February 20, 2021 - This week's episode is with special guest coach Terri Wiatrak, and David Syvertsen, owner and coach at my box, CrossFit Bison, in Midland Park New Jersey. We discuss the biggest CrossFit event of the year - the Open. Starting this year on March 11, we discuss what the Open is all about, why we should care about the Open, who should participate in the Open (spoiler alert: everyone!), and all the changes coming this year in 2021. Sign up today!

February 13, 2021 - This week's episode is with special guest coach Terri Wiatrak, and David Syvertsen, owner and coach at my box, CrossFit Bison, in Midland Park New Jersey. We discuss different treatment methods to recover and rehab our bodies. Whether its Theragun or Normatec compression sleeves or electrical muscle stimulators, we are all looking for ways to recover and feel better more quickly. While this is not a formal medical discussion, we talk about our own anecdotal experiences trying various treatment methods after workouts.

February 6, 2021 - Today's episode is special guest coach Terri Wiatrak, and David Syvertsen, owner and coach at my box, CrossFit Bison, in Midland Park New Jersey. For most of us regular athletes, are there certain movements in CrossFit that are not necessary for increasing our fitness, and maybe that we should even avoid? We discuss what the controversy is and whether we should or should not be doing these movements.

January 29, 2021 - Today's episode is special guest coach Terri Wiatrak, and David Syvertsen, owner and coach at my box, CrossFit Bison, in Midland Park New Jersey. We discuss why, when and how to track your fitness. Not charting your fitness life is like going on a journey without a map or GPS. We discuss different methods, approaches, and thoughts about recording and personalizing the fitness journey.

January 22, 2021 - Today's episode is again with David Syvertsen, owner and coach at my box, CrossFit Bison, in Midland Park New Jersey. We discuss cheating in CrossFit. Whether it's shaving reps, not locking out your elbows, or shorting your wallball height, few things invite as much emotion as witnessing someone who looks like they are cheating in a workout. We discuss different forms of cheating, why athletes might cheat and what do do about it.

January 16, 2021 - Today's episode is again with David Syvertsen, owner and coach at my box, CrossFit Bison, in Midland Park New Jersey. We discuss the roles coaches play in CrossFit and different coaching styles. Coaches are much more than people who play music and start the workout. They should be an integral part of your workout experience. We discuss how why we sometimes connect better with some coaches than others, and how coaches themselves think about how best to work with athletes too.

January 10, 2021 - Today's episode is again with David Syvertsen, owner and coach at my box, CrossFit Bison, in Midland Park New Jersey. We discuss if your goal is to lose weight and get thinner, can you achieve this with CrossFit?

December 26, 2020 - Today's episode is again with David Syvertsen, owner and coach at my box, CrossFit Bison, in Midland Park New Jersey. Dave recently competed in the 2020 Legends Championship for Masters CrossFit athletes, where he took 1st place in the 34 to 39 year old mens division. We talk about the challenges of hosting and competing with restrictions in place, strategies going through each event and what he took away from competing amongst elite athletes.

December 18, 2020 - Today's episode is again with David Syvertsen, owner and coach at my box, CrossFit Bison, in Midland Park New Jersey. We talk about supplemental and online programming for CrossFit, such as CompTrain, Invictus, Misfit and Dave's own program, Next Level. If you are already paying for a gym membership and working out, what is the benefit of paying for additional programming? We delve into supplemental programs, as well as discuss Dave's program, Next Level.

December 11, 2020 - Today's episode is again with David Syvertsen, owner and coach at my box, CrossFit Bison, in Midland Park New Jersey. We talk about the terms "RX" and "Scaled" for CrossFit workouts. What does RX and scaled mean, and why do some athletes think it is so important to have that RX by their name on the whiteboard?

December 4, 2020 - Today's episode is the third episode with David Syvertsen, owner and coach at my box, CrossFit Bison, in Midland Park New Jersey. We talk about the dreaded I word in sports and fitness - injuries. How to avoid injuries, how to deal with injuries, and actually how to get the most out of an injury.

November 27, 2020 - Today's episode is again with David Syvertsen, owner and coach at my box, CrossFit Bison, in Midland Park New Jersey. We compare CrossFit to other fitness programs such as OrangeTheory, F45 and Peloton, and what exactly is different about CrossFit.

November 20, 2020 - 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐱 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤! This week's episode is the first of several with David Syvertsen, owner and coach at my box, CrossFit Bison, in Midland Park New Jersey. We talk about Dave's start with CrossFit, and what he would have done differently knowing what he knows now.

In the world of plastic surgery, Dr. Lloyd Hoffman needs no introduction. In 1987 at 30 years of age, Dr. Hoffman became the youngest chief of a plastic surgery program in history. After a long and distinguished chairmanship at Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan, Dr. Hoffman was an extremely successful private plastic surgeon on the Upper East Side for many more years.

This podcast episode features guest Dr. Jess Ting. Jess and I go way back. We were classmates back in the 90s at Columbia University's medical school, Columbia's Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Jess was valedictorian of the class, and as you will hear, he has continued on to great achievements.

For this work, Jess was recently featured in an award winning documentary, called Born to Be, directed by Tania Cypriano, which takes a close look at how his work impacts the lives of his patients as a pioneering gender-affirming surgeon, as well as his own transformation as a surgeon. More information about the documentary can be found at https://borntobefilm.com

Jess and talk about growing up in New York, his love for music, how he was able to achieve his successes in life, and his experiences with transgender medicine and surgery.

Tim Carroll is a high level CrossFit athlete (former 4x Regionals athlete), former professional GRID league captain, and owner of CrossFit 908 (now 908 Athletics) Berkeley Heights NJ and 908 Central, Westfield NJ. In addition, June 2012 he was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, making him one of over 25 million Americans with this health challenge.

When you listen to Tim, you have no doubt he has already faced his share of challenges and will continue to do so with great success in the future. I have great respect for Tim Carroll, and it was a pleasure to talk to him about accomplishments in his life, his health, and his business.

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When I think of highly successful and yet grounded individuals, today's guest Kathleen Staunton is at the top of my list.

My friend Kathleen is the highest ranked athlete at our gym Crossfit Bison, Midland Park NJ. She has made the top 200 two years running in her age division in the CrossFit Open competition.

She is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner who works full time for a large multidisciplinary group in internal medicine.

We talk about medicine, work-life balance, injury recovery, optimizing training and of course the 2020 CF Open and AGOQ (Age Group Online Qualifier).