In this episode, Miguel and James discuss what they're grateful to take away from 2025, goals and what they're looking forward to in 2026, getting a head start on the New Year, the aftermath of the 12 Days of ACBC workout, and more.
In this episode, James discusses Miguel's experiences in taking the CrossFit Level 2 Trainer's Course.
In this episode, Miguel and James discuss James's experiment with the One Punch Man workout, Miguel coaching barbell club and multiple CrossFit classes in a week, and the upcoming CF Level 2.
In this episode, Miguel and James discuss "Thanksgiving with the Girls", Miguel covering Barbell Club, and the "One Punch Man workout".
In this episode, Miguel and James are back and discuss counting machine calories in workouts, living a lifestyle vs. deathstyle, how waiting for the "right time" can hold you back, and making progress by ditching current training compensations.
In this episode, Miguel and James discuss training beginners, integrating them into group classes, and where the line between learning and training begins to blur.
In this episode, Miguel and James discuss weightlifting. How the sport always pulls you back in, the recent IWF World Championships, and the ACBC Winter Off-Season Arc.
In this episode, Miguel and James discuss the 2025 NYS Championships which took place on the weekend of September 27-28.
In this episode, Miguel and James discuss topical CrossFit and Weightlifting news, making mistakes while coaching, and what is it that sets CrossFit apart from other fitness training systems (and even one gym from another).
In this episode, Miguel and James discuss adapting vs. scaling CrossFit workouts, coaching small groups and the effort you put in, and more on coaching.
In this episode, Miguel and James discuss coaching new athletes in class, guiding athletes to hit the intended stimulus of a workout, using the squat rack vs. cleaning a weight from the floor in a metcon, and using the SkiErg in a metcon.
In this episode, Miguel and James discuss ACBC training and the upcoming NYS Championships.
In this episode, Miguel and James recap the 2025 Shatter Slam!
In this episode, Miguel and James discuss the upcoming Shatter Slam competition taking place on Saturday, August 23rd. They also discuss stepping outside the "Coaching Comfort Zone" by teaching new things or doing things differently to avoid routine.
In this episode, Miguel and James catch up on many topics including the ADK Series I, The CrossFit Games, and starting on the road to the NYS Championships.
In this episode, Miguel and James discuss the upcoming CrossFit Games Week in Albany, New York. Topics include events happening at Albany CrossFit, the competition, and some discussion on recent training and coaching.
In this episode, Miguel and James discuss big ACBC squat PRs, adaptation to training, should CrossFit classes include consistent strength programs?
In this episode, Miguel and James discuss a company that has incentivized its employees to exercise by offering a 130% salary bonus for those who run 62 miles throughout each month. Additional topics include fueling enough for hard training, and jumping back into CrossFit classes and competitions.
In this episode, Miguel and James discuss realistic vs. unrealistic expectations from training, the pull-up bar experiment, and all things about the upcoming CrossFit Games.
In this episode, Miguel and James dive into a fun hypothetical scenario: could Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise's character from the Mission: Impossible movies) snatch and clean and jerk specific weights if the fate of the world depended on it?They also explore how athletes can learn to do more with less when developing their lifting technique, and how to tune out the feeling of the bar being heavy in the hands which is an important mental hurdle when starting out.