Two-Brain Radio With Sean Woodland, Episode 7: Tim Paulson

Two-Brain Radio With Sean Woodland, Episode 7: Tim Paulson

On today’s episode of Two-Brain Radio with Sean Woodland, Sean speaks with two-time CrossFit Games athlete and co-owner of CrossFit Pallas in Ithaca, New York, Tim Paulson.

Paulson made his CrossFit Games debut in 2017, finishing 19th his rookie year. He returned in 2018 and will be competing again in Madison this year. He spoke with Sean about how he found CrossFit, CrossFit Pallas' early days in a dingy two-car garage, and why he gave up a job as an accountant with a nationwide firm to take his gym from hobby to career.

Bonus: You'll also learn which high-fantasy novels and authors are his favorites and about his newfound love for photography.

Links:

https://www.crossfitpallas.com/

Contact:
@trexpaulson and @trex.in.the.wild

Timeline:

1:00 – How Tim found CrossFit.

3:03 – Choosing CrossFit over hockey.

3:59 – Becoming a competitor: Tim’s first Regional experience.

6:16 – Finally making the Games.

10:04 – Returning to the Games in 2018 with the wrong mindset.

11:18 – Listening to Mat Fraser bark.

13:12 – Navigating the changes to the CrossFit competition season.

16:14 – Managing mental fatigue.

18:51 – Thoughts on rumors of performance-enhancing drugs.

20:51 – The history of CrossFit Pallas: from hobby to business.

27:25 – How to be a great coach and relate to the average-Joe athlete.

29:35 – Standing out among the affiliate—and non-affiliate—competition.

31:13 – Thoughts on the disappearance of CrossFit Inc.’s social media.

33:56 – Why remain an affiliate? 

35:59 – What the future holds: Opening a non-CrossFit gym.

37:15 – The biggest mistake affiliate owners make.

38:25 – Tim Paulson nerds out on philosophy, sci-fi and photography.