On this episode of the Barbell Shrugged podcast the gang traveled to Atlanta, GA for the Garage Games One Event. Mike, Doug, and Chris sit down and chat with two 4-time CrossFit Games athletes Shana Alverson and Brandon Phllips, CrossFit gym owner/athlete Steve Mullen, Female winner of the 2012 Open Emily Bridgers, CrossFit athlete Emily Friedman, CrossFit North Atlanta Director of Operations Matt Baird and his fiance Taylor Flynn, and world jump rope champion Molly Metz. Don’t miss this jam packed episode of the world’s best CrossFit based podcast!
Steve Mullins Achievements & Training/Recovery (3:34)
Individualized Coaching vs. Blog Programming (5:44)
Insurance Agency, Lindsa Mullins (10:30)
Con’t Individualized Coaching (11:45)
What is Fitness? (12:13)
Equipment for Home Workouts (13:40)
500 for 7, 163 lb Guy (16:18)
Body Weight Differs From Person to Person (18:08)
Showcasing Your Best Lifts (19:45)
Molly with Jump-N-Rope (21:04)
Wrapping Up (21:55)
Intro, Shana Sub for Chris (22:20)
Brandon’s Parenting Advice (23:34)
Brandon Phillips Background & Crossfit Box (25:49)
Setting Apart a Crossfit Box (29:45)
Organizations & Promotions of Gym (32:25)
Balance Between Creative & Organized Person (38:50)
Necessities for Coaching for a Crossfit Box, Olympic Weightlifting (42:54)
John Coffee & Plugs (47:37)
Intro with Matt Beard & (Taylor) Wife (48:58)
Matt’s Fiancé (Taylor) Athletic History (50:24)
Matt Programming Squats for Taylor (51:42)
Coaching of Girlfriends, Fiancé & Wives (55:00)
Quality Control, Evolution of Crossfit (57:17)
Matt’s Plug, Coaching (1:07:06)
Emily & Emily, Regions (1:11:00)
Training Together & Coaches (1:11:50)
Changing Regions & Distant Coach, Friedman (1:13:18)
Gym & Coaching Changes, Bridgers (1:15:13)
Strengths & Weaknesses, Friedman (1:17:06)
Shana At Regional’s (1:18:25)
Recovery (1:19:08)
Training Days Per Week (1:19:48)
Percentages, Scores & Goals (1:21:00)
Plugs (1:23:40)
Molly Metts, JumpNRope (1:25:10)
Jump Rope Competition (1:26:50)
Tips for Double Unders (1:27:40)
Molly’s Speed & Coaching Freestyle (1:30:09)
Plugs, Competitive Jump Ropers (1:32:04)