Prior to the Covid-19 lockdown in the UK, Lauren sat down with the National Champion of Ireland PD Savage to talk about his journey to qualifying for the CrossFit Games. Already a seasoned Regionals athlete, PD came back from an injury during the 2019/20 season to take the top spot on the Irish leaderboard but that didn't come without a fight. The mental stress of qualifying for the pinnacle of the sport doesn't go unnoticed by the 30 year old, as he speaks about his social media black out during the Open and the pressure he put himself under to realise his goals. His family play an importa ..read more

Lauren sits down with 3 x Games veteran, JST Compete's Steven Fawcett to break down the new CrossFit Calendar. What is it? What does it mean for you? and how will it impact British athletes in terms of reaching the CrossFit Games.  HIT SUBSCRIBE FOR FITNESS CONTENT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podoftheday/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/Podcast_O_D  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Podcast_O_D YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5jq ..read more

So what happens when you are a totally normal bloke with a full time job and a young family, a few years back you made it to Regionals as part of a team but nowadays you enjoy training once a day and a Saturday team WOD with mates. Then during the 2020 Open you realise you’ve ‘accidentally’ topped a National leaderboard after the opening workout and after a bit of hard work… *BOOM* you’ve qualified for the CrossFit Games as the National Champion of Sri Lanka…. Ladies and Gentlemen, meet Spencer Gardner, just a normal guy living out his wildest fitness dreams. … “It’s like Valentino Rossi going ..read more

In this episode, Lauren sits down with app creators Sahar Khan and Trystan Bevan who have recently launched "My Finish Line" an online social community where people can share their training plans. - What is My Finish Line? - Can fitness be simplified? - How do you make a fitness app that works? - Why could Triathalon and Marathon training benefit the CrossFit community? - How do you know what is a 'fad' vs quality information? All sorts of topics covered in this episode with two individuals looking to revolutionise how people get and keep fit.  We’re on iTunes & Spotify ??  H ..read more

P.O.D's Lauren and Josh sit down with English and Welsh Rugby Internationals George Kruis and Dominic Day to discuss all things CBD.  FourFiveCBD was born when both players found themselves struggling with niggling injuries and having sought traditional help to no avail they decided to try something new, 'Cannabis'. The legal kind. Whether you are a full time professional athlete or a casual gym go-er and you have some unanswered questions on whether or not Cannabis oil is for you, this podcast is a must listen ..read more

In this Episode Lauren sits down with Scotland's unofficial National Champion Ally Mackinnon (apart from this year because he was "crap") to talk all things Scottish CrossFit. After taking 2nd at 2018 CrossFit Strength in Depth and 3rd at the Filthy150 with team The Athlete Program, Ally has been taking a step back from his competitive journey to focus on developing his own box CrossFit Kilbride. In this episode we talk about competitiveness and mindset and how that changes over time. We touch on his early rugby career and how that influenced him as a CrossFit athlete and of course we discus ..read more

This episode is a little bit special as @LS_Sports sits down with Olivia Tompkins AKA. The CrossFit Nurse.  In this interview, we discuss the Liv's experience as an ICU Nurse on the front line, how she had to up skill to combat the virus sweeping the globe, and how training was a release for the emotional stress she endured on a daily basis. A massive thank you, not just to Liv but to all our NHS Heroes who were there for us in our time of need. ? ****FULL FEATURE EPISODE ALSO AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE**** You can follow Livvy Tom on Instagram HERE. We’re on iTunes, Spotify and other major ..read more

In this latest episode Lauren sits down with former international footballer and Sanctionals athlete Caragh Hamilton to talk about her leap of faith switching football for CrossFit and her ambitions for the future.  The interview, shot pre-covid at CrossFit 8020 [Yes we’ve been waiting for a rainy day to release this one], covers women’s football in Northern Ireland, Caragh’s footballing career which took her abroad to Iceland and finding a passion for CrossFit in none other than CrossFit Reykjavik. You can follow Caragh on Instagram HERE. We’re on iTunes, Spotify and other major podcast ..read more

Episode 1 of P.O.D. features the French Throwdown winning, Paramedic, Mike Palmer !! We talk about his route into fitness, his high pressure life or death job, rupturing his bicep in last year’s Open and rehabbing (+ a little bit of rowing) through to three podium finishes over the past couple of months. Is there anything this man can’t do ..read more

Part one of the CrossFit Games is done and dusted so once again Lauren sits down with CrossFit Analyst and Statistician Brian Friend to evaluate everything that happened. Brian, who works for CrossFit, Talking Elite Fitness and the Sanctionals Circuit, talks through his analysis of each work out and how small margins had huge impacts on the leader board. They talk about individual performances, Katrin Davidsdottir's come back, that final five breakdown and of course the absolute domination of Matt and Tia. The pair finish with an in-depth look at whether the CrossFit Games has effectively do ..read more