Wex Appeal - Barbells, Beats & Buffoonery

Kaleb Young works with Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R) and is in charge of CrossFit Development and Partnerships. Kaleb stops by the TYR WZA Podcast stage to talk about the mission of O.U.R. in trying to put an end to sex trafficking in the United States and Worldwide. O.U.R. partners with many gyms and organizations to not only raise funds but also to raise awareness of the epidemic that i...

We talk business in the CrossFit space and how Podium came from an idea to a Partner of the TYR Wodapalooza Competition. The Buttery Bros take the stage with Paul Haverland to talk about the journey of Podium and what it means to put their name behind a product that is backed by and sponsor the Fittest on Earth. Paul has helped start many successful businesses and decided to reach out to the Bros...

Fee Saghafi and James Sprague from the Brute Strength Training Crew join the show and bring the energy to the podcast stage. They talk about their training culture, the move to train in Naples and how James should be a motivational speaker in his down time. All of our shows in Miami brought to you by Phat Ash Bakes (IG: @phatashbakes). The best cookies hands down. Get #thatgoodgood shipped straigh...

Don Faul is the CEO of CrossFit and joined us LIVE on the podcast stage at TYR Wodapalooza to chat about his first six months with CrossFit and the future of the brand. We also talk about the Open and how he’s got his sights set on beating Dave Castro. This episode is brought to you by Phat Ash Bakes who is bringing #thatgoodgood to your door with the best cookies in the game.

Rich Froning is considered by many to be one of the G.O.A.T.s of CrossFit. As an Individual athlete he is the 4x Fittest Man on Earth and a 6x Affiliate Cup Champion in the Team Division. He is owner of CrossFit Mayhem in Cookeville, TN and has taken his hard working attitude in training to building many successful businesses. Froning Farms, Buffalo Brew Coffee and of course all of the Training pr...

Lauren Kalil has quickly made a name for herself in the CrossFit world as being the face of the Morning Chalkup. She has travelled around the world covering the sport of CrossFit and has interviewed some incredible athletes. We sit down and talk about her journey and be warned....buffoonery ensues. The topics included horrible wedding planning stories, how to kidnap people and riding on a dolphin....

The first ever Battle of Buffoonery takes 7 Podcast Hosts in the CrossFit space and pit them against each other in a fight to the death battle of literal Biblical proportions. Wex takes on Lauren Kalil (Morning Chalk Up), Chase Ingraham and Bill Grundler (Get with the Programming), Sean Woodland and Tommy Marquez (Talking Elite Fitness) and Josh Pirtle (aka Fluffy Duck). Each host had to pick a Hi...

Matt Torres is best known in the CrossFit landscape as the Head Coach and Founder of Brute Strength Athletics. He has coached athletes at the top level all the way to the CrossFit Games through remote coaching. Recently Brute Force Athletics decided to make the step to an in person training camp and has quickly solidified themselves as one of the powerhouse training groups with CrossFit Games athl...

Kari Pearce, Arielle Loewen and Alex Gazan are teaming up to compete at TYR Wodapalooza in January and they join Wex to talk about their expectations for the coming year as well as what they would like to see for events. In this episode we have a guest appearance by Stella and we discuss how this team came into being. We have a lot of fun talking about their unique journeys and what makes them the...

Kloie Wilson sits down to chat the 2023 CrossFit Games season, what it's like to balance having a full time career as a firefighter while still maintaining her training. She twice has just missed out on punching her own ticket to the CrossFit Games and this past year she was selected to be part of the Demo Team. Kloie hopes that with the new system and her training this will be the year she gets h...

Wex sits down with the multi-talented James Monroe Iglehart the Tony Award Winning Broadway Actor and Singer. He is best known for his Tony Award winning performance as the Original Genie of the Lamp in the hit show Aladdin. He is also one of the original performers from the wildly popular improv show Freestyle Love Supreme and has also played the dual role of Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson...

In this episode Wex sits down with Tom Foxley of Mindset RX’d to talk about his journey from the Royal Marines to training some of the most elite athletes in the world. It was awesome to hear his story and he dropped a wealth of knowledge that you can apply to your everyday life. You can hear his podcast “Limitless Athlete” streaming across all platforms. For more info go to http://www.mindsetrxd....

Heber Cannon is a content creator and entrepreneur that makes up one half of the media duo known as "The Buttery Bros." Heber, along with Marston Sawyers, chronicle all their wild fitness adventures on their YouTube channel and are known for producing many of the CrossFit Games documentaries through 2020. They rose to notoriety after the 2018 CrossFit shake up by taking their style of storytelling...

Brian Friend is best known as THE stats analyst of the CrossFit Community. You can find him as a regular contributor on The Morning Chalkup and The Seven Podcast. Often seen running all over the campus at The CrossFit Games, Brian is the go to guy for stat analysis and we break down his thoughts on this years competition. We also talk about his love for Disc Golf and how he found his way into his...

Scott Britton joins the show to talk about the creation of Battle Cancer and it's impact of shaping the lives of those who are battling the vicious disease of cancer. We talk about how it has impacted us personally as well as Battle Cancer's initiative to help cancer survivors take back their health and what they are doing to empower gyms worldwide to take up the cause. Scott also happens to be qu...

Jack Lepiarz is best known to his over 1.3M Followers on TikTok as Jacques Ze Whipper, the wise cracking French Renaissance Performer who is as quick with his whip as he is with the clap backs to the crowd. We sit down and talk about going viral, Baseball and the broken thumb, his multiple Guinness Book of World Records and everything in between. This episode is a hilarious journey into absolute a...

Cooper is a Sports Agent and Co-Owner of Lab Management Group that represents athletes across multiple sports. They represent some of the biggest names in CrossFit but also manage athletes from MLB, PGA, Olympic Athletes and more. He sits down with Wex to talk about the most recent Wodapalooza Fitness Festival in Miami and about how their athletes are making a big splash in the space. In the Cross...

Grant McCartney is a 7x American Ninja Warrior and also a German Ninja Warrior Champ. He has competed in the very first Spartan Games that you can see on Season 1 on YouTube. He stopped by the podcast stage to chat Ninja, CrossFit and his story and philosophy on life. We had a bunch of laughs soaking up some Miami vibes before the storm rolled in. This episode is brought to you by Brushed by Chan....

Col. Tony Kurz sits down with Wex at Wodapalooza to talk about competing in the Masters Division and how his 20+ years of service in Special Forces translates into helping him perform on the competition floor. As of the recording he was in second place at Wodapalooza going into Day 3 and in position to go on and win his third consecutive WZA Masters Champ Title. This interview was full of laughs....

C.J. Martin is one of the CrossFit OG's. He is the Founder & CEO of Invictus Fitness which has four locations across the US. They are home to many elite teams and individual athletes that have competed at The CrossFit Games. He is an L4 CrossFit Trainer and is formerly a member of the CrossFit HQ Training Team. Wex sits down with C.J. live on the Wodapalooza Podcast Stage to talk about the event,...

Ashley is the co-owner with her husband Israel of PhatAsh Bakes. They make some of the most amazing cookies you have ever seen or tasted. She joins us on the Wodapalooza Podcast stage to talk about how she found CrossFit, her amazing cookies and how some of the biggest fans are the fittest athletes on Earth. Follow them on Instagram @phatashbakes and on their website www.phatashbakes.com This epis...

Wex Appeal and the ladies from Two Toned Fitness, Leah and Shai, sit down with Brandon Krumins from UNBARD Coffee Company. They are a preworkout coffee blend that gives you everything you need to crush your workout in one amazing bottle. We talk about where the company started and even sample the product live on the episode. We had a great time and Wex loved teaming up with the ladies from the "Do...

Wex Appeal sits down with the Meme Lord Himself - John Wooley from MakeWodsGreatAgain on Facebook and Instagram. If you are into CrossFit even a little bit you have no doubt seen one of his posts highlighting the funniest parts of our community. He is also the host of the podcast Kettlebells & Cocktails w/ his cohost Niki Brazier as well as the Podcast Scale and Bail w/ Ben Dziwulski. This episode...

Wex Appeal hits Wodapalooza 2022 and we get to sit down with Brian Neumann the Chief Marketing Officer for Yerbae. They talk about the BAE Project, the origins of the company and their future in the CrossFit community. They offer a clean energy drink alternative that gives you all the effects without the crash. Brian also talks about what it's like working with athletes like Annie Thorisdottir and...

Josh Pirtle better known in the CrossFit world as Fluffy Duck is a viral sensation and amassed quite a following on his Instagram, TikTok and Twitter accounts. He sits down with Wex to talk about the upcoming Wodapalooza event, where the idea for Fluffy Duck came from and a whole heap of other buffoonery. They discuss everything from Dave Castro getting fired to starting a new podcast called "Tick...