THE PROCESS PODCAST

In today’s episode, Saed plays the role of the interviewer and sits down with Ed to discuss the recent shake-ups to CrossFit, following the tweet of former CEO Greg Glassman. We begin by reliving our thoughts and actions as a team on the day of the news dropping, and Ed shares his reasoning as to why he decided to unaffiliate Coastal Fitness. The conversation evolves into our relationship with Cro...

Andre is a man on a mission. For as long as he can remember, he has lived his life with purpose. It all begins with goal setting, which is followed by the creation and execution of a process to get him there. He’s a smart individual who has developed his craft as a coach by working at one of Dubai’s CrossFit powerhouses, InnerFight, and has now created a coaching facility as a part of his home in...

Ed and Alex rewind the clock back to humble beginnings in the North East of England. Alex was introduced to CrossFit at the age of 15, which saved him from going down a dangerous path with a troubled crowd. The decision led him to find passion and purpose in competing and coaching, which eventually lead to a coaching job in the Middle East, and eventually Hong Kong. There aren’t many adults in thi...

2 weeks ago, CrossFit announced that the 2020 CrossFit Games will be going ahead, but with some drastic changes to the format. Ed sits down with Ant Haynes and Tammi Robinson, both who qualified to the 2020 Games as National Champions but will not be attending this year's games due to the exclusion of National Champions. We begin by sharing their personal thoughts on the decision by CrossFit HQ; t...

Today, Ed tackles some listener Q&A’s which we have compiled over the last few weeks. The episode begins with Izzy and Ed sharing what the first week of business reopening has been like, and some of the leadership and business lessons Coastal has learned over the 6 weeks of closure. Today’s questions are focused more around training, so Ed puts his coaching hat on and takes a deep dive into these...

Ed and Ant sit down to reflect on the last 6 weeks of gym closure, as Coastal Fitness prepares to open its doors once again. They share some of the personal struggles that they have had with their own training, and what they have done to overcome the obstacles. They discuss the GYMLESS programme and how much of a profound impact it has had on their lives, as well as their reluctancy to start it in...

Michael Mogard was a Crossfit games Individual athlete in 2013 and Crossfit Regionals Athlete from 2012-2017. He currently splits his year living in the USA and Brunei and runs CrossFit gyms in each location. Michael has a wife and 4 kids and they have created a unique culture of working out together as a family. Michaels coaches all 4 of his kids in weightlifting. Miah (age 10) and Jaimon (age 9)...

Olivia Park is a women’s health and performance coach who helps women find liberation from the ‘shoulds’ of the fitness industry and the all-or-nothing mindset through training with intention and intensity. In today’s episode, Ed sits down with Olivia to discuss some crucial evidence-based information regarding female training and the menstrual cycle. The ratio of females who are trainin...

Ed sits down with Tanner Shuck, Strength and Conditioning Coach currently based in Dubai. Tanner retells of his childhood and early adult years as an athlete. Have first set foot in the gym at the age of 8, to playing Division 1 football in Texas, to then pursuing the journey of competing at the CrossFit Games, Tanner is living proof that to be great at anything requires unwavering passion, extrem...

Today, Ed sits down with his coach of 6 years, Kyle Ruth. Kyle has been a coach at  Training Think Tank since 2013. Born in 1985, Kyle was a competitive swimmer in high school and college.  After his swimming career peaked he discovered Crossfit and eventually opened his own gym. Kyle’s current roster of athletes includes CrossFit competitors and swimmers.  He has worked with athlet...

Ed is joined in the studio by the owners and managers of 3 of Hong Kong’s leading gym businesses. Having been ordered to close our doors to the public a week ago, today’s conversation revolved around what we have done to ensure we come out of this situation in a better place than we entered it. We discuss the measures that we put in place leading into the shutdown, filtering out the noise from the...

Ed sits down with Mike Molloy, owner of M2 Performance Nutrition. Mike has been around CrossFit for over 10 years and is the nutrition coach of some of the sports’ top athletes including Sara Sigmundsdottir Haley Adams, Chyna Cho, and Tamarind Robinson. Both Tamarind Robinson (Episode 3) and Ant Haynes (Episode 2) join in on this round table discussion. In this episode, we dive into some of the ch...

Ed and Izzy sit down to discuss how to navigate the challenges that currently exist as a result of the Corona virus. As gyms continue to close down around the world, and more people are entering quarantine periods, we are being challenged both mentally and physically. In this episode, we discuss the importance of taking control of the controllables. We talk about the importance of having a growth...

In this second episode of our 'Road to the CrossFit Games' series, Ed sits down with his athlete, Tammi Robinson, as they rewind the clock to look back on some pivotal events in her life: We explore Tammi's childhood and her love for sport and competition, a career in McDonalds, stepping into a CrossFit gym for the first time, winning a medal at the CrossFit Games, and then deciding that she was d...

One of our goals with creating this podcast was to bring the community together - we want to create a platform for discussion on topics that interest YOU. To do this, periodically, we will be giving you guys the opportunity to send in questions that you would like us to dive into. Ed will be choosing 10 questions to answer in a quick fire style (3 minutes each question). We will also be choosing s...

There's always more than meets the eye. In this first episode in our 'Road to the CrossFit Games' series, Ed sits down with his athlete, colleague, younger brother, and the current 27th fittest man on earth, Ant Haynes. They unearth some of his life's' events, which they believe has helped shape the man he is today. From body image insecurities to a successful career as an international rugby play...

Join Ed, founder of Coastal Fitness, and the host of the LIVE PERFORM COMPETE Podcast, as he takes a trip down memory lane. In this episode, he shares insights in to his childhood, his life as a rugby player, and his experiences in the last 10 years as a coach, and business owner. Additionally, we discuss the mission of this podcast, and what you can expect as a listener. Sponsor: LIVE.PERFORM.COM...