THE BARBELL STRIKES BACK!

In this episode, Miguel and James discuss James's second swim meet, wish ACBC a happy 11th birthday, and recap the events of the 2025 ADK Regional Open.

In this episode, Miguel and James discuss how laying the groundwork for a solid foundation is key to success in planning for coaching classes, individual training, and day to day life.

In this episode, Miguel and James discuss the final workout of the CrossFit Open, coaching classes at Albany CrossFit, and more!

In this episode, Miguel and James discuss their experiences with the Open 25.2 WOD, could "severance" training work for weightlifting or CrossFit, and coaching stuff.

In this episode, Miguel and James discuss Miguel's recent visit to a gym in Canada to stay on top of his training, the CrossFit Open 25.1 WOD, and more!

In this episode, Miguel and James discuss the upcoming CrossFit Open, what they think will come up in the programming, the Open coming to Albany, recent coaching experiences, and testing the snatch and clean and jerk in the barbell club.

In this episode, Miguel and James discuss texting strength maxes during the latest ACBC training cycle, James's experience taking a Fencing lesson, and an article from CrossFit titled "Hitting the Stimulus."

In this episode Miguel and James discuss Miguel's first time Snowboarding, James's 2025 Steps Challenge Update, and a recent article posted to CrossFit's website on January 29th, 2025 by Stephane Rochet titled "CrossFit for Health and Fitness vs. CrossFit for Points."Article: https://www.crossfit.com/essentials/crossfit-health-vs-competition

In this episode, Miguel and James discuss current events in the worlds of CrossFit and Weightlifting including The CrossFit Open & Games, The ADK Regional Open, The World Fitness Project, WZA, and changes to USAW's North American Open Series.

In this episode Miguel and James discuss recent experiences in doing the Grafton Lake Polar Plunge, taking a handgun shooting lesson, and review an article from "The Professional Coach" on the topic of "Empathizing with the Ego and Elevating your CrossFit Member's Experience. Thanks for listening!

In this episode, Miguel and James recap week 1 of the new ACBC training cycle, share their recent experiences with an archery lesson and a silks class, and discuss key considerations for coaches when introducing nutrition to athletes. Thanks for listening!

In this episode, Miguel an James share how the first few days of the New Year are shaping up. They dive into Miguel's recent PR while coaching Fran during the New Year's Day WOD and discuss a timely CrossFit Journal article that's perfect for starting the year strong. "Coaching the Mental Side of CrossFit", written by Greg Amundson, was posted on October 25, 2017 to the CrossFit Journal. You can r...

In this episode, Miguel and James recap the aftermath of the 12 Days of ACBC workout followed by sharing their goals for 2025. Thank you for listening!

On this episode Miguel and James discuss holiday training, the potential for the CrossFit Games to come to Albany, NY, and big plans for the ACBC programming in the New Year. Thanks for listening!

On this episode Miguel and James discuss current events happening in the CrossFit and Weightlifting worlds. Thanks for listening!

On this episode Miguel and James discuss planning and coaching holiday events and Hero WODs. Thanks for listening!

On this episode Miguel and James discuss news in the CrossFit world, should athletes complete Open WODs multiple times, and more! Thanks for listening!

On this episode Miguel and James read and discuss the CrossFit Journal article titled "Five Habits of Highly Successful Eaters" written by Hilary Achauer and published on November 1, 2018. Click here to read the article yourself: https://journal.crossfit.com/article/habits-achauer Thank you for listening!

On this episode James and Miguel discuss James's experience at his first swim meet, Miguel taking on a Dmitry Klokov weightlifting complex, and more!

On this episode Frank Ford returns to the show! Frank and James catch up on all the usual topics of weightlifting, CrossFit, training, and coaching. Thank you for listening!

On this episode Miguel and James discuss coaching CrossFit classes and weightlifting training sessions, ACBC off season programming, Miguel qualifying for the USAW American Open Finals, and more... Thank you for listening!

On this episode Miguel and James discuss the recent 2024 New York State Weightlifting Championships and catch up on current events after some time off. Thank you for listening!

On this episode James and Miguel discuss Greg Glassman's "100 Words of Fitness", the Albany CrossFit Combine, Miguel's journey into Gymnastics, James's Swim meet, and being a multi-sport athlete.

On this episode James and Miguel discuss coaching CrossFit classes, weightlifting training, a recent Jon North & Donny Shankle seminar James attended, and the upcoming 2024 NYS Championships. Thanks for listening!

On this episode Miguel and James interview fellow Albany CrossFit members Abby McCann and Maria Baughn. Abby & Maria recently raced in the 2024 Crystal Lake Triathlon in Crystal Lake, NY and on the show we learn all about their experiences. Topics: : Abby & Maria Introductions. : Rapid Fire Questions : Starbucks or Dunkin? : Iced or Hot Cofee? : Whole Foods or Trader Joes? : Scary or Funny...