The Power Monkey Podcast

Pat is a long standing member of the CrossFit community, having played various roles at CrossFit HQ over the years, commentating at the Games, even programming some of the workouts, and much more. These days he programs and coaches at his Washington based affiliate, CrossFit Linchpin. Pats approach and philosophy surrounding programming is very much in line with ours, and the conversation that com...

Denise is one of the most accomplished coaches within the CrossFit space. She is a Seminar Staff Flow Master, and one of the few CrossFit Level 4 coaches out there. She also developed and runs the Coaches Development Program with Austin Malleolo to work directly with coaches to improve their overall coaching abilities. This discussion was a lot of fun to have. We have known Denise for years now, a...

On todays episode we talk about some of the nuances and errors that we see people making when performing the handstand push up, both in an everyday training environment as well as in a competitive setting. Approaching this skill from the most optimal perspective will allow not just for the greatest adaptation, but will also allow for increased longevity within your chosen training or competition j...

Our guest on this episode of the podcast is Andrew Mariani a lifelong athlete in multiple sports and collegiate lacrosse player who is now a personal trainer in New York city with a very refreshing perspective on what it takes to be more than just a great trainer. Andrew prioritizes cultivating connection with his clients, and finds that this approach only adds to the experience for both sides. We...

On this episode we have a returning guest and one of our favorite Power Monkey family members, Dr. Mike Molloy. Mike is incredibly knowledgable and primarily works with CrossFit Games athletes and general fitness enthusiasts to feel and perform better through eating and nutrition habits. In this specific conversation Mike speaks at length about hormones and how to optimize them to feel and perform...

Gretchen is a former 3 time CrossFit Games athlete and collegiate gymnast who has gone on to found the International Functional Fitness Federation. The iF3 is a non-profit organization that serves as the international governing body for competitive functional fitness. Currently more than 50 countries have participating federations that act as a feeder system into the iF3's World Championships. Mor...

On today's episode we are lucky enough to be providing the exclusive announcement of the first workout for The Masters Fitness Collective online qualifier. Additionally, we have Dave, Chad, and Chris Hinshaw on the show to provide a workout analysis and strategy for athletes planning on doing the online qualifier. As an extra treat, the first half of the episode will have Eamon Coyne on, who is on...

Stacey is a former Team USA member and collegiate gymnast, where he has won multiple championships. After his gymnastics career Stacey joined the WWE where he pursued a career in professional wrestling before he made the transition to being a full time social media fitness influencer. Most recently Stacey joined the Power Monkey Fitness coaching staff at camp in Tennessee helping out with the ring...

Our guest today is Gray Cook. Gray is a practicing physical therapist, an orthopedic certified specialist, a certified strength and conditioning specialist and an RKC kettlebell instructor. He is the founder of Functional Movement Systems, a company that promotes the concept of movement pattern screening and assessment. Gray is a leader in the are of strength and conditioning, as well as physical...

Fee Saghafi is one of the most recent guest athletes to attend Power Monkey Camp. Fee is a CrossFit Games athlete who trains alongside Scott Panchik out of CrossFit Mentality. Outside of Fees impressive athleticism, she is just an infectiously positive person, as we got to learn first hand a few weeks ago at camp. Not having a typically athletic background growing up, it is interesting to hear Fee...

We recorded this "special edition" of the podcast in front of a live audience while at the most recent Power Monkey Camp in Tennessee. We selected 5 of our camp coaches to field questions from the audience on any subject they liked. We have of course our captain Dave Durante (Gymnastics), as well as fellow Olympians Chad Vaughn (Weightlifting) and Cheryl Haworth (Weightlifting). Additionally we ha...

On todays episode, Dave and Mike chat with Graham Tuttle. Graham has made quite a name for himself within the social media world as "The Barefoot Sprinter". He has helped numerous athletes and fitness enthusiast correct movement dysfunction and relieve pain through his various programs intended to "bulletproof" the body. Graham is extremely passionate about what he does, and we had a great time ch...

On this episode of the podcast Dave and Mike chat with gymnastics legend Chellsie Memmel. Chellsie has been an all around world champion, as well as an Olympian. These days she is staying quite active in the fitness community, as a gym owner, coach, judge, and still competing at the age of 33. They chat about what its like continuing to be so active in a sport that historically has been thought of...

AJ and Zach are OG CrossFitters, having competed on teams at Regionals as well as each holding world records in Sport Kettlebell. They run the previously named CrossFit Kettlebell courses, which are now Power Monkey Kettlebell alongside Jeff Martone. AJ and Zach are a wealth of knowledge, not only in kettlebell technique, but also programming and community building. Together they run CrossFit Hing...

On todays episode we welcome two of our favorite people on the show. Integrative medicine and Naturopath Dr. Jaime Schehr and M2 Performance Nutrition founder Dr. Mike Molloy. This was an interesting episode in that Jaime and Mike work with somewhat different client demographics. Mike working mostly with fitness enthusiasts and high level CrossFit athletes, and Jaime working with more of a general...

Amy was one of the inaugural athletes in the adaptive division at the 2021 CrossFit Games. More impressive than that, Amy only began crossfitting the January before. Amy was born missing her right leg, as such, she falsely believe for the majority of her life that she was simply not athletic, and in many ways did not feel confident as well. What she eventually discovered however was that she was t...

On todays episode we chat with Margaux Alvarez. Margaux is an incredibly accomplished women, having competing at the CrossFit Games 7 times, becoming the West Region Champion at the Titan Games, and most recently founding a vineyard and her own wine company. The majority of the conversation revolved around inspiration to begin a winery and how she used a lifetime of competition to forge a work eth...

James has been a mainstay in the CrossFit space for years, having competed multiple times there with a best finish of 5th place. With a love of movement and play, James has always dabbled in all different sports. Most recently he has made his way into the sport of triathlon, gearing up for a full Ironman by years end. Maybe the most impressive part is that he is still competing successfully in Cro...

On todays episode we have a special guest host with Dave. Dawn Fletcher, mental performance coach and founder of Driven Mind Training is Dave's c0-host, and they will be interviewing one of Dawn's athletes: Kelsey Kiel. Kelsey is a long time CrossFitter who has competed multiple times both as an individual and as part of a team. She most recently won "The Fittest Experience" in Texas as an individ...

On todays episode, we have our good friend Chris Hinshaw back with us again as well as another good friend, Dave Newman, owner of RX Smart Gear to discuss the CrossFit Open workout 22.3. Between Dave, Chad, Chris, and Newman...we have the 4 Subject Matter Experts (SME's) for Gymnastics, Weightlifting, Aerobic Capacity, AND JUMP ROPE all together and are uniquely suited to help shed light on what t...

On todays episode, we have our good friend Chris Hinshaw back with us again to break down and talk about the CrossFit Open workout 22.2. Between Dave, Chad, and Chris...we have the 3 Subject Matter Experts (SME's) for Gymnastics, Weightlifting, and Aerobic Capacity all together and are uniquely suited to help shed light on what to think about when tackling this workout, and how you are going to ge...

On todays episode, we have our good friend Chris Hinshaw with us to break down and talk about the CrossFit Open workout 22.1. Between Dave, Chad, and Chris...we have the 3 Subject Matter Experts (SME's) for Gymnastics, Weightlifting, and Aerobic Capacity all together and are uniquely suited to help shed light on what to think about when tackling this workout, and how you are going to get your best...

Jacob is a mainstay in the sport of CrossFit, having been a multi time Games competitor finishing in the 10 ten more than once. Since his recent retirement from the competitive side of the sport, he has turned his attention to other avenues in an effort to challenge himself and continue to grow as a human. Most recently he accepted a worldwide streamed boxing match in Dubai against another CrossFi...

Mark has had an incredible career, specifically within the sport of Powerlifting where he was know as "The world record breaker". He now owns and runs "The Super Training Gym", hosts "The Power Project Podcast", and sells his widely successful lifting product: "The Slingshot". He credits much of his success to just putting his head down and marching forward without the specific intention of becomi...

Karl is the brain and creative hand behind the widely popular Instagram account, Whiteboard Daily, where he uses detailed yet simple illustrations to drive home technical concepts and coaching cues for some of the most difficult lifts and movements within sport. Karl is a highly educated and talented clinician, and we think that you will get a lot out of this episode. Enjoy. Instagram: @whiteboard...