When was the last time you got out of your comfort zone? 

We headed up to the mountains to disconnect for 3 full days. We have never gone backcountry camping before, so why not start as the first hikers/campers of the season? 

The value of discomfort in growth is exponential. The benefit of unplugging is invaluable. Doing them both with your partner is even better. 

James Fitzgerald is one of the oldest names in the Fitness space as we know it. He is the founder of OPEX, an educational platform for fitness professionals, as well as the company at the forefront of the Individual Design coaching model. 

As CrossFit coaches, we have differing opinions from OPEX on the model in which we conduct fitness, and we are always hungry to learn about new ideas to challenge our existing beliefs. This conversation was exactly that. 

Thank you to James for sitting down to chat with us- the conversation was eye-opening, and we took a lot away from it! We hope you get something out of it, too!

Check out www.opexfit.com for more info

Ashleigh Hubbard owns A-Hub Nutrition, an online nutrition coaching company designated toward helping people take control of their nutrition. 

In this episode, we covered Reverse Dieting- what it is, who should utilize it, and how you do it. We got really in depth into this topic, because it's a great tool that Ashleigh is known for using with her clients to keep them metabolically healthy. We also talked about Seed Cycling, and checked in on how Ashleigh has been doing while following a Keto Diet. 

Find Ashleigh here:

@ahubnutrition

@ashleighmariehubbard

www.ahubnutrition.com

The 2019 CrossFit Games Open has come to a close, and like all other things health and fitness-related, we've got our thoughts that we'd like to share! 

Whether this was your first Open or your 8th, we can all agree that this year felt and looked a little different than any CrossFit Games Open before. If you'd like to learn more about CrossFit, or the CrossFit Games Open, head over to www.crossfit.com

If you want to hear more about our thoughts on being CrossFit Coaches, athletes, and community members, listen on! 

Tommy Marquez’s name might sound familiar if you are in the CrossFit space. He is most-known for being the face of The Update Show for CrossFit, Inc, and being featured in prior CrossFit Games Open announcements, as well as the CrossFit Games. In his 8 years of work with CrossFit, Inc, Tommy has helped to develop a strong media presence that no doubt has contributed to the success and growth of the sport of CrossFit. 

In this episode we talk about Tommy's next chapter, and what's in store for the sport of CrossFit as the new changes to the competitive season unfold. We even get a guest appearance from a ButteryBro, Marz. 

Tune in to hear our officially unofficial guesses for Open Workout 19.5!

Find Tommy here:

@tommymarquez

@talkingelitefitness

@insideelitefitness

This week's episode is a little different! We were guests on the Coast Range Podcast last week, so we wanted to share this episode with you! We had a lot of fun chatting with Wes, Natalie, and Brett about our Plant-based "experience," our evolution as CrossFit coaches, and what we're working on now with Nutrition Coaching. 

Find the Coast Range Crew here:

@coastrangecrossfit

@wespiatt2013

@nutrition_by_brett

@natlovesyou22

Matt and Yoni are the minds behind Primal Goods Co, an online brand that offers curated packs of nutritional supplements and wellness tools that elevate physical performance and enhance cognitive function. Primal Goods Co partners with individuals and brands in the health and fitness industry to offer our customers hand-selected, custom packs from reputable sources. Matt founded the company and then later brought Yoni on to help grow the company to bring more to the health-minded masses.

Check out their website primalgoodsco.com for your next supplement pack, and use code WestCoastAdvantage at checkout for 20% off! 

Adee Cazayoux is founder and CEO of Working Against Gravity. WAG is an online nutrition coaching service dedicated to helping clients achieve their health and nutrition goals through one-on-one work with a coach. Adee has made it a priority to provide education for everyone, whether or not you are a client of Working Against Gravity, and she is more recently been actively talking about relationship development, and her vulnerability has encouraged many people to reshape their communication with their partner, family, and friends. 

In this episode, we chatted with Adee about everything from leading her team of coaches, to relationship development, and of course, nutrition coaching. 

@workingagainstgravity

@adeecazayoux

www.workingagainstgravity.com

Sean Boyd is founder of Red Whale Coffee in San Rafael, CA. Red Whale Coffee originated in Canada, and migrated down to warmer weather as Sean continued to grow and develop the Red Whale brand. Now, Sean runs one of the best coffee shops in the Bay Area, and is still going strong on his pursuit of education and roasting only the best quality coffee beans. 

In this episode, we sat down with Sean to talk about owning a small business, and the parallels between fostering a culture of greatness in the Fitness space as well as the Coffee space. We also took the opportunity to learn all we could about coffee from one of the highest quality coffee shops in the Bay Area!

@redwhalecoffee

www.redwhalecoffee.com

We are BACK!

Episode 41 is all about what we’ve been up to in our hiatus from podcasting.

Most times, you have to experience things for yourself, so we sat down to chat about what we’ve been experimenting with in terms of nutrition and performance.

We also talk about the awesome new things we’re offering for our listeners, so be sure to check out The WCA Website for more information about Nutrition Coaching with your favorite podcast hosts. 

www.thewca.fit

@thewcapodcast