We had the absolute pleasure of talking with Carl Paoli. What started as a conversation based on movement evolved to incorporate life, family, emotion and empathy. Starting where you are and working towards virtuosity and spiders doing handstands. We also touch on the programming of this year's games, including the story behind 'The Alpaca' workout, born out of CrossFit San Francisco many years ago.
Carl has a vast and deep body of work. He started as a gymnast and found himself working as a subject matter expert in gymnastics for CrossFit HQ. He was based in the crucible that was CrossFit San Francisco working with and developing ideas at a rapid pace with CrossFit OG's Diane Fu, Kelly Starett and Adrian Bozman.
Beyond CrossFit, Carl has written a New York Times bestseller in Freestyle Connection. Becoming a member of the Ownership Group of STRIKE MVMNT. Has his own Podcast - The Freestyle Way. To running the INTERFACE Experience, which is a four-week course designed by Carl, dedicated to guiding you towards Self-Mastery by diving deep into Emotional and Mental Fitness practices.
And most importantly he is a good human.
