In this bonus episode of The WOD POD, we get some behind the scenes action at Marbella Championship 2025. From competition rituals to the moments that keep them motivated. Each athlete shares insights into what it takes to perform in Spain's most exciting Crossfit competition.

Recorded right from the heart of the Championship, this episode blends real passion from athletes with the spirit of Marbella.

This episode features one of the best CrossFit masters athletes with an open finish of 17th in Europe and 1st in the UK.

We discuss Curtis’ main sport (prior to CrossFit) being motocross and the competitive nature he has than helped re-ignite his passion for sports & fitness as a masters athlete in CrossFit today.

I got a real insight in to his goals and ambitions within the sport. Hopefully 2026 might have a masters games spot with his name on.

After Curtis didn’t get the result he wanted at Marbella Champs 2023 - will this year be his year ?

I enjoyed sitting down with Jack & Myles to chat everything Hyrox, CrossFit Foss Way and Midland Fitness Games.

This month Myles and Jack are hosting the 9th Midland Fitness Games, so we find out the history of their competition, the difficulties behind the scenes and what we should expect to see at the same sex fours comp on Sunday 12th September.

If you competing you’re definitely in the right place as we get some insights in to workouts, new equipment and 1 naughty toes-to-bar buy in! Enjoy.

In the episode I sat down with Dan Hespe the founder of OnYa app & merch store.

Over the next hour we find out what inspired Dan to build a complete merch store solution, helping hundreds of functional fitness gyms around the UK.

If you own, coach or simply train at a functional fitness gym, this conversation has to be one you listen to! New gym merch coming to a CrossFit gym near you.

Being in the supplement space I was really interested tohear about the process behind launching a pre workout energy drink brand.

Ryan Weekley (who you may have seen on Love Island) &Ben Stevens both worked in the military together. After deciding to leave the military at the exactly the same time to pursue a business idea they are both passionate about was really inspiring.

They’ve created a great product (peach & and raspberry is my favourite flavour) & I’m really looking forward to seeing how the brand grows over the next few years. Enjoy this episode!

Rumour has it, Sam West is one of the fastest people around the Nuclear Fit course, so I had to go down to Essex and get some tips ahead of my first race.

With a background in semi pro football, personal training & now Hyrox coaching, Sam has had a very active lifestyle. Fitness has been a consistent part of his life & I really enjoyed this conversation discussing his recent progress in the fitness racing scene.

Sam Bilbie is the reining & defending HYROX Age GroupWorld Champion & Hyrox World record holder.

In this episode I met Sam down at the Nuclear Fit HQahead of the Nuclear Fit season to discuss her journey in to fitness racing & her plans for Chicago Hyrox World Champs.

In light of my agreeing to race in Nuclear Fit in July I thought I’d ask a world champion fitness racer for her top tips. If you are doing a Hyrox or Nuclear Fit race this year then I hope you enjoy this one!

This episode was a long time coming. For those that don’t know, Rich is the owner of various Crossfit competitions: Arnold Fitness Games, Battle for middle ground, Rep it out & Castle Games to name a few.

As well as that, he owns Graft gym in Halifax, West Yorkshire. In December last year Rich captained a team of 4 who took on the world’s toughest row. Which was 3000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean from La Gomera to Antigua.

This podcast episode reveals everything that happened during the row, including some key motivators and real emotional moments..

Steve & Francesca recently started an instagram account called Hyrox Workouts which was initially an account to share workouts for members at Code Fitness. Over the last couple of years, this got some real traction and has become a successful business they run together.

In this episode, we find out how they both met, how theystarted the business and their journey through fitness. We also play a game of Mr & Mrs towards the end of the pod - to really see how well they know each other. Enjoy this one!

In this episode, I sit down with Dan Nota to discuss how he manages to train every day alongside a hectic office based corporate job in investment banking.

Dan has been a WOD Powders athlete since last year, when he did a flavour collab with the Electrolyte RX & his Hyrox times have consistently improved.

This year Dan is taking on the pro races with the goal of qualifying for the Hyrox World Champs in Chicago this June!

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Emma has been competing in Crossfit since 2017 & she's now a regular top contender in UK Crossfit scene.

Emma had a 37th place finish worldwide in the 2024 Crossfit open & finished 45th in Europe in the quarter finals - narrowly missing out on the semi's.

If you've tried WOD Powders Apple & Elderflower electrolyte sachets you may have seen Emma featured on the design. An epic photo from a rope climb event at the French Throwdown.

I really enjoyed this one & I'll certainly be following Emma's Crossfit journey over the next few years. Oh & hopefully she'll get involved with a few WOD Powders team events in 2025!

After speaking to Lewin a few times at the Northern Championships up in Durham, I had to do a podcast episode with him. Lewin's an athlete to watch over the next few years, with major success already finishing 5th in the world in the teen Crossfit games.

It was great to hear what his plans are for the future & if you're a male RX athlete competing this year.. watch out for 16 year old Lewin who's most likely going to beat you! Enjoy this one.

This episode is with Mark Nel, a South African weightlifter & functional fitness coach. Mark has spent most of his career in the fitness space, but not all of it. Mark gives us an insight in to his career after weightlifting and before discovering Crossfit. It's one you don't want to miss!

We discuss Mark's coaching journey and how his ethos has helped him build a 90+ member gym from scratch in less than 2 years.

Mark has now said he is going for a top 3 in worlds weightlifting at age 50. It's a written contract.

Series 3 - let's av ya!

The first episode of the series is with nutrition coach Alex Murphy who has been helping people with their nutrition goals for the last 8 years.

Not only has Alex been ranked top 100 UK athletes in the Crossfit open, but he has had an impressive physique transformation himself.

After going one step further - he explores the reasons why people are over indulging and failing to stick to their diet, which I found fascinating. If you're keen to improve the way you eat or hit some nutrition goals for 2025 - this episode will certainly be one you'll benefit from.

If you haven't left a 5 star review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts it would be massively appreciated and help the pod grow. Enjoy listening!

Bailey did his first Hyrox race without any training back in 2022 & since then he has dialed in his training and nutrition around Hyrox fitness racing.

With a good engine & Crossfit skills Bailey managed to get 3 x age group 1st place race wins and came 6th in the world in doubles with a race time of 56:33 at the world championships.

This season Bailey has several pro races lined up as well as his recent flavour collab with WOD Powders on their intra workout carb powder: WOD FUEL Hyrbrid Edition.

Just over a year ago Dave Piper was diagnosed with MS, a disease of the central nervous system which affects his movement, vision, fatigue & immune system.

Dave has always done some form of training but recently he discovered a new passion for functional fitness at Black Wolf gym in North Yorkshire.

Dave's positive mental attitude is inspring, over the last 6 months he's focused on qualifying for the adaptive Crossfit games. This week he flys out to Texas to compete in the finals where he's looking for a top 5 finish in his category!

I was down at Strength in Depth UK Champs and managed to meet up with Crossfit's biggest inspiration, Jules King.

Jules has the most positive outlook on life. After being diagnosed with early onset Parkinson's at age 35, Jules has managed to not only walk again but she has completed 3 triathlons & this year she has qualified for the Crossfit games in San Antonio, Texas!

After recording this episode I agreed to compete with her at the Wodaptive pairs comp in February.

I felt super inspired after this episode & I'm sure you will too.

After hitting up a Crossfit workout over at the GSN HQ I spoke to Craig about his journey with GSN over the last 12 years.

He told me some interesting stories about the ups & downs of being the owner of Gold Standard Nutrition, I had to go back and record this episode.

I hope you enjoy this one, if you haven't already tried a pot of gold then you need to do so!

After seeing Zara's success in Cologne with a Hyrox individual time of 1 hour 2 minutes (which secured her a place in the Hyrox World Championships), I was keen to find out more about her Hyrox journey.For those of you who are considering doing your first Hyrox, looking at getting a Hyrox coach or those who just want to know more about Zara's journey, this episode covers it all.Since recording this episode, Zara has won the Hyrox mixed relay world championships representing team England. How epic is that!Follow Zara: https://www.instagram.com/coachedbyzara/

Since meeting Zakk in 2020, in between lock-downs at a local Crossfit gym, I have now seen him DJ at multiple Crossfit competitions around the UK and he delivers absolute bangers every single time.

With Zakk recently landing a job working for FitAid & his recent DJ sets at Wodapolooza and the Crossfit Games semi finals, I had to get him on the podcast for a good chat. Albeit straight after a brutal workout at Eleven Eleven Sports Performance, I really enjoyed this one.