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Aaron Hoff, Chris Hinshaw, and Ed Mao join Armen to talk about the Ultimate Hawaiin Trail Run and the Keala Foundation's mission to help the youth of Kaua'i stay off drugs through communal suffering and CrossFit.
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CrossFit has now hired Jason Dunlop as its new President, and with experience as an executive at Starbucks and Nike, it can tell us a lot about where CrossFit believes they're headed.
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Dave Castro just announced that the first event of the 2021 CrossFit Games is a long swim and a longer paddle. Cool.
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CrossFit recently released the Last Chance Qualifier events for the athletes who just barely missed qualifying for the 2021 CrossFit Games and they're bland and sneaky at the same time.
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CrossFit's new Affiliate Programming is the first step into a future where the entire ecosystem of affiliates, gyms, and CrossFitters is completely and radically different.
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Max El Hag coaches some of the best CrossFitters in the space including Travis Mayer and Noah Ohlsen and he's been involved in the space for a long time!
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Armen catches up with James Townsend, former NFL wide receiver turned CrossFit coach who is coaching 17-year-old sensation Mal O'Brien.
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The CrossFit Games team named Emma Tall as the fifth place qualifier for the 2021 CrossFit Games, then changed the leaderboard on Wednesday morning to reflect that Emma Tall actually didn't qualify, but Sam Briggs did.
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Matt O'Keefe has worn a lot of hats in the CrossFit space: brand owner, athlete manager, event organizer, and more. Now that his events (Granite Games, Wodapalooza, West Coast Classic, and more) are some of the biggest and brightest in the space, he's got his eyes set on elevating the athletes as much as possible.
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CrossFit Games veteran Danielle Brandon is looking forward to qualifying for her third consecutive CrossFit Games and silencing any doubt about her abilities.
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With just a few points separating them from winning the Granite Games, both Mallory O'Brien and Emma Cary are making a strong push for rookie performances at the 2021 CrossFit Games.
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Janelle Stites earned a spot to the CrossFit Games with her team On Track through the Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Challenge while serving a four year ban from USADA for a positive doping test at a weightlifting meet in 2019.
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Emma Cary took second overall in the world in the 2021 Open and is now poised to compete to earn a spot at the 2021 CrossFit Games through the Granite Games Semifinal event.
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Blair Chapman has an opportunity to make his first CrossFit Games by competing a the Granite Games this weekend.
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Colten Mertens is chasing a dream to make his first individual CrossFit Games appearance in 2021 while still working full time as a farmer.
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As Saxon Panchik prepares to compete at the Granite Games and qualify for his fourth consecutive CrossFit Games appearance, he has his eyes on the biggest prize of all: winning the CrossFit Games.
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Fee Saghafi competed at the 2019 CrossFit Games and qualified for the 2020 CrossFit Games before having her spot taken away in the reshuffling of the format. She's now back with a vengeance looking to compete against the best of the best and earn a spot at the 2021 CrossFit Games.
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With the announcement of CrossFit's 2021 Semifinals prize purse, CrossFit is sending a clear message they're uninterested or unable to incentivize their own athletes to compete.
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CrossFit just announced a disappointing prize purse for the 2021 CrossFit Games Semifinals, and it couldn't have been a bigger help to some of the bigger events *outside* of the Games season.
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CrossFit just announced a paltry $400,000 prize pool for the 2021 CrossFit Games Semifinals. That's a real joke and does absolutely nothing to help the athletes involved in the sport become professionals in the space.
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After qualifying for his rookie year at the Games in 2020, Jay Crouch is ready for a more normal and familiar CrossFit Games in 2021. He just has to get there first.
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The Full Kumail, living in LA, exercising for no reason, and CrossFit's complete meltdown and incompetence.
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The network you tap into is the most valuable part of your gym membership.
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Eric Roza has had control of CrossFit for almost a year now. What is his job?
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With new divisions being added to the Games this year, why not introduce weight or height classes?
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With just two weeks until the Semifinals, we have no details on them.
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Armen checks in after a few weeks of being unplugged thanks to his move.
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The boys record one last episode in Austin.
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Now that the first ever CrossFit Games Quarterfinals are over for the individuals, let's look at what happened. From top performances to Rich Froning's scores, let's chat Quarterfinals.
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Armen's got some news and the boys catch up on the past months.
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Now that the 2021 CrossFit Games Open is over, what are we supposed to do?
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Battle Cancer, like many nonprofits, has been hit hard by the COVID pandemic. That hasn't stopped Scott Britton and his team from launching a new, free program for people recovering from cancer treatment.
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Now the Mat Fraser has retired, it's time to look at his body of work and we'll start with his top 5 moments at the CrossFit Games from 2016 through 2020.
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The best to ever do it: Mat Fraser has retired after eight seasons and five straight championships.
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CrossFit has released a newly updated rulebook with the new February 15th date for affiliate cup eligibility as well as our first look at details on the Semifinals and the Last Chance Qualifier.
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So here we go again. CrossFit has made another update to the rulebook, this time adjusting the eligibility date for the affiliate cup members from January 1st to February 15th. But for the love of God, WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS CROSSFIT
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Rich Froning has added Chase Hill, Andrea Nisler, and Taylor Williamson to Mayhem Freedom, but does the rulebook even allow for this?
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Apple Watches, Whoop straps, heartrate monitors...so many options exist but are any of them actually valuable or useful for us?
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We've talked a lot about the details around the 2021 CrossFit Games Open, but should you even do it? Armen breaks down reason why you would and wouldn't officially participate in the Open.
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The 2021 CrossFit Games Open will qualify the top 10% of each Continent into the Online Quarterfinals, but what types of performances will it take to get there?
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The 2021 CrossFit Games Open is coming up but many people aren't members of affiliates anymore. How can you still participate in the Open if you're not a member of a CrossFit affiliate?
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Armen, Chase, Cliff, and Kyle are back to talk about everything and nothing all at once.
0:15 - We’re back!
5:20 - Outsourcing our work
10:50 - Chase has been working and playing Breath of the Wild a lot
16:40 - Armen’s channel and his wife is pregnant
22:35 - The Mandalorian
33:01 - Wonder Woman 1984
47:33 - Dune and Bladerunner 2049
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"You can do better" isn't needless critical feedback: it's a sign of confidence and pressure needed to move the needle in a direction that can be positive for everyone involved.
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Matt O'Keefe just announced on MAKE PODS GREAT AGAIN that Wodapalooza would return in January of 2022, but that opens up a lot of questions about how CrossFit is going to make a financial case for athletes to continue participating in the Games season.
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For those of us training at CrossFit affiliates, how can we work our weaknesses to prepare for the 2021 CrossFit Games Open while respecting the group setting and our coach's programming? Ya gotta ask!
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For a "2021 CrossFit Games Season" Rulebook, the details on the back half of the season sure are missing.
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Armen sat down with Chris Cooper of Two-Brain Business to talk about their huge research project into the microgym industry and what insights can be taken from there for everyday gym owners.
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In a now deleted or hidden YouTube live, Rich Froning spoke out about Mat Fraser's comments regarding their icy relationship. This will never end.
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Mat Fraser was on the Darren Woodson Show a few weeks ago and told a story about how he and Rich haven't spoken in over two years. What does that really mean and what happens from here?
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The dumbbell will make an appearance in the 2021 CrossFit Games Open, so why not get a head start on mastering it before the rubber hits the road in 21.1?
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but there are definitely a handful which are up in the air.
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The equipment list for the 2021 CrossFit Games Open is here and it's pretty short:
- A dumbbell
- A bar and plates
- A plyo box
- A jumprope
- Somewhere to do pull ups
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Armen sits down with Jared Stein to discuss affiliate ownership during the COVID shutdowns and Ten Thousand's new WORK competition
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Shoes, jump ropes, knee sleeves, tape, grips, wrist wraps...the list goes on and on. But what's really necessary? Let's find out.
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Before you can work on your weaknesses, you've gotta identify them. Here's how.
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It's an art, it's a science, and you've gotta suck at it before you'll get better. Here's how to get better at programming workouts.
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The Affiliate Cup is back but what does that mean for unaffiliated gyms and super teams? Let's see if we can find out!
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CrossFit owes all of us one single thing before the 2021 CrossFit Games Open: an equipment list.
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Armen breaks down CrossFit's recent announcement detailing the 2021 CrossFit Games season format.
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We were all beginners once, so here are some general guidelines on what a beginner should expect when they're new to this whole CrossFit thing.
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One of the most common questions people ask about starting this whole CrossFit thing is finally answered (the short answer is no, the long answer is also no, but with better reasoning).
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Armen answers a viewer question: what should one know or expect when transitioning from member to coach?
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Jillian Michaels took to her social media to tell us why she doesn't like CrossFit and revealed how little she knows about it. Armen is happy to tell her exactly just how wrong she is.
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Armen answers a question from a viewer regarding just how much communication there should be between a coach and an affiliate owner regarding the gym's financial situation.
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Armen talks about how he started doing CrossFit and his journey in becoming an affiliate owner as well as the ups and downs involved.
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Armen and Matt O'Keefe talk about the 2020 CrossFit Games and Loud & Live's new competition, The Trials.
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Morning Chalk Up recently published an article looking at what the 2021 CrossFit Games season will likely look like and the format is...familiar.
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Armen breaks down CrossFit's November Affiliate Town Hall to see how CrossFit is reshaping its role in the market it created and how it will develop new technologies to help support the affiliates.
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Armen takes a look at Atalanta, the final event of the 2020 CrossFit Games and breaks down how it worked as a final event and what it might tell us about the future of the Games.
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Armen and Z talk the day before the 2020 Election about where things are at and where they're going.
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Armen, Chase, Cliff, and Kyle talk about the 2020 CrossFit Games, Dune, training yourself into the dirt, and more.
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Armen breaks down his favorite events from the 2020 Games and why they are so successful.
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Armen goes through each of the athletes who competed at the 2020 CrossFit Games finals and highlights some interesting, exciting, or relevant performance or detail from the weekend.
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Armen previews the final day of competition for the 2020 CrossFit Games finals
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Armen goes over how Day 1 went and previews Day 2 of the 2020 CrossFit Games
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Armen goes over the events for Day 1 of the Games, plus three questions he'd like answered and three storylines he's following along.
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Dave Castro dropped a hint about Atalanta, the "most difficult" CrossFit Games final event ever. Armen dives into figuring out what that might look like.
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Armen looks at the seven known/hinted at events from the 2020 Games that we've seen so far and finds them particularly lacking.
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Help yourself, help your gym, and support the community: https://communitycoalition.fitness/
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Armen sits down with Anders Varner of Barbell Shrugged to chat about fitness and the evolution of the space as well as Barbell Shrugged's new venture in Walmart!
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Armen, Kyle, Cliff, and Chase discuss the lack of any news from CrossFit about the Games and more.
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Armen sits down with Noah Ohlsen to talk about his performance during Stage One of the 2020 CrossFit Games, the quick turnaround to the Finals, and how it feels to be so fit.
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In part 2 of his Games programming discussion, Armen looks at previous CrossFit Games events and Hero workouts which could and should make an appearance in Aromas for the Finals.
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In Part 1 of his 2020 Games Programming piece, Armen looks back at the Ranch and the lessons in Games programming we can learn from those events.
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Sam Kwant won the DT event at his debut in the 2016 CrossFit Games, but has somehow flown under the radar since then. With his first top five finish guaranteed at the 2020 CrossFit Games, Kwant has the opportunity to be a dark horse no more.
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Haley Adams took 6th in her rookie debut at the 2019 CrossFit Games and has now qualified for the Final Five of the 2020 CrossFit Games.
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Canada's Jeff Adler is the only athlete traveling from outside the United States to get to Aromas for the 2020 CrossFit Games Finals and he's got his sights set on the podium.
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Kari Pearce has been the fittest American woman at the CrossFit Games for years, but has yet to make it onto the podium. Since Julie Foucher in 2014, no American woman has made it to the podium. Can Kari break the streak and claim a spot in the history books?
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Rookie of the Year Justin Medeiros and Armen talk about the length of the season, making it through stage one of the 2020 Games, and what to expect next.
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Armen, Chase, Kyle, and Cliff are back at it to talk about the 2020 CrossFit Games Stage One and Tenet!
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Ricky Garard is serving a four year suspension for testing positive at the 2017 CrossFit Games, where he originally finished 3rd. He'll be back in the 2022 season, but has been making louder and louder noise about how good he's feeling and how ready he is to compete. How do we deal with his return as a community and as a sport?
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Armen breaks down the shortness of the events from the Online Stage of the 2020 CrossFit Games compared to other CrossFit events and the precedent which exists for tests like this.
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The 2020 CrossFit Games will take place in two stages: an online competition for the 30 qualifiers and an in-person competition for the top 5 from that online comp. I'm taking a wild shot in the dark with who I think will be the top 5.
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Armen and Hunter catch up on candles, fitness in 2020, and his new project OCR Stars
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Armen looks back at previous Games events which would fit perfectly into the online stage of the 2020 CrossFit Games
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Scott Britton in the founder of Battle Cancer, a fundraising and charity organization based in the UK which operates worldwide.
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In which Armen cut his hair, the Games have new dates and formats, and Henry Cavill needs better directors.
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Armen dons his detective cap and looks into the short press release CrossFit sent out about the confirmed dates for the 2020 Games.
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On August 7th, CrossFit announced yet another change to the CrossFit Games format: online competition + in-person for the top 5 in that online comp. Let's talk about what that means.
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The boys discuss slang, develop an absolute scale of fitness, and Hobbes vs Shaw.
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The boys are back together to discuss George Hackenschmidt, the painful problems of modern media (aka how much Batman v Superman really sucked), and the SneakyFit Summer Series too.
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Syn Martinez is one interesting human being and his story is a fascinating look at his dedication to improving life in Harlem, New York.
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Armen chats with Adam Klink, the first man to run a sub 5 minute mile (4:56 to be exact) and squat 500lb in the same day.
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Armen and Chase are back at it again in part 2 of the July 4Ears episode.
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On Sunday July 12th, Adam Klink became the first man to squat 500lb and run a sub-5 minute mile in the same day with video proof. And that's crazy.
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Armen and Chase are back at it again in part 1 of the July 4Ears episode.
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Armen dives into the newly formed Professional Fitness Athletes' Association (PFAA) to look at who is included, what they're up to, and why you should care.
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Corey Allen is the owner of CrossFit Batcave in York, PA. He found CF while serving time in prison for selling drugs and has had a very interesting journey through learning about the methodology to joining his first affiliate to now owning his own gym.
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Dave Castro recently did an interview with Sean and Tommy on Talking Elite Fitness and he covered a lot of topics that many of us had been waiting to hear him on. In this episode, Armen looks at some of the points Dave brought up and where Dave might be right or wrong in his statements.
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The boys are back together, in the flesh, to talk about everything except CrossFit. It's very refreshing.
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Armen breaks down the story behind and potential benefit of CrossFit's new Scholarship Program, where they are providing free L1 certificate courses for underserved communities.
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Armen looks at older interviews and podcasts with Eric Roza when he was still SVP at Oracle and GM of Oracle Data Cloud to learn about how the man thinks and how that might apply to CrossFit.
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Let's take a well deserved break from the "everything in the world is imploding" storyline and just have a good time okay?
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Fan favorite Tommy Marquez chats with Armen about the Xinjustice fundraiser, Dave Castro as CEO of CrossFit, the future of the Games, and where the community goes from here.
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Jordan Holland is a 13-year affiliate owner in Seattle who has competed at the CrossFit Games twice and owns one of the largest CrossFit events in the world, the Cascade Classic.
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Yesterday Greg Glassman retired and named Dave Castro as CEO of CrossFit. But since Greg Glassman still owns 100% of CrossFit, what difference does this actually make?
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Chase and Armen discuss in detail the timeline of the wildest and weirdest weekend in CrossFit's history from Jess Griffith saying the N word to Greg Glassman coming under fire for his FLOYD-19 tweet to the mass exodus of affiliates, brands, and athletes.
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In which Kyle has returned to Austin (for now) and Chase is taking some time off of CrossFit to heal his body and wrestle.
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Obstacle Racing Media's Matt Davis joins Armen to talk about Hunter McIntyre's attempt at a world record Murph
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Chase and I caught up with Patrick Vellner just before WZA 2020 kicked off to chat about his competition practice, his season, and why he's really excited to see Travis Williams take on Luce.
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Armen and Z talk about everything from Valentine's Day to epic barber shop experiences to Robert Pattinson's Batman.
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Kyle's been a part of Scale As Needed since the very beginning and this is his last episode with the show before he leaves to move to Los Angeles. We're gonna miss him (but he'll be back at some point)
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The Norwegian CrossFit Championships are taking place in Gol, Norway from February 14th to 16th. Here's a preview of the athletes to watch and events.
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Last week, CrossFit Games Director Dave Castro was on Julie Foucher's podcast Pursuing Health. In this episode of AHTV, I break down some of what we can learn from this rare interview with Castro.
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From A to Z is a longform podcast featuring Armen and his older brother Zareh (known as Z) that covers all types of topics from all over the place. This first ranges from athleticism in younger siblings to the coronavirus.
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Armen caught up with Great Britain's David Shorunke, who just qualified for the 2020 CrossFit Games from Strength in Depth in front of a sold out home town crowd.
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Armen, Cliff, and Kyle review Star Wars Rise of Skywalker
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Chase and Armen really, really disagree on Kanye's latest release "Jesus Is King".
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Armen talks big stories from Dubai and grades their overall performance across the board.
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Armen sat down with the head of CrossFit's social media and communications, Johnathan Haynes, in Ireland to talk about a trend of toxicity in the CrossFit community.
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In case you missed it, CrossFit just got a $4million victory against the NSCA a couple days ago and it's just the tip of the iceberg.
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After getting back from CrossFit's 10-year affiliate gathering, Emily Beers (a 2014 Games athlete and a former employee of CFHQ) wrote an article about 5 ways CrossFit may never get fixed. CF's Russ Greene wrote a response to that article. This is my audio commentary of those articles including me reading them start to finish.
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The 2020 CrossFit Games Open is right around the corner, so here are some tips on how to prep for it like a veteran.
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From Undertow to 10,000 Days, Armen and Chase look at some of TOOL's top tracks in anticipation of the new album Fear Inoculum.
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plus some honorable mentions too!
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plus some honorable mentions too!
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plus a whole lot about Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
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2:06 - the rulebook
4:45 - the eliminations
8:54 - if I was to change one thing...
10:08 - the scoring
14:59 - the programming
22:35 - spectator experience
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Chase and Armen look at Run The Jewels' 2016 album Run The Jewels 3
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on the 2019 CrossFit Games
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Armen's been on the road for the past week visiting Sean Sweeney and Rich Froning!
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RUN THE JEWELS
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Elly Kabboord and Ben Garard and more have tested positive recently. What's it mean?
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0:34 - Sizable animal nutsacks
4:15 - a series of anniversaries
7:05 - Chase had a weird Simpson’s dream
10:05 - some fitness stuff happened and the new sanctional season is gigantic
16:50 - Godzilla
26:40 - Chase finds out about apes
29:00 - Congo
30:40 - Chase is changed by Chernobyl
35:18 - Armen trained with Chase and the Jaakarhu comp team
37:24 - the lifecycle of training, when you peak, and when you start declining
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Hunter McIntyre & Brent Fikowski Full Interview
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Armen traveled to CrossFit HQ for an interview with Greg Glassman on CrossFit Health, the changes at HQ, and where the Games fit in.
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The 2019 CrossFit Games season has been an experiment in change. What happens when it changes again going into the 2020 season?
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Reykjavik CrossFit Championship Final Thoughts
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And a look at who won at the Asia CrossFit Championship
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0:06 - Super Awesome Nonsense
1:57 - Kyle’s interesting story
7:50 - thanks to CrossFit Morgantown
15:25 - Chase PR’d his snatch and clean
28:55 - Endgame ENDGAME ENDGAME
1:23:10 - where does the MCU go from here?
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and the Devin Ford controversy is just a symptom.
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Curb Your Outrage: Devin Ford Doesn't Deserve It
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All about Star Wars and Game of Thrones this week!
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and a final recap of the Mid Atlantic CrossFit Challenge!
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0:03 - space-associated neuro-ocular syndrome
1:02 - the black hole!
3:00 - air rifles at the Rogue Invitational
28:17 - Get Hunter To The Games (36:17)
36:19 - Lauren Jenai marrying an alleged murderer
40:15 - why is Florida the way it is
44:31 - why we aren’t ever making it on CF’s social again
48:45 - Shazam is worth watching
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Armen recaps Day 2 of the Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Challenge and sets up Day 3.
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2019 Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Challenge PREVIEW!
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Scale As Needed takes the post-Open lull very seriously.
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0:18 - Sensual Anachronistic Nuzzling
2:30 - our fans beat the shit out of us in the Open
6:55 - Chase is still sore (Chase learned something)
13:14 - Armen went to Ireland
27:35 - Rich isn’t going individual
32:13 - Jacob Heppner is going to the Games
38:44 - Vellner was in an interesting position
43:44 - Kyle and Cliff and Chase all went to see Joe Rogan
52:29 - Kyle’s short film Sprites is on the internet now!
56:00 - Avengers: Endgame will be over 3 hours long and Quinten Tarantino’s new movie is about Charles Manson
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Travis, Sean, and Armen sit down to talk about the 19.5 live announcement!
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0:03 - Scary Alzheimer’s Nightmares
1:10 - Zuckerberg and The Social Network
2:47 - “we’re professionals”
4:22 - 19.4 happened
16:36 - what is Captain Marvel’s superpower?
24:54 - James Gunn is back
26:50 - Avengers: Endgame trailer game is weak on purpose
43:50 - more movies are coming?
47:50 - Armen is going to Ireland!
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The Scale As Needed crew talk about a historical perspective on Dave Castro's involvement and where things may have turned for the worse.
0:03 Sabotaging Armen’s Network
1:29 - the Gorilla tangent (and another tangent on balls)
8:15 - am I a shill or do you just have no idea what you’re talking about
10:50 - another nut sack tangent
12:44 - the comments about Dave Castro
14:24 - the return to the Armen is a shill thing
28:18 - why does this opinion matter
29:39 - The Black Box summit recapped
46:44 - if your opening line is to call someone a shill, you’re doing yourself a disservice
53:10 - does Greg Glassman hate the CrossFit Games
59:30 - the value to sexy workout videos and the state of media now
66:18 - Chase and Armen did 19.3 and it was terrible
78:28 - True Detective finale
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Armen and Boner get their helmets on for some analysis and safety tips on CrossFit Games Open 19.3
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Who’s up, who’s down in the CrossFit Open after 19.2? How did Tom Hanks get to be so fit? And who did Justin and Armen write off as not able to qualify under the new format?
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are the CrossFit Games a sport or a game show?
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0:16 - Streaming Abduction Nightmare
1:36 - does Siri analyze nutsacks?
9:15 - 19.2
18:36 - the value of singles and the trap of “unbroken”
27:22 - the Arnold happened this weekend too
30:45 - the Arnold Strongman Classic
37:10 - Maartins Licis will be a future world’s strongest man
45:24 - Ricky Bruch
56:00 - winning on the Scale As Nation leaderboard
59:02 - Armen hasn’t watched True Detective yet
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Is 19.2 too easy for today's CrossFit elite? (short answer is no, but you should listen anyway)
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Join Armen Hammer and Morning Chalk Up's Justin LoFranco as they discuss where the Open sign ups ended up, 19.1 performances, and Strength in Depth.
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Armen talks about the 14% drop in Open sign ups from 2018 to 2019.
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0:03 - Subtle As Nukes
1:26 - why didn’t name Quasimotto catch on (and other names that are gone)
8:42 - speaking of arcades…
10:20 - the Brooke Wells coffee shop (16:34)
16:34 - the 19.1 announcements?
17:00 - the French announcement
22:52 - the jacked tangent
26:05 - “tomorrow the pill arrives”
28:25 - the point of doing CF is…
30:33 - how is Kyle still alive?
32:30 - 19.1, finally
33:50 - Regionals 2019
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Armen Hammer and Morning Chalk Up's Justin LoFranco are back with a new episode of On The Minute to discuss sign ups for The CrossFit Games Open, Strength in Depth UK, and Margaux Alvarez.
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0:03 - Something About Nothing Podcast
0:48 - where’s Kyle, and the pile of stripper bodies in the corner
3:45 - Armen tells a story of pain, loss, and poisoning himself
10:58 - we are murder machines fueled by murder
13:28 - Thor deadlifts 473kg/1042lb
15:27 - Chase deadlifted recently too
17:05 - Schwarzeneggar’s son should take the same steroids his dad did
21:22 - Jillian Michaels vs CrossFit
33:35 - Bob Harper’s private gym and the dogs go crazy
34:24 - Cliff’s terrible take on dogs
36:10 - more layoffs at CrossFit HQ
48:20 - 19.1?
49:15 - True Detective season 3, episode 6
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Here's the audio of a recent YouTube video in which I discuss the two official communications which came out of CrossFit HQ this past week around the changes to the CrossFit Games and how we the fans can expect this to change in the future.
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Armen Hammer and Justin Lofranco of the Morning Chalk Up chat about the biggest pieces of news in CrossFit over the past week including more layoffs at CrossFit HQ, the new licensed events, Strength in Depth UK preview, and responding to Jillian Michaels.
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0:08 - Striving for Ample Nonsense
1:21 - sharing really good shirt ideas
4:31 - “nearly balls deep in the Open season”
6:10 - Bowie starts going HAM
9:15 - Lee Priest in last week’s episode
11:25 - Live Open announcements
16:48 - how is the Open going to be different this year
18:08 - mainsite programming
32:27 - Filthy150
34:34 - Bowie returns to get HAM again
36:05 - H3H3
38:36 - True Detective season 3, episodes 4 and 5
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0:45 - Future Hndrxx Presents: The WZRD
10:16 - Jumpin on a Jet
13:45 - Crushed Up
25:15 - Krazy but True
31:22 - Serving Killa Kam
35:54 - Baptiize
40:12 - Unicorn Purp (feat. Young Thug & Gunna)
42:52 - Goin Dummi
45:40 - Faceshot
51:26 - Codeine Crazy
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Armen sits down with Darina and Jamie, the owners and founders of CrossFit Filthy150 which will be the first Sanctional event of the 2020 Games season.
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0:10 - Sexually Archaic Nightmares
2:22 - we’r actually going to talk a lot of fitness
3:28 - Australian CrossFit Championship (and taking about Kyle’s living room)
9:28 - Australian CF Champs, redux (and The Great Wallaby Wars of 1984)
12:07 - Aus CF Champs, take three
13:12 - Why would you do the Open?
19:05 - orgasms while exercising
21:00 - VULVA SHOT
22:01 - why would anyone do another Sanctional after qualifying?
28:35 - SAN SPONSORED ATHLETE
35:05 - Fittest In Cape Town (but really all about Italy)
47:44 - how important is lifting heavy?
51:33 - Talking Elite Fitness
53:50 - Chase front squatted 400lb
57:33 - Conjugate
1:02:45 - 10k followers!
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And what about Tommy Marquez and Sean Woodland's new podcast? Or Armen's interview with Mat Fraser?
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2:10 - WZA is the second competition he’s been to and not competed at
4:57 - competing at the East Coast Championships in 2014
7:00 - why does everyone think Mat’s angry all the time?
11:53 - the transition from 2014 to 2015 and lessons learned
13:38 - anything can go wrong at any time
14:52 - “I feel like people make the narrative they see fit”
19:50 - the photo wall at his home
23:25 - meeting fans and potential stalkers
27:07 - the amazing story of meeting and hanging out with his favorite tattoo artist
34:53 - the new Games season format
39:00 - Dubai
47:07 - after CrossFit?
50:44 - the thumbnail
53:33 - the Office
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The guys chat True Detective Season 3, episodes 1 and 2.
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0:27 - Synchronized Ass Noises
1:11 - Luna bars make Armen fart, money to poop machines
4:25 - new rulebook released and all the tangents which go along with it
28:36 - Armen has been unblocked from the Games Facebook
36:19 - the new CrossFit.com
43:22 - jacked James Mcvoy
46:26 - New Years resolutions?
56:59 - WZA
1:01:56 - Armen’s bet with Travis Williams
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4Ears: 2018 In Review & the Coachella line up blows
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0:59 - FitBeth
2:42 - anything is a sex toy if you’re brave enough
5:04 - edibles in public are a bad idea
22:54 - Fleshlight nunchucks
25:45 - The Mountain and his wife
37:23 - the weirdest AI of all
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Armen interviews Hjortur Gretarsson, the director of the newly announced Reykjavik CrossFit Championships!
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0:55 - Santa Always Nose
4:03 - Dubai CrossFit Championships recap
37:03 - the next event is WZA
42:11 - The Triple Crown? The Hat Trick
45:43 - why we’ll never be on HQ’s media again
47:23 - holiday plans
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Armen Hammer joins forces with Justin LoFranco of Morning Chalk Up to bring you On The Minute, a sports talk show all about CrossFit and the CrossFit Games.
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0:57 - Sharks Against Narcs
2:03 - The Terror of Bowie the puppy
2:40 - the most interesting timeline, the Dubai CrossFit Champs start super soon
4:24 - almost all the events for DCC, and how weird the team competition is
11:04 - let’s all have a moment of silence
12:30 - the beauty of trashtalking and Travis Williams
17:36 - …speaking of Dan Bailey?
20:33 - cock to bar pull ups and the women’s version and new CF technology
24:24 - how will teams of individuals who qualify individually be handled by the rulebook?
26:09 - Macho Man and other benchmarks
35:24 - Chase squatted 400 for 4 and Kyle is coming for that ass
40:54 - Armen recaps Chase’s competition without Chase there
43:34 - will the new Games season format change how people train for the Games?
46:24 - Katie’s Letterman jacket from high school
48:42 - how do you stay sharp over a long season
52:04 - examples of the AI talk from last episode
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Armen Hammer joins forces with Justin LoFranco of Morning Chalk Up to bring you On The Minute, a sports talk show all about CrossFit and the CrossFit Games.
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Travis Williams is a Misfit athlete and has competed at the CrossFit Games as an individual and on team Don't Stop, taking 6th at the 2018 CrossFit Games.
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0:40 - Satan Approves Nechrophillia
4:47 - Kyle squatted 390x3
6:07 - avoiding complacency: also, hand gliding and sky diving can be dangerous
13:06 - Chase has a team comp this weekend
15:50 - should we incorporate water balloons in CrossFit?
16:48 - Kyle saw a dunk tank get set on fire once
21:30 - the official dates for the 2019 CrossFit Games Open
24:12 - the kind of really unprofessional part of the new Games season
29:37 - Dave Castro will always throw you a curve ball; when you zig, he zags
35:21 - Dubai!
47:01 - the old Games season is pretty much why SAN is the way it is
49:06 - Armen’s interview with Rich Froning
55:37 - the movie VICE
58:00 - All-time great conspiracy talk
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Armen catches up with Rich Froning, Tasia Percevecz, and Kristen Miller of CrossFit Mayhem Freedom to chat about the new Games season format, competing at Wodapalooza, and how he's gone about building a Graceland for CrossFitters in Cookeville.
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0:27 - Screaming At Neighbors
1:06 - the history of Robert The Bruce
4:01 - we should have weighed in before Thanksgiving
17:06 - greatness requires sacrifice
18:21 - Chase got rear ended recently
29:36 - Kyle’s LA vs Texas stand up routine, Falling Down, violence in movies, Lethal Weapon
39:30 - 90s action movies loved fake bullshit guns
54:09 - Mat Fraser commented on Armen’s IG post
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Armen catches up with Patrick Vellner to talk about how he's planning on winning the CrossFit Games in 2019, working with Michele Letendre, and what it's like dealing with all the unknowns of the new Games season format.
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0:08 - Sucking Apricot Nubs
0:50 - fake facts about Armenia
2:15 - Thanksgiving plans
6:00 - Chase is still team training
7:03 - Danny Soul
9:09 - some of the WZA teams are ridiculous
15:55 - Cliff’s love of mayonnaise
19:27 - how exactly does the Team qualifier work? No clue.
24:00 - the longest bulking/cutting phase ever
26:55 - Hafthor Bjornsson vs Krazy Glue
34:49 - Bodybuilders vs Powerlifters vs CrossFitters vs Weightlifters
39:45 - finding the limits of a weight belt
43:50 - “we used to do fitness on Thanksgiving”
48:30 - trying to define Sneaky Fit
54:25 - why weren’t we featured on CrossFit’s page this week?
56:00 - shirt sales!
59:55 - The Camp Fire destroyed Custom Made CrossFit
1:03:05 - Justin from the Morning Chalk Up calls in!
1:07:35 - how to better use Olympic athletes
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Check out this interview with Tiaan Vasser and Chris Oman, the men behind Fittest In Cape Town and learn about how they got sanctioned, what they're looking to do next, and the details on their wildcard invites!
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Kelli Holm took fourth at the 2018 CrossFit Games in the Women's 35-39 division and tested positive for minuscule amounts of GW1516 - metabolic modulator, and became the first person in CrossFit's history to get her sanction reduced by proving that this substance got into her system by a contaminated supplement.
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Shawn Ramirez won the masters division CrossFit Games four years in a row and took 2nd in 2018. In November of 2018, CrossFit announced that he had tested positive for two banned substances at the 2018 Games and sanctioned him for 4 years.
He says he took a tainted supplement which is how the banned substances got into his system, but that he didn't understand the appeals process and couldn't get his appeal with CrossFit HQ handled in time.
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0:55 - Katie corrects the story Armen stole from her
11:50 - cave women
14:30 - ROBOT
20:30 - JB JR RAP
22:25 - Armen’s other favorite parody raps: Flight of the Conchords “Rhymenoceros vs Hiphopopotamus”, Bo Burnham “Can’t Handle This”
26:15 - WOMAN TIME
29:50 - POST-APOCALYPTO THEME (REPRISE)
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An interview with Matt O'Keefe of Loud and Live Entertainment, who manages some of the biggest names in the CrossFit space and also runs both Wodapalooza and the newly announced West Coast Classic.
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0:48 - Small Areola’d Nipples
4:03 - new shirts!
8:29 - Avatars for everyone!
10:04 - the West Coast Classic was announced
16:23 - CrossFit’s drug testing policy and how people react to testing positive
21:13 - The Fittest Beth
28:33 - Defining intermediate athletes (is Miranda Alacarez intermediate?)
32:47 - why isn’t Fran really used anymore?
42:13 - Fran n Out
46:48 - Unforgiven
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1:00 -Tenacious D, part 1
13:33 - Lee
16:40 - Drive Thru
23:10 - Kickapoo
26:50 - Beezleboss (The Final Showdown)
31:30 - The Metal
35:15 - The Government Totally Sucks
38:30 - Double Team
43:40 - City Hall
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0:21 - Siblings Against Ninjas
2:15 - 5 new positive doping results, including two Games Masters: Kelli Holm and Shawn Ramirez
21:16 - Cliff’s story of realizing he loves bodybuilding and strength work
23:35 - Chase and Armen won a CrossFit competition last weekend!
32:23 - the new SAN shirt collection!
37:04 - Chase power cleaned 320lb!
41:30 - the Rogue Legends Invitational
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1:06 - ATL: from Outkast to Future
2:35 - Outkast’s Aquemini
4:50 - Rosa Parks
12:50 - Liberation
21:35 - The direct connection between Future and Outkast
29:18 - Tony Montana
32:58 - I Serve The Base
36:10 - Where Ya At
40:51 - Kno The Meaning
46:04 - Hard Work Pays Off
50:16 - Return Of The Gangsta
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0:40 - Soapy Ape Nads
1:24 - technical(ly) death metal.
3:55 - Bailey Dyson-Good’s world record set of strict muscle ups (15)
7:46 - Adrian Mundwiler’s strict L-sit weighted bar muscle ups
11:45 - new segment: this week’s reason why we’ll never be the CrossFit official podcast
14:01 - Rogue’s new movie
16:55 - 6 new sanctionals: two in China, two in Australia, Iceland, and Rogue (plus the Rogue Legends Event)
28:50 - The SoCal event rumor mill
38:40 - SoCal sanctional should just recreate the 2010 CrossFit Games
41:35 - changing the point system for the new Games
44:35 - how the Games have changed since 2009
1:01:05 - Fitness in a 100 words is basically “Tired Is Enough”
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1:20 - Seductively Applied Nuggies!
3:30 - Denver, the city of dank nugs
5:50 - Austin’s water boil alert
11:08 - Robert Zemeckis definitely knew about 9/11
19:00 - Heppner vs Fraser like McGregor vs Khabib
20:26 - Mark Bell’s bodybuilding competition!
23:10 - Eddie Hall is shredded af
25:21 - The Mountain got married to a tiny human
26:50 - Khrennikov and Dubai!
31:51 - Khashgoggi and other weird modern news
44:20 - Facebook Portal
48:15 - the strangest AI possible
53:55 - SAN movie homework: Unforgiven
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1:12 - Sonny’s Ass-eating Naughtiness
2:23 - a whole new frontier of SAN podcast: we were featured on CrossFit’s pages!
7:39 - “I have no idea what’s going on, guys”
10:15 - calling out comments on CrossFit’s IG post
14:22 - no seriously, this is all quite strange
15:28 - the world of CF and HQ is shifting to quickly
28:52 - tangents about merchandise, bad youtube shows, psychologically damaged pizza eating habits, and the connection between Back to the Future and 9/11
37:54 - WZA and Dubai qualifiers are happening!
40:39 - 2019 might be a weird year for the Games
49:34 - how the drug testing policy will work for the Sanctionals
57:10 - more tangents: Venom, Fleshlight nunchucks, Apple’s ScreenTime app
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1:39 - Sexually Attractive gNomes
3:00 - gnomes and giants
5:11 - live action video game movies and the weird shit that should be happening in those movies
13:05 - Armen and Chase went to CrossFit HQ
15:09 - what’s going on with CrossFit Health and a crazy (probably true) conspiracy theory
1:0030 - new sanctioned events
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0:00 - Carter V
10:00 - our first experiences with Lil Wayne
14:13 - Kanye West’s remix to “Lollipop”
21:30 - Kendrick Lamar is the greatest of all time
26:14 - “Dedicate” and “Uproar”
32:55 - “Hittas”
34:36 - “Start This Shit Off Right”
36:35 - “Famous”
40:11 - “Let It All Work Out”
43:11 - Armen once saw Lil Wayne live
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2:16 - Sweaty Aching Nutsacks
4:43 - weirdly obvious spam messaged on instagram
10:18 - it was Cliff Bogart Sr’s birthday!
12:57 - WZA is now sanctioned
20:11 - Chase and Armen are going to HQ
25:08 - King Kong?
30:56 - Khabib vs Conor
39:31 - Ex Machina
52:36 - Chase saw Solo and more Star Wars stuff
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0:30 - Three options!
2:30 - the strange world of ASMR
4:36 - four new sanctioned events (Mid-Atlantic, French Throwdown, Brazil, and Capetown) and the at-large invites
18:18 - Kyle’s short movie Sprites
23:30 - the new Joker movie (movies?) and Fantastic Fest
43:05 - is Eddie Hall becoming a bodybuilder?
46:50 - bonus little bit: Armen and Chase are going to CFHQ
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0:07 - Sweating About Newsfeeds
4:08 - Noah Ohlsen saved someone’s life in Hawaii!
13:13 - Who’s the Greatest Female CrossFitter of All Time?
23:01 - a new Mr. Olympia! And other bodybuilding talk
32:13 - The Crying Game
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Chase and Armen take a look at Mac Miller's discography in tribute to his tragic death.
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0:40 - Struggling (with the) Audacity (of that) Nincompoop
1:50 - Armen talked to Greg Glassman!
10:15 - the Armen Hammer/Naked CrossFitter history lesson
20:30 - “no official announcement” woes
30:15 - why HQ was double birds for so long
37:45 - where things have to go for this sport to succeed
44:28 - some stuff about Dubai you probably didn’t know
51:28 - there are real risks here
1:00:25 - or this entire thing is a set up to fuck with Armen
1:04:18 - Chase deadlifted 570lb!
1:15:00 - watch The Crying Game!
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0:05 - Statements Admiring Nonconformity
1:15 - so what’s up with the word “Shanghai’d”
2:44 - Fun Fact: where India Pale Ale’s get their name from
8:19 - Dubai CrossFit Championships
10:55 - The Golden Child tangent
18:10 - back to Dubai!
25:40 - maybe CrossFit’s official communication left people with a bad taste in their mouths
29:35 - this is how HQ operates, bruh
32:00 - the best thing about the announcement are the comments on the CrossFit Games instagram
34:17 - where does the anxiety around no more Regionals come from? Answers to common complaints
42:53 - the weirdest of all criticisms: there will be a bunch of shitty CrossFitters at the Games now
51:53 - CrossFit is purposefully moving away from being gatekeepers and that’s a great thing
1:01:43 - more sanctioned qualifiers will pop up: not a question of if but a question of when
1:14:40 - The Graham Holmberg effect and why it doesn’t apply anymore
1:18:20 - movie suggestions!
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0:10 - Eminem’s Kamikaze and it’s pretty whatever
14:08 - why it’s called Kamikaze
25:01 - but what if we talked about something other than Kamikaze for a bit? Here’s how we heard about Eminem back in the day
30:48 - Medicine Ball from Relapse
33:58 - Just Lose It from Encore
34:20 - Mosh from Encore
35:04 - Forever from Relapse: Refill
38:01 - Headlight from Marshall Mathers LP2
41:10 - In Your Head from Revival
42:39 - Beautiful from Relapse
45:50 - The Ringer from Kamikaze
48:10 - Lucky You from Kamikaze
49:33 - Not Alike from Kamikaze
50:44 - Fall from Kamikaze
54:40 - What to expect from our next episode, probably
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0:15 - Sultry Athletic Negligence
1:35 - CrossFit Games updates
3:30 - Dave Castro will remain as Head of the Games
5:18 - people are too attached to the current Games format
11:58 - the Games format has always been fluid
14:00 - the 2019 Games season will have sanctioned qualifier events and many questions surrounding the qualifying process
24:00 - CrossFit and Reebok have settled their lawsuit
28:55 - Michael Mann’s crime film masterpiece “Heat”
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0:35 - no plan needed
1:11 - today we are not talking about rap or hip hop: we’re presenting albums to each other
2:27 - Chase picked Sturgill Simpson’s “A Sailor’s Guide to Earth”
5:47 - Armen picked The Mars Volta’s “Deloused In The Comatorium”
12:33 - Son el lumiere
19:10 - Cicatriz esp
24:00 - Televators
30:17 - Take The Veil Cerpin Taxt
37:30 - Sturgill is a simple man from Kentucky
41:12 - Welcome To Earth (Pollywog)
45:00 - Keep It Between The Lines
48:39 - In Bloom
52:09 - Call To Arms
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0:30 - HEB acronyms
0:44 - Armen has had too much preworkout
2:58 - The changes to the Games season
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1:00 - Strong Arm Noodles
2:04 - Cliff’s porn at work story and Kyle strippers in school story
11:01 - Armen’s idea for a movie idea
17:27 - More CrossFit Games rumors and speculation!
54:51 - Trevor Bachmeyer uses fake plates
1:00:40 - Group movie night: WATCH HEAT!!!
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0:30 - mixtapes and whatever they are
3:55 - Young Thug seems interesting
5:50 - Travis Scott’s Astroworld
18:26 - STARGAZING
23:32 - CAROUSEL
27:20 - SICKO MODE
35:30 - STOP TRYING TO BE GOD
41:50 - SKELETONS/WAKE UP
48:20 - 5% TINT
52:15 - ASTROTHUNDER
56:20 - COFFEE BEAN
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0:06 - Pie flavored C4 with testosterone
1:40 - SNATCH AGAINST NUTS
3:11 - Armen’s actual snatch against nuts story
11:04 - Chase went to Italy
26:06 - Kyle went to Seattle
30:10 - “why aren’t you allowed to do handstands places…”
34:59 - growing up before the internet
43:00 - Armen was in LA
47:00 - Armen talked to Brent Fikowski!
55:00 - RUMOR MILL!
1:05:00 - Transgender CrosFitters
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0:01 - Seemingly Arousing Nonsense
2:11 - how were the CrossFit Games for Armen?
3:17 - Armen was on TeamRICHEY
12:56 - how were the Games for other people - a recap
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0:01 - Bonus Chance the Rapper episode
3:15 - 65th and Ingleside
6:18 - Work Out
9:40 - I Might Need Security
14:22 - Wala Cam
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0:00 - Synthetic Androgynous Necromungers
2:30 - Riddick (The Chronicles of) and Armen doesn’t know how to tell Timothy Olyphant, Josh Duhamel, and Karl Urban apart
5:20 - Chris Pratt’s physical transformation during Parks and Rec
6:40 - Mac’s physical transformation during It’s Always Sunny
8:18 - IE1: CRIT
9:50 - Dave Castro’s weird obsession with Brooke Wells rears its ugly head
12:15 - IE4: Marathon Row
27:00 - IE7: Fibonacci Final
29:37 - The most dangerous day. the best Got Milk commercials, alternative rowing methods
43:13 - What should Armen do during the row?
45:13 - IE5: THE BATTLEGROUND
47:30 - how to pass time during the row
49:50 - Sam Briggs made it! Khrennikov didn’t!
51:44 - Body By Beef is gone: no more carnivore diet for Cliff or Kyle
58:23 - DC’s Titans
1:02:45 - Aquaman
1:10:40 - Shazam
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0:30 - Armen’s very pumped about this one: Chase and Armen’s favorite 90s albums
2:30 - Chase picked: Nirvana’s Nevermind
4:33 - Armen picked: Tool’s Aenima
7:55 - Why Chase picked Nevermind
13:17 - Why Armen picked Aenima
18:06 - “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
20:22 - “In Bloom”
23:47 - “Lithium”
26:09 - “Polly”
29:10 - “Drain You”
33:30 - “Territorial Pissings”
35:20 - “Something In The Way”
40:00 - “Stinkfist”
47:22 - “46 & 2”
53:45 - “Aenima”
58:20 - “Third Eye”
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0:00 - Show About Nothing!
0:45 - Who would we be from Seinfeld
1:52 - Days, minutes, SECONDS away from the CrossFit Games and we know very very little
8:20 - Haven’t we all stared into a mirror and thought we’d be ugly chicks?
10:15 - Apparently the easiest “Would You Rather” ever
11:23 - Games picks and Chase’s Fantasy CrossFit picks
15:50 - #WhoIsTed?
17:19 - Kevin Kline is not Bill Pullman
18:30 - All time great acting performances
23:55 - What we’d all program at the Games
37:10 - Goggins tried to drown himself apparently
42:18 - Who knows what’s gonna happen!?
52:15 - Chase is gonna cold shoulder Armen at the Games
53:45 - Bo Burnham’s “8th Grade”
54:35 - James Gunn was fired fro Guardians of the Galaxy 3 and how strange that is
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0:00 - Salty Armenian Nuts
1:29 - CRAZY SHIT!!
3:57 - everybody is on SARMs! Roman’s Visa is denied! The worst excuses ever! Drug testing at outside events!
45:30 - 300lb CrossFitter!
52:10 - Cliff’s Carnivore diet experience
57:05 - Antman 2: Mission Implausible
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0:01 - 2017 favorite albums episode
1:15 - Chase picked Tyler The Creator’s “Scumfuck/Flowerboy”
1:49 - Armen picked Kendrick Lamar’s “DAMN.”
7:48 - the story of “Flowerboy”
8:43 - “Yonkers” from “Goblin”
18:40 - “See You Again”
22:57 - “Who Dat Boy” ft. A$AP Rocky
30:50 - “911”
39:39 - “I Ain’t Got Time”
41:55 - Kung Fu Kenny’s “DAMN.”
49:10 - “YAH.”
54:31 - “PRIDE.”
1:05:00 - “FEAR.”
1:11:58 - “DUCKWORTH.”
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0:20 - “every time you learn a new fact, you mind moistens slightly”
1:00 - Sweaty Ass Nerds!
4:35- all five of us are here
8:30 - Chase’s crotch is very distracting
11:35 - Dave Castro’s book is super boring, he calls out Nick Urankar and Christian Lucero, and he has a weird obsession with Brooke Wells
48:09 - Cliff’s ruck and being a carnivore
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0:00 - Drake’s Scorpion
11:56 - “Survival”
16:20 - “Nonstop”
19:47 - “Emotionless”
23:37 - “God’s Plan”
27:54 - “8 Out Of 10”
34:32 - “Sandra’s Rose”
42:30 - “Peak”
43:39 - “Summer Games”
47:49 - “Nice For What”
54:15 - “In My Feelings”
57:12 - “Don’t Matter To Me”
1:05:20 - “March 14”
1:17:02 - Chase’s Conspiracy Corner
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0:01 - subscribe to ArmenHammerTV!
1:37 - Some Athleticism Neglected!
3:00 - purposefully ignoring actual fitness talk
4:40 - bodyweight strict presses: super tough.
14:28 - rucking: Kyle and Cliff do it.
21:30 - “if you’re gonna die with a backpack full of literature, what literature would you pick?”
23:19 - Fourth of July! And growing up in Texas
28:50 - a very long Nicolas Cage circle: Con Air to The Sorcerer’s Apprentice to Leaving Las Vegas to Mandy to Ghostrider 2 to Face/Off
39:00 - John Woo circle: Broken Arrow, Face/Off, MI:2
40:44 - the evolution of action movies over time
1:00:06 - Bethany Shadburne prefers “Bethany” over “Beth” and an in-depth discussion on the acoustics of “Bethany” vs “Beth”
1:07:23 - Reebok will require athletes to wear only what is provided to them at the Games
1:14:26 - ….almost.
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0:05 - Everything Is Love sucks
12:35 - SUMMER
16:58 - APESHIT
21:38 - BOSS
23:25 - the “Tidal” rant
26:58 - NICE
30:31 - 713
32:23 - the “I don’t give a shit about your relationship” tangent
35:27 - Chase’s conspiracy theory on the entire thing
39:37 - FRIENDS
42:12 - HEARD ABOUT US
43:35 - BLACK EFFECT
45:40 - LOVEHAPPY
47:20 - Chase’s suggestion: forget this album
47:59 - Armen’s suggestion: just listen to Drunk In Love instead
49:53 - A frighteningly accurate picture of the On The Run 2 Tour
52:28 - “Music To Poop To - Everything Is Love”
52:40 - Up next: Scorpion by Drake
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0:04 - SARMs Are Needed
1:01 - we changed locations!
2:02 - three athletes tested positive at Regionals
8:23 - Chase keeps working out for some reason and literally salting your wounds on your torn hands
18:12 - the reason why most of our audience is men (“you can fuck a meat pocket”)
19:45 - #FitBeth!
26:05 - Kyle’s sad/crazy Alex Jones story
29:06 - Michael Shannon as a sad rodeo clown, Viggo Mortensen
34:20 - Kyle and Armen’s travels
35:50 - T*rkish delight and the history between Armenians and T*rks
38:08 - Armen hung out with Sean Sweeney for a few days!
48:24 - Kyle’s epic saga of getting way too high and watching 2001: A Space Odyssey
59:35 - the reason why Armen doesn’t do edibles in public anymore
1:04:26 - Cliff’s “I got super high and lost my car in a parking lot” story
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0:20 - Nasir
8:20 - Not For Radio
16:30 - Cops Shot The Kid
25:00 - White Label
31:19 - Bonjour
36:18 - everything
45:28 - Adam and Eve
52:15 - Simple Things
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0:01 - SHAVE A NERD!
1:00 - special delivery interruption time!
2:17 - Armen’s mullet
6:30 - the long lasting pain of childhood humiliation
14:58 - Magic cards, the Black Lotus, Armen’s weird dream
22:10 - Cliff’s awesome idea to make CrossFit Games events way more exciting
27:15 - Armen’s other weird dream
29:10 - The Fittest Beth, #FitBeth
30:58 - CrossFit is suing Reebok, Rogue vs Eleiko barbells, and who might be the new title sponsor at the Games
49:00 - Dan Bailey’s recovery is going better than Kyle’s did, are these knee injuries from plyometrics?
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3:33 - Today’s episode is Drake vs Pusha T
5:04 - Pusha T: “Infrared”
14:58 - Drake: “Duppy Freestyle”
26:00 - Pusha T: “The Story Of AdiDon”
36:38 - Drake: “Two Birds One Stone”
43:36 - J Prince and Kanye call the beef off
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00:38 - subscribe to ArmenHammerTV
03:30 - Russell Berger was fired
26:11 - Klokov and Trump?
32:15 - Tough Mudder X
41:12 - Existenz, The Blog, body horror movies and more
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4:20 - what is Kids See Ghosts
10:15 - “Feel The Love”
18:40 - “Fire”
25:08 - “4th Dimension”
31:42 - “Freeee (Ghost Town Pt 2)”
40:09 - “Reborn”
45:36 - “Kids See Ghosts”
50:58 - “Cudi Montage”
1:00:47 - overall thoughts on Kids See Ghosts
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0:37 - we’re doing something new here
3:00 - Kanye West’s Ye
4:30 - “I Thought About Killing You Today”
15:11 - “Yikes”
23:50 - “All Mine”
29:12 - “Wouldn’t Leave”
32:10 - “No Mistakes”
36:40 - “Ghost Town”
43:40 - “Violent Crimes”
49:12 - overall thoughts on Ye
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0:03 - WE ARE BACK!
2:10 - “60% of this show is no longer employed at FloSports”
19:30 - Armen and Chase have seen each other every day since getting fired
21:24 - What’s next?
29:15 - Chase competed at Regionals!
40:27 - Regional performances breakdown
1:03:10 - Deadpool 2!
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