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In this episode our hosts, Managing Editor Becca Borawski Jenkins and Coach Chet Morjaria, speak with CrossFit veteran Patrick McCarty. Pat is a three-time CrossFit Games masters-level

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Understanding the New Certification Levels This month CrossFit HQ unveiled a new structure for trainer certification. Here is an outline of how the new certs