This week, Lauren is flying solo and interviewing Peter Mancuso, an incredible athlete and major dose of positivity.  They talk all things CrossFit community, Pete's awe-inspiring CrossFit and weight-loss journey, and what it has done for him outside the gym.  This is a MUST-LISTEN for all athletes, new or seasoned.  Pete has the kind of love for CrossFit that is as contagious as his positive, outgoing personality!

 

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CrossFit TakeOver IG

 

You guys!!! WE ARE BAAACKKK!!! Tune in to hear us catching up in real time! We chat about all that we have been up to over the past 6 months or so and what we have on our horizons. Lauren takes us through her newest training certification as a Pregnancy & Postpartum Athleticism Coach (sorry not sorry, dudes, we may discuss some lady parts), and Amy is finally taking the plunge into CrossFit coaching! But don't worry, we haven't changed all that much since the last time we recorded, we still find plenty of nonsense to giggle over!

  Links to topics discussed in this episode:   Lauren Corl IG  Lauren Corl FB Popuplift IG Pelvic Guru IG SOTB #crossfitopenseries 19.4 with Brianna Battles Kristi"s Hiking Adventure Prepping for the CrossFit Open with Matt Miller

Y'all, we are back from maternity leave!!! And we are thrilled to finally get to bring you our episode with Shawn Rider, where we hashed out ways to become better humans (which as if you didn't already know, is pretty much our favorite thing to discuss...)! Shawn is the owner of Shenandoah CrossFit and author of the book The Relentless Pursuit of You: Six Pillars to Take Back Your Life which drops on June 1st! We chat about how improving your life in the areas of exercise, food, sleep, personal development, stressors/media, and connection will help you create the best life possible. We can't wait to hear what you think about this one!!

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The Relentless Pursuit of You: Six Pillars to Take Back Your Life

Shawn Rider IG

Shenandoah CrossFit

WOD Crashing with Chet Graves and CrossFit 256

Girl, Wash Your Face

This week we are chatting with the one and only Miranda Alcarez - the original CrossFit "It Girl" and owner of Street Parking with her husband Julian (P.S. We are SO sorry we pronounced his name wrong in the beginning of the episode!). We discuss how she got her start at CrossFit HQ all those years ago and what that experience was like. Then we talk about the origin of Street Parking and pick her brain on the importance of finding personal motivators for accountability, how to find intensity when you are all alone, when to give yourself the grace to scale back the intensity, and then she gives us some advice on fitness during pregnancy.

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Street Parking

Carol ReMarks

This week's episode with Brandon Collins is so dear to us. If you have any questions about the latest campaign from Reps 4 Recovery and what the organization is planning for the future and how to bring an R4R chapter to your city, then you need to tune in to the first 10 minutes or so of this episode as he gives us the low down. And if you want to feel inspired, then keep listening...this guy lives a full life of beauty and travel and adventure and openness in such an earnest way. We are so grateful that he agreed to talk to us.

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Reps 4 Recovery

Donate to see R4R in Virginia

Donate to see R4R in Alabama

Life Nomadic YouTube

If you have paid any attention to our podcast for any amount of time, then you know how much we love the Reps 4 Recovery program at Black Iron Gym in Nevada. If you know how much we love this program then you will totally understand how freaking excited we are to tell you that we finally had the chance to chat with the one and only Claire Clark, a member of the R4R community and CFL1 trainer who coaches the special R4R classes on Tuesday nights at 6:30. We discuss 19.5 and what Friday Night Lights at Black Iron means for these folks. Then Claire touches on what new and exciting things are in store for the Reps 4 Recovery program.   You can support our podcast by supporting SandBar Hand Care Use code STRENGTH to receive 15% off you entire order.   Links to topics discussed in this episode: Black Iron Gym IG Claire Clark IG Reps 4 Recovery IG

This week's SOTB #openseries is for the ladies!!...and the people who coach ladies...and the people who work out with ladies...okay...so yeah....it's for everyone... We are super honored to have Brianna Battles, who is an expert on the health of the female athlete, on the show today to talk not only about 19.4 but any athletic endeavors for the female body during pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond. She totally blows the roof off of the phrase "Just listen to your body." Guys, there is so much more to it than that. She wants to empower women and the coaches who train them to know the physical and mental changes that can occur in the female body and to understand that your physical training should compliment your life. This is an absolute MUST LISTEN whether you are male or female or whether you have had a baby or never plan on having one.   You can support our podcast by supporting SandBar Hand Care. Use code STRENGTH at checkout to receive 15% off your entire order!!   Links to topics discussed in this episode: Brianna Battles Brianna Battles IG Pregnant Postpartum Athlete IG    

This week we are joined with the beautiful and charming, April Pendegraph from Golden Ape CrossFit in Decatur, Alabama. We discuss 19.3 which managed to simultaneously be this crazy fun WOD, and mildly demoralizing all at the same time. Then we dive in to how she keeps her peeps upbeat during the Open season and beyond. She has so many great nuggets of info, we know you will have tons of takeaways whether you are a coach, beginner athlete, or fire breather.

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Golden Ape CrossFit

April Pendegraph

A CrossFit Love Story with the Naumanns

Brianna Battles

Yeah, yeah...we know we said we were releasing episodes on Mondays during the SOTB #crossfitopenseries but this show has too many great 19.2 nuggets not to share it today...it's our podcast and we do what we want. This week we are joined by Andy Gallego from CrossFit Takeover and CrossFit Takeover First Landing in Virginia Beach, VA. He helps us figure out how the heck to strategize for this workout (spoiler alert: you gotta know yourself on this one and not be afraid to push early), and then he shares some of his favorite moments in the Open so far this year.  He also lets us know how coaches can go about being receptive to the various personalities of their members throughout the Open.   You can support our podcast by supporting Sandbar Hand Care Use code STRENGTH at checkout to receive 15% off your entire order!   Links to topics discussed in this episode: Andy Gallego IG Andy's personal training IG CrossFit Takeover IG Actual Strength Outside the Box: An Interview with Curtis Parker CrossFit Rife IG

It's heeeeerrrrre!!! Welcome to the Strength Outside the Box CrossFit Open 2019 Series! Kicking off this series, we asked Kodi Lovelace, aka Coach Koko, of CrossFit Madison to hop on and give us his ideas on 19.1. 

First, Kodi and Amy share their experiences of this season's inaugural WOD.  Next, Kodi lets us in on the really fun ways his gym makes the best of the Open on Thursday and Friday nights.  He also goes a bit deeper into how to make the best of this season no matter what your goals are. 

Then, we share some of what YOU experienced during 19.1, and it looks like Open Magic was in full-force! So many people Rx'd for the very first time!!! Also, there are a ton of strong pregnant mamas out there who attacked this WOD. Keep up the great work, everyone!!

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CrossFit Madison IG

Matt Miller IG

Prepping for the CrossFit Open with Matt Miller

Matt Fraser IG

Sara Sigmundsdottir IG