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The importance of hormonal health with Andrew Wax

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 22:41:06 GMT

Hormonal health can be a touchy subject, but the price of getting it wrong could affect your performance, body composition, sleep, sexual health, and more. LIV Health (https://livhealth.com/) is a full-service telemedicine clinic focused on promoting health, longevity, and performance by dialing in aspects of your health under the hood. If you think you'd be a good fit for this type of work, email Andrew@livhealth.com!

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The Keala Foundation and Ultimate Hawaiian Trail Run: Helping the Youth of Kaua'i

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 23:37:58 GMT

Aaron Hoff, Chris Hinshaw, and Ed Mao join Armen to talk about the Ultimate Hawaiin Trail Run and the Keala Foundation's mission to help the youth of Kaua'i stay off drugs through communal suffering and CrossFit.

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CrossFit's new President signals their plans

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 18:27:26 GMT

CrossFit has now hired Jason Dunlop as its new President, and with experience as an executive at Starbucks and Nike, it can tell us a lot about where CrossFit believes they're headed.

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Swimming and Paddling are Back Again!

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 20:22:09 GMT

Dave Castro just announced that the first event of the 2021 CrossFit Games is a long swim and a longer paddle. Cool.

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So these are the Last Chance Qualifier Workouts huh?

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:55:05 GMT

CrossFit recently released the Last Chance Qualifier events for the athletes who just barely missed qualifying for the 2021 CrossFit Games and they're bland and sneaky at the same time.

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CrossFit is now offering Affiliate Programming

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:24:17 GMT

CrossFit's new Affiliate Programming is the first step into a future where the entire ecosystem of affiliates, gyms, and CrossFitters is completely and radically different.

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Training Think Tank's Max El Hag

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 15:45:12 GMT

Max El Hag coaches some of the best CrossFitters in the space including Travis Mayer and Noah Ohlsen and he's been involved in the space for a long time!

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Coaching the Future: James Townsend

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 21:42:53 GMT

Armen catches up with James Townsend, former NFL wide receiver turned CrossFit coach who is coaching 17-year-old sensation Mal O'Brien.

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CrossFit messes up their own leaderboard, names the wrong athlete as a Games Qualifier

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 16:50:30 GMT

The CrossFit Games team named Emma Tall as the fifth place qualifier for the 2021 CrossFit Games, then changed the leaderboard on Wednesday morning to reflect that Emma Tall actually didn't qualify, but Sam Briggs did.

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Elevating The Athletes: Matt O'Keefe

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 14:00:43 GMT

Matt O'Keefe has worn a lot of hats in the CrossFit space: brand owner, athlete manager, event organizer, and more. Now that his events (Granite Games, Wodapalooza, West Coast Classic, and more) are some of the biggest and brightest in the space, he's got his eyes set on elevating the athletes as much as possible.

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Time To Make A Statement: Danielle Brandon

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 18:34:42 GMT

CrossFit Games veteran Danielle Brandon is looking forward to qualifying for her third consecutive CrossFit Games and silencing any doubt about her abilities.

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Mallory O'Brien and Emma Cary are the Future

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 22:09:02 GMT

With just a few points separating them from winning the Granite Games, both Mallory O'Brien and Emma Cary are making a strong push for rookie performances at the 2021 CrossFit Games.

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Sanctioned Athlete Competes At MACC, Qualifies for the Games

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 21:54:34 GMT

Janelle Stites earned a spot to the CrossFit Games with her team On Track through the Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Challenge while serving a four year ban from USADA for a positive doping test at a weightlifting meet in 2019.

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Here To Send A Message: Emma Cary

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 21:11:13 GMT

Emma Cary took second overall in the world in the 2021 Open and is now poised to compete to earn a spot at the 2021 CrossFit Games through the Granite Games Semifinal event.

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Turning a Corner: Blair Chapman

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 17:25:58 GMT

Blair Chapman has an opportunity to make his first CrossFit Games by competing a the Granite Games this weekend.

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From Farm to Fitness: Colten Mertens

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 19:43:04 GMT

Colten Mertens is chasing a dream to make his first individual CrossFit Games appearance in 2021 while still working full time as a farmer.

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Here to Win: Saxon Panchik

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 15:39:12 GMT

As Saxon Panchik prepares to compete at the Granite Games and qualify for his fourth consecutive CrossFit Games appearance, he has his eyes on the biggest prize of all: winning the CrossFit Games.

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Fee Saghafi: Competing With The Best

Thu, 27 May 2021 13:13:34 GMT

Fee Saghafi competed at the 2019 CrossFit Games and qualified for the 2020 CrossFit Games before having her spot taken away in the reshuffling of the format. She's now back with a vengeance looking to compete against the best of the best and earn a spot at the 2021 CrossFit Games.

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The Semifinal prize purse is a big, ugly step backwards

Wed, 26 May 2021 23:54:23 GMT

With the announcement of CrossFit's 2021 Semifinals prize purse, CrossFit is sending a clear message they're uninterested or unable to incentivize their own athletes to compete.

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The real winners with the Semifinal Prize Purse

Wed, 26 May 2021 23:53:36 GMT

CrossFit just announced a disappointing prize purse for the 2021 CrossFit Games Semifinals, and it couldn't have been a bigger help to some of the bigger events *outside* of the Games season.

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Thanks to CrossFit, this isn't a professional sport and you aren't a pro athlete

Wed, 26 May 2021 23:52:45 GMT

CrossFit just announced a paltry $400,000 prize pool for the 2021 CrossFit Games Semifinals. That's a real joke and does absolutely nothing to help the athletes involved in the sport become professionals in the space.

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Jay Crouch Is Ready For Torian Pro

Tue, 25 May 2021 19:15:21 GMT

After qualifying for his rookie year at the Games in 2020, Jay Crouch is ready for a more normal and familiar CrossFit Games in 2021. He just has to get there first.

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Going Full Kumail - Scale As Needed 179

Mon, 24 May 2021 16:21:40 GMT

The Full Kumail, living in LA, exercising for no reason, and CrossFit's complete meltdown and incompetence.

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Your gym isn't a gym, it's a social club.

Tue, 18 May 2021 16:20:06 GMT

The network you tap into is the most valuable part of your gym membership.

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What is CrossFits job?

Tue, 18 May 2021 16:19:15 GMT

Eric Roza has had control of CrossFit for almost a year now. What is his job?

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tall boi and thicc boi CrossFit Games incoming

Fri, 14 May 2021 13:01:53 GMT

With new divisions being added to the Games this year, why not introduce weight or height classes?

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Seriously, what's happening with Semifinals?

Fri, 14 May 2021 13:01:08 GMT

With just two weeks until the Semifinals, we have no details on them.

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Wow, that team programming sucked.

Fri, 14 May 2021 13:00:28 GMT

Armen checks in after a few weeks of being unplugged thanks to his move.

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Bye Bye Austin

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 20:27:27 GMT

The boys record one last episode in Austin.

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Indy Quarterfinals Are Over: Thoughts and Observations

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 22:13:11 GMT

Now that the first ever CrossFit Games Quarterfinals are over for the individuals, let's look at what happened. From top performances to Rich Froning's scores, let's chat Quarterfinals.

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Armen's Big News - Scale As Needed 176

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 21:23:37 GMT

Armen's got some news and the boys catch up on the past months.

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The Open Is Over. What Now?

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 21:42:45 GMT

Now that the 2021 CrossFit Games Open is over, what are we supposed to do?

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Scott Britton & BATTLE CANCER Launch New Free Program for Post-Treatment

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 14:35:40 GMT

Battle Cancer, like many nonprofits, has been hit hard by the COVID pandemic. That hasn't stopped Scott Britton and his team from launching a new, free program for people recovering from cancer treatment.

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Mat Fraser's Top 5 CrossFit Games Moments

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 18:30:34 GMT

Now the Mat Fraser has retired, it's time to look at his body of work and we'll start with his top 5 moments at the CrossFit Games from 2016 through 2020.

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Mat Fraser Retires.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 22:29:11 GMT

The best to ever do it: Mat Fraser has retired after eight seasons and five straight championships.

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New details about Semifinals and the Last Chance Qualifier

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 22:27:54 GMT

CrossFit has released a newly updated rulebook with the new February 15th date for affiliate cup eligibility as well as our first look at details on the Semifinals and the Last Chance Qualifier.

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CrossFit Changes the Rulebook Again

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 17:03:26 GMT

So here we go again. CrossFit has made another update to the rulebook, this time adjusting the eligibility date for the affiliate cup members from January 1st to February 15th. But for the love of God, WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS CROSSFIT

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Rich Froning's new team is stacked, but is it legal?

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 19:00:53 GMT

Rich Froning has added Chase Hill, Andrea Nisler, and Taylor Williamson to Mayhem Freedom, but does the rulebook even allow for this?

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Are wearables worth it for CrossFit?

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 12:15:44 GMT

Apple Watches, Whoop straps, heartrate monitors...so many options exist but are any of them actually valuable or useful for us?

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Should you even do the Open?

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 17:32:23 GMT

We've talked a lot about the details around the 2021 CrossFit Games Open, but should you even do it? Armen breaks down reason why you would and wouldn't officially participate in the Open.

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What will it take to make it to the Quarterfinals?

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 20:31:17 GMT

The 2021 CrossFit Games Open will qualify the top 10% of each Continent into the Online Quarterfinals, but what types of performances will it take to get there?

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How to do the Open if you're not at an affiliate

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 20:28:21 GMT

The 2021 CrossFit Games Open is coming up but many people aren't members of affiliates anymore. How can you still participate in the Open if you're not a member of a CrossFit affiliate?

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Scale As Needed - We're back!

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 20:27:05 GMT

Armen, Chase, Cliff, and Kyle are back to talk about everything and nothing all at once.

0:15 - We’re back!

5:20 - Outsourcing our work

10:50 - Chase has been working and playing Breath of the Wild a lot

16:40 - Armen’s channel and his wife is pregnant

22:35 - The Mandalorian

33:01 - Wonder Woman 1984

47:33 - Dune and Bladerunner 2049

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"You can do better" [a message to CrossFit]

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 17:23:54 GMT

"You can do better" isn't needless critical feedback: it's a sign of confidence and pressure needed to move the needle in a direction that can be positive for everyone involved.

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WZA is coming back in Jan 2022 and CF has a prize money problem

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:25:41 GMT

Matt O'Keefe just announced on MAKE PODS GREAT AGAIN that Wodapalooza would return in January of 2022, but that opens up a lot of questions about how CrossFit is going to make a financial case for athletes to continue participating in the Games season.

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Target your weaknesses while training at an affiliate

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 15:18:59 GMT

For those of us training at CrossFit affiliates, how can we work our weaknesses to prepare for the 2021 CrossFit Games Open while respecting the group setting and our coach's programming? Ya gotta ask!

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Half of the 2021 Rulebook is missing

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 15:49:50 GMT

For a "2021 CrossFit Games Season" Rulebook, the details on the back half of the season sure are missing.

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Two-Brain Business's data insights into the gym ecosystem are amazing

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 18:33:42 GMT

Armen sat down with Chris Cooper of Two-Brain Business to talk about their huge research project into the microgym industry and what insights can be taken from there for everyday gym owners.

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Rich's Response and the inevitable PPV Boxing Match

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 18:12:43 GMT

In a now deleted or hidden YouTube live, Rich Froning spoke out about Mat Fraser's comments regarding their icy relationship. This will never end.

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So Mat and Rich don't get along?

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 18:20:28 GMT

Mat Fraser was on the Darren Woodson Show a few weeks ago and told a story about how he and Rich haven't spoken in over two years. What does that really mean and what happens from here?

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Master the dumbbell before the 2021 Open

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 19:41:57 GMT

The dumbbell will make an appearance in the 2021 CrossFit Games Open, so why not get a head start on mastering it before the rubber hits the road in 21.1?

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Most Open workouts will work with the 2021 equipment list

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 19:38:15 GMT

but there are definitely a handful which are up in the air.

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The 2021 CrossFit Open Equipment list is here!

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 23:07:44 GMT

The equipment list for the 2021 CrossFit Games Open is here and it's pretty short:

- A dumbbell

- A bar and plates

- A plyo box

- A jumprope

- Somewhere to do pull ups

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Compete from home in Ten Thousand's WORK

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 18:57:23 GMT

Armen sits down with Jared Stein to discuss affiliate ownership during the COVID shutdowns and Ten Thousand's new WORK competition

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Just how much stuff do you need for CrossFit?

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 15:12:02 GMT

Shoes, jump ropes, knee sleeves, tape, grips, wrist wraps...the list goes on and on. But what's really necessary? Let's find out.

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How to Identify Your Weaknesses

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 23:21:37 GMT

Before you can work on your weaknesses, you've gotta identify them. Here's how.

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How to get better at programming

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 01:22:25 GMT

It's an art, it's a science, and you've gotta suck at it before you'll get better. Here's how to get better at programming workouts.

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The Affiliate Cup is Back!

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 17:51:02 GMT

The Affiliate Cup is back but what does that mean for unaffiliated gyms and super teams? Let's see if we can find out!

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CrossFit owes us ONE THING: an equipment list

Fri, 18 Dec 2020 17:15:01 GMT

CrossFit owes all of us one single thing before the 2021 CrossFit Games Open: an equipment list.

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2021 CrossFit Games Season Format Announced

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 16:33:27 GMT

Armen breaks down CrossFit's recent announcement detailing the 2021 CrossFit Games season format.

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What should a beginner expect?

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 22:12:36 GMT

We were all beginners once, so here are some general guidelines on what a beginner should expect when they're new to this whole CrossFit thing.

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Do you need to get in shape BEFORE starting CrossFit?

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 22:44:03 GMT

One of the most common questions people ask about starting this whole CrossFit thing is finally answered (the short answer is no, the long answer is also no, but with better reasoning).

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From Member to Coach: What To Know

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 20:20:14 GMT

Armen answers a viewer question: what should one know or expect when transitioning from member to coach?

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Jillian Michaels still doesn't know what she's talking about

Sun, 06 Dec 2020 21:49:09 GMT

Jillian Michaels took to her social media to tell us why she doesn't like CrossFit and revealed how little she knows about it. Armen is happy to tell her exactly just how wrong she is.

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Should a CrossFit coach know all an affiliate's finances?

Thu, 03 Dec 2020 18:18:20 GMT

Armen answers a question from a viewer regarding just how much communication there should be between a coach and an affiliate owner regarding the gym's financial situation.

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I owned an affiliate for 4 years

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 21:25:14 GMT

Armen talks about how he started doing CrossFit and his journey in becoming an affiliate owner as well as the ups and downs involved.

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Matt O'Keefe: 2020 Games Recap and The Trials

Sat, 14 Nov 2020 11:19:01 GMT

Armen and Matt O'Keefe talk about the 2020 CrossFit Games and Loud & Live's new competition, The Trials.

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So Regionals are kinda back? 2021 CrossFit Games Format

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 23:23:58 GMT

Morning Chalk Up recently published an article looking at what the 2021 CrossFit Games season will likely look like and the format is...familiar.

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CrossFit Is Now A Data and Tech Company

Wed, 11 Nov 2020 18:07:25 GMT

Armen breaks down CrossFit's November Affiliate Town Hall to see how CrossFit is reshaping its role in the market it created and how it will develop new technologies to help support the affiliates.

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Atalanta: Beautiful but Flawed

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 18:11:16 GMT

Armen takes a look at Atalanta, the final event of the 2020 CrossFit Games and breaks down how it worked as a final event and what it might tell us about the future of the Games.

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The Day Before the 2020 Election [From A to Z]

Tue, 03 Nov 2020 15:21:28 GMT

Armen and Z talk the day before the 2020 Election about where things are at and where they're going.

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The 2020 Games: Scale As Needed 174

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 09:00:56 GMT

Armen, Chase, Cliff, and Kyle talk about the 2020 CrossFit Games, Dune, training yourself into the dirt, and more.

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My Favorite Events from the 2020 CrossFit Games

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:43:05 GMT

Armen breaks down his favorite events from the 2020 Games and why they are so successful.

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Highlighting each athlete from the 2020 Games

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 21:39:43 GMT

Armen goes through each of the athletes who competed at the 2020 CrossFit Games finals and highlights some interesting, exciting, or relevant performance or detail from the weekend.

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Day 3 Preview: 2020 CrossFit Games Finals

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 14:48:09 GMT

Armen previews the final day of competition for the 2020 CrossFit Games finals

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2020 CrossFit Games Day 2 Preview

Sat, 24 Oct 2020 14:27:42 GMT

Armen goes over how Day 1 went and previews Day 2 of the 2020 CrossFit Games

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Previewing Day 1 of the 2020 CrossFit Games

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 13:54:30 GMT

Armen goes over the events for Day 1 of the Games, plus three questions he'd like answered and three storylines he's following along.

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What is Atalanta, the final event for the 2020 Games?

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 20:39:45 GMT

Dave Castro dropped a hint about Atalanta, the "most difficult" CrossFit Games final event ever. Armen dives into figuring out what that might look like.

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The 2020 Games events so far are very whatever

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 01:34:16 GMT

Armen looks at the seven known/hinted at events from the 2020 Games that we've seen so far and finds them particularly lacking.

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The Fall 50/50 Pledge is here and you don't want to miss out

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 16:04:30 GMT

Help yourself, help your gym, and support the community: https://communitycoalition.fitness/

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Barbell Shrugged Is Hitting Walmart: Anders Varner

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 21:00:00 GMT

Armen sits down with Anders Varner of Barbell Shrugged to chat about fitness and the evolution of the space as well as Barbell Shrugged's new venture in Walmart!

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Silence From The Games: Scale As Needed 173

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 16:50:04 GMT

Armen, Kyle, Cliff, and Chase discuss the lack of any news from CrossFit about the Games and more.

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Noah Ohlsen: Feelin' Fit

Fri, 09 Oct 2020 13:30:54 GMT

Armen sits down with Noah Ohlsen to talk about his performance during Stage One of the 2020 CrossFit Games, the quick turnaround to the Finals, and how it feels to be so fit.

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Events We Should See At The Ranch: 2020 Games Programming Discussion, Part 2

Thu, 08 Oct 2020 21:35:48 GMT

In part 2 of his Games programming discussion, Armen looks at previous CrossFit Games events and Hero workouts which could and should make an appearance in Aromas for the Finals.

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What Can We Learn From The Ranch: 2020 Games Programming Discussion, Part 1

Tue, 06 Oct 2020 19:47:30 GMT

In Part 1 of his 2020 Games Programming piece, Armen looks back at the Ranch and the lessons in Games programming we can learn from those events.

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Sam Kwant: Dark Horse No More

Sat, 03 Oct 2020 14:00:44 GMT

Sam Kwant won the DT event at his debut in the 2016 CrossFit Games, but has somehow flown under the radar since then. With his first top five finish guaranteed at the 2020 CrossFit Games, Kwant has the opportunity to be a dark horse no more.

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Haley Adams: The Real Deal

Fri, 02 Oct 2020 17:00:37 GMT

Haley Adams took 6th in her rookie debut at the 2019 CrossFit Games and has now qualified for the Final Five of the 2020 CrossFit Games.

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Jeff Adler: From Canada, With Love

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 17:09:12 GMT

Canada's Jeff Adler is the only athlete traveling from outside the United States to get to Aromas for the 2020 CrossFit Games Finals and he's got his sights set on the podium.

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Kari Pearce: Eyes on the Podium

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 17:00:29 GMT

Kari Pearce has been the fittest American woman at the CrossFit Games for years, but has yet to make it onto the podium. Since Julie Foucher in 2014, no American woman has made it to the podium. Can Kari break the streak and claim a spot in the history books?

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Rookie of the Year Justin Medeiros

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 19:10:48 GMT

Rookie of the Year Justin Medeiros and Armen talk about the length of the season, making it through stage one of the 2020 Games, and what to expect next.

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Tenet and 2020 Games Stage One: Scale As Needed 172

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 16:15:13 GMT

Armen, Chase, Kyle, and Cliff are back at it to talk about the 2020 CrossFit Games Stage One and Tenet!

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Should we welcome Ricky Garard back?

Fri, 25 Sep 2020 17:34:27 GMT

Ricky Garard is serving a four year suspension for testing positive at the 2017 CrossFit Games, where he originally finished 3rd. He'll be back in the 2022 season, but has been making louder and louder noise about how good he's feeling and how ready he is to compete. How do we deal with his return as a community and as a sport?

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Just how short were the 2020 Games Online events?

Fri, 25 Sep 2020 17:32:46 GMT

Armen breaks down the shortness of the events from the Online Stage of the 2020 CrossFit Games compared to other CrossFit events and the precedent which exists for tests like this.

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Predicting the top 5 finalists of the 2020 CrossFit Games

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 22:06:57 GMT

The 2020 CrossFit Games will take place in two stages: an online competition for the 30 qualifiers and an in-person competition for the top 5 from that online comp. I'm taking a wild shot in the dark with who I think will be the top 5.

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Hunter McIntyre is back with OCR STARS

Mon, 31 Aug 2020 16:44:41 GMT

Armen and Hunter catch up on candles, fitness in 2020, and his new project OCR Stars

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Let's use old Games events in the Online 2020 Games

Fri, 28 Aug 2020 16:49:27 GMT

Armen looks back at previous Games events which would fit perfectly into the online stage of the 2020 CrossFit Games

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Fundraising in a new world: Battle Cancer's Scott Britton

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 14:49:40 GMT

Scott Britton in the founder of Battle Cancer, a fundraising and charity organization based in the UK which operates worldwide.

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Armen Cut His Hair: Scale As Needed 171

Mon, 17 Aug 2020 15:18:30 GMT

In which Armen cut his hair, the Games have new dates and formats, and Henry Cavill needs better directors.

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2020 Games Dates Confirmed...But What Else?

Fri, 14 Aug 2020 17:41:08 GMT

Armen dons his detective cap and looks into the short press release CrossFit sent out about the confirmed dates for the 2020 Games.

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Yet another new Games format.

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 15:04:05 GMT

On August 7th, CrossFit announced yet another change to the CrossFit Games format: online competition + in-person for the top 5 in that online comp. Let's talk about what that means.

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An Absolute Scale of Fitness: Scale As Needed 170

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 18:42:01 GMT

The boys discuss slang, develop an absolute scale of fitness, and Hobbes vs Shaw.

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The Painful Problem of Modern Film & TV (and the SneakyFit Summer Series): Scale As Needed 169

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 16:15:03 GMT

The boys are back together to discuss George Hackenschmidt, the painful problems of modern media (aka how much Batman v Superman really sucked), and the SneakyFit Summer Series too.

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Afrobrutality's Syn Martinez on CrossFit and Race in America

Wed, 22 Jul 2020 13:00:29 GMT

Syn Martinez is one interesting human being and his story is a fascinating look at his dedication to improving life in Harlem, New York.

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Talking to Adam Klink about his 500lb squat + 4:56 mile

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 16:56:42 GMT

Armen chats with Adam Klink, the first man to run a sub 5 minute mile (4:56 to be exact) and squat 500lb in the same day.

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4Ears July, part 2

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 13:00:40 GMT

Armen and Chase are back at it again in part 2 of the July 4Ears episode.

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Adam Klink is the man: 500lb squat + 4:56 mile in the SAME DAY

Wed, 15 Jul 2020 21:59:32 GMT

On Sunday July 12th, Adam Klink became the first man to squat 500lb and run a sub-5 minute mile in the same day with video proof. And that's crazy.

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4Ears July, part 1

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 17:00:17 GMT

Armen and Chase are back at it again in part 1 of the July 4Ears episode.

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What's up with the Professional Fitness Athletes' Association?

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 17:43:27 GMT

Armen dives into the newly formed Professional Fitness Athletes' Association (PFAA) to look at who is included, what they're up to, and why you should care.

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Diversity in CrossFit with CrossFit Batcave's Corey Allen

Fri, 10 Jul 2020 19:00:15 GMT

Corey Allen is the owner of CrossFit Batcave in York, PA. He found CF while serving time in prison for selling drugs and has had a very interesting journey through learning about the methodology to joining his first affiliate to now owning his own gym.

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Let's talk about Dave's interview on Talking Elite Fitness

Fri, 10 Jul 2020 15:19:36 GMT

Dave Castro recently did an interview with Sean and Tommy on Talking Elite Fitness and he covered a lot of topics that many of us had been waiting to hear him on. In this episode, Armen looks at some of the points Dave brought up and where Dave might be right or wrong in his statements.

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Together Again...Again: Scale As Needed 168

Tue, 07 Jul 2020 19:38:42 GMT

The boys are back together, in the flesh, to talk about everything except CrossFit. It's very refreshing.

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let's look at CrossFit's new Scholarship Program

Wed, 01 Jul 2020 19:38:22 GMT

Armen breaks down the story behind and potential benefit of CrossFit's new Scholarship Program, where they are providing free L1 certificate courses for underserved communities.

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How will Eric Roza change CrossFit?

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 21:03:02 GMT

Armen looks at older interviews and podcasts with Eric Roza when he was still SVP at Oracle and GM of Oracle Data Cloud to learn about how the man thinks and how that might apply to CrossFit.

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Greg Glassman sells CrossFit to Eric Roza

Thu, 25 Jun 2020 17:52:41 GMT

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Let's take a break from this CrossFit stuff: Scale As Needed 167

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 17:00:56 GMT

Let's take a well deserved break from the "everything in the world is imploding" storyline and just have a good time okay?

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Where do we go from here: Tommy Marquez

Fri, 12 Jun 2020 13:02:20 GMT

Fan favorite Tommy Marquez chats with Armen about the Xinjustice fundraiser, Dave Castro as CEO of CrossFit, the future of the Games, and where the community goes from here.

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13-year affiliate owner Jordan Holland speaks out

Fri, 12 Jun 2020 12:57:32 GMT

Jordan Holland is a 13-year affiliate owner in Seattle who has competed at the CrossFit Games twice and owns one of the largest CrossFit events in the world, the Cascade Classic.

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Dave Castro is CEO. What Now?

Wed, 10 Jun 2020 18:12:08 GMT

Yesterday Greg Glassman retired and named Dave Castro as CEO of CrossFit. But since Greg Glassman still owns 100% of CrossFit, what difference does this actually make?

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The End of CrossFit?

Tue, 09 Jun 2020 02:44:27 GMT

Chase and Armen discuss in detail the timeline of the wildest and weirdest weekend in CrossFit's history from Jess Griffith saying the N word to Greg Glassman coming under fire for his FLOYD-19 tweet to the mass exodus of affiliates, brands, and athletes.

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Kyle's Back in Austin (for now): Scale As Needed 166

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 12:46:19 GMT

In which Kyle has returned to Austin (for now) and Chase is taking some time off of CrossFit to heal his body and wrestle.

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Reflecting on Hunter's Murph with ORM's Matt B. Davis

Wed, 27 May 2020 22:11:43 GMT

Obstacle Racing Media's Matt Davis joins Armen to talk about Hunter McIntyre's attempt at a world record Murph

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4Ears May: part 1

Wed, 13 May 2020 14:17:58 GMT

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Scale As Needed 165: 50 legless rope climbs?

Mon, 27 Apr 2020 08:46:32 GMT

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A to Z: Episode 6

Wed, 22 Apr 2020 09:00:08 GMT

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Scale As Needed 165

Mon, 20 Apr 2020 09:40:00 GMT

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4Ears - April Shenanigans, part 1

Fri, 17 Apr 2020 16:37:54 GMT

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Internet Jesus is here to help.

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 21:41:22 GMT

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Scale As Needed 164

Mon, 06 Apr 2020 09:00:13 GMT

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Morning Chalk Up's Justin Lofranco on Gym Closures

Tue, 31 Mar 2020 18:09:15 GMT

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Unity in Movement with Matt O'Keefe: 3/27/20

Fri, 27 Mar 2020 20:42:18 GMT

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Scale As Needed 163

Fri, 27 Mar 2020 20:41:36 GMT

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Kara Saunders: 3/26/20

Fri, 27 Mar 2020 01:59:10 GMT

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Pat Vellner: AHTV 3/24/20

Tue, 24 Mar 2020 23:28:44 GMT

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The Affiliate Response to Quarantine - Peter Keller

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 09:33:31 GMT

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Top 3 CrossFit Movies To Watch On YouTube

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 23:15:50 GMT

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A Year In A Day: The Story Of The Atlas Games 2020

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 09:15:38 GMT

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A to Z: Episode 5

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 13:10:16 GMT

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AHTV: Emily Rolfe - A Wild Ride in 2020

Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:07:35 GMT

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Scale As Needed 162: The Demon of Demonetization

Mon, 09 Mar 2020 09:03:36 GMT

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EXCLUSIVE NEWS: Dubai 2020 will be RADICALLY Different

Fri, 06 Mar 2020 10:15:05 GMT

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Coronavirus Cancelling Events?

Thu, 05 Mar 2020 10:15:09 GMT

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Eddie Hall's 50 second Isabel is INSANE

Wed, 04 Mar 2020 22:32:42 GMT

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A to Z: Episode 4

Wed, 04 Mar 2020 10:00:12 GMT

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Wodapalooza 2020: FULL REVIEW

Thu, 27 Feb 2020 10:09:57 GMT

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A to Z: Episode 3

Wed, 26 Feb 2020 10:00:33 GMT

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Class is in session with The Professor: Brent Fikowski at Wodapalooza

Mon, 24 Feb 2020 10:00:07 GMT

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Wodapalooza FINAL DAY Recap

Mon, 24 Feb 2020 04:26:48 GMT

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Wodapalooza SATURDAY RECAP

Sun, 23 Feb 2020 05:11:36 GMT

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Mat Fraser: Student of the Game

Sat, 22 Feb 2020 09:00:45 GMT

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Wodapalooza FRIDAY RECAP!

Sat, 22 Feb 2020 06:33:09 GMT

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Wodapalooza 2020 THURSDAY RECAP

Fri, 21 Feb 2020 05:07:30 GMT

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Patrick Vellner: Developing a Killer Instinct at WZA

Thu, 20 Feb 2020 20:11:18 GMT

Chase and I caught up with Patrick Vellner just before WZA 2020 kicked off to chat about his competition practice, his season, and why he's really excited to see Travis Williams take on Luce.

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Wodapalooza 2020 - A Brief History of Water Events

Thu, 20 Feb 2020 03:45:46 GMT

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Wodapalooza 2020 - The Full Preview

Thu, 20 Feb 2020 03:43:59 GMT

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From A to Z: episode 2

Wed, 19 Feb 2020 10:00:13 GMT

Armen and Z talk about everything from Valentine's Day to epic barber shop experiences to Robert Pattinson's Batman.

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Kyle's Last Episode: Scale As Needed 161

Mon, 17 Feb 2020 09:50:08 GMT

Kyle's been a part of Scale As Needed since the very beginning and this is his last episode with the show before he leaves to move to Los Angeles. We're gonna miss him (but he'll be back at some point)

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Norwegian CrossFit Championship PREVIEW!

Sat, 15 Feb 2020 14:31:25 GMT

The Norwegian CrossFit Championships are taking place in Gol, Norway from February 14th to 16th. Here's a preview of the athletes to watch and events.

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Dave Castro's interview with Julie Foucher: a breakdown

Sat, 15 Feb 2020 14:26:36 GMT

Last week, CrossFit Games Director Dave Castro was on Julie Foucher's podcast Pursuing Health. In this episode of AHTV, I break down some of what we can learn from this rare interview with Castro.

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From A to Z: episode 1

Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:00:12 GMT

From A to Z is a longform podcast featuring Armen and his older brother Zareh (known as Z) that covers all types of topics from all over the place. This first ranges from athleticism in younger siblings to the coronavirus.

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Shorunke's Games Qualification has been a long time coming

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:18:57 GMT

Armen caught up with Great Britain's David Shorunke, who just qualified for the 2020 CrossFit Games from Strength in Depth in front of a sold out home town crowd.

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The Concept Three: Scale As Needed 160

Mon, 03 Feb 2020 09:06:12 GMT

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How'd Strength in Depth Do? A Review

Fri, 31 Jan 2020 16:45:47 GMT

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Games Rookie Pete Shaw: The Grind Paid Off

Fri, 31 Jan 2020 15:21:11 GMT

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Lefteris Theofanidis pops at Dubai

Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:00:55 GMT

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Lucid Dreaming and Cracking Sternums: Scale As Needed 159

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 10:00:36 GMT

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Strength in Depth Day 1 Recap

Sat, 25 Jan 2020 14:17:38 GMT

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Chafed Nipples Suck: Scale As Needed 158

Mon, 20 Jan 2020 10:00:27 GMT

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Two Games Champs, One Interview: Mat Fraser and Tia-Clair Toomey

Thu, 16 Jan 2020 00:52:54 GMT

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Pat Vellner, 2020 Open Champ and new doggy dad

Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:44:00 GMT

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2020 Open Leaderboard Finalized, invites everywhere!

Tue, 07 Jan 2020 22:52:54 GMT

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Kyle is leaving for Los Angeles: Scale As Needed 157

Mon, 06 Jan 2020 09:30:12 GMT

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SPOILER The Rise of Skywalker review: Scale As Needed 156

Mon, 23 Dec 2019 10:00:48 GMT

Armen, Cliff, and Kyle review Star Wars Rise of Skywalker

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4Ears - Kanye's Jesus Is King

Sat, 21 Dec 2019 13:00:50 GMT

Chase and Armen really, really disagree on Kanye's latest release "Jesus Is King".

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So how'd Dubai CrossFit Championships do?

Tue, 17 Dec 2019 20:53:18 GMT

Armen talks big stories from Dubai and grades their overall performance across the board.

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Magic The Fitnessing: Scale As Needed 155

Mon, 16 Dec 2019 16:01:00 GMT

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Addressing the toxicity within the CrossFit ecosystem with HQ's Johnathan Haynes

Tue, 10 Dec 2019 12:00:39 GMT

Armen sat down with the head of CrossFit's social media and communications, Johnathan Haynes, in Ireland to talk about a trend of toxicity in the CrossFit community.

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All Mando All The Time: Scale As Needed 154

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 09:30:49 GMT

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4Ears - Sturgill Simpson's SOUND AND FURY

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 12:00:14 GMT

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CrossFit puts the nail in NSCA's coffin

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 17:23:41 GMT

In case you missed it, CrossFit just got a $4million victory against the NSCA a couple days ago and it's just the tip of the iceberg.

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Mandalorian was pretty good! Scale As Needed 153

Mon, 18 Nov 2019 10:00:58 GMT

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Fittest in Dubai Review: Scale As Needed 152

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 09:09:37 GMT

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20.4 and sunning your b-hole: Scale As Needed 151

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 03:53:29 GMT

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Scale As Needed 150: 20.2 definitely happened to us.

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 15:15:28 GMT

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Post 20.1 and Joker Review: Scale As Needed 149

Mon, 14 Oct 2019 08:30:44 GMT

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The 2020 Open Is Right Around The Corner: Scale As Needed 148

Mon, 07 Oct 2019 08:00:05 GMT

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Are There Unfixable Problems With CrossFit?

Thu, 03 Oct 2019 13:34:30 GMT

After getting back from CrossFit's 10-year affiliate gathering, Emily Beers (a 2014 Games athlete and a former employee of CFHQ) wrote an article about 5 ways CrossFit may never get fixed. CF's Russ Greene wrote a response to that article. This is my audio commentary of those articles including me reading them start to finish.

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4Ears - TOOL's Fear Inoculum

Wed, 11 Sep 2019 14:19:28 GMT

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Scale As Needed 147: LIVE!

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 13:08:04 GMT

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Are We A Culture Of Repetition? Scale As Needed 146

Mon, 02 Sep 2019 09:00:08 GMT

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The Biggest Changes To The 2020 Games Rulebook

Fri, 30 Aug 2019 20:41:00 GMT

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Prep For The 2020 Open Like A Vet

Wed, 28 Aug 2019 14:30:03 GMT

The 2020 CrossFit Games Open is right around the corner, so here are some tips on how to prep for it like a veteran.

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4Ears - A Look At TOOL's Catalog

Tue, 27 Aug 2019 09:00:49 GMT

From Undertow to 10,000 Days, Armen and Chase look at some of TOOL's top tracks in anticipation of the new album Fear Inoculum.

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More Ch-Ch-Changes At CrossFit HQ: Scale As Needed 145

Mon, 26 Aug 2019 14:31:41 GMT

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Jeff Cain Resigns, I Called Him and Greg Glassman To Talk About It

Sun, 25 Aug 2019 15:40:21 GMT

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Top 5 Moments: 2019 CrossFit Games

Tue, 20 Aug 2019 14:42:49 GMT

plus some honorable mentions too!

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Top 5 Moments: 2019 CrossFit Games

Tue, 20 Aug 2019 14:41:00 GMT

plus some honorable mentions too!

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The Difference Between 09 and 19 Games Champs: Scale As Needed 144

Mon, 19 Aug 2019 08:00:27 GMT

plus a whole lot about Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

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2019 CrossFit Games REVIEW

Sat, 17 Aug 2019 19:00:30 GMT

2:06 - the rulebook

4:45 - the eliminations

8:54 - if I was to change one thing...

10:08 - the scoring

14:59 - the programming

22:35 - spectator experience

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4Ears - Run The Jewels 3

Thu, 15 Aug 2019 08:00:04 GMT

Chase and Armen look at Run The Jewels' 2016 album Run The Jewels 3

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Armen Is Back From The Games: Scale As Needed 143

Mon, 12 Aug 2019 08:00:04 GMT

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Kristin Holte: "I felt like Wonder Woman"

Sat, 10 Aug 2019 10:00:06 GMT

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Bethany Shadburne: From Back Injury To 8th At The Games

Fri, 09 Aug 2019 09:30:49 GMT

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Katrin Davidsdottir: I'm Proud Of My Performance

Thu, 08 Aug 2019 09:01:04 GMT

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Brent Fikowski: I'll Never Get Cut Again

Thu, 08 Aug 2019 00:30:35 GMT

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Mat Fraser: 4x Fittest On Earth

Thu, 08 Aug 2019 00:27:26 GMT

on the 2019 CrossFit Games

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Scale As Needed 142 - Armen Recaps His Recent Travel

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 11:36:29 GMT

Armen's been on the road for the past week visiting Sean Sweeney and Rich Froning!

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4Ears: Run The Jewels 2

Tue, 02 Jul 2019 08:00:47 GMT

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Scale As Needed 141: Are UFOs Real?

Mon, 01 Jul 2019 15:23:21 GMT

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Scale As Needed 140: A New Games Broadcast

Mon, 24 Jun 2019 08:00:57 GMT

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4Ears: Run The Jewels 1

Tue, 18 Jun 2019 08:00:05 GMT

RUN THE JEWELS

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Scale As Needed Podcast 139: More PEDs In CrossFit?

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 15:05:06 GMT

Elly Kabboord and Ben Garard and more have tested positive recently. What's it mean?

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A Tragic Tale (or is it?): Scale As Needed 138

Mon, 10 Jun 2019 08:00:59 GMT

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Scale As Needed 137: a series of anniversaries

Mon, 03 Jun 2019 14:03:41 GMT

0:34 - Sizable animal nutsacks

4:15 - a series of anniversaries

7:05 - Chase had a weird Simpson’s dream

10:05 - some fitness stuff happened and the new sanctional season is gigantic

16:50 - Godzilla

26:40 - Chase finds out about apes

29:00 - Congo

30:40 - Chase is changed by Chernobyl

35:18 - Armen trained with Chase and the Jaakarhu comp team

37:24 - the lifecycle of training, when you peak, and when you start declining

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Scale As Needed 136: CrossFit's Off Social Media, 'Murph' Isn't War

Tue, 28 May 2019 08:00:03 GMT

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Where Did CrossFit's Facebook Go?

Thu, 23 May 2019 21:00:26 GMT

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if you're so good, then do your f*%king job

Wed, 22 May 2019 16:27:26 GMT

Hunter McIntyre & Brent Fikowski Full Interview

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Rogue, Down Under, Brazil Recaps!

Mon, 20 May 2019 19:30:43 GMT

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Scale As Needed 135: Iceland, HQ, Game of Thrones

Mon, 20 May 2019 08:00:17 GMT

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AHTV: Greg Glassman

Tue, 14 May 2019 10:00:24 GMT

Armen traveled to CrossFit HQ for an interview with Greg Glassman on CrossFit Health, the changes at HQ, and where the Games fit in.

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What If Top 20 Open Spots Went Away? [HYPOTHETICALLY}

Fri, 10 May 2019 11:30:37 GMT

The 2019 CrossFit Games season has been an experiment in change. What happens when it changes again going into the 2020 season?

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Reykjavik CrossFit Championship Final Thoughts

Wed, 08 May 2019 10:15:19 GMT

Reykjavik CrossFit Championship Final Thoughts

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Who Got The Invite From Italian Showdown and Why?

Tue, 30 Apr 2019 21:08:32 GMT

And a look at who won at the Asia CrossFit Championship

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Scale As Needed 134: ENDGAME!

Mon, 29 Apr 2019 19:40:52 GMT

0:06 - Super Awesome Nonsense

1:57 - Kyle’s interesting story

7:50 - thanks to CrossFit Morgantown

15:25 - Chase PR’d his snatch and clean

28:55 - Endgame ENDGAME ENDGAME

1:23:10 - where does the MCU go from here?

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CrossFit's Video Review System Is BROKEN

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 17:10:52 GMT

and the Devin Ford controversy is just a symptom.

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Curb Your Outrage: Devin Ford Doesn't Deserve It

Wed, 24 Apr 2019 21:12:12 GMT

Curb Your Outrage: Devin Ford Doesn't Deserve It

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Scale As Needed 133: Star Wars 9 Looks Terrible

Mon, 22 Apr 2019 08:00:49 GMT

All about Star Wars and Game of Thrones this week!

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The Points Scale At Sanctionals Is Busted

Wed, 17 Apr 2019 18:28:43 GMT

and a final recap of the Mid Atlantic CrossFit Challenge!

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Scale As Needed 132: Guns At CrossFit Gyms

Mon, 15 Apr 2019 08:00:44 GMT

0:03 - space-associated neuro-ocular syndrome

1:02 - the black hole!

3:00 - air rifles at the Rogue Invitational

28:17 - Get Hunter To The Games (36:17)

36:19 - Lauren Jenai marrying an alleged murderer

40:15 - why is Florida the way it is

44:31 - why we aren’t ever making it on CF’s social again

48:45 - Shazam is worth watching

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MACC Day 2 Recap/Day 3 Preview

Sun, 14 Apr 2019 01:00:41 GMT

Armen recaps Day 2 of the Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Challenge and sets up Day 3.

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2019 Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Championship Preview!

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 22:43:19 GMT

2019 Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Challenge PREVIEW!

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Scale As Needed 131: Tangents on Tangents

Tue, 09 Apr 2019 03:25:31 GMT

Scale As Needed takes the post-Open lull very seriously.

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Scale As Needed 130: The Open Is Over

Mon, 01 Apr 2019 15:21:00 GMT

0:18 - Sensual Anachronistic Nuzzling

2:30 - our fans beat the shit out of us in the Open

6:55 - Chase is still sore (Chase learned something)

13:14 - Armen went to Ireland

27:35 - Rich isn’t going individual

32:13 - Jacob Heppner is going to the Games

38:44 - Vellner was in an interesting position

43:44 - Kyle and Cliff and Chase all went to see Joe Rogan

52:29 - Kyle’s short film Sprites is on the internet now!

56:00 - Avengers: Endgame will be over 3 hours long and Quinten Tarantino’s new movie is about Charles Manson

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The Night Before 19.5 - Travis Williams & Sean Sweeney

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 03:00:20 GMT

Travis, Sean, and Armen sit down to talk about the 19.5 live announcement!

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Scale As Needed 129: What'll Happen In Avengers Endgame?

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 08:00:53 GMT

0:03 - Scary Alzheimer’s Nightmares

1:10 - Zuckerberg and The Social Network

2:47 - “we’re professionals”

4:22 - 19.4 happened

16:36 - what is Captain Marvel’s superpower?

24:54 - James Gunn is back

26:50 - Avengers: Endgame trailer game is weak on purpose

43:50 - more movies are coming?

47:50 - Armen is going to Ireland!

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Scale As Needed 128: On Dave Castro

Mon, 11 Mar 2019 08:00:57 GMT

The Scale As Needed crew talk about a historical perspective on Dave Castro's involvement and where things may have turned for the worse.

0:03 Sabotaging Armen’s Network

1:29 - the Gorilla tangent (and another tangent on balls)

8:15 - am I a shill or do you just have no idea what you’re talking about

10:50 - another nut sack tangent

12:44 - the comments about Dave Castro

14:24 - the return to the Armen is a shill thing

28:18 - why does this opinion matter

29:39 - The Black Box summit recapped

46:44 - if your opening line is to call someone a shill, you’re doing yourself a disservice

53:10 - does Greg Glassman hate the CrossFit Games

59:30 - the value to sexy workout videos and the state of media now

66:18 - Chase and Armen did 19.3 and it was terrible

78:28 - True Detective finale

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SAFETY FIRST: 19.3

Fri, 08 Mar 2019 21:06:32 GMT

Armen and Boner get their helmets on for some analysis and safety tips on CrossFit Games Open 19.3

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Leaderboard Shakedown After CrossFit Games Open 19.2: On The Minute

Thu, 07 Mar 2019 01:00:03 GMT

Who’s up, who’s down in the CrossFit Open after 19.2? How did Tom Hanks get to be so fit? And who did Justin and Armen write off as not able to qualify under the new format?

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Dave Castro Should Never Be The Face Of The Games Again

Wed, 06 Mar 2019 00:17:45 GMT

are the CrossFit Games a sport or a game show?

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Scale As Needed 127: 19.2 & The Arnold Recaps

Mon, 04 Mar 2019 09:00:31 GMT

0:16 - Streaming Abduction Nightmare

1:36 - does Siri analyze nutsacks?

9:15 - 19.2

18:36 - the value of singles and the trap of “unbroken”

27:22 - the Arnold happened this weekend too

30:45 - the Arnold Strongman Classic

37:10 - Maartins Licis will be a future world’s strongest man

45:24 - Ricky Bruch

56:00 - winning on the Scale As Nation leaderboard

59:02 - Armen hasn’t watched True Detective yet

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19.2 is TOO DAMN EASY

Fri, 01 Mar 2019 22:35:49 GMT

Is 19.2 too easy for today's CrossFit elite? (short answer is no, but you should listen anyway)

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19.1 Standouts, Strength In Depth UK Recap: On The Minute

Thu, 28 Feb 2019 01:00:24 GMT

Join Armen Hammer and Morning Chalk Up's Justin LoFranco as they discuss where the Open sign ups ended up, 19.1 performances, and Strength in Depth.

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Open Signs Ups Down 14%. GOOD

Tue, 26 Feb 2019 22:53:11 GMT

Armen talks about the 14% drop in Open sign ups from 2018 to 2019.

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Scale As Needed 126: The Tangents Episode

Mon, 25 Feb 2019 09:00:08 GMT

0:03 - Subtle As Nukes

1:26 - why didn’t name Quasimotto catch on (and other names that are gone)

8:42 - speaking of arcades…

10:20 - the Brooke Wells coffee shop (16:34)

16:34 - the 19.1 announcements?

17:00 - the French announcement

22:52 - the jacked tangent

26:05 - “tomorrow the pill arrives”

28:25 - the point of doing CF is…

30:33 - how is Kyle still alive?

32:30 - 19.1, finally

33:50 - Regionals 2019

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Open Sign Ups Way Down, Margaux Alvarez Fired: OTM

Thu, 21 Feb 2019 01:00:07 GMT

Armen Hammer and Morning Chalk Up's Justin LoFranco are back with a new episode of On The Minute to discuss sign ups for The CrossFit Games Open, Strength in Depth UK, and Margaux Alvarez.

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Scale As Needed 125: Way Too Much Preworkout & The Recent Layoffs At HQ

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 09:00:52 GMT

0:03 - Something About Nothing Podcast

0:48 - where’s Kyle, and the pile of stripper bodies in the corner

3:45 - Armen tells a story of pain, loss, and poisoning himself

10:58 - we are murder machines fueled by murder

13:28 - Thor deadlifts 473kg/1042lb

15:27 - Chase deadlifted recently too

17:05 - Schwarzeneggar’s son should take the same steroids his dad did

21:22 - Jillian Michaels vs CrossFit

33:35 - Bob Harper’s private gym and the dogs go crazy

34:24 - Cliff’s terrible take on dogs

36:10 - more layoffs at CrossFit HQ

48:20 - 19.1?

49:15 - True Detective season 3, episode 6

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The Games & The Open Remain "For Now": CrossFit HQ Finally Speaks

Sat, 16 Feb 2019 21:58:26 GMT

Here's the audio of a recent YouTube video in which I discuss the two official communications which came out of CrossFit HQ this past week around the changes to the CrossFit Games and how we the fans can expect this to change in the future.

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OTM: More Layoffs At CFHQ

Thu, 14 Feb 2019 14:50:47 GMT

Armen Hammer and Justin Lofranco of the Morning Chalk Up chat about the biggest pieces of news in CrossFit over the past week including more layoffs at CrossFit HQ, the new licensed events, Strength in Depth UK preview, and responding to Jillian Michaels.

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Scale As Needed 124: Bowie Goes Wild

Mon, 11 Feb 2019 09:00:19 GMT

0:08 - Striving for Ample Nonsense

1:21 - sharing really good shirt ideas

4:31 - “nearly balls deep in the Open season”

6:10 - Bowie starts going HAM

9:15 - Lee Priest in last week’s episode

11:25 - Live Open announcements

16:48 - how is the Open going to be different this year

18:08 - mainsite programming

32:27 - Filthy150

34:34 - Bowie returns to get HAM again

36:05 - H3H3

38:36 - True Detective season 3, episodes 4 and 5

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4Ears: Future Hndrxx Presents THE WZRD

Thu, 07 Feb 2019 09:00:55 GMT

0:45 - Future Hndrxx Presents: The WZRD

10:16 - Jumpin on a Jet

13:45 - Crushed Up

25:15 - Krazy but True

31:22 - Serving Killa Kam

35:54 - Baptiize

40:12 - Unicorn Purp (feat. Young Thug & Gunna)

42:52 - Goin Dummi

45:40 - Faceshot

51:26 - Codeine Crazy

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AHTV: Filthy150's Darina & Jamie

Tue, 05 Feb 2019 17:12:32 GMT

Armen sits down with Darina and Jamie, the owners and founders of CrossFit Filthy150 which will be the first Sanctional event of the 2020 Games season.

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Scale As Needed 123: AUSTRALIA & CAPE TOWN

Mon, 04 Feb 2019 09:00:45 GMT

0:10 - Sexually Archaic Nightmares

2:22 - we’r actually going to talk a lot of fitness

3:28 - Australian CrossFit Championship (and taking about Kyle’s living room)

9:28 - Australian CF Champs, redux (and The Great Wallaby Wars of 1984)

12:07 - Aus CF Champs, take three

13:12 - Why would you do the Open?

19:05 - orgasms while exercising

21:00 - VULVA SHOT

22:01 - why would anyone do another Sanctional after qualifying?

28:35 - SAN SPONSORED ATHLETE

35:05 - Fittest In Cape Town (but really all about Italy)

47:44 - how important is lifting heavy?

51:33 - Talking Elite Fitness

53:50 - Chase front squatted 400lb

57:33 - Conjugate

1:02:45 - 10k followers!

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Scale As Needed 122: Chase & Armen's WZA Experience

Mon, 28 Jan 2019 09:00:18 GMT

And what about Tommy Marquez and Sean Woodland's new podcast? Or Armen's interview with Mat Fraser?

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AHTV: Mathew Fraser

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 09:00:44 GMT

2:10 - WZA is the second competition he’s been to and not competed at

4:57 - competing at the East Coast Championships in 2014

7:00 - why does everyone think Mat’s angry all the time?

11:53 - the transition from 2014 to 2015 and lessons learned

13:38 - anything can go wrong at any time

14:52 - “I feel like people make the narrative they see fit”

19:50 - the photo wall at his home

23:25 - meeting fans and potential stalkers

27:07 - the amazing story of meeting and hanging out with his favorite tattoo artist

34:53 - the new Games season format

39:00 - Dubai

47:07 - after CrossFit?

50:44 - the thumbnail

53:33 - the Office

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Scale As Needed 121: True Detective Season 3, Episodes 1 and 2

Mon, 21 Jan 2019 09:01:52 GMT

The guys chat True Detective Season 3, episodes 1 and 2.

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Scale As Needed 120: The New Rulebook, The New Mainsite

Mon, 14 Jan 2019 09:00:02 GMT

0:27 - Synchronized Ass Noises

1:11 - Luna bars make Armen fart, money to poop machines

4:25 - new rulebook released and all the tangents which go along with it

28:36 - Armen has been unblocked from the Games Facebook

36:19 - the new CrossFit.com

43:22 - jacked James Mcvoy

46:26 - New Years resolutions?

56:59 - WZA

1:01:56 - Armen’s bet with Travis Williams

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4Ears: 2018 In Review

Tue, 08 Jan 2019 09:00:21 GMT

4Ears: 2018 In Review & the Coachella line up blows

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Scale As Needed Best Of 2018

Mon, 07 Jan 2019 09:00:19 GMT

0:59 - FitBeth

2:42 - anything is a sex toy if you’re brave enough

5:04 - edibles in public are a bad idea

22:54 - Fleshlight nunchucks

25:45 - The Mountain and his wife

37:23 - the weirdest AI of all

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AHTV: Reykjavik CrossFit Championship Interview

Fri, 28 Dec 2018 19:13:37 GMT

Armen interviews Hjortur Gretarsson, the director of the newly announced Reykjavik CrossFit Championships!

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Scale As Needed 119: Dubai Recap

Mon, 24 Dec 2018 09:00:26 GMT

0:55 - Santa Always Nose

4:03 - Dubai CrossFit Championships recap

37:03 - the next event is WZA

42:11 - The Triple Crown? The Hat Trick

45:43 - why we’ll never be on HQ’s media again

47:23 - holiday plans

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Dubai Report Card: On The Minute 5

Thu, 20 Dec 2018 01:00:36 GMT

Armen Hammer joins forces with Justin LoFranco of Morning Chalk Up to bring you On The Minute, a sports talk show all about CrossFit and the CrossFit Games.

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Scale As Needed 118: Fitness Benchmarks & Talking Trash

Mon, 17 Dec 2018 09:00:25 GMT

0:57 - Sharks Against Narcs

2:03 - The Terror of Bowie the puppy

2:40 - the most interesting timeline, the Dubai CrossFit Champs start super soon

4:24 - almost all the events for DCC, and how weird the team competition is

11:04 - let’s all have a moment of silence

12:30 - the beauty of trashtalking and Travis Williams

17:36 - …speaking of Dan Bailey?

20:33 - cock to bar pull ups and the women’s version and new CF technology

24:24 - how will teams of individuals who qualify individually be handled by the rulebook?

26:09 - Macho Man and other benchmarks

35:24 - Chase squatted 400 for 4 and Kyle is coming for that ass

40:54 - Armen recaps Chase’s competition without Chase there

43:34 - will the new Games season format change how people train for the Games?

46:24 - Katie’s Letterman jacket from high school

48:42 - how do you stay sharp over a long season

52:04 - examples of the AI talk from last episode

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Dubai Day 1 Recap: On The Minute 4

Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:45:06 GMT

Armen Hammer joins forces with Justin LoFranco of Morning Chalk Up to bring you On The Minute, a sports talk show all about CrossFit and the CrossFit Games.

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AHTV: Travis Williams

Tue, 11 Dec 2018 09:00:36 GMT

Travis Williams is a Misfit athlete and has competed at the CrossFit Games as an individual and on team Don't Stop, taking 6th at the 2018 CrossFit Games.

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Scale As Needed 117: Castro's Curve Balls

Mon, 10 Dec 2018 09:00:39 GMT

0:40 - Satan Approves Nechrophillia

4:47 - Kyle squatted 390x3

6:07 - avoiding complacency: also, hand gliding and sky diving can be dangerous

13:06 - Chase has a team comp this weekend

15:50 - should we incorporate water balloons in CrossFit?

16:48 - Kyle saw a dunk tank get set on fire once

21:30 - the official dates for the 2019 CrossFit Games Open

24:12 - the kind of really unprofessional part of the new Games season

29:37 - Dave Castro will always throw you a curve ball; when you zig, he zags

35:21 - Dubai!

47:01 - the old Games season is pretty much why SAN is the way it is

49:06 - Armen’s interview with Rich Froning

55:37 - the movie VICE

58:00 - All-time great conspiracy talk

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AHTV: Rich Froning

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 16:16:46 GMT

Armen catches up with Rich Froning, Tasia Percevecz, and Kristen Miller of CrossFit Mayhem Freedom to chat about the new Games season format, competing at Wodapalooza, and how he's gone about building a Graceland for CrossFitters in Cookeville.

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Scale As Needed 116: 90s Action Movies

Mon, 03 Dec 2018 09:00:00 GMT

0:27 - Screaming At Neighbors

1:06 - the history of Robert The Bruce

4:01 - we should have weighed in before Thanksgiving

17:06 - greatness requires sacrifice

18:21 - Chase got rear ended recently

29:36 - Kyle’s LA vs Texas stand up routine, Falling Down, violence in movies, Lethal Weapon

39:30 - 90s action movies loved fake bullshit guns

54:09 - Mat Fraser commented on Armen’s IG post

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AHTV: Patrick Vellner

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 09:00:59 GMT

Armen catches up with Patrick Vellner to talk about how he's planning on winning the CrossFit Games in 2019, working with Michele Letendre, and what it's like dealing with all the unknowns of the new Games season format.

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Scale As Needed 115: Thanksgiving Plans

Mon, 26 Nov 2018 09:00:41 GMT

0:08 - Sucking Apricot Nubs

0:50 - fake facts about Armenia

2:15 - Thanksgiving plans

6:00 - Chase is still team training

7:03 - Danny Soul

9:09 - some of the WZA teams are ridiculous

15:55 - Cliff’s love of mayonnaise

19:27 - how exactly does the Team qualifier work? No clue.

24:00 - the longest bulking/cutting phase ever

26:55 - Hafthor Bjornsson vs Krazy Glue

34:49 - Bodybuilders vs Powerlifters vs CrossFitters vs Weightlifters

39:45 - finding the limits of a weight belt

43:50 - “we used to do fitness on Thanksgiving”

48:30 - trying to define Sneaky Fit

54:25 - why weren’t we featured on CrossFit’s page this week?

56:00 - shirt sales!

59:55 - The Camp Fire destroyed Custom Made CrossFit

1:03:05 - Justin from the Morning Chalk Up calls in!

1:07:35 - how to better use Olympic athletes

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AHTV: Fittest in Cape Town

Fri, 23 Nov 2018 12:00:57 GMT

Check out this interview with Tiaan Vasser and Chris Oman, the men behind Fittest In Cape Town and learn about how they got sanctioned, what they're looking to do next, and the details on their wildcard invites!

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AHTV: Kelli Holm

Thu, 22 Nov 2018 12:15:10 GMT

Kelli Holm took fourth at the 2018 CrossFit Games in the Women's 35-39 division and tested positive for minuscule amounts of GW1516 - metabolic modulator, and became the first person in CrossFit's history to get her sanction reduced by proving that this substance got into her system by a contaminated supplement.

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AHTV: Shawn Ramirez

Thu, 22 Nov 2018 12:00:51 GMT

Shawn Ramirez won the masters division CrossFit Games four years in a row and took 2nd in 2018. In November of 2018, CrossFit announced that he had tested positive for two banned substances at the 2018 Games and sanctioned him for 4 years.

He says he took a tainted supplement which is how the banned substances got into his system, but that he didn't understand the appeals process and couldn't get his appeal with CrossFit HQ handled in time.

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4Ears: Tenacious D - Post-Apocalypto

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 09:00:22 GMT

0:55 - Katie corrects the story Armen stole from her

11:50 - cave women

14:30 - ROBOT

20:30 - JB JR RAP

22:25 - Armen’s other favorite parody raps: Flight of the Conchords “Rhymenoceros vs Hiphopopotamus”, Bo Burnham “Can’t Handle This”

26:15 - WOMAN TIME

29:50 - POST-APOCALYPTO THEME (REPRISE)

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AHTV: Matt O'Keefe

Tue, 20 Nov 2018 09:00:44 GMT

An interview with Matt O'Keefe of Loud and Live Entertainment, who manages some of the biggest names in the CrossFit space and also runs both Wodapalooza and the newly announced West Coast Classic.

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Scale As Needed 114: The West Coast Classic

Mon, 19 Nov 2018 09:00:12 GMT

0:48 - Small Areola’d Nipples

4:03 - new shirts!

8:29 - Avatars for everyone!

10:04 - the West Coast Classic was announced

16:23 - CrossFit’s drug testing policy and how people react to testing positive

21:13 - The Fittest Beth

28:33 - Defining intermediate athletes (is Miranda Alacarez intermediate?)

32:47 - why isn’t Fran really used anymore?

42:13 - Fran n Out

46:48 - Unforgiven

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Tenacious D - Part 1

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 09:00:05 GMT

1:00 -Tenacious D, part 1

13:33 - Lee

16:40 - Drive Thru

23:10 - Kickapoo

26:50 - Beezleboss (The Final Showdown)

31:30 - The Metal

35:15 - The Government Totally Sucks

38:30 - Double Team

43:40 - City Hall

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Scale As Needed 113: New Doping Results

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 09:00:10 GMT

0:21 - Siblings Against Ninjas

2:15 - 5 new positive doping results, including two Games Masters: Kelli Holm and Shawn Ramirez

21:16 - Cliff’s story of realizing he loves bodybuilding and strength work

23:35 - Chase and Armen won a CrossFit competition last weekend!

32:23 - the new SAN shirt collection!

37:04 - Chase power cleaned 320lb!

41:30 - the Rogue Legends Invitational

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4Ears: From Outkast To Future

Tue, 06 Nov 2018 16:05:51 GMT

1:06 - ATL: from Outkast to Future

2:35 - Outkast’s Aquemini

4:50 - Rosa Parks

12:50 - Liberation

21:35 - The direct connection between Future and Outkast

29:18 - Tony Montana

32:58 - I Serve The Base

36:10 - Where Ya At

40:51 - Kno The Meaning

46:04 - Hard Work Pays Off

50:16 - Return Of The Gangsta

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Scale As Needed 112: SoCal Sanctionals Rumors

Mon, 05 Nov 2018 09:00:36 GMT

0:40 - Soapy Ape Nads

1:24 - technical(ly) death metal.

3:55 - Bailey Dyson-Good’s world record set of strict muscle ups (15)

7:46 - Adrian Mundwiler’s strict L-sit weighted bar muscle ups

11:45 - new segment: this week’s reason why we’ll never be the CrossFit official podcast

14:01 - Rogue’s new movie

16:55 - 6 new sanctionals: two in China, two in Australia, Iceland, and Rogue (plus the Rogue Legends Event)

28:50 - The SoCal event rumor mill

38:40 - SoCal sanctional should just recreate the 2010 CrossFit Games

41:35 - changing the point system for the new Games

44:35 - how the Games have changed since 2009

1:01:05 - Fitness in a 100 words is basically “Tired Is Enough”

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Scale As Needed 111: Let's Get Weird

Mon, 29 Oct 2018 08:00:42 GMT

1:20 - Seductively Applied Nuggies!

3:30 - Denver, the city of dank nugs

5:50 - Austin’s water boil alert

11:08 - Robert Zemeckis definitely knew about 9/11

19:00 - Heppner vs Fraser like McGregor vs Khabib

20:26 - Mark Bell’s bodybuilding competition!

23:10 - Eddie Hall is shredded af

25:21 - The Mountain got married to a tiny human

26:50 - Khrennikov and Dubai!

31:51 - Khashgoggi and other weird modern news

44:20 - Facebook Portal

48:15 - the strangest AI possible

53:55 - SAN movie homework: Unforgiven

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Scale As Needed 110: Featured By CrossFit?

Mon, 22 Oct 2018 08:00:33 GMT

1:12 - Sonny’s Ass-eating Naughtiness

2:23 - a whole new frontier of SAN podcast: we were featured on CrossFit’s pages!

7:39 - “I have no idea what’s going on, guys”

10:15 - calling out comments on CrossFit’s IG post

14:22 - no seriously, this is all quite strange

15:28 - the world of CF and HQ is shifting to quickly

28:52 - tangents about merchandise, bad youtube shows, psychologically damaged pizza eating habits, and the connection between Back to the Future and 9/11

37:54 - WZA and Dubai qualifiers are happening!

40:39 - 2019 might be a weird year for the Games

49:34 - how the drug testing policy will work for the Sanctionals

57:10 - more tangents: Venom, Fleshlight nunchucks, Apple’s ScreenTime app

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Scale As Needed 109: A Trip To CrossFit HQ

Mon, 15 Oct 2018 09:00:04 GMT

1:39 - Sexually Attractive gNomes

3:00 - gnomes and giants

5:11 - live action video game movies and the weird shit that should be happening in those movies

13:05 - Armen and Chase went to CrossFit HQ

15:09 - what’s going on with CrossFit Health and a crazy (probably true) conspiracy theory

1:0030 - new sanctioned events

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4Ears: Lil Wayne's Carter V

Tue, 09 Oct 2018 07:00:02 GMT

0:00 - Carter V

10:00 - our first experiences with Lil Wayne

14:13 - Kanye West’s remix to “Lollipop”

21:30 - Kendrick Lamar is the greatest of all time

26:14 - “Dedicate” and “Uproar”

32:55 - “Hittas”

34:36 - “Start This Shit Off Right”

36:35 - “Famous”

40:11 - “Let It All Work Out”

43:11 - Armen once saw Lil Wayne live

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Scale As Needed 108: WZA Is Sanctioned

Mon, 08 Oct 2018 08:00:48 GMT

2:16 - Sweaty Aching Nutsacks

4:43 - weirdly obvious spam messaged on instagram

10:18 - it was Cliff Bogart Sr’s birthday!

12:57 - WZA is now sanctioned

20:11 - Chase and Armen are going to HQ

25:08 - King Kong?

30:56 - Khabib vs Conor

39:31 - Ex Machina

52:36 - Chase saw Solo and more Star Wars stuff

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Scale As Needed 107: Four New Sanctioned Events

Mon, 01 Oct 2018 10:00:20 GMT

0:30 - Three options!

2:30 - the strange world of ASMR

4:36 - four new sanctioned events (Mid-Atlantic, French Throwdown, Brazil, and Capetown) and the at-large invites

18:18 - Kyle’s short movie Sprites

23:30 - the new Joker movie (movies?) and Fantastic Fest

43:05 - is Eddie Hall becoming a bodybuilder?

46:50 - bonus little bit: Armen and Chase are going to CFHQ

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Scale As Needed 106: The Greatest Female CrossFitter of All Time

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 08:00:53 GMT

0:07 - Sweating About Newsfeeds

4:08 - Noah Ohlsen saved someone’s life in Hawaii!

13:13 - Who’s the Greatest Female CrossFitter of All Time?

23:01 - a new Mr. Olympia! And other bodybuilding talk

32:13 - The Crying Game

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4Ears: RIP Mac Miller

Tue, 18 Sep 2018 08:00:41 GMT

Chase and Armen take a look at Mac Miller's discography in tribute to his tragic death.

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Scale As Needed 105: Armen's Call With Greg Glassman

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 08:00:57 GMT

0:40 - Struggling (with the) Audacity (of that) Nincompoop

1:50 - Armen talked to Greg Glassman!

10:15 - the Armen Hammer/Naked CrossFitter history lesson

20:30 - “no official announcement” woes

30:15 - why HQ was double birds for so long

37:45 - where things have to go for this sport to succeed

44:28 - some stuff about Dubai you probably didn’t know

51:28 - there are real risks here

1:00:25 - or this entire thing is a set up to fuck with Armen

1:04:18 - Chase deadlifted 570lb!

1:15:00 - watch The Crying Game!

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Scale As Needed 104: Dubai CrossFit Championship

Mon, 10 Sep 2018 07:00:26 GMT

0:05 - Statements Admiring Nonconformity

1:15 - so what’s up with the word “Shanghai’d”

2:44 - Fun Fact: where India Pale Ale’s get their name from

8:19 - Dubai CrossFit Championships

10:55 - The Golden Child tangent

18:10 - back to Dubai!

25:40 - maybe CrossFit’s official communication left people with a bad taste in their mouths

29:35 - this is how HQ operates, bruh

32:00 - the best thing about the announcement are the comments on the CrossFit Games instagram

34:17 - where does the anxiety around no more Regionals come from? Answers to common complaints

42:53 - the weirdest of all criticisms: there will be a bunch of shitty CrossFitters at the Games now

51:53 - CrossFit is purposefully moving away from being gatekeepers and that’s a great thing

1:01:43 - more sanctioned qualifiers will pop up: not a question of if but a question of when

1:14:40 - The Graham Holmberg effect and why it doesn’t apply anymore

1:18:20 - movie suggestions!

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4Ears: Eminem - Kamikaze

Thu, 06 Sep 2018 08:00:13 GMT

0:10 - Eminem’s Kamikaze and it’s pretty whatever

14:08 - why it’s called Kamikaze

25:01 - but what if we talked about something other than Kamikaze for a bit? Here’s how we heard about Eminem back in the day

30:48 - Medicine Ball from Relapse

33:58 - Just Lose It from Encore

34:20 - Mosh from Encore

35:04 - Forever from Relapse: Refill

38:01 - Headlight from Marshall Mathers LP2

41:10 - In Your Head from Revival

42:39 - Beautiful from Relapse

45:50 - The Ringer from Kamikaze

48:10 - Lucky You from Kamikaze

49:33 - Not Alike from Kamikaze

50:44 - Fall from Kamikaze

54:40 - What to expect from our next episode, probably

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Scale As Needed 103: Updates On The Games & HEAT

Mon, 03 Sep 2018 07:00:15 GMT

0:15 - Sultry Athletic Negligence

1:35 - CrossFit Games updates

3:30 - Dave Castro will remain as Head of the Games

5:18 - people are too attached to the current Games format

11:58 - the Games format has always been fluid

14:00 - the 2019 Games season will have sanctioned qualifier events and many questions surrounding the qualifying process

24:00 - CrossFit and Reebok have settled their lawsuit

28:55 - Michael Mann’s crime film masterpiece “Heat”

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4Ears: Deloused & Sailor's Guide

Thu, 30 Aug 2018 18:11:40 GMT

0:35 - no plan needed

1:11 - today we are not talking about rap or hip hop: we’re presenting albums to each other

2:27 - Chase picked Sturgill Simpson’s “A Sailor’s Guide to Earth”

5:47 - Armen picked The Mars Volta’s “Deloused In The Comatorium”

12:33 - Son el lumiere

19:10 - Cicatriz esp

24:00 - Televators

30:17 - Take The Veil Cerpin Taxt

37:30 - Sturgill is a simple man from Kentucky

41:12 - Welcome To Earth (Pollywog)

45:00 - Keep It Between The Lines

48:39 - In Bloom

52:09 - Call To Arms

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Scale As Needed Bonus: The New CrossFit Games!

Mon, 27 Aug 2018 07:45:37 GMT

0:30 - HEB acronyms

0:44 - Armen has had too much preworkout

2:58 - The changes to the Games season

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Scale As Needed: CrossFit Games Format Speculation

Mon, 27 Aug 2018 07:30:31 GMT

1:00 - Strong Arm Noodles

2:04 - Cliff’s porn at work story and Kyle strippers in school story

11:01 - Armen’s idea for a movie idea

17:27 - More CrossFit Games rumors and speculation!

54:51 - Trevor Bachmeyer uses fake plates

1:00:40 - Group movie night: WATCH HEAT!!!

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4Ears: Travis Scott - Astroworld

Fri, 24 Aug 2018 08:00:46 GMT

0:30 - mixtapes and whatever they are

3:55 - Young Thug seems interesting

5:50 - Travis Scott’s Astroworld

18:26 - STARGAZING

23:32 - CAROUSEL

27:20 - SICKO MODE

35:30 - STOP TRYING TO BE GOD

41:50 - SKELETONS/WAKE UP

48:20 - 5% TINT

52:15 - ASTROTHUNDER

56:20 - COFFEE BEAN

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Scale As Needed 101: We're Back From Travel

Mon, 20 Aug 2018 08:00:15 GMT

0:06 - Pie flavored C4 with testosterone

1:40 - SNATCH AGAINST NUTS

3:11 - Armen’s actual snatch against nuts story

11:04 - Chase went to Italy

26:06 - Kyle went to Seattle

30:10 - “why aren’t you allowed to do handstands places…”

34:59 - growing up before the internet

43:00 - Armen was in LA

47:00 - Armen talked to Brent Fikowski!

55:00 - RUMOR MILL!

1:05:00 - Transgender CrosFitters

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Scale As Needed 100: 2018 CrossFit Games Recap

Wed, 08 Aug 2018 13:13:32 GMT

0:01 - Seemingly Arousing Nonsense

2:11 - how were the CrossFit Games for Armen?

3:17 - Armen was on TeamRICHEY

12:56 - how were the Games for other people - a recap

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4Ears: Bonus Chance the Rapper!

Tue, 31 Jul 2018 09:00:33 GMT

0:01 - Bonus Chance the Rapper episode

3:15 - 65th and Ingleside

6:18 - Work Out

9:40 - I Might Need Security

14:22 - Wala Cam

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Scale As Needed 99: The Pre CrossFit Games Show

Tue, 31 Jul 2018 05:07:45 GMT

0:00 - Synthetic Androgynous Necromungers

2:30 - Riddick (The Chronicles of) and Armen doesn’t know how to tell Timothy Olyphant, Josh Duhamel, and Karl Urban apart

5:20 - Chris Pratt’s physical transformation during Parks and Rec

6:40 - Mac’s physical transformation during It’s Always Sunny

8:18 - IE1: CRIT

9:50 - Dave Castro’s weird obsession with Brooke Wells rears its ugly head

12:15 - IE4: Marathon Row

27:00 - IE7: Fibonacci Final

29:37 - The most dangerous day. the best Got Milk commercials, alternative rowing methods

43:13 - What should Armen do during the row?

45:13 - IE5: THE BATTLEGROUND

47:30 - how to pass time during the row

49:50 - Sam Briggs made it! Khrennikov didn’t!

51:44 - Body By Beef is gone: no more carnivore diet for Cliff or Kyle

58:23 - DC’s Titans

1:02:45 - Aquaman

1:10:40 - Shazam

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4Ears: Our Favorite 90s Albums

Mon, 30 Jul 2018 23:09:26 GMT

0:30 - Armen’s very pumped about this one: Chase and Armen’s favorite 90s albums

2:30 - Chase picked: Nirvana’s Nevermind

4:33 - Armen picked: Tool’s Aenima

7:55 - Why Chase picked Nevermind

13:17 - Why Armen picked Aenima

18:06 - “Smells Like Teen Spirit”

20:22 - “In Bloom”

23:47 - “Lithium”

26:09 - “Polly”

29:10 - “Drain You”

33:30 - “Territorial Pissings”

35:20 - “Something In The Way”

40:00 - “Stinkfist”

47:22 - “46 & 2”

53:45 - “Aenima”

58:20 - “Third Eye”

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Scale As Needed 98: The Games Are Next Week!

Thu, 26 Jul 2018 20:45:57 GMT

0:00 - Show About Nothing!

0:45 - Who would we be from Seinfeld

1:52 - Days, minutes, SECONDS away from the CrossFit Games and we know very very little

8:20 - Haven’t we all stared into a mirror and thought we’d be ugly chicks?

10:15 - Apparently the easiest “Would You Rather” ever

11:23 - Games picks and Chase’s Fantasy CrossFit picks

15:50 - #WhoIsTed?

17:19 - Kevin Kline is not Bill Pullman

18:30 - All time great acting performances

23:55 - What we’d all program at the Games

37:10 - Goggins tried to drown himself apparently

42:18 - Who knows what’s gonna happen!?

52:15 - Chase is gonna cold shoulder Armen at the Games

53:45 - Bo Burnham’s “8th Grade”

54:35 - James Gunn was fired fro Guardians of the Galaxy 3 and how strange that is

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Scale As Needed 97: Everyone Is On Steroids

Thu, 19 Jul 2018 14:41:09 GMT

0:00 - Salty Armenian Nuts

1:29 - CRAZY SHIT!!

3:57 - everybody is on SARMs! Roman’s Visa is denied! The worst excuses ever! Drug testing at outside events!

45:30 - 300lb CrossFitter!

52:10 - Cliff’s Carnivore diet experience

57:05 - Antman 2: Mission Implausible

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4Ears: Chase & Armen's Top 2017 Albums

Mon, 16 Jul 2018 19:13:57 GMT

0:01 - 2017 favorite albums episode

1:15 - Chase picked Tyler The Creator’s “Scumfuck/Flowerboy”

1:49 - Armen picked Kendrick Lamar’s “DAMN.”

7:48 - the story of “Flowerboy”

8:43 - “Yonkers” from “Goblin”

18:40 - “See You Again”

22:57 - “Who Dat Boy” ft. A$AP Rocky

30:50 - “911”

39:39 - “I Ain’t Got Time”

41:55 - Kung Fu Kenny’s “DAMN.”

49:10 - “YAH.”

54:31 - “PRIDE.”

1:05:00 - “FEAR.”

1:11:58 - “DUCKWORTH.”

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Scale As Needed 96: Dave Castro's Book (It's Super Boring)

Thu, 12 Jul 2018 16:31:12 GMT

0:20 - “every time you learn a new fact, you mind moistens slightly”

1:00 - Sweaty Ass Nerds!

4:35- all five of us are here

8:30 - Chase’s crotch is very distracting

11:35 - Dave Castro’s book is super boring, he calls out Nick Urankar and Christian Lucero, and he has a weird obsession with Brooke Wells

48:09 - Cliff’s ruck and being a carnivore

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4Ears: Drake - Scorpion

Mon, 09 Jul 2018 23:35:53 GMT

0:00 - Drake’s Scorpion

11:56 - “Survival”

16:20 - “Nonstop”

19:47 - “Emotionless”

23:37 - “God’s Plan”

27:54 - “8 Out Of 10”

34:32 - “Sandra’s Rose”

42:30 - “Peak”

43:39 - “Summer Games”

47:49 - “Nice For What”

54:15 - “In My Feelings”

57:12 - “Don’t Matter To Me”

1:05:20 - “March 14”

1:17:02 - Chase’s Conspiracy Corner

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Scale As Needed 95: Some Athleticism Neglected

Thu, 05 Jul 2018 06:00:27 GMT

0:01 - subscribe to ArmenHammerTV!

1:37 - Some Athleticism Neglected!

3:00 - purposefully ignoring actual fitness talk

4:40 - bodyweight strict presses: super tough.

14:28 - rucking: Kyle and Cliff do it.

21:30 - “if you’re gonna die with a backpack full of literature, what literature would you pick?”

23:19 - Fourth of July! And growing up in Texas

28:50 - a very long Nicolas Cage circle: Con Air to The Sorcerer’s Apprentice to Leaving Las Vegas to Mandy to Ghostrider 2 to Face/Off

39:00 - John Woo circle: Broken Arrow, Face/Off, MI:2

40:44 - the evolution of action movies over time

1:00:06 - Bethany Shadburne prefers “Bethany” over “Beth” and an in-depth discussion on the acoustics of “Bethany” vs “Beth”

1:07:23 - Reebok will require athletes to wear only what is provided to them at the Games

1:14:26 - ….almost.

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4Ears: The Carters - Everything Is Love

Mon, 02 Jul 2018 08:00:42 GMT

0:05 - Everything Is Love sucks

12:35 - SUMMER

16:58 - APESHIT

21:38 - BOSS

23:25 - the “Tidal” rant

26:58 - NICE

30:31 - 713

32:23 - the “I don’t give a shit about your relationship” tangent

35:27 - Chase’s conspiracy theory on the entire thing

39:37 - FRIENDS

42:12 - HEARD ABOUT US

43:35 - BLACK EFFECT

45:40 - LOVEHAPPY

47:20 - Chase’s suggestion: forget this album

47:59 - Armen’s suggestion: just listen to Drunk In Love instead

49:53 - A frighteningly accurate picture of the On The Run 2 Tour

52:28 - “Music To Poop To - Everything Is Love”

52:40 - Up next: Scorpion by Drake

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Scale As Needed 94: Hand Tears, Fit Beths, Sweeney

Fri, 29 Jun 2018 21:22:25 GMT

0:04 - SARMs Are Needed

1:01 - we changed locations!

2:02 - three athletes tested positive at Regionals

8:23 - Chase keeps working out for some reason and literally salting your wounds on your torn hands

18:12 - the reason why most of our audience is men (“you can fuck a meat pocket”)

19:45 - #FitBeth!

26:05 - Kyle’s sad/crazy Alex Jones story

29:06 - Michael Shannon as a sad rodeo clown, Viggo Mortensen

34:20 - Kyle and Armen’s travels

35:50 - T*rkish delight and the history between Armenians and T*rks

38:08 - Armen hung out with Sean Sweeney for a few days!

48:24 - Kyle’s epic saga of getting way too high and watching 2001: A Space Odyssey

59:35 - the reason why Armen doesn’t do edibles in public anymore

1:04:26 - Cliff’s “I got super high and lost my car in a parking lot” story

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4Ears: Nas - Nasir

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 22:50:09 GMT

0:20 - Nasir

8:20 - Not For Radio

16:30 - Cops Shot The Kid

25:00 - White Label

31:19 - Bonjour

36:18 - everything

45:28 - Adam and Eve

52:15 - Simple Things

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Scale As Needed 93: CrossFit Sues Reebok, The Fittest Beth

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 09:00:20 GMT

0:01 - SHAVE A NERD!

1:00 - special delivery interruption time!

2:17 - Armen’s mullet

6:30 - the long lasting pain of childhood humiliation

14:58 - Magic cards, the Black Lotus, Armen’s weird dream

22:10 - Cliff’s awesome idea to make CrossFit Games events way more exciting

27:15 - Armen’s other weird dream

29:10 - The Fittest Beth, #FitBeth

30:58 - CrossFit is suing Reebok, Rogue vs Eleiko barbells, and who might be the new title sponsor at the Games

49:00 - Dan Bailey’s recovery is going better than Kyle’s did, are these knee injuries from plyometrics?

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4Ears: Drake vs Pusha T Beef

Mon, 18 Jun 2018 09:00:35 GMT

3:33 - Today’s episode is Drake vs Pusha T

5:04 - Pusha T: “Infrared”

14:58 - Drake: “Duppy Freestyle”

26:00 - Pusha T: “The Story Of AdiDon”

36:38 - Drake: “Two Birds One Stone”

43:36 - J Prince and Kanye call the beef off

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Scale As Needed 92: Russell Berger Fired, Body Horror Movies To See

Wed, 13 Jun 2018 13:37:36 GMT

00:38 - subscribe to ArmenHammerTV

03:30 - Russell Berger was fired

26:11 - Klokov and Trump?

32:15 - Tough Mudder X

41:12 - Existenz, The Blog, body horror movies and more

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4Ears: KIDS SEE GHOSTS

Tue, 12 Jun 2018 00:16:05 GMT

4:20 - what is Kids See Ghosts

10:15 - “Feel The Love”

18:40 - “Fire”

25:08 - “4th Dimension”

31:42 - “Freeee (Ghost Town Pt 2)”

40:09 - “Reborn”

45:36 - “Kids See Ghosts”

50:58 - “Cudi Montage”

1:00:47 - overall thoughts on Kids See Ghosts

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4Ears: Kanye West - Ye

Sun, 10 Jun 2018 22:54:41 GMT

0:37 - we’re doing something new here

3:00 - Kanye West’s Ye

4:30 - “I Thought About Killing You Today”

15:11 - “Yikes”

23:50 - “All Mine”

29:12 - “Wouldn’t Leave”

32:10 - “No Mistakes”

36:40 - “Ghost Town”

43:40 - “Violent Crimes”

49:12 - overall thoughts on Ye

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Scale As Needed 91: We're Back! Welcome To ArmenHammerTV

Thu, 07 Jun 2018 19:01:43 GMT

0:03 - WE ARE BACK!

2:10 - “60% of this show is no longer employed at FloSports”

19:30 - Armen and Chase have seen each other every day since getting fired

21:24 - What’s next?

29:15 - Chase competed at Regionals!

40:27 - Regional performances breakdown

1:03:10 - Deadpool 2!

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