Two-Brain Radio: Incorporating Strongman Movements Into CrossFit With Rob Orlando

In this episode, Sean talks with four-time CrossFit Games competitor and strongman subject-matter expert Rob Orlando. Rob has competed at the CrossFit Games three times as an individual and once as a master. He also runs the Hybrid Athletics Strongman Course.

Rob talks about his days as a competitor, why he decided to incorporate strongman movements into CrossFit workouts and what possessed him to do the benchmark workout Grace with a 300-pound barbell.

Links:

https://www.hybridathletics.com
https://www.amazon.com/Founder-Farmer-Tinker-Thief-Entrepreneurs-ebook/dp/B07QH85HSX

Contact:

Instagram:

@crossfitrobo
@hybridathletics
@hybridwods

Timeline:

1:37 – From toy weight set to bodybuilder to strongman to CrossFitter.

4:15 – Finding CrossFit halfway through a tub of ice cream.

5:01 – Rob’s first CrossFit workout: Fran at 135 lb. with strict pull-ups.

6:47 – Morphing from big and strong to all-around fit.

7:42 – Rob’s first CrossFit competition: The 2009 Regional. 

9:41 – Remembering the 2009 CrossFit Games at the Ranch in Aromas. 

13:24 – Watching the sport evolve into the Reebok era.

16:33 – Sharing video content with CrossFit Inc.

18:55 – Grace at 300 lb.

23:17 – How adding strongman movements to CrossFit workouts gets people fit faster.

25:42 – Scaling strongman for the average athlete.

26:57 – Presenting his strongman seminar to Dave Castro: an exercise in “Drive-by Braille.”

30:09 – How to add strongman movements into your regular CrossFit programming.

32:55 – Resources for programming strongman/CrossFit hybrid workouts.

34:03 – Deadlifting 550 lb. as a masters athlete: “No finish line to the strength game.”

37:36 – Prioritizing long-term fitness over day-to-day results.

38:20 – Wearing the broadcaster’s headset.

39:32 – Looking to the future: Blinders on at the box, inventing new toys and refreshing the seminar.