SS 077 - How The CrossFit Games Changed Everything, With Eric LeClair

Published: May 31, 2016, 2:15 a.m.

This week Grant and Heavey are joined by Eric LeClair, owner and founder of one of the first CrossFit gyms in Southern California. The boys discuss how the sport of fitness has changed over the last 16 years since Eric first encountered CrossFit, and his last decade as an affiliate owner. From the OG days of beer and buddies hanging out at Aromas, to the present day Reebok CrossFit Games, Eric shares his stories and adventures coaching and running a box. [1:38] 2003 Birth of an Affiliate [3:20] Master of Fitness [4:21] Grant and Heavey hit P90X [4:45] Straight up Jane Fonda [6:30] CrossFit Community Then and Now [8:25] Nicole Doesn’t Miss the Boat [9:23] Team 9 Moms [12:05] Who were the Crazy People CrossFitting in 2006? [13:40] How The CrossFit Games Changed Everything [15:15] Selling Beers and Testing Fitness [21:23] Grant Goest Back to the Fundamentals [23:00] Don’t Tell Me How to Run my Business [24:45] Surprise Phone Call from my Realtor [25:15] Open Up in My Backdoor [27:10] The Negative from the Growth of CrossFit [28:20] Hodor!!!! [29:25] Aesthetics vs. Health [31:20] Don’t Kick Out Rad Coaches [32:55] Working With Kids and Masters [34:00] Going Dry, Cause it Feels So Good