The CrossFit Max Podcast

This week Bradon and Justin talk together about the relationships that can be formed inside the gym. These boys became best friends after meeting at the gym, and they talk about some personal anecdotes of building their close friendship and also talk about how / why CrossFit is a great place to meet a new friend, or maybe even a romantic partner.  Sign up for your SEMI SWEAT INTRO here: Join our g...

This week we have another amazing guest on the podcast, Coach Maria. Brandon and Maria discuss growing up in families where fitness and health were NOT the priority. They talk about being the black sheep of their families after finding a passion for health, and the pressure they feel now to take care of those around them.  Sign up for your SEMI SWEAT INTRO here: Join our growing family: www.crossf...

This week we host our first podcast guest, Coach Alan! Coach Alan discusses his running background in detail and then together they breakdown Brandon's current 16 week Half Marathon Training Program. They discuss in detail the mindset behind each phase of preparations for Brandon's first sub 2 hour marathon effort.  Sign up for your SEMI SWEAT INTRO here: Join our growing family: www.cro...

This week we teach you a little trick to help make mealtimes SIMPLE. Sticking to whole foods, prioritizing a protein source and of course minimizing the number of ingredients. With the 5 ingredient rule you can build a healthy balanced meal in seconds. Bye bye complicated meal plans.  Sign up for your SEMI SWEAT INTRO here: Join our growing family: www.crossfitmax.ca  BUY US A PROTEIN SHAKE: https...

We have officially hit more than 50% of the year so far! A great time to reflect on your journey in 2024! Are you crushing it?! OR do you need a big kick in the butt!? The next steps are on YOU ;P Sign up for your SEMI SWEAT INTRO here: Join our growing family: www.crossfitmax.ca  BUY US A PROTEIN SHAKE: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crossfitmax Clients of the week: Mafalda!  Support the show

Alright everyone this week we have the joy of announcing the arrival of our beautiful Baby Thomas! We talk briefly about how incredible human beings are, and more importantly how everything we want is within reach if you CHOOSE to make it happen! More often than not our biggest obstacle is well... ourselves!  Sign up for your SEMI SWEAT INTRO here: Join our growing family: www.crossfitmax.ca  BUY...

This week we chat about what to expect during the start of your CrossFit journey, from physical to mental and emotional changes in your life. We give some practical tips to help you make this new transition successful and we even talk about some of the more hidden or peripheral benefits of starting CrossFit that may have never even crossed your mind.  Sign up for your SEMI SWEAT INTRO here: Join o...

This week we get a little personal, we talk about my personal pregnancy journey and experience training throughout all 40 weeks up till now.  We talk about the physical and mental benefits of training throughout pregnancy and we talk about the importance of keeping up the routine even if the workouts look and feel a little different.  Join our growing family: www.crossfitmax.ca  BUY US A PROTEIN S...

This week we chat about the joys of the beautiful weather we are having in Montreal, and getting outside to RUN! We talk some tips for people who are new to running, and we discuss how running and CrossFit are great compliments to each other!  Join our FREE run club every SUNDAY at 8AM at CrossFit Max - social 5KM  15748 Boul. Pierrefonds  Join our growing family: www.crossfitmax.ca  BUY US A PROT...

This week we give some super practical tips to start living your healthy lifestyle. At CrossFit Max we take a holistic approach to health and this episode we go into detail about different ways you can set yourself up for success as well.  Join our growing family: www.crossfitmax.ca  BUY US A PROTEIN SHAKE: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crossfitmax Client of the week: Barb Support the show

This week we chat about our up coming CrossFit competition Turn Up The Heat Vol 2 on July 6th 2024. It is not too late to sign up your male/female team! We also give some tips on how to keep yourself from overeating. We provide some very practical tips that you can start immediately that might help you keep the nighttime snacks at bay.  Join the CF MAX FAM: www.crossfitmax.ca  Buy us a protein sha...

This week we talk about a topic we have absolutely touched on before, supplements. We get asked all the time what should you take, so we break down some health supplements as well as some more performance related supplements.  Find out how you can start to level up your supplement stack and find some amazing new health hacks!  Join the CF MAX FAM: www.crossfitmax.ca  Buy us a protein shake here: ...

This week we talk about MURPH prep for the hero WOD coming in 19 short days. We also discuss the biggest mistakes we feel we made when we started our CrossFit journeys. We use these mistakes to remind you that we all start somewhere, but also how to get more out of your CrossFit journey sooner than we did. Hopefully you either feel seen or learn something from the hurdles we went through!  Join th...

This week we chat about our event from this past weekend, the MaxFit Course: The Ultimate Team Race. We had so much fun organizing and hosting this event, we also tease our summer competition coming back on July 6th, Turn Up The Heat vol2.  Then we discuss the CrossFit Max training program, what to expect from our new 12 week block which has just started this week. We have 5 goals each cycle and w...

This week we chat about our upcoming event and quaterfinals. But the bulk of this episode is actually about what it takes to be a CrossFit coach from our point of view. We discuss what we think makes a great coach and maybe some of the items we list will surprise you.  Join the CF MAX FAM: www.crossfitmax.ca  Buy us a protein shake here:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crossfitmax DONATE to our gym...

This week we start year 2 of the podcast with a BANG! AKA a massive shout out to some of our amazing clients. We talk about the CrossFit Max culture and the beautiful community we are lucky to be part of. We share some clients wins as well as some plans for the future :)  Here's to an excited year to come!  If you want to support the podcast BUY US A PROTEIN SHAKE HERE: https://www.buymeacoff...

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to the PODCAST!  It has offtically been 1 year of weekly chats! This week we talk about how and why it is important to get out of your comfort zone. We discuss some personal anecdotes to getting out of our own comfort zones, and we try to use them to inspire you to do the same!  There are much less limits to life than we think if we can broaden our thinking and go for that next s...

This week we couldn't decide what to talk about as the main topic, so we talked about both topics we had in mind. We discuss the new SOCIAL run club at CrossFit Max, which is completely FREE by the way. We also discuss the importance of consistency in health and finding confidence/success and how we use our Wodify app to measure success based on attendance.  Join us at CrossFit Max TODAY: Lin...

This week we chat all about leaning out for summer. As the snow melts here in Montreal it is a natural train of thought for many of us, so we provide some practical tips to help you shed a few extra pounds, if that is your goal!! We also talk about our upcoming fitness race and fundraiser designed to level up the CrossFit Max equipment!   Want to Donate to our FUNDRAISER? Link here to help us leve...

This week we chat about all things CrossFit Open 2024. We recap our personal experiences as well as our opinions on the programming from an affiliate owners perspective, and maybe what we would have done differently to make the last WOD even more FUN for the whole community. We discuss the NOW WHAT when it comes to your training and as always we highlight a beautiful gem from our community.  Join...

This week we finish up our discussion from last week. We talk about the changes being implemented by CrossFit HQ and how we believe they are doing a great job in building up the CrossFit brand. We discuss the importance of investing in your business if you want to see success!  Join our CF MAX family today: www.crossfitmax.ca  Support the show

A little switch up for the listeners this week... We bring you inside the business and tell you what we've been working on so far in 2024, as well as the obstables we have overcome. Reminding ourselves of our WHY and how mindset and postive thinking can really be the key to growth!  Ready to take the leap? Check out our NEW website here: www.crossfitmax.ca  Support the show

This week we dive into a discussion about training, more specifically optimzing your potential in training. We talk about how to unlock an athlete’s potential and to get the most out of our health & training. We talk about laying the foundation of a healthy lifestyle, but also focusing on different components of training such as endurance, weight lifting, range of motion and intensity. We are...

This week we chat about nutrition. With a little help from chatGPT we discuss the difference between a healthy 2000 calorie meal plan and an unhealthy 2000 calorie meal plan. We also discuss 5 reasons why you might be still hungry at the end of the night and suggest some strategies to help you feel full all day and night long!  Join the CF MAX FAM:  https://www.crossfitmax.ca/ Check us out on Yout...

Good to be back after a 3 week get away, this week we bring you a chat about how to stack habits to make sure your outcome and behavioural goals become second nature. The more habits you stack towards an outcome goal the more bulletproof it comes. We give you a few examples to take away and a little homework to do of your own.  Join the community: www.crossfitmax.ca check us out on Youtube: https:...