Prepare for the CrossFit Open! | TTT Compete Open Prep starts Jan 3rd

🏆 Brent Ficowski transitioned from competitor to athlete advocate, focusing on building sustainable structures for the sport’s future. 🤝 PFAA’s three pillars: advocacy & representation, education & support, and exposure & earning opportunities. 🏋️‍♂️ Collaboration with AFJ aims to standardize movement rules for fairness and consistency across competitions. 🛡️ Safety working group established to improve medical and safety protocols at events with athlete input. 🌍 PFAA strives to be competition-agnostic, representing athletes across all functional fitness events. 📉 Challenges remain with inconsistent rule enforcement, athlete protections, and athlete engagement. ❤️ Brent’s emotional dedication reflects his passion to ensure future athletes have better conditions and voices.

Highlights 🏋️‍♂️ Travis Mayer sustained a serious back injury during the 2025 WFP competition, leading to withdrawal. ⏳ Coach has worked with Travis since 2012, witnessing his growth from local competitions to multiple Games appearances. 🔥 Travis maintains elite physical fitness despite age, balancing training with family and business responsibilities. 💪 Injury rehab focuses on isometric strength training and low-impact cardiovascular work to preserve gains and promote healing. 🎯 Clear goal-setting and pacing strategies are vital for managing performance and injury risk during competition. 🧠 Mental resilience and competitive drive enable Travis to recover from setbacks and sustain career longevity. 🤝 The coach-athlete relationship emphasizes support, realistic goals, and balancing ambition with health preservation.

On this episode of the Corpus Animus Podcast we discuss Aeroic Capacity for CrossFit. If you feel like your gasping for air in longer workouts, isolating and improving your aerobic capacity could be a game changer. In this episode we'll share how to know if that's you, as well as ways to improve it.

On this episode of the Corpus Animus Podcast TTT coaches Max El-Hag, Adam Rogers, Mike McGoldrick and Kyle Ruth discuss athletes wanting to train like a competitor without wanting to actually compete.

On this episode of the Corpus Animus Podcast TTT coaches Max El-Hag, Adam Rogers, Mike McGoldrick and Matt Gilpin discuss the CrossFit Age Group Semifinals and the 2025 Mayhem Classic.

On this episode of the podcast TTT Coaches Max El-Hag, Adam Rogers, Mia Gianelli, and Matt Gilpin discuss the WFP qualifiers, Age Group Semifinal workouts, and Crash Crescendo team competition.