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With the CrossFit Open concluded and now the scores have been finalised - we discuss the women's and men's leaderboards for both worldwide as well as the British side of things. We also got in-depth on how we think the next few weeks of Quarter Finals will shake up now that the rulebook has been released.

This week - as the final week of the Open comes to a close - we breakdown the lethal combination, 21.3 and 21.4. After that, we discuss each workout's standards and how they could be judged in the future for those looking to compete. Finally, we chat about what the last three weeks could potentially mean for the rest of the season going forward.

Since December, we have had a new team on the Athlete Program Team, and he has finally made his first appearance on this week's podcast. Owen is an accomplished CrossFit athlete, having qualified and competed at several Sanctionals last season. We discuss his career in CrossFit so far and our thoughts on the 21.2 Open Workout.

This week on the KRATOS Chat Podcast week discuss a big news item in the CrossFit space as Mat Fraser has made an appearance on the Joe Rogan Podcast. This marks the first time an influential figure from CrossFit has appeared on the popular podcast in its 1000+ episode run. We also discuss the release of 21.1 and what we think could show up next.

This week, we breakdown our thoughts on the upcoming 2021 CrossFit Open; Mike gives his thoughts on what we likely going to see in 21.1 and we speculate on who is going to end up at the top of the worldwide leaderboard by the end of the full five weeks.

Mike, Will and Maddie breakdown another topic of discussion this week. Cultivating a team - whether that be a team looking to dominate the competition floor or a coaching team to represent your box - is a difficult endeavour. However, it can also be one of the most rewarding experiences both personally and for better business. That's why we've chosen discuss how to build a team for specific goals. Tune in as we talk about how to deal with problems within your team, what to look out for in pot...

This week, we talk through Team TAP's new sponsorship deal with Reign Body Fuel. Reign is one of the leading energy drink brands globally, currently having sponsored the former world's strongest man, Hafthor Bjornsson. We also discuss the announcements coming from CrossFit regarding the locations of the European Semi-Final Competitions.

Caring what others think is something that we all go through a some point during our lives. This week, we cover how to stop falling into the trap of being wrapped up in the opinions of others. How do we take control of what matters? Should instead prioritise those opinions that do matter?

This week we discuss the shocking news of Mat Fraser's departure from the world of competitive CrossFit. Fraser's retirement signals a new era in CrossFit and opens up many questions. Who will take his place? What's next for Fraser? Will he open his own affiliate? We debate every angle and his decision to step away from the sport.

The current season changes being made by CrossFit are likely to impact the sport in a huge way - this weeks episode centres around how these changes are likely to effect the U.K. CrossFit scene more specifically. To help us with this endeavour we have Ollie Mansbridge join us, who is the Country Manager for the UK & Ireland as well as being the Owner of both CrossFit Bath and the world renowned Strength in Depth competition.

This episode see's us return to the Zoom calls with Mike and Will. Today we discuss how Mike has found the move up to Aylesbury, the new TAP Team Member and what it will be like for the fitness and CrossFit spaces going forward once things begin to open up once more.

Jonny Landels - CEO of Next Step nutrition - joins us to take part in some fad diet and nutrition mythbusting. We discuss the best in the sport and how their nutrition choices shouldn't necessarily impact yours; as well as finding the best nutrition practices that work for you as an individual. We also talk about the concept of a healthy individual and the general public's perception of performance vs aesthetics.

Alex Conroy - the official affiliate programmer for the athlete program - joins us this week as we discuss all things entailing the this years CrossFit Open. We discuss what it's like during the Open for most affiliates as well as how they could potentially handle it this year.

Regular guest - Alec Harwood - joins us this week as we talk all things New Years Resolutions and how to best set yourself for success when setting any new goals. We also talk about what you can do when you realise you want to change to another line of work or change to a different goal.

During this holiday season, we discuss something that every single athlete will have to face at some point in their training career. Injuries often manifest themselves at the most inconvenient points in our training cycles and can be not only damaging to our physical health; but also to our mental health. Mike discusses his past experiences with injury and how he used them to revamp his attitude to training and make him better.

On this special edition of the podcast, we talk with founder of Tribal Clash - Andrew Barker - as he discusses the sale of Tribal Clash to an events company and what it means for the future of all Tribal Clash events.

Chalking Fitness founder - Tom Forder - drops in this week to discuss the recently announced changes for the CrossFit season this year and what it means going forward. We also discuss a few key things which we still don't know any details on and speculate about what they could look like. Everything from competition athlete pools to what workouts will come up in Open; we discuss it all.

This week we have the return of our guest interviews as we discuss the upcoming CrossFit season with - CrossFit Media star and Morning Chalk Up Writer- Tommy Marquez. We delve into what the last few months have been like with the change in ownership, his opinions on Eric Roza and what we think the new season could potentially look like.

This week, In-Person Coaching Principles are the topic of choice. Mike has an extensive background in all aspects of coaching having done it in a variety of differing circumstances - within Online and 1-1. We delve into what principles a coach should be implementing into their coaching styles and how to coach depending on the individual.