For Episode 11, we're back in the Strip District to visit 5 Borders CrossFit. Part of the Mecka Fitness family, 5 Borders is a sister gym to CrossFit Mt. Lebanon, and Dylan Snyder is the head coach and programmer for both gyms. 

After a mess of a workout featuring 800-meter runs and overhead squats, we sat down with Dylan to talk about 5 Borders, his history in CrossFit, the methodology behind programming, the evolution of CrossFit and a lot more. 

We'll be taking a three-week break after this episode, and the conversation with Dylan offers plenty to consider over the next few weeks. Thanks for listening to Steal Your Weights this summer, and we'll be back at the end of August with a whole new batch of episodes. 

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After spending a few episodes in the suburbs, we're back in the city for Episode 10 with a trip to CrossFit Athletics. Located at 21st and Mary in the South Side, CFA has been in operation for more than a decade, and the location alone makes it an interesting place.

What kind of unique challenges does a gym face when it draws a lot of its clientele from a neighborhood like the South Side? After a five-minute AMRAP of wall balls, we sat down with CFA co-owner Gabe Trbovich to talk about the history of the gym and how the community has been built, plus the changes in CrossFit - not just on the leadership level, but throughout the industry over the last decade.

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For Episode 9, we went to Gibsonia - although it's much cooler to say Wildwood - to visit R.A.W. Training and chat with co-owners Amy Butteri and Molly Tuman. Sprawling 40,000 square feet and sitting on 42 acres, R.A.W. is the largest CrossFit facility in Western Pennsylvania, and Amy and Molly have made the most of the space, using two full-size CrossFit rooms and an indoor turf field to concoct all kinds of workouts.

The result is an outstanding CrossFit experience, but beyond the exercise, Amy and Molly have  grown R.A.W. into a true community. After a grind of a workout, we sat down with Amy and Molly to talk about the origins of R.A.W., how that community was built and a lot more. 

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