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The CrossFit Podcast

The CrossFit Podcast

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 Welcome to the CrossFit Podcast, hosted by CrossFit Seminar Staff veteran Denise Thomas.

Each episode features a conversation with a leader or legend within the CrossFit community sharing their experiences as practitioners of the CrossFit methodology, and first-hand witnesses to the power of CrossFit to create health and change lives in lasting and profound ways.

We’ll also sit down with guests from outside the community whose work in the academic or clinical space adds a valuable perspective to our discussions and collective understanding.

Along the way, we’ll unpack core elements of CrossFit’s identity that set us apart in our industry.

The CrossFit Podcast offers you the opportunity to listen to conversations between subject matter experts, long-standing affiliate owners, coaches and athletes, and pioneers in the charitable space.
We’ll cover a variety of topics, including:
  • Lifestyle intervention and chronic disease
  • Accountability and agency
  • The role of the CrossFit coach
  • Mental health and CrossFit
  • The value of doing hard things
  • Paying it forward and the spirit of service
Subscribe to gain regular insights from the most thoughtful and experienced voices on health and fitness in the CrossFit community and beyond.

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Episodes
  • [CFMS SERIES] The Future of Health (Care) in CrossFit Affiliates (EP. 038)

    [CFMS SERIES] The Future of Health (Care) in CrossFit Affiliates (EP. 038)
    Sep 22 2025
    Over the next few weeks, we’re rolling out something different: a special CrossFit Podcast collaboration with the CrossFit Medical Society. Why? Because the CFMS isn’t sitting quietly on the sidelines. They are in the fight to cure chronic disease and put affiliates in the driver’s seat as the true health homes of their communities. This is a grassroots health revolution, and everyone should be paying attention. The mission is simple: empower affiliates, coaches, and members with real tools to reclaim their health and step out of the sickness economy. No quick fixes. Just CrossFit.

    In this episode, Dr. Tom McCoy and Jenn Pishko, founders of the CrossFit Medical Society, join host Jocelyn Rylee to break down how affiliates can become the front line of community-based health care.

    Recorded live at the 2025 CrossFit Owners and Coaches Conference and the 2025 CrossFit Games, the conversation digs into physician burnout, the launch of CommunityCare, and why the affiliate model is poised to be the future of preventative health.

    Topics Covered
    • Burnout rates in primary care and why doctors are leaving medicine
    • How CrossFit affiliates can act as community health hubs
    • Launch of the CrossFit Medical Society and its goals
    • CommunityCare: a new model challenging U.S. health insurance
    • Biomarkers, bone density, and measures of health in CrossFit
    • Building trust between affiliates, coaches, and members
    • Shifting from “sick care” to true preventative health
    Resources Mentioned
    • CrossFit Medical Society
    • CommunityCare program
    • Biomarker Hub
    • CEUs and CMEs
    Community Highlight

    Bobby Peters is the assistant superintendent of a rural California school district. He’s also an L2 trainer, a garage gym guy, and the founder of CrossFit Sierra Pacific, a nonprofit affiliate based in a public high school.⠀

    It started small. A few local P.E. teachers got their L1s. Then came a weight-room renovation, a CrossFit course for students, and a 5 a.m. class open to any staff who wanted to move before the school day.

    But Bobby didn’t stop there.

    He helped launch a CrossFit program inside a juvenile incarceration facility. The setup is simple — bikes, sandbags, bodyweight movements — but the impact is massive.

    “These kids didn’t talk to each other at first,” Bobby says. “Now they cheer each other on. They fist bump. They give feedback. It’s completely different.

    ”Bobby’s building confidence, leadership, and the possibility of a different path. His vision is clear: help these kids earn their L1s and reenter the world with something real.

    He’s also pushing to get CrossFit recognized as a state-approved high school fitness curriculum — and he’s laying the groundwork to make it happen.

    Know someone you think deserves to be highlighted? Nominate them here.

    Share Your Thoughts: Email us [podcasts@crossfit.com] or complete our survey here.
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • [LIVE] Cutting Through the Noise on Nutrition (EP. 037)

    [LIVE] Cutting Through the Noise on Nutrition (EP. 037)
    Sep 19 2025
    Nutrition is one of the most debated topics in health and fitness — and it’s central to CrossFit’s methodology.

    In this livestream, host James Hobart sits down with Jocelyn Rylee, Joe Alexander, and Jenn Pishko to talk nutrition. The conversation tackles CrossFit’s nutrition principles, how they apply in real life, and what the science actually says.

    With so many competing voices in the space, we cut through the noise to address strategies for everyday CrossFit athletes, elite athletes, and those battling chronic disease. Expect honest discussion on food quality vs. quantity, calories in vs. calories out, the 80/20 rule, food addiction, and more.

    Let us know what you think --> podcasts@crossfit.com

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • [LIVE] Why the Standard Matters (EP. 036)

    [LIVE] Why the Standard Matters (EP. 036)
    Sep 17 2025
    We talk about “the standard” in CrossFit all the time — but what does it really mean?

    In this livestream, Denise Thomas sits down with Nicole Carroll, Chase Ingraham, and Adrian Conway to get real about what it takes to hold the standard in our gyms and on the competition floor.

    The crew digs into where the standard came from, why it matters, and what happens when we don’t uphold it. They’ll break down coaching, defining fitness, and the ultimate goals of health and performance longevity.

    Expect a candid conversation about what “holding the standard” actually means, why it matters, and how we’re doing on hitting the goal.

    Let us know what you think --> podcasts@crossfit.com

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    59 mins
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