Morning Pod in France: French Throwdown Prep, Training Volume, Injuries & Games Talk

In a morning podcast, the hosts joke about training schedules, food tracking, and learning French as Jason arrives in France to compete at the French Throwdown and hopes to see Harry Lightfoot. They discuss travel fatigue, the venue, competitors on the roster, and the value of having a coach for training versus competition warmups. Conversation shifts to post-semis travel plans (including Monaco), pre-competition food, and confusion over Europe vs the European Union. They answer questions about choosing which semifinal to attend (prize purse vs timing and fallback options), social media engagement, friendship dynamics approaching the CrossFit Games, injury visibility among Brute athletes, training volume and intensity pacing, and finish with gear, reading, and well-wishes for Jason’s weekend.

00:00 Morning podcast banter

01:01 Food tracking talk

02:14 Jason arrives in France

04:51 Venue and rivals

06:33 Coaches and warmups

10:02 Social media collabs

11:31 Monaco travel plans

13:04 Food abroad and Europe debate

17:52 Home gym and training volume

23:57 Games hype and semis choices

32:09 Wild comments and Q and A

35:21 Making friends discussion

36:28 Best Friends Limits

36:55 How Guys Bond

37:22 Stewarding Your Circle

38:15 Men Talking Deeper

39:04 Groups Counseling Habits

41:06 Competition Changes Friendship

42:59 Games Week Hangouts

43:48 Injury Prone Rumors

44:42 Injuries Reveal Weakness

45:15 Games Hardo Debate

46:57 Too Many Events Talk

48:07 Authentic On Camera

48:53 Streaming Marathon Ideas

50:15 Least Themselves On Camera

52:28 Pre Games Letters

53:46 Dumb Purchases Regrets

56:41 Points Hacks Costco

57:15 Call Of Duty Rivalry

59:30 Fitness Industry Biggest Lie

01:01:29 RPE Pacing Intensity

01:04:14 AI Video Tangent

01:05:14 Boat Monaco Memories

01:07:23 Sleep Carbs Book Club

01:09:44 Final Good Luck Sendoff

The boys banter about being spread across time zones (Hawaii, Eastern, London, Australia) and discuss training schedules, including Justin’s experience in Australia with limited public tracks and a painted grass track, plus a two-mile ruck trail run announced for the Torian Pro. Jayson addresses criticism about “taking advantage of the system” by traveling, explaining he wants multiple in-person qualification chances and to avoid the online semifinals; after missing Mayhem due to a groin issue, he decides to compete at the French Throwdown in Paris as insurance before Syndicate. They pull up and react to several French Throwdown workouts (run/row, Echo bike snatches and bar muscle-ups, dumbbell thrusters and burpees, a toes-to-bar/bench/box jump/rope climb chipper, a 6RM front squat plus handstand walk, and a deadlift/lunge/clean/shoulder-to-overhead workout), touch on WFP deadlift numbers and testing talk, mention CrossFit’s new CEO Bruce Edwards, and briefly discuss live-streaming issues and a potential Flow Elite partnership.

00:00 Timezone Chaos Intro

00:50 Training Plans and Daily Schedules

01:48 Australia Track Hunt

02:58 Victorian Semifinal Trail Run

04:55 Regionals Nostalgia and Spot Talk

05:40 Gaming the Qualifying System

06:56 Jason Explains Paris Decision

09:57 WZA and Mayhem Fallout

11:25 French Throwdown Workouts Breakdown

14:23 Sprint Thrusters and Burpees

16:02 Pyramid Chipper Preview

18:12 Front Squat Max and Points Debate

22:49 WFP Deadlift Numbers and Testing

23:58 Final Event Deadlift Lunge Clean

25:40 How Semifinal Spots Get Assigned

27:06 Online Semis Debate

29:00 Travel Plans and Semis Spots

30:00 Hawaii Recap and Stream Drama

31:15 FloElite Collab and Ethics

34:33 Syndicate Plans and Callouts

36:44 New CrossFit CEO Talk

42:12 Programming and Lift Speculation

45:36 Gym PRs and Testing Workouts

50:20 Training Mindset and Motivation

52:43 Signing Off and Prayer Talk

CrossFit Games Tickets Punched, Programming Debates & Syndicate Preview | Boys Interrupted

The hosts recap a weekend competition where James and Dallin, both CrossFit Games qualifiers, battled closely and celebrated with a group house stay while watching streams, including a chaotic women’s race decided in the last event. They discuss event changes and equipment issues, including a last-minute run being removed, unusually heavy bike/ski machines with standardized damper settings, and a dumbbell weight change due to not having enough equipment. They break down key workouts like the final event and a DT-style test, note how the heavy skier affected pulling fatigue, and highlight Dylan Hamming’s strong performance and potential to qualify. Jayson shares nerves about upcoming semifinals, talks Syndicate roster strength, and debates whether the weekend was a well-rounded test, while the group teases each other about support, stress, and future events like WFP.

00:00 Qualifiers On The Pod

01:01 House Hangout Weekend

01:48 Womens Race Chaos

02:21 Final Workout Breakdown

02:56 Dumbbell Weight Drama

03:24 Dylan Hamming Spotlight

04:52 Running In Qualifiers

05:32 Heavy Machines Deep Dive

09:06 Knee Stress And Lead

10:45 Programming Controversy Talk

14:49 Syndicate Roster Preview

15:52 Semis Pressure And Victorian

17:48 JR Programming Praise

18:50 Bri Vegas Banter

19:13 Casino Plans And Mini Golf

19:27 Who Walked Behind Justin

20:51 DT Workout Breakdown

21:28 Top Four Gap Talk

22:47 John Young Screenshot Twist

23:52 Jason Is Salty

27:34 Syndicate Narrative

28:58 Games Training Timing

31:02 Storylines And Rivalries

33:17 Upcoming Semis And WFP

34:52 Wrap Up And Next Episode

In Episode 69 of Boys Interrupted, the hosts preview Matt Fraser joining the show, debrief early CrossFit Games qualification results and standout semifinal moments like the Gwen clean and jerk workout, and discuss athletes’ grit and strategy. They address Jason Hopper’s decision to skip a competition due to injury and talk about upcoming events including Legends, Syndicate, and Justin competing at Torian/Down Under in Australia with Ellie after her green card. Matt Fraser then joins to discuss fatherhood, hobbies in retirement, cooking for the first time in years, flying, and building HWPO from early expectations to rapid growth with a larger team. He shares stories about testing workouts with visiting athletes, coaching Mal and Jason, Vermont training life, leaving HQ involvement, and how social media clips and behind-the-scenes experiences shaped perceptions of his views on CrossFit.

00:00 Episode Kickoff Live

00:48 Matt Frazier Hype

02:25 Semifinals Debrief

04:19 Gwen Workout Breakdown

07:19 Grit Moments Highlights

08:32 Rich Commentary Drama

10:42 Upcoming Competitions Talk

12:45 Torian Trip Plans

15:47 Syndicate And Sentiment

17:33 Matt Joins The Show

18:20 Dad Life And Hobbies

23:43 Kids And Training Balance

28:44 HWPO Growth Story

31:32 Impactful Fan Stories

34:05 From Athlete to Coach

35:56 Vermont Tester Weekend

43:50 Why Heavy Isabel

47:04 Have Athletes Caught Up

53:49 Coaching Jason’s Edge

01:01:41 Wrestling Gone Wrong

01:06:53 More Vermont Memories

01:08:11 Zone Two Chaos

01:09:58 Trail Run Rivalries

01:12:14 Jayson Leaves HWPO

01:14:30 Vermont Aftermath

01:17:09 Social Media Spin

01:18:58 Zoo Livestream Context

01:25:13 Fixing CrossFit Limits

01:27:52 HWPO Mission Growth

01:31:49 Equity Joke Story

01:34:19 Rogan Backlash Explained

01:40:24 CrossFit Community Love

01:47:59 Wrap Up And Semis

Girly Time: CrossFit WAGs Chat—Semifinals Tease, Green Card Win, New Builds & Big Dreams

In this “girly time” episode, the women take over from the boys, joke about always being early, and share behind-the-scenes stories from Waterpalooza. They welcome Danica, discuss being called “WAGs,” and chat about loving live sports and golf, plus dreams of family compounds with animals and gardens. Ellie announces she received her long-awaited U.S. green card and is traveling back to Australia soon, while keeping semifinals plans under wraps. Graceanne shares starting to teach hot yoga sculpt-style classes and working through imposter syndrome. Danica updates on a delayed move into a new-build home, explains her work as a compounding pharmacist, and her functional medicine studies and education-focused content. They trade first-meeting stories with James and share Ellie and Justin’s training-partners-to-dating timeline, then invite viewers to suggest future topics.

00:00 Girls Take Over

01:28 Boys Always Late

02:33 Meet Danica

05:08 WAGs And Reality TV

06:18 Golf And Live Sports

09:27 Dream Family Compound

10:52 Siblings And Growing Up

15:52 Aussie Sports Initiation

17:34 Green Card Win

20:27 Teaching Yoga Sculpt

28:44 Hot Tub And New House

30:24 Pharmacy And Functional Medicine

32:47 Long Form Content Wins

33:52 Education Over Treatment

36:37 Pharmacy School Gaps

38:46 James Social Battery

40:31 Meeting James Stories

51:19 Jason First Impressions

53:33 Garden Plans And Planters

56:01 Ellie And Justin Origin

01:04:21 Corrine And Dallin Meet Cute

01:07:03 Wrapping Up And Next Live

The hosts reminisce about a SoCal circle game, then discuss Jay Crouch receiving a major penalty in Quarterfinal workout 1 for a missed overhead squat rep and rumors of an edited clock, debating what Dave Castro claimed and noting Jay denied wrongdoing and posted his video. They chat about online-competition judging, video flags, and past penalties, then preview upcoming Mayhem events (including a 5K run and other released workouts) and debate whether 5Ks should be simple track runs or trail runs. The episode includes discussion of Bible study and tithing, a story about Jason colliding with a kid during track intervals, and community updates like Girls Interrupted going live. They announce giveaway winners for GOAD memberships and award a custom Rogue barbell based on a standout comment, then close with Jason’s travel and goals for Mayhem.

00:00 SoCal Circle Game

01:13 Jay Crouch Penalty Talk

04:09 Tithing And Giving

06:04 Bible Study And Voice Memos

07:33 Did Jay Edit The Clock

13:43 Giveaways And Side Quests

14:56 24 Hour Ski Strategy

16:54 Girls Interrupted Updates

19:06 Birthday Shoutouts And Dino Bones

23:12 Mayhem Workouts And 5K Debate

27:56 Miami Track Story Setup

30:38 Legends Invite Confusion

31:40 Legends Field Breakdown

32:29 Fixing Semifinals Format

34:11 Regionals Return Proposal

36:34 Donation Comment Chaos

38:41 Track Collision Storytime

42:06 Giveaway Winners Shoutouts

49:10 Rogue Bar Poem Winner

51:46 Nostalgia TV Talk

55:36 Chess Cheating Rabbit Hole

57:11 Mayhem Preview Wrap Up

Icelandic Open Standouts Join the Show: Training, Weaknesses, and French Throwdown Plans

The hosts go live for a special Thursday episode featuring two young Icelandic CrossFit athletes who drew attention by finishing first and second in Open Week 1, discuss how to pronounce their Icelandic names, and review their overall Open results (29th and 79th). They talk about how the rest of the Open and Quarterfinals went, identifying gymnastics capacity—especially muscle-ups—as a key weakness, while noting a preference for heavy barbells that didn’t appear in this year’s tests. The conversation includes a past DM about coaching, training history and ages, work and school (including physical therapy studies), and Icelandic culture topics like training with BK and eating dried fish. They outline upcoming competition plans to attend the French Throwdown individually and pursue a team Games path, including early worm training experiences, before closing with jokes and banter.

00:00 Special Edition Kickoff

00:36 Meet the Icelandic Guests

01:40 Name Pronunciations

02:51 Open Week One Shock

03:57 Audio Issues and Translation

05:11 Coaching DM Storytime

06:45 Training Backgrounds

08:59 Reading the Old DM

10:04 Wild Donation Interlude

13:01 Open Results Breakdown

14:13 Weaknesses and Quarterfinals

16:13 Workout Strategy Showdown

18:08 Do They Train Together

18:43 Iceland Farm Instagram

19:57 Training With Iceland Legends

20:12 Inside Jokes and Wrap

20:37 Icelandic Shark Snacks

21:46 Iceland Trip Stories

22:19 Where Everyone Lives

23:08 Gaming Talk Detour

23:42 Season Plans Semis

24:31 French Throwdown Drama

25:57 Coach Signs Off

26:19 Audio Issues Fix

27:09 Jobs And Daily Life

28:28 Goals And Team Push

29:54 Team Qualifying Explained

31:21 Worm Training Reality

33:01 Fortnite And PS5

35:17 Fantasy Football Roast

36:05 Wrap Up And Banter

Mayhem Classic Prep, GOWOD Warmups, and Jay Crouch Joins the Pod | Boys Interrupted

The hosts talk about recovering from a recent illness and how it affected training intensity and recovery, then shift to using GOWOD mobility, building and sharing custom protocols, and joking about long warmups. They discuss the Mayhem Classic in about 10 days, travel plans, rumors of an offsite swim, and the officially released “Midline Century” event, including strategy considerations and comparisons to other athletes’ performances. They make podium predictions for the weekend and debate workout programming. Guest Jay Crouch joins to recap his quarterfinals schedule and strategy, describe his daily training routine in Australia, travel challenges, improvements since training full-time with Proven, and his goals to qualify through Torian Pro. The episode ends with banter about moon-landing conspiracies, Halloween stories, and a note on Rob Orlando’s passing, plus a plug for their Ellis Project documentary and motivation for Jason’s final Mayhem prep.

00:00 Back From Being Sick

00:52 Training While Recovering

03:18 GOWOD Routine Talk

04:56 Long Warmup Stories

06:43 Mayhem Weekend Prep

08:56 Midline Century Breakdown

16:01 Podium Predictions Debate

19:45 Random Tangents And TV

22:55 Holiday Conspiracy Rants

27:09 Guest Jay Crouch Joins

30:24 Jay Training And Friendship

35:37 Games Leaders Jersey Memories

38:32 Life After CrossFit

38:50 Life After CrossFit

39:41 Travel And Training Toll

40:53 Breaking Into Top 10

42:55 Demo Team Chaos

45:00 Torian And Ricky Rivalry

46:31 King Arthur Workout Breakdown

48:43 Why Torian Hits Different

50:21 Mayhem Picks And Roman Stories

53:50 Moon Landing Flat Earth Debate

01:01:12 Ranch Games Rumors

01:04:24 Remembering Rob Orlando

01:06:43 Snatch Bets And Prep Talk

01:13:59 Ellis Project And Sign Off

Live Quarterfinals in Boise: Workout Order, Wild Strategies & Josh Bridges Commentary

The crew goes live from Boise to preview their CrossFit Quarterfinals weekend, joking about “the boys” strategy takes, travel meetups, and everyone battling varying levels of sickness. They announce they’ll compete at CrossFit Canvas Friday and Saturday (and may visit CrossFit North Side Sunday), stream workouts starting Friday at 1:30pm Mountain/3:30pm Eastern with different guest commentators for each workout, and collaborate with the CrossFit Games to stream on their networks, with Josh Bridges set to commentate the first live workout. They outline a reverse workout order (row/clean & jerk/handstand push-ups first, then deadlift/double-unders, then bar muscle-ups with hang squat cleans, finishing with a shuttle run/overhead squat/burpee workout), debate pacing and clean & jerk approaches, and plan to draw four different strategies from a hat for the muscle-up/clean workout. They react to donations, tease a comedy-show punishment tied to hitting 10K subscribers and a barbell giveaway, and close with weekend timing updates.

00:00 Boys Breakdown Intro

00:39 Boise Meetup Plans

01:34 Livestream Schedule Guests

02:46 Josh Bridges Hype

03:26 Quarterfinals Vibe Goals

04:00 Sick Week Banter

04:44 Basketball Trash Talk

06:58 Strategy Hat Idea

07:46 Big Donation Moment

13:32 Workout Four Gameplan

21:03 Workout Order Deadlift

23:13 Jump Rope Testing Talk

25:23 Dallas Donation Game

28:50 Next Workout Tease

30:10 Workout Order Debate

31:21 Donation Shoutouts

32:03 Strategy Ideas Chaos

34:28 Grip Fatigue Breakdown

36:00 Chat Tangents Shirts

42:18 Intensity Coaching Talk

43:54 Nasal Breathing Zones

48:38 Weekend Plans Banter

53:48 Sprint Workout Pacing

57:03 Colton Never Lays Down

01:00:01 Bible Study Updates

01:00:40 Live Schedule Wrap Up

Boys Interrupted: Travel Chaos, Meet & Greet Stories, and CrossFit Quarterfinals Workout Breakdown

The hosts kick off Boys Interrupted by joking about recording separately, then recap a hectic stretch of travel, getting sick after Miami, and major flight cancellations that left them stranded and driving long hours, including reroutes through Atlanta and a night in Boise. They discuss airport frustrations, how they pack competition vests, memorable vests from past events, and odd meet-and-greet experiences, including inappropriate fan behavior. The conversation shifts to a conspiracy-theory PowerPoint night, then to CrossFit Quarterfinals: they explain that workouts were released before the official window, outline strategies for all four workouts (including the choose-your-own-rep-scheme workout), and share plans to livestream their attempts with guests. The episode ends with an argument over an Open punishment tiebreak and a push to hit 10,000 subscribers.

00:00 Boys Interrupted Kickoff

00:34 Nonstop Travel Life

02:28 Sick After Training

04:34 Miami Flight Chaos

12:38 Vests And Comp Souvenirs

15:52 Meet And Greet Madness

20:48 Conspiracy Night Stories

25:07 Quarterfinals Plan And Workout 1

33:40 Games Podium Odds And Payout Debate

39:26 Workout Two Breakdown

43:35 Tiebreak And Strategy

45:06 Chaos Rep Counting

47:36 Reality TV Tangent

48:50 Workout Three Deadlift Dubs

52:30 Breakup Sets Lessons

54:48 Workout Four Row CJ HSPU

01:00:20 Weekend Gameplan Recovery

01:06:55 Open Punishment Debate

01:19:06 Final Decision Signoff