Kratos Chat

In this Special Edition Mike analyses the CrossFit Games 2020 leader boards, the performances from the top athletes, who did well, who slipped up and where we think things could have been improved. Mathew Fraser and Tia Clair Toomey's dominance - will they once again prove themselves to be the Fittest On Earth at the Ranch? What happened to Sara Sigmundsdottir and Patrick Vellner? What changes could they have made to make the Games coverage better?

Cam Nichol is founder of Rowing WOD and the leading specialist on improving your rowing technique for CrossFit, in the UK. Cam was also a member of Team GB for rowing at the 2012 London Olympics. Aside from his decorated career within the sport of rowing and experience in fitness, Cam is also studying to become a Doctor. In this episode we discuss how he went from having never rowed before to standing at the peak of British rowing and what mindset adaptations he had to make along the way.

Regular guest, Alec Harwood, drops in this week for a discussion on finding a better balance with work, training and life as a whole. We talk about his personal experiences with finding a life balance and what to look out for when finding what works best for you. We also go through some potential solutions to finding out when things are out of balance.

This week the Kratos Chat podcast brings you our first ever video podcast! On our 20th episode we're bringing you a chat with the first ever CrossFit Games Champion and owner of OPEX Gyms, James Fitzgerald. James has an extensive background in not only CrossFit but the entire field of Strength and Conditioning. On this episode we discuss what it takes to get to the top of a sport but also the impact that endeavour can have on your body. We also talk about his thoughts on CrossFit's current model and how he looks back on his time in the sport of fitness.

This week we are joined by Steven Fawcett - the winner of the 2015 CrossFit Open in Europe and the founder of one of the world's leading programming companies, JST Compete. On this episode, we discuss Steve's stance on athlete sponsorship the current games season structure and whether his motivation comes from the thought of success or the fear of failure.

2013 CrossFit Games champion, Samantha Briggs, joins us on the podcast to talk about her career in CrossFit, her views on the current season structure, women in CrossFit, taking over Brent Fikowski in the ranch run and her values when it comes to leadership. Sam also goes through the 10-in-10 and tells us all about her new programming.

Dan Williams - the founder and CEO of WIT Fitness - drops in this week to discuss everything currently going on in one of the world's leading functional fitness shoe and apparel companies. We discuss all the behind-the-scenes of upcoming releases and collaborations and what their current relationship is like with CrossFit HQ. Dan also tells us about the early days of WIT and how he started the company.

Sonny Webster joins us this week as we discuss everything he's currently working on at the moment and what it takes to start a multitude of businesses from the ground up. Professional athlete, coaching, wine and charity work; you name it and Sonny is currently doing it. We delve into how he started these endeavours and his hopes for the future. Sonny was a member of Team GB at the Rio 2016 Olympics and has travelled the world taking seminars and coaching people to their best level of Olympic Lifting.

The godfather of CrossFit in the UK - Karl Steadman - joins us this week to discuss his career; which spans two decades of functional fitness. A flow-master for CrossFit HQ and having programmed for Samantha Briggs during her Fittest on Earth title win in 2013 - Karl has seen every aspect of CrossFit working for both the organisation and being ingrained within the community in it's formative years. This is an episode which you will not want to miss.

Jamie Simmonds joins us on the podcast this week to discuss everything she's been up to lately, and what it was like competing in the Rogue Invitational, in an online format. We also discuss how she remains one of the most consistent athletes in the sport as well as her rise through CrossFit and to a podium place at the Games. Jamie is the 3rd Fittest Woman on Earth and won the 2016 Open in her rookie year of competing.