The BRKR Brief: Recent Episodes
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Join Thom, an Affiliate owner with over a decade of experience coaching CrossFit, and whomever he has coerced from the BRKR crew to join him for a twice monthly discussion of health & fitness. Expect nuggets of wisdom in between awkward pauses that help you define and attack your training goals while hopefully being mildly entertained.
On this episode of the BRKR Brief, guest host Bekki sits down to interview Thom. Bekki and Thom discuss a wide range of topics, ranging from Breaker’s mission and vision to programming and performance. On top of outlining BRKR’s philosophy, Thom drops the deets on his pet peeves in the gym, his favorite CrossFitter, and which health and fitness podcasts you should be listening to. This podcast is really long, which is why we included timestamps.
PS: Special shoutout to Bekki for filling in as a guest host!
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• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •0:00: Intro + Mission & Vision
10:04: The Ideal Member & The Athlete’s Mindset
12:34: Why expectations and Attitude are Important
24:21: A discussion of Community
27:30: BRKR Programming Discussion Begins:
28:00: BRKR Programming: Periodization
31:10: BRKR Programming: Progression
35:04: BRKR Programming: rockBRKR
37:05: BRKR Programming: How in advance are workouts written?
45:13: Interlude while Thom Throws Shade at Other Gyms.
46:55: BRKR Programming: Writing specific workouts
47:39: Performance Questions: Relative Weight and scaling.
50:05: Performance Questions: The importance of Scaling Properly.
52:05: Performance Questions: Met-con length and Warm Up Time
56:54: BRKR Programming: Programming for the Best
1:03:55: Personal Questions: Tell Us Your Real Thoughts on The Games Programming
01:08:42: Performance Questions:: What Differences Between CrossFit and Functional Fitness.
01:13:45: Performance Questions:: Empowering by believe
01:15:24: Performance Questions: Conquering the Fear of Dropping Under the Bar
01:24:39: Rapid Fire Questions about Open Gym, Extra Practice, what accessory exercises should I do?
01:33:03: Performance Questions: Approaching CrossFit as a Masters Athletes
01:39:39: Performance Questions: Under Training versus Overtraining
01:45:41: Personal Questions: Why did Thom start CrossFit?
01:46:40: Personal Questions: What other Jobs has Thom Had?
01:46:59: Personal Questions: What does Thom love the most about Owning a gym?
01:47:46: Personal Questions: What are Thom’s pet peeves?
01:48:41: Personal Questions: Anything specific that inspires Thom?
01:50:43: Personal Questions: What motivated Thom to stay open during the Pandemic?
01:55:40: Personal Questions: Does Thom have Plans for 10 to 20 years from now?
01:58:00: Personal Questions: Favorite and least favorite CrossFit lift or movement.
01:58:55: Personal Questions: Favorite CrossFit Athlete?
01:59:45: Personal Questions: Compete as a Masters Athlete?
02:05:06: Personal Questions: Any health & fitness podcast recommendations?
02:07:45: Final Question and Conclusion.
Episode eight of the Breaker Brief features local celebrity Terence Man. Terence has really improved his CrossFitness over the last couple of years and has ascended up the ranks of Breaker leaderboard. His progress has even been featured in The Morning Chalk Up. Thom grills Terence on a variety of topics ranging from nutrition to managing injury. This is a great episode to dive into for the long-time CrossFit athletes looking for some real world advice on progressing past plateaus.
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On the seventh episode of the Breaker Brief, Thom sits down with Sam Juni a mom of three and all around badass. Thom talks to Sam about her journey into CrossFit, how she manages to fit time for herself into her schedule, and the importance of balance. Sam’s progress over the last two years is the stuff of legend and it is even made even more impressive when you hear her story. So what are you waiting for?
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Sponsors:
MPG Sport: https://mpgsport.ca/ Use THOMASW20 for 20% off of your order.
Trulocal: https://trulocal.ca/ Use BREAKERFIT For Bonus Chicken with your first order
Learn About:
Our Gym: https://www.breakerstrength.com
Our Strength & Conditioning Program: https://www.breaker.fit
Our Nutrition Program: https://www.habitualnutrition.com/
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Episode six of the Breaker Brief is the second half of the Nutrition Episode. Thom and Bekki delve into a range of dietary topics, from supplementation, to intermittent fasting, to Keto, and discuss the importance of patience when making dietary changes. Thom and Bekki also delineate the difference between eating for performance versus eating for life.
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Relevant Links:
Habitual Nutrition Website: https://www.habitualnutrition.com/
Habitual Nutrition Insta: https://www.instagram.com/habitual.nutrition/?hl=en
Jordan Syatt: https://www.instagram.com/syattfitness/?hl=en
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Follow the same Training Program as Bekki:
JOIN NOW: https://bit.ly/2x7Vzxm
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Our Nutrition Program: https://www.habitualnutrition.com/
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For the fifth episode of the Break Brief, Thom chats with Bekki Cait, part-time Breaker coach and owner of Habitual Nutrition. In part one of this two part conversation, Thom and Bekki delve into the four pillars of Bekki’s philosophy to health and wellness: Quality, quantity, sleep, and exercise. Want more details? Great, listen in!
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Relevant Links:
Habitual Nutrition Website: https://www.habitualnutrition.com/
Habitual Nutrition Insta: https://www.instagram.com/habitual.nutrition/?hl=en
John Berardi’s Podcast (Episode 9,10, 11): https://drjohnberardishow.com/#episode
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On the fourth episode of the Breaker Brief Thom sits down with Meghan MacTavish, Breaker’s newest coach and student at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, where she is starting her twelve month clinical internship. Thom and Meghan discuss Meghan’s athletic history, journey into CrossFit, and how to approach injury. If you are in Toronto and would like to book an appointment with Meghan or learn more about her clinical approach, follow @themvmtchiro on Instagram.
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On the third episode of the Breaker Brief, Thom answer’s training questions with Breaker’s own Brandon Tamane. From who would win in a fight between Mat Fraser and Rich Froning to the impact of Toronto’s lockdowns on your well-earned gainz, there is a ton of good stuff here!
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Thom is joined by Kansas Pickrell, owner of Carbon Heights Fitness Academy, a CrossFit affiliate in Lindsey Ontario. In between owning a successful business, competing in rodeo, and working as a massage therapist. Kansas has managed to steadily improve her CrossFit Open Placements, finishing this year 61st in Canada. What’s her secret? Tune in to find out!
PS: Due to COVID-19, we recorded outside. Apologies for the audio quality.
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In the inaugural episode of The Breaker Brief, Thom sits down with Mallory to recap her CrossFit Open and Quarterfinals experience. Tune in to discover the one trick Mallory used to improve her placing over 50%. The answer won’t surprise you but with the gym locked down we need to make that YouTube money.