CrossFit Ireland Podcast

This week we discuss the CrossFit Ireland Mission. What we (the coaches) and CFI are looking to achieve: "To Help People Be Happier through Fitness. We are aiming for a vibrant gym full of excellent people having fun achieving all their goals."

This week we discuss the topic of overtraining. What is it, how to avoid it and what to do if it happens. Plus one or two slightly off topic discussions

With our Strict and Strength cycle coming to a close with a Front Squat and Sum Deadlift 1 Rep Max this week Sopot talks us through what we can expect from our next training cycle in the lead up to Barbells and Barbecue

... for overall fitness and health? This week we discuss whether doing only cardio is enough to maintain or build your general fitness and health. Whether that cardio is running, rowing biking or something else. Do you need more than cardio?

This week we discuss the often asked question of how long will it take to achieve a training goal such as a first pull up or first muscle up. The answer can depend on how much time you can dedicate to training nutrition and recovery and how important the training goal is to you.

This week we talk about Athlete Check ins. How they can help us to celebrate wins, see how far we have progressed in our training and set new goals.

This week we take a bit of a deeper dive into the topic of nutrition and the current nutrition challenge. While this is a topic that we have talked about before it is also the basis of good health and training.

We review Barcelona Hyrox from last weekend. Where we had possibly the most ever CrossFit Ireland members at a single event. Gera, Sopot and Colm talk us through their own experiences and share stories from across the weekend.

This week we revisit a question that we get asked a lot. What days should I train? Given that CrossFit is so varied, how do I know what days I should train?

With HYROX Barcelona only 10 days away we discuss training and nutrition in the final countdown to the event. Should you taper your training, carb load before the event? Take a listen to find out

Gera talks us through our upcoming Nutrition challenge, who its for, what it is and when it will start. Listen to find out how to make body composition changes, why habits are more powerful than meal plans and how to get involved

This week we review our Hyrox Sim from the weekend. From first timers, to rivalries to how we seem to be able to control the weather by scheduling a sim! We also discuss our upcoming Clean & Jerk workshop, what is it and who is it for

We had the pleasure of hosting The Weightlifting Ireland Masters Open Championships over the weekend. With the team taking home personal and competition bests and a very nice collection of medals Sopot and Gera review the weekend from a coaching and a competitors perspective

This week we dive into workout scaling. What actually is it and when to make use of it and why logging your score can be a very useful training tool

This week we talk about our upcoming events over the next few weeks and months. From hosting a Weightlifting Ireland Master's competition, to our next Hyrox Sim in April to a Clean and Jerk Workshop, Murph, the Barthelona event itself and more!

We continue our members' stories. This week we get to meet Malcolm. Malcolm tells the story of how he first got into fitness and then CrossFit, and how CrossFit can help to leave all the stress at the door. You may know him as the Cherry Pickers Captain from the 2025 Panda Cup but did you know he also hiked from Mexico to Canada?

After an exciting weekend filled with burpees, thrusters, cleans, teamwork and celebratory drinks we recap the final workout in the 2026 CrossFit Open and reveal which team comes out victorious in the battle for the coveted Panda Cup!

With the dust settling on 26.2 and the overhead lunges we review the second weekend of the 2026 CrossFit Open and Panda Cup. Who's winning the Panda Cup? What are our predictions for the final workout of the 2026 Open?

With the first Open workout of 2026 in the bag we review 26.1 in our first Panda Cup update (aka Panda Cupdate) of the season. How the workout went, predictions for 26.2 and current placings in the Panda Cup

With the first workout being announced on Thursday the 2026 CrossFit Open is almost here. This week we talk all things Open, what is it, how do we do it in CrossFit Ireland and how we score points for the Panda Cup. We also take our traditional (and usually wildly incorrect) guess at what movements will make an appearance in the first workout.

This week we continue our series of member's stories and we get to meet Leah. Leah is the captain of the Cinnamon guns Team for our Panda Cup, a Weightlifter, a Doctor and a baker. Sopot asks the tough questions to get to know the Leah behind the barbell

This week we talk about all things nutrition. How to go from tracking calories for weight loss to maintaining bodyweight and how long a weight loss journey can take.

In this week's podcast we get to meet Ashwin. Ashwin is the reigning Panda Cup Team captain. Sopot asks the questions to discover who is the man behind the trophy? Where Ashwin comes from, how he got into CrossFit and how it has helped him.

This week the Team discusses coping with those Winter Blues and awful weather that we have around this time of year. The urge to wrap up and comfort eat can be very powerful, how can scheduling training and making small nutrition changes help overcome it and help boost your mood?

This week we discuss all things CrossFit Open a.k.a the "Panda Cup". From signing up, to the draft, point scoring for your Team and why we totally recommend that everyone who possibly can should sign up for it