Show Notes
In this episode, Jake sits down with Keith Barlow, founder of XENOM, to discuss the future of functional fitness and his ambition to build a competition that combines strength, power, endurance and gymnastics across 10 events in two days.
We discuss how XENOM works, its Elite Performance Index scoring system, the influence of HYROX and CrossFit, major investors, athlete development and the vision to take XENOM global.
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00:00 – Meet Keith Barlow, Founder of XENOM 01:25 – What Is XENOM? The 10-Event Fitness Competition 07:11 – Why Functional Fitness Needs Something New 09:32 – How Keith Came Up With the Idea 16:47 – The Investors Backing XENOM 19:11 – Is Xenon the Next Step After HYROX? 21:37 – How the Competition Works for Every Level 23:35 – Breaking Down the Workouts 35:42 – The Elite Performance Index Explained 01:13:40 – Keith’s Vision for XENOM in 10 Years
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