Chasing Excellence
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 252:02:07
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Synopsis
Chasing Excellence is a show dedicated to dissecting what it means to live a life of excellence, both inside the gym & out. On each episode, we'll deep dive on various aspects of being an athlete & maximizing your potential.
Episodes
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#061: How I Think About Coaching
25/02/2019 Duration: 01h02minWe’re talking about how to climb the ladder of leadership with your athletes, why you should never ask a client why something isn’t working, and how to get the most out of your coaches.
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#060: Building Stronger Nutritional Strategies
18/02/2019 Duration: 42minWe’re talking about some of the ways you can set yourself up for nutritional success at home, at the office, and when you go out to eat.
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#059: Running Your Gym Like a Private School
11/02/2019 Duration: 31minWe're talking about how CrossFit New England on-boards new members, the three things we believe can guarantee our members' success, & why gyms should be paying attention to their churn rate.
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#058: Embracing Vulnerability, with Heather Bergeron
04/02/2019 Duration: 37minHeather joins us in this episode to talk about living a life of honesty, dealing with the judgments of others, & why being vulnerable is how we can build trust.
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#057: Two Minute Drill, #3
28/01/2019 Duration: 34minI'm answering your questions on subjects like ideal body fat for health, whether fear is a good motivator for change, & what I would do if I had to start my coaching career over from scratch.
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#056: Taking Small Steps Toward Big Goals, with Katrin Davidsdottir
21/01/2019 Duration: 42minKatrin joins us to talk about how we came to start working together, how we think about & build toward our goals, & when we start creating the year's training plan.
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#055: Defining & Pursuing Balance
14/01/2019 Duration: 28minWe're breaking down what I mean when I say that I'm seeking balance in my life.
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#054: Starting a Career in CrossFit
07/01/2019 Duration: 45minWe're talking about the journey I took from being a personal trainer to building CrossFit New England as it stands today, what young trainers who want to start a gym should do first, & my best advice for owners who have just opened their doors.
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#053: 10 Principles for Better Sleep
17/12/2018 Duration: 33minWe’re talking about developing better sleep habits & why optimizing our sleep is really optimizing our health.
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#052: A Masters Athlete's Guide to Competing
05/12/2018 Duration: 30minIn this episode: We're talking about strategies for maximizing the competitive career of a master's athlete.
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#051: Learning to Flip Fear Around
24/11/2018 Duration: 28minWe're talking about evolutionary sources of fear, the role it has played in my life, & how to use fear to make yourself better.
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#050: Favorite Books, Podcasts, Films, & People
16/11/2018 Duration: 01h04minIn this episode: We're covering the books & other resources that I most frequently recommend.
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#049: Game Day Nutrition
05/11/2018 Duration: 37minWe're talking about the best practices & common mistakes of keeping your nutrition on point during your next CrossFit competition.
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#048: What it Means to be Productive
25/10/2018 Duration: 45minWe're talking about putting first things first, the number of hours the average American spends watching television, & how I schedule my days & weeks to ensure I'm being effective.
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#047: Two Minute Drill, Take #2
15/10/2018 Duration: 40minWe’re answering listener questions, including my advice to young athletes who want to make CrossFit a professional endeavor, recommended approaches to uncover food sensitivity issues, & my morning routine.
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#046: Earning Trust & Building Teams
05/10/2018 Duration: 52minWe're talking about the philosophy & the process we take at CFNE to hire new people, the value of trust, & how to share your vision so that the whole team buys into it.
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#045: Don't Get Bamboozled by Big Food
25/09/2018 Duration: 37minWe're talking about some of the reasons we're set up to fail when trying to eat clean, as well as a bunch of foods & ingredients to look out for as we pursue better health.
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#044: Talent, Opportunities, & Effort
11/09/2018 Duration: 28minWe're talking about whether Katrin, Fraser, & Tia are more talented than other athletes, the value of deliberate practice, & why I think it's important to first define what you would consider a success.
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#043: What to Do About Your Weaknesses
28/08/2018 Duration: 37minIn this episode: We're talking about how to attack weaknesses in the gym, how to play to our strengths outside the gym, & how I've come to think about the areas in my own life I want to focus on improving. Show Notes: 01:54 - How I think about getting to the bottom of movement or performance issues 8:55 - Why I don't only competitive athletes should be focusing on their weaknesses 16:48 - What I think are the cross-over benefits to real life of learning how to attack weaknesses in the gym 23:14 - My thoughts on whether it ever makes sense to go hard on our weaknesses, even in lieu of strengths 28:55 - How I've come to think about & through my own areas of weakness // Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/2lCdeWb Subscribe on Google Play: https://goo.gl/VPYj3G Grab the book: http://amzn.to/2vSjU4q Chasing Excellence is a show dedicated to dissecting what it means to live a life of excellence, both inside the gym & out. On each episode, we'll deep dive on various aspects of running a CrossFit
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#042: Desert Island Health
15/08/2018 Duration: 32minIn this episode: We're imposing some imaginary constraints to explore some of my health & fitness principles. Topics include which CrossFit benchmarks workouts I'd pick to repeat forever if I had to, what single meal I would eat if I had to only eat one meal for the rest of my life, & what single movement I'd choose if I could only do one. Show Notes: 01:30 - My pick for what movement in the gym I would pick if I could only do one for the rest of my life 08:00 - If I could only do 3 CrossFit benchmarks workouts, on repeat, for the rest of my life, these are the 3 I'd choose. 15:49 - My answer to which would be worse to endure: Sleeping only 4 hours a nice, every night; eating only food at the local house of pizza; or only working out twice a week. 19:00 - Some of my go-to workouts when I don't have any equipment to use 22:20 - The single meal I would eat every day, for every meal, if I had to limit myself to it. 28:00 - The people I would gather around a table to learn from, if I could pick from anybo