Chasing Excellence

We're breaking down the theoretical development of a champion & what makes the difference between good athletes & great athletes.

We're answering the 11 questions posed in Tim Ferriss's new book Tribe of Mentors. Subjects include the books that have influenced me the most, how caffeine is amazing in small doses, & why I don't believe in failure.

We're talking about how CFNE, CompTrain, Project:Elevation, & working with Elite CrossFit Games athletes are all part of the same mission.

We're talking about why nutrition is so important in the sport of CrossFit, ideal body fat percentages for athletes, & what supplements I recommend CrossFit athletes take.

Talking about time management, putting first things first, & why it'd be great if email wasn't a thing.

In this episode: We're talking about why athletes who want to make waves in the sport of CrossFit need to focus on getting strong enough to actually be competitive.

We're breaking down an acronym that can help you set better goals & achieve bigger things.

We're talking about Madison, the programming, & the lessons we learned during the 2017 season

In this episode: Talking with Katrin Davidsdottir about moving to the U.S. to train, surrounding yourself with the right people, & putting in 100% effort.

We're talking about why I always start with character, the value of spending time in silence, & what most people are missing in their training.

Talking about my month-long CrossFit Games training camp, why eliminating distractions are important, & how excellence is contagious.

We're talking about the difference between practice, training, & competition, & why you should go into every session at the gym knowing which mode you're in.

Talking about why a busted ACL can be a good thing, what Brent Fikowski, Tom Brady, & Katrin Davidsdottir have in common, & why you should focus less on what happens & more on how you respond to what happens.

We're talking about why I prefer to keep my nutritional advice simple, the value of getting blood work done, & why both quality & quantity matters.

Talking about the best ways I've found to work with my members who want to compete in CrossFit, without losing their connection to our community.

We talk about why happiness doesn't live on the other side of achievement, gratitude, & why relationships matter more than money.

Cole Sager stops in to talk about growing up in a small town, his football career, & the "why" behind everything he does.

Talking about the difference between programming for competitors versus members of our affiliates, the downfalls of strength-biased programming, & why less is almost always more.

We discuss how I think about Core Values today versus how I used to think about them, & why they're so important to think about every single day.

Brooke Wells stops in during a weekend of training with Ben to talk about her background, her training, & her hopes going forward.