Agreed! I found myself smiling while watching. The camaraderie amongst the athletes was so enjoyable to watch. I want to *be there* in person next year!
I attended Wodapalooza SoCal. It was a great experience. The workout outcomes were electrifying and unexpected. I even enjoyed watching the masters compete. Passersby were also attracted to vendor village. Folks were playing volleyball, even the border patrol were either chatting or getting a workout in with weighted vest. Hotels and restaurants all around. And good amount of parking. It was a great time.
I competed in the RX Team division, and the atmosphere was amazing. The event was organized well, with everything running smoothly and on schedule throughout the entire weekend. Navigating the venue was effortless, making it easy to get around and meet all the Games athletes that were there.
This was a great event! All the meet & greets with athletes were a lot of fun! We had the VIP package which was amazing - great food choices & drinks etc. Even though it was a competition for a good amount of money, all the athletes looked like they really did have a good time! Seeing them work together to strategize etc was awesome! Can't beat SoCal weather - beautiful mornings, sunny afternoons and cool evenings. Caught several of the other events (not just Tyr Cup) and they were great to watch as well.
A couple things to work on (not necessarily negatives). They need to improve the lighting at night to make it broadcast quality. This sort of competition would work well as a packaged event to put on tv but no tv network would touch the night events due to the low lighting. The other thing would be how does this format go when you have more than 2 teams? It was fun to watch and easier to follow than any team comps I've seen since the invitational but that was likely because there was only 2 teams and we knew all the athletes so well. Hopefully they can start playing around with this format and see if would work with an expanded field.
Here's my question(s): Why is Brent Fikowski (who lives in and is from North America) on the "World" team, but Adler and Rolfe (also from the same country in N. America) were on the North America team? And, if Tia lives full-time in Tennessee, why is she on Team World?
I also spoke with Matt Torres at the Reign stage and he also reverberated that The TYR CUP WodaPalooza was feeling like early staged of Miami, with the weather being better (no rain and event changes). Matt is also a GOOD DUDE
I liked the TYR Cup a lot more than I thought I would. Definitely could have made some of the workouts more suspenseful or added more teams, but a great first stab at this format. And Reps Ahead was a really fun surprise. The knockout style is clever. The only "downside" I found compared to Miami WZA was that SoCal WZA felt more like a local comp + the TYR Cup. My husband and I just found ourselves killing so much more time at SoCal than Miami. Which, if you know that going into the weekend, it's not a bad thing (as Hiller mentioned, for some it's a positive) because you can plan non-Crossfit activities during the day. And there is literally a beach right there. I also loved watching the adaptive athletes live at Miami, but they had the Adaptive Games the same weekend as SoCal, so what can you do?
The Format was great!!! Showcasing each of the athletes strengths and some weaknesses showed too. Tia took her team on her shoulders and it showed on how well she coached Team World.
As one of the male athletes said at the end...while fun, the format could use some work. Perhaps athletes should all have to be the same number of events (not more than +1). Maybe the organizers need to do what they need to do to make reasonably equitable teams going into it. Btw, I liked the "All hands on deck" event (minus the judging errors)...truly a team event, incorporated some strategy, out-of-the box elements, and utilized the natural terrain and scenery (ie, the beach).
Good one. I don’t get into the movie edits but whatever if I watch it’s there. I do get into the honest opinions that are informed by long-term knowledge. Edit: welp caught myself chuckling at one of the movie clips haha.
The only negative point I would raise was the time for us Europeans. The 3 events shows were starting at 1 or 2 AM. And if you wanted to play in the Heat 1 App, you had to do it in advance without knowing the teams that would take part in the workouts. Or you had to stay awake all night... So having a Team World competing but for us, their supporters, to not be able to see them compete live was a bit disappointing
When you look into the stands and there might be 100 people there I don't know how it could be better than Friday night lights in Miami where you have to fight for a spot to get into the bleachers. I am sure the venue was nice but the fans and the vibe in Miami are untouched.
It’s odd. I find that the athletes at the CrossFit games where the biggest title is on the line are stressed and complaining about everything and professionalism. Then at smaller events where the title is smaller they don’t care as much and just have fun. I’m not really sure it’s CrossFit vs the other event organizers. I think it’s more about what is at stake. You can have way more fun at a small event with less to lose than at the Olympics. Look at the Carson days where it was very “fly by the seat of your pants.” People generally like it. Now that the Games has $300k at stake and is the biggest event for the year, everyone has less fun and more negative experiences. Idk just seems interesting to me.
13:17 you’re telling me that “The Most Negative Person in the CrossFit Ecosystem” has nothing Negative to say about SoCal Wodapalooza? 😀. You’re Top Tier TH-camr, make no mistake 👌🏾
Hiller, people make you out that you seek out dirt, however when watching your material the opposite comes across, you seek out the truth as is evidenced in this video where all you had to say was good, no need to nit pick or be negative for negative sake
I was there … sat/sun. My first time attending WZA since it was only 4.5 hrs away. Ummm … it was ok. Fun but not like WOW! A few pro/cons: - The venue didn’t have any maps/informative signage up on Saturday morning after being there for two days already - free to enter the separate vendor villages (overpowered by cold plunge vendors) - seemed quite easy to innocently enter the beach stage without a ticket/stamped hand/wrist band - the tyr cup seemed like a silly exhibition of the athletes kinda trying and Tia acting like a freaking dictator oops, I meant team capt. Location was perfect 👌🏻 and the weather couldn’t have been better.
The events were long and got boring, but the varying format was cool for teams. But there needs to be a minimum of 3 teams. I just never really got into the competition. Wonder if the athletes had to be positive since they were Tyr athletes. There needed to be more lighting, as the stream looked dark and flat. And Pat getting an award for whining and making excuses!? Tia was the MVP for the weekend.
I was there LIVE and Brian and Patrick were amazing at capturing the best content they can get. Patrick even did well on Mc’ing the REPS AHEAD event. There was a bit of a “favoritism” on who won’t he MVP trophy… The MVP should’ve gone to DALLIN PEPPER.
"MVP" or "Character" are two entirely different things. There was a lot of "confusion" on the part of the organizers on what the trophy was (FOR). One second the lady''s speech says that it's about (honoring) *character* , and then next second she dubs it the "MVP" trophy. We get that you wanted to come up with a trophy named after Lazar, but you need to figure out what the trophy is FOR. Not doing so put Pat in an awkward, and yet emotional position. Is it "SPIRIT of the TYR/Lazar Cup"?, "The Lazar Fan Favorite CrossFitter trophy"?, "The Most Valuable Person in making this a great event"?, "The Most Valuable Player in contributing to their team's win trophy...as an athlete? coach? athlete+coach"? FCS, figure it out folks.
Agreed… was confused why Vellner got it if it was MVP… should have been Dallin or Tia. If its Character and personality Vellner yes may well have stood out.
I'm glad you enjoyed Brian's livestream. I think people didn't know it was either brian's livestream or nothing, as they didn't have cameras/production setup for the beach field.
I competed in Rx and the ropes WERE NOT CUT, with the PFAA partnered with Wza and Brent/Pat competing literally in the same venue, they let Rx athletes climb the same ropes that busted Scott Panchik’s knee. Them not paying attention to the competition they’re all competing in is a pretty bad look….
Vendor village wasnt even 1/4 of a mile from dickies arena. If people going to the CrossFit games are complaining about a short walk they need to do some real deep thinking on their “fitness”
"TYR cup was a comp with 2 teams of 8 4f/4m going against each other and the events point were 2/1 points" ....glad to see crossfit copying more of Grid 😂
I would like there to be more teams especially on the first day I didn’t like how the losing team could just give up 🤷♂️ all in all I think they could really make this format great to watch
Chase announcing on the live stream that Dallin should have won the MVP and not Pat was EXTREMELY unprofessional. My wife and I both looked at each other in shock and audibly said WTF why would you say that?
WZA SoCal was more entertaining to watch than the games. Whoever is running the SoCal event should take over the CFG. The reps 4 reps made CF more spectator friendly
The vendor village at the games was not necessarily really far away from the stadium, but the line to get in was ridiculous. They asked for tickets for the first time this year and the line was probably over a quarter mile for the entire time that I was there. I spent the entire weekend at the games and never entered the vendor village. It's a shame, I was going to spend money.
Love this recap! I too noticed the wet bars on muscle ups but everyone still seemed to work through it without fuss. Curious if you think that is more because this was a showcase-style event for fun versus CFG where it's the time of the year for most to make money and a name in the sport?
WZA Socal was so much fun as a competitor. Definitely needed more warm up equipment but I'm sure next time around they will have more. Definitely doing it again!
I was there all weekend. My wife and I loved seeing the teen events. It was really cool to see those kids they are by far top 1% in the country mentally and physically for their age in today’s lazy society. Also did the meet and greets Justin and Ellie were super cool
The event was great, for it being the first year, it was pretty awesome. Watching the elites compete as teams was so different and entertaining. I think the best part was that the events kept moving quickly, not much waiting around. The weather was great, the vibes were great. Only thing I can complain about was that I had vip tickets for all weekend but didn’t feel like I got much more than general admission. As a matter of fact, probably could’ve gotten into the event without any ticket in general. Overall I really enjoyed it, will definitely continue attending.
Only other events I’ve attended was the last Rogue Invitational which was cool, and the West Coast Semis which was so bad. That’s all I have to compare it to 🤷🏽♀️
I grew up in HB and was so surprised when Danielle was the only one chalking up for the first event. It was obvious they didn’t plan for the condensation once the sunset
No condensation from the beach. Media had fans blowing mist into the air to create that foggy look for the color lights when it was getting dark. I was there all weekend. But yes there were times you see ocean breeze mist fly over and onto the stage. Not like Tyr cup though
Justin Medeiros after one of the beach events said “this was fun”
As a photographer who worked both the Northern California Classic AND TYR WZA Socal, I can attest that the vibes at both competitions were incredible.
were the events live-streamed?
@@jomlin143not NorCal
@@Ms.MastersAthlete missed opportunity!
@@jomlin143right????? I couldnt believe at first. I thought there is a stream somewhere and I just cant find the correct link.
We need more of this type of competition, the fans like it and the athletes seemed to really enjoy this Going old school again, get all the teams back
One of the best competitions I’ve watched. The environment, athletes having fun, none of the tests were boring at all, easy to watch and Tia ❤
Wodapalooza Socal was a great experience! I was on an RX team and had a blast, Can't wait for next year!
I enjoyed watching all weekend. It was a lot of fun.
Agreed! I found myself smiling while watching. The camaraderie amongst the athletes was so enjoyable to watch. I want to *be there* in person next year!
This!
And people say Hiller doesn’t have anything nice to say…😂
Great review dude!
WZA has great music background and great scenery. The Sun and the gradient sky and the competition setup was legit.
I attended Wodapalooza SoCal. It was a great experience. The workout outcomes were electrifying and unexpected. I even enjoyed watching the masters compete. Passersby were also attracted to vendor village. Folks were playing volleyball, even the border patrol were either chatting or getting a workout in with weighted vest. Hotels and restaurants all around. And good amount of parking. It was a great time.
Gotta say, I really enjoy the reps ahead format 👍
I competed in the RX Team division, and the atmosphere was amazing. The event was organized well, with everything running smoothly and on schedule throughout the entire weekend. Navigating the venue was effortless, making it easy to get around and meet all the Games athletes that were there.
Hopper running around like a puppy dog on the floor was the highlight of the weekend. That guy is just gold incarnate.
Very refreshing, positive side of Mr Hiller. Loved it
Tia Clair is the GOAT!
Really enjoyed watching the event this past weekend. And agree with all your points Hiller 👏
Love all the positives! I really enjoyed watching it!!! It made me want to go next year🎉
I may be slow on double Fran. But fast on new Hiller videos
😂
Golden comment!
This was a great event! All the meet & greets with athletes were a lot of fun! We had the VIP package which was amazing - great food choices & drinks etc. Even though it was a competition for a good amount of money, all the athletes looked like they really did have a good time! Seeing them work together to strategize etc was awesome! Can't beat SoCal weather - beautiful mornings, sunny afternoons and cool evenings. Caught several of the other events (not just Tyr Cup) and they were great to watch as well.
Last time I was this early Hiller was a natty CrossFitter
Woah
Someone get this guy a TYR sponsorship 😂😂 ……came for the negative left with the positives, great video and competition!
Look at the new and improved sunshine 🌞 and rainbows 🌈 Hiller 😂🤣
I was so afraid you are gonna throw shade on this amazingly well done competition. Glad you didnt. It was soo entertaining.
What about the crowd, or lack of it? Livestream looked empty each night.
Year one, and two sides
Wodapalooza so cal was absolutely amazing and most fun event I’ve attended and competed in
I thought it was one of the best competitions I’ve ever been to. Just overall 10/10
A couple things to work on (not necessarily negatives). They need to improve the lighting at night to make it broadcast quality. This sort of competition would work well as a packaged event to put on tv but no tv network would touch the night events due to the low lighting.
The other thing would be how does this format go when you have more than 2 teams? It was fun to watch and easier to follow than any team comps I've seen since the invitational but that was likely because there was only 2 teams and we knew all the athletes so well. Hopefully they can start playing around with this format and see if would work with an expanded field.
Gave me Rogue vs Again Faster vibes
Here's my question(s): Why is Brent Fikowski (who lives in and is from North America) on the "World" team, but Adler and Rolfe (also from the same country in N. America) were on the North America team? And, if Tia lives full-time in Tennessee, why is she on Team World?
I also spoke with Matt Torres at the Reign stage and he also reverberated that The TYR CUP WodaPalooza was feeling like early staged of Miami, with the weather being better (no rain and event changes).
Matt is also a GOOD DUDE
Matt is a good dude
I liked the TYR Cup a lot more than I thought I would. Definitely could have made some of the workouts more suspenseful or added more teams, but a great first stab at this format. And Reps Ahead was a really fun surprise. The knockout style is clever.
The only "downside" I found compared to Miami WZA was that SoCal WZA felt more like a local comp + the TYR Cup. My husband and I just found ourselves killing so much more time at SoCal than Miami. Which, if you know that going into the weekend, it's not a bad thing (as Hiller mentioned, for some it's a positive) because you can plan non-Crossfit activities during the day. And there is literally a beach right there.
I also loved watching the adaptive athletes live at Miami, but they had the Adaptive Games the same weekend as SoCal, so what can you do?
The Format was great!!!
Showcasing each of the athletes strengths and some weaknesses showed too.
Tia took her team on her shoulders and it showed on how well she coached Team World.
Great use of Office Space!!!
As one of the male athletes said at the end...while fun, the format could use some work. Perhaps athletes should all have to be the same number of events (not more than +1). Maybe the organizers need to do what they need to do to make reasonably equitable teams going into it.
Btw, I liked the "All hands on deck" event (minus the judging errors)...truly a team event, incorporated some strategy, out-of-the box elements, and utilized the natural terrain and scenery (ie, the beach).
I don’t really like you but this was a good video. Thanks!
I still love the Hillerfit roll at the end (listed by tenure 🦇🦇🦇😂)
Good one. I don’t get into the movie edits but whatever if I watch it’s there. I do get into the honest opinions that are informed by long-term knowledge. Edit: welp caught myself chuckling at one of the movie clips haha.
Whatever they are. We are here for it
Rain definitely hurts Miami, however the best Sevan episodes to date were during those rain delays. Spun a negative into a positive.
The warm-up area the redditor talks about is the "Community divisions warm-up area". TYR Cup athletes didn't warm up there.
For the positive shout out to Tia-Clair Toomey
The only negative point I would raise was the time for us Europeans. The 3 events shows were starting at 1 or 2 AM. And if you wanted to play in the Heat 1 App, you had to do it in advance without knowing the teams that would take part in the workouts. Or you had to stay awake all night...
So having a Team World competing but for us, their supporters, to not be able to see them compete live was a bit disappointing
When you look into the stands and there might be 100 people there I don't know how it could be better than Friday night lights in Miami where you have to fight for a spot to get into the bleachers. I am sure the venue was nice but the fans and the vibe in Miami are untouched.
OMG! No negatives from HIller? We're truly in the end times. There upon a white horse strod a pale figure named Hiller. LoL
It’s a magical leopleradon Charlie 😂😂😂
It’s odd. I find that the athletes at the CrossFit games where the biggest title is on the line are stressed and complaining about everything and professionalism. Then at smaller events where the title is smaller they don’t care as much and just have fun. I’m not really sure it’s CrossFit vs the other event organizers. I think it’s more about what is at stake. You can have way more fun at a small event with less to lose than at the Olympics. Look at the Carson days where it was very “fly by the seat of your pants.” People generally like it. Now that the Games has $300k at stake and is the biggest event for the year, everyone has less fun and more negative experiences. Idk just seems interesting to me.
You could still watch football from noon until 10pm if you watch three games “IF”
hahahah
The floor being wet. The bars being wet. Everyone has to deal with it (assuming) then it’s fine…. But never been so fast for an AH video
On any given Sunday. The winner will rise on that day depending on the workout.
TYYYYYYYYYYYYRRRRRRRRRRRR
Im confused😲 are u okay dude😂
Anyone see that Anikha only did ten ttb in the second set which lead her to knockout Kyra?
Omg. Thank you
I saw but it wouldn’t have changed the outcome
What happened with horvath lol
13:17 you’re telling me that “The Most Negative Person in the CrossFit Ecosystem” has nothing Negative to say about SoCal Wodapalooza? 😀. You’re Top Tier TH-camr, make no mistake 👌🏾
Which is why Sprague is not the fittest on earth.
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Hiller, people make you out that you seek out dirt, however when watching your material the opposite comes across, you seek out the truth as is evidenced in this video where all you had to say was good, no need to nit pick or be negative for negative sake
Still waiting for the NOT natty or not on Noah.
Sock-a-knee 🤪
Negative is the clickbait you use on us! 😂
Double Standard
The haters are so mad that this was only positive
TYRiffic video.
I was there … sat/sun. My first time attending WZA since it was only 4.5 hrs away.
Ummm … it was ok. Fun but not like WOW!
A few pro/cons:
- The venue didn’t have any maps/informative signage up on Saturday morning after being there for two days already
- free to enter the separate vendor villages (overpowered by cold plunge vendors)
- seemed quite easy to innocently enter the beach stage without a ticket/stamped hand/wrist band
- the tyr cup seemed like a silly exhibition of the athletes kinda trying and Tia acting like a freaking dictator oops, I meant team capt.
Location was perfect 👌🏻 and the weather couldn’t have been better.
The events were long and got boring, but the varying format was cool for teams. But there needs to be a minimum of 3 teams. I just never really got into the competition. Wonder if the athletes had to be positive since they were Tyr athletes. There needed to be more lighting, as the stream looked dark and flat. And Pat getting an award for whining and making excuses!? Tia was the MVP for the weekend.
Agreed! She was the fittest and most supportive on field.
I was there LIVE and Brian and Patrick were amazing at capturing the best content they can get.
Patrick even did well on Mc’ing the REPS AHEAD event.
There was a bit of a “favoritism” on who won’t he MVP trophy… The MVP should’ve gone to DALLIN PEPPER.
Thanks Rod!!! It was fun for us as well!
"MVP" or "Character" are two entirely different things. There was a lot of "confusion" on the part of the organizers on what the trophy was (FOR). One second the lady''s speech says that it's about (honoring) *character* , and then next second she dubs it the "MVP" trophy. We get that you wanted to come up with a trophy named after Lazar, but you need to figure out what the trophy is FOR. Not doing so put Pat in an awkward, and yet emotional position.
Is it "SPIRIT of the TYR/Lazar Cup"?, "The Lazar Fan Favorite CrossFitter trophy"?, "The Most Valuable Person in making this a great event"?, "The Most Valuable Player in contributing to their team's win trophy...as an athlete? coach? athlete+coach"? FCS, figure it out folks.
Agreed… was confused why Vellner got it if it was MVP… should have been Dallin or Tia. If its Character and personality Vellner yes may well have stood out.
I loved it :) It was messy but it was the trash talk for me and the workouts were fun to watch. I didn't fast forward any of it
I'm glad you enjoyed Brian's livestream. I think people didn't know it was either brian's livestream or nothing, as they didn't have cameras/production setup for the beach field.
Put $315k on the line (plus whatever $$$$ for sponsorships etc) and people absolutely will complain and I'd say rightfully so.
I wouldn't be surprised if Tia will lead a PRVN team to the Games in the future. She clearly enjoyed herself both as an athlete and as a Captain.
Brian Friend did a great job to be fair.
Loved the tyr cup format
Top tier video
Thanks Chet
Top “TYR” even
I competed in Rx and the ropes WERE NOT CUT, with the PFAA partnered with Wza and Brent/Pat competing literally in the same venue, they let Rx athletes climb the same ropes that busted Scott Panchik’s knee. Them not paying attention to the competition they’re all competing in is a pretty bad look….
Vendor village wasnt even 1/4 of a mile from dickies arena. If people going to the CrossFit games are complaining about a short walk they need to do some real deep thinking on their “fitness”
"TYR cup was a comp with 2 teams of 8 4f/4m going against each other and the events point were 2/1 points" ....glad to see crossfit copying more of Grid 😂
I would like there to be more teams especially on the first day I didn’t like how the losing team could just give up 🤷♂️ all in all I think they could really make this format great to watch
You realize a lot of people watch football literally all day on Sunday's then again Monday night and also on Thursday.
What about TYR vs Rogue for next year ? Similar to CrossFit Lake Tahoe. I think it would be more interesting to match up sponsors vs sponsor.
Hillers never positive. 😂😜
Sock - A- Knee
I'm just here for the Karate Kid thumbnail!!!❤
Probably also a reaction to the whole negative emotions rollercoaster after the games...... Looking ahead
I heard 3 people say it was better than Miami !
From what can be seen on the live stream the crowd looked like it was a fraction of the size of Miami.
@@Zansaldo1 yea it did seem way smaller
Chase announcing on the live stream that Dallin should have won the MVP and not Pat was EXTREMELY unprofessional. My wife and I both looked at each other in shock and audibly said WTF why would you say that?
WZA SoCal was more entertaining to watch than the games. Whoever is running the SoCal event should take over the CFG. The reps 4 reps made CF more spectator friendly
The vendor village at the games was not necessarily really far away from the stadium, but the line to get in was ridiculous. They asked for tickets for the first time this year and the line was probably over a quarter mile for the entire time that I was there. I spent the entire weekend at the games and never entered the vendor village. It's a shame, I was going to spend money.
Ah man the Reebok invitational was peak CrossFit era. Wish I could find a team USA Froning jersey 🔥🔥
Love this recap! I too noticed the wet bars on muscle ups but everyone still seemed to work through it without fuss. Curious if you think that is more because this was a showcase-style event for fun versus CFG where it's the time of the year for most to make money and a name in the sport?
WZA Socal was so much fun as a competitor. Definitely needed more warm up equipment but I'm sure next time around they will have more. Definitely doing it again!
I was there all weekend. My wife and I loved seeing the teen events. It was really cool to see those kids they are by far top 1% in the country mentally and physically for their age in today’s lazy society. Also did the meet and greets Justin and Ellie were super cool
So negative Andrew...........oh wait
The event was great, for it being the first year, it was pretty awesome. Watching the elites compete as teams was so different and entertaining. I think the best part was that the events kept moving quickly, not much waiting around. The weather was great, the vibes were great. Only thing I can complain about was that I had vip tickets for all weekend but didn’t feel like I got much more than general admission. As a matter of fact, probably could’ve gotten into the event without any ticket in general. Overall I really enjoyed it, will definitely continue attending.
Only other events I’ve attended was the last Rogue Invitational which was cool, and the West Coast Semis which was so bad. That’s all I have to compare it to 🤷🏽♀️
I grew up in HB and was so surprised when Danielle was the only one chalking up for the first event. It was obvious they didn’t plan for the condensation once the sunset
No condensation from the beach. Media had fans blowing mist into the air to create that foggy look for the color lights when it was getting dark. I was there all weekend. But yes there were times you see ocean breeze mist fly over and onto the stage. Not like Tyr cup though
Just over here being a major Hiller fan.
Sauce'ony. Goshhh.
SoreCoKnee