S06E120 BISON 15 - From Nervous Newbie To Head Coach At CrossFit Bison - Liz Tanzola

S06E120 BISON 15 - From Nervous Newbie To Head Coach At CrossFit Bison - Liz Tanzola

June 24, 2026 · 24 min · Season 6 · Episode 120

About this episode

Dr. Sam Rhee interviews Liz Tanzola about her journey from a nervous newbie to the head coach at CrossFit Bison.

Sam Rhee sits down with Liz Tanzola @liz_tanzola, head coach at CrossFit Bison, to talk about how she goes from zero coaching experience to leading hundreds of classes plus an entire staff of coaches. We dig into class prep, athlete cues, scaling decisions, and the harder part of the job: leading a coaching team with trust and honest feedback. • starting coaching without experience and leaning on a desire to help people • early nerves and the logistics of starting and ending cla...

More episodes of Botox and Burpees

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Botox and Burpees podcast page.