Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
00:00 – Starting weightlifting at 15, training under Travis Mash at Mash Elite Performance
05:30 – Moving from weightlifting to CrossFit in college, early doubts and coming around to it
09:45 – First CrossFit experiences and team comps
13:15 – Her first CrossFti Open, and how she’s progressed since
17:00 – Trouble with gymnastics movements (like wall-facing handstand push-ups) and how that affected placements
20:30 – Leaving the corporate job to train full-time and relocating to Austin
24:50 – Semifinals, the backfill invite to the Games with Invictus
30:40 – Competing overseas, including Torian Pro and the logistics headaches
35:20 – Mental and emotional side of competing, what shifted her approach
39:50 – Coaching changes
44:10 – Training alongside Lydia Fish and how that dynamic works at Training Think Tank
48:00 – The community aspect of CrossFit
51:30 – Thoughts on the future, mixing weightlifting and CrossFit, goals for the next season
54:15 – Closing notes on mindset, sticking with it, and actually enjoying the process
Follow Hannah Black on Instagram: @h_blackk
Become a TTT Athlete: store.wodup.com/ttt
Become a TTT Affilate: trainingthinktank.com/affiliate
TTT Courses for Coaches: trainingthinktank.com/education
00:00 – Starting weightlifting at 15, training under Travis Mash at Mash Elite Performance
05:30 – Moving from weightlifting to CrossFit in college, early doubts and coming around to it
09:45 – First CrossFit experiences and team comps
13:15 – Her first CrossFti Open, and how she’s progressed since
17:00 – Trouble with gymnastics movements (like wall-facing handstand push-ups) and how that affected placements
20:30 – Leaving the corporate job to train full-time and relocating to Austin
24:50 – Semifinals, the backfill invite to the Games with Invictus
30:40 – Competing overseas, including Torian Pro and the logistics headaches
35:20 – Mental and emotional side of competing, what shifted her approach
39:50 – Coaching changes
44:10 – Training alongside Lydia Fish and how that dynamic works at Training Think Tank
48:00 – The community aspect of CrossFit
51:30 – Thoughts on the future, mixing weightlifting and CrossFit, goals for the next season
54:15 – Closing notes on mindset, sticking with it, and actually enjoying the process
Follow Hannah Black on Instagram: @h_blackk
Become a TTT Athlete: store.wodup.com/ttt
Become a TTT Affilate: trainingthinktank.com/affiliate
TTT Courses for Coaches: trainingthinktank.com/education
