The Good, the Bad, and the Future of Functional Fitness with James Fitzgerald – The Barbell Life 243

Last time we had James Fitzgerald on the podcast, we talked about programming for CrossFit.

This time, we talked with James about something that I’m super excited to think about – James is trying to get functional fitness into the 2028 Olympics.

We also talked about some of what he doesn’t like about CrossFit and their recent changes in direction.

He made some excellent points about how CrossFit shouldn’t really be tied too much to the idea of good health. So give this one a listen to rethink some assumptions you may have about functional fitness.

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LISTEN IN TO TODAY’S PODCAST AS WE TALK ABOUT:

  • His plan to get functional fitness into the Olympics
  • Actually making intentional progress with functional fitness
  • Why CrossFit’s current way of scaling is just silly
  • The biggest mistakes coaches make
  • Understanding the importance of different contractions
  • and more…

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