THE PROCESS PODCAST

In this Episode, Ed takes us through his step by step process when designing a training programme for an athlete with specific performance based goals. His client, in this case, is about to embark on her journey towards the 2022 CrossFit Open, and has set herself the following goals: - 1 Strict Muscle-up - 10 Unbroken strict HSPU (in the box) - 10 Unbroken Bar MU's - 7 UB Ring Mu's - 200lbs Clean...

In this episode, Ed sits down with Tammi and Ant to talk about the difference between taking a complete rest day vs an ‘active’ rest day. In this round table discussion, we discuss why ‘rest’ is an important part of the training process; the importance of balancing stress and coping mechanisms; why we sometimes feel worse after a full rest day and how to use this to your advantage; the importance...

In this episode, Ed sits down with Ant to talk about the 2021 CrossFit Open. In this elaine, we start by sharing our goals for this years competition as athletes (term used loosely for Ed). We share our thoughts on the pros and cons of the new format this season; how to use the leaderboard to your advantage; how we run the CrossFit Open workouts as an Affiliate; how we’ve prepared our athletes for...

On today’s episode, Ed shares with us his troubles, experiences and learnings on the topic of sleep. The episode begins with Ed sharing his relationship with sleep, which took a turn for the worse when he started Coastal 11 years ago. Since then he has tried numerous interventions from supplementation, meditation, sleep tracking devices, morning and night time rituals, adjusting the sleep environm...

In today’s episode, Ed sits down with return guest, Nutrition Coach Frankie Mastroianni \Frankie is the owner and founder of Activeworks Nutrition, an online nutrition coaching organisation working with folks individually and in groups. In this episode, Frankie takes us through his step by step process when it comes to tracking your nutrition. As he always does, he beautifully simplifies counting...

In this episode, Ed and Izzy sit down to discuss the COASTAL 6. The 6 values which help to govern the behaviours and decisions of COASTAL and The Process Programming. We start by rewinding the clock to 3 years ago, where Ed first embarked on the journey of trying to create values for his company. In this episode, we share our own struggles and challenges in trying to create values, but also the be...

In part 2 of this episode, James dives into some of his philosophies that help to guide him through life, one of those being the importance of trying new things and having fun in the process. This is what initially lead James to completing an ironman in 10:14, signing up for trials with the Australian Bob Sleigh team, as well as an insight into how he is preparing for the 2021 CrossFit Games Seaso...

In this episode, James takes a trip down memory lane, and shares his CrossFit Story. It all began as an 8 year old child who not only wanted to be good everything, but who also wanted to be the best at everything. After stumbling across his first CrossFit Open in 2011, James realised there was a new opportunity to try and be the best at something, and he was all in. This story uncovers some of the...

In this episode, Ed sits down with his coach, Kyle Ruth from Training Think Tank. Nasal Breathing has made it’s way into the world of training in recent years, after people like Wim Hof began to capture the attention of scientists and mainstream media with his impressive human feats, as well as the release of books like ‘Breath’ by James Nestor and ‘The Oxygen Advantage’ by Patrick McKeown which h...

In this episode, Ed and the Process Programming coaching team sit down to discuss concept of “constantly varied exercise”. The goal of this discussion was to look at this concept, popularised by CrossFit, from as many angles as possible. The pros, the cons, who would benefit from it, who wouldn’t’ benefit from it….and lastly, we discuss the idea of ‘structured constant variance’. Sponsor: Website:...

In this episode, Ed shares his thoughts on training prioritisation. He starts by defining the different styles of periodisation, and shares some of his own experiences, and when and why you might use each of them. He then shares why he favours ‘undulated/non-linear’ periodisation with his CrossFit and general health clients, and lastly he breaks down the process as to build a training framework fo...

Today we sit down with the Process Programming coaching team, and get to know a little more about Ed, Ant, Tammi and Alex. Isabell plays the role as show host, and she asks the everyone in the team 3 questions: 1. What have you learned about yourself in 2020? 2. What is the best thing to come out of COVID? 3. What is one thing you will achieve this coming year? The episode concludes with some ligh...

Today, Ed and Ant sit down to discuss how to excel when it comes to Competition. Having just finished hosting the Process Programming Throwdown, a 3 week online competition, both Ed and Ant identified that there were a few areas where athletes were falling short. Whilst there are many different areas which contribute to success on game day, they identified 3 areas where they feel that people can i...

Today we welcome back Simone Arthur, who was a guest on the show on #34 where we dive into the concept of reverse dieting. Simone is a nutritionist working for The Method, an online group of dedicated nutrition coaches. She works with folks in all walks of life, but has a particular interest in working with athletes - one of them being the worlds fittest women, Tia-Clair Toomey. Today we discuss n...

Ben Patrick, also known as the @kneesovertoesguy on social media, has been making a major impact on the strength and conditioning world in the recent times. Through years of research and self-experimentation, Ben has created a system to help focus bring their knees out of pain, bulletproof themselves against future injuries, and enhance athletic performance. Ed has been incorporating Ben’s ‘Knee A...

Today Ed sits down with Brian Lai, a breathing coach and owner of Primal Breath Work. Brian’s journey started under the mentorship of Wim Hof, who is widely regarded as one of the most impressive and influential people when it comes to breath training and cold exposure. In this episode, Brian shares with us a life changing experience that lead him to discovering the power of the breath, and eventu...

In today’s episode, Ed sits down with Elena Hobson, owner of Body Shadow Physio in Hong Kong. Elena has a particular interest working with athletes, and one of the most knowledgeable physios that I have ever worked with on the topic of stress and how to effectively recover from them. In this episode we discuss Aerobic Stress, Anaerobic Stress, Mechanical Stress and Cognitive stress. We discuss wha...

In today’s episode, Ed sits down once again with Health and Fitness coach, Olivia Park. In today’s episode, both Ed and Olivia share some of their recent explorations into stress management and the importance (and struggles) of ‘slowing down’. Today’s conversation revolves around the concept of stress management, and our fear of ‘stillness’, particularly for A-type individuals who are continuously...

In today’s episode, Ed and Ant Hayes combine forces once again to take on some listener questions related to to the topic of training. We had some great questions come through this week, which we attack in the following order: - What is the idea behind the “sustainable & repeatable” aerobic training? - Auto regulation and self regulation with strength training: please explain, and what are the adv...

Luke Starr is the owner and founder of Starr Strength and Performance, an online coaching organisation working with high-level of athletes in a number of different sports, but with a keen interest in the sport of CrossFit. This episode is an insightful back and forth between two passionate and experienced coaches sharing their lessons and experiences. The conversation soon circles around the conve...

In this episode, we switch gears slightly and talk about business. Izzy, taking the role of interviewer, asks Ed to retell the Coastal Fitness story: all the success and failures associated with building a team. If you are a part of an organisation, a business owner, or are a part of the Coastal and The Process Programming community, there are plenty of takeaways, plenty of laughs, and some storie...

In today’s episode, Ed sits down with Nutrition Coach Frankie Mastroianni to take on some listener Q&A’s. Frankie is the owner and founder of Activeworks Nutrition, an online nutrition coaching organisation working with folks individually and in groups. In this episode, Ed takes some of the most frequently asked nutrition-based questions from his Instagram Q&As, and fires them at Frankie who provi...

Ed catches up with Tamarind Robinson, and together they discuss some of the learnings and lessons from recent times. We talk about her shift in training and mindset since life became ‘busier’, and since making the commitment to focus on training instead of competing. A large part of the conversation surrounds the idea of ‘intuitive training’ aka self-regulation and taking ownership of the training...

Simone Arthur is a nutritionist working for The Method, an online group of dedicated nutrition coaches. She works with folks in all walks of life but has a particular interest in working with athletes - one of them being the worlds fittest women, Tia-Clair Toomey. In this episode, we begin by unravelling Simone’s story, and what brought her to become a nutritionist. We then dive into a plethora of...

In this episode, Ed sits down with his childhood friend and professional footballer, Andrew Russell. Playing in one of the strongest football leagues in the world alongside some of the best players in the sport is a dream that many aspire to, but only few actually achieve. But what we don’t see is the trials and tribulations that come along with being a professional athlete. Since making the commi...