The Quarterfinals are almost a wrap! The teams have gone, and the individuals are up this week. Listen in as Coach Jay and Tommy talk about all things Quarterfinals. AND a bonus conversation at the end of the episode about Mat Fraser and Dave Castro.

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Mike is a lifelong weightlifter who was a part of the US National Team before making his way into the coaching world. These days he is the head weightlifting coach for Power Monkey Fitness and leads seminars all over the world.

Sit back and get to know Mike a bit better.

Quarterfinals are almost here, and we are talking this opportunity to offer up some predictions around what we think will most likely be seen at this stage of the CrossFit season.

We also go down a few rabbit holes around some CrossFit athletes that you may find entertaining.

When it comes to the Sport of Fitness, what is more important: Muscular Endurance, or Aerobic Capacity? This is the over arching question that Coach Jay and Coach Tommy discuss throughout this episode. They give their insights and arguments, as well as comparing top athletes with strengths in each area. This was a fun one, we hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

Now that the CrossFit Open is all wrapped up, we are looking forward towards CrossFitQuarterfinals. Today we discuss how to properly peak your athletes for the next stage in the season. Understanding that there are a lot of varying abilities among athletes in the quarterfinals, we address the peaking process from the perspective of an athlete "on the bubble" of making it to Semifinals, as well as the athlete that is most likely vying for a spot at the CrossFit Games.

Enjoy!

How much is too much? This is a common question within the sport of CrossFit. Finding that balance between properly preparing for competition and adequately recovering from session to session is absolutely critical.

Listen in as Coach Jay and Coach Tommy talk about how they feather in volume to their conquer athlete programs.