THE PROCESS PODCAST

Today, Ed and Ant talk about the drug testing protocols in CrossFit. Is it enough? As a former world-level rugby player and Games athlete, Ant has the unique insight into the drug testing protocols of the highest levels of these sports. After comparing the two, do you think that CrossFit is doing enough? THIS PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY TODAY WELL SPENT todaywellspent.com Save 10% on your purchase wit...

How do you navigate work, exercise, and staying present while on holiday? Chris and Ed just got back from theirs and have their tips you! You have three weeks to enjoy a holiday with your friends, family, or yourself. How do you get the most out of it without the temptation to answer a work email? Is it possible to work out effectively with an inconsistent schedule? What does it mean to stay prese...

Today, we introduce you to Coach Andrew “Lu” Lo, who is proof that completely changing your career is a lot more possible than you think. Are you no longer satisfied with your job? Or do you enjoy your work enough, but wish you could make a career of your actual passion? Andrew made a secure living as a corrections officer before he became a fitness coach. And he’s here to tell you that you, too,...

Today, Izzy sits down with Ed to talk about the best tips to improve our social media content and presentation. Ed currently has 13.2K followers on his Instagram page and is over seven weeks into a habit of posting something every day. But merely a few years ago, Ed treated his Instagram account as a personal blog for shirtless pics. He sought Izzy’s guidance to leverage his social media to help c...

Today, two of our Process Coaches Karan and Meg share with Ed their fondest memories as a brand new, wide-eyed fitness coach. Now that Meg, Karan, and Ed have spent the necessary hours to build their skillset, confidence, and unique abilities in their approach to coaching, how would their current coaching selves rate their rookie selves? Can they be brutally honest about less-than-stella performan...

Welcome to our first game show episode! Today, Ant plays host for Karan and Schalk going head-to-head about gym habits, heroes, and music knowledge. In this lighthearted hour of banter, Ant asks Karan and Schalk about the athletes they’ve looked up to for inspiration, what makes their favorite class members, and what gym behavior is their pet peeves. Then, we head into a quickfire battle of song k...

We talk with Tammi as she describes her approach to Half-Ironman training. The Half Ironman is not the only first for Tammi. She’s also taking, for the first time, a totally self-regulated, intuitive, low-pressure approach to her training as she prepares for 1.9km of swimming, 90km of cycling, and 21km of running. Let’s dive into how this approach is the best for Tammi right now. THIS PODCAST IS S...

Today, we sit down with our in-house content creator Alex to get his advice for making better gym content for ourselves and our social media audience. If you are a regular listener of The Process Podcast, chances are strong that you regularly go to the gym. And inn the age of social media, you probably see, on a daily basis, one or two phones propped up on a tripod. Maybe you’ve walked into someon...

Today, we welcome All Out Fitness, a CrossFit gym in Manila that is also a Process Programming Affiliate. As the owner of All Out, Pau knew well that the CrossFit industry as a whole, but especially in the Philippines, is one that can stagnate easily. After being a Process Programming athlete since 2020, he decided that the best way for his gym to grow and keep growing was to seek the guidance of...

Ant, Meg, and Karan are here to discuss the latest news in sport and share their hottest takes on these issues. Do you agree? With the 2024 Paris Olympics just wrapped up, it’s time to discuss the hottest news and controversies surrounding sport today. Are we just pretending HYROX is an exciting sport? Should countries pay athletes for earning medals? Is everyone cheating, and should we, too? Find...

Today, we get to learn more about Megan McDermott, our resident calisthenics and handstand specialist here on the Process Programming team. Come along with Meg as Ed takes her on a thought experiment: As the mother of a toddler, what three sports would she have her son Mason participate through childhood in order to make him an amazing CrossFitter. And no, CrossFit CANNOT be one of those sports. T...

The 2024 CrossFit season has just wrapped up with The Games, and we are here to talk about the weekend of competition. Top of mind for all of us in this roundtable discussion is the heartbreaking loss that the community witnessed: the drowning death of Lazar Ðukić in the first event. Ant, Meg, Karan, and Schalk share their thoughts of this tragic accident, whether it was best to continue with the...

Today, we speak with Camille Cheng, two-time Olympian for the Hong Kong Swim Team and Co-Founder of Mind The Waves, a charity focused on serving the mental wellbeing of local youth. To be able to compete at a level as high as the Olympic Games takes peak physical performance as well as a sharp, clear mindset. While this might mean an all-in attitude to chase this level of dedication and perfection...

Kevin Song is the Head of Global Sales at Beyond Power, the world’s first handheld direct drive cable trainer. What if you could use a cable machine that weighed 20kg when you pulled, but 40kg when you returned? Or what if you could perform chain squats without ever having to buy and keep around a pair of chains? What if you had nearly 100kg of resistance training that you could easily carry with...

Today, we debrief The 2024 CrossFit Games Asia Semifinal, The Far East Throwdown, and what we’ve learned as individuals and teammates. In a live race, you have the vantage point of seeing how your competitors are doing, how fast they’re moving, and if you have an opportunity to take the lead. We break down how strategy changes or doesn’t change based on how the competition unfolds in real-time. TH...

Ben Cullen is… A LOT of things. Ben is a former professional rugby player, entrepreneur, radio personality, event emcee, and starting this year, a full-time DJ. How can one person be so busy and still be successful? Ed sits down with Ben to find out! THIS PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY TODAY WELL SPENT todaywellspent.com Save 10% on your purchase with offer code THEPROCESS KEEP UP WITH BEN Follow Ben on...

Today, Ed sits down with our Head of HYROX Programming Tamarind Robinson to explain how we at The Process train athletes for the HYROX Fitness Race. With 8 kilometers of total running, but a mix of heavy sled pushing, weighted carries, and, of course, burpees, how can you train effectively to make the most out of the race? Would a skilled runner with little strength training follow the same traini...

Aileen is the Fitness Director for The Fluid X and founder of MindFit, a mental health organization, and IncluFit, a fitness NGO for those with special needs. Many are passionate about their fitness. But what purpose can you fill with it? Aileen Wong uses her expertise as a trainer to create organizations that serve the wider public in Hong Kong. By spreading physical and mental fitness in a way t...

Today, Ed sits down to let in-house coach Schalk Viljoen share his story, which includes his start as a young personal trainer. When Schalk started his career in personal training, he wasn’t quite sure how to coach and program effectively. Naturally, he would do what the other experienced coaches would do with their clients. Funny enough, this is exactly what Ed had done as a similarly young coach...

Gregg Geerdes (@geerdes_135) is a three-time CrossFit Games athlete, preparing for his fourth trip in the 2024 Masters CrossFit Games this August. As a Masters Athlete, Gregg is constantly balancing training time with a full-time career, happy marriage, healthy family, and the natural process of aging. As a multiple-time Games Athlete, Gregg must do all of these and stay at the highest level of th...

Stem cell treatments are a controversial treatment, but are they the right path for you and your injuries? Ed has studied and considered regenerative stem cell treatments for his damaged right knee for the last few years. Chris knows almost nothing about stem cell treatments and how they are supposed to work. What exactly are stem cells doing, how are they made to treat the affected tissue, and wh...

Well, sh*t. So far, 3 of the top 5 Asia CrossFit Semifinalists just tested positive for banned substances. Ed and Ant break down what this means for the sport’s future. The current policy in CrossFit is that only the top 2 Asia Semifinalist males earn a spot to The Games, and backfilling is only available to the top 5. With such limited chances to represent Asia at The CrossFit Games, Ed and Ant d...

Welcome to our 2024 CrossFit Games Quarterfinals analysis! The tests programmed in the Quarterfinals are giving us a lot of data about where CrossFit could be headed. Are one of those directions now toward endurance and away from strength? And is that better for the sport? Adele, Ant, Chris, and Ed discuss these points and more in today’s episode! THIS PODCAST IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE PROCESS PROG...

We want you to get to know The Process barbell specialist, Andrew “Lu” Lo! Are you tempted to change your career path entirely? Or would you like to, but afraid of change? Then you need to listen to Coach Andrew’s story! After spending a few years as an officer in Hong Kong’s Correctional Services, he came to the decision that this was not the path for him. The idea of sacrificing the financial se...

OUR LISTENER SURVEY IS LIVE! TAKE FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN FREE PROCESS GEAR! Take the survey here: https://forms.gle/mkTFFNr6stXvVcDk8 Today, we sit down with Matt Patterson, founder of Minisport HK, an early childhood sports education program. Like all businesses, the 2020 Covid pandemic forced an abrupt stopping of the day-to-day work schedule. For Ed and Matt, both the head of their businesses i...