Europe Is Coming

This week, John and Adam discuss the CrossFit Games qualification pathway for 2026, The Progm's youth competition "The Crown" and a bit about the next generation of CrossFit athletes. Please share feedback and questions to: info@theprogrm.com You can find Adam at https://www.instagram.com/adam.gilesy/ The Progm at https://www.instagram.com/theprogrm/ The Crown Instagram: https://www...

This week, John and Adam discuss highlights from the Rogue Invitational, programming concerns, athletes' perspectives on the competition and how it fits into the season. They examine why athletes are withdrawing from the World Fitness Project and the potential implications for the competitive landscape, and analyse the ongoing CrossFit sales rumours and their possible impact on the sport and...

In this Episode, John is joined by the new host, Adam, to discuss what has happened in the worlds of CrossFit, HYROX, Training and The Progrm, since the last episode and some plans for the pod in the future. Please share feedback and questions to: info@theprogrm.com You can find Adam at https://www.instagram.com/adam.gilesy/ The Progm at https://www.instagram.com/theprogrm/ Join The Progrm here: h...

Vicki and John  dive deep into the Games and how it panned out for him and his coaches and athletes Moritz Fiebig and Ella Wunger.  This episode is also available on The Progrm You Tube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7ueGlfhOrI We have an EIC offer for you. You can get a 10% discount on all of The Progrm courses or the Athlete Academy, just pop in the code EIC at the checkout to get the...

Well, here's the final of the FOMO shows with Vicki and Rumsey.  Hope you enjoy listening, and get in touch if you have some thing you'd like to comment on... we think there might be a couple of controversial views expressed in this one!  And it turns out that this is show #100 of Europe is Coming, so thanks SO MUCH for listening!  We have an EIC offer for you. You can get a 10% discount...

Recorded on Sunday 7am Madison time.  Featuring our woman on the ground. Carmen Olias Camero, the Operations Manager for The Progrm and her behind the scenes take on this year's Games.  We speak about what her role, how she supports the athletes that she is responsible for, her own opinion of the cuts, and she reveals that she knows where the next venue for the Games will be.  This and plenty...

It's Saturday morning, Vicki and Rumsey are joined by Enrico Zenoni, a Games athlete and the fittest in Italy.  They talk about competition strategy, what it`s like competing as a rookie, how it feels to be cut and what it is like to be on the outside looking in: is it inspiring or just frustrating?  All this and a tonne of chitchat about Friday's Games, including some gossip nuggets.  E...

Vicki and Rumsey are joined by Jacqueline Dahlstrom, Games Athlete, friend and badass. Jac is in Madison and she tells V and R about her thoughts on competing, what she has been telling her training partners Moritz and Ella, and they speculate as to what damage Justin Medeiros endured during Test 1.  (Thanks for nothing Riverside, we might go back to Zoom tomorrow!) We have an EIC offer for you. Y...

Your hosts for this week's special episodes are me (Vicki) and Rumsey. Join us as we talk about the Games, the tests, the atmosphere, and get some BTS from The Progrm team with their feet on the ground. AND we'll try not to let our intense FOMO overtake us!            (It's a bit rough and ready, but come along for the ride. Next episode will be out Thursday night, 23.00 CET with be...

Moritz Fiebig's story continues. His second Games, how does he think he will approach it, and what are his personal expectations?  We have an EIC offer for you. You can get a 10% discount on all of The Progrm courses or the Athlete Academy, just pop in the code EIC at the checkout to get the deal. Visit https://theprogrm.com/ and take a look at the COURSES and ACADEMY and make your pick! You...

Just time for a chat about cuts, Games programming and plans for the final days before showtime with John Singleton.  You can also see this on  2023 CrossFit Games | What Do We Expect? Europe is coming #2 - YouTube   We have an EIC offer for you. You can get a 10% discount on all of The Progrm courses or the Athlete Academy, just pop in the code EIC at the checkout to get the deal. Visit https://t...

Scheila Meister is an Olympic Weightlifter. She is currently the best in her country of Switzerland and finished 4th in the 2023 EWF European Weightlifting Championships. She competes in the 55kg category and her current total is 189kg.  You can follow Scheila here https://www.instagram.com/scheila.meister/ We have an EIC offer for you. You can get a 10% discount on all of The Progrm courses or th...

This is the audio from a vodcast responding to the news that the position of GM of Sport at CrossFit HQ has been replaced.   If you prefer to watch Vicki and John chatting then hit this link https://youtu.be/S49MCyDvmho   Please  subscribe to the YT channel to stay up to date with Europe is Coming.  00:00 intro 00:30 Updates after Semifinals 04:30 Justin Bergh out 05:38 Justin bergh's role in...

Elaine Ennis is a well known face on the European CrossFit scene having travelled all over the place over the last 7 years to judge competitions, from local throwdowns to Semi Finals level. Vicki asked Elaine to sit down and chat with her about why she is so passionate about the sport, how the art of judging can be supported and improved, and what it is like to be on the big stages under pressure....

This wasn't the episode I was expecting to be releasing post Berlin Semi Finals, but some things went down which need to be spoken about.  We will do a Semi Finals round up soon.  We have an EIC offer for you. You can get a 10% discount on all of The Progrm courses or the Athlete Academy, just pop in the code EIC at the checkout to get the deal. Visit https://theprogrm.com/ and take a look at...

Elisa Fuliano came to train in Mallorca, so we took the chance to talk face to face. Elisa talks about her career in CrossFit so far, the challenges she has to face with her health and her rheumatoid arthritis,  her achievements and her future goals, which definitely include getting back to the Games this year.  Best of luck at Semis Elisa! Go get it!   You can find Elisa here https://www.instagra...

The Swiss athlete Jan Matiaska who has qualified for the Berlin semifinals, sits down to talk to Vicki about some recent events which are taking some interesting turns for him and his future.  You can find Jan here https://www.instagram.com/janmatiaska/ We have an EIC offer for you. You can get a 10% discount on all of The Progrm courses or the Athlete Academy, just pop in the code EIC at the chec...

As the countdown is on to European Semi Finals, there are plenty taking training retreats in Mallorca, focusing on their lead up to the competition, and testing the workouts. Franzi is a German CrossFit athlete who qualified last year for semis, but missed out due to illness. This year she is ready to rock it! Thank you Franzi! You can find her here: https://www.instagram.com/franzi_hoeger/ We hav...

The first three workouts have been announced and there's lots to talk about. Which workouts suit which athletes, and how's the prep going for Berlin?  You can find John here https://www.instagram.com/johnchristiansingleton/ We have an EIC offer for you. You can get a 10% discount on all of The Progrm courses or the Athlete Academy, just pop in the code EIC at the checkout to get the deal...

Tom Foxley has coached more than a 1000 CrossFit athletes to improve their competitive mindset. His origin story includes the phrase "Sudden Death Syndrome" which is quite a thing to get your head around. Hope you enjoy this episode! You can find Tom on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/tomfoxley/ We have an EIC offer for you. You can get a 10% discount on all of The Progrm course...

Chatting on a street corner to be exact, because that's how we roll. With the assistance of Rumsey (https://www.instagram.com/a.rumsey/) who speaks Italian and English, we get to know two of the Italian athletes who have their flights booked for Berlin this June. Thanks for the chat chaps! You can find them here: https://www.instagram.com/enricozeno/ https://www.instagram.com/oividbivio/ We h...

In between events at C23 I managed to get some time to chat with Thibaud Saline from GoWod, athlete Willy Georges and Nike Master Alex Hipwell. Then... once the dust on the weekend had begun to settle I caught up Chiara Silva to chat about her weekend, and the overall male winner Matúš Kočar.  Thanks for listening guys, please share the show with your friends, it all helps us to grow!  https://www...

Well, that was (in his own words) an E.P.I.C. weekend on many levels.  The Crown 2023 is done and the King and Queen have been coronated. Vicki sat down with John for a "quick 5 minutes" which ended up being an episode of the pod on its own. So, enjoy! We'll release part 2 which has loads of interviews with the athletes, sponsors and team next. You can see all the action on The Crow...

What a year Luka Dukic has had. From failing to land a Games spot, through back rehab to moving to the UAE and winning four competitions on the bounce. We talk about why he did what he did, and what he is hoping for next.  You can find Luka on IG here: https://www.instagram.com/luka.djukic/ Apologies for the ropey audio in some places guys. We are working on a solution going forward for the next i...

What happened to make Sam Briggs decide she definitely wanted to return to firefighting? Does she intend to go back to competing? Does she order deep pan or thin and crispy? All this and more in this episode with the legend (and the namesake of Vicki's cat) that is Samantha Briggs. You can find Sam here https://www.instagram.com/bicepslikebriggs/ We have an EIC offer for you. You can get a 10...