Today I’m talking to my friend Chad Schroeder, the CrossFit Games Lead of Sport Statistics. Chad has been working on the stats side of fitness for nearly a decade, from unlikely beginnings as a volunteer to a driving force behind how top athletes in CrossFit are measured and compared from one year to the next (and even from one event to the next). Chad has helped CrossFit as a sport develop year in and year out, and his story is a fascinating look behind the sport’s growth from grassroots phenomenon to a staple of strength sports programming.
On this episode of The BarBend Podcast, host David Thomas Tao talks to Chad Schroeder about:
- Chad’s background in CrossFit (all the way back in 2009!) (02:20)
- How Chad became “the stats guy” for CrossFit’s highest levels of competition (04:00)
- How Chad’s role with CrossFit has evolved over the past decade, and how Chad works with CrossFit’s announcing team from the CrossFit Open and on (07:20)
- Which elite CrossFit athletes are underrated? (15:20)
- Standout CrossFit Games performances from the 2021 Games (20:00)
- How would Rich Froning stack up in the individual field today? (23:00)
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