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Feb 2020
48m 56s

Elite CrossFit coaches James Hobart and ...

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James Hobart and Austin Malleolo, two of the top CrossFit coaches on the planet, join Mike Lombardi to talk about their experiences as CrossFit Seminar Staff Flowmasters and how they've seen the sport evolve over the last 10 years (6:45). They also discuss how they found their voices as elite coaches (8:03), learning from others (13:20), the 3 questions all coaches should ask themselves (14:20) as well as other tips for new coaches (17:08), the overtraining mindset of athletes (22:45), when Austin almost died (23:40), what they've learned from WHOOP about sleep (30:30), time commitment needed to excel in CrossFit (35:32), secrets to staying fit (36:52), using WHOOP in a coaching role (41:27), and how data will drive change (45:46).


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