Chasing Excellence
By Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings
Chasing ExcellenceFeb 01, 2022
Increasing Our Social Fitness, with Robert Waldinger
Dr. Robert Waldinger is the head of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, and the author of The Good Life. We discuss the importance of connection, being proactive in our relationships, judgment, curiosity, and more.
EXPECT TO LEARN:
📍 How impactful social isolation and loneliness are on our health
📍 Why good relationships are stress regulators
📍 What “secure attachment” is and why it matters
📍 The difference between hedonic and eudemonic happiness
📍 The two things Dr Waldinger thinks we need to live the good life
GET A QUESTION IN THE QUEUE:
Send Patrick a DM with your Five Factors questions!
ABOUT US:
📍 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain. Find him on Instagram.
Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding. Find him on Instagram.
How to Build Shared Values
We’re talking about how to communicate your values better so you can build them up alongside the people in your life. We’ve also got listener questions about prehab, healthy eating based on your age, massage guns, and more.
EXPECT TO LEARN:
📍 Ben’s go-to protocol for healthy shoulders and hips
📍 Why you’re never too young to benefit from healthy nutrition
📍 The benefits of massage guns
📍 Hanging out with the members of your gym
📍 How the 30 days of kindness challenge went for us
GET A QUESTION IN THE QUEUE:
Send Patrick a DM with your Five Factors questions!
ABOUT US:
📍 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain. Find him on Instagram.
of📍 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding. Find him on Instagram.
We’re Rewriting the Purpose of the Gym
We’re talking about how to know what a “healthy” body looks like in a world of Instagram, PEDs, and photoshop. We’ve also got listener questions about protein intake, getting more sleep, and coaching CrossFit kids, and more!
EXPECT TO LEARN:
📍 Ben’s thoughts on “self-help”
📍 How to get enough protein in during the day
📍 A few ways to get more sleep, even when super busy
📍 Why we want to start with the end in mind with training
📍 Why performance is correlated to capacity
GET A QUESTION IN THE QUEUE:
Send Patrick a DM with your Five Factors questions!
ABOUT US:
📍 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain. Find him on Instagram.
📍 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding. Find him on Instagram.
The Worst Things Could Become the Best Things
We’re talking about when things don’t turn out as we hope, but do turn out for the better. We’re also answering your questions about CrossFit programming, protein intake, hard conversations with in-laws, and citing our sources.
EXPECT TO LEARN:
📍 Whether doing “double strength” before a metcon is a good idea
📍 Best practices for staying healthy while traveling a ton
📍 How to get enough protein in to gain weight
📍 What to do if you keep waking up in the middle of the night
📍 How to set better boundaries with family members
GET A QUESTION IN THE QUEUE:
Send Patrick a DM with your Five Factors questions!
ABOUT US:
📍 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain. Find him on Instagram.
📍 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding. Find him on Instagram.
Benchmark: Building a Life of Focus
To start the year off right, we’re revisiting the most popular episode we released in 2022. We’re talking about the levels of focus, how to wrestle with internal distractions, what anxiety feels like, and more.
GET A QUESTION IN THE QUEUE:
Send Patrick a DM with your Five Factors questions!
ABOUT US:
📍 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain. Find him on Instagram.
📍 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding. Find him on Instagram.
Become Calm in the Many Faces of the Mind
This week, we’ve got a conversation Ben had recently with Danny Miranda. They chat about why focus is a more important resource than time, how to distinguish between inner and outer purpose, and hearing the voice in our heads.
EXPECT TO LEARN:
📍 When Ben decided he needed to live a life of impact
📍 How to avoid believing our own B.S.
📍 Why we need to listen, then learn, the help
📍 The spark that got Ben adding breath work to his routine
📍 Why we need to learn how to relax in moments of adversity
Get more of the Danny Miranda podcast here: Apple | Spotify | YouTube
GET A QUESTION IN THE QUEUE:
Send Patrick a DM with your Five Factors questions!
ABOUT US:
📍 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain. Find him on Instagram.
📍 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding. Find him on Instagram.
Do What Sets Your Heart on Fire
We’re talking about the value and purpose of work, why it’s so important to spend our time doing something we enjoy, and balancing risk and safety. We’re also giving some new podcast, documentary, and book recommendations.
EXPECT TO LEARN:
📍 How to avoid injury when starting CrossFit
📍 Why you have to practice for when stakes get high
📍 What our kids eat for lunch at school
📍 Why it’s hard to pinpoint the specific benefit of a single habit change
📍 Ben’s advice for young folks starting their working lives
GET A QUESTION IN THE QUEUE:
Send Patrick a DM with your Five Factors questions!
ABOUT US:
📍 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain. Find him on Instagram.
📍 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding. Find him on Instagram.
How to Make a Healthier Society
We’re talking about what it would look like for more people to have a C+ level of health & fitness, and why that would be a win. Also: your questions about learning from folks we disagree with & starting a strength program.
EXPECT TO LEARN:
📍 The simple difference between beginner & advanced athletes
📍 What we mean when we say “Chasing Excellence 2.0”
📍 What the Sick-Well-Fit continuum looks like
📍 The importance of nutrient density vs calorie density
📍 The biggest thing standing in the way of a healthy society
Learn more about Emily Maki:
📍 Watch video
📍 Donate to her GoFundMe
GET A QUESTION IN THE QUEUE:
Send Patrick a DM with your Five Factors questions!
ABOUT US:
📍 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain. Find him on Instagram.
📍 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding. Find him on Instagram.
The 30 Days of Kindness Challenge
We’re talking about how to use our time at night better when it’s easy to kill a few hours mindlessly. What should we do if we’re too tired for much else? Tune in to find out, and stick around for our first 30-day challenge.
EXPECT TO LEARN:
📍 Why consistency comes before intensity in our training
📍 How to help a teenage athlete tackle nutrition
📍 The value of using Whoop as a training tool
📍 What it means to “flip the script” on a bad situation
📍 How to deal with disagreeable neighbors
GET A QUESTION IN THE QUEUE:
Send Patrick a DM with your Five Factors questions!
ABOUT US:
📍 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain. Find him on Instagram.
📍 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding. Find him on Instagram.
Developing Critical Power in CrossFit Games Athletes
We’ve got a conversation Ben had recently with Matthew DesRoches of the Oxidative Potential podcast. They geek out about training for the CrossFit Games and the psychology of being an athlete.
EXPECT TO LEARN:
📍 The difference between first, second, & third wave adaptations
📍 Why CrossFit & MMA are so similar
📍 The timespan of a CrossFit Games athlete
📍 Why young athletes are so dominant in the sport now
GET A QUESTION IN THE QUEUE:
Send Patrick a DM with your Five Factors questions!
ABOUT US:
📍 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain. Find him on Instagram.
📍 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding. Find him on Instagram.
F’d, Flow, Focus
We’re talking about how to start journaling, surrounding ourselves with fountains & not drains, Ben’s journey into his daily meditation practice, & more!
EXPECT TO LEARN:
📍 What makes a shoe “minimalist” & why that matters
📍 Why teenage athletes probably don’t need much supplementation
📍 How Wim Hoff Breathing got Ben into meditation
📍 The number of workouts you need to ease back into full training
📍 Patrick’s five big questions to ask when making life decisions
GET A QUESTION IN THE QUEUE:
Send Patrick a DM with your Five Factors questions!
ABOUT US:
📍 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain. Find him on Instagram.
📍 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding. Find him on Instagram.
Know Why You’re Training
We’re talking about how to balance parenthood and work, how to incentive kids without treats, advice to those in their mid-twenties, & more!
EXPECT TO LEARN:
📍 The one question to ask to ensure you’re training smart
📍 Why it’s important to focus on never going backward in your fitness
📍 What expectations to have when training in high humidity
📍 How to adjust your sleep on non-training days
📍 How to know when to distance yourself from difficult friends
GET A QUESTION IN THE QUEUE:
Send Patrick a DM with your Five Factors questions!
ABOUT US:
📍 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain. Find him on Instagram.
📍 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding. Find him on Instagram.
What It Means to Chase Excellence
We’re talking about how our definition of what it means to chase excellence has changed since we started this show, how to help yo-yo dieters, what we think is wrongly socially unacceptable, & more!
EXPECT TO LEARN:
📍 How to get a great workout without any equipment
📍 Why you need to get over whatever adversity you’re facing
📍 Whether lots of snacks or fewer meals are “better”
📍 Why we always default to bigger, next, & more
📍 Why it shouldn’t be so weird to sit quietly without a phone
GET A QUESTION IN THE QUEUE:
Send Patrick a DM with your Five Factors questions!
ABOUT US:
📍 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain. Find him on Instagram.
📍 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding. Find him on Instagram.
Vacation is not Recovery
We’re broadening one of our Five Factors of Health, discussing how to keep cardio up when nursing a lower-body injury, creating a Five Factors scorecard, introducing a brand new format, and more!
EXPECT TO LEARN:
📍 How to stop competing during every workout
📍 Whether cold exposure is a useful recovery strategy
📍 What to do about a loved one who’s stuck in their old training ways
📍 Why we’re expanding one of our factors of health from sleep to recovery
📍 How we score ourselves across the five factors of health
GET A QUESTION IN THE QUEUE:
Send Patrick a DM with your Five Factors questions!
ABOUT US:
📍 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain. Find him on Instagram.
📍 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding. Find him on Instagram.
My Current Morning Routine (Rare Sense Rebroadcast)
We’re sharing a conversation I had recently with Chris Irwin of the Rare Sense podcast. We get into a lot, including the power of visualizations, adapting the elite athlete mindset to everyday life, and what my morning routine looks like these days.
Find us on Social: Ben | Patrick
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
Benchmark: 10 Principles of Sleep
In this throwback episode from 2018, we’ve got our top 10 ways to improve sleep. We’re talking about why optimizing our sleep is really optimizing our health and how spending money on better sleep is a worthwhile investment.
Find us on Social: Ben | Patrick
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
We Are All Chasing the Same Thing (2:00 #38)
Your questions are back! We’re talking about the anxiety that comes with being a hard charger, eliminating gossip from a work culture, my thoughts on whether a coach has to be the fittest person in the room, and more!
Find us on Social: Ben | Patrick
Questions About:
00:55 - Dealing with the stress of being a hard-charger
12:55 - Taking care of yourself without guilt as a parent
16:04 - Healing a back injury without feeling lazy or undertrained
17:40 - Learning how to deal with comments about weight loss
09:00 - Recommending healthy snacks
21:50 - Ridding a work culture of toxic gossip
25:25 - Knowing how often to max out your lifts
27:10 - Being a coach without being the fittest person in the gym
28:55 - Becoming competitive in CrossFit without PEDs
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About Us:
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
Colin O’Brady on the 12 Hour Walk
Colin O’Brady is back to talk more specifically about his new book, the 12-Hour Walk. Patrick and I give our own experiences doing the walk, we talk about self-limiting beliefs, identifying your personal Everest, and more.
Find out more about Colin’s new book, The 12-Hour Walk, here.
Find us on Social: Colin | Ben | Patrick
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
Colin O’Brady on Crossing Antartica Solo
We’re joined by explorer and author Colin O’Brady. We chat about life as an explorer, the zone of comfortable complacency, his belief that we all have reservoirs of untapped potential, his new book, and much more.
Find out more about Colin’s new book, The 12 Hour Walk, here.
Find us on Social: Colin | Ben | Patrick
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
Making the Games Season Better (HopperTalk #12)
We’ve got four questions this round of HopperTalk - discussing ways we think the CrossFit Games season could improve, Eckhart Tolle, noise, misinformation, and more.
Find us on Social: Ben | Patrick
Questions Answered:
01:00 - What are two ways you would make the CrossFit season better?
06:00 - What’s the one problem you want to be known for helping solve?
08:30 - What are we living in the golden age of?
15:35 - What is the single most liberating thought you’ve ever had?
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About Us:
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
The Best Teacher is Example (MiFit Rebroadcast)
We’re bringing you a conversation I had recently with DJ Hillier of the MiFit podcast. We dive into transformational coaching, how I got into the mental side of competition, balancing passion and obsession, and more.
Find us on Social: DJ | Ben | Patrick
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
There’s No Such Thing as a Bad Workout (2:00 #37)
Your questions are back in the spotlight this week! We’re talking about how to design a non-competitive after-school program, why being clear is kind when running your gym, why CrossFit Games athletes don’t move perfectly, and more.
Find us on Social: Ben | Patrick
Question About:
01:00 - Distinguishing between complaining and helping
03:00 - Responding to death in the family
06:10 - Dealing with grandparents and junk food
07:50 - Stretching right after a hard workout
09:30 - Getting strong with limited equipment and time
10:40 - Designing a non-competitive after-school program
12:50 - Blurring the line between moving fast and moving perfectly
15:10 - Coming back from a bad working
16:20 - Creating selection criteria for a sports team
17:50 - Distributing cubbies fairly in a CrossFit gym
20:00 - Having different prices for different members of a gym
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About Us:
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
Eat Clean, Eat Light
We’re talking through a simple, actionable nutritional framework this week. We discuss the spectrum of ultra processed to ultra clean, why being hungry sometimes isn’t a bad thing, and why awareness is so important.
Find us on Social: Ben | Patrick
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About Us:
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
Top 10 Takeaways from the 2022 CrossFit Games
I’m giving my thoughts (good and bad) on the 2022 CrossFit Games. We’re talking programming, whether I’m excited about the future of the event, why the Capitol was such an amazing event, and much more.
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Find us on Social: Ben | Patrick
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
Benchmark: 10 Principles of Connecting
In this throwback episode, we’re revisiting our 10 principles of connecting with each other. We’re talking about why small things are big things, gossip, listening sincerely, and leading with tough love.
Find us on Social: Ben | Patrick
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
High Expectations, Low Stress
We’re talking this week about how to maintain high expectations without getting overwhelmed by self-induced pressure. We discuss the relationship between disciple and surrender, peak performance, judgment, and learning.
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Find us on Social: Ben | Patrick
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
Be Aware of Where You Are (Michael Caz Rebroadcast)
We’re sharing a conversation I had recently with Michael Caz. We dive into leadership, Unlocking Potential, simplicity, making moments matter, using pain as a gift, and so much more.
Find us on Social: Caz | Ben | Patrick
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
What We’re Reading #02
Patrick & I talk about the last five books we’ve each read, some of our biggest takeaways, my experience with dyslexia, how to strengthen the habit of reading, and more.
Find us on Social: Ben | Patrick
Books mentioned:
- Life Force by Tony Robbins
- Indistractible by Nir Eyal
- The Talent War by Sarraille & Randle
- The Inner Game of Tennis by Timothy Gallwey
- Insanely Simple by Ken Segall
- The Minimalist Entrepreneur by Sahil Lavingia
- Marketing Full Circle by Wayne Mullins
- Free Time by Jenny Blake
- Clockwork by Mike Michalowicz
- The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
Being Your Spouse’s Biggest Fan, w/ Heather B
Heather joins us again, this time to discuss what it looks like to chase excellence in marriage or relationships. We talk about values, bringing intention to hard conversations, not letting ego get in the way, and lots more.
Find us on Social: Heather | Ben | Patrick
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
The Voice in Our Heads, w/ Heather B (HopperTalk #11)
Find us on Social: Heather | Ben | Patrick
Question Answered:
01:40 - What did you finally realize was just a huge waste of time?
17:00 - What skill or life lesson do you wish your parents would’ve taught you?
33:36 - If you had enough money to build your dream house, what’s a strange room or feature you’d include?
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About Us:
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
Visualizing Failure vs. Success (2:00 Drill #36)
Your questions return this week! We’re talking about visualizing failure vs success, talking with kids about hard work, bench presses, knowing when to quit, and a bunch more.
To get your question in the cue, send Patrick a DM on IG.
Find us on Social: Ben | Patrick
Question About:
01:50 - Making sure our professional ladder is up against the right wall.
07:30 - Knowing if quitting something is the right move.
09:40 - Ensuring fitness is a priority when work is overwhelming.
13:20 - Why CrossFit doesn’t include more bench pressing.
15:18 - Passing judgement on someone’s love of the gym.
19:35 - Visualizing failure vs success.
22:30 - Understanding strength endurance.
25:20 - Being competitive in CrossFit as an ectomorph.
26:45 - Helpful cues & phrases for coaching a longer metcon.
29:25 - Using tone to avoid complaining.
30:20 - Talking with kids about hard work.
33:00 - Building a positive environment from scratch.
34:45 - Doing everything at a gym vs starting my own gym.
40:00 - Encouraging kids to have a curious competitor mindset.
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About Us:
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
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About Us:
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
The Balanced Champion (Mark Bell Rebroadcast)
I recently joined the gentlemen from Mark Bell’s Power Project for a wide-ranging conversation and wanted to share it here. We talk about word choices, why success isn’t binary, the mantra for a happy life, and much more.
Find us on Social: Mark | Ben | Patrick
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
Benchmark: 10 Principles of Training
We’re revisiting an episode from the archives this week, reminding ourselves of our 10 principles of training. We’re talking about starting with mechanics, understanding relative intensity, weaknesses, thresholds, and more.
Find us on Social: Ben | Patrick
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
Make Big Ag Illegal (HopperTalk #10)
In this edition of HopperTalk, we’re talking about the one law we would create if we could, how much money Elon Musk makes every day, why weddings aren't worth the money, Jurassic Park, playing CDs in the car, and more.
Find us on Social: Ben | Patrick
Question Answered:
01:10 - What is something that is practically useless but it is treated as a luxury item?
06:30 - What are some things your children will never experience the way you did?
13:50 - If you could create one law for your country what would it be?
24:00 - What’s a crazy statistic?
33:20 - If you could go back in time 10,000 years & make a cave painting to confuse everyone in the future, what would you draw?
About Us:
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
Ishan Shivanand on King’s Yoga vs Merchant Yoga
Ishan Shivanand is a mindfulness teacher and founder of Yoga of Immortals. He joins us to talk about the 4 aspects of meditation, integrative healing, starting from a place of joy, the responsibility of organizations, and more.
Find us on Social: Ben | Patrick
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
Building a Life of Focus
We’re talking about the three levels of focus this week, diving into how to wrestle with the internal distractions that get in our way, what anxiety feels like and where it comes from, gaining traction, and more.
Find us on Social: Ben | Patrick
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
Life Gives Us Exactly What We Need (2:00 Drill #35)
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Question About:
01:30 - Getting a spouse into CrossFit
05:50 - Knowing if it’s too late to be a competitive Games athlete
10:30 - Making the best of a sub-optimal job choice
16:00 - Incorporating spirituality into the think factor
23:20 - Earning trust as a coach
29:00 - Raising children to embrace challenges
34:20 - Learning how to move better in the gym
37:30 - Training athletes who don’t eat meat
41:50 - Thanking new members of your gym
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About Us:
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
The Story About the Old Farmer (CP&W Rebroadcast)
I recently chatted with Peter White of Coffee, Pods, & WODS, and wanted to share it here too. We covered a lot, including my ideal CrossFit Games athlete, the three decisions that dictate our future, reading books, and more.
Find us on Social: CP&W | Ben | Patrick
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
Chasing Athletic Perfectionism
Perfectionism is a curse amplified by highlight reels on social media. How can we learn to stop judging ourselves, develop hindsight in the present moment, and focus on our character? That’s what we’re unpacking this week.
Find us on Social: Ben | Patrick
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
The Antidote to Anxiety is Action (HopperTalk #09)
This round of HopperTalk has us talking through life’s cheat codes, things that are criminally over-priced, lessons from the pandemic, and more.
Find us on Social: Ben | Patrick
Questions Answered:
01:05 - What are some cheat codes you’ve found in the game of life.
07:25 - What improved your quality of life so much that you wish you did it sooner?
15:20 - What’s criminally over-priced to you?
24:30 - What seems harmless but is actually dangerous?
30:50 - Looking back at COVID, what are some of the most valuable lessons you’ve learned?
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
Motivating Kids to Work Out (2:00 Drill #34)
We’ve got your questions on tap this week. We’re talking about what a de-load week looks like, how to prioritize health when life is busy, choosing the best kind of bodywork, and more.
Find us on Social: Ben | Patrick
Questions Answered:
01:55 - Building confidence as a coach
04:15 - Admitting our least productive habits
06:45 - Dealing with long-term challenges
13:00 - Choosing the best kind of bodywork
15:10 - Designing a better physical education fitness test
22:20 - Understanding de-load weeks
26:20 - Motivating kids to workout
28:00 - Prioritizing health when life is busy
34:40 - Getting better at metcon workouts
38:45 - Buying a gym and eliminating class offerings
48:10 - Predicting the success of the young guns in CrossFit
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
Stephen M.R. Covey on Trusting & Inspiring
Stephen MR Covey has made a career of teaching people about trust. He joins us to talk about his new book, the difference between a trust & inspire leader vs. a command & control leader, shifting paradigms, & so much more.
Learn more about Trust & Inspire here.
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About Us:
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
Benchmark: 10 Principles of Nutrition
We're talking about our top nutrition principles in this rebroadcast from one of our most popular episodes. We talk about avoiding sugar, eating more veggies, understanding good vs bad fats, and eating mindfully.
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👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
Anonymous Leaderboards (2:00 Drill #33)
Your questions are back this week! We’re talking about goals versus purpose, whether anonymous leaderboards might work, how to think about Fran, buying a gym, and more.
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Questions Answered:
02:50 - Working with a challenging employee
06:30 - Focusing on goals or purpose
08:45 - Earning trust with co-worker
11:15 - Taking vitamins & supplements (or not)
12:30 - Training when not sleeping enough
17:20 - Doing Fran for fitness or as a test
21:10 - Getting better at burpees
25:30 - Making leaderboards anonymous
29:50 - Buying a gym
36:00 - Making a Peloton-like version of CrossFit
About Us:
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
Dr. Nate Zinsser on Winning the First Victory
Dr. Nate Zinsser is the author of the book “The Confident Mind.” He joins us to discuss the mental toughness strategies he’s developed over 30 years of working with cadets at West Point and elite athletes at every level.
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👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
Be Confident, Earn More, & Increase Impact (3x3 #08)
The 3x3 is back! This round, I’m giving some strategies you can use to improve your confidence levels, increase your earning potential, and leave a lasting legacy.
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👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
Things Happen For You, Not To You (HopperTalk #08)
In this round of HopperTalk, Patrick and I give our thoughts on lies we tell to make other people feel better, why grades shouldn’t be taken so seriously, how to react when something bad happens, and much more.
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👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
Mark England on Moving from Victim to Competitor
Mark England and Kimberly Kesting from Enlifted Coaches are back to continue our conversation about the victim mentality, should statements, soft talk, the imposter syndrome, writing down our scary thoughts, and much more.
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👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
Mark England on the Power of Words, Breath, & Story
We’ve got Mark England and Kimberly Kesting from Enlifted Coaches in town this week to talk about the victim mentality, soft talk, owning your story, pressure language, and much more. Be sure to tune in next week for part two.
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👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
Seesaws vs Frisbees (2:00 Drill #32)
Your questions return this week! We’re talking about how making the most out of training solo, dealing with the challenge of injuries that keep coming back, prioritizing balance, and a whole lot more.
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👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.