Archie's Podcast

Mike and I had a good chat about his background and his fitness history. For those of you who don't know Mike, he came to us with already a decent level of fitness. I was blown away by his attitude to working around shoulder restrictions and his willingness to adapt the exercises to suit his level. An ex-pro rugby player he's no stranger to pushing himself to the limit but what we discovered was the training can be quite monotonous training in the gym, and so CrossFit provided a nice blend of variety that he was looking for. Enjoy.

Todays episode is about how having a friend, and cultivating that relationship can literally make all the difference in your health goals.Rebecca and Kate have been friends since nursery, and they both started the six week challenge within a week of each other. They've done many different sports together. Have always remained active but needed the structure of a program to help them take their fitness goals further.In this episode we cover everything from how what kinds of sports they did growing up (everything from horse riding to forming a skateboarding club!) to what has the biggest impact been for them having started their CrossFit journey.

Mat's the kind of guy who brings the good vibes to the gym every day. He's been crushing it on his health journey this year, even with a newborn at home! Went from 'not bad' to 'wow, ripped!' Plus, he totally aced his first Hyrox competition – talk about impressive!I'm seriously stoked about Mat's progress, and hanging out with him is always a blast. Oh, and get this – he started a football squad for refugees in Chichester! Every week, they come together and kick it on the field. It's awesome seeing him making a real difference in the community.Enjoy.

I'm not going to lie, this was emotional. I was in two minds about whether to publish this, but I feel that these two people's story needs to be told. They are refugees, from Iran, and have an amazing story to tell. We didn't get into too many details because I felt actually some of their experiences are probably too raw to talk about. Long story short, they escaped Iran because of the activism that they were doing. What I find astounding as that they are two educated people. Who were successful in their own right having to leave a country they were both contributing to. Needless to say it was a fascinating conversation, one which I have more questions and hopefully will get a chance to speak with them again.

Today's episode we cover all things to do with recent events in the gym. We've had two teams go to Hyrox (One team of 4, and one pair) and what training was like for it, and how best to prepare for it, if you're thinking about doing it. We also cover changes to the programming and why, and how to help prevent injuries but also how to train around injuries and how we can modify them even if you're injured.

Persistence pays off. I've found that to get anywhere worth while being consistent in small efforts every day has made it possible to get to where I am right now in fitness and with the work I do.