In another special edition podcast live from Wodapalooza, Drew, Sherb, and Hunter got the unique opportunity to sit down and chat with a true CrossFit OG and 7x Games athlete Dani Horan. Despite being an OG, Dani is one of th...
In today’s special edition Wodapalooza Coach’s Podcast, we sit down with one of our OG Team Misfit affiliate owners Lisa Merrick of Crossfit Unite in Concord North Carolina. Lisa is the owner and Head Coach at Unite and has b...
As we continue rolling through this Phase structure of our season it's important to occasionally revisit the story you're telling yourself in your head about each training Phase. The purpose, your goals, how you're going to a...
We're coming at you from Wodapalooza 2020 with special guests Cody Mooney and Kenzie Riley. Today on the podcast we're discussing making the transition from "training hero" to Crossfit Games athlete. Enjoy! Misfits! We hope y...
This week on unprepared we tackle the big question of how to transition from CrossFit as a hobby to CrossFit as your sport. We take a dive into programming, coaching, mindset, lifestyle, and plenty of other avenues to make th...
As we continue to move forward in this modern world we are unfortunately becoming sicker and sicker as a society. Luckily many of these problems did not exist in their current form a few generations ago. This gives us the opp...
Many factors lead to a successful CrossFit Class, including great coaching, thoughtful programming, organized class logistics, music, and safety, to name a few. While all of these factors play a role, we have a short, actiona...
In the wake of the tragic helicopter crash involving Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and seven others, we wanted to take the time to address the example Kobe left behind and how we can adopt some of his strategies into our own liv...
This week on the Misfit Project we tackle one of our most requested topics: Fasted Cardio. This episode was structured to give you the real nuts and bolts of the science behind fasting before your cardio session, and the bene...
This week on the Unprepared Podcast we slide back into a conversation about the mindset of an athlete struggling to push in a perceived weakness. This trip through the mindset of athletes can give you the context you need to ...
Can you be a competitive CrossFitter and Great Coach at the same time? So many of us got our start in CrossFit by wandering through the doors of a local affiliate looking to coach in exchange for access to a gym, and for many...
PHASE 2 IS HERE JANUARY 6TH! Get ready for your upcoming weeks of training with Misfit Athletics coaching staff. Drew, Hunter, and Sherb break down what to expect from our upcoming Phase of training. Misfits! We hope you enjo...
This week on The Unprepared Podcast we talk recovery with Misfit Athlete and Coach Caroline Conners. The designation between specific recovery protocols and a recovery mindset are important to understand. After some back and ...
For many of us, the holidays can be a time where stress, obligations to family and friends, binge eating and less than ideal sleep patterns turn what should be a restorative period into a destructive one. We’ve always preache...
The coaches from Misfit HQ, Drew, Hunter, and Sherb sit down to take your questions around Phase 1 and what to expect from the future of the program. Lots of useful information was covered in this one! Misfits! We hope you en...
We talk a lot about planning, preparation, logistics, etc. when it comes to coaching classes. One thing that too frequently gets overlooked in the preparation stages is how to appropriately scale (or not scale) athletes, and ...
The competitive fitness landscape has seen its fair share of diet trends come and go over the last decade. From paleo to carb back-loading, Zone to Keto and everywhere in between, there is so much information out there that s...
Training to either become or sustain status as a CrossFit Games athlete is a full-time job, at least if you want to have any success. To have success as a professional athlete, you have to be willing to live an unbalanced, se...
Being busy has become something of a status symbol, and is more often than not associated with importance and productivity. It has almost become a competition to see who can spend the most time at the office, with little rega...
It takes a different kind of person to be in the top 0.1% of anything. Hard work, dedication, yaddayadda you've heard all the cliches and buzzwords that descibe what it means to be the best, but what happens when you have to ...
It’s been a little over a year since the most profound changes to the sport of fitness were made. The initial shock has subsided, and after a hectic qualification process and 2019 Games season we sat down to discuss what shou...
As the competitive CrossFit landscape continues to change, so will we. Over the last 7 years we've done our best to stay ahead of the curve, avoid the click-bait trends, and make sure you have the most direct no-bullshit pat...
Think about the best restaurant you've ever been to. It probably wasn't a chain, you probably had to make a reservation, and it probably wasn't cheap. But you didn't go there because you wanted a quick meal - you wanted an ex...
With the last week of the Open, it's fitting that you get choose your own fate. Ultimately, you've been there and done that, and you're ready. The strategy is both everything and nothing in this workout (deep, we know), as th...