The Rise of CrossFit Invictus ft. CJ Martin
The Michael Caz Podcast
Michael Cazayoux
4.8 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 3 June 2019
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
First, CJ Martin passed the bar to become a lawyer. Then he went on to raise the bar in what it means to be an elite CrossFit coach.
The former attorney now owns the infamous CrossFit Invictus, home gym to a number of elite CrossFit athletes, and this week he’s joining the Brute Strength podcast to discuss mentorship, leadership and entrepreneurship.
In this episode, CJ takes it back to the beginning, discussing how he traded in the security of a career in law to jump into the unknown, open a gym and nearly lose it before becoming a coaching legacy in the sport.
Enjoy the show!
Topics:
06:51 - Asia CrossFit Championships
09:40 - Coaching teams and preparing for The Games
14:05 - Changes in The Games season
29:55 - Life before coaching
41:10 - Highs and lows
57:25 - Coach/athlete relationships
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Root Strength Podcast, bringing you worldwide experts from all areas of health and fitness. |
| 0:08.0 | We cover training, nutrition, coaching, and mindset. |
| 0:12.0 | Welcome your host, Strength and Conditioning Coach, |
| 0:15.0 | 2012 and 2013 Cross-Tic Games Champ, |
| 0:18.0 | Michael Kaju. |
| 0:19.0 | Mind, Body, Brute. body brute. |
| 0:30.0 | Hello, this is Mike Kaju and you're listening to the brute strength podcast. This week I've got CJ Martin back on the show. |
| 0:32.0 | CJ is the owner of Cross Fit and Victus |
| 0:34.9 | and one of the most successful Cross Fit coaches of all time. |
| 0:38.4 | He's worked with a number of Cross Fit Games champions |
| 0:41.2 | as well as Team Champions. |
| 0:43.7 | In this episode we talk all about his evolution as a leader, mentor, and entrepreneur. |
| 0:49.9 | And it starts out by him telling us about his journey going from being an attorney at a |
| 0:57.6 | prestigious law firm in San Diego and how he made the decision to jump into the |
| 1:01.8 | unknown and start his first crossfit gym. |
| 1:04.9 | This was the most raw and authentic I've ever heard CJ and I really feel like I got to know a different |
| 1:11.6 | side of him. We talk about the highest highs, the lowest lows, including him almost having to shut his doors in 2016. |
| 1:19.0 | We also talk about mentorship, leadership, coaching, and so much more. |
| 1:23.1 | CJ is one of the wisest people I know in this industry |
| 1:27.3 | and I always love learning from him. |
| 1:29.8 | So without further ado, please welcome, CJ Martin. |
| 1:36.0 | Hey, before you start this show, I want to let you know about something I'm super |
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