Competition Week | Previewing the Monster Games 2026 | TK Pod 249

I roll through the final month of prep for my competition and give brief thoughts on how I will approach each event.

My near trip to the ER, the details of the Swim and Run events, the competition throwing me a softball, and pod plan through july

Not dead, just working, we update the competition prep 58 days out

Today we discuss how my first swimming session went, the thoughts running through a 31 year old dad's brain, Iowa's cancer rates, putting disc golf on hold, and how I am trying to not get hurt

107 days out from the summer comp, I update you on a new program I'm following, injury prevention with increased volume, what my weekly split looks like, and more

We recap Quarters, and discuss mindset and strategy less than 4 months out from QF

We talk how I stayed in routine on vacation, a new PR, how the open finished up, where I rank, and what it means moving towards Quarterfinals and into the next phase of Monster Games Prep

Today we discuss the tangible motivation that I have already felt in the first few weeks of Comp prep, as well as recap Week 2 of the 2026 CrossFit Open

We talk CrossFit Open week 1 recap, mental gymnastics of dealing with peak fitness, and how long will the door be open? Also- worst cramp of my life

We discuss the upcoming disc golf season, dad life, what business looks like in early 2026, and how we are structuring prep for the Monster Games this summer