in…

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#131 - Getting More Exposure to the Sport 26:08

9M ago26:08

26:08

Often, when someone comes through the ranks of class workouts and starts to contemplate competing in CrossFit, they conjure up an image of their training having to dramatically change to "take it to the next level". In reality, they need to get more exposure to the sport and develop experience. Telling someone to do more of the sport can seem like …

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Episode 339- Behind the mask of the badass. 34:07

9M ago34:07

34:07

Bad asses. You know the people I’m talking about. Whether they are people we know in real life or just through social media, we look up to them. Sometimes they might even just be characters that aren’t real people, but we are inspired by them nonetheless. They seem unflappable. Full of confidence and courage, afraid of nothing and ready to rise up …

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#130 - What to Do After a Competition 24:35

10M ago24:35

24:35

After a competition, athletes are usually keen to get to work and train for potential weaknesses highlighted in the competition. But often, this is too hasty, and it's wise to have a process figured out on how to approach the review and planning post-competition period. This week, we discuss some of our processes for reviewing an athlete's performa…

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#129 - Skill Work on Non-competition Movements 24:35

11M ago24:35

24:35

Since Adrian Bozman has led the programming for the CrossFit Games, each season has seen more variety in the skills and movements involved. From the max sandbag to shoulder event at the games to learning cross-over single unders in class, everyone in the sport has felt this inclusion of new skills in some way. This shift in the programming pays hom…

1y ago16:50

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#123 - Flux Training #2 30:13

1y ago30:13

30:13

This week, we look at Flux Training intervals again and how a coach might programme that for a CrossFit athlete. We also touch on some different, less tangible KPIs to look at when measuring an athlete's performance or improvement, mainly an athlete's ability to recover while doing work and how Flux Training can help build the fitness and pacing sk…

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#122 - Flux Training 31:53

1y ago31:53

31:53

Zone two training has done the rounds and is gaining much attention from the competitive scene. CrossFit, being an “endurance sport”, is an idea that is gaining popularity, and big names like Mat Fraser and Chris Hinshaw talking about the importance of low-intensity endurance work has made this training type of training pretty popular recently. But…

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#121 - CrossFit Games Recap 32:05

1+ y ago32:05

32:05

In this episode, Jon shares his experience at the CrossFit Games, coaching CrossFit Omnia to another top-ten finish in the team division. We talk a lot about balancing the weight and order of the events with cuts at the games. This year saw the cuts happening after two days of a heavy engine focus in the programming, which would have affected a lot…

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Episode 334 Comparison is fhe thief of joy. 18:07

1+ y ago18:07

18:07

It’s been said a million times but that’s because it’s true.

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#120 - Assessing (Not Just Testing) 23:17

1+ y ago23:17

23:17

Is a testing phase of training a reliable assessment for a new athlete coming on board? It's practical, but it's essentially condensing the things you'll find out in training and competition into 1-2 weeks. Many athletes don't want to do it as well. They are usually more eager to start training and stay productive through that initial stage. One di…

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Episode 333- The dramatic rise and fall of a small business. 14:24

1+ y ago14:24

14:24

A how-to on how to grow an epic small business organically and a cautionary tale about how you can sabotage that business just as quickly.

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#119 - What to Do When You Stop Improving 27:07

1+ y ago27:07

27:07

What makes training difficult isn't the challenge of getting someone fitter and stronger. It's understanding how to keep athletes improving for a long time What happens when it feels like you stop improving? In a sport where you get punished more for your weaknesses than you do rewarded for your strengths, finding ways to progress long-term is esse…

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#118 - Coach Education Part 3 25:21

1+ y ago25:21

25:21

There are a lot of subtleties in coaching that you can't pick up in textbooks and from theory. We all probably know a coach that doesn't have all the qualifications, but they grasp the craft better than others who might have always had their head in a textbook. Tacit knowledge is what you pick up from doing the activity, and it's something that can…

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Episode 332- Ready, fire, aim. 22:14

1+ y ago22:14

22:14

If you know me, you know this is how I roll. Let’s talk about what this means and why it works.

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#117 - Coach Education #2 26:29

1+ y ago26:29

26:29

Have you ever returned after doing a course with your brain frazzled and unsure of what to do on Monday? Well...that is part of the journey in upgrading your knowledge and coaching model, but how can you extract the helpful information to make it workable with the people you coach. If you're working with people in person, maybe you can experiment w…

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#116 - Coach Education #1 33:34

1+ y ago33:34

33:34

Curiosity is what gets a lot of coaches into training and eventually becoming coaches, and usually, these people continue to digest a lot of information, content and education about training. But being able to apply this information in a practical setting can be challenging. Especially when much of the information out there isn't delivered in a way…

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#115 - How to Think About the Open Leaderboard 47:28

1+ y ago47:28

47:28

With the changes in the structure of the CrossFit Games in the past few seasons, the stakes of the open have changed, with many athletes not needing to take it as seriously. But what happens when CrossFitters see a leaderboard...well they approach it like any leaderboard. Misaligning expectations with the open like this is detrimental, especially i…

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Episode 331- Fat loss for dummies. 15:04

1+ y ago15:04

15:04

So much confusion regarding fat loss. Let me simply it for you in less than 15 minutes.

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Episode 330- Riding out the storm. 26:05

1+ y ago26:05

26:05

Sometimes success is simply a matter of riding out the storm.Persevering and persisting.Understanding that there will be periods where we struggle, where we stall out and even go backwards.The earlier we understand that this is simply a necessary and unavoidable part of the journey, the better off we will be.Let’s discuss.…

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Episode 329- The simple truth about getting good. 4:46

1+ y ago4:46

4:46

“I’m no good at this.”How many times have we said this?

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Episode 328- It’s not “taking a break”, it’s quitting. 18:17

2y ago18:17

18:17

How many times have you done this? Told yourself you were just going to “take a break” from the gym, or your graduate degree or your nutrition plan; only to realize much later that you never went back.It wasn’t a break. It was quitting.Telling ourselves we are taking a break is how we lie to ourselves about quitting.Let’s discuss.…

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Episode 327- Life is hard. 23:05

2y ago23:05

23:05

Make no mistake about it. Life is hard. Sooner or later, we will encounter tough times. It’s inevitable. Unfortunately, some will face them more than others, but I think we can all agree that all of us will face hard times.The question is not if but when.And the next question is how do we handle them?How do we get through them, how do we survive th…

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#114 - Do the Actual Thing 25:42

2y ago25:42

25:42

Ever had a very structured training plan that you were almost certain would come together, but when you did the competition or the qualifier, it didn't go as well as you'd hoped? Relying on very structured approaches of preparation for CrossFit is a standard failure mode we find in the sport, coming from athletes and coaches that are pretty analyti…

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#113 - How to Coach Athletes Through Quarter Finals 30:38

2y ago30:38

30:38

We're a week away from Quarter Finals, and the qualified athletes have already had three workouts to sharpen the competing sword with the open. But as the workouts become more high stakes going into the next round, how do we support athletes? Some athletes need encouragement and a good luck message, and they are good! Others will require a warm-up,…

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Episode 326- “Don’t quit!” or should you? 10:41

2y ago10:41

10:41

We always say “don’t quit” and “never give up” and much of the time, that’s solid advice. Pretty obvious actually right? If you quit, of course you won’t reach your goals. Pretty straightforward. But what if there are times and situations where quitting is appropriate and even necessary? This is actually pretty common and very important. There is a…

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