Brent is probably natty. I was in small competitions with him and did a workshop of his. His work ethic is insane and from what I saw of his behavior, he's a stand-up human. Nothing bad to say from my view
Fikowski is a good dude who has made some judgement errors along the way. He’s obviously very intelligent, and I believe had/has good intentions with the PFAA. Someone who doesn’t care about other athletes, and the community as a whole, wouldn’t put forth the effort to create a whole-ass association. Is he perfect? No. But mad respect for him. Plus, he’s funny. Prior to all the PFAA drama, we were all laughing along with the Brent and Pat shenanigans for years. I’m not going to let the last few months ruin all of the years we got to enjoy with him.
I do wish HQ would update us on progress of investigation... Also, haven't heard a peep from PFAA, were thier demands met? Is there a deadline? What's the consequences on not meeting them?
Orrrr how about… Brent knows what the conclusion of the investigation is going to be…knows that Dave is going to step down/be pushed out as a result of it…is setting himself up to be in the perfect place to replace him…
Yeah it would be similar if the ceo of Boeing created the first plane. Castro cares about the games more than another person in the world. He’s not perfect but better than any other option.
@@tylerwilcox9804 lol "cares about the Games" who gives a shit? The Games were big and successful because of Reebok, not Dave. Also, look at the water safety when Reebok was there. Dave is a chucklefuck.
For the record I think he's natural but I don't understand how you say he's consistent but doubt Queen Tia. She has never finished outside of second place in 9 years of competing, think about that for a minute. I think both of them are 1%'ers, they have gifts most of us can't understand. If Brett were 4 inches shorter with his gifts he would be Rich Froning.
Brent is a good dude, HQ is dog-crap. The only reason this all got big was Reebok. It is turning into F45; accept it, no one cares about CF anymore and never will. (Me= 2x team Games athlete, I've been here before you). Rich F is the best "mover", Brent is 2nd.
I was a fan of Josh Bridges and Rich. Up always admired Brent as a standup guy, and potentially a great coach. I wonder where that leaves Jeff Adler, and more importantly Pat, I see him retiring soon also.
"Wouldn't it be better for Dave to just improve" No... wouldn't it have been better for Harvey Weistein to just improve as a person, no need for punishment or to hold him accountable. Absolute awful and biased take. Dave openly lied about the wishes of the family of an athlete that just died due entirely to poor running of the event, he was running. He did it, entirely for the financial benefit of the organisation. It's a dog shit move, by a dog shit person. You need him out of your sport or you can continue to enjoy seeing your viewership and participation numbers plummet dramatically.
Doesn’t anyone find it interesting that talk of or about the PFAA is basically nonexistent now? That should tell us everything we need to know. Much like HQ.
@@marlows47 Actually, yeah. You do. Allllll the major sporting leagues, yes you do. Ian Happ speaks on the MLBPA quite frequently as he is an active player and an exec. It’s called transparency. So explain to me why a CrossFit athlete and group can’t do the same? I’ll wait…….
@ It’s ridiculous. The only times you hear about them, it’s always negative. You rarely, if ever, hear the positives they are doing or trying to do. It’s quite sad to be honest.
@@marlows47 being transparent and open doesn’t mean daily communications. The PFAA has ZERO communications. Christ, if you’re not “good enough” you’re not even accepted into it. What’s that tell you about a “professional” organization? That’d be like an MLB player drafted in the 4th round not being recognized by the players union. PFAA makes their own rules to for their own narrative while neglecting the masses.
I am still confused why you & Se7an think Brent owns something to CrossFit & Greg. Brent was doing just fine as an accountant without CrossFit & he can go back to being an accountant. He does not really need CrossFit at all. He will be just fine. He’s smart and he’s got his education. CrossFit was just for fun while his body was still able to handle it.
Much of the popularity of your videos has come from throwing CrossFit under the bus. So how can you be critical of someone for doing the same thing in a more professional manner? What I used to love about this channel was your objectivity, and criticism aimed at improving the sport. In my opinion, your loyalty supersedes your integrity and does a disservice to your original intent.
classss dismissed! -van halen "hot for (professor) teacher" i was impressed that he picked up that 350lb sandbag. i thought a number of times that video clips that were made public, he came across as whiny. he may not be like that at all. the initial presentation of the pfaa was very amateurish, i hope that if its his passion that it will improve. he was very good but he was not going to win the crossfit games. maybe hyrox will be his thing. good luck sir!
And the fact that he was a seal team six guy, and was able to leave that and re-create himself as a CrossFit guy. Pretty sure he doesn’t need anyone else to know who he is
Never understood why he was called the professor. He really didn't approach workouts smarter than anyone else. If anyone was a professor it was Rich. He would execute a plan on every workout according to what was needed to win the games. Justin too. Mat just went balls out and dominated. Brent didn't show any kind of new approach to crossfit to warrant the nickname.
Agree. I never liked the name. He did calculate and overthink everything but it rarely gave him the win. Yes he did a lot of strategy. I just didn’t like the name because if you had a history professor that was wrong about history 70% of the time, you might not call him The Professor
I heard him (and his coach) talk about how they broke down pacing and potential finishes to the 2024 games in order to maintain his 1st place going into the two part final. Not sure where, but after hearing that the name "professor" makes a lot of sense. It was detailed.
Fikowski's biggest skill was his ability to apply the bridge performance model to himself. He knew how to use his advantages to compensate for his disadvantages as well as the champs. If you're not convinced: no other athlete that has been this successful for this long is nearly as tall as him.
Y‘all have no clue. He planned his workouts meticulously. By doing so he was able to place 1th to 10th in average. There aren’t alot of 6‘2 guys that are able to do that. Guys like this have to get a advantage somewhere and tactics is one field that isn‘t that competitive because most crossfitters go by feel and not by measuring there performances. Brent did.
Fikowski wants Dave's job. It doesn't make sense to replace Dave with Brent since he is currently an active competitor. He and Crossfit know he needs to bolster his resume. Which he cannot do as an athlete.
I stopped subscribing to these videos because I saw how weak you were after the games. Starting out as investigating the death of Lazar, and then becoming a frat boy under Taylor. That doesn’t mean I don’t respect you.
I like Brent as a competitor but never liked him being called the Professor. Him being in top 5 so many times shows he is solid. Him pushing PFAA so much kind of turned me off. But I’m not an elite athlete so my opinion isn’t that important.
Fikowski is a true competitor…a gentleman and a scholar. Fun to watch. Cheers
I admire anyone who takes action on a matter that they believe in, even if it’s unpopular or to their detriment.
He has a great sense of humor and I will miss him at the Games.
Brent is probably natty. I was in small competitions with him and did a workshop of his. His work ethic is insane and from what I saw of his behavior, he's a stand-up human. Nothing bad to say from my view
My man stays on it 🦇
Fikowski is a good dude who has made some judgement errors along the way. He’s obviously very intelligent, and I believe had/has good intentions with the PFAA. Someone who doesn’t care about other athletes, and the community as a whole, wouldn’t put forth the effort to create a whole-ass association. Is he perfect? No. But mad respect for him. Plus, he’s funny. Prior to all the PFAA drama, we were all laughing along with the Brent and Pat shenanigans for years. I’m not going to let the last few months ruin all of the years we got to enjoy with him.
He has a moral compass. More than you can say about characters like Self and Sevan, who only care about growing their social media presence.
I don't think I get it. You made a video to contest Brent's stated reason for retirement? I think you've climbed on a pretty high horse for this one.
What’s new
I do wish HQ would update us on progress of investigation... Also, haven't heard a peep from PFAA, were thier demands met? Is there a deadline? What's the consequences on not meeting them?
Brent 💪💪💪
Orrrr how about…
Brent knows what the conclusion of the investigation is going to be…knows that Dave is going to step down/be pushed out as a result of it…is setting himself up to be in the perfect place to replace him…
I would doubt he knows. BUT this would be an odd order of events... right?
Keeping Castro and assuming he’ll be better is like keeping the CEO of Boeing hoping more planes don’t fall apart. Hillah please ✋
Yeah it would be similar if the ceo of Boeing created the first plane. Castro cares about the games more than another person in the world. He’s not perfect but better than any other option.
Doesn't that CEO not build things?
@@tylerwilcox9804 lol "cares about the Games" who gives a shit? The Games were big and successful because of Reebok, not Dave. Also, look at the water safety when Reebok was there.
Dave is a chucklefuck.
For the record I think he's natural but I don't understand how you say he's consistent but doubt Queen Tia. She has never finished outside of second place in 9 years of competing, think about that for a minute. I think both of them are 1%'ers, they have gifts most of us can't understand. If Brett were 4 inches shorter with his gifts he would be Rich Froning.
Hi! Video is hidden. That is why it is not listed I guess...
On purpose 🫡
@@hillerfit oh ok, what was the purpose? If possible to know
@@hillerfit ok probably to get some sort of stats I guess🤔
My comment didn’t load about the PFA??? Talking elite fitness Oct 3 podcast about PFAA!
Do you think he starts selling programming?
I do not
He already sells programming- train your weakness
Yep I actually tried it. It’s called the Professor Project
Brent is a good dude, HQ is dog-crap. The only reason this all got big was Reebok. It is turning into F45; accept it, no one cares about CF anymore and never will. (Me= 2x team Games athlete, I've been here before you). Rich F is the best "mover", Brent is 2nd.
I was a fan of Josh Bridges and Rich. Up always admired Brent as a standup guy, and potentially a great coach. I wonder where that leaves Jeff Adler, and more importantly Pat, I see him retiring soon also.
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People 🚌Fikowski
Fikowski 🚌 CrossFit
CrossFit 🚌 People
It's the cycle of life.
🚌 = throwing under the bus
You don't have to like Brent but you have to respect him.
Are we going to get a second iteration of that shirt, lets get some better material.
"Wouldn't it be better for Dave to just improve"
No... wouldn't it have been better for Harvey Weistein to just improve as a person, no need for punishment or to hold him accountable.
Absolute awful and biased take. Dave openly lied about the wishes of the family of an athlete that just died due entirely to poor running of the event, he was running. He did it, entirely for the financial benefit of the organisation. It's a dog shit move, by a dog shit person.
You need him out of your sport or you can continue to enjoy seeing your viewership and participation numbers plummet dramatically.
Let the Professor ride into the sunset. Castro needs to go regardless, let new blood come in and make the Games Great Again. CrossFit Donald out.
Could Bret be retiring due to what happened at the 2024 games death after event 1
Anyone including Brent who does not think it has at least 1% to do with it is fooling themselves
Any chance you could elaborate on why winning the CrossFit games doesn’t prove you’re the fittest on earth?
This year he was referring to omitted events, ie not a complete test of fitness. Every other year yes it is and I think he feels that way as well
Video on August 23rd titled "not the Fittest on Earth"
@@hillerfitThanks for the response, couldn’t agree more. Just needed some context to make it make sense.
why isn't this listed?
Science
join me this week for a special 9 hour episode of "hiller in review" !
Hahahaha
Doesn’t anyone find it interesting that talk of or about the PFAA is basically nonexistent now? That should tell us everything we need to know. Much like HQ.
Do you hear about what the NFLPA or the NBAPA or any other players associations are doing? No? Got it.
@@marlows47 Actually, yeah. You do. Allllll the major sporting leagues, yes you do. Ian Happ speaks on the MLBPA quite frequently as he is an active player and an exec. It’s called transparency. So explain to me why a CrossFit athlete and group can’t do the same? I’ll wait…….
@ It’s ridiculous. The only times you hear about them, it’s always negative. You rarely, if ever, hear the positives they are doing or trying to do. It’s quite sad to be honest.
@jakefelten on a daily basis you do not hear from them like you people seem to expect. You're wild.
@@marlows47 being transparent and open doesn’t mean daily communications. The PFAA has ZERO communications. Christ, if you’re not “good enough” you’re not even accepted into it. What’s that tell you about a “professional” organization? That’d be like an MLB player drafted in the 4th round not being recognized by the players union. PFAA makes their own rules to for their own narrative while neglecting the masses.
I am still confused why you & Se7an think Brent owns something to CrossFit & Greg. Brent was doing just fine as an accountant without CrossFit & he can go back to being an accountant. He does not really need CrossFit at all. He will be just fine. He’s smart and he’s got his education. CrossFit was just for fun while his body was still able to handle it.
Yep🎉🎉🎉🎉
This not being listed on the channel is on purpose?
Yes
@@hillerfit Doubt offends, of course it would be 😂👌🏾
Much of the popularity of your videos has come from throwing CrossFit under the bus. So how can you be critical of someone for doing the same thing in a more professional manner? What I used to love about this channel was your objectivity, and criticism aimed at improving the sport. In my opinion, your loyalty supersedes your integrity and does a disservice to your original intent.
I want CrossFit to be better. That involves Dave Castro. See the 10 videos I made 2 years ago on that as well.
classss dismissed!
-van halen "hot for (professor) teacher"
i was impressed that he picked up that 350lb sandbag. i thought a number of times that video clips that were made public, he came across as whiny. he may not be like that at all. the initial presentation of the pfaa was very amateurish, i hope that if its his passion that it will improve. he was very good but he was not going to win the crossfit games. maybe hyrox will be his thing. good luck sir!
without the athletes, who is Dave Castro?
Head of Training at CrossFit
without Dave Castro the CrossFit Games never come into existence
And the fact that he was a seal team six guy, and was able to leave that and re-create himself as a CrossFit guy. Pretty sure he doesn’t need anyone else to know who he is
@trentonfriesen9246 that was all kinds of inaccurate.
@@TheFittestLailani Castro was DEVGRU, what was the inaccurate part?
Retire from what? CF really isn’t a professional sport. Isn’t he really just announcing he’s not showing up for the Games?
Nothing 🍔.
Never understood why he was called the professor. He really didn't approach workouts smarter than anyone else. If anyone was a professor it was Rich. He would execute a plan on every workout according to what was needed to win the games. Justin too. Mat just went balls out and dominated. Brent didn't show any kind of new approach to crossfit to warrant the nickname.
The nickname was given to Brent prior to Crossfit. And he did calculate everything, so the name fits within crossfit.
Agree. I never liked the name. He did calculate and overthink everything but it rarely gave him the win. Yes he did a lot of strategy. I just didn’t like the name because if you had a history professor that was wrong about history 70% of the time, you might not call him The Professor
I heard him (and his coach) talk about how they broke down pacing and potential finishes to the 2024 games in order to maintain his 1st place going into the two part final. Not sure where, but after hearing that the name "professor" makes a lot of sense. It was detailed.
Fikowski's biggest skill was his ability to apply the bridge performance model to himself. He knew how to use his advantages to compensate for his disadvantages as well as the champs. If you're not convinced: no other athlete that has been this successful for this long is nearly as tall as him.
Y‘all have no clue. He planned his workouts meticulously. By doing so he was able to place 1th to 10th in average. There aren’t alot of 6‘2 guys that are able to do that. Guys like this have to get a advantage somewhere and tactics is one field that isn‘t that competitive because most crossfitters go by feel and not by measuring there performances. Brent did.
Fikowski wants Dave's job. It doesn't make sense to replace Dave with Brent since he is currently an active competitor. He and Crossfit know he needs to bolster his resume. Which he cannot do as an athlete.
I stopped subscribing to these videos because I saw how weak you were after the games. Starting out as investigating the death of Lazar, and then becoming a frat boy under Taylor. That doesn’t mean I don’t respect you.
I like Brent as a competitor but never liked him being called the Professor. Him being in top 5 so many times shows he is solid. Him pushing PFAA so much kind of turned me off. But I’m not an elite athlete so my opinion isn’t that important.
Nailed it Hiller. Unfortunately Brent’s legacy is going to be the podcast car crash
The professor at over thinking. That last event you could see how nervous he was and shit the bed giving number 1 finish away.
Fifth 🦇
Never understood the name Professor. Mistake after mistake during Games career.
Of course he’s not natural
None of them are tho. Except maybe Madeiros
anybody else get cringey goosebumps when they call him "The Professor"?
Boring video
this coming from the person whose profile picture is literally the back of an airplane seat
Shit
its about a professor, what did you expect?