Train With The Best Podcast

In their last episode recorded at Onyx Elite's Winter Performance Camp, Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres sit down with physical therapist and strength coach Erwin Seguia. The NYC-based physio talks with the guys about pain science, why rehab should be simple and some common false narratives in the rehab world. Plus, the guys have some fun telling stories of the week from on and off the field.The Train With The Best Podcast is powered by Kitu Life Inc. For 25% off Super Espresso, Super Coffee and Super Creamer, using the brand new code "TWTB" at checkout at DrinkSuperCoffee.com.For $20 off the highest quality recovery products on the market use the code "TRAINWITHTHEBEST" at checkout at LiveMomentous.com for your first order of any of Momentous's protein varieties or Momentous Sleep.Our theme music was made by Jamarian Bates. You can contact him via Soundcloud here: @jaybates40oz!Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com/trainwiththebest21. Follow Craig at instagram.com/craig_hoff

Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres are finally back from Tampa but they brought even more podcast material with them! The guys first look back on the camp and talk about their experience. Chris shares the vision he was trying to create and some of the ways he was able to make that become a reality. We then hear from three of the players from the women's side of the camp:1) Taylor Cohen - the D3 All-American (Washington University) talks about her experience as a young player amongst pros at camp. Taylor explains how she was overwhelmed to start as it was the first time she had played at this level, but how she powered through and improved throughout the week.2) Joanna Fennema - the Orlando Pride midfielder and former UNC star talks about how camp allows her to participate in her favorite off-season activity: training with Chris. Plus, Chris, Craig and Jo have plenty of fun exchanging stories of the week as Joanna's been a long time friend of the pod and unquestioned member of the #TrainWithTheBest famil

Onyx Elite co-founder and two-time World Cup player for the USMNT Oguchi Onyewu joins the podcast. The guys start with Chris and Oguchi recounting their childhood together in Olney, MD and a few friendly disagreements on who was better at what!The guys then fast forward to the founding of Onyx together: how the idea was sprung and took nearly ten years to marinate into its launch and what the company is today. Oguchi and Chris talk about the challenges they've faced and why they work so well as a duo.Craig then turns the question asking over to the Onyx Elite camp players to pick Gooch's brain on the challenges he faced in his professional career and how he overcame them. He also recounts the biggest moments in his career from making his pro debut, to making the 2006 World Cup roster and signing with AC Milan.The Train With The Best Podcast is powered by Kitu Life Inc. For 25% off Super Espresso, Super Coffee and Super Creamer, use the code "TRAINWITHTHEBEST" at checkout at DrinkSuperCoffe

Craig and Chris sit down in Tampa with World Cup and Olympic medalist Lauren Sesselman to talk about her career and her transition into her post-playing role with the game. They talk about her upbringing in Green Bay, WI and how it's effected her view of the game and the sport's need to look for more diamonds in the rough.Lauren emotionally recounts the highs and lows of her career and talks about what drives her to stay involved in the game. She also answers player questions and talks about the best players she's ever played with and against.The Train With The Best Podcast is powered by Kitu Life Inc. For 25% off Super Espresso, Super Coffee and Super Creamer, use the code "TRAINWITHTHEBEST" at checkout at DrinkSuperCoffee.com.For $20 off the highest quality recovery products on the market use the code "TRAINWITHTHEBEST" at checkout at LiveMomentous.com for your first order of any of Momentous's protein varieties or Momentous Sleep.Our theme music was made by Jamarian

Former USWNT member, Techne founder and two-time national champion Yael Averbuch West joins Craig and Chris at Onyx Elite's Winter Performance Camp in Tampa, FL in front of a group of players who ask the decade long pro questions about the past, present and future of the game.Chris and Yael also shed light on their extremely special trainer-player relationship. Yael shares how Chris re-shaped her thinking about training and thus her career.Plus, former Canadian national at Onyx Elite coach Lauren Sesselman joins for the most ridiculous set of advertisements we've ever recorded.The Train With The Best Podcast is powered by Kitu Life Inc. For 25% off Super Espresso, Super Coffee and Super Creamer, use the code "TRAINWITHTHEBEST" at checkout at DrinkSuperCoffee.com.For $20 off the highest quality recovery products on the market use the code "TRAINWITHTHEBEST" at checkout at LiveMomentous.com for your first order of any of Momentous's protein varieties or Momentous Sleep.Our the

Craig Hoffman (sans a traveling Chris Gorres) sits down with Alex Trakas at Bash Boxing for a year-end episode to remember. Alex tells Craig about how the idea for Bash was conceived and how it went from idea to business in a very short amount of time. She talks about how the business has grown and the essential process that is key to making sure every one who walks in her studio gets the same, first class high energy experience.They also talk about how Alex took her experience in other fitness studios and applied it to building the Bash concept. Some of those experiences lead to a lot of hard work all over the DC Fitness community to build the family of Bash Boxers she has today.Talking to Alex was a perfect way to end 2019 - a year which saw TWTB Media add a second podcast, a YouTube channel and continue to grow a family of trainers and fitness pros from coast-to-coast.The Train With The Best Podcast is powered by Kitu Life Inc. For 25% off Super Espresso, Super Coffee and Super Creamer, use the code "

Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres do their 3rd annual holiday mailbag! In the questions, the guys talk about staying on track after injury or falling off, hip health, how to get your first pull-up and more!The guys also talk about CrossFit's legal victories of the NSCA, why they matter and what it says about the fitness industry. They also discuss why instead of tearing each other down, we're better off reaching out and building each other up.The Train With The Best Podcast is powered by Kitu Life Inc. For 25% off Super Espresso, Super Coffee and Super Creamer, use the code "TRAINWITHTHEBEST" at checkout at DrinkSuperCoffee.com.For $20 off the highest quality recovery products on the market use the code "TRAINWITHTHEBEST" at checkout at LiveMomentous.com for your first order of any of Momentous's protein varieties or Momentous Sleep.Our theme music was made by Jamarian Bates. You can contact him via Soundcloud here: @jaybates40oz!Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com/trai

Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres get in the holiday spirit by discussing why it's important for trainers to give gifts during the holidays, not just receive them from happy clients. The guys also review Chris's weekend odyssey from Indianapolis to Buffalo, with a few time traveling stops in between. Chris also shares what it was like to see Lorenzo Alexander play one last time and to get a tour of the Buffalo Bills weight room.Craig and Chris also talk with 2019 NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year Aubrey Bledsoe for the "Catch The Spirit" podcast. Here's a portion of the episode talking about Bledsoe growing up as a multi-sport athlete, her journey from backup in Europe to the top of the sport and some of the realities NWSL athletes face. For the full interview, subscribe to "Catch The Spirit" on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or anywhere else you found this podcast!The Train With The Best Podcast is powered by Kitu Life Inc. For 25% off Super Espresso, Super Coffee and Super Creamer, use th

Train With The Best Media is proud to present a brand new podcast in partnership with the Washington Spirit called "Catch The Spirit."Catch The Spirit will take fans behind the scenes of Washington's NWSL club as Craig and Chris get unprecedented access to players and coaches.Train With The Best listeners will hear much more about the podcast in this week's full episode, which is also available now.Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com/trainwiththebest21. Follow Craig at instagram.com/craig_hoffman and Chris at instagram.com/trainergorres.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the brand new code TWTB at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 15% off all orders.JAWKU provides an elite level timing device at a price anyone can afford. Plus, they have a brand new muscle blaster mini - the smallest and most powerful massage gun on the market. Head to jawku.com/discount/twtb for a 20% discount on all JAWKU products!We're thrilled to welcome Bla

Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres open the show with a series of major announcements! First, this show is now (finally!) on Spotify. More importantly, it's getting a sibling! Train With The Best Media is very proud to announce a new partnership with the Washington Spirit to produce a podcast for the NWSL club. Craig and Chris tell the story of how "Catch The Spirit" was born and what to expect from TWTB's second podcast.The guys then dive into the main training topic of identifying tightness versus weakness. They discuss some tell tale signs of one versus the other and why treating both is almost always the best course of action. Plus, they lament the over-assessment plague that has taken over training.The Train With The Best Podcast is powered by Kitu Life Inc. For 25% off Super Espresso, Super Coffee and Super Creamer, use the code "TRAINWITHTHEBEST" at checkout at DrinkSuperCoffee.com.For 20% off the highest quality protein you can find or Momentous's brand new sleep supplem

After the SKLZ Performance Coaching seminar at Onyx Elite in Richmond, VA, Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres are joined by Michael Cummings to take questions.The guys answer questions on coaching and cueing, how to take information from education events and effectively apply it and more.The Train With The Best Podcast is powered by Kitu Life Inc. For 25% off Super Espresso, Super Coffee and Super Creamer, use the code "TRAINWITHTHEBEST" at checkout at DrinkSuperCoffee.com.For 20% off the highest quality protein you can find or Momentous's brand new sleep supplement, use the code "TRAINWITHTHEBEST" at checkout at LiveMomentous.com for your first order!Our theme music was made by Jamarian Bates. You can contact him via Soundcloud here: @jaybates40oz!Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com/trainwiththebest21. Follow Craig at instagram.com/craig_hoffman and Chris at instagram.com/trainergorres.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the brand new code TWTB at LiveMome

Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres recap the annual Vertimax summit weekend that Chris attended in Tampa. The guys talk about some of Chris's favorite presenters and the things he learned from them.The main thing Chris took away from the weekend was from presenter Dan McDonogh's presentation on sports performance leadership. Dan asked the question "what if joy was our only metric of success?" The guys dive into answering that question and related hit back to Craig's new series on mental health, which can be found at HoffmanShow.com/blog.You can sign up for Chris's Onyx Mentorship here, using the brand new code in the episode for 10% off here: http://www.trainergorres.com/workshop/performance-coaching-education-workshopThe Train With The Best Podcast is powered by Kitu Life Inc. For 25% off Super Espresso, Super Coffee and Super Creamer including the limited time Pumpkin Maple flavor, use the code "TRAINWITHTHEBEST" at checkout at DrinkSuperCoffee.com.For 20% off the highest

Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres bounce around on this week's episode of the Train With The Best Podcast.The guys start off talking about Chris's experience at Joanna Fennema's wedding (formerly Boyles, she would want us to use her new last name. We think she changed her instagram handle while walking back down the aisle! Also congrats to Jo and Parker!) where he had the chance to chat with legendary UNC Soccer Coach Anson Dorrance. Chris also learned that white people start their weddings on time, something he was not ready for!The guys then talk about Craig's interview with Redskins limeman Trent Williams. The Pro Bowler has held out all year following a cancer diagnosis and what he thinks is mistreatment by the team. He'd stayed silent about the ordeal until recently and opened up to Craig Friday in an interview that made waves nationwide. The conversation wraps back into last week's discussion of "the secret." You can read the piece here and hear more background on th

Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres discuss "The Secret" from Bill Simmons's "Book of Basketball" regarding chemistry, unity and genuinely liking the people you work with. They discuss it both in a sporting sense -- why Steph Curry could be considered more valuable than Kevin Durant -- and an organizational sense that crosses sports and business.Plus, Craig and Chris talk about the upcoming Onyx Mentorship and the Onyx Elite Soccer camp in January. The guys are thrilled to be working together on both, with Craig ready to make the trip to Tampa for the first time.You can sign up for Chris's Onyx Mentorship here, using the brand new code in the episode for 10% off here: www.trainergorres.com/workshop/perfo…ation-workshopThe Train With The Best Podcast is powered by Kitu Life Inc. For 25% off Super Espresso, Super Coffee and Super Creamer including the limited time Pumpkin Maple flavor, use the code "TRAINWITHTHEBEST" at checkout at DrinkSuperCoffee.com.For 20% off the highest

**NOTE: We are continuing to try to find the best way to record when we're in separate places. The audio in the first portion of the podcast is not to the level we would like. We're really sorry and hope you can power through, or at least fast forward to the second part which was recorded differently and is much easier to hear!**Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres are back together to talk about the Netflix show "The Mind, Explained." They talk about the episode on memory and how the power of narrative plays into creating memories. They also discuss how to harness the "powers" discussed in the show and how they relate to "The Conscious Competence Ladder."Craig and Chris also discuss Chris's latest travels to Korea and Spain for Global Squad and Vertimax.You can sign up for Chris's Onyx Mentorship here, using the brand new code in the episode for 10% off here: http://www.trainergorres.com/workshop/performance-coaching-education-workshopThe Train With The Best Podcas

Craig Hoffman is joined by 2012 Olympian Sara Hendershot, who is now the director of marketing for Momentous. They talk about Sara's path to the Olympics, the things she wished she knew as an athlete that she's learned since joining Momentous and what it's been like building the Momentous brand and product lines over the last two years.Craig and Sara also talk about the newly launched sleep supplement from Momentous and the new collagen protein coming out on October 22nd.Chris Gorres will return to the pod next week when he comes back from South Korea! You can sign up for his Onyx Mentorship here: http://www.trainergorres.com/workshop/performance-coaching-education-workshopThe Train With The Best Podcast is powered by Kitu Life Inc. For 25% off Super Espresso, Super Coffee and Super Creamer including the limited time Pumpkin Maple flavor, use the code "TRAINWITHTHEBEST" at checkout at DrinkSuperCoffee.com.For 20% off the highest quality protein you can find or Momentous's brand n

Craig visits Healthy Baller in Rockville, MD to have a roundtable discussion with Tedd Willsey, DPT, Wesley Wang, DPT and Wes Dunning. They discuss the relationships between trainers and PT's, ACL rehab, hamstring rehab and developing culture in a gym or clinic.You can follow Teddy (@strengthcoachtherapy), Wesley (@wesleywant.dpt) and Wes (@hb_wes) all on Instagram as well as Healthy Baller (@healthy_baller).Craig and Chris also discuss the efficacy of the FIFA 11+ protocol and ways any warmup can be more effective through some pre-planning by coaches.Sign up for Chris's Onyx Mentorship here: http://www.trainergorres.com/workshop/performance-coaching-education-workshopThe Train With The Best Podcast is powered by Kitu Life Inc. For 25% off Super Espresso, Super Coffee and Super Creamer including the limited time Pumpkin Maple flavor, use the code "TRAINWITHTHEBEST" at checkout at DrinkSuperCoffee.com.For 20% off the highest quality protein you can find or Momentous's brand new sleep s

Craig and Chris kick off their group fitness series by talking about some of the things they love about group fitness. They talk about the precision with which the classes are put together and they sense of community formed by those who teach and take them. They also discuss where they thing that area of the industry can improve and look forward to talking about specific classes/group fitness studios.Plus, the guys talk about their weekends at NWSL games from Craig's night at Audi Field with the Washington Spirit to Chris's night in North Carolina celebrating Heather O'Reilly.Last, but certainly not least, the guys talk about Chris's upcoming Onyx Mentorship! It's been a long time coming, but it's finally happening November 23rd in Richmond, VA. More information and a link to sign up can be found here:http://www.trainergorres.com/workshop/performance-coaching-education-workshopThe Train With The Best Podcast is powered by Kitu Life Inc. For 25% off Super Espresso, Super Coffee an

Craig and Chris sit down with World Cup Champion Mallory Pugh ahead of the Washington Spirit's home game Saturday, 9/14 at Audi Field.The trio talks about Pugh's athletic childhood, her World Cup experience and her return to club play after two frustrating years in the NWSL. They also discuss how and why the Spirit has changed so drastically for the better under new ownership. Lastly they have some fun pitting Pugh and her boyfriend, Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson, against the other athlete celebrity couples on the USWNT.Craig flies solo in the intro talking about the upcoming game at Audi Field and a new topic the pod will be tackling in the coming weeks - group fitness. If you are in the group fitness space and would like to get in on the discussion, reach out to Craig on Instagram at instagram.com/craig_hoffman. You can also follow Chris at instagram.com/trainergorres.The Train With The Best Podcast is powered by Kitu Life Inc. For 25% off Super Espresso, Super Coffee and Super Creamer including

Craig and Chris catch up after a week off, including their takes on the ongoing battle for fast food fried chicken supremacy.The main topic revolves around fascia, the fitness industry's next frontier. Chris read Bill Parisi's book on fascia, Fascia Training: A Whole-System Approach, and had a number of takeaways the guys discuss.You can purchase Bill's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Fascia-Training-Whole-System-Bill-Parisi/dp/1797818864/ref=asc_df_1797818864/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=343237140222&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9839666831587242449&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9008156&hvtargid=aud-801381245258:pla-667449124680&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=69772294260&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=343237140222&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9839666831587242449&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9008156&hvtargid=aud-801381245258:pla-667449124680The Train