Road to the Games Episode 16.06: Ence / Bridges

On this episode of Road to the Games, watch Brooke Ence and Josh Bridges fight for a ticket to Carson, California, to compete on the big stage. In 2015, her rookie year at the Games, Ence finished 14th and picked up two event wins along the way, while Bridges failed to qualify out of last year’s California Regional, placing sixth.
This year’s regional presented a whole new challenge for both Ence and Bridges, and nothing was guaranteed as they competed against arguably the most competitive field in CrossFit.
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[@Sejdr]

Marston, Brookes husband, was the most interesting person in this video - so human and so loving.

[@LMAAAAYOOO]

He seems like he balances out Brookes personality

[@homelessjoe]

For the most part I felt sorry for him. Seems like a struggle being with such an intense athlete.

[@pflo7795]

She seems like a bitch. Very self absorbed. He's trying to support her and she's all about talking to her coach and letting him console her. Her husband walks over and she's like, "not now...." I'm glad she missed the games. Give her time to focus on what's important, her marriage.

[@Unknown-or6ey]

ima dick martsons wife

[@TheH2daizle]

+Tyson Kiernan tryin' to troll... you're dumb.

[@romeocasido5723]

This is the best Road to the Games yet... it told a great story...

[@8andre3]

So you watched a 50 min video on 33 mins? Damn

[@romeocasido5723]

I work in video and you can just tell right of the bat that this one is more storyline focused... and they have great stories to tell.. if you want the other roads they feel more like an athlete profile or a behind the scenes.

[@delunadenny7084]

Marston, you're a great fkn guy. Never change

[@johnnyamerica7701]

True, and Brook takes you for granted.

[@christiansaunders2208]

@@johnnyamerica7701 theyre no longer together. Marston is part of the buttery bros on youtube now

[@KNuckleZification]

Ol' girl when she saw Brooke crying was like 'Nope, I'm not qualified...'

[@danielgillrup9518]

Much respect for leaving these uncensored. So much more raw emotion.

[@neversaw]

I want just a whole movie of dan and Josh's bromance please

[@kelseyann4]

Brooke Ence's husband is so funny and goofy...he was easily my favorite part of the whole vid

[@jonny1one634]

I can be very goofy too 😏

[@mr.wigglemunch3856]

😄

[@ISRL380]

Were we really shocked at the divorce though. Brooke is hugging on every guy but the hubby "GO WAIT IN THE CAR" basically

[@cesarmora5716]

As Josh Bridges said in the Push Pull event in 2014 games... FUCK YEAH!... FUCK YEAH!

[@heapsamateur]

One of my favourite Games' moments ever

[@LMAAAAYOOO]

Why Josh look like a buff Musketeer

[@DavidWelchteamiron]

true

[@elliothomewood8070]

PEDs bruh...

[@kazmaierisking4034]

Or Kurt Russel in Tombstone

[@airplane3359]

sheepdog

[@tutu7564]

+elliot homewood out if anyone that I've seen in this crossfit shit I think josh is like the only natty. He's short, not stupid lean, and isn't a freak of nature. He's just in really good shape.

[@deeshmond]

Classy response by Bridges to the 16.4 controversy. Shows his character. Good luck at Carson, Josh!

[@hecg83]

That moment when she's more happy to see her dog that her husband lmao

[@April.R646]

I saw that too. Awkward

[@CrossfitZesus]

The beginning of the end

[@jazmyneknox406]

yea i noticed this too. first time youre seeing your husband in a while and you don't want to hug and kiss him? looked them up and saw they were divorced and was like yikes

[@tobization]

Just randomly stumbled upon this and holy cow was that a well done production. Most impressive and extremely motivating.

[@baack2life]

Bailey and Bridges daily crossfit vlog...needs to happen

[@taylorcole2354]

21:15 Ence's husband is giving himself SO MUCH GRIEF over trying to be supportive. Dude, you were being a good husband. You weren't being stupid. Good for you for supporting your wife, BUT DAMN she steamrolled you HARD.

[@TheSwayzeTrain]

@Narly waves Only the total shit bag athletes (male or female) treat their partners like that. Just because you're having a bad day at the office doesn't mean you get to treat your partner like they are a piece of shit and not worth your time.

[@denissey4226]

James M treat them how..you should know your partner and act accordingly, when I am upset my boyfriend knows that I just need space to breathe and cool down. She didn’t cuss him out or anything

[@619Pachucolove]

Don't play the nice guy. There is no respect in that shit! Learn to fuck the rest! It's a sexy attribute . Fuck yeah!!👍

[@JetPakJeff]

19:03 that woman was not about to walk into that awkward situation

[@kevh5612]

lol

[@leomatlucius]

watching this in 2020 and i gotta say, i loved mars and brooke tgt but from this vid, i think mars looks way happier now with buttery bros :)

[@paulisthelegend]

Brooke's husband reminds me of Jerry from Rick and Morty. You gotta feel bad for him though... Imagine being waved away after giving your partner THAT much support. I understand the pressure for her, but damn. Showing a bit of appreciation is good!

[@jimmyaspros2315]

From watching alot of her vids..she thinks she's the alpha and alsmost looks at her husband as a tag along. Shes very self absorbed.

[@ryanjamison32]

I want you to go watch any buttery bros video now and tell me that Marston is anything like jerry!!

[@tomywilkerson]

"Finally! Took forever for this to come out!" "53 minutes?! No wonder it took forever to come out!"

[@SierraStoltzfoos]

thank you to everyone who put in the hard work of producing this. I really enjoyed watching it. I never knew Brooke went to go film a movie so when I saw that she didn't qualify I was really shocked but now I understand. It must be really hard. Can't wait to see her next year.

[@RunningSD]

lol josh bridges looks like ben stiller in Dodge ball.

[@gangster8540]

Brooke ence still one of my favourite female athletes and damn josh bridges came back this year with a vengeance

[@TheTammanytiger]

dang at 53 mins, this is one of the best ones yet.

[@jrav5998]

Love Brooke's hubby! Josh is a sweetheart.

[@oliverbarrett9203]

That's so cool and interesting how Bridges seemed to be struggling so much after the announcement with the strict muscle up but then just wrecked it at regionals. Great commitment

[@shaynesmithcomedy]

You guys are killing it with all your content lately. Good job Crossfit.

[@bs431980]

Bridges should play Mario in the next super Mario brothers movie with that mustache!!! King Koopa would be fucked !!

[@LingahbytheSea]

or the next Pirates of the Caribbean

[@bs431980]

+LingahbytheSea even better haha

[@knichri11]

And he was watching It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia @ 13:10

[@Nicholas108108]

Ummm, dude... Nintendo would be responsible for teaching an entire generation of kids how to say "fuck". XD

[@fitman84]

Yeah!just thought about Johnny Depp muscular version.

[@PORTSKINZ]

I think Brooke and her husband have a great relationship. It's unfair to judge her in this situation. But you can tell there is a lot of support.

[@josefryan5445]

PORTSKINZ eesh

[@danielcafferty2431]

Watching other videos you can tell she has a switch that comes on when she is in competition. Even when Fraser was interviewed he said that he is a different guy in competition

[@allymai8900]

Amen 👏🏻 People have no idea what it's like to be an athlete so it's easy for them to speak ill of someone else's character and their relationships

[@JuanmaBlanc]

top 10 comments didn't aged well lol they divorced :D

[@RecExistance11]

@@danielcafferty2431 you realize they divorced like a year after this right...

[@milkmansson5020]

So that's what Drew Berrymore would look like if she were built.....

[@roei330]

This series truly is amazing... Thanks for the great content.

[@Damogron]

Absolutely love this series

[@LegitDemod]

AND ITS 53 MINUTES!!!! IM SO HYPE!

[@super_aesthetic_athlete6847]

i used to think crossfit was a joke but the Netflix movie about it changed my perspective. these athletes both male\female are some of the best out there.

[@renatinhaholanda]

Hey, could you please tell me the name of the netflix movie? :)

[@Bernie398]

renatinhaholanda fittest on earth

[@jpbredenkamp5091]

By far the best RTTG yet! Thank you!! Worth the wait

[@mpbeautyinsight]

This was awesome! Really enjoyed the behind the scenes look at these two incredible athletes

[@mommadee607]

I love these videos. So inspiring! I love the drive and focus and having a purpose.

[@Kevinakevinakevina]

THANK YOU! This was an amazing video!... Stories well told. We can learn a lot from both of these athletes!

[@TheMadRandy]

Late to CrossFit, but really appreciate this vid. Quality stuff

[@neppari02brannfors]

This is definitely my favorite episode!

[@GreynSilver7]

This was definitely the best Road to the Games of the series

[@jorgearellano3563]

These videos spark motivation towards everyday challenges and as like these athletes put so much work to making things look good I wanted to say thanks for providing the same good quality videos time after time.

[@Maino88]

I think Brooke is great. But I'm not sure she comes across very well in this video. A loving, supportive husband shouldn't have to tread on eggshells around their wife if they're competing (and vice versa). Josh D'Artagnan Bridges is the MAN. Dude is unstoppable.

[@maxximus3215]

Honestly just about Brooke trying to stay on her mental game

[@Maino88]

French Bulldog 1 #deepburn

[@roottmp]

I really begin disliking here after this video, she totally looks very self focussed, but that could be the target of the video editor ofcourse. some people are nasty cutters.

[@jonathanharp3616]

Maino1 it's a competition have u ever competed everyones helly edgy it's ya hole year rolled into a few hours ive done some super local shit an I don't even bring my girl no added stress needed

[@jonathanharp3616]

Tim L have u send her video with Steve cool

[@mogadsh]

Definitely the best piece ever by Crossfit media ever. Good job and keep them coming

[@katelynbarton1757]

Best series ever !!!!!!

[@rachel.wilson]

Two of my all time favorite athletes!

[@oliverbarrett9203]

So good! Such an interesting switch around. Bridges was 6th, then won it. Ence won it then came 6th. Great emotion on both sides

[@TruePhil]

Love this series!!

[@mathewfreeman4782]

Brook's husband is awesome. Josh is the man, SOF operators are awesome!

[@hamidsalman20]

what a master piece of a video! so very inspiring.. loved it..

[@morganrobinson4677]

Just awesome, thanks so much for putting these together.

[@g-mandailyvids8535]

So far my favorite road to games!!

[@eerbaugh]

Amazing episode. So emotionally raw, and great to see the human side of regionals.

[@louchicatelli3182]

I fucking love josh bridges mustache🤣 also he was a SEAL sooooo, nice

[@ShouldHaveKnownYT]

Dan Bailey was everyone’s hype man in this video! What a G

[@matthewflack4123]

really liked this. best one i have seen yet

[@illumiKnight12]

Can't wait to see Bailey, Ence, Ez, and Evans come back with a vengeance next year!!!

[@theparadisesnare]

LOL this didn't age well

[@jmamotif]

"got here on bro reps" - best dude ever!

[@utamakimchi2599]

awsum athletes hands down. just really need to know, honestly how many of these incredible athletes are on the gears, honestly?

[@shaunmcgregor2653]

Probably most of them if not all. No doubt at least a couple women are on some gear.

[@fredericoalmeida8932]

+quasar you got that right

[@jeremyneilsen8944]

best one yet! so cool seeing both sides from last year to today. Holy shit Sevan's call on Brook going into regionals.

[@solomonthe9076]

Thank you for your fight, it's inspiring.

[@Shyaporn]

Heartbreaking ending for Brooke. Wish there were some sort of wildcard system. Particularly for the Meridian Region Women's division - that group is stacked.

[@longclaw1167]

Awesome video, two of my favorite CFers. Bridges will podium this year and brooke is gonna come back with an insane focus and mission just like bridges did this year.

[@conserve_climber]

I feel Brooke has divided aspirations; film work "and" Crossfit? She's competing against full time, one-job athletes. I still feel worse about Dan missing the Games. Josh; well done dude! Outstanding....

[@8andre3]

Who's with the 360p club?

[@D31NH4]

🙋, shitty Internet

[@shaunsm01]

Josh is such an stand up guy... and his commentary is everything... lol

[@Hoehihoh]

Okay, I'm so hyped for the Webb and Toomey episode!

[@MrTheWhipster]

This got me so fired up before my workout...

[@pierrotmonami9506]

the guys who did this really succeeded in capturing the moving moments of this trip, making this two people very real and very lovable

[@AhmedSalem-yw6jn]

it is kind of annoying how he was around in every intimate moments like boundaries brahh

[@pierrotmonami9506]

i got you but i think that's the deal before they start filming. they probably fix the boundaries together (for instance, we dont see a lot of bridges private life, and not at all bridges'wife, and that is perhaps part of the deal). ahletes'images benefit a lot from this kind of video and they have to give something in return

[@anthonytrang6019]

Yes more videos like these!!!!!

[@yiyejin93]

The best episode of road to the gaems!

[@leomatlucius]

53 MINS?! AWESOMEEEEEEEEE

[@robfurloni7875]

Damn good video. Two great athletes, well deserved spotlight. I thought it was cool to have Brooke's husband on as well, thats an interesting dynamic that I don't think is highlighted too often (competitive wife, behind the scenes husband).

[@keithfine8020]

Great Vid!!

[@stephenwalter]

last few mins , the most inspiring

[@beyond9999]

Eu ainda hey de ver essa competição nas olimpíadas.Muito show!!

[@ALtheAPACHE]

YES been waiting for this one. and it's the longest one so far!

[@Scottreid105]

Always motivational stuff love it

[@notyouraveragemo5621]

I fuckin' love this video so much, I watch it twice every week. Love josh bridges and my channel is basically based on crossfit workouts where I love to make it hurt so much with every workout I am doing.

[@1327j]

Brooke seems difficult to be with

[@royaltiri]

All the criticism of Ence here is silly. She's kissing and hugging her husband like a normal person, not treating him "like shit". She doesn't need coaching from him because she pays a coach for that. Her guy knows that and that's why he stays out of it. If he wants to explain it to the cameras because he feels self conscious, that's his choice.

[@royaltiri]

I don't understand why everyone feels they need to make a judgment call on this couple's personal life but I suppose I did it too so whatever. Just seems harsh to say she's a nasty individual based on one piece of film.

[@shenji01]

Stop defending shit behavior from Brooke. Her husband is a pussy walking on eggshells for an entitled unappreciative bitch. Facts

[@stephaniemontalvan8300]

SO GOOD!!!!!!

[@mattboyer7466]

Brooke needs to be kinder in general, especially to her husband. Josh is awesome!

[@johnnyamerica7701]

Most men would walk out on her rude ass.

[@alfredoisraelhernandezgonz12]

Heber Cannon strikes back! Great production, great story!

[@letaz77]

Inspiring!!! 👏

[@SkalaVlada]

I love how is Bridges emotional...his mindset is amazing. FUCK THAT...YEAH...

[@philipps9029]

I Love Josh. Keep going bro!

[@anth0666]

19'05" -- A gentle lady wants to go and see if everything is fine ... hears Brooke crying like "nope I won't" :p

[@bisonmma-kickboxing2511]

What a great Sport 💯

[@DavidWelchteamiron]

great video, great athletes

[@RomanTailor]

Josh is just an awesome dude 👌🏼 that couch story killed me 😂

[@Freidam]

18:26... Garrett sees crying girl -Nope.

[@soom1512]

AMAZING

[@synseer8484]

I admire you, the struggle was real 4+ years ago! You did it with almost nothing! Big up SantaCruz❣ yea I'm watching your old highlights! #treemuscleups #Ence

[@alexcontreras9170]

son mi motivación!!

[@Nuenna90]

great episode! love brooke and her husband!

[@Ccxf94]

Finally. GO BRIDGES

[@emilyme23455]

Marston is so funny and supportive! This whole production is great but he's the true star

[@patrickedwards5804]

You know that Marston was the production. He filmed this with Heeb.- they were the in-house media team that produced and directed all crossfit output during this time. They must have seen this story as an ace in the hole

[@jjcarley]

Amazing how much extra size Josh put on in the last year, just as he was dropping off in performance, impressive!

[@Sifujohns]

2016 crossfit games champ go Josh you got this. Talk about failure is the stepping stone to success.

[@realelias1988]

Brooke and Josh are two of my favorite Crossfit Athletes!

[@kt4580]

Two months away ... Stepping in the home! There comes your partner in life, walking down the stairs ... and love provided for the dog exceeding the love provided for the housband ... one dry hug, with semi-pat on the shoulder ... sadness .... sometime things are taken for granted and we know the value of them when we loose them! but the sad thing is that it seems while being away, there was not much to miss ... this comes from self-involvement and being self-centered ... I do not agree with the comments that they balance each other. I do not see any balance! I see a well where thing are thrown in without coming back... There is continuous increase in entropy !! This is straight sad.

[@gabrielfahey4592]

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[@thom10109]

How comfortable are you showing emotion in front of a random person you’ve never met with a camera in your face?