The Tactical Kitchen Show

This is a special episode! We reached out to Dave Hippensteel and he was so gracious and agreed to spend a little time chatting with us about his journey. David Hippensteel is a 6 -time CrossFit Games masters athlete and the champion of the 2016, 2017 and 2018 Masters 60+ Division. Now before you think to yourself... "Don't they make it easier for the 60+ athletes? I mean they probably don't do anything too difficult, right?" You would be so WRONG! These ladies and gentlemen are doing things like handstand walks, rope climbs, muscle ups and lifting weight over their heads that most young athletes have a difficult time with. Catch a little glimpse here. A former triathlete and decathlete, he started CrossFit in 2012, winning the 2013 Open in the 55-59 Division just one year later and making his first Games appearance with a fifth-place finish in 2013. He placed 5th and 8th in his division at the Games for the next two years before earning his title in the 60+ Division in 2016 and then defe