One of the most challenging and nuanced things a coach has to do with an athlete is "peak" them for their event, or multiple events within the same season. The two weeks leading up to the event in question, needs to be navigated intelligently, and perhaps slightly differently depending on the athlete and what else they have coming up on their schedule. Coach Jay and Coach Tommie discuss these questions in depth and give a clear approach to how to address them. https://www.conquerathlete.com ..read more

Amy and Stu are two incredible athletes. They have both recently punched their respective tickets to the CrossFit Games as masters athletes. Amy took 2nd place in the Open within the 35-39 year old age group, and Stu outright won the Open within the 60-64 year old age group. The most impressive thing about these two is that they are not one dimensional. They both have very full schedules, and yet continue to find the time to train as elite athletes, making it to the absolute pinnacle of their sport. We know that you will enjoy this one! https://www.conquerathlete.com ..read more

On today's episode, coach Tommie talks about something that all coaches will likely have to deal with at one point or another. A difficult client. This can be a challenge to handle properly. Coach Tommie gives his take on what some acceptable options would be when faced with such a situation. Enjoy! https://www.conquerathlete.com ..read more

Todays guest is Conquer Athlete: Tyler Cooke. Tyler is not only a phenomenal athlete, but he also runs a successful real estate business, is a husband and father of two young children, and is an amazing coach in his own right. Because of this, a large portion of the show revolves around finding balance in life and how to navigate around the things that you can and can not control. This is a good one, and we think that you will agree. Tyler's IG: @classic_coo https://www.conquerathlete.com ..read more

Today's guest is one of our very own "Individual Design" Conquer Athletes, Aurora Vellante. Aurora just qualified for Semifinals for the first time and thats not even her most impressive achievement. Aurora is a college professor, CrossFit coach, AND athlete who we could all learn a thing or two from when it comes to time management and achieving goals. She is an impressive lady, and we think that everyone is going to start seeing and hearing a lot more from her. Aurora's IG: @aurorav1313 https://www.conquerathlete.com ..read more

Today guest is long time Conquer athlete, Will Carter. Will is an incredibly driven and impressive athlete who has a work ethic that it's hard to find a parallel for. Our conversation with Will today centers a lot around that very topic and can help put into perspective for many of our listeners just what it takes to be a CrossFit Games athlete. Will's IG: @wcarter45 https://www.conquerathlete.com ..read more

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.  Enjoy! https://www.conquerathlete.com ..read more

On this episode of the podcast the boys discuss the recent Quarter Finals. They talk about the workouts, surprises, the overall format of the Quarter Finals, and where they think some improvements can be made. This is a fun one. Tune in, sit back, and enjoy. https://www.conquerathlete.com ..read more

Now that the CrossFit Open is a wrap, we are taking a min to talk about programming for athletes in the subsequent stages of the competitive season. How do we prepare our athletes to not only do well in the Quarterfinals, but more importantly how do to that while getting them ready for Semifinals. We discuss our approach to the programming for both individual and team athletes. Enjoy! https://www.conquerathlete.com ..read more

Now that the Open is over, there are undoubtably a lot of us that may be feeling a little disappointed with how it went. Maybe you didn't perform as well as you'd hope, or maybe you did but your body is feeling the aftermath of it all. Today's episode is all about how to get the most out of the past three weeks and how to move forward in the best way possible. Enjoy!   https://www.conquerathlete.com ..read more