The Power Monkey Podcast

We are so grateful to have Carl on this weeks podcast. Carl was one of the coaches early on in CrossFit that were really trying to help educate people on proper gymnastics movement. But Carl took it a step further and really dove into how to take artistic gymnastics and mold portions of that to what would serve a CrossFitter best. Carl has a clear passion for helping people to reach for and achiev...

We are excited to have had Don Faul, the new CEO of CrossFit on the podcast this week. Don's passion for CrossFit and what good he believes the training methodology can bring to the world is evident throughout this conversation. Without question, his background in various leadership roles throughout his career will be massive benefit to CrossFit and its growth, and not just for the sport side of t...

Today we are discussing the Kipping Ring Muscle-Up. More specifically we will be speaking about some common cue's that we hear out in the world in regard to this movement that miss the mark. These are cues we hear often, and most likely had a good concept behind them initially, but ultimately do not tend to lead to good and efficient movement. In place of them we will be discussing what we feel ar...

Chris Spealler is known as one of the OG's of the CrossFit Games. At 5'5" and 145 lbs, he did things in competition that spectators and other athletes couldn't help but be inspired by. He is also a L4 coach and a former L1 staff member.  Chris owns CrossFit Park City in Utah and offers online programming (link below). A good portion of our conversation with Chris circled around the idea of CrossFi...

With Wodapalooza about to go down this week, we decided to have CrossFit Analyst: Brian Friend on the podcast to talk about his predictions for this event and what to be on the look out for. Even though all of the events within the competition have not been announced yet, Brian DOES have knowledge of all the events, so his predictions are well informed. He had a lot of interesting perspectives abo...

Today we welcome our friend Angela Gargano to the show. Angela has a long history of athletics, beginning with D1 Collegiate Gymnastics, moving into fitness competitions, and even competing multiple times as an America Ninja Warrior athlete, before moving on to a full time role as a coach helping and inspiring women reach for and achieve their best in terms of fitness and wellness. Angela shares c...

CJ Martin is one of the truly original G's on the CrossFit scene, having started in 2006 and quickly transitioning into coaching and then owning what would become one of the most successful and recognized CrossFit gyms in the world: CrossFit Invictus. We go through what was effectively CJ's "Origin Story" and how the many years of coaching CrossFit Games athletes have given him a unique perspectiv...

This week we welcome multiple time CrossFit Games Athlete and former Professional Hockey player Adrian Mundwiler onto the show. Adrian is an absolute specimen out of Europe who has been dominating the European competition seen. But what we found most enjoyable to chat about with him about was his view on training and more specifically the coach/athlete relationship and what is most important there...

Its surprising how long it took us into the life of this podcast before we invited today guest on. Vanessa McCoy is a long standing member of the Power Monkey team, and is without question the most well rounded athlete on our team. Having competed extensively in both gymnastic AND weightlifting, Vanessa brings a unique perspective to the team. Outside of competed nationally and having lived and tr...

On a special episode of the Power Monkey Podcast today, we have the trio of Dave Durante, Chad Vaughn, and Chris Hinshaw discussing the specifics surrounding their creation: Capacity WOD. Capacity WOD is a program designed to supplement your current program in small bite sized chunks. Specifically, this protocol is designed to help athletes improve their ability to recover during and after a worko...

We had the pleasure of speaking with CrossFit Games Athlete James Sprague on this episode of the podcast. James is a young athlete, having competed in the teen division at the Games multiple times. However, what we found most impressive about James is how mature the mental side of his athleticism is. We spoke at length about James ability to masterfully strategize a workout to win in competition (...

Our first episode with James a few weeks ago lead to a number of follow up conversations and messages from our listeners. So we decided to have him back on for a follow up discussion. After more than 3 decades of total emersion in the high intensity fitness landscape, James has some controversial insights and takeaways that we discuss with him. Underneath it all, he believes, is the lack of awaren...

This weeks guest is multi-time CrossFit Games Athlete and Podium finisher, Brent Fikowski. One of the most interesting portions of our conversation, among many, with Brent occurred when we dove into the subject of the "Professional Functional Athlete Association", which Brent is a key contributor for. Essentially Brent, and others, have taken it upon themselves to be a voice for their fellow athle...

We had the pleasure of speaking with Brute Strength coach Matt Torres on this weeks episode. We were also lucky enough to have Matt attend our most recent Power Monkey Camp in the woods of Tennessee, where we got our first chance to really get to know how great of a human he is. Matt is the coach of a handful of the top CrossFit Games athletes out there, including Dallin Pepper, Danielle Brandon,...

This weeks guest is James Fitzgerald, known by many within the CrossFit world as OPT, the founder of OPEX Fitness. James was the very first person to win the CrossFit Games back in 2007, and he has built quite a business since then. OPEX has an impressive string of affiliates throughout the world, and has been a source of fitness and programming excellence ever since. On this episode we speak with...

Today's guest is a special one as we welcome our good friend Victor Assaf on to the show. Victor is an adaptive athlete who has competed at the CrossFit Games. On this episode we are incredible grateful to Victor for sharing with us his story. Victors journey is one that began as a competitor and was then sidetracked for many years due to an accident that left him without the use of his right arm....

We were fortunate enough to have Dallin on the podcast this week, and even more fortunate to have him out at our most recent Power Monkey Camp in TN. That's where we really got a chance to know him. He's a great athlete, and an even more amazing person. He is humble and willing to learn, and takes every opportunity to ask questions. We spoke with him on this episode about what it was like transiti...

On today's episode we welcome multiple time CrossFit Games individual and team athlete, Paige Semenza. We had a great time chatting with Paige about here approach to competition and how her collegiate career as a D1 Hockey player captain has helped shaped her mindset for her athletic career after college, as well as how its helped her become a better leader on and off the competition floor. Paige...

On this weeks episode of the podcast, we have a duo! CrossFit Games Athlete and 2022 top 5 finisher, Jeffrey Adler, as well as his coach and significant other, Caroline Lambray. This was a fun conversation given their relationship dynamic, but also considering Carolines attention to technique while coaching and her methodical approach to helping Jeff reach his all time best at the Games. Caroline...

Today's guest is CrossFit Games Athlete, Rebecca Fuselier. Rebecca was previously a 2 time Teen Games Athlete. She then made the transition to being an individual Games Athlete, qualifying for the first time this year, FIVE years after having competed as a Teen. She talks about what that 5 year period was like, and how her years as a gymnast growing up helped to instill in her the work ethic and p...

Stephane is a collegiate strength and conditioning coach as well as a CrossFit Level 3 Coach. Additionally he works full time for CrossFit helping to create content around the education department. He has a perspective on coaching and teaching proper technique and mechanics that is very much in line with our own here at Power Monkey. Aside from that, he is a genuinely kind human and an absolute jo...

Today's guest is Power Lifting legend, Jesse Burdick. Jesse is not only an incredibly accomplished power lifter, but is also recognized as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in his field by CrossFit and has been involved with helping to educate and bring best practices within his sport to those in the CrossFit community for 15 years. He shares with Dave and Chad some of his philosophies on how to teach...

Today we welcome Don Tran and Prime Hall onto the podcast. Don and Prime are former Marine Raiders from within the special operations community and underwater survival instructors. Together they have leveraged their years of training and learning and brought what they found to be an essential method of training that was missing from within the fitness community. They utilize their unique approach...

This week we are fortunate enough to have Adrian "Boz" Bozman, Director of the CrossFit Games on the podcast. Boz is fresh off programming his first Games ever. If you are only familiar with Boz as the Games head judge, then you are about to learn that he is an incredibly articulate, intelligent, and kind human, who put a lot of intentional thought behind this years Games. We discussed why certain...

Today we have reoccurring guest: Dr. Mike Molloy on the podcast to talk specifically about Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs). This is a topic that we have discussed before on the show, but not from the scientific and medical side, which is what Mike brings to the conversation. Mike also talks about tell tale signs that you can see when it comes to working with athletes that may or may not be taki...