Best Crossfitprogramming Podcasts (2025)

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Ranking the 2025 CrossFit Games Qualifying Events 53:36

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This season was stacked, and the stakes were higher than ever. From global upsets to programming surprises—every qualifier told a story. We're ranking every 2025 CrossFit Games qualifying event—from best to worst. Who has the best overall test with elite-level programming? Which events had the most jaw-dropping athlete showdowns? And who... kinda m…

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The CrossFit Journal | A Beginner's Routine 56:53

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"We are routinely challenged to provide workouts for individuals with little workout experience and very limited resources." - Greg GlassmanBy chase ingraham, bill grundler

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Programming the 2025 CrossFit Games w/ J.R. Howell, Taylor Self and Bryson DelMonte 1:08:56

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This year, the CrossFit Games programming is arguably going to be the most important programming in it's 19 year history. For the first time ever, five of the best programming minds in the sport are joining forces to program the ultimate test of fitness. J.R. Howell, Taylor Self and Bryson DelMonte join the show as we unveil our programming for the…

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Ranking the CrossFit Games Rookies w/ John Young and Tyler Watkins 59:00

11 days ago59:00

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Ranking the Rookies RETURNS with John Young as we take a look at this years 2025 CrossFit Games rookie class and see how their rank on our tier system on their way to Albany, New York.By chase ingraham, bill grundler, john young, tyler watkins

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The CrossFit Journal | 3 Important Ab Exercises 1:15:09

12 days ago1:15:09

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"The L-Sit - This exercise is remarkable from several perspectives. It is isometric, functional, and highly effective. Relatively unknown outside of the gymnastics community this exercise may be the most effective abdominal exercise we know of!" - Greg GlassmanBy chase ingraham, bill grundler

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The CrossFit Journal | Two Training Aids 46:37

13 days ago46:37

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"It’s has long been said that necessity is the mother of invention and this month we give support to that adage with two exceedingly simple inventions. Both devices address problems that have long plagued our training efforts." - Greg GlassmanBy chase ingraham, bill grundler

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Top 4 things we DO and DON'T want to see at The 2025 CrossFit Games 1:27:26

18 days ago1:27:26

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It's that time of year again where the CrossFit Games are around the corner and we sit down to speculate about what we will love to and not love to see at the CrossFit Games this year.By chase ingraham, bill grundler, john young, j.r. howell

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RE-Analyzing the Mayhem Classic | Does it still hold up? 46:51

19 days ago46:51

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Chase and Bill sit down and RE-analyze the programming of the Mayhem Classic using their new scoring system they developed for the Games season.By chase ingraham, bill grundler

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Are the CrossFit Games a Sport? w/ Matt Souza 1:27:34

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Is the CrossFit Games a sport… or something bigger? In this episode we break down why the CrossFit Games defy traditional definitions of sport and stand alone as the world’s most comprehensive test of elite fitness. Unlike football, basketball, or even Olympic events, the Games don’t measure who’s best at a single skill—they measure who’s "The Fitt…

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Analyzing the Last Chance Qualifier | Did we go long enough? 1:26:20

25 days ago1:26:20

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The Last Chance Qualifier is BACK and... better than ever? 5 Coaches were given the opportunity to program the events as the team from CrossFit Mayhem curated and tweaked them for the final version. Was this the right path? Did we get a good test? How balanced does it really need to be after semifinals? Angelo DiCicco jumps on the show as a surpsie…

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Analyzing the Far East Throwdown | Is Testing running a MUST? 1:01:17

25 days ago1:01:17

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Of all the running that we KNOW will be at the 2025 CrossFit Game and have always been at the CrossFit Games how do you NOT testing running at your Semifinal?By chase ingraham, bill grundler

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Analyzing the NorCal Classic | What went wrong and why? 1:39:39

30 days ago1:39:39

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The Northern California Classic has been steadily growing over the last several years and has now gotten their first opportunity to send athletes to the CrossFit Games.... and perhaps their last.By chase ingraham, bill grundler

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Analyzing the Torian Pro | Best qualifying event of the season? 55:46

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The Torian Pro never disappoints but in the meek landscape that was this years Semifinals was this the best one of the bunch? Did the programming rival that of J.R. Howell and the Syndicate Crown?By chase ingraham, bill grundler

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Analyzing the Rebel Renegade Games | Is 9 events too many? 1:01:42

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The Rebel Renegade Games had the longest Semifinal competition and most events of all of the in person qualifiers. Do more events allow for a better test or does that open you up for more chances to screw it up?By chase ingraham, bill grundler

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Analyzing the Programming | 2025 Syndicate Crown w/ J.R. Howell 1:35:59

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Are we going to have our very first "Perfect 10.0"!? The man behind the Syndicate Crown programming, J.R. Howell, joins the show to make sure that doesn't happen. You read that correctly....By chase ingraham, bill grundler, j.r. howell

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Previewing the Syndicate Crown programming w/ J.R. Howell and John Young 1:33:26

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The biggest weekend of Semifinal Events is looking with 4 qualifiers all over the world will be sending athletes to the CrossFit Games. Today we are join by the mastermind behind the Syndicate Crown programing, J.R. Howell as we take a peak behind the programming curtain.By chase ingraham, bill grundler, j.r. howell, john young

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Why a HYROX race should have been IE01 at the CrossFit Games 44:52

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We had a chance to do something incredible... and missed it. Chase sits down with Bill and tells you all the things we COULD have had with a HYROX race to start off the 2025 CrossFit Games.By chase ingraham, bill grundler

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Analyzing the Programming | 2025 French Throwdown 1:10:40

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8 events in 3 days seems quite like a beefy amount of events for a semifinal but was it really too much? Chase and Bill sit down and determine if the French Throwdown accomplished the task of finding the fittest without over programming the competition.By chase ingraham, bill grundler

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Chase programmed a week of CrossFit Affiliate Programming 1:10:21

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Chase got invited to program a week of CrossFit Affiliate Programming again. Chase comes on the show and breaks down the whole week and why he choses the workouts he didBy chase ingraham, bill grundler

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Previewing the Programming | 2025 French Throwdown 43:09

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The 2025 French Throwdown kicks off this weekend with 8 EVENTS over 3 days. Bill and Chase preview the programming to see what's in store for these athletes.By chase ingraham, bill grundler

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Analyzing the Programming | 2025 CrossFit Games Online Semifinals 48:32

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We liked what we saw on paper, but did we like what we saw on the "competition floor"? Chase and Bill sit down and analyze the programming of the 2025 CrossFit Online Semifinals.By chase ingraham, bill grundler

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Analyzing the Programming | Wodland Fest w/ Lucy Campbell and John Young 1:31:33

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This years CrossFit Games qualifying season is the Wild West once again and we are still just getting started. Chase and Bill focus their programming analysis on the most recent IPQE (In Person Qualifying Event), Wodland Fest. Did they step up to the task to of finding the fittest athletes? Or did they get lucky and the fittest athletes just happen…

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Can Rich Froning Qualify for The Games? 2025 Semifinal Events Preview 1:27:35

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Chase and Bill sit back and break down the 2025 Individual online Semifinals Events and answer the burning question..."Can Rich Froning still qualify for the CrossFit Games?"By chase ingraham, bill grundler

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Analyzing the Programming | 2025 CrossFit Games TEAM Semifinal Events 1:06:31

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Chase and Bill sit down and analyze the programming of the 2025 Online Team semifinal events using their new and improved point system. You thought programming running online was controversial? What about limiting your athletes ability to lift more weight?By chase ingraham, bill grundler

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Analyzing the Programming | 2025 Copa Sur 1:20:57

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4 more athletes are making their way to Albany, New Year this coming August. Chase and Bill sit down and unveil their NEW analyzing protocol for programming to see if this event really sent the right athletes to the CrossFit Games.By chase ingraham, bill grundler

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Previewing the 2025 CrossFit Games Team Semifinal Events 1:34:34

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The 2025 Online team semifinal events have been released! Bill and Chase sit down to preview each event and give teams the best strategies for each one.By chase ingraham, bill grundler

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Programming Overhaul | The CrossFit Games Open 59:39

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Chase and Bill sit to design and program a COMPLETE overall of the CrossFit Games Open.By chase ingraham, bill grundler

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Analyzing the Programming | 2025 Mayhem Classic 1:20:08

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The 'in person qualifiers" to the 2025 CrossFit Games have begun! Just like they did for The Open, CrossFit Mayhem has come to the rescue to kick the qualifying season off with the Mayhem Classic. Powered by Rich Froning and his team, the Mayhem Classic took a, for lack of a better word, CLASSIC approach to the competition. 20 athletes, 5 events ov…

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Analyzing the Programming | 2025 CrossFit Age Group Semifinals 1:31:00

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After ALLLLLL the flak the WFP qualifier got for having no squatting in it..... this happens. Lucky for everyone else, Bill and Chase are here to save the day but FIRST they will "analyze the programming" of the 2025 CrossFit Games Age Group Semifinals.By chase ingraham, bill grundler

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Recapping the 2025 Mayhem Classic w/ John Young and J.R. Howell 1:18:57

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We have our "FIRST FOUR" to qualify for the 2025 CrossFit Games! John Young and J.R. Howell sit down with the guys and recap everything about the 2025 Mayhem Classic and what this means for the Semifinal season moving forward.By chase ingraham, bill grundler, J.r. howell, john young

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FIRST LOOK | 2025 CrossFit Games Age Group Semifinal Events 45:22

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The Open is over and here come the Semifinals! Chase and Bill sit down for their FIRST LOOK at the newly released CrossFit Games Age Group Semifinal events and no... it's NOT an April Fools trick.By chase ingraham, bill grundler

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TFX Invitational | The oldest CrossFit event in the space w/ Jeremy Thiel 54:11

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What was once called "The Fittest Games" that was created to give Texas it's very first and longest standing CrossFit competition and has been going strong for the last 17 years. The man behind what is now called "The Fittest Experience", Jeremy Thiel, joins the show as we talk all about what we can expect from The Fittest Invitational.…

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INSIDE THE LEADERBOARD | Full 2025 CrossFit Open Report 1:28:53

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Week 3 Inside the Leaderboard is back as the boys recap the aftermath of 25.2. After 3 weeks of the CrossFit Open we look at who's IN and who's OUTside of the Top 1% advancing to Semifinals, see what the Community Cup levels are shaking out to be and do an early programming analysis.By chase ingraham, bill grundler, john young, barclay dale

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Recapping CrossFit Open 25.3 1:04:32

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Did "the leaks" get it right? Did the announcement of 25.3 live up the hype? Did we get the right programming to filter down the Top 1% moving on to Semifinals? We answer all that and more as we review the final week of The Open.By chase ingraham, bill grundler

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INSIDE THE LEADERBOARD | CrossFit Open Week 2 Review 1:10:51

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Week 2 Inside the Leaderboard is back as the boys recap the aftermath of 25.2. After 2 weeks of the CrossFit Open we look at who's IN and who's OUTside of the Top 1% advancing to Semifinals, see what the Community Cup levels are shaking out to be and make some predictions on what we can expect for 25.3…

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Week 2 Review of CrossFit Games Open 25.2 1:08:13

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We called it! 25.2 is a repeat of 22.3 for Week 2 of the 2025 CrossFit Open. The guys breakdown all things 25.2, the Open Announcement itself and what we can look forward to for 25.3.By chase ingraham, bill grundler

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INSIDE THE LEADERBOARD | CrossFit Open Week 1 Review 1:21:55

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Inside the Leaderboard is back! After 1 week of the CrossFit Open we look at who's IN and who's OUTside of the Top 1% advancing to Semifinals after 25.1, see what the Community Cup levels are shaking out to be and make some predictions on what we can expect for 25.2By chase ingraham, bill grundler

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Recapping CrossFit Open Workout 25.1 1:17:35

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Chase is back from Cookeville and The Open is in full swing! The guys sit down and recap their experiences with 25.1 and all the feels that came from the Open Announcement at Mayhem.By chase ingraham, bill grundler

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The GREATEST CrossFit Games Open announcement of ALL TIME 1:27:03

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The CrossFit Open began in 2011 and the first official "Open Announcement" as we know and love when unveiled in 2013. Since then we have been everywhere from garage gyms to arenas and everywhere in between, but which was the best Open Announcement evBy chase ingraham, bill grundler, john young, J.R. howell, andrew hiller

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The CrossFit Journal | The Pull-Up 1:00:01

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"How can a movement of such enormous import stir such little interest? It doesn’t make sense that the pull-up doesn’t inspire the same discussion, analysis, and overall attention that so many other movements do like the bench press and squat." - Greg GlassmanBy chase ingraham, bill grundler

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Why the 2025 CrossFit Games Open programming will need to change 1:18:15

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The 2025 CrossFit Games season has changed and CrossFit is now sending 1% of all athletes around the World to Semifinals both "online" and "in person" for the first time since 2018. Bill and Chase sit down with John Young and discuss why the programming must change to accommodate the huge task ahead to finding the fittest field for the 2025 CrossFi…

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Analyzing the Programming | 2025 TYR Wodapalooza Miami 1:17:38

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2025 TYR Wodapalooza moved locations for the first time in 12 years from Bayfront Park to Miami, Beach. One of the biggest question coming in this year was could they keep the WZA Magic alive? What we got in return was the most dramatic finishes in TYR Wodapalooza history for every single elite division across the board. Was the new venue, the athl…

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BREAKING NEWS from the boys | TYR WZA Event Preview Show 1:11:12

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Chase and Bill and some breaking news for the Podcast and they preview ALL of the events for both Team and Indi for the 2025 TYR Wodapalooza Miami!By chase ingraham, bill grundler

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Adrian Bozman talks all about the CrossFit Games "Community Cup" 37:51

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Adrian Bozman joins the show LIVE and gives us all we need to know about the 2025 CrossFit Games "Community Cup"By chase ingraham, bill grundler, adrian bozman

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CrossFit Games Rulebook Show | What's NEW for 2025? 1:00:56

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Bill and Chase sit down and walk through everything NEW about the 2025 CrossFit Games Rulebook.By chase ingraham, bill grundler

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The CrossFit Journal | "How FIT are you?" 1:33:29

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"We’ve long desired to offer a fitness competition consistent with our fitness model (See CrossFit Journal October 2002, “What is Fitness?”) and have found the task fraught with difficulties." - Greg GlassmanBy chase ingraham, bill grundler, greg glassman

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Top 4 BOLD predictions for the 2025 CrossFit Games Season 51:52

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The 2025 CrossFit Games season is around the corner as we are less than 6 weeks away from the 2025 CrossFit Games Open. Chase, Bill and the hot take king himself, John Young, sit down and give their Top 4 BOLD predictions for the 2025 CrossFit Games Season.By chase ingraham, bill grundler, john young

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Why the CrossFit Games does NOT need to be a "professional sport" 1:02:33

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The CrossFit Games is the ultimate proving grounds to find the "Fittest on Earth" Yet, for the last several years all we have been hearing is "We need to professionalize the sport" from athletes to agent and everyone in between on the Elite side of the room. Here's the thing... they are RIGHT... but also WRONG. Yes, the maybe the "Elites" do need s…

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P-Scoring the 2008 CrossFit Games 46:08

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Ever hear of P-Score?! If you have been around Tyler Watkins of the Barbell Spin and Heat 1 App for more than 5 mins, you definitely have. The CrossFit Games have evolved every year since 2007 but it seems that the scoring system has been one of the pain points of the quest in find "The Fittest on Earth". This is where Tyler Watkins and P-Score com…

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Analyzing the Programming | 2024 Legends Championship 1:15:46

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The Legends Masters Championship just went down this weekend off the heels of them taking on the Masters CrossFit Games in September. Bill and Chase sit down and analyze the programming of the 2024 Legends Championship.By chase ingraham, bill grundler