#172 - Carl Paoli: CrossFit, Emotional Fitness and Freestyle Connection

In this episode, Ed sits down with Carl Paoli, founder of The Freestyle Connection, Host of the Freestyle Way Podcast, and author of the Freestyle book. Carl was a household name when CrossFit was exploding in popularity. He was the founder of ‘Gymnastics WOD’, and his philosophies and coaching content had a big impact on Ed, both as an athlete and as a coach. In this conversation, we connect the dots which lead to Carl being the person he is today. We explore what ‘freestyle’ means to him, and how the carry that it has into our everyday lives. He talks about the 3 stages of development (child -> teenage -> adult), the 3 types of empathy, assuming positive intent, and his definition of ‘emotional fitness’.  Instagram: https://instagram.com/carlpaoli?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== The Freestyle Way Podcast (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/5tEbenKDKTbYbKha7BtTrJ?si=47Vi4e_UTqW1UtMnvL8NWw Free+style (book): https://instagram.com/freestylethebook?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Sponsors: The Process Programming: Website: www.theprocessprogramming.com Instagram: @theprocessprogramming Hugo Stiles (IG): https://instagram.com/hugostiles?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Sponsors: The Process Programming: Website: www.theprocessprogramming.com Instagram: @theprocessprogramming