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Chasing Excellence

The Two Paths of Opening a CrossFit Gym Today, GPS Cues, & More - with Max Isaak

Chasing Excellence

Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings

Self-improvement, Crossfit, Holistic Health, Mindset, Selfimprovement, Education, Wellness, Health & Fitness, Goalsetting, Health, Attainability, Fitness

4.8 β€’ 2.2K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 27 February 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

We’re joined by CrossFit TILT co-owner Max Isaak this week for a coaching and gym ownership-focused episode. We talk about coaching techniques in the world of CrossFit, discuss the balance between training and coaching, and the challenges of opening a CrossFit affiliate.

We also explore the dynamics of programming in EMOMs and Tabatas and the importance of preparation before launching into intense workouts.

From the intricacies of CrossFit coaching to the excitement of high-intensity workouts, we cover a wide range of topics that will provide valuable insights for both coaches and gym owners.

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ABOUT THE SHOW

Every Tuesday, we answer listener questions about health, fitness, fulfillment, and what it takes to chase what truly matters.

ABOUT US

πŸ“ Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain. Find him on Instagram.

πŸ“ Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, writer, and podcaster. Find him on Instagram.

Transcript

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0:19.8

The person that's looking to open an affiliate, make sure that this is 100% what you want to do in that your biggest goal is to create a community and create an inclusive space where people feel like they can be vulnerable where they want to be coached and where whoever this person is is ready to give everything they have in the beginning of owning a small business. I don't think it's specific to Crossford. I think that anybody that wants to start a small business at any time needs to be prepared to give everything to that small business.

0:29.3

Hello and welcome to another episode of Chasing Excellence.

0:32.8

Every week on the show, we dedicate some time

0:34.7

to exploring how we can live a life of better health

0:37.0

and increased fulfillment.

0:38.7

We answer your questions about the five factors of health,

0:40.9

dive deep on living a life of excellence and explore the strategies

0:43.9

and framework styleless chase which really matters.

0:45.9

My name is Patrick Cummings here as always with Mr. Ben Bergeron and we are joined this

0:50.0

week by friend of the show Max Isaac how are you Max?

0:53.4

Great happy to be here like he said before enjoying a no snow snow day so

0:58.4

that's right.

1:00.4

It was supposed to get a bunch of snow up here in the Northeast and we got exactly none

1:04.1

Max you you were on the show. I should have done a little research

1:07.7

Two or three years ago. That was the last time you joined us where I'm excited to have you back we're going to do something

1:13.4

that we did a handful of times last year which is just when have as I call them

1:17.3

friends of the show and they're just going to use you guys you're just going to

1:19.7

answer questions as we don't really do here on the show so we're just going to do our normal format.

1:24.9

So this week we've got we're going to focus on gym and coaching because Max you're the co-owner of

1:29.8

Crossfoot tilt Ben obviously you've been in a gym once or twice. So we're going to focus

1:34.1

on affiliates and coaching this time around. That's kind of what we're going to focus on this week.

1:37.3

So we've got a few coaching focused listener questions. One about coaching during imams and

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