#97 - Max El-Hag | Coaching Sara Sigmundsdottir, Noah Ohlsen & Travis Mayer for the 2022 CrossFit Season

Brannen Dorman sits with Max El-Hag to reflect on the 2022 CrossFit Games season for his athletes Noah Ohlsen, Travis Mayer, and Sara Sigmunsdottir. ⁣⁣
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In this episode, they talk about what each athlete's approach looked like leading up to the season, the events at the CrossFit games, the pressures of coaching, and a quick discussion on the opportunities for improvements in the sport.⁣⁣
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0:00 - Intro⁣⁣
5:01 - Did the Games feel different this year?⁣⁣
9:07 - Max's definition of success while at the Games⁣⁣
20:50 - SPOILER ALERT; Max is writing a book!⁣⁣
23:40 - Has minor "fame" impacted Max's coaching?⁣⁣
27:50 - What does setting up the season for our high-level athletes look like?⁣⁣
35:38 - Switching from competitive to health-focused coaching⁣⁣
40:30 - When Noah really kicked things into gear for the season⁣⁣
45:40 - Why Sara went to Wodapalooza and moved to TTT⁣⁣
50:44 - How Max handled Sara's 6th place finish at Lowlands Semifinal⁣⁣
56:13 - How important athlete self-belief is⁣⁣
60:17 - How does Max determine what the athletes need to work on from Semi's to the Games⁣⁣
61:34 - Travis's change from Semi's to the Games⁣⁣
63:44 - Noah put the reins more in Max's hands this year ⁣⁣
75:09 - Is Tia Toomey the greatest CrossFitter of all time?⁣⁣
76:02 - Travis' disappointment after this year's Games performance⁣⁣
80:30 - Brian Friend's prediction of a 20th place finish for Travis being used as fuel⁣⁣
82:30 - How dealing with disappointment is something every coach needs to be good at⁣⁣
83:55 - ANOTHER SPOILER ALERT; Travis is competing in Madrid!⁣⁣
85:36 - Max's favorite and least favorite event from the CF Games⁣⁣
87:08 - Criticism for the Games season⁣⁣
96:11 - The better story to be told⁣⁣
99:24 - A little sus activity⁣⁣
101:00 - Kill "the unknown and unknowable"⁣⁣
101:51 - Should we do a podcast solely on our critiques and recommendations?