Kratos Chat
Mike Catris, Owner of Kratos Performance Institute welcomes you to the Kratos Chat podcast! Join us as we discuss the latest news in the CrossFit world - we interview experts, athletes and coaches about their experiences competing at the highest level of physical fitness, every Monday. Taking a behind-the-scenes look at how they train and how they've developed their mindsets, we'll give you an insight into the sport like you've never seen before.
Episodes
54 episodes
EP. 50 - Quarter Finals Review
This week the quarter-finals have wrapped up and we take a deep dive into the programming, whether we thought the tests were well-rounded and how the leaderboard stacked up over the weekend.Subscribe to our YouTube channel for in-depth ...
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EP. 489 - CrossFit Open Reflections + Quarter Finals Preview
With the CrossFit Open concluded and now the scores have been finalised - we discuss the women's and men's leaderboards for both worldwide as well as the British side of things. We also got in-depth on how we think the next few weeks of Quarter...
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EP. 48 - Final Open Workout Analysis
This week - as the final week of the Open comes to a close - we breakdown the lethal combination, 21.3 and 21.4. After that, we discuss each workout's standards and how they could be judged in the future for those looking to compete. Finally, w...
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EP. 47 - New Team Member + 21.2 Analysis
Since December, we have had a new team on the Athlete Program Team, and he has finally made his first appearance on this week's podcast. Owen is an accomplished CrossFit athlete, having qualified and competed at several Sanctionals last season....
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EP. 46 - Mat Fraser/Dave Castro Beef + 21.1
This week on the KRATOS Chat Podcast week discuss a big news item in the CrossFit space as Mat Fraser has made an appearance on the Joe Rogan Podcast. This marks the first time an influential figure from CrossFit has appeared on the popular pod...
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EP. 45 - Open First Workout + Leaderboard Predictions
This week, we breakdown our thoughts on the upcoming 2021 CrossFit Open; Mike gives his thoughts on what we likely going to see in 21.1 and we speculate on who is going to end up at the top of the worldwide leaderboard by the end of the full fi...
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EP. 44 - Team-Building Principles
Mike, Will and Maddie breakdown another topic of discussion this week. Cultivating a team - whether that be a team looking to dominate the competition floor or a coaching team to represent your box - is a difficult endeavour. However, it can al...
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EP. 43 - Reign Sponsorship + Semi-Final Announcements
This week, we talk through Team TAP's new sponsorship deal with Reign Body Fuel. Reign is one of the leading energy drink brands globally, currently having sponsored the former world's strongest man, Hafthor Bjornsson. We also discuss the annou...
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EP. 42 - Stop Caring What Others Think
Caring what others think is something that we all go through a some point during our lives. This week, we cover how to stop falling into the trap of being wrapped up in the opinions of others. How do we take control of what matters? Should inst...
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EP. 41 - Mat Fraser Retires
This week we discuss the shocking news of Mat Fraser's departure from the world of competitive CrossFit. Fraser's retirement signals a new era in CrossFit and opens up many questions. Who will take his place? What's next for Fraser? Will he ope...
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EP. 40 - The Future of U.K. CrossFit w/ Ollie Mansbridge
The current season changes being made by CrossFit are likely to impact the sport in a huge way - this weeks episode centres around how these changes are likely to effect the U.K. CrossFit scene more specifically. To help us with this endeavour ...
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EP. 39 - Mike Moving + The Home Gym Dilemma
This episode see's us return to the Zoom calls with Mike and Will. Today we discuss how Mike has found the move up to Aylesbury, the new TAP Team Member and what it will be like for the fitness and CrossFit spaces going forward once things begi...
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EP. 38 - Fad Diet & Nutrition Mythbusting w/ Jonny Landels
Jonny Landels - CEO of Next Step nutrition - joins us to take part in some fad diet and nutrition mythbusting. We discuss the best in the sport and how their nutrition choices shouldn't necessarily impact yours; as well as finding the best nutr...
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52:50
EP. 37 - Preparing an Affiliate for the CrossFit Open
Alex Conroy - the official affiliate programmer for the athlete program - joins us this week as we discuss all things entailing the this years CrossFit Open. We discuss what it's like during the Open for most affiliates as well as how they coul...
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EP. 36 - New Years Resolutions & Goal Setting w/ Alec Harwood
Regular guest - Alec Harwood - joins us this week as we talk all things New Years Resolutions and how to best set yourself for success when setting any new goals. We also talk about what you can do when you realise you want to change to another...
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56:50
EP. 35 - Dealing With Injuries
During this holiday season, we discuss something that every single athlete will have to face at some point in their training career. Injuries often manifest themselves at the most inconvenient points in our training cycles and can be not only d...
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Special Edition - Tribal Clash Sale
On this special edition of the podcast, we talk with founder of Tribal Clash - Andrew Barker - as he discusses the sale of Tribal Clash to an events company and what it means for the future of all Tribal Clash events.
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58:36
EP. 34 - CrossFit Season Announcements w/ Chalking Fitness
Chalking Fitness founder - Tom Forder - drops in this week to discuss the recently announced changes for the CrossFit season this year and what it means going forward. We also discuss a few key things which we still don't know any details on an...
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EP. 33 - CrossFit Season Changes w/ Tommy Marquez
This week we have the return of our guest interviews as we discuss the upcoming CrossFit season with - CrossFit Media star and Morning Chalk Up Writer- Tommy Marquez. We delve into what the last few months have been like with the change in owne...
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EP. 32 - Coaching Principles
This week, In-Person Coaching Principles are the topic of choice. Mike has an extensive background in all aspects of coaching having done it in a variety of differing circumstances - within Online and 1-1. We delve into what principles a coach ...
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EP. 31 - Starting CrossFit
This week we touch on how to approach training in CrossFit when you're first starting out. We also touch on a few things which are the foundation of the CrossFit methodology and how to build up to being able to complete all the complex skills. ...
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EP. 30 - Sticking With A Nutrition Plan
Nutrition is undoubtedly one of the most important aspects of improving your performance as an athlete. This week we go through some key principles that you can implement to make it easier for you to adhere to any changes that you make on a nut...
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EP. 29 - The Importance Of Training Partners
The topic of Training Partners is on the agenda this week as we discuss what you should be looking for in those that you choose to share your training sessions with. We look at what qualities could help benefit your training as well as some of ...
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