Jake Douglas's guest appearances

Jake Douglas

The Barbell Spin

Performance Coaching - The Man That Can Project

Talking Elite Fitness

Socialism in the Time of Corona

OwlTail

James Sprague

It's never easy to be a rookie at the CrossFit Games.  Jake Douglas and James Sprague join the show to talk about their journeys to Madison and what they want to accomplish when they get there.  Brian Friend talks with Sean and Tommy about what rookies have done in the past at the Games, what we can expect from this year's group and who might be the first year athletes who can make the biggest splash in Wisconsin.

It's never easy to be a rookie at the CrossFit Games.  Jake Douglas and James Sprague join the show to talk about their journeys to Madison and what they want to accomplish when they get there.  Brian Friend talks with Sean and Tommy about what rookies have done in the past at the Games, what we can expect from this year's group and who might be the first year athletes who can make the biggest splash in Wisconsin.

Jake Douglas, James Sprague and what to Expect from the Rookies

Jake Douglas qualified for his first CrossFit Games after finishing 3rd at Torian Pro, host of the Oceania Semifinal. At Semifinals, Douglas snatched 310 pounds during Event 4, the most of any athlete who qualified for the Games this year. [note: Tudor Magda hit 325 pounds at the North America West Semifinal, but failed to qualify for the CrossFit Games] After that, we revealed The Spin Top 25 Games Poll, a forward-looking ranking system that aggregates the rankings of 12 CrossFit analysts and media personalities in the space. We also touch on the recent Dave Castro news after taking a day to digest what happened. And finally, John, Tyler &amp; Spin share our 5 top athlete performances in CrossFit Games event (well, mostly…Tyler struggled with the rules).  If you’re curious and want to rewatch the events we discussed in our top 5, here are the links to those events (all of the links are timestamped to start with the correct heat): Spin1. Jason Khalipa, 2008 Squat Grace2. Rich Froning, 2014 21-15-9 Complex3. Josh Bridges, 2014 Push Pull4. Jacqueline Dahlstrom, 2022 Sandbag Ladder5. Alexis Raptis, 2022 Echo Press John1. Mat Fraser, 2019 The Standard2. Josh Bridges, 2016 Murph3. Kari Pearce, 2020 Atalanta4. Ricky Garard, 2022 The Capitol5. Rich Froning, 2014 21-15-9 Complex Tyler1. Rich Froning, 2014 “all of Sunday”2. Mat Fraser, 2020 Friendly Fran3. Kari Pearce, 2019 Mary4. Mal O’Brien, 2021 Event 45. Marcus Hendren, 2013 Event 7 at Regionals

Jake Douglas qualified for his first CrossFit Games after finishing 3rd at Torian Pro, host of the Oceania Semifinal. At Semifinals, Douglas snatched 310 pounds during Event 4, the most of any athlete who qualified for the Games this year. [note: Tudor Magda hit 325 pounds at the North America West Semifinal, but failed to qualify for the CrossFit Games] After that, we revealed The Spin Top 25 Games Poll, a forward-looking ranking system that aggregates the rankings of 12 CrossFit analysts and media personalities in the space. We also touch on the recent Dave Castro news after taking a day to digest what happened. And finally, John, Tyler &amp; Spin share our 5 top athlete performances in CrossFit Games event (well, mostly…Tyler struggled with the rules). If you’re curious and want to rewatch the events we discussed in our top 5, here are the links to those events (all of the links are timestamped to start with the correct heat): Spin 1. Jason Khalipa, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7_1Wkgip90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2008 Squat Grace</a> 2. Rich Froning, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/3OoR6VyBNcE?feature=share&amp;t=5648" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2014 21-15-9 Complex</a> 3. Josh Bridges, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/ydIzpekJBNU?feature=share&amp;t=5297" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2014 Push Pull</a> 4. Jacqueline Dahlstrom, <a href="https://youtu.be/GUIllHrbKf8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2022 Sandbag Ladder</a> 5. Alexis Raptis, <a href="https://youtu.be/nOEyGddRCDE?t=6501" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2022 Echo Press</a> John 1. Mat Fraser, <a href="https://youtu.be/7BWwGgOrl9Y?t=655" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2019 The Standard</a> 2. Josh Bridges, <a href="https://youtu.be/2lpk2oa639E?t=3865" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2016 Murph</a> 3. Kari Pearce, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/gGnsQRI5sM0?feature=share" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2020 Atalanta</a> 4. Ricky Garard, <a href="https://youtu.be/nbM2KrwfRAA?t=2740" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2022 The Capitol</a> 5. Rich Froning, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/3OoR6VyBNcE?feature=share&amp;t=5648" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2014 21-15-9 Complex</a> Tyler 1. Rich Froning, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPzNtUnOOy45-vLtXAklCRxTe45Ike4rz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2014 “all of Sunday”</a> 2. Mat Fraser, <a href="https://youtu.be/mcKwBgi37k8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2020 Friendly Fran</a> 3. Kari Pearce, <a href="https://youtu.be/scAX-qp0EIg?t=1786" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2019 Mary</a> 4. Mal O’Brien, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/nMvZsuwJBnE?feature=share&amp;t=34005" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2021 Event 4</a> 5. Marcus Hendren, <a href="https://youtu.be/4jE2Hlt70U0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2013 Event 7 at Regionals</a>