Clydesdale Media Podcast

Dave and Scott Talk about the state of CrossFit and the Semifinal step to the Games. Dave's take on Double Unders during the Semifinals. New Products, Traveling to Alaska where he first grew up.

25 Year old Gabi is no stranger to high level competition. She's competed at Strength in Depth (2020, the Norwegian CrossFit Championship (2020) and most recently at MACC in 2021. She credits her mom for introducing her to the sport over 9 years ago after a HS field hockey career and her Dad for passing along his great mental game onto her. She's ready to show her grit in Montreal. We will be watc...

Here's another teenager to be looking out for. Hanna at just 19 is looking to go back to the CrossFit Games, this time in the open division. She found CrossFit at a young age after competing in all-star cheerleading for 7 years. Having competed as a teenager in 2018 and 2019, at the CrossFit Games, she's ready to show why she belongs. Hanna's been working with Coach Michael Fitzgerald and ready to...

Elena has the biggest smile and that is what she wants to be known for. She has made tremendous strides over that past year after her 21st place finish at West Coast Classic last year with hopes of improving on that this year. She now trains with two training partners who will also be competing at the Atlas Games.

Alexys is way more than a CrossFitter, she is an advocate for many charities and groups that are fighting for equality and acceptance. This has become bigger than what she does for a sport. She is a Dog mom that has two Golden Doodles who travel with her between California and Canada. This weekend she will be competing with her Partner and hoping that they both punch their ticket to the CrossFit G...

Stacy talks about her job doing analysis of Bio Mechanics using computer technology. The Ohio native is a huge baseball fan was a swimmer for most of her life and when that career ended she tried Marathon running and boxing. From the outside looking in she knew she would LOVE CrossFit so she held off for 3 years knowing she would go all in and not have the time to commit... and she was right.

Jack is the next big thing, training with Emma Lawson he is ready to be known as more than just a heavy lifter. He has heard people say that Atlas is overprogrammed and that makes it the perfect place to show what he can do.

This 19 Year old is in her 6th season of CrossFit after her oft injured Gymnastics career was taking too much toll on the body especially concussions and head injuries. She joined PRVN this year and got to take part in their semifinal camp.

Molly has been doing CrossFit for 4 years now, and after a few months of classes knew she wanted to compete. The Current Mayhem athlete made a huge jump during this year's Quarterfinals to place 56th in North America. Her boyfriend and her took over an affiliate and switched its programming to Mayhem Affiliate which was the catalyst to let her switch to Mayhem Athlete.

Jaylond Franklin a team Member of CrossFit ShooFly who finished 2nd at the MACC has tested positive for PEDs and is telling their story with us LIVE!!! He was given a supplement from a friend and used it in the month of March He believes that is the contamanaited substance that made him test positive.

We sit down with the #1 Father in CrossFit, 3 Children who have qualified for the CrossFit Games, 4 Children who qualified for Semifinals, 3 College Football Players and one College Basketball player. This father of six is grounded in his faith and when times get tough he goes to church for the peace. He is also a tough nosed Yinzer who loves his Pittsburgh Roots and even though living in Clevelan...

"Pistol Pete" is making his second appearance at a Games Semi Final this year in Canada. Placing 11th at West Coast Classic in 2021 and missing out on competing at Atlas in 2020 due to the pandemic, his goal is clear and the CrossFit Games is where's he's planning to go at some point sooner than later. Let's go Pete!!!

Stephen was a skinny soccer player who was getting pushed off the ball and trying to get bigger he looked for answers in lifting which eventually with a google search on Olympic Lifting found a CrossFit Gym. After starting medical school he thought he was done, after making the Granite Games in 2021 after that event completely thought he was done and yet here we are again. Stephen is currently in...

Dani is a CrossFit ICON and Legend. She has been a mainstay in the sport for so many years. In the last year she had a major surgery and was slowly coming back only to make quarterfinals and then Semifinals. Dani took this opportunity to have one last fun run to end her individual career. Cat and Dani talk about the pressures and anxiety when it is time to age out of the sport.

Ally comes from a gymnastics background and the Columbus area. She was on the 11th Element Team in 2017 and had a blast. Did team at CrossFit Grandview during the 2019 and again in 2021. In the middle of finishing her degree and getting ready for Clinical Rotations and just happened to get an invite to the Atlas Games.

We talk live with Syndicate Crown podium finisher Cole Greashaber. We learn about his Athletic Background in Diving, Pole Vault and Gymnastics (Sound like a Danielle Brandon background). His podium finish at the CrossFit Game in the Teen division where he shared the podium with some stellar athletes who are all going to the Games this year. We learn about the journey from teen to adult and how tha...

We break down the semifinal press conference hosted by CrossFit, with attendees, Adrian Bozman, Justin Berg, Brent Fikowski, Emma McQuaid and Lazar Dukic. Dave Castro has started his own week in review show on YouTube going over what he has done for the past week, Reebok has come out with a new show the Nano 6000 and we look back on the careers of Dani Horan and Sam Briggs.

Jason has lived quite the life as a professional baseball player and when his agent suggested he may be a good agent himself he dove in with all the excitement of playing baseball. Eventually he starts his own agency LAB Management that represents Baseball Players, Golfers, Track Stars and of Course those in the fitness world including CrossFIt. Jason also owns Xendurance and tells the story of fi...

From Twinsburg Ohio at CrossFit Soul, Collin is now a Brute Strength Athlete. This Ohio University Grad needed to make a lifestyle change to get him in the right direction with his fitness. Collin is making his first trip to Canada and will road trip to Montreal.

We talk with Games Veteran Carolyne Prevost about what this year at the Atlas Games will be like now that it is going to be live. In Addition, we talk about being an inspiration for the younger Generation and fighting to have a professional Hockey League for Woman that pays them appropriately

These two brothers want the very best for each other and want nothing more than to qualify for the CrossFit Games together. Both are very candid about the closing window to achieve this goal.

While recently getting some individual coaching and programming, 30 year old Sabrina Gordon set her sights on the 2023 CrossFit Games season and unexpectedly qualified for the Atlas Games. She's looking to soak up the experience, learn a bunch and have fun. She's also planning a wedding later this year. Congrats Sabrina - have a blast!

This hometown kid gets to sleep in his own bed during Atlas Games and bring a slew of support which he believes will truly help him during this weekend. Found his passion after sitting at a desk for a few short years, and is back in school to follow that passion. After soccer was over he needed something else and found CrossFit to fill that hole.

Connor is a CrossFit OG who has been doing the Open every year since 2013, Regionals 16-18, and the Games in 2019. He found CrossFit after injuring his back on a Summer Job and used CrossFit to Rehab. He is head coach at Solidarity CrossFit and would love to program major competitions some day.

Calista who really wants to help people progress either in the gym or in life, that lead to her degree in Health Sciences with a concentration in Emergency Critical Care. After going last year on a team has decided that this is her year to go Individual. Now that she is a graduate she is looking to stay on Long Island where she trains with Mike Needleman.