Scale As Needed Podcast

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ArmenHammerTV! 07/12/2018

ArmenHammerTV! This is it, folks. If you're hearing this, you've messed up big time and you're missing out on all your SAN goodness. Find the new feed at ArmenHammerTV! /episode/index/show/flosports/id/6802857

95 Some Athleticism Neglected! 07/05/2018

95 Some Athleticism Neglected! 0:01 - subscribe to ArmenHammerTV! 1:37 - Some Athleticism Neglected! 3:00 - purposefully ignoring actual fitness talk 4:40 - bodyweight strict presses: super tough. 14:28 - rucking: Kyle and Cliff do it. 21:30 - “if you’re gonna die with a backpack full of literature, what literature would you pick?” 23:19 - Fourth of July! And growing up in Texas 28:50 - a very long Nicolas Cage circle: Con Air to The Sorcerer’s Apprentice to Leaving Las Vegas to Mandy to Ghostrider 2 to Face/Off 39:00 - John Woo circle: Broken Arrow, Face/Off, MI:2 40:44 - the evolution of action movies over time 1:00:06 - Bethany Shadburne prefers “Bethany” over “Beth” and an in-depth discussion on the acoustics of “Bethany” vs “Beth” 1:07:23 - Reebok will require athletes to wear only what is provided to them at the Games 1:14:26 - ….almost. /episode/index/show/flosports/id/6775342

94 Hand Tears, Fit Beths, Being Way Too High In Public 06/29/2018

94 Hand Tears, Fit Beths, Being Way Too High In Public 0:04 - SARMs Are Needed 1:01 - we changed locations! 2:02 - three athletes tested positive at Regionals 8:23 - Chase keeps working out for some reason and literally salting your wounds on your torn hands 18:12 - the reason why most of our audience is men (“you can fuck a meat pocket”) 19:45 - #FitBeth! 26:05 - Kyle’s sad/crazy Alex Jones story 29:06 - Michael Shannon as a sad rodeo clown, Viggo Mortensen, 34:20 - Kyle and Armen’s travels 35:50 - T*rkish delight and the history between Armenians and T*rks 38:08 - Armen hung out with Sean Sweeney for a few days! 48:24 - Kyle’s epic saga of getting way too high and watching 2001: A Space Odyssey 59:35 - the reason why Armen doesn’t do edibles in public anymore 1:04:26 - Cliff’s “I got super high and lost my car in a parking lot” story /episode/index/show/flosports/id/6759315

SAN 93: CrossFit Suing Reebok, The Fittest Beth 06/21/2018

SAN 93: CrossFit Suing Reebok, The Fittest Beth 0:01 - SHAVE A NERD! 1:00 - special delivery interruption time! 2:17 - Armen’s mullet 6:30 - the long lasting pain of childhood humiliation 14:58 - Magic cards, the Black Lotus, Armen’s weird dream 22:10 - Cliff’s awesome idea to make CrossFit Games events way more exciting 27:15 - Armen’s other weird dream 29:10 - The Fittest Beth, #FitBeth 30:58 - CrossFit is suing Reebok, Rogue vs Eleiko barbells, and who might be the new title sponsor at the Games 49:00 - Dan Bailey’s recovery is going better than Kyle’s did, are these knee injuries from plyometrics? /episode/index/show/flosports/id/6714346

92 Russell Berger Fired, Body Horror Movies You Need To See 06/13/2018

92 Russell Berger Fired, Body Horror Movies You Need To See 00:38 - subscribe to ArmenHammerTV 03:30 - Russell Berger was fired 26:11 - Klokov and Trump? 32:15 - Tough Mudder X 41:12 - Existenz, The Blog, body horror movies and more /episode/index/show/flosports/id/6700228

91 We Are Back, Armen Hammer TV 06/07/2018

91 We Are Back, Armen Hammer TV 0:03 - WE ARE BACK! 2:10 - “60% of this show is no longer employed at FloSports” 19:30 - Armen and Chase have seen each other every day since getting fired 21:24 - What’s next? 29:15 - Chase competed at Regionals! 40:27 - Regional performances breakdown 1:03:10 - Deadpool 2! /episode/index/show/flosports/id/6680100

90 Regionals Events, Thor Wins World's Strongest Man 05/09/2018

90 Regionals Events, Thor Wins World's Strongest Man 2:35 - 2018 Regionals Day 1 events: Triple 3 and Linda 27:10 - Kyle and Cliff visited Dallas recently 30:52 - Thor wins World’s Strongest Man 40:49 - Westworld sucks 41:35 - Andre The Giant /episode/index/show/flosports/id/6574861

89 The Infinity War SPOILER Episode 05/03/2018

89 The Infinity War SPOILER Episode The entirety of this episode is Avengers: Infinity War /episode/index/show/flosports/id/6552000

88 John Cena Power Cleans 352, Sam Briggs Broke Her Elbow 04/26/2018

88 John Cena Power Cleans 352, Sam Briggs Broke Her Elbow 1:00 - Kyle is back and he looks more like Jesus than ever 5:00 - pierce tongues and other weirdness 6:10 - Sam Briggs broke her elbow 12:50 - the Masters competition 21:40 - John Cena cleans 352 and deadlifts 500 for 3! 24:30 - Kyle was at Overlook Film Festival 29:15 - Chase’s Regional training update 37:40 - does the pursuit of fitness eventually outweigh the benefits? 59:15 - Venom trailer is terrible 1:03:44 - Infinity War! /episode/index/show/flosports/id/6526174

87 Brooke Wells CFHQ 18.4 Controversy, Armen's New Vlog 04/19/2018

87 Brooke Wells CFHQ 18.4 Controversy, Armen's New Vlog 1:00 - no Kyle today, and the Cliff Arm, and the Cliff Farm 19:10 - Chase’s Regionals training and the Whoop Strap 36:29 - Brooke Wells CrossFit HQ 18.4 controversy 46:50 - Armen’s vlog Chasing Fitness /episode/index/show/flosports/id/6499742

86 How To Build An Engine, Poop Etiquette 04/12/2018

86 How To Build An Engine, Poop Etiquette 0:35 - the 1997 film “Thinner” 3:30 - nutrition is the worst 6:30 - “the toughest thing is not eating exceptionally shitty” 8:50 - The Big Poop Talk and the strangeness of shame 25:25 - Chase’s Regionals training and the team competition 34:00 - new ways to make Regionals event more interesting 40:00 - outrageous regionals workouts from 2012 42:00 - Matt Chan’s exploded leg 46:45 - how to build an engine /episode/index/show/flosports/id/6474013

85 Dan Bailey's Injury, Pornhub Is Changing The World 04/05/2018

85 Dan Bailey's Injury, Pornhub Is Changing The World 1:55 -“ Margaret Thatcher is not a centaur” 3:00 - AI can generate faces, voices, videos of pretty much anyone doing and saying anything 4:18 - deepfake, pornography, and technology changing behavior 11:00 - Pornhub is changing the world, Kyle’s prediction for the future of porn and mainstream fame, what it was like when porn first started streaming on the internet, and why Kyle follows pornstars on instagram 30:34 - Chase is going to Regionals! 39:30 - Dan Bailey’s knee explosion is exactly what happened to Kyle 51:10 - Armen will row 1,000,000 meters in 2018 52:40 - Is it part of being a CrossFitter to start hating other CrossFitters at some point? 58:36 - you should be able to very easily do the type of training necessary to actually meet your goals 1:12:09 - Ready Player One 1:30:30 - Westworld season 2 /episode/index/show/flosports/id/6449418

84 2018 Open Recap, Redeemed And Dominant Review 03/28/2018

84 2018 Open Recap, Redeemed And Dominant Review Armen, Cliff, Kyle, Chase, and Daniel chat about the 2018 CrossFit Gmaes Open and review "Redeemed And Dominant" the new CrossFit Games commercial/film. /episode/index/show/flosports/id/6419387

83 18.4 Handstand Push Ups And Jacob Heppner 03/22/2018

83 18.4 Handstand Push Ups And Jacob Heppner 1:20 - Jacob Heppner will not be competing at Regionals 2018 and the new handstand push up standard 13:50 - CrossFit’s MO has always been “fuck you, deal with it” and their reddit account 20:30 - Armen’s 18.4 29:15 - 18.5 guesses 34:20 - Chase got poisoned 38:00 - Armen and Kyle’s story about Chase’s butt 41:57 - The CrossFit Podcast needs some help 53:00 - We need Gore4Ever on the show and weird DMs 1:03:00 - Infinity War! /episode/index/show/flosports/id/6396793

82 CrossFit Games Open 18.3 Recap and more 03/15/2018

82 CrossFit Games Open 18.3 Recap and more 1:10 - the unexplored reaches of fitness: butthole weights 3:20 - what would you ask Dave Castro? 5:50 - 18.3! 16:50 - being a CrossFit Clydesdale 26:06 - two people finished 18.3, Dakota Rager and Josh Bridges 30:20 - 18.4 announcement and the 18.3 companion announcement that didn’t happen 35:40 - Kyle goes on a Stargate and The Crying Game tangent, the animaniacs, and more ridiculousness /episode/index/show/flosports/id/6369409

81 CrossFit Games Open 18.2/18.2a, Armen vs Iceland 03/09/2018

81 CrossFit Games Open 18.2/18.2a, Armen vs Iceland 2:00 - marilyn manson has gotta have a punch at this point 5:10 - trent reznor is pretty jacked though 7:40 - if you train regularly you’re probably hungry all the time 9:40 - Vice is the worst 12:10 - the guys take on 18.2 and 18.2a 23:20 - ZA Anderson 26:25 - Lil Xan is a real thing 36:00 - Chris Pritchard is my favorite CrossFit Games Open athlete 47:00 - Dakota puts together timely photoshops for the crew 48:30 - Thor deadlifts a World Record on the Elephant Bar and Ray Williams sets a new raw squat World Record 51:09 - Dan Bailey out of the CrossFit Games again 53:20 - Armen vs Iceland /episode/index/show/flosports/id/6345856

80 CrossFit Games Open 18.1, Our YouTube Comments Are Gold 03/01/2018

80 CrossFit Games Open 18.1, Our YouTube Comments Are Gold 1:40 - Chase Long is the Fittest on Scale As Needed and a full 18.1 breakdown for Armen, Cliff, Jannis, and Chase 11:10 - Chase’s first and second shots at 18.1 were very dramatic 20:00 - 18.1 leaderboard lessons: northern Europe, Alex Vigneault, Kara Webb, Brent Fikowski 32:08 - 18.2 clues? 35:30 - our YouTube videos are getting some ridiculous and amazing comments 51:40 - Fikowski’s Open humiliation crushes Travis Williams in 18.1 54:30 - Black Panther 1:13:30 - “Do my nipples offend you?” /episode/index/show/flosports/id/6317534

79 2018 CrossFit Games Open, Armen Cut His Hair 02/22/2018

79 2018 CrossFit Games Open, Armen Cut His Hair 1:10 - Armen got a haircut! 14:10 - roasting Chase’s instagram 20:55 - The 2018 CrossFit Games Open kicks off 28:40 - Armen doesn’t understand movie phrases, Kyle and Cliff explain Pulp Fiction 42:40 - Mathew Fraser is ready for 18.1 44:50 - Eddie Hall vs Robert Oberst 49:20 - Fikowski’s trash talk Thursdays 54:00 - Harrison Maurus clean & jerked 200kg /episode/index/show/flosports/id/6290004

78 Valentine's Day, 1003lb, 2017 Games Documentary 02/16/2018

78 Valentine's Day, 1003lb, 2017 Games Documentary The guys talk about Valentine's Day, Thor's 1003lb deadlift, Ray Williams' 1003lb squat double, John Cena's 2000lb super total challenge, the 2017 Games Documentary, and more! /episode/index/show/flosports/id/6269004

77 How Fit Are You, Solo: A Star Wars Story 02/08/2018

77 How Fit Are You, Solo: A Star Wars Story 1:00 - Cliff’s dick symbolism 3:14 - Armen’s a fan of Tom Brady and Bill Belichik 11:20 - Chase’s “Fitter Bowl 2018” experiment was a huge hit 15:02 - Wearing a tiny wrestling singlet to a weightlifting meet 19:15 - fitness inflation 21:15 - Jason Khalipa’s 2010 Amanda fails and old school CF Games workouts 30:03 - Greg Glassman’s original ‘How Fit Are You” article 45:40 - The new Deadpool teaser, Solo looks terrible, and the show runners of Game of Thrones have a series of Star Wars movies to ruin /episode/index/show/flosports/id/6239675

76 The Tangents Episode: Gucci Gang, The Oscars, and More 02/01/2018

76 The Tangents Episode: Gucci Gang, The Oscars, and More 0:20 - Croth-Fit 2:45 - training after the holidays is still tough 4:00 - 1 million Gucci Gangs 6:50 - there’s something inside of us which drives us to love things like CrossFit, or rap, or cataloging Metal 10:38 - Chase’s hip hop band names 13:00 - the Gucci Gang 1000m 15:49 - what would you repeat a million times? 19:45 - Angelo Dicicco vs the Universe 24:30 - Mat Fraser is Doomsday? 30:45 - Let’s play “What’s Chase” 34:20 - accidentally stealing things… 36:08 - Scott Tenorman Must Die 37:38 - the Super Bowl exists and so did someone called Lil Peep 46:40 - The Rock 47:40 - The Oscar nominations including chats about The Shape Of Water and Phantom Thread 1:01:20 - There Will Be Blood /episode/index/show/flosports/id/6215072

75 ChristFit, Predator, Bethany Shadburne 01/25/2018

75 ChristFit, Predator, Bethany Shadburne 1:10 - fitness is eggs, eggs is fitness 1:30 - Kyle is European Jesus, ChristFit 9:28 - Worst CrossFit gym names 11:20 - fiction movies with nonfiction-esque epilogues and curtain calls 12:30 - Predator as a parable for the danger of women destroying fraternal relationships 17:30 - Sam Briggs used to be overweight! 20:45 - it’s tough to get back into the gym after time off for the holidays 29:00 - training with Bethany Shadburne 40:00 - 18.0 and what it means for the 2018 Open 44:13 - wacky special CrossFit movements like Dan Bailey’s Turbo Pull Ups 49:30 - Rich Froning does a lot of cardio and drinks a lot of chocolate milk 57:00 - 250 5 star reviews = CHRISTFIT /episode/index/show/flosports/id/6189335

74 Iceland, Miami, Rich Froning 01/19/2018

74 Iceland, Miami, Rich Froning 0:30 - We’re back! 3:10 - this time last year… 5:30 - Whirlwind trips to Iceland and Miami: Into The Heart Of Darkness 28:50 - Born Strong and Functional Fitness on Netflix 30:45 - Wodapalooza was pretty cool! 39:40 - Mattie Rogers may end up getting a silver medal from Worlds 41:55 - Ilya Ilyin’s ban is up in June 2018 49:20 - New potential formats for weightlifting 56:54 - Armen Met Stef Cohen 1:02:45 - Rich Froning has spent his entire career beating his training partners, Froning vs Fraser in competition, the Froning/Fraser head games /episode/index/show/flosports/id/6166955

73 Star Wars: The Last Jedi Full SPOILER Review 12/21/2017

73 Star Wars: The Last Jedi Full SPOILER Review On this special episode of Scale As Needed, Armen, Kyle, Cliff, and Daniel spend the entire episode breaking down their thoughts on the newest Star Wars movie The Last Jedi. This episode is entirely full of spoilers, so you've been warned! /episode/index/show/flosports/id/6079513

72 2017 IWF World Championships 12/14/2017

72 2017 IWF World Championships The boys are back from hiatus to discuss the 2017 IWF World Championships, Justice League, and more! /episode/index/show/flosports/id/6046593

70 Armen Gets His Blue Belt, Friday The 13th and Nightmare On Elm Street 11/16/2017

70 Armen Gets His Blue Belt, Friday The 13th and Nightmare On Elm Street Armen got his blue belt, the introduction of Paulo Silva, the insanity of Danny Nichols' 10 minute Assault Bike performance, Friday the 13th and Nightmare On Elm Street, and we forgot about Justice League. /episode/index/show/flosports/id/5951970

69 Earning Efficiency, Thor Ragnarok 11/09/2017

69 Earning Efficiency, Thor Ragnarok In this episode, the guys talk about earning efficiency in workouts, what to do in the worst poop disaster possible, and Thor Ragnarok! /episode/index/show/flosports/id/5929471

68 Armen's Half Ironman Didn't Go As Planned 11/02/2017

68 Armen's Half Ironman Didn't Go As Planned Armen tells the harrowing tale of his DNF at the Austin Half Ironman! /episode/index/show/flosports/id/5904218

67 Armen's Half Ironman & How Deadlifts Have Escalated Over Time 10/25/2017

67 Armen's Half Ironman & How Deadlifts Have Escalated Over Time 3:20 - Stefi Cohen’s insane deadlift 525lb at 123lb bodyweight, Cailer Woolam’s deadlifts 7:35 - the escalation of feats of strength 24:10 - armen’s half ironman 33:40 - 30lb wall ball suck 39:40 - David Fincher’s Mindhunter /episode/index/show/flosports/id/5877333

66 Jacob Heppner Still Trains Like A Monster 10/19/2017

66 Jacob Heppner Still Trains Like A Monster 0:15 - everyone is pissed 1:50 - Armen hung out with Jacob Heppner and it was awesome 24:15 - "Cliff, why did you move?" 38:04 - Blade Runner 2049 spoilers and discussion 56:05 - There will be a new Terminator trilogy for some reason /episode/index/show/flosports/id/5857400

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