Armen Hammer
Armen Hammer has been doing CrossFit for more than 10 years and has been producing content around the CrossFit Games since 2012. You can find his coverage, commentary, and analysis on YouTube on ArmenHammerTV and his various podcasts including Scale As Needed on iTunes, Spotify, and everywhere else you can find podcasts.
It Pays To Be A Winner: Patrick Vellner Sets his Sights on the Next Phase of the 2019 Games Season
Patrick Vellner secured his spot at the 2019 CrossFit Games with a decisive win at Wodapalooza in…
In Spite of a Late Surge, Noah Ohlsen Fails to Qualify
Four weeks of Games-level performances weren’t enough to push Noah Ohlsen into a qualifying spot…
Patrick Vellner is “excited to see how the qualification shakes out” after 19.5
How does Patrick Vellner, who already has his spot at the 2019 CrossFit Games locked up, add some…
“I’m tryin’ hard and climbin’!” Noah Ohlsen Is Staying Alive, Just Barely
Noah Ohlsen’s 2019 Open didn’t start off great, putting him into a seemingly insurmountable…
Vellner Finishes 19.3 Between Cross-Country Red Eye Flights
Where 19.3, a workout featuring strict handstand push ups, caused plenty of stress for lots of…
“Exactly what I needed to do:” Noah Ohlsen finishes top 10 in 19.3, inches closer to qualifying
Week 3 of the 2019 CrossFit Games Open gave Noah Ohlsen an invaluable opportunity: to finish high…
“The toes to bar are such a trap in that workout:” Wisdom from Patrick Vellner after a blistering 16:11 on 19.2.
When Patrick Vellner told me his score on 19.2 after his first and only shot at it on Friday, my…
“Do it the same, but faster:” Noah Ohlsen’s Second Shot at 19.2 is Over a Minute Faster
Week 2 of the 2019 CrossFit Games Open has definitely put Noah Ohlsen back where he belongs: near…
“Just go faster if you’re fitter:” Vellner’s Take On Repeating A 3-year-old Open Workout.
Sometimes the simplest answers are the correct ones. That’s exactly how Pat Vellner felt about 19.
“It was an ‘A’ performance:” Noah Ohlsen’s first shot at 19.2 goes well.
With a 796th place performance on 19.1, Noah Ohlsen knows he has his work cut out for him. No…
19.1 “F*&ked My World Up:” Pat Vellner Survives Week 1 of the Open
Patrick Vellner may have his spot at the 2019 CrossFit Games already secured, but the Open still…
Ohlsen on 19.1: “This is tough, but I’m tougher.”
Noah Ohlsen isn’t known for pacing workouts well. In fact, the 5-time CrossFit Games athlete has…
“This is my jam”: 2016 Open Champ Noah Ohlsen Is Ready For 2019
The 2019 CrossFit Games Open starts in a little more than 24 hours, and Noah Ohlsen has found…
“It’s going to be less stressful”. Patrick Vellner Looks Forward to 2019 Open
It was this time last year, Patrick Vellner was in the same shoes as every other competitor: about…
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