EP 339 – James FitzGerald and the Future of “Fitness”

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Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 608 Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2019

⏱️ 160 minutes

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Fitness is Changing, and Not For The Better Everyone has an opinion about the sport of “fitness” but few have contemplated the implications of training systems like CrossFit more than Opex founder, James FitzGerald [@JFitzOpex]. A spicy discussion kicks off wherein The Crew debates long term effects of high volume and the glamorization that surrounds… Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, thanks for tuning into Power Athlete Radio.
0:10.0	Everyone has an opinion about the sport of fitness, but few people have contemplated
0:14.3	the implications of this training system called CrossFit, more than OPEX founder James Fitzgerald.
0:20.4	A spicy discussion kicks off
0:22.1	where in the crew debates long-term effects of high volume and the glamorization that
0:27.0	surrounds extreme suffering. James is not one to hold back. In fact, he regards himself as an
0:32.9	outspoken critic of the general understanding of fitness. And as he states, he has no plans to shut the fuck up about it.
0:40.3	For a podcast host who is known to rant, John has definitely met his match this week.
0:44.9	There is no stopping James, and we are stoked to be along for this important discussion.
0:50.1	Here it is, episode 339.
0:52.0	We have been heavy with no fear. Gotta make this run no time. Here it is, episode 339. So what are we doing today?
1:02.7	Uh, John.
1:03.5	Same thing we do every day, Pinky?
1:05.9	Or brain.
1:08.2	Take over the world.
1:09.5	Try to take over the world. One podcast episode at a time. That's right, people. You're not watching Pinky and the Brain. Animaniacs. No. Well, Pinky and the Brain was a segment of Animaniacs. Yeah. So, but it had... If I remember correct. I think they got their own show. Yeah, no, Pinky and the Brain was her own show.
1:29.5	Big time.
1:25.4	Those guys went big time, man. I just, I loved it. You know why? Because it was the same thing every week. Try to take over the world. Oh, is that where your love for beating a dead horse came in? Exactly. That and Groundhog Day. Oh, great movie as well.
1:46.2	Ladies and gentlemen, this is not Groundhog Day,
1:48.1	or maybe it is for you because it's another episode of the period podcast
1:51.7	in Strength and Conditioning.
1:54.6	Ing.
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