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Get With The ProgrammingAnalyzing the 2026 Fittest Experience ProgrammingChase Ingraham and Bill Grundler sit down to break down the programming of the 2026 Fittest Experience—but this analysis comes with a new lens. Fresh off the competition floor, Chase shares the lessons he learned while competing and how the intent of the event reshaped the way he evaluates the workouts. Together, they dive into the purpose behind the programming, how the tests rewarded specific traits, and why context matters when judging whether a competition "worked." From athlete experience to event design, this episode reframes programming analysis through the lens of what the competition is actually trying to...
2026-02-071h 02
The Spin PodcastWhy did everyone decline their invite to the Mayhem Classic?This week on THE SPIN:- Bill Grundler joins to discuss Top 5 Risks to CrossFit Affiliates in 2026- Viewer Comments- Mayhem Classic- Picture This!- CrossFit Open Registrations***Use code 'SPIN' to save $$$ with our sponsors:FROG GRIPS: https://froggrips.comMANTA SLEEP: https://tinyurl.com/ypdtbsh3KNKG: https://www.knkg.comJY BARBELL: https://www.jybarbell.com (14-day free trial)CrossFit Medical Society Community Care: https://enroll.cfmscommunitycare.com/registration/new/?referral_code=SPIN
2026-01-222h 11
The Sevan PodcastChase Ingraham & Bill Grundler | The Base Show with Jake ChapmanToday’s guests have seen and done it all. They are both CrossFit Hall of Famers that need absolutely no introduction. Hosts of ‘Get With The Programming’ (amongst many other things) Chase and Bill we will be joining us to discuss the upcoming CrossFit Games, their takes on the CrossFit community and how bright the future looks for us all.Support the showPartners:https://cahormones.com/ - CODE "SEVAN" FOR FREE CONSULTATIONhttps://www.paperstcoffee.com/ - THE COFFEE I DRINK!https://asrx.com/collections/the-real... - OUR TSH...
2025-07-261h 23Get With The ProgrammingCrossFit Jeopardy | 2025 CrossFit Semifinals Edition🔥 CROSSFIT JEOPARDY IS BACK! 🔥 The stakes are high. The Games are looming. And the fittest trivia battle on the internet has returned! In this special 2025 CrossFit Games Semifinals Edition, three legendary athletes step out of the competition floor and onto the buzzer: 🏋️ Bill Grundler – CrossFit Games legend and voice of the sport. 🏋️ Angelo DiCicco – Former teen champ turned elite athlete. 🏋️ John Young – GRID athlete and relentless force of knowledge. Hosted by Chase Ingraham, CrossFit Jeopardy puts their minds to the test. 💡 You don't need a judge's approval to play along...
2025-07-2544 min
Just a Lil' GuyRam-A-Saurus, Archiver, Grundler | ft. WildJinxThe Patrons finally get their critters created! Join me and WildJinx as we make some monsters based on the names given to the Monster-Matic 5000 by Jared S. and Taru Tikkanen!ChaptersIntro: 0:00:00Top 3 favorite monsters: 0:02:40 Ram-A-Saurus (Jared S.): 0:11:31 How do you approach character design?: 0:46:32 Archiver (Taru Tikkanen): 0:46:32 What style of horror do you identify with the most?: 01:09:47 Grundler: 01:13:15 Outro: 01:40:33WildJinx🟥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wild-jinx 🟦 Bluesky: https://wildjinx.bsky.s...
2024-08-281h 46
The Cult of RecreationalismBill Grunder & Chase Ingraham | Ep. 7Chase Ingraham and Bill Grundler join Nathan and they plan out the ideal way to start training and break it down generally what to do as you enter different eras or decades of your life. They cover tons of topics from coaching coffee, owning gyms during the pandemic, pushing boundaries as you age, taking calculated risks, and the importance of failing. You'll laugh, you hopefully won't cry, maybe you'll get hungry. Who knows where the conversation will go? Guess you'll have to watch to find out. Chapters 00:00 Introductions and Coffee Nicknames 03:51 Cof...
2024-04-241h 19Get With The ProgrammingCrossFit Jeopardy EP.01 | Bill Grundler vs. John Young vs. Taylor SelfWelcome to the "Fittest Games Show on Earth" and the very FIRST of it's kind, CrossFit Jeopardy. Three contestants will be battle it out for supreme CrossFit knowledge and dominance across 5 'varied' categories. This week, John Young, Bill Grundler and Taylor Self will match wits and see who will take the title of, CrossFit Jeopardy Champion. So get your thinking caps on, turn your phones off, put your L1 manual away and get a pen and paper out, it's time to play... CrossFit Jeopardy!
2024-04-1446 min
Airey Bros.'s RadioPodcast Title: Airey Brothers Radio | Bill Grundler | Episode 246 | CrossFit Inferno | Programming Insights | CommentaryCrossFit OG and Former Cal Poly SLO Wrestler Bill Grundler joins us for episode 246! Bill is the owner of CrossFit Inferno, he's competeted at the CrossFit Games (finishing as the 2nd fittest master in 2015) and has done color comentary for The CrossFit Games as well as NCAA Wrestling events. This was a great conversation as Bill dove into the benefits of CrossFit for wrestlers, being teammates Chcuk Liddell, and being a Fire Fighter and dealing with trauma in that line of work.Stay Connected Bill GrundlerCrossFit InfernoInstagramFacebook
2024-03-192h 03Get With The ProgrammingWho wins the 2024 CrossFit Games - Pat, Justin, Jeff, Ricky or Roman?The GWTP Game Show is BACK for another round and this time it's the men's turn! Welcome to "The 5 Horsemen" where we discuss who will win the 2024 CrossFit Games between Ricky Garard, Roman Khrennikov, Jeff Adler, Justin Medeiros and Pat Vellner. CrossFit Games analysts, Bill Grundler, Jeremy Austin, Tyler Watkins and John Young join the show to play the game and determine what male athlete will win the 2024 CrossFit Games.
2024-02-271h 20Get With The ProgrammingTia vs. Laura | Who will win the 2024 CrossFit Games?Wanna play a game? The 2024 CrossFit Games Season is just around the corner and without a doubt the biggest story all off season for the women has been and will continue to be "Who will win the 2024 CrossFit Games?" More specifically ... Who will win between 6 x CrossFit Games Champion Tia Toomey or the reigning and defending CrossFit Games Champion Laura Horvath? What is different this year than other years? For the first time in the history of The CrossFit Games 95% of all the Events will be inside. Put your leaderboards away, g...
2024-02-171h 51Get With The ProgrammingThe Northern California Classic | Back to the "OG" feel basicsThe Northern California Classic, heard of it? We have. Some have. Most NEED to. But why? Bill Grundler just came off MCing the NorCall Classic this weekend and shares his experience and perspective of why this event was one of the most "OG" events there as been in years.
2023-09-131h 12Get With The ProgrammingWhat does the CrossFit Games Venn Diagram hint mean?The circle... circles... is/are complete? But what do they all mean?! Bill Grundler sits down and explains it all for why this is important, why this is exciting but how it could possibly go wrong.
2023-07-261h 02
Get With The ProgrammingRe-Release | Analyzing the 2017 CrossFit GamesGoodbye Carson. Hello Madison! We have a new location to test the "Fittest on Earth" to go along with one of deepest field of athletes the CrossFit Games has ever seen. Dave Castro now has a brand new canvas to paint his programming masterpiece. Bill Grundler and Chase Ingraham sit down and analyze "The Test" for 2017 CrossFit Games.
2023-07-262h 00
Get With The ProgrammingRe-Release | Analyzing the 2015 CrossFit Games w/ Dan BaileyBill Grundler and Chase Ingraham sit down with special guest Dan Bailey and discuss this years CrossFit Games and if it truly was an appropriate test to find and claim the "The Fittest on Earth" 2015 will go down as one of the toughest and most controversial CrossFit Games of all time however it didn't all center around the programming. External factors of environment, scoring systems and injuries became a focal point towards the end of the weekend. But did it overshadow who won?
2023-07-241h 53
Get With The ProgrammingRe-Release | Analyzing the 2012 CrossFit GamesThe competitive landscape has changed again.. literally. Athletes were taken off site to the now infamous military base "Camp Pendleton" for the first event of the CrossFit Games. The weekend saw a variety of movements and tests never seen tested against a bigger, broader collection of athletes. Bill Grundler and Chase Ingraham determine if all these events stacked up to be a true test to find the "Fittest on Earth".
2023-07-211h 18
Get With The ProgrammingRe-Release | Analyzing the 2009 CrossFit Games w/ Champ Tanya WagnerComing off an incomplete test for Fitness in 2008, The 2009 CrossFit Games was a giant leap forward for the Sport of CrossFit with a more world represented athlete field. — Did the 2009 Games accomplish its mission to find "The Fittest on Earth" that it didn't in 2008? — Bill Grundler and Chase Ingraham sit down with the 2009 CrossFit Games Champion Tanya Wagner and discuss how this CrossFit Games shaped the future and tested "The Fittest". ORIGINAL AIR DATE: APRIL, 24, 2020
2023-07-181h 42
Get With The ProgrammingRe-Release | Analyzing the 2008 CrossFit GamesThe unveiling episode of our Intro music! Bill Grundler and Chase Ingraham sit down together and analyze the 2008 CrossFit Games programming. Coming off a simple, effective and successful test to find "The Fittest" in 2007, the CrossFit Games is back for Round 2. Can the sequel measure up to the original? Or does it fall short from the pressure of expectations after the year before? Listen and find out.
2023-07-171h 14
Get With The ProgrammingRe-Release | Analyzing the 2007 CrossFit Games"On a dusty ranch in Aromas, California", the birthplace and ulitmate proving grounds, athletes from all over decend to compete to be the "Fittest on Earth". The CrossFit community embarks on something never done before... and in turn changed the World of Fitness, forever. Bill Grundler and Chase Ingraham discuss what parameters should be used in the "Test of Fitness" and how the very first CrossFit Games in 2007 went about accomplishing that task. ORIGINAL AIR DATE: April 7th, 2020
2023-07-161h 01
Coffee, Pods and WodsReeling In The Year Vol. 3 - Chase Ingraham, Bill Grundler and Brian PyffereonA review of 2022.
We chose everything from best performances, funniest moment and best event and more besides.
2022-12-312h 08
Wex Appeal - Barbells, Beats & BuffooneryBONUS BUFFOONERY #1 - Anchorman Battle of BuffooneryThe first ever Battle of Buffoonery takes 7 Podcast Hosts in the CrossFit space and pit them against each other in a fight to the death battle of literal Biblical proportions. Wex takes on Lauren Kalil (Morning Chalk Up), Chase Ingraham and Bill Grundler (Get with the Programming), Sean Woodland and Tommy Marquez (Talking Elite Fitness) and Josh Pirtle (aka Fluffy Duck). Each host had to pick a Historical Figure, an Athlete, a Superhero, a Celebrity and one wildcard with only one rule. No touching of the hair or face!
To quote the famous Ron Burgundy..."Boy, that...
2022-12-161h 18
ALLSMITHThe Voices Behind CrossFit - CrossFit Semifinals EpisodeThis week on the Invictus Mindset Podcast we share some of our favorite stories from the voices behind CrossFit. We will hear clips from Bill Grundler, Matt O'Keefe, Tommy Marquez, Annie Sakamoto, and Sean Woodland. They take us through what we can expect for the upcoming season on both the competitive and business sides of the sport.(02:45): Bill Grundler: Finding the Fire to Reach Your Maximum Potential(20:42): Matt O'Keefe: Do The Next Right Thing(43:51): Tommy Marquez: Driving CrossFit Media Forward(1:04:18): Annie Sakamoto - Super Mom & CrossFit Legend(1:06:10): Sean Woodland: Broadcasting Elite Fitness
2022-05-251h 31Get With The ProgrammingProgramming Recap of WEEK 1 CrossFit SemifinalsChase has a case of the "Grundler's" on all his flights to and from Amsterdam, Bill celebrates another trip around the sun and the guys sink their teeth into Week 1's Progrmaming for all CrossFit Semfinals.
2022-05-241h 35
The Gym Lords PodcastBill Grundler, Angelo Fosco, Becca DavisThis Episode we interview Bill Grundler, Angelo Fosco, Becca Davis about their take on being a Gym Owner.Welcome to the Gym Lords Podcast, where we talk with successful gym owners to hear what they're doing that is working RIGHT NOW, and to hear lessons and failures they've learned along the way.We would love to share your story!If you'd like to be featured on the podcast, fill out the form on the link below.https://gymlaunchsecrets.com/podcast
2022-05-151h 45ALLSMITHBill Grundler - Finding the Fire to Reach Your Maximum PotentialThis week, on the Invictus Mindset Podcast, Bryce talks with Bill Grundler! He is a CrossFit Games commentator and co-host of the "Get With The Programming" Podcast. The proud owner of CrossFit Inferno, Bill shares with us some insightful thoughts on CrossFit affiliates and how he builds connections with his members. You can hear the passion Bryce and Bill share for CrossFit in this episode as they discuss athlete development and how to improve your overall quality of life through fitness. (07:01): Giving your best shot (16:15): Building connections with members (29:04): How do we become better hum...
2022-04-272h 06
The WODcast Podcast509 Bill Grundler - CrossFit Games Competitor, Commentator, Former Fire Fighter and current affiliate ownerBill is a CrossFit Games commentator who has 25 years coaching experience in both CrossFit and fire department fitness programming both remotely and from his gym CrossFit Inferno in San Luis Obispo, California. Exclusive to WODcast listeners: * EIGHTSLEEP: Sleep fitness products that boost your recovery through personalized bed temperature, health monitoring, and digital sleep coaching. Go to eightsleep.com/wodcast to check out the Pod Pro Cover and save $150 at checkout. * cbdMD is a trusted leader in the CBD industry. Thanks to superior products and partnerships with top tier professional athletes, cbdMD rises ab...
2022-04-081h 48
Coffee, Pods and WodsReeling in the YearChase Ingraham and Bill Grundler are back for a review of the year that was.We chat about everything from the Open in February all the way up to Dubai in December and everything in between, finishing off with some 2022 predictions.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
2021-12-291h 36
Wex Appeal - Barbells, Beats & Buffoonery18. Chase Ingraham - Host of "Get With the Programming" & "The CrossFit Games" Podcasts, Broadcast Announcer for CrossFit and Owner of CrossFit Big DWex sits down with Chase Ingraham. He, along with Bill Grundler, host the "Get With the Programming" Podcast and is also the featured host for "The CrossFit Games" Podcast. You may have also seen him on air as commentator for The NoBull CrossFit Games as well as many other sanctioned CrossFit events. He is the owner of CrossFit Big D in Dallas, Texas and is a 5x Regional Games Athlete as well as Coach. Wex and Chase talk about the rise of the young athletes and what the landscape of parents will look like in the future. They also get...
2021-12-021h 39
Get With The ProgrammingFan Service - Could "Z-Scoring" help find the Fittest on Earth?Bill Grundler and Chase Ingraham sit down with Brian Friend and developer of the "Z-Scoring" System Tyler Watkins for LIVE round table discussion about adopting a new scoring system to the CrossFit Games and CrossFit Games Season as a whole.
2021-11-181h 40
The Difference Makers#5 -: Bill Grundler and Chase Ingraham | Becoming the voice of fitnessIn this week’s episode, we talk with broadcast duo Bill Grundler and Chase Ingraham about how they started their careers behind the mic. We discuss how these two voices have become synonymous with broadcasting in the sport of fitness. From California to Dubai and around the world, these gentlemen have been everywhere behind the mic bringing you live competition. Tune in to find out how Bill and Chase have become difference makers in the broadcast booth.
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2021-09-061h 07
Natural Health Products: Ingredients for Success#21 Bill Grundler - Pro Crossfit Athlete + Commentator + Coach | There is no one-size-fits-all to healthy agingIn this episode, Bill Grundler, Masters Athlete & Crossfit Coach, explains how our bodies, or as he calls it, "our machines," don't work like they use to, and what healthy aging looks like for all athletes. Listen in as he breaks it down to the bricks - nutrition and movement - and how supplements are the mortar that holds everything together.
2021-03-2437 minCoffee, Pods and WodsHindsight is 2020Chase Ingraham and Bill Grundler join for a look back on 2020. We chat about everything from the Open to the Games and everything in between including sanctionals, cancellations, postponements, Covid and what to expect from 2021. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coffeepodsnwods)
2020-12-301h 29
BarBend PodcastHow to Breathe Fire (with Bill Grundler)Today we're talking to Bill Grundler, a coach, athlete, and media personality who’s been one of CrossFit’s most visible personalities for nearly a decade. Bill also owns CrossFit Inferno and co-hosts the Get with the Programming Podcast, which analyzes programming in the CrossFit landscape including Worldwide Qualifiers, Age Group Online Qualifiers, Sanctioned Events, The Open and CrossFit Games. In our episode, Bill — once a career firefighter — explains how CrossFit methodology caught on so quickly in the first responder community. We also discuss what it’s like being a veteran of the competitive CrossFit sphere — a true fire-breather, as some in t...
2020-12-1542 min
Huntsman World Senior Games Active Life#306 - You Get Out Of It What You Put Into ItToday’ guest is another on our incredible list of The Fittest 50 Over 50. Bill Grundler is no stranger to the sweat and sore muscles of a good workout, along with all the other benefits. In high school he was a wrestler, taking state, and then continued in college until his career was cut short due to injury his senior year. After college Bill competed in triathlons and lifeguard events. And then he found CrossFit, which seems kind of like a natural progression. He started competing in CrossFit when there weren’t any age groups and loved keeping up with those who w...
2020-10-2725 min
Get With The ProgrammingMount Rush-Moments #12 - Top 4 Moments of the 2018 CrossFit Games2018 was the last year CrossFit would have an official media crew and the last year a lot of us got to see each other. Bill Grundler and Chase Ingraham bring in their good friends Larry Moss, Mike Richards and Brenton Roggow to talk about their Top 4 moments, memories and stories of the 2018 CrossFit Games.
2020-10-152h 21
Get With The ProgrammingMount Rush-Moments #11 - Top 4 Moments of the 2017 CrossFit GamesBill Grundler and Chase Ingraham share their favorites moments, memories and behind the scenes stories of the 2017 CrossFit Games.
2020-10-071h 31Get With The ProgrammingS1E11 - Analyzing the 2017 CrossFit GamesGoodbye Carson. Hello Madison! We have a new location to test the "Fittest on Earth" to go along with one of deepest field of athletes the CrossFit Games has ever seen. Dave Castro now has a brand new canvas to paint his programming masterpiece. Bill Grundler and Chase Ingraham sit down and analyze "The Test" for 2017 CrossFit Games.
2020-10-052h 00Get With The ProgrammingFan Service #08 - Our Top 5 Picks to make The RanchTHE CROSSFIT GAMES ARE HERE!!! We have the athletes. We have the Events. Now who will make the Top 5 and make their way to The Ranch in October? Bill Grundler and Chase Ingraham talk about the CrossFit Games Events and who they think will make the trip to Aromas California this year.
2020-09-181h 07
Get With The ProgrammingMount Rush-Moments #09 - Top 4 Moments of the 2015 CrossFit GamesBill Grundler and Chase Ingraham discuss their favorite moments, memories and stories of the 2015 CrossFit Games.
2020-09-101h 03
Inside The LabyrinthSeason 3 Episode 6 FT Retired Cal Fire Captain Bill Grundler (@Billgrundler)In season 3 of episode 6 of Inside the Labyrinth Podcast, Frank had the opportunity to chat with retired Cal Fire Captain and owner of CrossFit Inferno, Bill Grundler. Bill talks about how Covid affected him and his gym but talks about overcoming the beast when his gym had to close. Bill also speaks about his journey from when he was 30 years old to how he is now in his 50's. Bill was very honest about his journey and talks about his experience with stress and when he was hospitalized in his 30's that changed his life forever. Bill is the...
2020-09-091h 24
Get With The ProgrammingMount Rush-Moments #08 - Top 4 Moments of the 2014 CrossFit GamesBill Grundler and Chase Ingraham discuss their Top 4 favorite memories, moments and stories of the 2014 CrossFit Games.
2020-09-081h 03Get With The Programming07 - Analyzing the 2020 Masters Fitness Collective ChampionshipWe FINALLY had an in person LIVE competition to talk about. The 2020 Masters Fitness Collective Championship was designed to replace the CrossFit Games what the Masters lost out on this year. Bill Grundler and Chase Ingraham sat down and analyzed the programming to determine if it indeed lived up to the challenge.
2020-09-031h 15
Get With The ProgrammingMount Rush-Moments #07 - Top 4 Moments of the 2013 CrossFit GamesBill Grundler and Chase Ingraham discuss their favorite behind the scenes moments and memories of the 2013 CrossFit Games. Chase also forgets what year it is halfway through the show!
2020-09-011h 03
Get With The ProgrammingMount Rush-Moments #06 - Top 4 Moments of the 2012 CrossFit GamesBill Grundler and Chase Ingraham share their favorite 4 moments of the 2012 CrossFit Games. This ended up being the year that brought Chase and Bill's careers together for the first time ever.
2020-08-2855 min
Get With The ProgrammingMount Rush-Moments #05 - Top 4 Moments of the 2011 CrossFit GamesBill Grundler and Chase Ingraham talk about their favorite moments of the 2011 CrossFit Games. Did someone say after party?!
2020-08-2548 minGet With The ProgrammingFan Service #06 - Restructuring The CrossFit Games SeasonBring Regionals Back! Keep The Sanctionals! Why not both?! Well that was harder than we thought! Bill Grundler and Chase Ingraham go round and round with their ideas of how to restructure the current CrossFit Games Season. What they came up with could be even more confusing than it already is. One thing is for certain, there is a new appreciation for the decision makers of CrossFit HQ as they try to navigate this new competitive landscape.
2020-08-212h 00
Get With The ProgrammingMount Rush-Moments #04 - Top 4 Moments of the 2010 CrossFit Games2010 was a big year for the CrossFit Games but even a bigger year for one of our hosts. Bill Grundler and Chase Ingraham talk about their favorite moments of the 2010 CrossFit Games.
2020-08-1840 minGet With The ProgrammingFan Service #04 - Our WAY too early Top 5 Athlete picks to make AromasThe Games have changed again. Now the 30 men and women that had a ticket to Aromas must go through yet another online qualifier. This time, only the Top 5 athletes will make their way to the live competition finale in Aromas California for the 2020 CrossFit Games. Bill Grundler and Chase Ingraham give their WAY too early, with no context and borderline irresponsible picks of the Top 5 men and women they will we will see in Aromas.
2020-08-1243 minGet With The ProgrammingS1E9 - Analyzing the 2015 CrossFit Games2015 will go down as one of the toughest and most controversial CrossFit Games of all time however it didn't all center around the programming. External factors of environment, scoring systems and injuries became a focal point towards the end of the weekend. But did it overshadow who won? Bill Grundler and Chase Ingraham sit down with special guest Dan Bailey and discuss this years CrossFit Games and if it truly was an appropriate test to find and claim the "The Fittest on Earth"
2020-08-101h 53
Get With The ProgrammingMount Rush Moments #03 - Top 4 Moments of the 2009 CrossFit GamesBill Grundler and Chase Ingraham relive their fondest memories and moments of the 2009 CrossFit Games
2020-08-0627 min
Get With The ProgrammingMount Rush-Moments #02 - Top 4 Moments from the 2008 CrossFit GamesBill Grundler and Chase Ingraham reminisce on their favorite moments and memories of the 2008 CrossFit Games.
2020-08-0426 min
Get With The ProgrammingMount Rush-Moments #01 - Top 4 Moments of the 2007 CrossFit GamesThe year that started it all. The 2007 CrossFit Games changed everything who know, and maybe don't know, about CrossFit and the CrossFit Community. What started as a backyard beer drinking Bar-B-Que "Celebration of Fitness" sparked a Fitness Revolution. Bill Grundler and Chase Ingraham go back and talk about their Top 4 favorite moments of the 2007 CrossFit Games.
2020-07-2921 minGet With The ProgrammingFan Service #03 - Programming "Pegasus" with Margaux AlvarezAdam Klink slayed Dave Castro's Giant with a 4:56 Mile and a 500# Back Squat in the same day... so what's next? Bill Grundler and Chase Ingraham sit down with special guest and 6 time CrossFit Games individual athlete Margaux Alvarez to program the newest challenge on the block.. "PEGASUS". Together they answer the questions on what the best gymnastics test would be to compliment the squat and run. Also we answer the questions on everyone's mind: What the women's challenge should look like plus their guesses on what current athletes in the Sport could possible tame this...
2020-07-211h 10Get With The ProgrammingFan Service #02 - Adam Klink and the fabled 5 min Mile and 500# Back SquatThe year is 2002.. the "Foundations" journal article has been written and the World is introduced to CrossFit's definition of "Fringe Athletes". Athletes who's fitness demands are so specialized as to be inconsistent with the adaptations that give maximum competency at all physical challenges. In the Level 1 Seminar Lecture "What is CrossFit?" an example was used in a diagram of two "Fringe Athletes": The World Record Back Squat (Ray Williams 1,080#) and on the other side of the spectrum the World Record Marathon (Eliud Kipchoge, 2:01:18). In the middle of these two incredible athletes was a mythological "CrossFit Athlete" who w...
2020-07-1347 minGet With The Programming05 - Analyzing the 2020 Rogue InvitationalThe 2020 Rogue Invitational was the most revolutionary Live Event ever produced in the CrossFit landscape. What could have been technological distaster turned into a ground breaking success from start to finish. — In this episode Bill Grundler and Chase Ingraham look back at the programming done by Josh Bridges and Chris Spealler for The Rogue Invitational and discuss their favorite moments of the weekend.
2020-06-241h 01Get With The ProgrammingS1E6 - Analyzing the 2012 CrossFit GamesThe competitive landscape has changed again.. literally. Athletes were taken off site to the now infamous military base "Camp Pendleton" for the first event of the CrossFit Games. The weekend saw a variety of movements and tests never seen tested against a bigger, broader collection of athletes. Bill Grundler and Chase Ingraham determine if all these events stacked up to be a true test to find the "Fittest on Earth".
2020-06-191h 18Get With The Programming04 - Programing for "Murph" during Quarantine"MURPH" is around the corner and affiliates all over the World are faced with a unique decision this year. — Chase Ingraham and Bill Grundler go through a variety of topics circulating around "Murph" this year: - Should you do it? - What are the dangers? - How should you modify it? - What substitutes to use for pull-ups? - should you postpone it all together? — All these questions and more are answered in our newest episode "Programming for Murph during Quarantine"
2020-05-2342 min
The Mindset AdvantageQuality Over Quantity: Masters Edition with Bill GrundlerThis week on the show I interview CrossFit O.G Bill Grundler. Bill started his CrossFit journey back in 2002 and hasn’t looked back since. Bill has been to the CrossFit Games as a masters athlete, commentated some of the sports most prolific events, and owns two affiliates in California. If you haven’t seen Bill compete, there’s a good chance you’ve heard his voice commentating at the Reebok CrossFit Games. In many ways, Bill is a leader and an icon for masters athletes who want to continue to be the best versions of themselves. ...
2020-05-121h 08Get With The ProgrammingS1E3 - Analyzing the 2009 CrossFit GamesComing off an incomplete test for Fitness in 2008, The 2009 CrossFit Games was a giant leap forward for the Sport of CrossFit with a more world represented athlete field. — Did the 2009 Games accomplish its mission to find "The Fittest on Earth" that it didn't in 2008? — Bill Grundler and Chase Ingraham sit down with the 2009 CrossFit Games Champion Tanya Wagner and discuss how this CrossFit Games shaped the future and tested "The Fittest".
2020-04-241h 42
Get With The ProgrammingS1E2 - Analyzing the 2008 CrossFit GamesBill Grundler and Chase Ingraham sit down together and analyze the 2008 CrossFit Games programming. Coming off a simple, effective and successful test of "The Fittest" in 2007, the CrossFit Games is back for Round 2. Can the sequel measure up to the original? Or does it fall short from the pressure of expectations after the year before? Listen and find out.
2020-04-141h 14
Get With The ProgrammingS1E1 - Analyzing the 2007 CrossFit GamesBill Grundler and Chase Ingraham discuss what parameters should be used in the "Test of Fitness" and how the very first CrossFit Games in 2007 went about accomplishing that task.
2020-04-071h 01
Get With The Programming03 - Reprogramming the Age Group Online QualifierBill Grundler and Chase Ingraham add their own personal twist to the 6 Age Group Online Qualifier Events. Afterward they try to answer the question: Should there be another age group scale before 55+ ?
2020-03-2700 minGet With The Programming02 - Affiliate Programming during the Coronavirus ShutdownChase Ingraham and Bill Grundler talk about how their affiliates are handling the fallout in the new coronavirus landscape. They discuss ideas for affiliates from offering their gym's equipment for use at home to doing online classes. They also provide templates they've used to program for home gyms. to minimal equipment and bodyweight only as well as provide information on where you can find online resources for other free programming.
2020-03-2155 minGet With The ProgrammingAnalyzing the Programming - 2020 Age Group Online QualifiersChase Ingraham and Bill Grundler analyze the AGOQ Events and discuss their view of the effectiveness of this year's Programming. They also provide their ideas on what they would like to see added to the Masters Event Programming for the CrossFit Games in the future.
2020-03-171h 18
Run a Profitable GymTwo-Brain Radio With Sean Woodland, Episode 2: Bill GrundlerEpisode 2: Bill GrundlerOn today’s episode of Two-Brain Radio with Sean Woodland, Sean talks with CrossFit Games broadcaster and masters athlete Bill Grundler. Bill has competed in the masters division at the Games twice, taking second in the 45-49-year-old division in 2015. He also owns and operates CrossFit Inferno, with locations in San Luis Obispo and Nipomo, California.Bill talks about how he found CrossFit nearly 20 years ago, his time as a competitor, and some of the struggles he’s encountered and lessons he’s learned running his gym for the last 10 years. Do...
2019-05-2950 minFitness Broadcasters Bill Grundler and Chase IngrahamTwo voices have become synonymous with the CrossFit live stream and those voices belong to Bill Grundler and Chase Ingraham. Bill and Chase made time to catch up with Blair and Ben at Wodapalooza in Miami. They talked about the future of the Games and their outlook on whats next. The audio gets a little […]
2019-02-2000 min
The Primal Kitchen Podcast#86: Bill GrundlerHost Brad Kearns catches up with CrossFit legend Bill Grundler, a 46-year-old retired firefighter and proprietor of CrossFit Inferno in San Luis Obispo, CA. Bill has defied the normal notions and realities of aging by competing in the Open division of the CrossFit Games—challenging the best athletes in the world despite having a couple decades of seniority on the pack. Bill subscribes to what he calls a firefighter mentality, where “you just get the job done. The fire doesn’t care how old you are.”
After suffering an ACL tear during a qualifier for the 2014 Open CrossFit...
2015-09-2343 min
The Primal Kitchen PodcastFrom “The Games” to “The Cert”: The Story Behind the Grundler BrothersIf you’re up to speed on all the latest CrossFit Games news, then you’ve probably heard about the Grundler brothers. If you haven’t, you should. Bill and James Grundler have made a splash this year—and for good reason. The power duo are the first brothers to ever compete in the Games together, and they’ve shown that there’s a lot to be gained from having someone close, and knowledgeable, to help you achieve your goals. The two started off competing against each other in high school wrestling (proto-WFF stars by their own tongue-in-cheek accounts). But as the t...
2015-07-2110 minThe WODcast Podcast58 Bill Grundler, CrossFit athlete, stud, firefighterCrossFit athlete and coach Bill Grundler join Eddie, Kenny, and Armen as they discuss 13.5, showboating in CrossFit, general thoughts on the Open, Bill's experience in the Open, his athletic history, thoughts on competing in the Open class vs as a master, training as a master, thoughts on PEDs in CrossFit and it's use as a masters athlete, and lightning round listener questions.
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