KETTLEBELLS & COCKTAILS

Logan Aldridge runs the Adaptive Training Academy and passionately helps coaches and affiliate owners meets the needs of the adaptive community. Logan is also an amazing athlete in his own right. I think you will find this conversation thought provoking and educational.

Niki is back from the 2020 CrossFit Games where she spent the weekend reporting on the action and interviewing the athletes. We recap the action and give our opinions on everything from athlete performance to the production itself.

In this episode of the "Inclusion RX'd" series I had the opportunity to chat with Breona Evans Wallin. Breona is a Titans Games competitor, 6x CrossFit Regionals athlete, and owns a CrossFit Affiliate with her husband called CrossFit Identity. We discuss her CrossFit experience, how to connect with gym members, tone at the top, how to choose a coaching staff, why her gym stayed with the CrossFit brand, and how to improve diversity in CrossFit.

CrossFit Games athlete Steph Chung joins John & Niki to discuss the upcoming 2020 CrossFit Games

This week we are joined by CrossFit Games Athlete Meredith Root where we discuss how to be "not not-inclusive", culture starts at the top, lining your actions with your values, being sensitive to small details, and putting yourself in the shoes of marginalized members.

In this episode we just freestyle chat about Van Halen, our musical influences and choices, CrossFit gear (mostly shoes) and tell the story of how we met. We also discuss the purpose of the new podcast series "Inclusion RX'd".

Episode 2 of our "Inclusion RX'd" series features Zionna Hanson, founder of Barbells for Boobs. Zionna spent time sharing what it's like to be a female led business/charitable organization in a mostly male led sport and what that experience has been like for her. We discuss the amazing work her group is doing helping those who have been impacted by breast cancer and how to get involved if you want to help as well as how to continue having open dialogue to help others.

2020 Top 5 CrossFit Games Athlete Justin Medeiros joins us on the podcast to discuss his upcoming trip to Aromas to compete for the title "Fittest on Earth". We chat about his training, what it's like to be a student athlete, his amazing mullet, and even who he would be rooting for if he weren't competing.

Inclusion RX'd will be an ongoing podcast/video series discussing diversity and inclusion in CrossFit. This weeks guest is Senator Adam Hollier (D-Michigan). We spent time discussing using CrossFit to bond with others of differing views and how to talk to each other, "Getting out of our bubble", how to use community outreach to grow diversity in the gyms and why representation matters.

Niki is back from California and we are discussing Stage 1 of the 2020 CrossFit Games, production, programming, athletes, the fan experience, and everything in between.