The Fitness Movement: Training | Programming | Competing
The Fitness Movement is a show on all things training. We combine conversations with the ZOAR Fitness Coaching Staff with interviews with experts in the field. We’ll deep dive on topics such as Mastering Movements (Double Unders, Overhead Squats, Muscle-Ups), Programming (Organizing Program Design, Planning Training Cycles), Improving Strength (Weightlifting and Gymnastics) and Endurance (Triathlon, Bike, Row, Run, SkiErg, etc.) and anything else that can help coaches and athletes get an edge over their competition. Our hope that as a result of this podcast, you can better movement quality and ultimately improve your efficiency and capacity in all types of workouts and CrossFit WODs, regardless if your goal is completing the Open Rx, competing in the Games or packing on some functional muscle mass as a Hybrid / Hyrox athlete. Join us and let’s take our fitness and training knowledge to the next level.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 270
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
090: Addressing Respiratory Limitations in the CrossFit Athlete
Learn the step-by-step I took my athlete through to improve his breathing strength & endurance as a CrossFit athlete.
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089: Lauren Kalil on Joining "Talking Elite Fitness" & Podcasting / Media for CrossFit
We cover how Lauren's unique career path has led her to be uniquely qualified to hold engaging conservations with top CrossFit Games athletes.
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088: Using Cluster Sets to Build Strength & Capacity
Learn how to increase volume while keeping movement quality high for strength, gymnastics capacity, and cyclical prowess.
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087: Abbi Miller on the Myth of Work-Life Balance
Ben sits down with ZOAR Athlete Abbi Miller to discuss her athletic & professional career, work-life balance, and learning to be present in the moment.
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086: Are you competing too much as a CrossFit athlete?
Are you guilty of competing too often? Learn how to determine if this is you, and if so, how to develop tools to limit this problem going forward.
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085: Champion Language: Words of Winners
Our words have incredible impact on our performance, so learn to rethink the way you talk to elicit your best performance.
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084: Group Classes for the Competitive CrossFit Athlete
When does it makes sense for a competitive athlete to jump into a class or even mix a group environment with their individualized programming? Let's find out...
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083: Thrusters: Develop your Capacity
Learn how to improve your thruster strength & efficiency, allowing you to maximize your performance in MetCons and conditioning work.
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082: Sam Hagen: CrossFit, Analytics & Theatre
Today Ben & Chris sit down with Sam Hagen to discuss his athletic journey and pursuit of reaching a high level as a CrossFit athlete.
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081: Rethink Recovery: Maximizing Systems
Learn how to think more accurately about the recovery process from training & exercise and how to maximize the speed of each of the involved systems.
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080: Kasper Vinther: Strength Coach of Andre Houdet
We discuss how to improve max strength and force potential while bulletproofing an athlete's joints through proper volume, intensity and movement selection.
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079: Rope Climbs: Strength Development
Ben & Chris discuss the best ways for a CrossFit athlete to improve upper body pulling & grip strength for regular & legless rope climbs.
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078: Rope Climbs: Technique & Efficiency
Ben & Chris discuss the best technique for regular & legless rope climbs, including how to maximize your climbing effectiveness on the ascent & how to use a J-Hook vs. Fireman's slide for the descent…
077: Ashley Carrano: From Rehab to Entrepreneur & Coach
Ben & Stacey sit down with Ashley to discuss how she went from using drugs & being an addict to getting -and staying- clean, opening her own business, and becoming a CrossFit athlete & coach.
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076: Reactive Periodization
The ideal way to progress an athlete's training is by using their feedback & training readiness to build out their program.
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075: Athlete Camp 2023: BMU, LLRC, GHD, HSPU
Chris & Ben cover each of the four sessions of our Winter 2023 athlete in details, along with tips on improving your Bar Muscle-Ups, Legless Rope Climbs, GHDs and deficit Handstand Push-Ups.
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074: Charles Pienaar: CrossFit Games Champion, Men’s Lower Extremity
Charlie Pienaar was a D1 Wrestler, Member of Army National Guard, Gym Owner, Health & Physical Education Teacher, and -most recently- winner of the 2022 CrossFit Games Lower Extremity Division.
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073: CrossFit Team Training: Coaching & Programming
Ben interviews ZOAR Fitness Coach, Chris Hardenberg, on his experience coaching, writing program design, and competing on a CrossFit team.
We discuss the best ways to build fitness, align schedules & …
072: Blayr Drumm: Tactical Games & CrossFit Athlete
Ben & Chris sit down with Blayr Drumm to discuss her athletic journey and the training that led to her taking 5th place in The Tactical Games National Championship.
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071: The Best Way to Accelerate Your Fitness Progress
Learn how to become with a ZOAR Athlete with ZERO financial risk, and all the benefits of individualized coaching & program design.
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