Colten Mertens calling out the Buttery Bros etc for talking about his stature and profession being an “advantage” will forever be an all time moment on the Sevan podcast. Glad to see that included here.
Buttery bros and Craig Richey will run after the social media famous athletes. Colton has been making the games year after year but he has an advantage when everyone else is training with Rich, Tia and Matt.
Just my opinion but he's here giggling about vlogging while Tia was training like a beast throughout her pregnancy. The champion mindset is a huge differentiator.
He graduated from college, won the games, bought a home, and started dating Ellie. Could adulting have gotten in the way of training? Trying to find the balance and what to focus on is tricky.
In an alternate universe, the Justin Medeiros story is actually Mat Fraser story if he had won the games 2 years in a row instead of getting second place twice.
@@hillerfit Fraser didn't "clean up his diet" after Ben Smith beat him. He went on PED, probably EPO. He competed in a weight class sport; he knew how to diet. Fraser competed in his basement to obscure his PED use from other athletes. Widely known fam.
Fun fact that sort of undercuts the whole bike workout blew my legs out is that Emma Lawson's quads started cramping on the third lap of the bike workout and she ended up winning the event. Emma had to do the winners interview on the ground because she couldn't stand up because her quads are cramped to the point of locking.. Her legs were in serious trouble but she went on to finish in second place for the weekend.
I have a theory on the lack of concussion coverage -- Trek has been a long-time sponsor of the CrossFit games, and in addition to the bikes all the athletes also had Bontrager Wacecel helmets on, which Trek spent a shitload of money marketing as "48x times likely to protect a user from a concussion than a traditional helmet." In no big shocker, they are also getting sued for that claim. Anywho, if I had to guess, Trek the sponsor probably wouldn't appreciate if news got out that a CF games athlete suffered a concussion while wearing one of their wonder helmets and that's why if he did get a concussion, they are trying to keep it hush hush
Maybe he’s just discovered through his RUclips and travelling and stuff that winning isn’t his priority/what he loves anymore and honestly I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that he’s cultivated a fanbase that will follow him on that journey now
What I’m hearing from JM is he was hanging on his past performances and waiting for that version of himself to just show up again and no one around him has enough balls to tell him he’s slipping.
I’m regards to Justin not remembering his chip timer being placed. While you can’t definitively rule out a concussion, I think it’s more plausible that he was just so hyped up on adrenaline and hyper focused that he didn’t remember. Im sure some of us can relate. Personally I’ve had comps where I complete a high stress event and people tell me about things I said or did during it which I have no recollection of. When your body is in “fight or flight” mode it is selective on where it directs energy/focus. A chip timer was the last thing on his mind leading in to a high stress event like this one.
The broadcast had Chris Hinshaw on talking about glycogen stores and the depletion after the bike. Great explanation of why so many athletes couldn’t perform after the bike.
Alexis Raptis was the only athlete I saw with water on the bike ride. I’m shocked athletes weren’t taking in nutrition during the bike ride…. Probably why half of them cramped in the ride and in the following event
I’ve said this on another video but the kids 24 and he’s already won twice younger than Mat won his first more than most of the guys will ever do, Brent, Ricky, Pat, Jeff, Roman they’re all basically in their 30s. Justin yeah he didn’t perform this year but he still has so still has so much time and opportunity to comeback, and at the end of the day if he decides winning is not his main priority (which I doubt) and he just wants to compete but live life is that really that big of a deal
Not a big deal. But take ownership of it. We supported Mal and Haley with their hiatus. If Justin doesn't want to compete, great. But don't pretend to want it and show up unconditioned.
I think you make several valid points, Andrew. Justin's situation reminds me of what Mickey said to Rocky in Rocky III: "The worst thing that happened to you, that can happen to any fighter: you got civilized." Justin needs to regain the "Eye of the Tiger:" he needs to stop concocting excuses and embark on a pilgrimage to Vermont to eliminate distractions and rebuild his championship will.
You can crash your bike and be in shock (physically and mentally) etc, without being concussed. Justin said he wasn't in a "good headspace" after, not that he had a head injury.
@@ladymuscles1548 Yeah, that isn't going to get him there. It is like he wants to believe he is more than CF, but not realizing that's what brought people and the deals.
I think Justin is going to end up like Katrín Davíðsdóttir. She won two in a row and then fell off completely and it looks like Justin is going to do the same
Great video. Haven’t even been watching the CrossFit games for the past year or two, but these videos are great and interesting to hear what your thoughts are on this stuff. Even if I don’t follow the sport very much right now I appreciate these videos.
Interesting chat - I'm a sports doctor and I agree suspicious for a concussion on a background of suboptimal preparation and some mindset stuff. Whether it was or whether it wasn't, as an outside observer, CrossFit is pretty sketchy for some of its care of athletes. The rope issue last year, the stupid sandbags ripe for someone to fall on, heat stroke etc etc. I have worked in contact team sports and we had strict concussion protocols and if there was any question, athletes came off and went down a protocol because their brain health can be seriously impacted by even a single concussion. Anyway, would like to see CrossFit do much better by their athletes.
😂 I'm 6 inches taller than Colton and I weigh 182. Everyone has advantages and disadvantages for each exercise. Glad he called them out for it. Colton is a lot better than they give him credit for. That being said, I thought Medeiros was going to win but I was so wrong. Roman would have till he got hurt.
It’s kinda crazy with his age he could not win this year or even next year and still go on the same winning streak Mat did if he wanted to plus the two he’s already won that’s how young he is, just don’t know if that’s what he wants anymore..
So, in summary, he fucked around and found out? He acted unprofessionally with his off-season training and nutrition, came into the Games out of shape, and failed to deal with his concussion at the Games. Had Justin withdrawn after the bike event, he would have walked away with his reputation intact and his fan base increased, and it would have set up an incredible storyline of Justin v Ricky v Roman for 2024, but now we have...this. He's really messed up here.
What if you ask rich or Matt how many times they got “unfit” during the off-season while they were champions. My guess is never that’s the difference between them and medeiros. Mentally.
I watched Justin's video and was left underwhelmed. Thought he was going to explain things further but was left with a cock tease the whole time. He hints around so much.
I thought this, too. Justin definitely seemed concussed. I think he knows this but has been advised not to state this because of accountability issues. To me, it is CrossFit’s responsibility to pull him. Not sure why they didn’t. Maybe he insisted on continuing but CrossFit needed to intervene here.
I see Speegle as someone that realized her window as a contender was nailed shut this season, but she’ll continue to hitch herself to the CrossFit wagon as a body positivity ‘influencer.’ She’ll become more aggressive in her criticism the further she falls in CF stature. Book it. And I say that as a former fan of hers, I liked the fun personality she brought…then it all turned into branding and Crumbl. Crumbl cookies are still pretty dope though.
I'm a big fan of Justin. I've always wondered if it was a mistake for him to buy a home away from his coach. He went from living with his coach and winning to having a little money, his own place and some arm candy. Maybe he aint as hungry now.
I think it’s interesting that we now have 3 two-time consecutive winners (Annie, Katrin and Justin) who fell off in their third year. I think Fraser, Tia and Froning just got us used to seeing these 4+ years winning streaks, and the field its too competitive to keep up with that
Froning, Fraser and Tia are pure alphas. Medieros? Not so much. The only thing on their minds is crushing, punishing and destroying the competition every event, every games. Medieros may have won the games twice but a pure alpha will never settle for 2nd and they're always in their best shape ready to crush and destroy at a moment's notice. Very few Crossfitters have an alpha mentality. They are happy if they win but very few are expecting to win every event they enter. I've only seen that from Matt, Rich and Tia. They just have a mental toughness that few other athletes have.
Dude, coming from a dairy farm background i can 2nd what colten said. Dude busts his ass on the farm and in the gym. He's a damn good athlete!!!! Farm work gives you a hard work ethic that is undescribeable.
He knows that he wasn't in shape at the Open. Regardless on how hard he worked to get ready for the Qs or SEMIs, he was playing catch-up to those who put in the work in the off-season. He also needs better training partner(s) that will push him. Nice kid but he needs to decide if doing a VLOG with Miss Turner from Australia is what he needs to get back on the podium.
Mat was always vocal about how he didn't start training after the Games until a week before the Open. Maybe he was lying about it, but it is what he has said in the past. I think Tia was the same
@ftrprez1747 yeah but training for the open is different to continually training. Most athletes continue to workout at a high intensity then tweak the training for the open and the games, so them saying "training for the open" literally just means when they increase their already intense workouts.
Best and Favorite video by you Hiller. what a damn breakdown! Colten derserves more praise Ricky's a shark in the water smelling blood bike ride & car story the Knights Tale jousting clip
I didnt watch Justin's video because I had a hunch it would say alot without saying anything at all. Maybe I was right. And i didnt want to put any more money in his pocket. Don't wish him any bad will, but just not a big fan. And his incessant 'like" usage drives me insane. Lol. Great job on the video and love the Colten coverage. He had a video on Swolverine that was a good watch. ❤
Agree Andrew, 1) it is dreadful to hear all those "like" 2) why they do those videos together, they are 2 different athletes...3) Justin did not perform, just like he did not on semis...it happens why everybody trying to find him excuses
Ok now. I watched the entire Dani video and I understood and even agreed to your points. I’m a Dani fan because I love to pull weight too. Now I’m looking at you side because of your snarky comment of her brand “ Girls Who Eat “. The Dani video was solid. You didn’t need to hit low like the haters that left nasty comments.
Firstly, great video! 👍🏼 If anyone has watched Mitchell Hooper’s videos “Beyond Strong: More than an Athlete”, minute 19:13, it shows a bit of what the CrossFit Games 2023 meant to the “fittest couple” compared to other athletes. BBQs, parties and God knows what on training days!?! Fun but… I believe only a few of us have the capacity and mindset to became a champion like Rich, Tia, Mat. And because they are so rare we admire them. Scarcity makes you valuable, right? I’m a fan of Justin but not really interested in his life outside the gym if he is not winning any competition. I guess a few CrossFit fans will agree with me.
Ya nailed it! He appears confused. I suppose It could be the editing, but why make him look like this. I couldn’t even finish watching his video after they had her spitting the exact same words! All I thought of was Justin at least be honest if you’re going to make a video like that. Nicely put together @hillerfit. It’s a least one point of view that makes sense.
I have been a part of the CrossFit community since September of 2016 and it's the longest I have stuck to anything in my life. All this drama surrounding this thing I love is making me consider leaving this community. I'm starting to think the majority of humans seem to just like drama.
Eh he’s a young kid if he wants to go to Australia have some fun and vlog it he should, yeah it might not be a road to winning but he’s already done more at his age than most of the competitors..and commenters will ever do 🤷♂️
Hey Hiller, love the video commentary. Awesome stuff. Let me just say that At this games I did feel like Justin got way too out of shape doing other stuff (traveling, playing on his RUclips channel, etc) instead of locking himself in his barn gym and getting ripped and fit. Idk 🤷🏻♂️ But on event 2 he looked gased. Way too outta breath for an elite athlete. I mean that’s how I look during a workout and I suck at CrossFit (even tho I love doing it)
Hiller you had hinted several times that Justin may have gotten a concussion but there has been no indication that he hit his head. He said several times that his mind wasn’t right the whole season. He didnt have a concussion in the open and in the semi’s.
I think he meant to say people still rooted for him this year despite him not being in the lead. He HAS to know that the only reason ppl are rooting for him this year is bc he won 2x.
I disagree plenty of people have favourites/ fan bases and route for athletes that have never won/podiumed or even finished in the top 10 - Colten being a prime example of this
@@George-C978 valid point, I guess we won’t know how people would feel about him otherwise bc he came on the scene in 2020 when it was a small group then won 2x. Which Hiller is saying that’s why people were behind him during workout 3.
Wouldn't admitting he had a concussion be throwing the medical team under the bus, though? He probably tried to hide it anyway, but if they knew he hit his head pretty hard during the crash, they could have examined him preventively and maybe even medically withdrawn him
i don't think the expectation was for ellie to podium but i did expect her to place pretty high considering she won oceania and did pretty well in the open. i thought she'd start an upward trajectory during this game
Hiller, do you think Medeiros could just become a camille baz or davidsdottir and never actually climb back? 2 and done? Are their similarities between what they did and what Justin has just done?
Good video. I was thinking the same thing when I watched Justin’s video. He is getting away, or has gotten away, from what has made him successful in the past and doing a vlog and taking two months to go to Australia is not the answer
@@juliebyrne7726 He was dating Ellie last year and won, in fact he’s never been single at the games he’s had a girlfriend every year he’s been so those comments are pointless
@@jessm96297 he had a gf. But they didn’t live together last year. And he bought a new house away from his camp. Everyone knows once you start living together your fitness goes down 🤣🤣
@@hillerfit crossfitters are over thinkers? overthinking random comments taking energy alway from 24 hrs in a day? 2 minutes is two minutes wasted, my 2 cents
Well sir you’ve talked me out of CrossFit! 😂😂 I refuse to give up my Christmas tree cakes. Kidding I’m more of a power lifter, I do wish I knew more about CrossFit. I feel like with that I’d want a gym of others who do it where at my home gym it’s squat racks, and those big items. Dan Bailey as in DLBs husband? I think his name is Dan.
Justin’s had a girlfriend every year he’s been to the games I don’t think that’s a distraction as a lot of people commenting - obviously training partner as well is different but she’s just come of tying for podium at rogue and winning her semis
I honestly do believe Justin was concuss after the bike rider. His entire demeanor on that day was more than just off. I watch his video recap and he was "very"careful with some of his comments. I'm not going to say that the mental pressure didn't get to him, but I have been around people with concussion and they can perform tasks in autopilot but the actual understanding and coordination to movement with mindfulness goes out the window.
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Colten Mertens calling out the Buttery Bros etc for talking about his stature and profession being an “advantage” will forever be an all time moment on the Sevan podcast. Glad to see that included here.
Colten comes on out and sets the world on fire
Buttery bros and Craig Richey will run after the social media famous athletes. Colton has been making the games year after year but he has an advantage when everyone else is training with Rich, Tia and Matt.
Bro Colten is the freakin best.
Buttery Bros are annoying I don’t know why but I cannot enjoy their videos. Too much.
A middle finger moment buttery boys lol
Paul🏴
Ive been a fan of Colten from the beginning and that clip just confirms it even more. Love it
Just my opinion but he's here giggling about vlogging while Tia was training like a beast throughout her pregnancy. The champion mindset is a huge differentiator.
He graduated from college, won the games, bought a home, and started dating Ellie. Could adulting have gotten in the way of training? Trying to find the balance and what to focus on is tricky.
But balance is essential in life. I think it's unreasonable to expect any winner to have the streak that Rich, Mat and Tia had.
It’s tough to get out of bed to do roadwork at 5am when you’ve been sleeping in silk pajamas
Agreed!
He said originally he was just gonna do it through college.
In an alternate universe, the Justin Medeiros story is actually Mat Fraser story if he had won the games 2 years in a row instead of getting second place twice.
This is possible, but Fraser spoke about what went wrong.
@@hillerfitAt the time it happend or a decade later?
There was a real fire in Mat that doesn’t seem to be in Justin.
@@hillerfit Fraser didn't "clean up his diet" after Ben Smith beat him. He went on PED, probably EPO. He competed in a weight class sport; he knew how to diet. Fraser competed in his basement to obscure his PED use from other athletes. Widely known fam.
Fun fact that sort of undercuts the whole bike workout blew my legs out is that Emma Lawson's quads started cramping on the third lap of the bike workout and she ended up winning the event. Emma had to do the winners interview on the ground because she couldn't stand up because her quads are cramped to the point of locking.. Her legs were in serious trouble but she went on to finish in second place for the weekend.
I have a theory on the lack of concussion coverage -- Trek has been a long-time sponsor of the CrossFit games, and in addition to the bikes all the athletes also had Bontrager Wacecel helmets on, which Trek spent a shitload of money marketing as "48x times likely to protect a user from a concussion than a traditional helmet." In no big shocker, they are also getting sued for that claim. Anywho, if I had to guess, Trek the sponsor probably wouldn't appreciate if news got out that a CF games athlete suffered a concussion while wearing one of their wonder helmets and that's why if he did get a concussion, they are trying to keep it hush hush
Maybe he’s just discovered through his RUclips and travelling and stuff that winning isn’t his priority/what he loves anymore and honestly I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that he’s cultivated a fanbase that will follow him on that journey now
True. But just say that.
$$$$$$ does change your perspective of life/training. Can't blame the dude
He’ll quickly learn that being competitive / winning the CrossFit Games is integral to his social media success.
What I’m hearing from JM is he was hanging on his past performances and waiting for that version of himself to just show up again and no one around him has enough balls to tell him he’s slipping.
Yes, this!! ❤
Feisty Colten is a dangerous Colten. Top 10 next year.
I’m regards to Justin not remembering his chip timer being placed.
While you can’t definitively rule out a concussion, I think it’s more plausible that he was just so hyped up on adrenaline and hyper focused that he didn’t remember. Im sure some of us can relate. Personally I’ve had comps where I complete a high stress event and people tell me about things I said or did during it which I have no recollection of.
When your body is in “fight or flight” mode it is selective on where it directs energy/focus. A chip timer was the last thing on his mind leading in to a high stress event like this one.
The broadcast had Chris Hinshaw on talking about glycogen stores and the depletion after the bike. Great explanation of why so many athletes couldn’t perform after the bike.
IT'S AMAING THAT THEY STILLDONT UNDERSTAND THIS
Alexis Raptis was the only athlete I saw with water on the bike ride. I’m shocked athletes weren’t taking in nutrition during the bike ride…. Probably why half of them cramped in the ride and in the following event
The bike race shouldn’t have been first. Would have been a completely different games if so.
@@catherinebugdenwhy not
Jonne koski was fueling up through the bike event, saw him taking a gel sachet or similar while riding.
I’ve said this on another video but the kids 24 and he’s already won twice younger than Mat won his first more than most of the guys will ever do, Brent, Ricky, Pat, Jeff, Roman they’re all basically in their 30s. Justin yeah he didn’t perform this year but he still has so still has so much time and opportunity to comeback, and at the end of the day if he decides winning is not his main priority (which I doubt) and he just wants to compete but live life is that really that big of a deal
Not a big deal. But take ownership of it. We supported Mal and Haley with their hiatus. If Justin doesn't want to compete, great. But don't pretend to want it and show up unconditioned.
If he smashed the inverted workout with a concussion, he’s a baddass. Doesn’t make sense that he had a head injury with that event the same day
Unless that’s what made it worse for the rest of the weekend
Great content. Thanks for putting this together.
Honestly, thanks for making this video! I wanted to watch Justins video but kinda just wanted the spark notes of it and your commentary was 💯
I think you make several valid points, Andrew. Justin's situation reminds me of what Mickey said to Rocky in Rocky III: "The worst thing that happened to you, that can happen to any fighter: you got civilized." Justin needs to regain the "Eye of the Tiger:" he needs to stop concocting excuses and embark on a pilgrimage to Vermont to eliminate distractions and rebuild his championship will.
Yes
Or maybe he wants to be normal and have fun with life and his girlfriend ☺️
@@HarleyMom223 "OR". Exactly.
😅What 😂s what z
You can crash your bike and be in shock (physically and mentally) etc, without being concussed. Justin said he wasn't in a "good headspace" after, not that he had a head injury.
Wow. He lost his mojo. It almost feels like he sabotaged himself to take some pressure off. I hope he figures it out.
In my opinion I doubt he will or has figured it out because his taking two months off to VLOG 🤦🏼♀️
@@ladymuscles1548 Yeah, that isn't going to get him there. It is like he wants to believe he is more than CF, but not realizing that's what brought people and the deals.
@@ladymuscles1548 Twenty four is very young to semi-retire (from the podium!) and prioritize "fun" and "travel vlogging".
I think Justin is going to end up like Katrín Davíðsdóttir. She won two in a row and then fell off completely and it looks like Justin is going to do the same
Oh goddamn that would be nuts
At least Katrin battled back at least a few times for top 5 over the years, plus she’s older now. JM ain’t got no excuse lol
Great video. Haven’t even been watching the CrossFit games for the past year or two, but these videos are great and interesting to hear what your thoughts are on this stuff. Even if I don’t follow the sport very much right now I appreciate these videos.
Cole Graeshaber won the inverted melody and they didn’t even interview him.
Yeah I f'd that up. I thought about it after uploading
It shows that CrossFit have favorites,they even talk about some of the past champs and they are not even competing lol
Interesting chat - I'm a sports doctor and I agree suspicious for a concussion on a background of suboptimal preparation and some mindset stuff. Whether it was or whether it wasn't, as an outside observer, CrossFit is pretty sketchy for some of its care of athletes. The rope issue last year, the stupid sandbags ripe for someone to fall on, heat stroke etc etc. I have worked in contact team sports and we had strict concussion protocols and if there was any question, athletes came off and went down a protocol because their brain health can be seriously impacted by even a single concussion. Anyway, would like to see CrossFit do much better by their athletes.
He came to the games out of Shape to be the best in the world
😂 I'm 6 inches taller than Colton and I weigh 182. Everyone has advantages and disadvantages for each exercise. Glad he called them out for it. Colton is a lot better than they give him credit for. That being said, I thought Medeiros was going to win but I was so wrong. Roman would have till he got hurt.
It’s kinda crazy with his age he could not win this year or even next year and still go on the same winning streak Mat did if he wanted to plus the two he’s already won that’s how young he is, just don’t know if that’s what he wants anymore..
So, in summary, he fucked around and found out?
He acted unprofessionally with his off-season training and nutrition, came into the Games out of shape, and failed to deal with his concussion at the Games.
Had Justin withdrawn after the bike event, he would have walked away with his reputation intact and his fan base increased, and it would have set up an incredible storyline of Justin v Ricky v Roman for 2024, but now we have...this.
He's really messed up here.
Gotta say, didn’t expect a video like this from him so soon. It’s a tough thing to do- really gotta give him that
Another banger from hiller. You’re the Greg doucette of CrossFit lol! Speaking facts! Also for the love of god is medley not melody
You have an interesting take on Justin, and I agreed with you, if you want to be a champion you have to put the work in.
What if you ask rich or Matt how many times they got “unfit” during the off-season while they were champions. My guess is never that’s the difference between them and medeiros.
Mentally.
Looking thhhiiicccc my dude! 🔥🔥🔥
I watched Justin's video and was left underwhelmed. Thought he was going to explain things further but was left with a cock tease the whole time. He hints around so much.
He really doesn't say much. Which opens the door for me
"Dude, Dude!" Exactly. I think cold plunge is a 5. Nutrition and sleep an 8.
I thought this, too. Justin definitely seemed concussed. I think he knows this but has been advised not to state this because of accountability issues. To me, it is CrossFit’s responsibility to pull him. Not sure why they didn’t. Maybe he insisted on continuing but CrossFit needed to intervene here.
Agreed
People who like Speegle think CrossFit is a vehicle for social change with which to push their agenda, not a sport or training methodology.
Thanks an interesting take. I like it
I see Speegle as someone that realized her window as a contender was nailed shut this season, but she’ll continue to hitch herself to the CrossFit wagon as a body positivity ‘influencer.’ She’ll become more aggressive in her criticism the further she falls in CF stature. Book it. And I say that as a former fan of hers, I liked the fun personality she brought…then it all turned into branding and Crumbl. Crumbl cookies are still pretty dope though.
Alot of truth in this #HotTake
If the message offends you, you’re the reason the message exists.
Perfect, was thinking the same
Great vid!!
Justin doesn’t have the champion mentality like Froning or Fraser. Even look outside the sport, your MJs, Jeter’s, etc. He doesn’t seem hungry.
I'm a big fan of Justin. I've always wondered if it was a mistake for him to buy a home away from his coach. He went from living with his coach and winning to having a little money, his own place and some arm candy. Maybe he aint as hungry now.
Arm candy is a pretty reductive thing to say about a fellow games athlete
@@AdamS447 She's the opposite of "arm candy". And I mean that in a good way. Idiot (OP!).
Colton mertens gonna be crossfit games contender for years to come. I believe that he will make the crossfit games 😎💪💯
I think it’s interesting that we now have 3 two-time consecutive winners (Annie, Katrin and Justin) who fell off in their third year. I think Fraser, Tia and Froning just got us used to seeing these 4+ years winning streaks, and the field its too competitive to keep up with that
Ugh...I wouldn't say Annie fell off.Maybe she hasn't won again but....she's been up there for a long time
If you call breaking your back "falling off".
Froning, Fraser and Tia are pure alphas. Medieros? Not so much. The only thing on their minds is crushing, punishing and destroying the competition every event, every games. Medieros may have won the games twice but a pure alpha will never settle for 2nd and they're always in their best shape ready to crush and destroy at a moment's notice. Very few Crossfitters have an alpha mentality. They are happy if they win but very few are expecting to win every event they enter. I've only seen that from Matt, Rich and Tia. They just have a mental toughness that few other athletes have.
Hiller…the most hated and loved man in America. 😂
Dude, coming from a dairy farm background i can 2nd what colten said. Dude busts his ass on the farm and in the gym. He's a damn good athlete!!!! Farm work gives you a hard work ethic that is undescribeable.
The fucking dachshund SENT ME
IT IS HIS DOG!!!
@@hillerfit that's perfect. I effing love him!!
I just heard whining. Dude own up that you had a bad season and get better for next, just do it (Shia voice)!
Not good compared to what everyone is used to
He knows that he wasn't in shape at the Open. Regardless on how hard he worked to get ready for the Qs or SEMIs, he was playing catch-up to those who put in the work in the off-season. He also needs better training partner(s) that will push him. Nice kid but he needs to decide if doing a VLOG with Miss Turner from Australia is what he needs to get back on the podium.
This is a great comment
Mat was always vocal about how he didn't start training after the Games until a week before the Open. Maybe he was lying about it, but it is what he has said in the past. I think Tia was the same
@ftrprez1747 yeah but training for the open is different to continually training. Most athletes continue to workout at a high intensity then tweak the training for the open and the games, so them saying "training for the open" literally just means when they increase their already intense workouts.
@@Newtzz_ I think it was a Craig Richey VLOG, but he said he hadn't even been in a gym in months. I think they were doing a super bro sesh
@@ftrprez1747 I genuinely think Fraser lied a lot because he thought it gave him an edge. I mean, maybe it did because he was a Champ 🤷🏼♀️
Best and Favorite video by you Hiller. what a damn breakdown!
Colten derserves more praise
Ricky's a shark in the water smelling blood
bike ride & car story
the Knights Tale jousting clip
Your best video yet
Also great upload 🙌🏼
your content is way better than The Buttery Bros. I cannot watch them anymore, annoying AF.
I didnt see he hit his head but you have a great point. All avenues lead to a concussion.
I didnt watch Justin's video because I had a hunch it would say alot without saying anything at all. Maybe I was right. And i didnt want to put any more money in his pocket. Don't wish him any bad will, but just not a big fan. And his incessant 'like" usage drives me insane. Lol. Great job on the video and love the Colten coverage. He had a video on Swolverine that was a good watch. ❤
Listening to him speak because of all the "likes" makes me want to rip my hair out. (Clarifying: listening to Justin's "likes")
Support your local Colten
Agree Andrew, 1) it is dreadful to hear all those "like" 2) why they do those videos together, they are 2 different athletes...3) Justin did not perform, just like he did not on semis...it happens why everybody trying to find him excuses
I’m not strong, neither fit. but justin wasn’t looking like ‘The fittest man on earth’
Colten is the man!
That last 45 sec are golden
The “too soon junior” part lol
Ok now. I watched the entire Dani video and I understood and even agreed to your points. I’m a Dani fan because I love to pull weight too. Now I’m looking at you side because of your snarky comment of her brand “ Girls Who Eat “. The Dani video was solid. You didn’t need to hit low like the haters that left nasty comments.
Firstly, great video! 👍🏼
If anyone has watched Mitchell Hooper’s videos “Beyond Strong: More than an Athlete”, minute 19:13, it shows a bit of what the CrossFit Games 2023 meant to the “fittest couple” compared to other athletes.
BBQs, parties and God knows what on training days!?! Fun but…
I believe only a few of us have the capacity and mindset to became a champion like Rich, Tia, Mat. And because they are so rare we admire them. Scarcity makes you valuable, right?
I’m a fan of Justin but not really interested in his life outside the gym if he is not winning any competition. I guess a few CrossFit fans will agree with me.
Okay @Colten is a beast - period.
Whats with the Whoop? Are you reviewing it again or did you change your mind about it?
I didn’t ever think I would be liking Mertens more than Medeiros tbh
LIKEEEEEE LIKE LIKE
My boy Corbin
Ya nailed it! He appears confused. I suppose It could be the editing, but why make him look like this. I couldn’t even finish watching his video after they had her spitting the exact same words! All I thought of was Justin at least be honest if you’re going to make a video like that. Nicely put together @hillerfit. It’s a least one point of view that makes sense.
Unfortunately the POV that makes sense is the one not from the individual
I have been a part of the CrossFit community since September of 2016 and it's the longest I have stuck to anything in my life. All this drama surrounding this thing I love is making me consider leaving this community. I'm starting to think the majority of humans seem to just like drama.
Don't get involved then. It has no effect on how you train in your box
Almost 7 years is a nice ride. Farewell if you leave.
Quoting Mick from Rocky "Women Weaken Legs"
The thumbnail kills me😂
Eh he’s a young kid if he wants to go to Australia have some fun and vlog it he should, yeah it might not be a road to winning but he’s already done more at his age than most of the competitors..and commenters will ever do 🤷♂️
Andrew how has TRT affected your ability to throw on some size and have you slowed up on the CrossFit workouts to aid in the process or just ate more?
No one will ever de as dominate or imposing as Fraser. He would never say this shit.
If he's never had a concussion before he truly might have no clue how everything could be explained by that.
Hey Hiller, love the video commentary. Awesome stuff.
Let me just say that At this games I did feel like Justin got way too out of shape doing other stuff (traveling, playing on his RUclips channel, etc) instead of locking himself in his barn gym and getting ripped and fit. Idk 🤷🏻♂️
But on event 2 he looked gased. Way too outta breath for an elite athlete. I mean that’s how I look during a workout and I suck at CrossFit (even tho I love doing it)
He explained that in the video. Remember that time rich had to walk on triple 3s? Sometimes things just go wrong
Agreed, he has not looked to be in shape at all this year
@EvskiiCF he didn't really explain it. Video was vague at best.
I wonder from the brusises on his chest if he was having breathing issues.
People that think blue collar work is an advantage in CF have not sweat for a living a single day in their life.
I imagine justin's team didn't want to implicate crossfit for its (lack of) concussion protocol but he did want to allude to it
Hiller you had hinted several times that Justin may have gotten a concussion but there has been no indication that he hit his head. He said several times that his mind wasn’t right the whole season. He didnt have a concussion in the open and in the semi’s.
Other people said so as well
@@hillerfitisn’t it funny people who consume a FRACTION of the content you do and have zero inside knowledge want to tell you what’s up
Lazar has said multiple x that he landed on his head.
everyone is saying he landed on his head
Zero in the tank. That's me at every workout 😂
I think he meant to say people still rooted for him this year despite him not being in the lead. He HAS to know that the only reason ppl are rooting for him this year is bc he won 2x.
I disagree plenty of people have favourites/ fan bases and route for athletes that have never won/podiumed or even finished in the top 10 - Colten being a prime example of this
@@George-C978 valid point, I guess we won’t know how people would feel about him otherwise bc he came on the scene in 2020 when it was a small group then won 2x. Which Hiller is saying that’s why people were behind him during workout 3.
Wouldn't admitting he had a concussion be throwing the medical team under the bus, though? He probably tried to hide it anyway, but if they knew he hit his head pretty hard during the crash, they could have examined him preventively and maybe even medically withdrawn him
i don't think the expectation was for ellie to podium but i did expect her to place pretty high considering she won oceania and did pretty well in the open. i thought she'd start an upward trajectory during this game
Hiller, do you think Medeiros could just become a camille baz or davidsdottir and never actually climb back? 2 and done? Are their similarities between what they did and what Justin has just done?
Good video. I was thinking the same thing when I watched Justin’s video. He is getting away, or has gotten away, from what has made him successful in the past and doing a vlog and taking two months to go to Australia is not the answer
Title of the video is a 1000% true. Justin doesn’t have the gravitas to be champion.
We need single madeiros back!!
There it is!!! 😂 but he and Ellie seem like soulmates. Maybe love is more important than success 😉
@@juliebyrne7726 He was dating Ellie last year and won, in fact he’s never been single at the games he’s had a girlfriend every year he’s been so those comments are pointless
@@jessm96297 he had a gf. But they didn’t live together last year. And he bought a new house away from his camp. Everyone knows once you start living together your fitness goes down 🤣🤣
@@jessm96297 he had just started dating Ellie last year and wasn’t training with her. Since the games last year, they live and train together.
What kind of watch are you wearing?
The Buttery Bros are a scourge on the community. God bless Colten.
Sevan ruined justin when he called him chubby.
Pinning this
@@hillerfit now Justin will block Sevan like Laura has, lol.
@@hillerfit crossfitters are over thinkers? overthinking random comments taking energy alway from 24 hrs in a day? 2 minutes is two minutes wasted, my 2 cents
Well sir you’ve talked me out of CrossFit! 😂😂 I refuse to give up my Christmas tree cakes. Kidding I’m more of a power lifter, I do wish I knew more about CrossFit. I feel like with that I’d want a gym of others who do it where at my home gym it’s squat racks, and those big items.
Dan Bailey as in DLBs husband? I think his name is Dan.
Medeiros is Rocky Balboa in the second movie, where he's prisoner of his success. Maybe he did a bit too much partying ...
Rocky III but yea, I agree
I watch the entire dani vid while i washed dishes
Looking forward to the day where we can acknowledge rhat we all have head issues, accept it as a thing for everyone, and just move on.
Justin’s had a girlfriend every year he’s been to the games I don’t think that’s a distraction as a lot of people commenting - obviously training partner as well is different but she’s just come of tying for podium at rogue and winning her semis
Keep that energy.
I honestly do believe Justin was concuss after the bike rider. His entire demeanor on that day was more than just off. I watch his video recap and he was "very"careful with some of his comments. I'm not going to say that the mental pressure didn't get to him, but I have been around people with concussion and they can perform tasks in autopilot but the actual understanding and coordination to movement with mindfulness goes out the window.
Vaxx injury..
@hillerfit how dare you! Jk 😂 i love your deep insight on the athlete mind and constant variable upload times. More daily videos hiller
Haha gotcha this time
Emphasis on “like”. Loves it. :)
The convo about height is hilarious. No one, NO ONE has ever won the open over the height of 5’9. EVER…discussion over
@26.47 was the perfect opportunity to include the White Goodman (Ben Stiller) vid, "I know you. You know you. And I know you know that I know you"
Justin is a super likeable guy, but it really does sound like that he needs to fall back in love with CrossFit or he will never be a champion again.
Dani does hate CrossFit
I still think so yes
@@hillerfithaha, a lot of people hate stuff they're not good at.... 😅