#011 Will The German Throwdown ignite CrossFit into Germany with Benedict Gebhardt

Escapist Corner

Events like German Throwdown are very important for new sports and it is important to have professionals taking care of them. This episode we meet Benedict Gebhardt who is the Managing director of the German Throwdown. He comes from a totally different realm of sports but fell in love with CrossFit while studying and being a semi-pro in golf in USA. In this episode we talk about how CrossFit can grow in Europe and how the future looks like in Germany. We also talk about the importance of having a fitness routine outside your regular sports such as Golf, Rugby and Ice-hockey. Benedict also tells us about his urge to open an own box and how that pivoted him into getting to know the founder of German Throwdown leading him at the end to become the man in charge. The event grew unexpectedly last year and he got sponsors like Reebok, Foodspring and Eleiko to help to run the event. This year we some changes in the lineup and the event will be more prepared for more expectators. We hope that German Throwdown will ignite the CrossFit torch in Europe for real and that it will inspire more kids to start doing CrossFit. Finals are held 11-12 November! Get your tickets now and support this great event. Visit German Throwdown: http://www.germanthrowdown.de On instagram: @germanthrowdown See our other podcast episodes with guys like Kelly Starrett, Chris Hinshaw, Carl Paoli, Marco Casali, Elli Hachmann and Karl Dyall on our homepage www.escapistcorner.com Or subscribe to itunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/de/podcast/escapist-corner/id1223779264?mt=2