Since the last time we spoke, Kristine has put in a stellar performance in Stage 1 of the 2020 CrossFit Games. Now a guest as the bona fide 16th fittest woman on planet earth, Kristine reflects on all the "fun" workouts Dave Castro programmed for the competitors in their home gyms and, more importantly, looks ahead to 2021 and beyond.

Lou Hawkins was born with one arm and double the average amount of human resolve. When she puts her mind to something, something would be best served to get out of her way. As an adaptive athlete in CrossFit, Lou is building a huge worldwide following in the fitness world. She is an ambassador for WIT, has thousands of followers on social media where people can literally witness the fitness on a daily basis and her journey has been featured by CrossFit media and Channel 4 over the past summer. Lou has become a firm friend of the show and it was great that she could give up some time to join us discuss her journey in fitness, her growth as a "name" and what she hopes the future holds for her...

In any future CrossFit Hall of Fame, James Hobart will surely be in the mix of the inaugural crop of entries. After a career which included three CrossFit Games wins in the team division as a participant with both CrossFit New England and CrossFit Mayhem Freedom, James continues to grow as a coach and businessman and is a more than worthy founding member of CrossFit's new Athlete Advisory Committee. James joined us for a lovely conversation. We touch on his career, his current work with CrossFit and got into a good discussion regarding predictions for the 2020 Games.

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Jakob Bloch started ultra running five years ago. His first race? The Marathon Des Sables across the Sahara. From starting there, he has gone on and travelled the planet, running in some of the most beautiful and arduous races known to man, all while being a committed family man and CEO of a successful Recruitment firm. Jakob joined us for a chat on Fuel What Matters and we did our best to work out what on all of earth is fuelling him and his exploits...

Spoiler: It's not Bullet Coffees. Although, those are pretty sweet.

Pete is a Middle School and High School teacher in Vermont. He has introduced CrossFit to the programme of two schools in the State and has overseen a transformation in how students in that part of the USA access and engage in their physical education. Since his work first rose to prominence a number of years ago now, he has inspired similar work by teachers elsewhere in the USA. We caught up with Pete to see what he's been up to, how he's been getting on during these trying times and to basically just drink in his insatiable positive mental attitude.

James Fitzgerald has dedicated his life to fitness and promoting the value and true purpose of coaching. He was one of the most knowledgeable coaches and athlete in the world of functional fitness, if not all of fitness. His passion has borne fruit in the form of his company Opex Fitness, which coaches coaches worldwide and now sponsors over 60 gyms globally. James took time out of enjoying his summer to join James and Simon on the Team TAC Podcast. We discuss Opex, his recent op-ed suggesting the fitness industry is failing us and hear some stories from his years of competing in the sport of CrossFit.

*The Team TAC Podcast is growing so much that as of next week we will be known as Fuel What Matters. More news to follow as the week progresses. Follow us @fuelwhatmatters.*

Kristine Best is surely an early contender for the "Spirit of the Games" Award this year. Kristine holds down a full-time job as a teacher of children with special educational needs in New York while competing in CrossFit at a high level. Kristine qualified for the CrossFit Games 19th in this year's Open and also had a very strong showing at Wodapalooza, finishing 8th, in an exceptionally strong field. It was so great of her to join Team TAC.

Cesca Baguley is the Marketing and Strategy Director for Xendurance Europe. If you listen to this episode, you'll find James and Simon have gatecrashed her office at Xendurance Towers for a chat about the company, the good stuff they provide athletes and her own journey in endurance running and CrossFit.

Armen Hammer joins TAC to discuss his journey in CrossFit and the values and culture that has underpinned the way he has made his mark in the media space of the sport. We also find out what it is to be SneakyFit and break down the unique psychological challenge that awaits the athletes taking part in next month's 2020 CrossFit Games.

Justin Lofranco from The Morning Chalk Up joins to make it clear why CrossFit's most potential filled days are ahead. We also get the Lo' down on the past, present and future of The Morning Chalk-Up media machine.