Chasing Excellence

Is comparison the thief of joy? That's the question we pose at the start of this week's episode, talking about intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation, what a true competitor looks like, and how to use our ambition for good.

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👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.

👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.

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Chasing Excellence is an audience-supported project. To go deeper & to help us do even more, consider:

· Subscribing to our newsletter to get our free posts and upgrading to our Chase Club to receive exclusive content.

· Grabbing one of our books: Chasing Excellence, Unlocking Potential, or The ABCs of Being Happy & Healthy.

· Supporting one of our fantastic show sponsors.

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We're getting into some best practices for delivering effective GPP programming. We're talking about programming for horsepower, why 18-minute WODs shouldn't be considered "long," and why we offer three different programming tracks to our members.

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👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.

👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.

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Chasing Excellence is an audience-supported project. To go deeper & to help us do even more, consider:

· Subscribing to our newsletter to get our free posts and upgrading to our Chase Club to receive exclusive content.

· Grabbing one of our books: Chasing Excellence, Unlocking Potential, or The ABCs of Being Happy & Healthy.

· Supporting one of our fantastic show sponsors.

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We're revisiting one of our most popular conversations from the early days of the podcast, talking about why I prefer to keep my nutritional advice simple, the value of getting blood work done, & why both quality & quantity matter.

Find us on Social: Ben | Patrick

👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.

👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.

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Chasing Excellence is an audience-supported project. To go deeper & to help us do even more, consider:

· Subscribing to our newsletter to get our free posts and upgrading to our Chase Club to receive exclusive content.

· Grabbing one of our books: Chasing Excellence, Unlocking Potential, or The ABCs of Being Happy & Healthy.

· Supporting one of our fantastic show sponsors.

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HopperTalk is back this week. Patrick and I talk through the adult problems nobody prepared us for, whether Tia is the most dominant athlete in CrossFit Games history, things from the 90s that we miss, and more.

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Questions Answered:

02:05 - What's a quote that's permanently changed the way you look at things? 11:10 - What is something free on the internet that everyone should take advantage of? 24:00 - What benchmark workout should appear in the CrossFit Games? 28:40 - What is the worst minor injury? 31:50 - What is an "adult problem" that nobody prepared you for? 37:50 - Is Tia Clair Toomey the most dominant athlete the CrossFit Games has ever seen? 40:50 - What has no right to be as difficult as it is? 54:00 - What is a simple, painful fact that people need to just get over & accept? 59:05 - What's something from the 90s that you miss? 63:54 - How many fist pumps are acceptable in a training session?

👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.

👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.

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Chasing Excellence is an audience-supported project. To go deeper & to help us do even more, consider:

· Subscribing to our newsletter to get our free posts and upgrading to our Chase Club to receive exclusive content.

· Grabbing one of our books: Chasing Excellence, Unlocking Potential, or The ABCs of Being Happy & Healthy.

· Supporting one of our fantastic show sponsors.

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We're talking through my experience at the 2021 CrossFit Games - from NoBULL's first year as the sponsor, to my thoughts on the programming, CompTrain's overall performance, and the young guns making a run for the podium.

Find us on Social: Ben | Patrick

👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.

👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.

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Chasing Excellence is an audience-supported project. To go deeper & to help us do even more, consider:

· Subscribing to our newsletter to get our free posts and upgrading to our Chase Club to receive exclusive content.

· Grabbing one of our books: Chasing Excellence, Unlocking Potential, or The ABCs of Being Happy & Healthy.

· Supporting one of our fantastic show sponsors.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The 2:00 Drill is back, featuring your questions on the chasing excellence approach to dating, why we don't program strength-only days at CrossFit New England, choosing whether to go to the gym early or sleep in, and more.

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Questions Answered:

02:10 - Approaching dating with an attitude of chasing excellence 04:20 - Differentiating one-upping and trying to relate 06:40 - Determining whether to go to workout early or sleep more 08:50 - Spending $65 a week on groceries 10:50 - Giving marketing tips to personal trainers 13:00 - Handling life when your significant other isn't down with CrossFit 14:40 - Breathing better during metcons 17:15 - Adding a strength portion to daily programming 20:55 - Working with a member with bad body odor 23:00 - Preparing yourself to work at the CompTrain Academy

👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.

👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.

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Chasing Excellence is an audience-supported project. To go deeper & to help us do even more, consider:

· Subscribing to our newsletter to get our free posts and upgrading to our Chase Club to receive exclusive content.

· Grabbing one of our books: Chasing Excellence, Unlocking Potential, or The ABCs of Being Happy & Healthy.

· Supporting one of our fantastic show sponsors.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this edition of our 3x3, I'm talking through some of the small things that CrossFit New England does well, how I think about building stronger relationships, and ways to make our lives simpler.

Find us on Social: Ben | Patrick

👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.

👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.

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Chasing Excellence is an audience-supported project. To go deeper & to help us do even more, consider:

· Subscribing to our newsletter to get our free posts and upgrading to our Chase Club to receive exclusive content.

· Grabbing one of our books: Chasing Excellence, Unlocking Potential, or The ABCs of Being Happy & Healthy.

· Supporting one of our fantastic show sponsors.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're revisiting one of our most popular conversations from the early days of the podcast, talking about why it's important to determine our level of discipline and then never break the chain of daily success.

Find us on Social: Ben | Patrick

👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.

👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.

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Chasing Excellence is an audience-supported project. To go deeper & to help us do even more, consider:

· Subscribing to our newsletter to get our free posts and upgrading to our Chase Club to receive exclusive content.

· Grabbing one of our books: Chasing Excellence, Unlocking Potential, or The ABCs of Being Happy & Healthy.

· Supporting one of our fantastic show sponsors.

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See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We talk all the time about the five factors of health, but how do they apply to our kids? We're diving into that question, talking about how I ensure that my kids are eating well, how we set up the house to reduce food conflict, and more.

Find us on Social: Ben | Patrick

👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.

👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.

[[]---[]]

Chasing Excellence is an audience-supported project. To go deeper & to help us do even more, consider:

· Subscribing to our newsletter to get our free posts and upgrading to our Chase Club to receive exclusive content.

· Grabbing one of our books: Chasing Excellence, Unlocking Potential, or The ABCs of Being Happy & Healthy.

· Supporting one of our fantastic show sponsors.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Your questions are back in the spotlight. We're answering questions about programming when you have limited time and equipment, why I don't think we need to establish a VO2 Max threshold for Games athletes, dealing with CrossFit skeptics, and more.

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Questions Answered:

01:45 - Dealing with comparing ourselves to others 04:30 - Increasing coaching skills with limited time 06:40 - Moving from living to thriving 10:40 - Determining VO2 Max for CrossFit athletes 12:00 - Training for physique and health 14:45 - Programming for limited training time 18:30 - Communicating patience for members looking for progress 21:45 - Seeing women become Navy SEALs 24:00 - Surviving as a gym without social media 28:45 - Taking cold showers in the morning and hot ones at night 31:50 - Running faster by running faster 34:35 - Dealing with CrossFit skeptics 43:00 - Moving the CrossFit Games out of the USA

👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.

👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.

[[]---[]]

Chasing Excellence is an audience-supported project. To go deeper & to help us do even more, consider:

· Subscribing to our newsletter to get our free posts and upgrading to our Chase Club to receive exclusive content.

· Grabbing one of our books: Chasing Excellence, Unlocking Potential, or The ABCs of Being Happy & Healthy.

· Supporting one of our fantastic show sponsors.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.