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Joining Matt O'Keefe on the podcast are the founders of RPM, Shane and Josh Rogers, co-founders of RPM Training Co. and Leora Hafri, the executive director of Steve's Club National Program.

Jan. 4th is the kick off of a 30 day challenge to accumulate 10,000 Double Unders. All proceeds benefit the RPM Iron Compass Initiative, in partnership with Steve's Club, to bring fitness, mentorship, and a brighter future to at-risk youth.

Find out Matt's plan to tackle the 10k jumps as well as some of the resources to help you with your double unders throughout the challenge.

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Nick Shaw talks with Matt O'Keefe about his new book "Fit for Success," available on Amazon. In the book Nick details the habits successful people have in common and how we can develop those same habits to thrive — despite our obstacles. Using what’s he’s learned over the past decade, Nick has helped top athletes and hundreds of thousands of people around the world through his company Renaissance Periodization to look, feel, and perform their best. Buy at: https://bit.ly/NickShaw "I've been fortunate enough to work with some of the best athletes in the world, and you can see the things that they do that makes them successful. And I've been obsessed with, 'What makes people really successful, ultimately? You take these principles from working with a lot of clients, with top athletes. I had all these ideas down, and thought to myself, I know 2020 is going to be a rough year for everyone. I know a lot of people are struggling... And that can relate to my own story, my own family, it's been a rough year. And I think that book is going to be that, it's going to help a lot of people. If you read this book, you'll get the ideas of - here's what needs to be done. You can make a lot of good come of 2020, no matter the hand you're dealt." - Nick Shaw

Arielle Sanders, athlete and advocate, talks with Matt O'Keefe on Episode 17 of the Loud And Live Podcast. Arielle and Matt initially met in July at the "Future of CrossFit" summit in Colorado. Seeking to further the discussion, we invited Arielle on to share her story as a rising athlete,sponsored by Fatso Peanut Butter, and her perspective on race in the sport. "I want to see more people of color involved in CrossFit, from the Games level, to HQ, to affiliate owners. I know it's really important, if someone is in a position of power, and someone has this experience [as a person of color], they should be working together to solve problems. You can't design systems for people based on what you think they need. You have to co-create to find out: what is the problem and how we move forward. I will continue to advocate for myself and for black people and for people of color, but if the people in power aren't doing anything with the things that the marginalized are saying or working with them to make a change, nothings is going to change. I don't have the answers but I'm willing to work with people to get there." - Arielle Sanders

10 years after Will Ahmed published a college paper titled, "The Feedback Tool Measuring Intensity, Recovery and Sleep," the CEO and Founder of Whoop joined Katrin Davidsdottir and Matt O'Keefe on the Loud & Live Sports Podcast in Miami in February.
Learn a little about recovery, why sleep is important and what kind of sleep makes the most difference on the latest episode.
As a 2-time CrossFit Games champion, Katrin shares her experience wearing her Whoop needing to dial in on all aspects of her life, while Matt relates to the hard-working non-elite professional trying to make the most of his time.
In this episode Will explains how Whoop works and how his obsession with how to you better understand the human body spurred him to come up with the concept of Whoop, which is now shown to be the most accurate non invasive sleep monitor on the market.

Mat Fraser and Matt O'Keefe welcome Aaron Hoff onto the show to talk about what Mat called the ultimate CrossFit vacation: The Ultimate Hawaiian Trail Run. The Run is held every year in the jungles of Kuaui to raise money for the Keala Foundation, which provides fitness and community to kids in need in Hawaii.
The guys talk about


The Run and how it started
The Varied Life of Hoff
Sobriety and making life fun
the Drug problem that is unique to Hawaii
Finding purpose and getting involved in the Keala Foundation

Meet Scott Stallings, a professional golfer on the PGA Tour who went through a physical transformation training with CrossFit methods. Scott went from 260lbs down to 190lbs while making major life changes regarding rest and recovery as well as nutrition and exercise.

Scott is joined on this podcast by Mat Fraser, 4x CrossFit Games Champion and Fittest Man on Earth. Mat and Scott talk to Matt O'Keefe about how they are spending this unintentional off-season due to the closures from COVID-19.

Listen in as Scott talks about how he has been able to take a break from his normal travel and take on some different training challenges, like running a half-marathon. Mat and Matt also quiz Scott on how the PGA Tour is organized and what life is like on the tour.