James Fitzgerald was the first man ever to win the CrossFit Games. He went on to build the fitness empire: OPEX.

Today James is sharing some very interesting and possibly polarizing opinions and suggestions around what fitness and the fitness industry are doing and what is actually necessary.

We encourage you to give this a listen and let your thoughts be challenged.

If you are wondering how to program and progress yourself or your athlete to the Semi-Finals, this podcast is for you.

Listen in as Coach Jason, Tommy, and Jared break down this process from the first interaction with your athlete through the training process and into competition.

Ensuring that your athlete is making progress is one of the primary goals of any coach. But how do you do that? And how do you do it for multiple types of athletes?

Coach Jay and coach Tommy break down what they do with two very different types of athletes that they work with to keep them moving towards their goals of being the best athlete for the sport of CrossFit.

When it comes to programming for competitive athletes, how much physical stress is too much? Coach Jason and coach Tommie talk about how to navigate this slippery slope in order to get the optimal physical adaptation from an athlete while balancing the mental side of being uncomfortable.

When it comes to coaching athletes, there is a significant difference between coaching an individual and a team. Understanding who plays which role on a team, the personal dynamics, and how to be as efficient as possible when navigating a workout together. There is so much that it really does take a different type of coach to be successful with a team than with an individual.

On today's episode, Jay and Tommie review this past weekends Team Quarter Finals workouts. They talk about the programming overall, what they thought of each workout, as well as the collection of workouts together and how they played off each other.

Additionally they discuss as a preview, their excitement and thoughts regarding the upcoming Masters workouts.