Get With The Programming

The Quarterfinals are almost here! We have the format, we have the equipment list, we have the competition floor set up but what are the events going to be? Bill and Chase try to predict the programming of the first ever CrossFit Quarterfinals.  This is a patreon supporter exclusive episode.  To hear the episode in its entirety go to Patreon.com and sign up for our Programatron tier to get all our...

It's the 3rd iteration of the CrossFit Open in the last 11 years and this time it's only 3 Weeks long.  The Open no longer qualifies to Regionals (RIP) or The CrossFit Games but for the new Quarterfinals format.  Does this and should this change the way we program The Open? Bill and Chase discuss and differ on a few topics analyzing the 2021 CrossFit Open programming.

CrossFit Games manger of Scoring and Timing Dave Eubanks joins the show.  Dave and the Games Department want to help bridge the gap between what's assumed and what's not known about their role doing the Games Season. We talk about the joys and challenges of video review, penalty assessment.  We also dispel rumors on the past Brooke Wells controversy and could Jacob Heppner really not do the handst...

Viva Las Vegas! There is a new crew in town and its lead by pair of New York transfers Justin Cotler and Kari Pearce.  However, they are not the only ones in town making noise.  Justin is slowly building the next training group for this years CrossFit Games season but that's not all.  Cotler just announced he will be teaming up with some CrossFit Games and Training department legends to go along w...

We all have things that annoy us... but what annoys you most about people who are so called "programmers".  Bill and Chase give their Top 5 Programming "Pet Peeves" To hear this full episode, go to patreon.com and support "Get with the Programming" on Patreon for just $6 a Month.  Patreon supporters AKA "Programatrons" get exclusive audio content, FREE weekly workouts and every week we select one...

Who is the greatest at what they're best at? Stats Magician Brian Friend joins the show and takes us down the rabbit hole to answer the question: "What is the deadliest athlete + movement combo of all time?"

The Director of Competition and KING of the "No Rep" Adrian "BOZ" Bozman joins the show.  We talk moving from Canada, circus school, San Fransisco CrossFit (RIP) and everything you need to know about the 2021 CrossFit Games Open. 

Talking Elite Fitness joins the show as we break down the greatest CrossFit Games event of all time.  We have a predetermined and vetted 32 Event Bracket sponsored by BUBS Naturals set and ready to go courtesy of Fantasy Fitnessing. What is the greatest CrossFit Games event? We shall see.

It's happening! The MEGA Episode with Talking Elite Fitness where the breakdown our favorite CrossFit Games event of all time is going down Monday March 8th at 7:30pm PST! We are partnering with BUBS Naturals and Fantasy Fitnessing for this episode to bring even more fun to this event.  Fantasy Fitnessing has created a LIVE bracket where you can select what your favorite event is of the 32 we have...

Bill and Chase sit down and share their programming of what a 3 Week Open might look like.  To hear this full show, got to patreon.com and support "Get with the Programming" on Patreon for just $6 a Month.  Patreon supporters AKA "Programatrons" get exclusive audio content, FREE weekly workouts and every week we select one patreon supporter and give them a full FREE month of Programming.

Bill and Chase share their top 4 moments, memories and stories of the 2020 CrossFit Open.

Chase talks about the devastating Texas freeze, we FINALLY preview the MEGA Episode with Talking Elite Fitness, and Bill things he has found his least favorite CrossFit Open workout of all time. 

Bill and Chase share their Top 4 moments, memories and stories of the 2019 CrossFit Open.

Wait... Regionals are gone? What are Sactionals? Where is the rule book? Why isn't Dave Castro doing Open Announcements? We qualify people to The Games from The Open?  2019 brought a lot of questions, frustration and disappointment across the board but how did the Programming stack up for the new challenge in The Open? Bill and Chase break down and analyzing the 2019 CrossFit Open and how it teste...

Chase and Bill sit down and share their top 4 moments, memories and stories of the 2018 CrossFit Open.

Bill and Chase sit down and discuss the career of the greatest CrossFit Games athlete of all time.  They give their top 4 moments, memories and stories of Mat in a segment they dub "Mat Rush-Moments".  In the spirit of retirement they also give their Top 5 things they would like to see permanently retired from the CrossFit Games Season. 

3 years after one of the more disappointing Opens ever programmed, is History doomed to repeat itself? Bill and Chase sit down and discuss how the 2018 Open was torn between great tests but poor grading and how it affected how we look at the overall programming. 

Bill and Chase share their top 4 moments, memories and stories of the 2017 CrossFit Open. 

Dumbbells anyone? 2016 was a huge hit, can the 2017 Open service the sophomore slump? Bill and Chase analyze the programming from the 2017 CrossFit Open.

Bill and Chase share their Top 4 moments, memories and stories of the 2016 CrossFit Open and in the end they realize 2016 was full of drama culminating with a story of major information breach at HQ.

2015 was a bust Programming year for the CrossFit Open, how will 2016 rebound from that? Bill and Chase sit down and analyze the programming for the 2016 CrossFit Open. 

A new series is here and it's all about the Programmer behind the Programming.  Harry Palley from CompTrain was the mastermind behind the programming for the Loud and Live Trials Finals.  We sit down and talk with him how he made an entire worldwide competition with just a pair dumbbells and a jumprope. 

Bill and Chase discuss their Top 4 Moments, Memories and Stories of the 2015 CrossFit Open.  The topics range to scaling, specializing, handstand push up standards and things about Portland you didn't even know you wanted to know. 

Not every year is perfect, not every year "hit the nail on the head" but not every year missed the mark completely like 2015 did. Bill and Chase sit down and analyze the programming of the 2015 CrossFit Open and discuss why it missed the mark as the most "all inclusive worldwide participatory event."

Bill and Chase sit down and discuss their Top 4 Moments, Memories and Stories of the 2014 CrossFit Open.  Topics include broadcast boot camps, a "no hugging the athletes" policy, Nostradamus like predictions and the birth of Ro vs. Boz.