The Adaptive Athlete Podcast

About The Adaptive Athlete Podcast

The Adaptive Athlete Podcast is dedicated to sharing the stories of athletes in the Crossfit space and beyond who have pushed past the limits doctors or others gave them. In these conversations, you'll hear stories of resiliency, adaptation, grit, and determination. You'll also hear about the ways the adaptive space is growing. Whether you are an adaptive athlete, a coach, or you know someone who would benefit from adaptive athletics and adaptive fitness, this podcast is the place to hear stories and build connections. New episodes drop every Tuesday.

Publisher

The Adaptive Athlete

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Feb 2025

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

83 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Let Yourself Be a Beginner (Feat. Lauren Farhat)

   At twelve, Lauren Farhat Googled "what can a 12-year-old do for work," picked caddying, and got pulled off the course on the 12th hole with blisters and blood inside her prosthetic. She called the caddy master, asked for another shot, and worked her way back to full 18-hole loops. Lauren was born with PFFD (proximal femoral focal deficiency) and competes in the above-knee division of adaptive CrossFit. She taught herself CrossFit off YouTube in a 24 Hour Fitness before a local affiliate said ...

2. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Working Toward LA28 (Feat. Nat Vorel)

   Nat Vorel is training for LA28 in swimming and rowing, and still competes in climbing — right now, it's a full-time job. But Nat didn't grow up in para sport. A college swimmer who fell for climbing on the very first route she tried, Nat graduated in 2020, turned 22 a week later, and a week after that took a 30-foot ground fall that fractured her spine. Mat Hotho and Nat talk about the long limbo of a spinal cord injury, why she traded PT for the climbing gym, and what class...

3. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Turn Disability into Possibility (Feat. Ben Fallon)

   In 2019, Ben Fallon was diagnosed with an aggressive form of multiple sclerosis and told to prepare for the possibility of losing his independence within five years. His answer came one night in Hawaii. Overhaul the way he eats—cold turkey—and never look back. Seven years later, he's a two-time CrossFit Games champion. Mat Hotho talks with Ben about living with MS every single day, the strict nutrition protocol he uses to manage it, and the TV segment on a fellow athlete with MS that pu...

Who has been a guest on The Adaptive Athlete Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Brandon Mantz
• Candice Arnone
• Amy Bream
• Mike Egan
• Letchen du Plessis

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

13 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

16 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

66

Social presence

91

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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