Plate Stack Chat with Jason Fitness Media

The 2021 CrossFit Games is about to begin. So of course we very quickly give our podium picks. But more importantly we have Dave from Fantasy Fitnessing join us around the stack to talk all about our Fantasy CrossFit Games rosters. A lot harder to pick athletes when you have a cap on how much you can spend. Could having been forced to pick less well know athletes increase our viewing experience? D...

This week we are talking all about judging at CrossFit events. To help us out we are joined around the stack by Edward Stow. We quiz him on why someone would choose to give up their free time to judge these events, the challenges and pressure they face and of course what happens when mistakes are made.  Follow Plate Stack Chat: https://www.instagram.com/plate.stack.chat/ Follow Jason: https:/...

Mike Catris is still with us at the Plate Stack and continuing the chat about all things team. We discuss some of the archetypal movements - from synchro to relay and from partner deadlifts to everyone's favourite, the worm. Mike also shares his insights on picking a team, the honesty required with each other and yourself to enable the team to perform to its best ability. Follow Plate Stack Chat:...

The 2021 CrossFit Games season has seen the return of the Affiliate Cup with team rosters being subject to a list of eligibility criteria. We thought it only proper to get one of the UK's most experienced Team athletes, Mike Catris, to share his expertise and insights since first going to Regionals in 2014. We discuss the specifics of the current criteria, how teams are navigating them and the ded...

Friend of the Show Ryan is still with us for another chat around the Plate Stack. Having moved from Bath to Loughborough & Leicester, we chat with Ryan about finding a new box. We then go on to share our experience of dropping in at boxes when away from home - hopefully something we can all start to enjoy a little more in the coming months! Follow Plate Stack Chat: https://www.instagram.com/pl...

We are back at full strength this week and also joined by Friend of the Show Ryan to discuss the Crossfit Games SemiFinals and share our thoughts on the ups & downs of virtual semifinals in Europe. Follow Plate Stack Chat: https://www.instagram.com/plate.stack.chat/ Follow Jason: https://www.instagram.com/jason_cfbpodcast/ Follow Sam: https://www.instagram.com/larocheoriginal/ Follow Tom: http...

Another week with Rick Hornsey joining Jason and Sam. This week we talk about CrossFit competitions and how these events should be a good time for all involved. Honestly it's not all about winning. Follow Rick: https://www.instagram.com/hornsey59/ Follow Plate Stack Chat: https://www.instagram.com/plate.stack.chat/ Follow Jason: https://www.instagram.com/jason_cfbpodcast/ Follow Sam: https://www.i...

Rick Hornsey joins us today with Jason and Sam. This week we talk about how to properly motivate someone in the gym or a CrossFit class. But also why it's so important to keep your ego in check.  Follow Rick: https://www.instagram.com/hornsey59/ Follow Plate Stack Chat: https://www.instagram.com/plate.stack.chat/ Follow Jason: https://www.instagram.com/jason_cfbpodcast/ Follow Sam: https://ww...

Simon, co-host of Fuel What Matters UK, is back again with Jason and Tom. This week we talk about our experiences with trying to make the right choices with respect to nutrition to give our training, recovery and general health the best base to work from. With one of us a teacher, the other a parent working long days outside and the third who has spent the last 15 months never more than 10 steps f...

Jason and Tom are joined by Simon, one of the hosts of Fuel What Matter UK, a fellow podcast in the CrossFit/fitness space. Whilst FWM boast a host of Games level athletes on its episode roster, we focus on what got us into CrossFit but more importantly keep us going. We all have different motivations, inspirations and accountabilities which make for a good chat and great listen. Follow Fuel What...

Niki Brazier is back for another episode and we loosely talk about other "Tests of Fitness" outside of the CrossFit Games and how we are starting to see competitive CrossFit athletes being successful in them. Think Titan Games! Thanks to Niki for joining us around the Plate Stack for a couple of episodes. Keep an eye out for her at SemiFinals & the Games this season, giving us the insights on...

If listening just the three of us was boring the last couple of weeks, you don't need to be disappointed any longer as we welcome Nicole Braizer for a chat around the Plate Stack. As one of THE names when it comes to CrossFit commentary and bring the Games experiences to the masses via media, we felt it only appropriate to share our top CrossFit Games moments from across the year. Niki brings obvi...

Jason, Sam and Tom share their experiences of being back in the box for training now that facilities have re-opened in England. Whilst it's obviously great to be back training in the places that we love its safe to say the intensity and return to programming is perhaps a little bit of a shock! Follow Plate Stack Chat: https://www.instagram.com/plate.stack.chat/ Follow Jason: https://www.instagram....

We're back at 3-UP this week and Jason, Sam & Tom chat about the CrossFit Games Open and how it went. From questions about whether equipment free really was equivalent to Rx to the highs and lows of navigating the three-week Open whilst boxes remained closed. 

“Learn & play new sports” the last few words of Fitness in 100 words but so often overlooked. With Jack & James still with us around the plate stack we talk about how the level of fitness attained (whether it be through CrossFit or Skateboarding) can be useless in wider life - and not just a zombie apocalypse!

It’s busy around the plate stack this week as Sam, Jason & Tom are joined by James & Jack the co-hosts of The Crap Skateboarding Podcast. “Why?” You might ask! Well, as well as all confessing to being average-at-best at the sports we feel passionately about, as the discussion reveals, there are plenty of commonalities between these niche sports and the communities that surround them.

It gets a little serious round the Plate Stack this week as we dig into social media and the role of influencers. Andrew Tracey is still with us and insight from both sides of the social-media machine. We chat about what makes an influencer, the good, the bad & the dangerous?

Sam, Jason and Tom sit down to talk fitness with Andrew Tracey, Men’s Health UK Fitness Editor. More specifically, we discuss the importance of not letting your fitness or your motivation be defined the equipment or time that may be available to you.

This week Sophie is back and we're talking about misconceptions of CrossFit, whether that be malicious defamation or simply lack of knowledge. Recognising that googling "CrossFit" can often return something very different to what your average box member will do it a class, we talk about our own experiences of starting CrossFit and the some of deeper issues with bashing a methodology you don't unde...

We're joined at the plate stack by Sophie and get chatting about all the straps, wraps, ropes and more than collects in our gym bags. We discuss why all that stuff can seem (rightly or wrongly) to be necessary and the issues that can bring.  We also get into the consumerist nature of the fitness apparel that as well as potentially creating a barrier to entry is hard good for the environment e...

Armen joins us again, this time to talk about the recently announced semifinals of the CrossFit Games. We talk about some of the initial response (both ours & the wider community). We then get creative with some conspiracy theories & potential Games sponsors (before the NOBULL announcement).

Armen Hammer joins us around the plate stack this week. As a soon to be dad we thought it only right that two dads and a guy with a cat give Armen some advice on keeping fit once the kids arrive! We might also talk about some slightly higher calibre athletes that have had children and comeback strong to the competition floor.

As we fast approach March 11th, its no doubt the question that on many lips around the plate stack (that's the virtual plate stack, as gyms in the UK remain closed). The continued closure of gyms & CrossFit boxes here in the UK probably makes it an even more relevant question as Tom, Sam & Jason discuss the motives & merits of still taking part in the CrossFit Games world-wide open.

Jason, Sam and Tom catch up on the biggest news in the CrossFit world (at least when we recorded this!) that Mat Fraser is retiring from competition. We discuss the implications for him and the remaining competitive field with a fun game of Higher or Lower from Sam.

Fraer is back (technically still here) for another guest host episode. We chat about when workouts go wrong - from misreading the rep-scheme or percentages to simply loosing count - it’s never going to go well. Follow Fraer: https://www.instagram.com/fraer55kg/ Follow Jason: https://www.instagram.com/jason_cfbpodcast/ Follow Sam: https://www.instagram.com/larochebroadcastmedia/ Follow Tom: https:/...