The Power Monkey Podcast

PMPC231- Zack Kramer from Breather-Fit

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It has become a well-accepted idea that breathwork can improve health, enhance athletic performance, and even help those with mental health issues. T...

PMPC230 - Shane DeFreitas: Power Monkey Coach

11 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Shane has such a long list of accolades that it would be silly to list them here. Not only is Shane a 1996 Gymnastic Olympian, but he has a skill on t...

PMPC230 - Shane DeFreitas: Power Monkey Coach

11 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Shane has such a long list of accolades that it would be silly to list them here. Not only is Shane a 1996 Gymnastic Olympian, but he has a skill on t...

PMPC229 - Hood to Coast 2024

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For the second year in a row, a group of Power Monkeys decided to get together out in Oregon to take part in the 200-mile relay race that is: The Hood...

PMPC228 - Wyatt Ewing, Founder of Ice Barrel

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Wyatt used to suffer from debilitating anxiety. A friend at the gym suggested that he try cold exposure therapy. To Wyatt's surprise, the benefits he ...

PMPC227 - Tasia Percevecz: Wonderfully Made

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tasia is an incredible athlete with a background in gymnastics before heading to compete at the CrossFit Games as an individual and as part of Team Cr...

PMPC226 - Getting Your First Handstand Push-Up

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Going from being unable to do any Handstand Push-ups to getting your first can feel impossible. This is why we are spending an entire episode discussi...

PMPC225 - Using Sauna to Level Up, with Peter Nelson

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you are not familiar with the performance and health benefits of Sauna's, then you will want to give this episode a listen. Sisu Sauna Co-Founder, ...

PMPC224 - Get Your First Pull-Up

19 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you weren't a gymnast growing up, then you might feel like getting a pull-up as an adult is impossible. We have proof that is a lie! Listen in as w...

PMPC223: Wild Health - Medicine 2.0

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is the healthcare system doing its best to keep people healthy, or is it more about taking reactionary measures once you are already sick?  Dr. Matt ...

PMPC222 - Sean Lake, Founder of Bubs Naturals

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sean has done it all. He was a professional snowboarder, was the Director of Sports Marketing at DC Shoes, started his own supplement company, and has...

PMPC221 - The Ideal Squat Stance

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone seems to have a differing opinion when it comes to the squat stance and what is optimal. Not surprisingly, you will find that our opinion is ...

PMPC220 - What is Power Monkey Camp?

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We just returned from our 21st Power Monkey Camp in the beautiful woods of Tennessee with a whole new crop of campers, and as expected...it was amazin...

PMPC219 - Training vs Competing

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How often should you be Training vs Competing? It seems that most of the time when we are in the gym, we see people competing with the person in the l...

PMPC218 - Should You Kip Your Handstand Push-Ups?

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a somewhat polarizing topic within the functional fitness space. We posted about it recently on our social media and got a large response f...

PMPC217: Beating Fatigue with Dr. Craig Heller

17 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest is Dr. Craig Heller, a professor of Biological Sciences and Human Biology at Stanford University. Dr. Heller made an incredible discovery se...

PMPC216 - Alethea Boon, Is There Anything She Can't Do?

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Alethea Boon has one of the most impressive athletic careers of any guest on the show. She is a 5-time CrossFit Games athlete, she competed at the Com...

PMPC215 - Jason Khalipa V2

03 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Khalipa has done it all. He has been a CrossFit Games Champion, he operates an international fitness company, he competes in the Tactical Games,...

PMPC214 - Should You Be Kipping Your Pull-Up?

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we ask the question: "Should You Be Kipping Your Pull-Up?". We posted about this recently on our social media and had some great discu...

PMPC213 - Dr. Andy Galpin - Optimizing Human Performance

20 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, we have a return guest, Dr. Andy Galpin. Andy is a tenured professor at Cal State Fullerton. He is the co-director of the Center o...

PMPC212 - Open 24.3 Strategy with Caroline Lambray

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest today is coach to the Fittest Man on Earth! Her name is Caroline Lambray, and she is here to discuss strategies going into the final week of...

PMPC211 - Open 24.2 Strategy with Annie Sakamoto

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest today is the always impressive, multi-time CrossFit Games athlete and legend, Annie Sakamoto. Last week, Annie was on the live stream for Cr...

PMPC210 - Open 24.1 Strategy with Matt Torres

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The 2024 CrossFit Open is here and with that we would like to discuss the very first workout and give actionable tips and strategy to the everyday ath...

PMPC209 - Fee Saghafi: Finding Your Purpose

21 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's commonplace to say that someone is kind and has a great energy about them...but in the case of our guest today Fee Saghafi, that can't be oversta...

PMPC208 - Alison Scudds: Chasing the Games

14 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest today is CrossFit athlete Alison Scudds. Alison's ultimate goal within the sport of CrossFit is to qualify for and compete as an individual ...

PMPC207 - Teaching the Handstand

07 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In another addition of a movement focused podcast, we welcome our good friend Chris Gatti to the show. Chris is a former collegiate gymnast who went o...

PMPC206 - Steph Mireles (Chung)

31 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest today is Steph Mireles, who you may be more familiar with as Steph Chung. Steph was a CrossFit Games athlete who has recently made the shift...

PMPC205 - Dave Durante

24 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We figured that after more than 200 episodes of the podcast that it was time to give a bit more insight into the founder and leader of Power Monkey Fi...

PMPC204 - Squat Jerk vs Split Jerk

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On today's movement focused episode, we welcome 3 time US Olympian, Olympic Bronze medalist, and World Record Holder: Cheryl Haworth to debate the ben...

PMPC203 - Evan Slaughter

10 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest today is Evan Slaughter, more commonly know by his social media handle on Instagram and TikTok as: Fit2Serve1. Evan has an interesting story...

PMPC202 - Spotting the Handstand

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today's "movement focused" episode revolves around the skill of spotting. We believe that this truly is a skill that is all too often discredited or o...

PMPC201 - Bo Sandoval

20 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bo has an incredible resume. Dave originally met Bo when he was a Strength Coach for a huge variety of sports at the US Olympic Training Center. Since...

PMPC200 - Dave Lipson

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

For our 200th episode, we brought on one of the OG's of CrossFit. Dave Lipson was a multi-time Games Athlete, a professional baseball player, and a lo...

PMPC199 - Patrick Vellner

06 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we welcome Pat Vellner back to the show for his second time. Pat had an incredible season this year, winning WZA on a team, being crowned the Se...

PMPC198 - Handstand Walking

29 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As we prepare for the launch of our newest program in the Power Monkey Training App, Handstand Walking - Advanced, we decided to take an episode and p...

PMPC197 - Dr. Mike Molloy

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We welcome back today one of our favorite people, and wealth of knowledge when it comes to the nutritional sciences: Dr. Mike Molloy, owner and founde...

PMPC196 - Megan Henry

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Megan was a world class athlete in maybe one of the most insane sports there is. Imagine flying head first down a sheet of ice at speeds of up to 80 M...

PMPC195 - Dr. Julie Foucher

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are excited to welcome our friend, Dr. Julie Foucher onto the show. Julie, as many of you may know, had an incredible career as a CrossFit Games At...

PMPC194 - Jack Farlow and Emma Lawson

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We recently had the pleasure of working with both Emma and Jack at a Power Monkey Course in their home town up in Canada. We already knew that both we...

PMPC193 - Brian Friend Vol. 2

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We enjoyed having Brian on the podcast so much last time, that we invited him to come out and spend a week with us at our Power Monkey Camp this past ...

PMPC192 - Mark England

18 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mark is the creator and head coach of "Enlifted", which gives coaches practical mindset tools to use with their clients. Mark focuses largely on how h...

PMPC191 - Cody Anderson

11 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you are like us, we are big fans of Cody Anderson. Not only is he an excellent person, but being on the smaller side when it comes to CrossFit Game...

PMPC190 - Jeff Adler & Caroline Lambray

04 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are lucky enough to welcome onto the podcast for a second time; Jeff Adler and Caroline Lambray. Except this time they join us as the Fittest Man o...

PMPC189 - Sunny Choi

20 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest is future US Olympic hopeful Sunny Choi. Sunny is looking to compete in the first ever appearance of Break Dancing in the Olympics next ...

PMPC188 - Brent Fikowski Volume 2

13 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we welcome back on the show, Brent Fikowski. Brent is fresh off of his most recent appearance at the CrossFit Games, where he improved his previ...

PMPC187 - Hood To Coast Relay Race

06 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, a team of 12 Monkeys (Great movie by the way), descended upon Portland Oregon to tackle a legendary 200-mile relay race from Mt. Hood to th...

PMPC186 - Miguel "Gravity" Rosario

30 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Miguel is a fascinating athlete. His background was initially in gymnastics, where he was dominating. Eventually he grew tired of the rigid nature of ...

PMPC185 - Michele Letendre

23 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Michele is a good friend who we have been following within the CrossFit space since her days out on the competition floor as an athlete. Michele is a ...

PMPC184 - The 10 Minute Handstand

18 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this special pop-up episode, we are intentionally limiting the discussion to 10 minutes. We are doing so to celebrate Dave's accomplishment of fina...

PMPC183 - John Singleton

16 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Fresh off the 2023 CrossFit Games, we have John Singleton. Who not only had 3 individual athletes compete at the Games, but is also the head coach and...

PMPC182 - 2023 CrossFit Games Recap

09 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Fresh off the week of the 2023 CrossFit Games, we have Dave, Mike, and our good friend Jason Leydon, owner of CF Milford and Conquer Athlete, here to ...

PMPC181 - Adrian Bozman Part 2

02 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The 2023 CrossFit Games begins THIS week, and we are excited to have the man behind all of the event programming on to chat. Adrian Bozman is one of o...

PMPC180 - Rika Geyser

26 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rika Geyser has been a part of Power Monkey and our Camps from very early on. Her list of accomplishments is vast within the rowing and fitness world....

PMPC179 - Justin Cotler

19 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Justin is the head coach and founder of, Underdog Athletics. He is one of the most successful coaches in the competitive functional fitness world. In ...

PMPC178 - Kari Pearce

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we have the pleasure of sitting down with one of our favorites, Kari Pearce. Kari is a former CrossFit Games athlete, finishing as high as 3rd ...

PMPC177 - Eric Hinman

05 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Hinman is a serial entrepreneur, fitness enthusiast, motivational speaker, and multi-time Kona Ironman. As an advocate for holistic well-being, ...

PMPC176 - Bruce Young

28 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we welcome CrossFit Games multi time Masters Athlete Bruce Young on the podcast. Not only is Bruce and impressive athlete, but he is also an acc...

PMPC175 - Jessi Smith

21 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we welcome Jessi Smith onto the podcast. After 10+ years of training in the sport of CrossFit, Jessi has qualified for the Games. Whats most...

PMPC174 - The Squat Jerk

14 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The discussion on today's podcast revolves around the movement of The Squat Jerk and why there is value in working this variation into your training. ...

PMPC173 - Alex Gazan

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of the podcast, we welcome CrossFit Games Athlete, Alex Gazan. Alex most recently won the North America West Semifinal, securing her r...

PMPC172 - Sam Briggs Volume 2

31 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Briggs, a renowned CrossFit athlete, has not only conquered the competitive landscape in her prime but has continued to excel in the Masters divis...

PMPC171 - Zack Height

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for an enlightening conversation with Zack Height, a remarkable individual who has embarked on a transformative journey, transitioning from co...

PMPC170 - Brian "Tosh" Chontosh Part 2

17 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this captivating episode, we dive deep into the inspiring journey of Brian Chontosh, a remarkable individual who exemplifies the qualities of leade...

PMPC169 - Wall Facing Handstand Push-Up

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are taking it back to another movement focused episode. This time, we are discussing one of the newest movements introduced at the CrossFit Games t...

PMPC168 - Arielle Loewen

26 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this episode of our podcast, where we sit down with CrossFit Games Athlete Arielle Loewen, an accomplished athlete and mother who shares he...

PMPC167 - Grant McCartney

19 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this episode of our podcast, where we sit down with Grant McCartney, also known as "The Island Ninja". Grant is a professional athlete and ...

PMPC166 - Yuval Ayalon

12 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this episode of the podcast, where we have a very special guest - Yuval Ayalon, better know in the world of hand balancing as: Yuval on Han...

PMPC165 - Emily Rolfe

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this weeks podcast we welcome CrossFit Games Athlete Emily Rolfe. Emily's athletic journey began in gymnastics, and she shares with us how her back...

PMPC164 - Jamie Simmonds

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we have the pleasure of sitting down with Jamie Simmonds, one of top CrossFit athletes since 2016. Jamie shares her journey from her ...

PMPC163 - Kelly & Juliet Starrett

22 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, we have two special guests: Kelly and Juliet Starrett, a power couple who are passionate about fitness and entrepreneurship. Kelly is...

PMPC162 - Press to Handstand

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode we talk about the nuances surrounding the Press to Handstand. Higher level gymnastic movements are finding their way into competiti...

PMPC161 - Kristin Holte

08 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kristin Holte is an 8 time CrossFit Games Athlete, who has had multiple top 5 finishes at the Games, as well as 4 top 3 finishes in the Open, includin...

PMPC160 - Open 23.3

02 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's the final week of the Open and it's a burner! Chad Vaughn and Chris Hinshaw join Dave Durante to break down and strategize 23.3. Chris talks tran...

PMPC159 - Open 23.2 A&B

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Running in the Open!? Add that to burpees and thrusters and you've got a workout that any athlete is sure to LOOOOVE. This week's episode Dave Durante...

PMPC158 - Open 23.1 Tips

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The CrossFit Open is here! On this episode of the podcast we've got Dave Durante, Jason Leydon, and Jordan Samuel reacting to and giving their thought...

PMPC157 - Carl Paoli

08 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are so grateful to have Carl on this weeks podcast. Carl was one of the coaches early on in CrossFit that were really trying to help educate people...

PMPC156 - Don Faul

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are excited to have had Don Faul, the new CEO of CrossFit on the podcast this week. Don's passion for CrossFit and what good he believes the traini...

PMPC155 - The Kipping Ring Muscle-Up

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are discussing the Kipping Ring Muscle-Up. More specifically we will be speaking about some common cue's that we hear out in the world in reg...

PMPC154 - Chris Spealler

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Spealler is known as one of the OG's of the CrossFit Games. At 5'5" and 145 lbs, he did things in competition that spectators and other athletes...

PMPC153 - Brian Friend

11 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

With Wodapalooza about to go down this week, we decided to have CrossFit Analyst: Brian Friend on the podcast to talk about his predictions for this e...

PMPC152 - Angela Gargano

04 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we welcome our friend Angela Gargano to the show. Angela has a long history of athletics, beginning with D1 Collegiate Gymnastics, moving into f...

PMPC151 - CJ Martin

21 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

CJ Martin is one of the truly original G's on the CrossFit scene, having started in 2006 and quickly transitioning into coaching and then owning what ...

PMPC150 - Adrian Mundwiler

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we welcome multiple time CrossFit Games Athlete and former Professional Hockey player Adrian Mundwiler onto the show. Adrian is an absolute ...

PMPC149 - Vanessa McCoy

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Its surprising how long it took us into the life of this podcast before we invited today guest on. Vanessa McCoy is a long standing member of the Powe...

PMPC148 - Capacity WOD

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On a special episode of the Power Monkey Podcast today, we have the trio of Dave Durante, Chad Vaughn, and Chris Hinshaw discussing the specifics surr...

PMPC147 - James Sprague

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We had the pleasure of speaking with CrossFit Games Athlete James Sprague on this episode of the podcast. James is a young athlete, having competed in...

PMPC146 - James Fitzgerald Part 2

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our first episode with James a few weeks ago lead to a number of follow up conversations and messages from our listeners. So we decided to have him ba...

PMPC145 - Brent Fikowski

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This weeks guest is multi-time CrossFit Games Athlete and Podium finisher, Brent Fikowski. One of the most interesting portions of our conversation, a...

PMPC144 - Matt Torres

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We had the pleasure of speaking with Brute Strength coach Matt Torres on this weeks episode. We were also lucky enough to have Matt attend our most re...

PMPC143 - James Fitzgerald

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This weeks guest is James Fitzgerald, known by many within the CrossFit world as OPT, the founder of OPEX Fitness. James was the very first person to ...

PMPC142 - Victor Assaf

19 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest is a special one as we welcome our good friend Victor Assaf on to the show. Victor is an adaptive athlete who has competed at the CrossF...

PMPC141 - Dallin Pepper

12 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We were fortunate enough to have Dallin on the podcast this week, and even more fortunate to have him out at our most recent Power Monkey Camp in TN. ...

PMPC140 - Paige Semenza

05 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode we welcome multiple time CrossFit Games individual and team athlete, Paige Semenza. We had a great time chatting with Paige about h...

PMPC139 - Jeffrey Adler & Caroline Lambray

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this weeks episode of the podcast, we have a duo! CrossFit Games Athlete and 2022 top 5 finisher, Jeffrey Adler, as well as his coach and significa...

PMPC138 - Rebecca Fuselier

14 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest is CrossFit Games Athlete, Rebecca Fuselier. Rebecca was previously a 2 time Teen Games Athlete. She then made the transition to being a...

PMPC137 - Stephane Rochet

07 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Stephane is a collegiate strength and conditioning coach as well as a CrossFit Level 3 Coach. Additionally he works full time for CrossFit helping to ...

PMPC136 - Jesse Burdick

31 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest is Power Lifting legend, Jesse Burdick. Jesse is not only an incredibly accomplished power lifter, but is also recognized as a Subject M...

PMPC135 - Deep End Fitness

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we welcome Don Tran and Prime Hall onto the podcast. Don and Prime are former Marine Raiders from within the special operations community and un...

PMPC134 - Adrian Bozman

17 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are fortunate enough to have Adrian "Boz" Bozman, Director of the CrossFit Games on the podcast. Boz is fresh off programming his first G...

PMPC133 - Dr. Mike Molloy

10 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have reoccurring guest: Dr. Mike Molloy on the podcast to talk specifically about Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs). This is a topic that we...