Anyone who obsessively consumed everything in the CrossFit Journal from 2008-2014 learned a lot from Boz.

Here's Boz explaining what to say when a member is concerned about their knees when squatting below parallel.

Here's Boz talking to Tony Budding.

And here's an in-depth profile that introduced the CrossFit community to Acid Witch (I'm sure they sold a ton of records from this).

Well, hopefully we can add to the Boz canon with this interview.

Check out more from Adrian here:

• Instagram: @apbozman//@tuxedo_social_club

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Show Notes

• [01:27] A Brief History of Silicon Valley & The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
• [08:09] Meeting at the CrossFit Level 1 Course
• [09:53] Growing up in a small town punk scene
• [15:36] Studying classical composition in university and playing trombone as a youth
• [24:59] Rapid iteration and postmodern underpinnings in contemporary pop music and getting into doom metal
• [31:46] Early experiences with Black Sabbath
• [35:12] Understanding the appropriate context for various movement standards - and Instagram technique trolls tagging Boz in videos
• [42:08] The standards of a competition create a framework for people to express themselves and their capacity
• [47:24] How do you handle the emotions of competition - and how do you get comfortable with upsetting people to uphold the standards?
• [55:36] How do you prepare the judging staff to judge at the CrossFit Games?
• [01:02:29] Developing the emotional resilience to keep moving forward and focus on the things that matter in sport.
• [01:07:22] What skills have you learned and seen carryover between working as a CrossFit coach, a CrossFit Level 1 seminar staff member, and as the head judge at the CrossFit Games
• [01:17:14] Using a back injury as an opportunity for continuing education
• [01:19:29] Connecting with Boz

Links and Resources Mentioned

• The Secret History of Silicon Valley
• Hudson Mack
• Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
• Electric Wizard
• Phish
• Local H
• Vancouver Island University
• Sleep - Jerusalem
• Electric Wizard - Come My Fanatics
• Acid King
• Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
• Joe Cocker
• Dire Straits
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Your Favorite Band Sucks - Red Hot Chili Peppers Suck
• David Allan Coe
• Meet Adrian Bozman from The CrossFit Journal
• Agreeableness (Big Five Personality Model)
• Conscientiousness (Big Five Personality Model)
• Mathew Fraser
• Rich Froning
• Rich Froning
• Tia-Clair Toomey
• Bally Total Fitness
• Dave Castro
• Nicole Carroll
• Stuart McGill