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Chasing Excellence

Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings

Looking to build more than just physical fitness? Join Ben Bergeron and Patrick Cummings as they explore how daily practices create the foundation for lasting peace of mind. Through practical frameworks and honest conversations, discover how deep health unlocks the freedom to chase what truly matters. Learn the five essential factors - training, eating, thinking, sleeping, and connecting - that transform fleeting moments of clarity into a life of sustained fulfillment. If you"re ready to move

health & fitness self-improvement

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26:12

Telling Stories, Hard Conversations, & Life Lessons

Chasing Excellence ·

2020/11/17

We're back at our 3x3 this week, talking self-fulfilling prophesies that don't serve us, ways to enter into difficult conversations, and the lessons I've learned the hard way.

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25:16

Designing a High School Health Curriculum

Chasing Excellence ·

2020/11/10

What would I do if granted the ability to design and implement a high school health curriculum? That's the hypothetical we're talking about today, covering the different ways I'd introduce the Five Factors to the students.

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44:31

Reflections on the 2020 CrossFit Games

Chasing Excellence ·

2020/11/03

We're home from the 2020 CrossFit Games and have lots of thoughts, hope for the future, and work to do. Here's my recap of our time out in Aromas.

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49:19

James Clear on Working Backwards From Magic

Chasing Excellence ·

2020/10/27

Author James Clear joins us this week to talk about opportunity costs, why reading is such a valuable habit, and why entrepreneurship is such a powerful engine of personal growth.

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46:08

The Best Workout After a Cheat Day (2:00 Drill #20)

Chasing Excellence ·

2020/10/20

We're jumping back into your questions this week, covering things like training for the CrossFit Games as a teen, how to warm-up for an early-morning workout, and the advice I hear all the time that I think is bad.

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32:32

Lessons from Six Months of Lockdown

Chasing Excellence ·

2020/10/13

Reflecting on the last six months of being in lockdown, today we're talking about being a realist, what to do when we're surrounded by negativity, and balancing being in the moment and anticipating the future.

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34:51

Define Success, Eliminate Everything Else

Chasing Excellence ·

2020/10/06

I recently joined Greg McKeown on the Essentialism podcast, where we talked about measuring the most important things, learning about my leadership biases, and editing our lives to be sure there's space for the essential few. Here's our conversation.

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40:55

CrossFit Games Lessons, Benchmarks, and Trends

Chasing Excellence ·

2020/09/29

Post Stage 1 of the 2020 CrossFit Games, we're talking about the lessons I'm taking away from the weekend, the benchmarks I'd use to assess an athlete's capacity, and what I'm anticipating for the future of the sport.

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34:50

Common Mistakes CrossFit Coaches Are Making

Chasing Excellence ·

2020/09/22

There are best practices that every CrossFit coach can use to make their classes more professional and more effective. They include things like starting workouts better, not making eye contact, and using too many filler words.

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44:15

Don't Try to Win Today (2:00 Drill #19)

Chasing Excellence ·

2020/09/15

We're diving back into your questions this episode, covering topics from Wim Hof to why we don't program high-level gymnastics movements at CFNE to my advice for gyms as we continue to navigate these tough economic conditions.

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45:08

Building a Goals First Nutrition Strategy

Chasing Excellence ·

2020/09/08

In early 2017, we did an episode about simplifying nutrition. This week, we're continuing to think about how to cut through the noise, focusing on how our goals and our eating styles should determine our nutrition strategy.

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44:02

10 Principles of Training for Longevity

Chasing Excellence ·

2020/08/31

These days, I'm no longer training for peak performance, but for longevity and function. In this episode, we break down the ten principles you should be focused on in the gym if you want to do the same.

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38:49

Valuable Skills, Health Metrics, & Resiliency Tips

Chasing Excellence ·

2020/08/24

In this round of our 3x3, I'm giving my three hot takes on skills worth developing, health metrics to track, and strategies for staying resilient. We touch on the power of focus, parenting with a growth mindset, and more.

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25:01

Peloton vs C2 Bike for CrossFit? (2:00 Drill #18)

Chasing Excellence ·

2020/08/17

We're diving back into listener questions this week, talking about the difference between being proud and being prideful, my advice for using weightlifting shoes during metcons, what's on the horizon for CompTrain, and more!

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52:11

How to Use CrossFit to Train for Other Sports

Chasing Excellence ·

2020/08/10

We often talk about using CrossFit to get better at CrossFit, but what if your athletic pursuits happen outside the gym? We're talking about that this episode, focusing on lifestyle, competitive, and endurance athletes.

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43:36

Assessing Each of the 10 Components of Fitness

Chasing Excellence ·

2020/08/03

We've talked before about paying attention to all ten of the components of fitness. Today, we're looking at how I might measure and assess each one in an attempt to understand where an athlete's weakest link might lie.

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42:43

Mindset Strategies for Your Next Workout

Chasing Excellence ·

2020/07/27

We talk a lot about the power of mindset. Today we're bringing many of the principles we've touched on before down to the level of tomorrow's training session, discussing tips for before, during, and after a workout.

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41:47

Creating a Hierarchy of Values (2:00 Drill #17)

Chasing Excellence ·

2020/07/20

The 2:00 Drill returns this week! We're answering your questions about self-sabotage, using movements like burpees as punishment for kids, and the powerlifting program I'd recommend alongside CompTrain programming, and more.

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44:25

Silver Linings, Performance Factors, & CrossFit's...

Chasing Excellence ·

2020/07/13

The 3x3 is back! I'm offering some thoughts on 3 silver linings I'm paying attention to, 3 factors that determine performance, and 3 signs that will make me hopeful about CFHQ's new leadership.

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45:37

#132: Measuring Consistency w/ EC Synkowski

Chasing Excellence ·

2020/07/06

EC Synkowski from OptimizeMe Nutrition is back to talk about how the five factors compare to the four measurables she tracks through The Consistency Project and the importance of simplifying our pursuit of health.

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