It's Wodapalooza week! Sean, Tommy and Lauren welcome Director of Training Footwear for Reebok, Tal Short to the show to talk about the newest edition of the Nano. Tal discusses what they take into account when designing a new interation, how Reebok plans to stay engaged with the CrossFit community and what cools things the brand has going on down in Miami this week. The crew also takes a look at some of the top competition storylines at Wodapalooza with another edition of "Buy or Sell."

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On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss whether competitions should be required to announce prize purses ahead of time, if nutrition challenges offer more benefit than downfall, and what division is more exciting for spectators at TYR WZA, Elite individuals or Elite teams. Our contestants include Matt O'keefe, Chase Ingraham Justin Cotler, and Jason Croxon.

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It's been a busy couple of days in the CrossFit world. Sean, Tommy and Lauren talk about the unveiling of the new Games logo and the announcement of GORUCK as the new apparel and footwear sponsor of the CrossFit Games. Plus, Tommy finds out where his team finished in The Standard 24-hour rowing challenge.

It's been a busy couple of days in the CrossFit world. Sean, Tommy and Lauren talk about the unveiling of the new Games logo and the announcement of GORUCK as the new apparel and footwear sponsor of the CrossFit Games. Plus, the Director of Training Footwear for Reebok, Tal Short stops by to talk about the upcoming Nano X4, the history of the shoe, what goes into its design and how Reebok plans on engaging with the CrossFit audience.

Noah Ohlsen is shifting gears after 10 individual appearances at the CrossFit Games. He is getting ready to head into the team competition in 2024. Sean and Tommy talk to him about how he recruited Tola Morakinyo and Lena Richter, what he's learned about competing on a team, and what it would mean to him to finally stand on top of the podium at the CrossFit Games.

It's time for our Second Annual End of the Year Awards Show! Sean, Tommy and Lauren select the best moments, athletes, performances, stories and events from 2023. Some were obvious while others required a bit of a debate. In the end, only one nominee from each category could bring home the hardware.

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Lauren Kalil caught up with the 6-time Fittest Woman on Earth Tia Toomey while the two of them were at the Grove Games in the Middle East.  Toomey talks about her adventurous offseason, the latest with PROVEN, her biggest takeaways from the Rogue Invitational and whether she would ever consider competing on a team.

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On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss whether HYROX will replace CrossFit for everyday members and its impact on affiliates, whether CrossFit partnering with Semifinals is better than CrossFit running it themselves, how CrossFit can grow the competitive sport abroad, AND -- in a round of overtime, the contestants bring up trash talk in sports and fasting for 72 hours! Our contestants include Matt O'keefe, Justin Cotler, and Jason Khalipa. Want to maximize your recovery while you sleep? Use code "Deathby" to save 20% on all Thirdzy purchases at thirdzy.com.

CrossFit Competition Director Adrian Bozman joins the show to go over the 2024 rulebook, lessons he's learned over the past two-plus years, programming the Quarterfinals for a larger field and the challenges a new Games venue presents. Plus, more athletes and coaches are leaving CompTrain, we know when tickest go on sale for the Games and we unveil the official TEF drinking game.

The two-time Fittest Man on Earth tries his hand at a new sport as Justin Medeiros enters his first powerlifting meet. Lauren is back from the Middle East and recaps her time at the Grove Games. NOBULL has a new COO and the crew checks in on their top five offseason questions.