#97 - Max El-Hag | Coaching Sara Sigmundsdottir, Noah Ohlsen & Travis Mayer for the 2022 CrossFit Season

Brannen Dorman sits with Max El-Hag to reflect on the 2022 CrossFit Games season for his athletes Noah Ohlsen, Travis Mayer, and Sara Sigmunsdottir. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ In this episode, they talk about what each athlete's approach looked like leading up to the season, the events at the CrossFit games, the pressures of coaching, and a quick discussion on the opportunities for improvements in the sport.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ We want to know if you'd enjoy a podcast on Max's critiques and recommendations for improving the sport of CrossFit. Leave a comment below.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 0:00 - Intro⁣⁣ 5:01 - Did the Games feel different this year?⁣⁣ 9:07 - Max's definition of success while at the Games⁣⁣ 20:50 - SPOILER ALERT; Max is writing a book!⁣⁣ 23:40 - Has minor "fame" impacted Max's coaching?⁣⁣ 27:50 - What does setting up the season for our high-level athletes look like?⁣⁣ 35:38 - Switching from competitive to health-focused coaching⁣⁣ 40:30 - When Noah really kicked things into gear for the season⁣⁣ 45:40 - Why Sara went to Wodapalooza and moved to TTT⁣⁣ 50:44 - How Max handled Sara's 6th place finish at Lowlands Semifinal⁣⁣ 56:13 - How important athlete self-belief is⁣⁣ 60:17 - How does Max determine what the athletes need to work on from Semi's to the Games⁣⁣ 61:34 - Travis's change from Semi's to the Games⁣⁣ 63:44 - Noah put the reins more in Max's hands this year ⁣⁣ 75:09 - Is Tia Toomey the greatest CrossFitter of all time?⁣⁣ 76:02 - Travis' disappointment after this year's Games performance⁣⁣ 80:30 - Brian Friend's prediction of a 20th place finish for Travis being used as fuel⁣⁣ 82:30 - How dealing with disappointment is something every coach needs to be good at⁣⁣ 83:55 - ANOTHER SPOILER ALERT; Travis is competing in Madrid!⁣⁣ 85:36 - Max's favorite and least favorite event from the CF Games⁣⁣ 87:08 - Criticism for the Games season⁣⁣ 96:11 - The better story to be told⁣⁣ 99:24 - A little sus activity⁣⁣ 101:00 - Kill "the unknown and unknowable"⁣⁣ 101:51 - Should we do a podcast solely on our critiques and recommendations?