Talking Elite Fitness

Sara Sigmundsdottir recently made news by leaving Nike and joining WIT.  Sean and Tommy talk to her an her manager Snorri Baron about that decision and why it was best for her as well as the business side of being an athlete and what that entails in today’s world of social media.  Sara also reflects on what was a disappointing season for her, what she learned from it and how she plans on getting back to where everyone thinks she should be in 2021.

'Tis the season for travel (usually) and that means it's also the season for dealing with all the stuff you hate about traveling.  Whether it's the really talkative person sitting next to you, people who try to fit a piano in the overhead compartment, the guy who eats a super smelly salad or the person who doesn't understand the concept of personal space, we all have those things we dread when heading to a new locale.  Find out which ones make the top of the podium on this week's episode.

What better way to celebrate our 100th weekly episode than to welcome our good friends The Buttery Bros to the show!?  Marston Sawyers and Heber Cannon join Sean and Tommy in the studio to talk about the upcoming CrossFit Games documentary, how they built their business into the content juggernaut that it is today and how they managed to navigate their way through the last year.  It's time to light the fuse and get that pump!  Roll the podcast!

Thanksgiving is a time for family, friends and traditions.  On this episode Sean and Tommy rank the things they look forward to the most on this annual holiday.  Turkey dinner, delicious sides, catching up with former classmates at the bar and awkward moments with the family are all here.  Pull up a chair to the dining room table and get yourself an extra helping of your favorite side dish. The holidays are officially underway!

Adaptive divisions are coming to the Open.  Jed Snelson from Wheel WOD joins the show to talk about that and the upcoming Wheel WOD Open.  Guess who's coming to dinner?  Sean and Tommy put together their guest list for their First Annual Talking Elite Fitness Thanksgiving Feast.  Find out who they'll be having over, who will be cooking the turkey, who's in charge of entertainment and who is there to make sure things don't get too out of hand.  Plus, Crazy Things We Saw This Week and CrossFit HQ's new h

Logan Aldridge is the Director of Training for the Adaptive Training Academy.  In 2004 his left arm was amputated after a freak accident that occurred while he was helping his dad on the family boat.  Aldridge turned to CrossFit and can deadlift 500 pounds and clean 245.  Sean and Tommy talk to him about the plans to include adaptive athletes in the Open in 2021 and the things he's doing to make sure the first Games season that group is as successful as it can be.

The final event at the CrossFit Games is always special.  In this edition of Podium Picks Sean and Tommy list the finales that they think stand above the rest.  A championship charge from out of nowhere, an event that was the embodiment of "unknown and unknowable," a combination of classic benchmarks and the most exciting finish in Games history all make the list.  But which ones make the top of the podium?  Get ready to relive some of the fantastic finishes from over the years at the CrossFit Games.

Sean and Tommy are back from their trip to Colorado to speak with CrossFit CEO Eric Roza.  They talk about their main takeaways from the conversation and why they're even more excited about the future of the sport than they were before the interview.  Official Friend of the Show Brian Friend joins us to shed some light on why some notable athletes do well in some events but not the Games.  Is it programming or performance?  Plus, Crazy Things We Saw This Week returns!

Everyone loves getting candy for Halloween, but there are some treats that just hit differently.  On this edition of Podium Picks, Sean and Tommy rank their top Halloween candy.  Chocolate classics, gummy delights and one of the most divisive seasonal sweets all make the list.  Empty out that Halloween bucket, unwrap some deliciousness and feast upon the sweetest Podium Picks yet!

On this special edition of Talking Elite Fitness Sean and Tommy sit down with Eric Roza in his home in Boulder, CO.  CrossFit's CEO talks about the future of the sport of fitness and the media coverage surrounding it, how to grow registration for the Open, what he's learned about the company in the short time he has been running it, personal events in his life that helped shape him and what he's doing to get gyms that ended their affiliation after Greg Glassman's "Floyd 19" tweet back into the fold.

The 2019-2020 CrossFit Games season was unlike any we have ever seen.  Sean and Tommy take a look back at the highlights from the Open, the Sanctioned Events that took place, the events that ultimately led to the cancellation and postponement of the majority of the season and finally the two-stage CrossFit Games.  There were plenty of lessons learned and best practices that emerged, but what will those mean moving forward?  Plus, Crazy Things We Saw this Week returns with some familiar faces.

The 2020 Reebok CrossFit Games were unlike any other, but they still provided us with some pretty spectacular and memorable moments.  Sean and Tommy rank their favorites in this edition of Podium Picks.  A diabolical twist, a once-in-a-lifetime finish and an incredible podium-clinching effort all make the list, but which one was the best?  The Games are history, but that doesn't mean we can't keep talking about an incredible weekend in Aromas.

One of the most unique CrossFit Games in history is...history.  And speaking of history, both Mat Fraser and Tia Toomey made a lot of it this past weekend.  Sean and Tommy look back on their dominant performances and talk about if what Mat and Tia are doing is good for the sport.  Katrin Davidsdottir solidifies her legacy as one of the best ever, Sam Kwant is a ninja, Haley Adams is really tough and Justin Medeiros lived up to the hype.  Plus, why everyone should be optimistic about next season.

Mat at Tia are at it again.  Sean and Tommy discuss their dominant performances so far and where they stack up to some of the other great individual efforts we've seen in sports.  There's a great race going on in both divisions for spots 2-5.  They discuss what happened with those athletes on day two and who has the best chances of winding up on the podium at the end of the competition.

The first five events of the 2020 Reebok CrossFit Games are in the books and Sean and Tommy are here to recap the first day of action.  They talk about what stood out, who surprised them and what are they looking forward to on Saturday.