Another week, another bit of violent Tai Chi in the sky. A man uses one of the worst excuses the boys have ever heard to explain away his crimes. Turbulent flights, Cody is out and Woodland is in. Thanks to everybody that has come out to our SKY GRONKS tour so far in Melbourne, Perth & Brisbane. Here are the upcoming dates (with more cities to be a…

We are down to the final week of Semifinals. Sean, Tommy and Lauren take a look back at week number two before looking ahead to the Syndicate Crown. Justin Medeiros looked like his old self at the West Coast Classic while Abigail Domit stands atop the podium for the women. But most of the talk about what happened in Carson has to do more with who w…

Another week, another grub in the sky. An Englishman heading to a new job in Iceland puts it all on the line for a beer. More turbulence, a fresh story involving a naked man in Aussie skies and Cody cops it on Reddit. Thanks to everybody that has come out to our SKY GRONKS tour so far in Melbourne, Perth & Brisbane. Here are the upcoming dates (wit…

On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss ways to increase attendance at live events, whether event wins should be worth more than 100 points, if Justin Medeiros is "back," and the biggest moments from this past Semifinals weekend. Our contestants include James Hobart, Tim Paulson, and Kenny Johnson. Want to maximize you…

The first weekend of Semifinals was not without controversy. Sean, Tommy and Lauren dive into what led to the slow response to Rebecka Vitesson's knee injury during the French Throwdown. Jeremy Austin is ready to call a full weekend of action at the Torian Pro. He sits down with Sean and tells us what he'll be watching this weekend in Australia. Cr…

On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss if Europe is the new capital of CrossFit, what CrossFit should do if there's an injury on the competition floorand whether the tides are shifting from veterans to rookies. In two bonus rounds, each contestant gave their biggest weekend winner and discussed the impact of not resee…

We have our first group of individual Games qualifiers as both the Europe and Asia Semifinal have wrapped up three days of competition. Sean and Tommy recap all the top stories and performances, talk about who stood out, the chaos that unfolded for the European men in event 6 and what conclusions we can draw from the Far East and French Throwdowns.…

One day of competition remains in France and South Korea. We know the first 9 teams that are going to be making their ways to Fort Worth, Texas to compete in the CrossFit Games. With 3 events remaining for the individuals, plenty can happen on Sunday. In Europe, it's tight on top of the women's leaderboard while there are some major surprises on th…

We are through the first of three days of competition at the Europe and Asia Semifinals. Sean, Tommy and Lauren recap the first three events for the teams and the opening event for the individuals. We had a couple big surprises in Europe as a pair of favorites have dug themselves an early hole. Who has the best chance of climbing out? A team in Asi…

Another week, another bunch of triple threats on the tannoy. The boys are up in BrisVegas (with their backs against the wall), at a packed Good Chat Comedy Club, for another ripping episode of your favourite podcast. This episode is all about the dickheads that choose to make a flight about them. People who sing onboard planes. Yuck. Thanks to ever…

Another Icelandic star is sitting out the season. Sara Sigmundsdottir is calling it a season after being diagnosed with Reactive Arthritis. CrossFit's coverage of Semifinals on Friday has been called an "appetizer." But what exactly can we expect them to serve up? CrossFit Games Podcast host Chase Ingraham sheds some light on that. Speaking of Semi…

On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss whether the allocation of Games spots is a cause for alarm or just growing pains of a new process, whether livestreaming the final two heats all three days is a better option than the current broadcast option and if it matters what a livestream looks like. Our contestants include…

Semifinals are one week away and we finally have an idea of how many Games spots will be available at each competition. Sean and Tommy take a closer look at Mike Halpin's projections for the men and the women. Age Group Semifinals are officialy underway. Will we have a repeat of what happened during the Quarterfinals when it comes to judging? The T…

Another week, another father/son deadshit duo in the sky. The apple does not fall far from the tree in the Tooth household and the boys have brought their rotten ways onto a Jet2 flight from Cyprus to.......drum roll please.......you guessed it, Manchester. Our 2024 SKY GRONKS TOUR is on now! April 20 - Melbourne - Thanks to everyone that came alon…

On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss the biggest advantages TYR WZA SoCal has to the off-season, whether they love or hate going back to classic CrossFit style workouts for Semifinals and which male and female will make the biggest waves at Semifinals. Our contestants include Chase Ingraham, Matt O'Keefe, and Justin…

If you were keeping a close eye on everything going on with Quarterfinals, odds are you were looking at Mike Halpin's spreadsheet. He joins Sean, Tommy and Lauren to take closer look at some of the numbers, what those numbers can tell us and why the penalties this time around are stirring up more controversy than past years. Following that, CrossFi…

Another week, another couple of sloshed soldier in the sky. Cody celebrates a who cares birthday, Heggie is stitched up once again on a flight to Perth and an Aussie airline is "gone too soon". Our 2024 SKY GRONKS TOUR is on now! April 20 - Melbourne - Thanks to everyone that came along! May 4 - Perth - Handful of tickets left May 11 - Brisbane - 1…

On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss whether we're at a turning point where the CrossFit sport and HQ break off, solutions for future years on how to best approach this stage in the season, and if the season schedule should change for age groups. Our contestants include James Hobart, Tim Paulson and Adrian Conway. T…

Well, that escalated quickly. Penalties are wreaking havoc on the Quarterfinals leaderboards. Masters Champion Jason Grubb joins the show to talk about why this keeps happening and what athletes can and need to do to give themselves the best chances of emerging unscathed. Plus, there are going to be uniforms at semifinals, Katrin Davidsdottir is ou…

Another week, another trip to an EasyJet plane at Manchester airport. A 52 year old passenger arrives from Malta and then proceeds to have one of the greatest MFB meltdowns of all time. Our 2024 SKY GRONKS TOUR is on now! April 20 - Melbourne - Thanks to everyone that came along! May 4 - Perth - Handful of tickets left May 11 - Brisbane - 12pm & 2p…

On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss if Open scores should roll into the Quarterfinals leaderboard, whether Europe deserves a second semifinal based on the current world wide leaderboard and if CrossFit had to pick one video to review from everyone, which one would it be? Our contestants include Chase Ingraham, Just…

Individual Quarterfinals have begun! Competition Director Adrian Bozman joins the show to give us an inside look at what inspired him to concoct the four workouts, where he is in semifinals programming and what he's looking forward to when we get to the CrossFit Games in Fort Worth. Michele Letendre is joining forces with HWPO. She tells us why thi…

Another week, another bevan couple from Manchester in the sky. Cody's back from gastro and the boys hop onboard a Manchester-bound Ryanair flight, where a mouthy couple have had a few too many. It's not just the sky where people are kicking off though... Our 2024 SKY GRONKS TOUR is coming up! April 20 - Melbourne - SOLD OUT May 4 - Perth - Handful …

On this episode of Death By, Lauren Kalil and the contestants discuss ways that major training camps can survive in the ever growing ecosystem, whether the team eligibility rule should change and what movements need to be programmed for indy quarterfinals in order to advance the correct athletes to Semifinals. Our contestants include James Hobart, …

The PFAA has questions about the heat in Ft. Worth but CrossFit is short on answers right now. Brent Fikowski joins the show to shed some light on why the PFAA reached out and what information they were hoping to get. Dave Castro is saying there are plans to make the Open matter again. Sean, Tommy and Lauren talk about what that might mean. Plus, C…