Talking Elite Fitness

Sean Woodland talks with former Nebraska Cornhusker, St. Louis Rams and Seattle Seahawks defensive end Grant Wistrom about his college football career, winning three national championships, playing in the NFL, finding CrossFit and his personal fitness journey.  Grant is also married to CrossFit Games Masters competitor Melissa Wistrom and is currently a co-owner of CrossFit Springfield in Missouri.

Sean and Tommy sit down to discuss and share their thoughts on the Open score penalties recently handed out by CrossFit HQ for athletes at the top of the leaderboard, as well as preview the upcoming CrossFit Italian Showdown and Asia CrossFit Championship sanctioned events taking place this weekend.

Brent "The Professor" Fikowski is a 3-time CrossFit Games athlete, podium finisher, and 4th place finisher at the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games. Brent has never finished lower than 4th at the CrossFit Games, and was the 2nd fittest man on the planet in 2017. Brent will be competing the Asia CrossFit Championship sanctioned event and joins Sean and Tommy from Shanghai, China to talk about the 2019 season, his growth and mindset as an athlete, and his vision for the future of the sport.

Sean and Tommy return from Washington D.C. and the Mid Atlantic CrossFit Challenge to give their thoughts on the event as a whole, and recap the competition for the men, women, and teams. They also provide an update on the media landscape for upcoming sanctioned events and the CrossFit Games following some recent developments.

Mike "Rothy" Roth has been the live broadcast director for the CrossFit Games in since 2011, and has played a pivotal part in the development and growth of the live production for the CrossFit Games the past 9 seasons. A television production veteran of 35 years, Rothy has also directed and worked on a variety of major sports around the world including the NFL, NBA, and NHL. Rothy joins Sean and Tommy to chat about the evolution and future of the CrossFit Games from the media side.

Sean and Tommy do a full competition preview of the Mid Atlantic CrossFit Challenge (MACC) covering individual and team workouts, as well as taking a look at the elite men, women, and team divisions. They announce that they'll be a part of the broadcast team calling the event which will be streamed for free on the event's Facebook page, and they conclude their previous CrossFit WrestleMania episode with the results of the fan poll for ending of the finale.

This one's just for fun. In this special wrestling themed episode, Sean and Tommy create a fictional WrestleMania program filled with matches between the top CrossFit Games athletes and personalities. Included are steel cage, tag team, triple threat, elimination chamber, and TLC matches.

Sean and Tommy sit down to recap all aspects of the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games Open including media coverage, quality of the programming and the Open as a test, and the communities impact and engagement over the 5 weeks. They also cover some breaking news about CrossFit Mayhem Freedom, and developments in the team competition.

Sean and Tommy discuss and break down the top individual performances for the CrossFit Games Open workout 19.5, athletes on the bubble for qualifying, and share their thoughts on the workout as a whole. Tommy shares his experience at the Miami Open announcement. They also update some sanctioned event backfill scenarios, and talk drug testing and video verification for the qualifying athletes.

Mat Fraser is the 3-time consecutive CrossFit Games Champion, and reigning Fittest Man on Earth. With 5 consecutive podium finishes, in 2019 Mat will look to earn a record tying 4 consecutive title. Tommy sits down with Mat following the 19.5 Open workout announcement in Miami to catch up on the season, and learn more about Mat outside of CrossFit.

Sean and Tommy breakdown all the top performances from week 4 of the CrossFit Games Open, and preview the upcoming announcements for week 5. They also go in depth on the programming of workout 19.4, discuss the latest Trash Talk Thursday developments, cover potential sanctioned event invites, and highlight some of the exciting national champion races to watch for 19.5.

Craig Richey and Jasmine Cabourn are YouTube vloggers from the U.K., CrossFit enthusiasts, and founders of HSTL.MADE clothing. Through their TeamRichey and Who's Jas vlogs they provide an unfiltered look at life as they travel the world, spend time with the most influential people in CrossFit, and spread their passion for health and fitness.

Sean and Tommy sit down to recap and discuss the results from week 3 of the CrossFit Games Open. They also discuss Open programming and the buzz about strict handstand pushups as well as look forward to what's in store for the final 2 weeks of the Open. Hot topics, Community Support Stories, and Trash Talk Thursday also make an appearance.

Matt O'keefe is the President of Loud and Live Sports which owns and operates the Wodapalooza CrossFit Festival in Miami, as well as the West Coast Classic sanctioned event slated for the 2020 season. Matt is also the founder of Redline Gear, and through his agency manages 20 of the top CrossFit athletes in the sport.

Sean and Tommy recap the results and news from the second week of the CrossFit Games Open, and offer up some broadcast tips. They talk top performances in 19.2 and overall standings, as well as look forward to week 3 and the announcements. Sean shares his experience from the Arnold, where he called the Rogue Strongman Classic.