Get With The Programming

We have been doing this awhile, we have done this before, but it's time to bring it back. Bill and Chase sit down and share what tools, processes and resources they use to analyze the programming for CrossFit and the CrossFit Games.

Coming off an incomplete test for Fitness in 2008, The 2009 CrossFit Games was a giant leap forward for the Sport of CrossFit with a more world represented athlete field. — Did the 2009 Games accomplish its mission to find "The Fittest on Earth" that it didn't in 2008? — Bill Grundler and Chase Ingraham sit down with the 2009 CrossFit Games Champion Tanya Wagner and discuss how this CrossFit Games...

The unveiling episode of our Intro music!  Bill Grundler and Chase Ingraham sit down together and analyze the 2008 CrossFit Games programming. Coming off a simple, effective and successful test to find "The Fittest" in 2007, the CrossFit Games is back for Round 2. Can the sequel measure up to the original? Or does it fall short from the pressure of expectations after the year before? Listen and fi...

"On a dusty ranch in Aromas, California", the birthplace and ulitmate proving grounds, athletes from all over decend to compete to be the "Fittest on Earth". The CrossFit community embarks on something never done before... and in turn changed the World of Fitness, forever.  Bill Grundler and Chase Ingraham discuss what parameters should be used in the "Test of Fitness" and how the very first Cross...

CrossFit Stats man, Mike Halpin, joins the show as we take a deep dive in to the 2023 cut schedule, points tables and take a look back and see if anything would have changed if it were used for the 2022 CrossFit Games. Bill and Chase also discuss how important the programming is when making cuts as well as the order of events.

The 2023 CrossFit Games are just around the corner, but what are we going to see come out of "the Hopper" come August? Dave Castro is back in charge of the CrossFit Sport, Adrian Bozman is still at the helm for programming but what does it mean for the programming with this dynamic duo now working together again for first time in 2 years. Bill and Chase sit down and give their predictions of movem...

Bill and Chase sit down for another "Mount Rush-Moments" episode and this time they are going "outside the box" when it comes to programming they would like to see at the CrossFit Games. What can we ask these athletes to do? Better yet, what are they capable of? Half Ironman? Hyrox event? Wrestling? Ring Wars? Tug-O-war? Unique twist to a classic benchmark?

Ahh Nostalgia. The one thing we love to do is to look back and say how great it once was. Bill and Chase sit down and do exactly that as they list out their TOP 4 things they would like to see come back to the 2023 Nobull CrossFit Games this year.

Chase and Bill sit down and have a roundtable open discussion about the return of Dave Castro the lead to CrossFit Sport department. What does this means for the CrossFit Games? Programming? Off season licensed events? The 2024 Season structure? The future host city of the CrossFit Games?

There, fixed it! Bill and Chase sit down and reprogram the 2023 CrossFit Semifinals. What did they leave in, what did they take out, is it a better overall test with their events? Listen and decide for yourself.

It's finally here, the one you have all been waiting for the last 3 weeks. Chase and Bill sit down with CrossFit Games analyst and founder of B.Friendly Fitness, Brian Friend and they "Analyze the Programming" of the 2023 CrossFit Semifinals.

FINALLY... all the details for the Team and Individual events are known and now we have a full understanding of what these events are going to be. Chase and Bill sit down and go through all the new details, how they change what the events were on paper and how they unfolded in person on the competition floor.

All the individual Tests have been released BUT not all of the details have and won't be until the day of for the athletes. Bill and Chase sit down to discuss each individual test, what athletes should be prepared for and if there are any details they can help fill in before Semifinals kicks off next week!

The Team Test for the 2023 CrossFit Games Semifinals are all released and needless to say on paper there is A LOT going on but how will it play out on the competition floor? Bill and Chase sit down and go through all the Team events for Semifinals.

Another 2 days test but this time 6 tests, a new scoring and a old name on top of the 35-49 Men's leaderboard. Bill and Chase sit down and "Analyze the Programming" of the 2023 CrossFit Age-Group Semifinals. How did the programming build off of what these athletes did in the The Open and Quarterfinals? Was this the right group of test to find the Top 10 for The CrossFit Games? Listen and find out.

Too soon? Never! Chase and Bill sit down and try to predict what Adrian Bozman is going to cook up for the 2023 CrossFit Games Semifinals this year.

Bill and Chase sit down to preview all of the 2023 Age-Group Semifinal events and give their best strategy tips on how to approach each test.

Andrew Hiller joins the show as we sit back and "Analyze the Programming" for his very first online competition, "The NOpen" We discuss everything from what he has learned so far from running an online competition of his own, the nuances and challenges of this "one leaderboard for all" format and everything that went into the programming for "The NOpen"

"The template is engineered to allow for a wide and constantly varied stimulus, randomized within some parameters, but still true to the aims and purposes of CrossFit as described in the "What is Fitness?" issue. Our template contains sufficient structure to formalize or define our programming objectives while not setting in stone parameters that must be left to variance if the workouts are going...

Chase Ingraham sits down and does a "True Review" of Cerus Performance Supplements. Founded by CrossFit Games veteran Jeff Evans, Cerus Performance Supplements was designed to be a healthier option to the usual every and unregulated supplements that stock the shelves today. By utilizing the multitude of proven nootropics, adaptogens, mushrooms, herbs and barks that have been used for generations,...

It's what we do. We predict, we analyze and then we offer constructive feedback to how the Test could be re-vamped to be a better overall test for the field taking it. Bill and Chase sit down and Re-Program the Tests for the 2023 CrossFit Games Open and individual Quarterfinals.

Statiscally, what is the toughest division to qualify to Semifinals in? The answer may surprise you. Bill and Chase sit down and "Analyze the Programming" of the 2023 Age-Group Quarterfinals. Did the test accomplish the task of filtering for the Top 30 athletes in each division? Did the allow for the majority of the field to participate without being totally shut out? Listen and find out.

The 2023 Team Quarterfinals are done and the Semifinal rosters are just days away from being finalized on the leaderboard. Chase and Bill sit down and "Analyze the Programming" of the Team Quarterfinals to determine if the test to find the best teams was an appropriate balance of team oriented tests along with testing their fitness.

We are at it again! The 2023 CrossFit Quarterfinals floor plans have been released for Teams and Age Group divisions so that means it's prediction time. Bill and Chase sit down and "Predict the Programming" for all 10 events coming up this weekend.

Since the "OG" dates of CrossFit, there has always benchmark tests to see where our Fitness is at. Those tests have been things like, "Helen", "Fran", "Annie", "Grace", "Isabel", and..... "30 ring muscle ups for time"... doesn't quite roll off the tongue now does it?  Well, we are officially petitioning now for a NEW set of "Girl" benchmark tests... centered around the greatest, and near unbeatiab...