Gabi Migala led two days at the 2026 Rogue Invitational and finished third. Her coach Adam Rogers joins the show to break down the whole weekend: the decision to skip the CrossFit Games after qualifying in Madrid, the sandbag toss finale nobody could prepare for, and what it actually takes to bring an athlete back from two Achilles ruptures.

Adam was on the floor in Aberdeen for all three days. We get into the strategy behind the Viking press, why he chose big sets over clusters while Dani Speegle went the other way, the spinning axle bar and the mixed grip cue, and the one logistical mistake of the weekend: a 20kg men's barbell sitting in a women's lane during event seven, and the six seconds Rogue handed back as compensation.

We also talk about what the weekend looked like from a coach's chair. Leading from day one and how that changed Gabi's headspace. The scoring quirk in event eight that punished her best work. The conversation before the final event when Lucy Campbell took the lead. And why Gabi called third place disappointing five minutes after walking off the floor.

The last stretch is for coaches. Adam explains why comparing an injured athlete to their past self is counterproductive, why the body does not care about your timelines, and how he handles athletes who are too stubborn to listen.

0:00 Intro
0:45 Why Gabi skipped the Games after qualifying in Madrid
1:09 Defining success outside the leaderboard
1:53 The weight of the 20th anniversary Games
2:39 When mind and body stop trusting each other
3:25 Patience, and coaching athletes back from injury
3:44 Should you stop calling it a comeback
4:20 Building to win versus building to survive
5:00 Taking the lead on day one
5:21 How leading changed her mindset
6:18 Sunday, three athletes within five points
6:43 Event 7: overhead squats, deadlifts, rope climbs
7:00 Event 8, the sprint, and the scoring problem
7:53 Two movements nobody had ever tested
8:22 "I get stronger as the weekend goes"
8:54 The sandbag toss, one hour of practice, no format
10:05 The weight change nobody knew about until Sunday
10:37 The spinning axle bar and mixed grip
11:44 Aimee Cringle's misses and the cost of no information
12:34 Lucy Campbell takes the lead
12:51 The conversation before the final event
13:26 Practicing the 35 pound bag, 60 to 70 percent
14:22 Best event of the weekend: the Viking press
15:42 Why the Viking press feels nothing like a push press
17:01 A fixed anchor point and the height problem
17:40 Big sets versus clusters, the strategy call
18:50 Dani Speegle's cluster approach and the Lydia Fish debate
20:04 What it felt like on the floor
20:20 The fat bell double press and the new axle bar
22:57 The one logistics mistake of the weekend
23:52 Six seconds: how Rogue tried to fix it
24:57 Olivia Kerstetter
26:04 Production, camera angles and watchability
28:05 Why 20 athletes and back to back events worked
28:45 Strongman and strongwoman, the crossover appeal
30:38 The strongmen built their own Viking press
32:21 Is the comeback complete
33:01 Far from satisfied
33:39 Five minutes later, perspective
34:09 Advice for coaches dealing with a catastrophic injury
34:43 Stop comparing yourself to your past self
35:13 "The body does not give a shit about your timelines"
36:06 Athletes who won't listen
36:57 Why skipping the Games helped Rogue
38:24 Saying your goals out loud
38:47 What Adam is most proud of
39:44 Wrap up

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Five years of coaching one athlete revealed the work that moved the needle. From a back rebuilt without focusing heavily on it, to double-unders fixed at the ankles, to what a tough rope climb workout teaches you about the gap between great and elite.

Guest: Matthias Porter, former Navy EOD officer and five-time CrossFit Semifinalist

0:00 Intro
0:31 The rope climb that exposed him
1:45 Stronger without strength training
2:50 Fixing his back
4:00 Double unders and the boring work
5:20 Silence as a coaching tool
7:13 Becoming a CrossFit Affiliate owner
9:30 Navy EOD story
10:30 Selection: 15 out of 1,100
12:24 Finding CrossFit
13:42 Group chat questions from TTT Compete
15:57 His advice to other athletes
17:02 Outro

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Chandler Smith opens up about the training decisions that kept him competitive throughout his career. From dropping heavy strength work for months to build aerobic capacity, to competing through a torn hamstring at WFP, Chandler shares the philosophy behind his longevity approach.

00:00 - Intro
00:52 - Pyramid vs. Triangle Test Explained
02:55 - Why Chandler Does 10-12 Hours of Cardio Weekly
04:59 - Is This Training Approach For Everyone?
07:36 - The Moment Aerobic Fitness Became His Priority
10:21 - Stopping Strength Training for 6 Months
13:02 - Young Athletes Getting It Right
14:37 - How Long Until Endurance Pays Off?
16:02 - The Infamous Hallway Walk Story
19:16 - Hybrid Training & Returning Strength
23:37 - WFP Weekend Hamstring Injury
26:49 - Competing Through Injury
29:24 - Team Captain Role & Battle of the Camps
34:17 - Thoughts on Team "Camp" Culture
36:41 - Pokemon Card Hobby Bonus Round

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