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We sit down with John Edward Heath to talk about making adaptive fitness accessible, building identity beyond labels, and replacing inspiration culture with informed coaching and real inclusion. From military roots to amputation to leadership, John maps a path any gym can follow.

• why adaptive days focus on education and resources, not hype
• how machines and simple drills teach real adaptations
• why inspiration culture harms and how to replace it
• the cost reality of adaptive sport and travel
• identity beyond athlete, veteran, and amputee labels
• grief, addiction, faith, and choosing normal life
• building networks among gyms, PTs, and adaptive athletes
• how affiliates can host adaptive seminars and prepare staff
• performance goals that serve purpose, not ego

Interested in hosting a Break the Barrier hosted by Adaptive Athletics Foundation of Maryland? It’s a great resource for gym owners , staff and everyday gym goers. Reach out to John @carbonfiber_john_ or @adaptiveathletics_md

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We trace our paths from school sports to CrossFit, then take a hard look at the Open—what it tests, what it misses, and how cheating and video standards skew results. We debate scaled divisions, movement safety, and whether “Fittest on Earth” is even the right title, before sharing coaching tips, training environment trade-offs, and goals for the season ahead.

• school and college sports feeding stronger movement foundations
• early lifting setting up skills and body control
• the Open’s bias toward accessibility and engine
• missing heavy and high-skill tests at the first stage
• video audits, cheating risk, and leaderboard integrity
• movements to cut: pistols, wall walks as tests, weighted muscle-ups
• safer strength tests at locals versus 1RMs in tight spaces
• scaled divisions versus intermediate as the baseline
• who excels: gymnastics and swimming backgrounds
• coaching versus training environment trade-offs
• upcoming comps, qualifiers, and season goals

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We sit down with Jen Forick, nurse practitioner and co-owner of CrossFit T1, to explore how coaching, caregiving, and community can build lasting health. From palliative care lessons to snatch Sundays and Wellness Wednesday, this is about turning a gym into a true wellness engine.

• what palliative care really is and how it shapes Jen’s view of quality of life
• using workouts as an emotional reset and resilience builder
• the path from commercial gyms to barbell proficiency and gymnastics capacity
• simple nutrition rules: walk more and eat enough protein
• EMOMs for fundamentals: chest-to-bar, toes-to-bar, and smart progressions
• lessons from ownership: respond slowly, be visible, earn trust
• building T1 as a one-stop wellness hub: nutrition, PT, and responsible hormone literacy
• community churn, returns, and keeping the culture strong
• watching CrossFit HQ’s next chapter and what it could mean for affiliates
• longevity over aesthetics: training that pays dividends in everyday life

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