Looking back on 2022, a stellar year for The Progrm, with John Singleton

What a year Luka Dukic has had. From failing to land a Games spot, through back rehab to moving to the UAE and winning four competitions on the bounce. We talk about why he did what he did, and what he is hoping for next. You can find Luka on IG here: https://www.instagram.com/luka.djukic/Apologies for the ropey audio in some places guys. We are working on a solution going forward for the next interviews! We have an EIC offer for you. You can get a 10% discount on all of The Progrm courses or the Athlete Academy, just pop in the code EIC at the checkout to get the deal. Visit https://theprogrm.com/ and take a look at the COURSES and ACADEMY and make your pick!You can find Vicki at https://www.instagram.com/vicmcleod/The Progm at https://www.instagram.com/theprogrm/

What happened to make Sam Briggs decide she definitely wanted to return to firefighting? Does she intend to go back to competing? Does she order deep pan or thin and crispy? All this and more in this episode with the legend (and the namesake of Vicki's cat) that is Samantha Briggs. You can find Sam here https://www.instagram.com/bicepslikebriggs/We have an EIC offer for you. You can get a 10% discount on all of The Progrm courses or the Athlete Academy, just pop in the code EIC at the checkout to get the deal. Visit https://theprogrm.com/ and take a look at the COURSES and ACADEMY and make your pick!You can find Vicki at https://www.instagram.com/vicmcleod/The Progm at https://www.instagram.com/theprogrm/

What did John Singleton think about the programming for the start of the 2023 Nobull CrossFit Games season? What happened to the Europeans and is he top dog in his own gym? All this, and quite a bit more in this week's episode. We have an EIC offer for you. You can get a 10% discount on all of The Progrm courses or the Athlete Academy, just pop in the code EIC at the checkout to get the deal. Visit https://theprogrm.com/ and take a look at the COURSES and ACADEMY and make your pick!You can find Vicki at https://www.instagram.com/vicmcleod/The Progm at https://www.instagram.com/theprogrm/

Anais talks about being a rookie in 2022 and what she's working on for 2023, making friends in CrossFit and how her life has changed since she moved to train in Mallorca.  You can find Anais on Insta here https://www.instagram.com/mai__lan/We have an EIC offer for you. You can get a 10% discount on all of The Progrm courses or the Athlete Academy, just pop in the code EIC at the checkout to get the deal. Visit https://theprogrm.com/ and take a look at the COURSES and ACADEMY and make your pick!You can find Vicki at https://www.instagram.com/vicmcleod/The Progm at https://www.instagram.com/theprogrm/

Whilst we wait for the announcement for 23.2 we've got the reactions from the main sponsor, spectators and athletes straight after 23.1 in Madrid. And, we have a statement from Adrian Bozman answering these questions... Q: What was the decision behind the repeat of 14.4?Q: Could the inclusion of such technical gymnastic movements in the first test of the season a barrier to participation for the majority of Open participants? Q: Was the mistake with the loading down to conversions between the weights? Listen to the pod to get his answers. By the way, GOWOD has a free offer for everyone doing The Open, so go download the App https://www.gowod.app/ and help yourself to improve your score. We have an EIC offer for you. You can get a 10% discount on all of The Progrm courses or the Athlete Academy, just pop in the code EIC at the checkout to get the deal. Visit https://theprogrm.com/ and take a look at the COURSES and ACADEMY and make your pick!You can find Vicki at https://www.instagram.com/vicmcleod/The Progm at https://www.instagram.com/theprogrm/

When life gives you lemons you pivot and make lemonade. Adaptation is the key to long term success. John Singleton talks about why the format of The Crown, the teen competition, has been changed. We have an EIC offer for you. You can get a 10% discount on all of The Progrm courses or the Athlete Academy, just pop in the code EIC at the checkout to get the deal. Visit https://theprogrm.com/ and take a look at the COURSES and ACADEMY and make your pick!You can find Vicki at https://www.instagram.com/vicmcleod/The Progm at https://www.instagram.com/theprogrm/

Nat Diez, the country manager for CrossFit in Spain finds twenty minutes in her schedule for a catch up. We talk about the incredible growth of affiliates in Spain, what Don Faul, the new CEO for CrossFit is like,  what we can expect from 23.1 and a couple of secret tidbits about the event....  You can get tickets for 23.1 here https://games.crossfit.com/announcement/13981/gamesYou can follow CrossFit España here https://www.instagram.com/crossfitespana/You can find Nat here https://www.instagram.com/nat10p/To listen to the previous episode with Nat click here https://www.buzzsprout.com/1853610/episodes/9540233We have an EIC offer for you. You can get a 10% discount on all of The Progrm courses or the Athlete Academy, just pop in the code EIC at the checkout to get the deal. Visit https://theprogrm.com/ and take a look at the COURSES and ACADEMY and make your pick!You can find Vicki at https://www.instagram.com/vicmcleod/The Progm at https://www.instagram.com/theprogrm/

Lena Richter and Nico Billaudel are one half of Europe's best CrossFit team: CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue. They talk about how they got their name, what's important for the success of a team, and why they are "pretty sad" that Rich Froning has now retired from team competition. AND... can you guess what is the most popular soft drink in Norway? Lena knows!  You can find Nico here https://www.instagram.com/nicobilla/Lena here https://www.instagram.com/lenarichter/ And the team here: https://www.instagram.com/teamcrossfitoslo/We have an EIC offer for you. You can get a 10% discount on all of The Progrm courses or the Athlete Academy, just pop in the code EIC at the checkout to get the deal. Visit https://theprogrm.com/ and take a look at the COURSES and ACADEMY and make your pick!You can find Vicki at https://www.instagram.com/vicmcleod/The Progm at https://www.instagram.com/theprogrm/

Carmen originally studied law and was a practicing lawyer when a random IG story started her journey in a completely different direction.  Now she is the Operations Manager and right hand woman to Europe's most successful CrossFit training progamme, and she negotiates deals on behalf of her athletes with brands such as Nike, Foodspring et al... We talk about the scarity of women BTS in the sport of CrossFit,  what athletes and brands should be looking for when they try to work together, and what is next for her this year. Follow your heart, do what you know is right, and keep on pushing. You can find Carmen here> https://www.instagram.com/carmenolias/We have an EIC offer for you. You can get a 10% discount on all of The Progrm courses or the Athlete Academy, just pop in the code EIC at the checkout to get the deal. Visit https://theprogrm.com/ and take a look at the COURSES and ACADEMY and make your pick!You can find Vicki at https://www.instagram.com/vicmcleod/The Progm at https://www.instagram.com/theprogrm/

Yep, that shiner wasn't a tattoo, John got walloped at Wodapalooza. He tells the story in this episode. Plus, how stopwatches can affect the leaderboard and how he and other training programmes are starting to work together to improve the sport. You can find and follow John here: https://www.instagram.com/johnchristiansingleton/We have an EIC offer for you. You can get a 10% discount on all of The Progrm courses or the Athlete Academy, just pop in the code EIC at the checkout to get the deal. Visit https://theprogrm.com/ and take a look at the COURSES and ACADEMY and make your pick!You can find Vicki at https://www.instagram.com/vicmcleod/The Progm at https://www.instagram.com/theprogrm/