Corpus Animus Podcast

#217 - (More) Rapid Fire CrossFit Movement Tips

Chest to Bar Pull-ups, Handstand Walks, Wall Walks & Pegboard

#210 - BRENT FIKOWSKI

* 🏆 Brent Ficowski transitioned from competitor to athlete advocate, focusing on building sustainable structures for the sport's future. * 🤝 PFAA's three pillars: advocacy & representation, education & support, and exposure & earning opportunities. * 🏋️‍♂️ Collaboration with AFJ aims to standardize movement rules for fairness and consistency across competitions. * 🛡️ Safety working group established to improve medical and safety protocols at events with athlete input. * 🌍 PFAA strives to be competition-agnostic, representing athletes across all functional fitness events. * 📉 Challenges remain with inconsistent rule enforcement, athlete protections, and athlete engagement. * ❤️ Brent's emotional dedication reflects his passion to ensure future athletes have better conditions and voices.

#209 - How Travis Mayer's Coach Plans His Back Injury Comeback

Highlights * 🏋️‍♂️ Travis Mayer sustained a serious back injury during the 2025 WFP competition, leading to withdrawal. * ⏳ Coach has worked with Travis since 2012, witnessing his growth from local competitions to multiple Games appearances. * 🔥 Travis maintains elite physical fitness despite age, balancing training with family and business responsibilities. * 💪 Injury rehab focuses on isometric strength training and low-impact cardiovascular work to preserve gains and promote healing. * 🎯 Clear goal-setting and pacing strategies are vital for managing performance and injury risk during competition. * 🧠 Mental resilience and competitive drive enable Travis to recover from setbacks and sustain career longevity. * 🤝 The coach-athlete relationship emphasizes support, realistic goals, and balancing ambition with health preservation.

#205 - Lungs on Fire: Conquering Aerobic Weakness in CrossFit

On this episode of the Corpus Animus Podcast we discuss Aeroic Capacity for CrossFit. If you feel like your gasping for air in longer workouts, isolating and improving your aerobic capacity could be a game changer. In this episode we'll share how to know if that's you, as well as ways to improve it.

#204 - Training like a CrossFit Competitor without actually wanting to Compete

On this episode of the Corpus Animus Podcast TTT coaches Max El-Hag, Adam Rogers, Mike McGoldrick and Kyle Ruth discuss athletes wanting to train like a competitor without wanting to actually compete.