Pile Of Fit

It's a big week at Pile of Fit, as Tony Ramirez, area strongman, dad, and gym regular stops in to talk about his personal fitness journey, what keeps him motivated, and how age isn't slowing him down one bit.

Paul's under the weather, Justin's just back from a long trip, and Wes is buried in work. Since we're all a little "off," we decided it was time to discuss getting back on track when life hands you lemons.

This week's guest is coach Chevy Kouladjian, who brings his ridiculous and manic level of research and study to all things CrossFit. He tells about his CrossFit history, his obsession with form, and how the hell he juggled gym time with law school and starting a family. Also: Justin's attempt at marathon running doesn't go so hot, and Wes loses basically no weight but a ton of fat.

Coach RaNaye Carrigan has long been one of the pillars of Nela Athletics, and this week she's in the studio to talk to us about her long athletic career, and her new forays into competitive aesthetic bodybuilding. But she isn't quite prepared for what goes on at Pile of Fit, and to make matters weirder, Paul is feeling a bit spicier than normal. It's a fun episode, guys, check it out!

Paul, Wes and Justin talk about 18.1, karaoke, and the boxes-away-from-home that we frequent when we visit loved ones. Coach Michael Juarez joins the gang. Then, discussion shifts to Nela Athletics' new Crossfit Kids program.

It's the nutrition challenge, even if most of us just got stomped on by the various plagues going around (which is why this show is late). Special guest Mike Orta, who's supervising the nutrition challenge, joins us to talk about what we should be eating and why.

The CrossFit Open is right around the corner -- that magical time of year where we get 5 highly challenging mystery workouts that will test all of us and weed out the best in the world. Special guest Chris Cordova of CrossFit Iconic drops by to talk about what that means for everyone, no matter what level of athlete you might be.

It's our rough-around-the-edges first episode! Paul, Wes and Justin get into why they work out, and why they want to train others. Justin talks about slimming down, while Wes goes into competition mode.