PRsAllDay Podcast #48 – Annie Sakamoto Does It All!

Affiliate Owner, CrossFit Games Athlete, Former CrossFit Flowmaster & Coach Annie Sakamoto joins us for a discussion about longevity as an owner, Coach and athlete. 

  • 00:01:30 – Dave Castro responds to Craig’s Tweet about “Teams At The CrossFit Games”
  • 00:02:00 – Bring back the International Invitational Team Competition
  • 00:04:30 – Affiliate Teams are not really Affiliate Teams
  • 00:05:30 – The CrossFit Games Individual Competition is a spectator sport
  • 00:10:00 – Annie Sakamoto joins the discussion!
  • 00:10:30 – Special Guest, CrossFit Flowmaster Zach Pine jumps in! 00:11:00 – The Value of the Level2 for coaches & affialiates
  • 00:16:00 – The History of CrossFit Santa Cruz Central Ownership
  • 00:21:30 – What it takes to run a successful affiliate
  • 00:23:00 – Burned Out or Broken? 20 Years of CrossFit – Annie keeps learning
  • 00:26:00 – Building a “Legends” Community or Class
  • 00:30:00 – Coaches WANT to help you scale or substitute
  • 00:34:00 – How did Annie train for the CrossFit Games: TRUST YOUR COACH
  • 00:35:45 – How to choose a training program
  • 00:39:30 – CrossFit Central is forced to move!
  • 00:47:00 – Adversity creates positive change
  • 00:50:30 – Annie still has an El Diablo Sled!
  • 00:55:30 – The joy and reward of CrossFit community
  • 00:57:45 – Affiliate Owners Come Together in Adversity