Bio
• Individual Design Coach for OPEX Remote Coaching
• Sam also writes their Compete program
• Has coached athletes to general fitness goal, the CrossFit Games & everywhere between
• Instagram: @opexrc
• Instagram: @coachsamsmith
Listen Ep.033 with Sam
Timestamps
0:00 | Introduction
0:51 | The Fitness Movement
1:18 | What It Takes to Be An Elite CrossFit Athlete
5:24 | How has Bozman’s programming been different from Castro?
8:46 | What things is Adrian Bozman pushing the envelope on?
11:15 | The Relationship of Health & Training Volume
14:34 | A New Way of Testing Athletes
16:23 | Novelty in CrossFit’s Programming
20:36 | Pushing Gymnastics Skills & Handstands
23:21 | How Bozman Tests Capacity / Engine
24:25 | Sam Thoughts on Shuttle Runs
28:23 | New Uses for an Old Implement
30:43 | Giving Athletes Exposures to “Next Stage” Movements
39:38 | Most Commonly Programming Non-Tested Movements
45:12 | What types of tests at the Games will trickle down to Quarters or the Open?
51:08 | How much do you need to work on your max strength vs. battery efforts?
56:30 | How Sam thinks about testing for a new athlete he is coaching
59:53 | How much engine or “straight capacity” CrossFit work do athletes need?
1:08:02 | Will there be much less single modality testing with Bozman than Dave?
1:10:30 | What trait or characteristic do all your Semifinal Qualifiers share?
1:12:27 | Follow Sam & Opex Remote Coaching
1:13:00 | How to Support the Show
