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
050: Adam Klink: The King of Concurrent Training (Sub 5:00 Mile, 500lb Squat)
In this episode, we talk about what allowed Adam to be uniquely qualified to attempt (and succeed) in running a 4:56 Mile and back squatting 500 pounds in the same day.
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049: Improve Your Gymnastics Density Capacity
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048: Georgia Smith on Strength & Conditioning for Grapplers (Wrestlers & BBJ Athletes)
In this episode, Georgia & Ben discuss training for grappling athletes, including off-season training, exercise selection, energy systems training and the role of a strength coach.
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047: The Benefits & Costs of Hypertrophy & Muscle Mass
Improving max strength, strength endurance, and battery are all good reason to chase increases in muscle mass, but hypertrophy can cost you in other aspects of performance.
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046: Dayannara Muñoz on Balancing Life as an Athlete & Coach
In this episode, Day & Ben discuss training best practices for coaches and athletes, lessons learned from competition, and advice for people who want to make fitness their full time career.
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045: Teen CrossFit Athletes: Best Coaching & Programming Practices
The Teen Divisions are the future of CrossFit. Learn how to train optimally as a Teen to maximize your fitness, performance and longevity.
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044: DJ Hillier on Asking Better Questions & Being Aggressively Curious
In this episode, Ben & DJ discuss how to optimize your time & focus to be a more effective coach, athlete & entrepreneur.
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043: Heavy Squats: Troubleshooting Movement Breakdown (with Chris Hardenberg)
In this episode, we discuss common flaws in front & back squats, the causes for these breakdowns, and how to train to minimize these errors.
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042: Mia Gianelli on Mastering Muscle-Ups & Gymnastics in CrossFit
In this episode, we discuss the best progressions, drills, and accessory movements to learn and refine both bar & ring muscle-ups for CrossFit athletes.
Mia Gianelli graduated academia with an Exercis…
041: Season 2 Finale: Listener Q&A
I answer listener questions, ranging from how to manage your breathing in MetCons to keeping your joints healthy in CrossFit to when to use Weightlifting belts. Tune in now!
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040: Carl Hardwick, OPEX Fitness CEO, on the Advantages of Individualized Coaching
Carl Hardwick is the CEO of OPEX Fitness. He has spent his whole life in athletics, including collegiate football. He is a military veteran, and has opened multiple OPEX gyms. Now Carl heads to the O…
039: Athletes Self-Coaching vs. Hiring a Fitness Coach
Do you need to hire a professional fitness coach or can you successfully pull off coaching yourself? Hear my thoughts as an athlete who has been on both sides of this debate.
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038: Turn Up The (Training) Volume
CrossFit tests multiple conditioning events to find the athlete with the best overall fitness. So if you want to maximize your performance, you have to increase the training you're doing.
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- Def…
037: Justin Cotler on Coaching an Elite CrossFit Athlete Camp
Justin Cotler is the owner of CrossFit Dynamix in Queens, New York, which has been thriving for a decade now. He was the head coach of the GRID team the DC Brawlers, leading them to two championship…
036: Battery: Training for Weightlifting Tests in CrossFit
In CrossFit, you typically only "earn the right" to Snatch or Clean & Jerk heavy mid-workout or after a MetCon. So, let's develop your capacity for battery!
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035: Bryan St. Andrews on Assessment & Athlete Development
Bryan St. Andrews is the owner of State College Strength & Conditioning & OPEX State College. He has a Kinesiology Degree, and has his CSCS, CrossFit Level 3, and OPEX CCP.
Bryan has coached athletes…
034: Jason Leydon on Remote Coaching CrossFit Athletes
Jason Leydon is the Owner of CrossFit Milford & Conquer Athlete.
Through Conquer Athlete Jason & the other coaches on staff work with a number of Games athletes (e.g. Brooke Haas, Christian Harris, Ro…
033: Structure vs. Variety in Programming CrossFit Training
Striking a balance between a strict linear progression type plan and a more ever-changing, novel training schedule is tough. Yet, to become a top athlete it's necessary. Let me help!
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032: Cameron Currie on How to Maximize Your Fitness on Limited Time
In this episode, Cameron and Ben talk about how maximizing your training on limited starts in the little pockets of time outside of your session.
It’s about how you can adapt better to the work you're…
031: Sam Smith on What it Takes to Become an Elite CrossFit Athlete
Sam Smith grew up playing golf, and eventually earned his way to USC where he was a team captain and All-American.
After USC he played some professional golf before transitioning into full time CrossF…