The BoxJumper Podcast - CrossFit, Functional Fitness & Healthy Living Discussions

In this episode I speak with authors and health, nutrition and fitness power couple Jeff Simpson and Tara Clements about their book, their new wellness business and their passion for sharing what they’ve learned to inspire change in others that need a little help to improve their wellness.
 
EPISODE NOTES
https://boxjumper.ca/Episode40
 
EPISODE LINKS
https://facebook.com/healthmindsoullife
https://instagram.com/healthmindsoullife
https://healthmindsoul.com

The COVID-19 pandemic sparked newfound activism for fitness and health policy in CrossFit trainer, Games athlete and CrossFit NCR co-owner Pete Shaw, as he saw data emerging that he thought health officials needed to take more seriously to protect peoples’ health and allow fitness businesses to safely be open to help rather than be closed.
 
EPISODE NOTES
 
https://boxjumper.ca/Episode39
 
EPISODE LINKS
 
Pete on Social:
https://twitter.com/peteshaw444
https://instagram.com/peteshaw4
 
CrossFit NCR - crossfitncr.ca
 
Inverse Relationship of Maximal Exercise Capacity to Hospitalization Secondary to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Mayo Clinic Proceedings)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.10.003
 
2020 Games Athlete Pete Shaw Urges Government to See Fitness as Integral in Fight Against COVID-19 (Morning Chalk Up)
https://morningchalkup.com/2020/12/18/2020-games-athlete-pete-shaw-urges-government-to-see-fitness-as-integral-in-fight-against-covid-19/

In Part 2 of this special two-part discussion with Rx Smart Gear CEO David Newman, we talk about this experience as a team competitor at the CrossFit Games Regionals, the gutsy way he brought his company’s drag ropes to Games Director Dave Castro’s attention as a new test of fitness, and the approach to innovation Rx Smart Gear pursues to continue to deliver gear that pushes fitness for athletes around the world.
 
EPISODE NOTES
https://boxjumper.ca/Episode38
 
EPISODE LINKS
Rx Smart Gear - rxsmartgear.com
Rx Method Comprehensive Double Unders Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKFx1f0FLFs

In Part 1 of this special two-part discussion with Rx Smart Gear CEO David Newman, we talk about the foundational lessons David experienced in business, what lead him to pursue fitness and the catalyst that brought his one-time garage passion business to the global stage of fitness.
 
EPISODE NOTES
 
https://boxjumper.ca/Episode37
 
EPISODE LINKS
 
Rx Smart Gear - rxsmartgear.com
 
Rx Method Comprehensive Double Unders Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKFx1f0FLFs

Scott Switzer isn’t your average fitness buff. He discovered CrossFit late in life thanks to a health scare and a healthy dose of fate, and transformed his life. But the transformation was more than physical. His soul was forever changed. Now he’s paying it forward. He’s a husband and father, a dedicated athlete, a coach, a staple as a volunteer at CrossFit competitions small and large around the country, co-host of 2 fitness podcasts, and working on more ventures in the space that have the potential to allow him to make a shift in his career to be all-fitness, all the time.
 
EPISODE NOTES
https://boxjumper.ca/Episode36
 
EPISODE LINKS
 
The Clydesdale CrossFitter Fitness & Friends Podcast
https://theclydesdalecrossfitter.com
https://www.instagram.com/clydesdale_fitnessandfriends
https://www.facebook.com/103389601209665
Beyond the Journal Podcast
https://instagram.com/beyondthejournalpodcast
CrossFit’s Mini-doc featuring Scott on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQkBuLqYdvU
Shred CrossFit
https://www.shredcrossfit.com

Hopefully, we’ve all had at least one coach in our lives that has inspired us. I’ve been lucky enough to have a few in my years and CrossFit Trainer Mike Milloy, one of the first coaches I had when I started CrossFit, is a coach that inspired not just my fitness journey but also helped motivate me to become a coach myself. In this episode, we talk about what got Mike started, what inspires him, and some of his favourite memories leading from the front of a class.
 
EPISODE NOTES
https://boxjumper.ca/Episode35

The shutdown that closed most gyms around the world during the pandemic was a significant disruption for gym owners, coaches and athletes alike. The process of planning how to safely reopen once health and safety officials would allow it was a challenge no gym has ever before faced, but Dave Rafuse and Jason Davis of Blended Athletics started planning their return to their physical space on day one of the shutdown. We talk about how they planned and implemented health protocols and how they were able to get their membership to embrace the new normal of coached group classes during the pandemic. 
EPISODE NOTES
https://boxjumper.ca/Episode34
SHOW LINKS
Blended Athletics:
blendedathletics.com

In this episode, I share my thoughts on the latest in a series of developments in the upheaval at CrossFit HQ.
 
EPISODE NOTES
https://boxjumper.ca/Episode33
 
SHOW LINKS
Black Lives Matter Canada:
https://blacklivesmatter.ca
 
Black Lives Matter USA:
https://blacklivesmatter.com
 
Morning Chalk Up:
https://www.morningchalkup.com
 
Armen Hammer:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC97sLkuTHRWq8N8riyPpBKA/videos
 
Team Richey:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1lfnF3avRvtFm_wajLLhyg/videos
 
Talking Elite Fitness:
https://www.talkingelitefitness.com
 
Make PODS Great Again:
https://makewodsgreatagain.com/podcast/

Olympic weightlifter Quinn Everett and his coach, Isaac Smith, having big, audacious goals for the future - to represent Canada in weightlifting at the Olympics. And they’re firming up the foundation for success that they feel strongly will get there there one milestone at a time. We talk about the mindset Quinn and Isaac each have, how their careers intersected and where the road ahead may take them.
 
EPISODE NOTES
https://boxjumper.ca/Episode32
 
SHOW LINKS
Quinn Everett on Instagram
Isaac Smith on Instagram

How do you keep a healthy mindset with everything that’s going on - or not going on - as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak? Our lives have been substantially disrupted with very little certainly to find with the unpredictable circumstances we face. How do we cope? How do we rearrange our lives and our way of thinking to remain strong through difficult times? And how does a fitness fanatic CrossFitter like myself and many of you out there adapt and overcome these challenge? I talked to CrossFitting psychologist Dr. Susie McAfee about these very questions and more.
EPISODE NOTES
https://boxjumper.ca/Episode31
SHOW LINKS
Life Centre Psychology
http://www.lifecentrepsychology.ca
Some Good News with John Krasinski https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOe_y6KKvS3PdIfb9q9pGug