Wex Appeal - Barbells, Beats & Buffoonery

Danielle Brandon is an ICON in the sport of fitness. So what is more iconic than having a podcast interview on a Pirate Ship? DB talks why she skipped Mayhem, what job she would have if not in fitness, CrossFit Games and WFP. You don't want to miss what she has to say.

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Carlos Bown is one of the best in the content creation game today. He is the Media Director for Pensacola Beach Brawl and is well known for his work in the Functional Fitness landscape. We talk about putting together a great team, how to make your own mark in the industry and what pushed him to pursue his career.

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Jason Grubb is the 5x CrossFit Games Masters Champion and the winningest athlete in CrossFit Masters Games history. We had an amazing conversation about training as a Masters Athlete and how Bolder Athlete started. Not only is he winning every time he steps on the floor but now he is bringing those strategies to over 500+ athletes through his training program. Definitely a great chat.

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Claire Bays wears many hats. MC, Podcast Host, Personal Trainer and is a vibe. She is just a ball of positive energy and came by the Blackout Barbell Tent in between events to chat about life in Texas, Pro Wrestling and her new status of Fiance. We had a short chat before she headed back out onto the event floor to MC for Pensacola Beach Brawl.

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Hattie Kanyo broke onto the seen last year as a Rookie at the CrossFit Games. Now she is looking towards a second return to the Games as well as throwing her hat in the ring for the World Fitness Project. She talks about what her season is going to look like, her favorite music choices in the gym and how she keeps loose making funny videos with her friends.

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Live from the Experience Stage at TYR Wodapalooza in Miami. Wex hosted a panel with Brent Fikowski of the PFAA (Professional Fitness Athletes Association), Ed Blanch from the AFJ (Association of Fitness Judges) and Joshua Hicks the Safety Advisor for the PFAA and Safety Director for TYR Wodapalooza.They talked about the governance and professionalism in the sport.

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Brock Yost and Stephanie Price are the Directors of the Teen CrossFit Games and the leaders of the PIT Fitness Ranch and the FIT Teen Throwdown.

They sit down to talk all things teens and the future of Functional Fitness with the next generation. We do a full rundown of the entire season and what the teen division can expect to see this year.

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Shawn McClelland is the Owner of Blackout Barbell Apparel. They are a small business that is making a big impact in the CrossFit space. If you have been to any of the big competitions in the Southeast you have no doubt seen them there.

Shawn sits down and talks about how it all started and how they have now become a household name while sponsoring Games Athletes, Content Creators and Rising Stars.

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Duff Goldman first came on the scene with his hit show Ace of Cakes. Since then he has gone on to host and judge in many of your favorite Food Network cooking competitions. He talks about how he got into cooking after being big into sports in school. We talk about the challenges of staying healthy and how he wanted to get healthy so he could be around for his family. This is a great conversation as well about music and his passion ...

Matt Torres and Micah Shoemaker are co-owners of Brute Strength Training. They reached out to have Wex interview them about all the brand new changes that came about this past year. They talk through the re-branding of Brute as well as the move from Naples to Jacksonville and the opportunities that will provide.

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Colten Mertens has quickly become a fan favorite in the CrossFit Competition circuit. He competed as an individual this year at TYR WZA in Miami and even called his shot for an event win. We talk about his new barbell, trash talk and his move to join the PRVN camp.

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Dallin Pepper is a 5x CrossFit Games athlete and is the 3x Fittest Teen on Earth. On the show today we take a deep dive into his TYR WZA team that was just announced as well as why he is a true Harry Potter Fan and Jayson Hopper is not. We also talk about moving Brute to Jacksonville and how training looks a little different now.

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Fee Saghafi is a 2x CrossFit Games athlete that trains out of Brute. They just announced a big move with Brute HQ moving to Jacksonville. She sits down to talk about how her life has changed since qualifying to the Games and getting married the following week. She is also on the Board for the PFAA (Professional Fitness Athletes Association) representing North America East and we discuss her role and the future of the sport.

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Sammy Moniz is the wife of Mat Fraser and they just recently welcomed their brand new baby girl into the world shortly after the CrossFit Games were finished. Sammy makes her first media interview since the birth of their baby. Apart from being a new mom she is also the Chief Brand Officer for HWPO Training as well as a cookbook author of "Feeding the Frasers". We talk about how they are adjusting to life as new parents a...

Emily Fenton sits down with Wex for coffee and a chat. Emily has been a gymnast since the age of 2 and fell in love with being in the gym in her teens. Her passion for fitness led her to become a certified personal trainer as well as competing in bodybuilding and ranking high as an NPC Bikini Competitor. Most recently she was signed by REDCON1 as an Ambassador.

You can follow Emily on Instagram and on YouTube (@fitwithfenton)