The 4x Champ Mat Fraser on the 2019 CrossFit Games

[@ShocKWav2]

Rory is such a hustler man, like he is literally taking his precious time to make his way to each athlete to interview them and keep his love for media going. Hard worker man. Keep it up brother.

[@tomwoolrych4591]

Machine Gun Medic this is his game now, Gould have waaayyyy more views, fittest man talking to best communicator (sorry Sean)

[@ShocKWav2]

Tom Woolrych ITS OVER! MOTHER EFFERS!! THE GAME IS....HIS!! ITS OVER!!! CALL IT THE RORY GAMES!

[@ichbindoofhihi1]

My man hooked us up with the fcking fire interviews lately. The best interview coverage I´ve ever seen on any event ever. Plus it is a personal channel not even corporate, this is so impressive.

[@andreassandstrom5101]

Fabian Mango It is! Rory you are so calm and really listen to your guests and Also suuuuper respectful! I enjoy it! Thanks!

[@pbshakegains]

That lift off between fraser and panchik was awesome for sure It was nail-biting, like for real

[@gabrieldelacruz4416]

Everyone needs a Sammy in their life. Having someone as supportive as her makes life more fun and productive.

[@NitishKumar-nz8qy]

Yes, but not everyone deserves a Sammy :)

[@JessCGavin]

Shane Orr....coach of champions. Rory, it would be awesome to discuss some of the best coaches....Shane, Michelle, Henshaw, etc.

[@tomwoolrych4591]

Jesse Gavin ahhhhhh, Shane Orr coached both champs... Big news!

[@ermarcruz7300]

Shane is like Phil from Hercules lol

[@joshuapeek9555]

michelle letendre? lol

[@JessCGavin]

Joshua Peek yes, she did pretty good with Newberry and Horvath this year. Not ideal for Vellner but he was up there.

[@Myluxuryaddiction]

Jesse Gavin I agree

[@johnmccabe5761]

As a random stranger on the internet, I’m so glad this guy does not care what I comment. The world needs more of this attitude.

[@allongtin1243]

Great interview ...Matt now trains with Shane as coach. No one would have ever written that in their script. Froning and the Mayhem crowd obviously have good things going on in Cookeville. Matt is such a humble and simple guy. True Champion

[@leslieabradshaw]

17:48 a heartfelt share from Fraser about his brother losing weight after coming to the Games, and the same for a friend he's known since age 4 who changed his habits after working out with Fraser. And Fraser gives him workouts to do and keeps up with his friend daily?! That's truly wonderful. An answer to "To whom much is given, much will be required." (Luke 12,48) Makes me respect Fraser that much more.

[@chadhamel8707]

Freaking love watching Mat! His post event interviews chasing down Noah have me FIRED UP! I love watching this man train and see his mindset. Makes me want to work that much harder

[@facelen4321]

Rory you are a great interviewer... way better than everybody else doing the same job. You let people talk, you let them comfortable, great questions, etc. Congrats

[@derekvaldo5640]

Bro your an inspiration. You work your ass off, and your humble. Understand your public platform is greatly appreciated.

[@jdfleblanc]

Great interview. I love how down to Earth Mat is. What a champ.

[@skateata1]

I loved hearing Fraser's thoughts.😄 He mentioned how everytime there is a change in the games, people throw s fuss and then it becomes normal. For some reason that comforts me.🥰

[@J.a.v.i]

Will never get tired of watching Mat Fraser win...

[@555noelle1]

I haven’t heard his excuse yet but I thought he looked back and didn’t see it over at the edge. Ok heard him now. I believe him. Remember this is the guy who redid an open workout few years ago because he didn’t like one of his movements even though everyone else said it was fine.

[@Addison2434]

noelle 555 good point

[@kristianfagerstrom7011]

I believe he didn't see it. I don't believe he never figured out what actually happened considering that he was 20% lighter loaded suddenly.

[@Cooldarkd]

He doesn't give a shit whether you believe him or not..

[@VirginiaGeorge]

Kristian Fagerström I would say maybe in normal circumstances that may be true, but you cannot comprehend things in the same way that deep into a workout. I can’t do basic math at that point in a workout.

[@laurabenigno5720]

Fantastic interview. Very real, down to Earth, and interesting.

[@norskie32]

Rory, I met you yesterday at Katrin's book signing and i didn't get the chance to tell you I love the way you're continuing to cover the sport. Since the change that happened with Crossfit i think it's awesome the way you as well as others have been able to cover the sport in ways that may not have been done previously. So basically I want to say your work is awesome and thank you!

[@daughteroftheking8181]

I've loved seeing all of these interviews! It's awesome to get an athlete's take on something with more than a 30 second sound bite right after an event. And usually, we only get to hear from event winners, so hearing from different athletes who have equally valuable things to say was a nice change! :)

[@jakeb89]

30min is not enough, I could listen to Mat all day long.

[@pabloesquivel1356]

Congratz Rory, you make the interview about the Matt with your special touch. Thank you very much for this amazing video.

[@pavneetchhabra9891]

Every mat fraser interview fires me up. And rory meckernan interviewing is cherry on top. Best post games interview ❤❤

[@drixpete]

So grateful for all you do Rory. Your interview prowess is studly!

[@adriandavies7896]

Dear Mckernan. First off as a sportsman of many sports and varied standards, words fail me for Matt Frasers achievements. Also the way he conducts him self off the field of competition, matches his incredibly high standards on the floor. Your skills of interviewing , are a breath of fresh air. You're humble, respectful, highly knowledgeable. You show great resect to the interviewie and areas they wish to steer clear off.The prince-able of reporting the views and news untainted is clearly upmost to you. keep up the great work.

[@MrDaddyawn]

Sam and Matt on the dock by the lake with coffee...the man knows how to celebrate!

[@Boyhead1973]

Much respect to Mat and Tia...

[@rosworms]

Talking about his brother and friend getting motivated to get healthy. Thats what the games do for my husband and i. A burst of new enthusiasm every summer.

[@cristalclearhealth]

Thank you Rory for all these awesome interviews 😊

[@philmarsh2903]

Let that shit go immediately , a true champion . Great interview 👍👍👍

[@andersemil5541]

Whatever Shane’s doing seems to be working! That and the magic potion they found 😂 Love Mat and Tia, great personalities, great athletes.

[@RT-qz5ci]

The heppner story 😂😂😂. Sounds like him.

[@MrAnd1Amos]

Heppner talks about it here..... kzbin.info/www/bejne/hn61eoh5pplqmas

[@danielgosciak820]

The cuts and points made this very exciting to me.

[@deborahashby1908]

Thank you Rory, very much appreciated. Congratulations Matt, well deserved and a great showing.

[@tobiasekmark4476]

I gotta give you that your interviews are great. For once someone is letting the subject talk to point and not being interrupted. I've been watching some of your interviews over the games and you show great respect for the athletes and not putting yourself in focus (like some greasy brothers..) . Keep up the good work Rory... I'll be watching!

[@rjr4223]

Please an interview with Shane Orr 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@jencabango8727]

Good for you Mat! You are an amazing professional athlete. Congrats

[@benjaminbeebe9182]

Ro, this is the interview I wanted to see, thank you! Personal, friendly, in depth. Attempting to not lead answers (I know it's hard). Keep doing this!

[@rodm49]

This is great Rory! Well done with all your vlogs 💯

[@andreassandstrom5101]

Rod M I agree!

[@rickmcguffey9881]

Cool to see Mat give Shane Orr credit as his coach... I wish he would give Noah the credit he deserves as a tough competitor... He's the only one who has give Mat a hard time since 2015.

[@Sam18elnino9]

He doesn't really like Noah since he hooked the banger two years ago which to me is kind of ridiculous

[@rickmcguffey9881]

@@Sam18elnino9 I don't know what that means...

[@jorgemaldonado9775]

@@rickmcguffey9881 the event where they used a hammer to move a steel track. Noah was one of the athletes that pulled the track slightly inatead of noving it with each blow

[@7331warrior]

Samu what event was this?

[@MrCliffhanger44]

Hybrid Theory assault banger

[@LittleCrowYT]

That clean event is definitely one for the crossfit games history books, especially Mat's cheer when he hit that 380

[@andreassandstrom5101]

I love the way he attacks the new ways of things (rules etc)!

[@laseveryday3076]

I loved how Mat reacted on the penalty given on him on the 4mile run he just lets it go and he maintained his focus.

[@KWMC512]

Sammy is the secret weapon.

[@Swan__fit]

Epic interview!!!! Love your style. Interview Shane Orrsome next!! #MoreOrr

[@dawnfiegen3249]

GREAT interview. Loved every minute!

[@andreassandstrom5101]

“Dude! I’ve had this gold medal for like 8 hours!” Haha I loved this answer!

[@StealthyLiving]

Great work, Rory. Appreciate all these interesting interviews.

[@annietasaka6109]

Loving all your interviews. Keep it up!

[@Merco81]

As a Miami resident, I'm glad to hear that Fraser had a great time at Wodapalooza as well. I always make it a point to make it at least 1 - 2 days over there when they compete in January. Thinking it would be pretty cool to run into more of the Athletes there.

[@johnratcliffe6438]

Excellent interview.

[@ukaszabecede7536]

Mat „...and i keep my normal pace..” - his normal pace is for wining the Games hehehe

[@andreassandstrom5101]

Łukasz Abecede his all time low is very high! So Impressive!

[@breakaway91]

I love Tia and Mat's friendship!

[@jackstanulis4922]

Inspired me too. Big Dawg 👊💪💯

[@zebfross]

Great interview; a lot of interesting topics and thing I had no idea about. Keep it up!

[@justinjones9028]

Nice interview guys. Thanks for doing it.

[@nuttypRofesa]

Yes the penalty was too high. I love your interviews ! Straight forward, no music distractions, just you and the athletes. Clicking subscribe 👍

[@Nuenna90]

Awesome interview! Really great content!!

[@cobeetrice]

cookeville tennessee is the fittest city in the world.

[@vinceg1094]

I seriously wonder how many people have moved there because of all this.

[@davidmckercher9661]

you've clearly never been to cooksville...

[@PainterFRO]

@@davidmckercher9661 Well it's Cookeville. And as far as CrossFit goes..Male,Female,Team Champs and Rookie of the year.

[@Yeet20001]

You’ve never been to boulder...

[@Mani_Matter]

Steroid town

[@RogueCylon]

Talk about hitting these while the event is still current. Fresh perspectives.

[@jasonoddo3768]

Now that it’s out there and talked about we need an interview from Shane! Gauging on the reactions he had from Tia’s second place finish 4 years ago I bet his nerves were soooo bad this year.

[@edwardstrawmier501]

Congrats Mat!!!

[@Runeansfelt]

Fraser is just a beast man.

[@michaelcarroll9563]

“How do you stop a sandbag falling out of your ruc”? Secure your bag before you start running 😂😂😂

[@MrRugbyLuke]

Can't stop comparing head sizes

[@VirginiaGeorge]

Luke.barker87 I can’t stop seeing it now.

[@emiliodiaz3927]

Damn Matt Fraser as a personal coach that guy is one lucky son of a gun

[@joesinclair9845]

2 second place finishes and 4 chips...GOAT

[@GaelGendre]

Great video! Lots of gems there

[@Merco81]

I think the minute penalty felt a bit arbitrary, sorta like... oh it's a sandbag, 1 sandbag = 1 minute... What might have been a good penalty would be to measure the amount of time it took for Mat to get from the sandbag location to the finish line and be docked twice that time. (The amount of time it took to get to the sandbag and back). Regardless, I am happy for the results, I really don't like seeing a competition where someone's running away with the lead, definitely added a bit of tension that made the overall games experience more interesting. What I do think might help in the future (if they implement cuts again) is to set the cuts less aggressively and possibly have 20 - 25 competitors on the field all of saturday instead of leaving it to 10 people for most of the day.

[@brysonschlenz3260]

Brian East good point on the sandbag. I agree that a minute felt too harsh because it was not like he ran the entire 1.5k without the bag, only a couple hundred meters. A 20-40 second penalty would have made much more sense. It parallels how they gave athletes the 10 second penalty on a 25 second sprint just for stepping one foot outside of the line. That would make sense to be revised as well for a smaller addition of time. All in all the games was very fun to watch this year because it was different, I do like the ideas of cuts but maybe cutting down to 40/50 the same way but taking more time to get down to 20 and 10 would make more sense overall.

[@kristianfagerstrom7011]

I disagree. I think that if he'd have a different name, he'd be DQ for not finishing the event properly. I'm glad that I got to see him the rest of the compwetition, but a fair penalty would have been a DQ or a redo by himself, as another athlete had to do. Possibly a 10 min penalty, but that seems lenient compared to the sprint penalties.

[@Merco81]

@@kristianfagerstrom7011 Yeah, the sprint penalties were really rough, especially considering that results came down to fractions of a second... but not sure how they could apply a fair penalty there that doesn't outright turn into a DQ

[@MathB1000]

That was a great interview! Found out information about Mat and Tia training partnership and Shane role in it. Rory got several really good interview all weekend. Great job and you deserve all the new sub!

[@biggucci3hunna741]

I love when Mat talks about Sammy 👫❤️

[@markusfuerst1909]

Matt is a true champ.

[@johnbarrick4836]

“Random people don’t give a fuck about” lol I love the honesty.

[@zerohero6602]

Mat with those big juicy forearms! Great interview Rory. Liked and subscribed

[@nandotejada]

Annnddddd Stillllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sprungbad7039]

Solid work Rory - subscribed

[@michaelguest4247]

Awesome interview!

[@juancuenca6804]

OH NO you left that shit go IMEDIATELY! LMAO

[@derekcrichton2660]

Congrats man 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@lorentorresola4469]

Great job Rory!

[@michaelguest4247]

I would love to know why there was this burning need to get down to ten athletes.

[@kristianfagerstrom7011]

When they stil did 2 heats after cutting to 10, I was like "Now you're just trollling"

[@youytubey]

Costs less

[@michaelguest4247]

Why? The prize money per event is the same, the overall prize payout remains the same, and the building rental is the same. The judges are volunteers, so I am not sure where the cost savings come from.

[@meechiie]

Michael Guest Maybe equipment n apparatus?

[@dbo4506]

Who said it was a “burning need”...? They’re trying to change it up. If it was 20 you’d say but why 20. It is what it is. Move on.

[@moultonlavagaming]

So I wish there wasn’t as much of a cut. Maybe get it down to 20 instead of 10.

[@kw7744]

Gr8 interview!

[@MrAvoutour]

Great content thanks Rory

[@buri461]

Freakin awesome interviews Rory :-)

[@howardahhon7600]

Nice to UNDESTAND what happens in Matt's mind when he is in Competition mode?!?! It's as much as a MENTAL game as it is a PHYSICAL at the CrossFit Games. Tia is a a good example, I remember my 1st introduction to Tia in the Games Documentary, her mindset on the wrong place & doubting herself which costed her 1st place finishing at the Games!!! This year she is STRONGER than ever to match her physical capability!!! She is also so HUMBLING!!! Got to also RESPECT Matt's priorities, motivating family and close friends that matters to him the most than anything else!!! Tia and Shane are really awesome people, you can't DENY Shanes "SENSE OF HUMOUR"?!?!... >< lol

[@kdftrwz6276]

Fraser the 🐐

[@jasonward7800]

Make sure your ruck is zipped tight!

[@matthewfrancis7147]

EXACTLY! That's exactly where he and many others messed up.

[@michaelkelland7990]

@@matthewfrancis7147 yeah, he messed up so bad that he ended winning again

[@dedjens]

Awesome guy. Great sport.

[@RLee-cf8wi]

wow, great story mat. way to explain yourself

[@mikebellamy8263]

Anyone else think the seating arrangement is really odd? Looks like they're talking side by side on a city bus.

[@555noelle1]

mike bellamy It’s weird but I get it, it’s for the camera.

[@lauralindsay4227]

Lol

[@andreassandstrom5101]

I think it has to do with that rory Did not have a specific place to have this interview, this is the best way with the circumstances (I would guess)

[@ambivalentone]

Needs 2 ferns.

[@madip4167]

SpinDrift lmao

[@MrCliffhanger44]

Had no idea Shane was coaching him now thought it was still Ben, very cool

[@ashleyh7989]

Great job, Rory!!

[@jeremyneilsen1263]

really well done interview :)

[@KickTheCommute]

Per Gary Vee I hope you've turned this audio into a podcast haha. Great stuff Rory keep it up!

[@sosusavage04]

I would just like to leave this here. What if the Iron Man competition after the first event (don’t know but if it’s swimming) the last 25% they got out of the water they just told them to leave even if they are amazing at the bike and running. And then after biking the last 50% had to leave and now only 25% is left even if some of them might suck at running. Are they really the fastest Iron Man ppl?

[@rjrparker6005]

Great analogy. Didn't like the hard cut down to 10 so quickly. Hopefully they change it going forward.

[@JaredBobRumsey]

Very true. Some of my favorite athletes didn't make the cut. I believe they could've waited at least two more events to do the final cut to 10.

[@effinxrightt]

Completely agree. For the big cuts, I think a triplet or a workout more CrossFit centered would have made more sense. Or only having the top 40-50 men & women like they have been the past couple years.

[@ThatTattooGuyOfficial]

Next year...Fraser vs Froning faceoff???

[@christophergardener3688]

Good one Rory!! 👍🏾🔥

[@lytylisius]

so... we have 2 guys that are 4 times champion.. now froning get "of yer ass" and compete in solo events again.. we all wanna see who's best xD

[@konstantin4812]

Will there be a Movie about this year? Because last year was nothing 🤔

[@Addison2434]

Konstantin supposedly the butter bros are making on.

[@solomonthe9076]

Congrats Noah Olsen!

[@jenniferbarrett6335]

23:29 when they start talking about the new points system!

[@lorenasaldana3309]

Jennifer Barrett Thank you!