Ben Garves Podcast: Fitness, Nutrition, and Activism

A CrossFit affiliate owner in Boise, Idaho is converting a closed McDonald's into a gym. The online qualifier for Sanctionals like Wodapalooza, FIlthy 150, and the Atlas Games is doing a cool DT ladder. Armen Hammer posts a video with tips on how to excel at the 2020 CrossFit Open.

Camille Leblanc-Bazinet, 2014 CrossFit Games champion and long-time competitor, has launched a 90-day nutrition challenge. Marston Sawyers and Heber Cannon of the Buttery Bros are giving away a chance to complete an Open workout with them. The CrossFit Open is October 10th and registration opens in two days.

Katrin Davidsdottir will appear naked in this year's ESPN The Body Issue. Ben Smith has released details about his seminar at CrossFit Krypton. RPM's new Session 4 rope is a work of art.

Armen Hammer talks to Jeff Cain and Greg Glassman about Cain's resignation, Annie Thorisdottir and Katrin Davidsdottir dominate as the ROGUE Dottirs team, Karin Freyova, Adrian Mundweiler and Thuri Helgadottir are back to competing.

The Senior Product Manager of Footwear at Reebok leaked a photo of the Reebok Nano 10, CrossFit CEO Jeff Cain resigns, and CrossFit is releasing the 2020 CrossFit rulebook.

Alec Smith takes to Instagram to announce he is gay, ten of the 2019 CrossFit Games athletes talk about their favorite CrossFit workouts, and the second workout of the International Online Qualifier was announced last night.

The Buttery Bros release their second behind the scenes episode for their upcoming FITTEST documentary, and Annie Thorisdottir and Katrin Davidsdottir are officially the Rogue Dottirs team.

We crack open DOTTIR, by Katrin Davidsdottir and Rory McKernan. Josh Bridges recreates a more daunting version of the 2019 CrossFit Games Sprint Bicouplet event, the Atlas Games announces their official dates, and Julie Foucher joins Morning Chalk Up for some CrossFit Games punditry.

Today's news about CrossFit includes the toughest five-minute AMRAP Jacob Heppner has ever done, a myriad of cool YouTube videos from CrossFitters, and the CrossFit Strength in Depth Sanctional has released details about their qualification process.

Jessica Coughlan, Meredith Root, Emma McQuaid and Zach Sowder focus on IFFF WC, Jacob Heppner leaves his full-time job to focus on his business and training, and BarBend shares tips for transitioning from endurance and cardio sports into CrossFit.