The Barbell Spin – The plan was always to go to this year’s CrossFit Games. Months ago I worked with CrossFit and the SAP Center to purchase a suite (yes, purchase) and to get hardwired Internet to that suite (as the suites don’t come with that).
Then, last Wednesday we found out from Dave Castro that John Young would not be allowed to participate on the podcast from the suite because John “routinely disparages CrossFit leadership.”
I was given two options: continue the podcast from the suite without John or receive a refund for the suite.
I chose the refund.
Why? First, we are a team. Second, what would prevent Dave from pulling the plug on the entire podcast if we said something he didn’t like?
Since that decision I have learned that Sevan and/or Jenny sent clips to Dave in an attempt to get us in trouble. I have two separate sources with knowledge of the situation tell me this.
On top of that, does anyone think that Dave watched a two-hour long WodPrep podcast to find the instances that offended Dave? Furthermore, in Marshall’s email to me citing the examples where John “disparaged CrossFit leadership and the Event”, it was believed that the July 13 WodPrep podcast was on my platform.
And for those who want the sources named, that’s not how this works. You don’t out your sources, at least if you want to continue to receive information from people without the fear of being exposed.
So now what? We won’t be in San Jose for the 2026 CrossFit Games. That, however, will not stop us from doing shows. Expect full coverage all week…
Last, but not least, here is another clip of Sevan of saying one thing but doing another…
