The 4th Pull Podcast

The 4th Pull Podcast episodes:

• 01.17.2017

  EP: 55 Emily Abbot- The bigger picture

  Episode 55 – Emily Abbott Elite level CrossFit Games athlete, Emily Abbott, joins us on the show today. Emily is from Calgary, Canada and trains at CrossFit Sunalta. She is an avid traveler and enjoys travelling to competitions all...

  
• 12.28.2016

  EP: 54 Shane Farmer- Dark Horse Rowing

  Episode 54 – Shane Farmer Shane Farmer of Dark Horse Rowing joins us on the show today. He is a former member of CrossFit Invictus and has competed at regionals and the CrossFit games. Shane provides some great insight on...

  
• 12.06.2016

  EP: 53 Carrer or CrossFit? - Patrick Vellner

  Episode 53 – Patrick Vellner Third place finisher of the 2016 CrossFit Games, Pat Vellner, joins us today on the show. This guy is a total stud. Along with finishing third place this past year, he was on the...

  
• 11.22.2016

  EP: 52 An Underdog Story Full of Grit and Determination with Jamie Hagiya

  Jaime Hagiya, co-owner of Torrance Training lab in Torrance, California, joins us on the show today. Jamie is an experienced CrossFit athlete having qualified for regionals the last 4 years and making it to the CrossFit games in 2016. She...

  
• 11.15.2016

  EP: 51 The Value of Rest, Learning and Mentors with Marcus Filly

  I’m thrilled to welcome Marcus Filly to the show today. Marcus is an accomplished CrossFit games athlete and member of the Phoenix Rise. In addition to this, he is the founder of Revive RX, a supplement company based out of...

  
• 11.03.2016

  EP: 50 Move Well, Get Strong and be Pain Free with Anders Varner

  Anders Varner joins us today from lowbackfix.com. Anders is a former affiliate owner of CrossFit Pacific Beach in San Diego, California. He is a certified functional strength coach, has a level two certification, and is the author of 2 eBooks...

  
• 10.27.2016

  EP: 49 Position, Patience and Progress with Chad Vaughn

  Chad Vaughn is a 2-time Olympian, 9 time National Champion, International medalist including and overall goald at the 2003 Pan American Games, and the American Record Holder in the Clean and Jerk for the 77kG weight class in the sport...

  
• 10.19.2016

  Ep: 48 Coaching, Programming and Finding Purpose - Jason Leydon

  Jason Leydon is the Founder and Head Coach at CrossFit Milford, CT. Jason earned his degree in Physical Education and Health from Eastern CT State University where he also played basketball. After college Jason pursued his basketball career and traveled...

  
• 10.04.2016

  Ep: 47 How to be Coach-able with Dave Thomas founder of Performance 360

  This week on the show (Subscribe on iTunes!) we welcome Dave Thomas, head trainer and owner of Performance 360 (http://perform-360.com/) in San Diego, California. Dave’s gym is located in a crowded market, but he has managed to expand to two...

  
• 09.27.2016

  Ep: 46 Nutrition, Eating Disorders and Working with High Level Athletes- Jason Phillips

  Jason Phillips has a great story. I promise you will learn more from a good story than cold hard facts.  Stories stick with us for years and have a profound impact on how we think and feel about other situations. ...

  
• 09.20.2016

  Ep: 45 Mike Cazayoux CEO of Brute Strength and Winner of the CrossFit Games

  Michael Cazayoux stood on top of the podium at the CrossFit Games with the team "Hacks Pack".  Not once, but twice.  He battled drug addiction and has had a debilitating injury to deal with.  He talks about the early days...

  
• 09.13.2016

  EP: 44 Sam Dancer Talks Life, THe CrossFit Games and Spandex- Part 2

  Part 2 is more about Sam's experience at the CrossFit Games.  What it took for him to get there and how athletes are preparing.  He entered the games with issues, he knew something was wrong, but he was trying to...

  
• 08.24.2016

  EP: 41 How to Balance Family CrossFit and Life with Annie Sakamoto

  Annie Sakamoto is one of the original adopters and all time great CrossFit Athletes.  Great because of her performance and her athletic ability, but also because of her infections personality.  She has been doing CrossFit for over 10 years.  She...

  
• 08.16.2016

  EP: 40- Setbacks, Strength and Mindset with Jeff Evans

  Welcome to the 4th Pull Podcast.  A show dedicated to bringing on high level athletes and coaches for you to learn from. This week we have CrossFit Games athlete, Jeff Evans on the show.  Jeff is one of 17 brothers...

  
• 08.10.2016

  EP: 39 Head Coach and Founder of WOD-Freak Seminars Hannah Richards

  Hannah Richards came to us as a referral.  A former member of CrossFit Federal Hill thought her seminar was so good that she told Hanna to reach out and get in touch with us about doing one in Baltimore. WOD-Freak...

  
• 08.03.2016

  EP: 38 Travel, Fitnes and Food with Phil Weigand of SuitCase Fitness

  Episode 38 is a fun one! Filled with travel tips and a super cool mission that Phil has embarked on.  He does not get paid or endorsed for anything he puts out, but he tries to make the most of...

  
• 07.07.2016

  Episode 38: Candace Wagner Making a Come Back to the 2016 Games

  Candace Wagner, a former Marine, affiliate owner and 3 time CrossFit Games Athlete was on a mission to make it back to Carson. She had a few set backs after missing the games in 2013, but was determined to get...

  
• 06.22.2016

  Episode 37: Meg Reardon- What it Takes to Qualify for the CrossFit Games

  Meg, also known as Megg-a-Tron (has to be one of the coolest nicknames) is heading to the CrossFit Games after missing Regionals last year. Meg is an east coast  native who spent her college years out west.  She comes from...

  
• 06.06.2016

  Episode 36: Hollis Molly - CrossFit Santa Cruz, The First Affiliate

  Hollis Molly is the current owner of the first CrossFit Affiliate, CrossFit Santa Cruz.  This is the gym that Greg Glassman opened and started back in 2001. I met Hollis 5 years ago when I was traveling through California on...

  
• 05.25.2016

  Ep: 35- Breck Berry- 5th Place in the First CrossFit Games

  Breck Berry is the owner of CrossFit Jenks in OK.  He is one of the most durable and rugged guys we have had on the podcast to date. Breck signed up, yes all you had to do in 2007 was...

  
• 05.03.2016

  Ep: 34 Chris Spealler - Icon Athlete, Training with Dog Food, and a 400lb Back Squat

  We could not be more excited to introduce today's guest.  Chris Spealler is a 7 time CrossFit Games Athlete who has brought more to the sport of fitness than most people realize. He resides in Park City Utah with his family and spends...

  
• 04.21.2016

  Ep: 33 Brittany Weiss- 20 Years Old and 20th in the Mid-Atlantic

  Brittany Weiss is a coach, athlete and student. At 20 years old she is one of the younger competitors heading to the Regionals.  She is coming off a great CrossFit Open Season were she placed 20th in the Mid Atlantic...

  
• 04.14.2016

  Ep: 33- CrossFIt New England Immersion Program and The 2016 Open

  JP and Geo talk about their recent trip to CrossFit New England.  They had the privileged of hanging with Ben Bergeron for a few days to learn about how he runs his affiliate and how he makes his athletes the...

  
• 03.16.2016

  Ep: 32 Dave Durante- The Building Blocks for Gymnastics and Power Monkey Camp

  Dave Durante is a multiple time USA gymnastics national champion.  He was on the Stanford University Gymnastics team and went on to coach that team to a NCAA team title after graduating.  Dave was the lead coach withe the CrossFit...

  
• 03.09.2016

  EP: 31 Eight Time CrossFit Games Athlete and Owner of CrossFit Training Yard Becca Voigt

  Becca Voigt has competed in every CrossFit Games since 2008.  She is the definition of a resilient, focused hardworking athlete.  She is by far one of the most accomplished CrossFit athletes in the sport.  Becca has frequently displayed the type...

  
• 03.03.2016

  Episode 30: Fitness Model to CrossFit Athlete- Andre Crews

  Andre Crews started out as a corporate banker.  He had no passion for banking and needed a change.  From there he found personal training and fitness modeling. You would think he might stop there, but Andre lets us know that...

  
• 02.22.2016

  Ep: 29 Jordan Troyan- Making Another Run at The CrossFit Games

  Jordan Troyan comes on the show to talk about his experience as a CrossFit Games athlete and many other facets of fitness and life. Jordan is the owner of CrossFit Rage a 3,000 square foot facility in Skippack, PA.  He is...

  
• 02.16.2016

  Episode 28: Pat "Manimal" Barber- Coaching, Training and Business

  Geo and JP have Pat Barber on the show to talk about the landscape of competitive exercise and how it has evolved over the last 15 years. We start with Pats background. Theater and Volleyball are not the usual mix for...

  
• 02.09.2016

  Episode 27: Wes Piatt- Games Athlete, Affiliate Owner, Level One Staff

  Geo and Wes sit down to talk about all things CrossFit.  Wes Piatt made the CrossFit Games in 2013.  It was a wild showdown that came down to the last event. Wes describes his mind set during the competition and...

  
• 02.04.2016

  Episdoe 26: Building Your Engine

  JP and Geo jump on and talk about how to prep for the upcoming CrossFit Open Season!   The CrossFit Open is 5 weeks long and consists of 5 different workouts each week.  Everyone from around the world can participate in the...

  
• 01.26.2016

  How to Incease Power with Mike Dewar- Ep: 25

  Mike Dewar jumps on the show today to drop some serious knowledge.  Mike is an accomplished, entrepreneur, strength coach, and athlete. Mike has been featured in Breaking Muscle a premier strength and condition website. He is also the co-founder of J2Fit....

  
• 01.19.2016

  Yoga for Improved Athleic Performance with Stephanie Ring Founder of Endure Yoga- EP: 24

  Stephanie Ring the founder of Endureyoga.com A resource for athletes in the sport of fitness to turn for Yoga.  Stephanie is passionate about lifting weights and getting people flexible.  She goes over the benefits of yoga that are often over looked...

  
• 01.12.2016

  How To Get Stronger- Ep: 23

  Geo and JP sit down and talk strength.  John has a self proclaimed strength bias and runs the strength program at CrossFit Federal Hill.  He provides some great insight on how to attack a strength program. This show is sponsored...

  
• 01.05.2016

  CrossFit Cove Why Relationships Matter in CrossFit- Ep. 22

  Owners of CrossFit Brian and Marina Anglim hop on the show to talk about what they have learned in the first year of owning a CrossFit Gym.  How there roll from athlete, to coach to owner changed their perspective and...

  
• 12.22.2015

  Dawn Fletcher Founder of Mentality WOD - EP: 21

  Dawn Fletcher is the founder of MentalityWOD.com.  She has her masters in sports psychology, she is a CSCS trainer and CrossFit Level 3 Coach. She has helped numerous CrossFit Games athletes improve their mental game. She also works with everyday athletes...

  
• 12.13.2015

  The Battle of Baltimore and Fan Questions- EP: 20

  The Battle of Baltimore is a local competitive exercise competition hosted by CrossFit Federal Hill.  Listen in to see what it is all about.  We also answer two fan questions from Facebook.  One about how to modify and scale workouts...

  
• 12.07.2015

  How Clipper City CrossFit is Preparing ROTC Students- EP: 19

  John Pickering, Matt Ropke and Captain David sit down and chat about how CrossFit can help prepare ROTC students.  Clipper City CrossFit has developed a partnership with Johns Hopkins ROTC.  Their goal is to prepare them for graduation of the...

  
• 11.30.2015

  How to Improve Your Olympic Lifiting with Mario Dispenza- EP: 18

  Our guest today is Mario Dispenza.  He is our the first Olympic Weightlifting Coach that we have had on the program. Mario was out of shape and looking for a change so he took up Olympic weightlifting, found a coach...

  
• 11.23.2015

  How JP and Geo Discoverd CrossFit

  In this episode we dive into our fitness story.  How we discovered CrossFit and what it means to us today. The episode today is a little different.  Still tons to learn and take away from our past experiences though.  JP...

  
• 11.14.2015

  How to Modify and Scale CrossFit Workouts- Coach Ryan Ep: 16

  Coach Ryan drops in to talk modifications.  How can we adjust CrossFit work outs to best suit your needs.  Are you adjusting them properly and how can that affect your overall fitness.  This is an important topic that most coaches...

  
• 11.02.2015

  JP walks Nicole and RJ through a Goal Setting Course- EP: 15

  JP takes Nicole and RJ through the steps of how to set a proper goal.  If you have something you want to accomplish and you do not know how to approach it, this episode if for you.  Goals should be...

  
• 10.29.2015

  How to Increase Your Metnal Toughness with Coach Matt- Ep: 14

  Coach Matt and JP hop on to talk about Mental Toughness and how it relates to improved fitness.  Your mental game, in CrossFit specifically, can be a big deal.  You could be a competitor or just trying to get strong...

  
• 10.21.2015

  Eric Reisinger- Power Monkey Camp Ep: 13

  Coach Eric just got back from a week at Power Monkey Camp.  A camp for adults who are looking to get better at fitness.  He was hanging with Dave Durante, Chris Hinshaw, China Cho, Dave Newman and a few other...

  
• 10.13.2015

  Preparing for the CrossFit Open Part 1 with Matt Ropke and John Pickering- EP: 12

  We are launching an open prep series to help you start getting ready for the CrossFit Open.  It is early, but it is never to early to start thinking about how you are going to take down the 5 CrossFit...

  
• 09.25.2015

  Stan White Owner of Outsiders CrossFit and Founder of The Charm City Throwdown- EP: 11

  Stan and his wife Jessica met at Ohio State a few years ago.  Today they run a very successful CrossFit Affiliate in Sparks MD.  Stan joins us today to talk about Outsiders CrossFit, The Charm City Throwdown and all things...

  
• 09.23.2015

  Staying Fit When You are Busy as Hell with Brian DeLeon- Ep: 10

  Coach B comes on the show to talk about how to balance work and family when you want to get your fitness on.  He has some great tips on time management, quick workouts and a few other stories on how he...

  
• 09.16.2015

  Smash Your Goats- Ep: 9

  In this epsoide Geo and JP talk about how to improve your weakness.  They each take their weakness and expose on the show.  Then the other person develops a program for them.  Tons to take away from this episode. 

  
• 09.07.2015

  Performance Apparel and Regionals with Lauren Jones Ep: 8

  Lauren Jones helps bring performance apparel to life at Under Armour.  She is also a 3 time regional athelte.  She dives into her background on clothing and also talks about competing at regionals with her team in 2010, 2011 and...

  
• 08.27.2015

  Become a Better Runner with Emily Scerba- Ep: 7

  Emily Scerba- Head Coach of the Baltimore Endurance Club drops in to talk running.  We go over form, mechanics, technique and nutrition.   It is one aspect of fitness that we often do not get coaching or advice on.  We...

  
• 08.24.2015

  The Supplement Debate with Eric Reisinger Ep: 6

  Coach Eric Reisinger comes on the show to talk all about supplements.   What he takes, why he takes it and recommendations for what others should be doing.  We debate on diet vs supplements and how to balance  both of...