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We cover the sport of CrossFit from all angles. We talk with athletes, coaches and celebrities that compete and surround in the sport of CrossFit at all levels. We also bring you Breaking News, Human Interest Stories and report on the Methodology of CrossFit. We also use the methodology to make ourselves the fittest we can be.
What is going on, everybody?
Welcome to lunchtime.
It's lunch with the
Clydesdale on a Monday afternoon.
Hope everybody is doing well.
Start throw time.
Way high.
Right angle, just too damn high.
Okay.
Man, I am...
I am flat out exhausted went
to a concert last night it
ended at eleven o'clock had
to drive an hour fifteen
back to columbus got in
about twelve fifteen twelve
thirty got into bed could
not calm down after the
concert and ended up uh
falling asleep about two a.m
and then up for work this
morning and my fifty
five-year-old ass is way
way tired holy cow I am
really really undressing my
rebound ability compared to
what it used to be uh going
to concerts uh because I am
I'm dragging and uh but
it has been a lifelong, well,
since the mid nineties dream, uh,
to go see collective soul.
I used to go to concerts all the time and,
um,
And collective soul has been
one of my favorite bands for a long time.
My wife and I've tried to
see them a couple of times.
And for some reason or another,
the show would get canceled
and we never actually got to see them.
And so last night finally
got to see them after twenty five years,
thirty years.
And.
Did not disappoint.
They were freaking...
freaking phenomenal the lead
singer has not lost a
single step his notes were
crisp and in tune and the
so good like it was he they
were just really good the
band was top notch in sync
and I think it's pretty
much the original set the
original cast of characters
which is very rare these
days that after thirty
years uh the entire band is
still together
And then, so they were,
it's a co-headlining tour
with Collective Soul and Live.
They flip-flop every other night.
Who's going to open?
Who's going to finish?
Collective Soul opened up last night.
And so the only bummer for
me is they got an hour and
fifteen instead of an hour and thirty.
So I missed out on maybe two songs.
And then Live came out and did.
They finished off the night.
I'd seen them in concert before.
Big fan of their Throwing Copper album.
and um when I was in college
we listened to that all the
time uh pretty good set
they they got into some new
music in the middle which I
understand they're trying
to promote some stuff but
it it just it hits a lull
because not everybody not
everybody knows the stuff
right but I know what
they're trying to do and
they sounded great uh the lead singer was
as good as ever.
Um, so yeah,
but went with a friend who
actually worked in New York, Pennsylvania,
where live is from and
actually saw them in clubs
back in the day.
And, uh,
so he was super stoked last night.
And then when collective soul was over,
I literally looked at him and said,
that was beyond my expectations.
And, um,
and I am over the moon I
could not um I could not be
any more happy with uh the
concert last night I
actually bought a concert
shirt uh for the first time
since like um they were so
good I wish older bands
would understand we are not
there to hear your new music
Um, I go back and forth on that.
Like I get it because you
still want to be relevant.
Um,
and if you're putting out new music and
you've put all this heart
and soul into it,
you want to share it with the world.
Um, but I,
I wish they would have spread it
out through the set instead
of like made one set of all
the new music where the
overall concert just kind of lulled.
But other than that, it was great.
Really, I don't want to poo-poo it.
I had a blast.
My friend Mark and I had a blast.
But, you know,
I quit drinking eighteen months ago, too.
So like I'm not drinking at
these concerts.
It's so it's a very
different experience now.
And I'm really,
really loving that and had
had a great time.
So.
But with that,
I also went to Pennsylvania
this weekend to check on
Mama Schweitzer and got to
hang out with her for a little bit.
Got to fix a couple things
around the house.
Got to help her with a little bit.
And so we had a good time there.
Grant, I know your payoff secret.
Payoff secret.
I don't know what that means.
So, okay.
It's in your thumbnail.
Okay.
We'll see.
so I also got to hang out
with mama switzer that was
fun uh we played some cards
we I fixed some stuff
around the house we went
out to dinner had a great
time it was really nice
getting to meet her but
when I'm there like I am
totally out of touch with
technology so a lot of
stuff happened this weekend
in the crossfit space I was
not able to keep up with it
all but I did last night
when I couldn't sleep right
away did catch some of the
stuff and so I I just want to pose
this question to you all.
And that is with everything
going on with Danielle Brandon.
And, and again,
I have not got to watch everything,
so I'm still trying to catch up.
Is this good for CrossFit?
I have made the argument for
years that when we have a villain,
CrossFit is going to be
better because not only do
you have someone to root for,
but now you're going to
have someone to root against.
And the more she is put out
there as the villain of the sport,
or the more she puts
herself out there to be the
villain of the sport,
however that turns out to be, um,
the more I think people will
be engaged in her success
or lack thereof moving forward.
Now, she's going to have her fans.
I've had her on the show a couple times.
She has some of the biggest
numbers of anybody I've
ever had on the show.
So she is very polarizing on
both sides of this argument.
But I think the more that's
happening lately,
the more she is becoming the villain,
and the more she becomes the villain,
the better for the sport,
especially if she's
competitive this year.
If she finishes top five and
she contends with everybody,
with everything that's going on,
I will tell you the eyes
will be on her and how she
does as much as Tia or
anybody else in the field.
And Andrew Sten comes in and says,
is she really a villain?
What's happening is more to
do with stuff outside of
CrossFit than anything to
do with the sport.
Where we are with the sport
outside the sport, inside the sport,
does it even matter?
These people are more social
media influencers than they
are athletes at this point
where we're at.
So anything that brings to
the story and brings to the
character is what's
building up the drama for this event.
And I think that, yes, it does matter.
It does matter what's
happening because it's
building her up to be
This person who is against the affiliates,
against CrossFit,
against the other people in the gym,
all that stuff.
And now people want her to lose.
People are going to want her
to lose as much as they
want their favorite athlete to win.
And that is what's going to
make it even better for the sport.
Trent Olive says,
I would say it has
definitely drawn people
into all the podcasts and
then driving traffic to
personal Instagram for sure.
And if it's doing that,
it's going to do that to
the CrossFit Games as well.
If people are drawn into this story,
they're going to be drawn in to all of it,
not just the podcasts.
Vicky, I used to be a DB fan,
lost respect for her a year or so ago.
Now she just seems like an
entitled complainer.
But the question is,
are you going to root against her?
Howard Stern famously said
one time that they were
doing research on his
ratings and the people that
loved him listened for an
hour and the people that
hated him listened for two.
So I think when it is fueled by hate,
the ratings can even be better.
George Wang, i.e.
one through four, all look good for DB.
If she's contending,
it's going to be awesome.
Brock Bessette, if she finishes top five,
it will be an accident.
Look at the field.
Look how depleted it is this year.
If she's going to finish top five,
it's this year.
Andrew Sennett's devolving
into junior high type gossip stuff.
Maybe I've missed some
developments from over the weekend.
Yeah,
apparently there was a letter sent
from members of the gym
that she is working out at,
listing all of the things
that she's doing to piss
off the other members of the gym.
Now, all that is alleged,
although if you watch the Savant episode,
which I'm about two-thirds
of the way through,
Um,
they did corroborate a lot of the
information in it.
Um, so it looks like it seems to be true.
It's just how far do you
think the stuff she's doing
should truly affect the gym
and the members and who is
responsible for it,
her or the owner for allowing it?
It's a pretty good episode.
They go through a lot.
Again,
I still have about a third of the
way to get through before I
totally give my full opinion on that.
Denise,
there will also be those out there
who want her to win, too.
I agree.
She is very polarizing.
People either love or hate her.
Lito, same, Vicky.
I liked her more after that documentary,
and now I'm back to being
indifferent about her.
She's back to being unlikable.
I don't know if I'd call her a villain,
though.
Fergie, it's her fifteen minutes.
Sports is full of shit shows.
But people tune in for shit shows.
Why do people always gawk
around at the car accident
or the train wreck?
People want to see that stuff.
C O O one.
We prefer the hate.
I think, are you cool?
Is that what you're trying
to do with that?
Cool.
I don't know.
Um, um,
why fox news runs clips of
msnbc they have five times
the audience but make be
making people grabs
eyeballs it's probably
right andrew the games are
about entertainment that's
what it is it is a show
It is a show that they're
trying to get people's eyes to watch.
Yes, there's a winner at the end.
We need to develop more
before it's a sport.
But all this stuff happens
in every other sport that's out there.
Because at the end of the day,
the NFL is entertainment.
The NBA is entertainment.
They are on TV.
They are trying to grab an audience.
They are trying to grab ratings.
And so anything that pulls
eyes to that is what they're looking for.
Jay Birch says, hate is a strong emotion.
train all of it.
Honestly, I don't mind the drama.
It's keeping engaged until the game start.
I get it.
Exactly.
There's not a lot going on, guys.
There's not a lot going on.
Us people in this business
are looking for the things to talk about.
George Wang,
so far the only people we've
heard from except the one caller,
all have anti-DB agenda.
Hiller was her best defender.
Sethi D.,
her talent and attitude outweigh
the negatives.
See, got people in both camps.
understand they are now not
what they were created to be.
When it was first created, it was a,
it was a festival at a
ranch and people camped out
and they barbecued and they
did all of that stuff.
And it was a test to prove a theory.
The minute they moved to the
home Depot center, stub hub center,
whatever it was at that time,
it became entertainment.
The minute you are in a
stadium and you're trying
to fill that stadium with people to watch,
you are making it entertainment.
And the more you can bring
to the entertainment aspect of that,
the more eyes will watch.
Terry,
there's no way she's coming in top ten.
There's no way she can't.
I mean,
I hate to be... I hate to be...
You're one of our best viewers,
but you are so... You're
overlooking how many people
are not going to be at the
games this year.
Her talent alone will get her top ten.
She's just too talented not
to finish top ten.
Too talented.
Too talented.
Fergie,
remember when Ricky G was the villain?
Turns out he was a cool guy
that made a bad mistake.
I agree.
And we all wanted that villain.
The most exciting year at
the games is when Matt
Frazier was a villain.
And he was trying to beat Rich.
That was the most exciting
games finish in a long time.
And when Rich beat the villain,
it was huge.
Huge.
Um, so Vaughn podcast,
we were far from anti DB.
No, you are far from anti DB.
So Vaughn, you are truly in her corner.
Um, Jody Lynn,
did you ever go to the rant?
I have not.
Denise Moore speaking the truth.
The more tickets you sell,
the more money the athletes get.
DB under delivers in every competition.
She made under deliver in
every competition,
but even under delivering,
she's going to finish top ten.
She just finished second at
WFP against a more stacked
field than she'll see at the games.
I mean,
say what you will about that
competition at this point
and where they are,
but that was a pretty damn good field,
and she finished second.
She is very, very talented.
Lito,
is DB good for CrossFit if we're
talking about her affiliate?
Probably not.
And she also doesn't promote
or like CrossFit, which is crazy to me.
But is she good for the CrossFit Games?
For sure.
Anything that brings eyes to
it to find out why she doesn't like it,
hopefully people will find
out why they would like it.
And Larry Young proving all
the reasons why she's going
to finish top ten for sure.
In wrestling, she would be called a heel.
It's all just a show for the fans.
I do not disagree.
That is exactly why I think she is.
This is good for the sport
and good for CrossFit.
The drama is good for CrossFit.
You know, WFP was a good field.
There just wasn't enough
events for her to have a breakdown.
So she did very well.
Come on.
You have to look at this
field that she's going up
against and her talent.
It is going to be top ten for sure.
so yeah so uh we're gonna
probably talk about this
more tonight on monday
night crossfit talk again I
was at a concert last night
uh and so the ladies
decided we would do a show
tonight I gave them the
option to do a ladies only
show last night but they
wanted to do it tonight
with everybody so we are
going live at eight p.m
eastern time tonight the
Other thing I wanted to talk about is,
and this is, okay.
I guess the drama gives
podcast something to talk about.
It's more than that, Andrew.
It's about the eyes on the competition,
which I don't know if, well,
we'll talk about it tonight.
We have a new broadcasting
partner this year.
I didn't even see this.
It was hidden in who they
announced as a broadcast team.
And on a different slide,
they announced who's going
to be covering it.
And I think there are some
advantages to this over ESPN.
But we'll talk about that
tonight in way more detail.
Andrew, we're going to disagree on this.
That's fine.
can we can have go face to
face head to head have it
out or just agree to
disagree to be honest I
think she needs a therapist
it's not healthy to lose
her or blow her personal
life up the way she does
she lacks self-control
emotionally uh she probably
does and maybe she is we
don't know she could be getting help
But just because you're
getting help doesn't mean
you don't have lapses in judgment.
Hell,
I've gone to therapy and I still
lapse on what we talk about.
It happens.
I will say for the record,
I have been in Danielle's
presence a handful of times
and she has been nothing
but gracious and nice and kind.
very accommodating to
everything that we have
asked and been very nice to
me in person every time.
I have never had a bad
experience with Danielle.
So I want to talk a little
bit about a little bit
history of this podcast and
kind of what happened this weekend.
As everybody knows,
the Lauren Khalil thing has
been clipped and run about
her not getting enhanced
access to the games.
When we started this podcast,
I had no idea that I would
I didn't think we'd have
more than ten viewers.
I was just doing it for fun
because I wanted to be a
sports broadcaster at some point,
gave up on that dream.
And with other things going
crappy in my life, I decided,
let's just start this.
And in twenty twenty one,
I wrote a letter to Justin
LaFranco because they had
stopped using their YouTube
channel and I offered to take it over.
And he agreed to let us do that.
we got to morning chalk up
everybody there hated that
we were there um except for
one or two people and we
got sabotaged every
opportunity people had to
sabotage us we then go to
the games I do interviews I
had a great one with colton
mertens that got lost with
morning chalk up um ellie
turner that got lost
bunch of others.
And I just was like,
I'm done with this shit.
And I decided I was going to
go on my own and I was just
going to grind and grind and grind.
So the next year we get the semifinals,
I get media credentials.
I show up in Knoxville for
the syndicate and the Mac.
They were back-to-back years that,
that year.
And in the second week of that event,
I got kicked out of,
I got kicked out of the
media room to make room for
the buttery bros.
And I was put into an area
with the judges where they
were talking loud.
We couldn't get any work done.
We were looking for...
they were looking at their
schedules and stepping on
our table with our laptops
and our equipment.
And I just said the hell with this.
And I went and I parked my
ass right outside the
tunnel coming off the floor.
And I just started
interviewing athlete after
athlete from every heat
coming off and recording
them as fast as I could and
getting them up on
Instagram as fast as I could.
And by the end of the weekend,
Wilson and his team
provided me with a table
and chairs and the whole
bit to do that in that tunnel.
So then we get to Granite
Games the next weekend.
Same thing happens.
I'm booted out of the media room.
And so I go over and I use
my hotspot on my phone and
I park outside the warmup
area where the athletes were.
And as they came up from the field,
I was interviewing them
over and over and over again.
And this just became my thing.
Then the next year,
everybody wants to do what I was doing.
And so they're jumping in to
interview these athletes
coming off the floor.
At that point, I brought on Jamie.
I had Cheryl Nasso.
And there was Kat.
And people were bullying them,
saying that they get dibs
on the interviews because
of the company that they were with.
Some of those being Talking Elite Fitness.
Some of those being Morning Chalk Up.
And that really pissed me off.
And so I went back to doing
some of the interviews so
that I could protect the
ground of these ladies that
had come to try to help me.
And so we were doing our thing.
Every place we went to,
we battled for space.
Even last year at the Syndicate Crown,
security tried to kick us
out of the tunnel where the
athletes were coming off the floor,
even though other people
from other companies were
in that tunnel the whole time.
It is... And...
wilson has always been the
the best and his team has
always been the best and
they gave us an alternative
but it just sucks that
these people kept getting
like better situations and
better places to be and uh
and so this year you know I
didn't make it out to the
semifinals because my wife
was going through surgery
my mom had a stroke a lot
of stuff were going on like that so
What was cool this year is
Lauren makes the statement
that she doesn't get
enhanced media credentials.
And I have to say, finally,
karma has come around.
Me and my team this year did the Open.
Two of my team members won
the Open in their age group.
One of those people is going
to the CrossFit Games.
Both of them are going to
the Masters CrossFit Games.
We have done as much for the
CrossFit community as anybody.
We're participating.
We are backing.
We are promoting.
We're doing all that stuff.
There are some amazing
people in this space.
And they have asked me to
not mention their names.
And they know who they are.
They're amazing people in
this sport and this space
and they help people out.
And I'm so grateful to them
because they are awesome.
And it's never the people you think it is.
Those people work in silence
and in the background and
they're great people.
And I appreciate them so much.
And this year,
we,
this weekend we found out I'm getting
emotional.
We found out this weekend
that we have enhanced
access at the CrossFit
games for the first time ever.
And it's going to make what
we can put out so much better.
I am so pumped.
I am so jazzed about this
and I'm fired up to do the
best job I can to bring you
guys the best content we can bring.
Um,
But I love the fact that
there are people that still
feel it's important to have your back.
And they do it without
wanting recognition or
anything like that.
And when you watch some of this content,
there's people that play
the nice guy and there are
people that are the nice guy.
And I just want to thank
those who truly are the
nice guys and truly are the
ones who help you out.
And I love the fact that
they did that for us.
And I love the fact that we
get an opportunity to show
what we can do.
And I love the fact that we
can really hone in there
and get our skills better
and do better and better as
we move along.
So.
You guys are my crowd.
You guys are my people.
You're with me each and every day.
And I want to thank you so
much for being here.
And I wanted to let you guys know what...
what happened and that this
weekend while I was at my
mom's house taking care of
her I got the email I got
actually a dm from crossfit
saying you have enhanced
access we'll send you more
details in the coming week
and can't wait to meet you at the games
and so with that thank you
guys thank you and you know
who you guys are if you'll
help me out um and I want
to thank you the audience
for being here every single
day and hanging out with us
so thank you all for the
congratulations uh cross
fat says uh did you text
lauren then and a boo-boo I
really wanted to I really
really wanted to
um denise moore enhanced
access amazing uh lana
congrats scott well
deserved uh someone's
cutting onions congrats to
scott team it's been fun
following around clydesdale
media's journey for the
last few years uh don't
piss down dave's back and
tell him it's raining karma for tef
Vicky, you earned it.
By the way, speaking of Tommy,
did you know he'll be in
the broadcast team for the
Masters with Sean Woodland this year?
He was last year.
I do want to say this,
and I know Grant did a thing with Tommy.
Tommy has always been cool to me.
Tommy was the one person at
Morning Chalk Up that didn't F me over.
Um, and I do have to say that out loud,
Tommy has always been a class act.
So has Sean.
The two of them have never,
ever done a thing to me in any way.
Um, that was disrespectful.
So I'm,
I'll never speak ill of those two people,
uh,
because when everybody else was
dogging me, they were not, um,
But there are plenty of
others who took their shots
when they could.
Just made that a simple math
equation for all of us.
Hey, I'm not naming names,
but I don't really care anymore.
I hit that fifty five and I
just don't give a shit what people think.
I just,
I want to be a head down and grind
away guy, do my thing the best I can.
Corey, stop that.
I cannot express to y'all
how much Scott deserves this.
This dude does so much for
so many without asking for
anything in return.
Truly a class act.
CrossFit here for unfiltered old man,
Scott.
Yeah, I am.
I am the guy that goes out
and screams at the clouds
and I am embracing that and
leaning into that character completely.
Denise.
Denise, you're the best.
Scott doesn't push me on shoes.
Sleep aids, pre-workouts.
It's very genuine.
Even when we had sponsors back in the day,
we never did ad reads.
I will never, ever do an ad read.
Either I use the product and
I just talk about it in
general conversation or I
don't use it and I'm not
going to have them sponsor us.
Right now we have zero sponsors,
so it's really easy.
But when we had C-IV,
I actually drank C-IV and
it was really easy to drink
it while I was doing the show.
Um, yes.
Yells at people parking in
front of your house.
I hate that.
I hate that.
If you're not coming to see me,
why are you parking in front of my house?
Uh, Shannon, you're the best.
Truly love getting to see you every year.
Only my second time watching,
so I'll just stand to the
side and clap for everyone else.
Thanks, Mark.
Come back, check us out.
All right.
to what lito said about the
masters crossfit games um
the one thing I'll say
today that we'll talk more
about it tonight I I wish
that crossfit would try
other people at the mic in
the broadcasting like they
did with lucy campbell she
got to hang out with chase
she got really good at what
she was doing and I want
them to try new people
I don't mind if Sean's doing
the CrossFit Games Masters.
Put him with someone else
though for a trial of
another color analyst.
It seems like we just keep
retreading the same people
over and over and over again.
It just, it gets old.
It's the same analogies and
the same stories if you've
been watching since the beginning.
Like we see the same stuff
over and over again.
That's why I liked it when
John and Bill were doing
something or like Lucy Campbell.
Like I know people dug Stacey Tovar.
At least it was different.
Jason Kalipa, different.
And maybe they won't all succeed.
Maybe you don't keep any of them on,
but at least try some different people.
Amanda Hari would crush.
Hey, I believe so.
I think Carolyn Prevost would be awesome.
And I have made that claim
over and over again.
That woman is a CrossFit nerd.
She knows so much about this sport,
not just as an athlete.
She watches everything.
She knows all the stuff that's going on.
She would be incredible at it.
And she was great at Rogue
on the side desk last year,
but she's a little busy this year.
Yeah, Angelo was good.
I think Angelo would be great.
For you, play-by-play is a high-skill role,
only about three in
CrossFit that are qualified.
I think the color analyst
needs to change more than
the play-by-play.
But you're never going to
get another play-by-play
person unless you start
training somebody.
And maybe the Masters and
the Teens is a place to do some of that.
They don't have to do every heat.
Just get them some work.
uh vicky and tommy has been
very vocal about not really
supporting crossfit it
seems like a weird decision
I know can't we say
something about the
programming of the games
I'm sure I know we have larry we have
You remind us every night,
every Sunday night show we do,
every lunch show,
you remind us that we need
new programming.
And it needs to be heavier.
Kalipa was caffeined up
yellow lab on the broadcast.
Broadcast.
sean does his homework I
really enjoy his
broadcasting can you
imagine him with carolyn
yeah man so much here uh
that lady from grid league
yeah I I'm I would think
she would probably know
what the crossfit stuff is
if you know grid I mean
it's not a huge leap
But she's great.
She's a huge personality.
Big question.
Does our play-by-play person
need to be CrossFit?
Most sports, they aren't.
I think in this community,
there has to be some kind of tie.
Either they at least do the
workouts at a minimum.
Fergie,
Carolyn would be great at color
commentary.
I so agree with that.
Imagine Dave and JR
programming the games together.
Would it be incredible or
two alphas going at it?
Denise, our strong,
sixty-five to sixty-nine-year-old woman,
wants that group programmed heavier,
because then she'd win the games.
Tour de France and tennis
have iconic announcers that
didn't play the sport.
I'm not saying the
play-by-play has to have
played the sport.
I think they need to be a
crossfitter because that is
what this community wants.
There has to be a tie back
to the affiliates at some level.
It doesn't have to be huge,
but at some level it has to be.
Train Olive doesn't like the
lady from Grid.
think she's good I think
that their color people
depending on who they are
are either great or or less
I don't know what I just
said there but uh
I bet a decent flow master could do it.
I agree.
I think so.
I understand the sport is
still too new to have a
non-crossfit person as play-by-play.
Most don't understand what's going on.
She doesn't watch everything.
You'd be surprised.
There's some nuance to that, Siobhan.
with that guys,
my forty five minutes is up
and it is time for me to
get back to work.
It was awesome hanging out with you.
It's been a great weekend.
I'm going to finish up the
Daniel Brandon episode from last night.
I'll dig into some other stuff.
And then Jamie and Carolyn
and myself will be here tonight,
eight p.m.
to go over the event announcements,
to go over all the other stuff.
We got factor fiction again tonight.
should be fun we're only ten
days out from the crossfit
games man crazy with that
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Bye, guys.