Escapist Corner

In this weeks podcast episode 8 we meet Giannis Geiss who is not only insanely fast runner, but also strong and funny. He started the Berlin Throwdown in 2015 and it has now grown and is held in Berlins second largest sports arena. We get to know what the aim and goal is for the Throwdown. Giannis has gone to several events and competed him self and found inspiration and seen what is good and what is bad. He tells us the story behind how he came to CrossFit and what motivates him as a coach and box owner at CrossFit Icke. We also talk about how it is to go from track and field to playing rugby. Follow Giannis on Insta: @giandor See Berlin Throwdowns homepage: http://www.berlin-throwdown.com See CrossFit Ickes homepage: http://www.crossfiticke.com

In this episode we had the honor to talk to Kelly Starrett, which is a legend whiten the Crossfit realm, but also within the professional sports in the USA. He has coached and helped top tiers from all professional leagues like the NBA, NFL and NHL. As a former national champion in kayaking he is also well known within the paddling sports giving best practice and expertise in these sports. He is the co-founder of Crossfit San Francisco and Mobility Wod, and has written several books and best sellers like "Supple Leopard", "Deskbound" and "Ready to run". He has also together with his wife started an organisation called Standupkids.org which aim to get kids off the chairs and become mobile in school. In this episode we hear the story of how Kelly came in contact with CrossFit, and how his idea of Mobility Wod came to be. We also get to know how he came up with the idea of using resistant bands to create distraction in the joins while mobilizing. He shares his favorite books and reveals how his advice turned

Elli Hachmann who is german weightlifting champion, joins the Podcast in this episode and we talk about training, hard life choices, nutrition and also how to pronounce Hamburg correctly. She also shares some secrets on having a balanced nutrition and what some common mistakes here are. Also hear her TOP 5 pro tips to become a better weightlifter. Happy listening! You kind find Elli on FB here: www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=el…te%20%26%20coach And on Instagram: @elli_hachmann www.escapistcorner.com

Ramon Gysin from CrossFit Basel is the guy who introduced CrossFit to Europe and has schooled most European coaches you can meet. He is also a world champion in powerlifting and weightlifting and posses several domestic and international records. 2012 he won one of the regional events in Europe and now focuses on coaching athletes to the games via Jami Tikkanens "The Training Plan" and had 20 athletes going to the CrossFit Games Regional events. From his own box he sent Alessia Joy Wälchli to represent Switzerland in the Regionals 2017. Ramon tells us why it is important to lift heavy and to keep challenging your comfort zone. He runs two affiliates, runs events and is practically everywhere. be sure to follow him on instagram: @mr_glutes and if you want to get to know the next seminars (weightliftining, crossfit, mindfulness, etc.) check out his homepage. http://crossfitbasel.ch Sorry for the poor Skype connection....

Karl Dyall is a swedish actor, singer, dancer, father, former national team tae kwan do, entrepreneur and crossfit games athlete - making him the fittest guy in Sweden for his age group and almost fittest guy in the world. He is the owner of CrossFit Solid that has had their Team going to the games several times and he has trained Lukas Högberg as he just got started. Karl shares a story about how it is coming down crashing and start all over and he tell us the simple way of how to get out of the hole. If you seek inspiration and advice you should listen to this guy. You can find Karl on Instagram at: @cfdyall Find his box in central Stockholm here: www.crossfitsolid.com

In this episode we meet Lasse Rantala from Tampere who is a multi-talented physio, coach, athlete and founder of CrossFit 33100 Reebok and also CrossFit 33400. He is also the founder of a new training protocol called the Athlete Training Protocol which is a holistic training protocol for performance athletes. Taking on nutrition, sleep and training for any kind of sport. Lasse does this in collaboration with WodConnect. Find his home training protocol here: http://www.athletetrainingprotocol.com Instagram: @athletetrainingprotocol See his boxes: http://crossfit33100.com http://www.crossfit33400.com Follow Lasse on Instagram: @rcflasse

In this episode we meet the fittest guy in Latin America, Marco Casali. He got to the second place in the Reebok CrossFit Games 2016 and has now also qualified for the regionals in 2017. He has recently opened up his own box called "El Camino" and shares his experience of being a guy always in movement. He radiates passion and mindfulness for everyone to hear in this episode.

Carl Paoli aka Gymnastic WOD, Freestyle Connection join the podcast and reveals some exclusive information about the future of Freestyle connection. Paoli is also the brand ambassador for Strike Movement and does seminars all over the world. Carl is also an author of the book Freestyle Connection. Our homepage: www.escapistcorner.com Check out Carls channel here: https://goo.gl/ZnQwBw Also check out Carls book on Amazon here: https://goo.gl/qqOKKd This podcast is powered by: http://www.wodness.com