Join Mikko Salo, the 2009 CrossFit Games champion, on his road trip across America—but this trip isn’t quite the same as the CrossFit Journal’slast Road Trip with Dave Lipson, Rob Orlando and Dave Castro. A man of few words, Salo is rarely distracted from his quest to better his training.

With another day at CrossFit Columbus, home of 2010 Games champion Graham Holmberg, Salo and Holmberg have another chance for a workout together. Today, it’s going to be snatches and a long Hero WOD.

In Part 5, Salo and his fellow coach Juha Kangasniemi watch Holmberg coach his athletes.

“I want to learn how people teach and take some parts of that teaching to myself and be better as a coach,” Salo says.

After class, it’s on to another workout, the hero WOD Whitten—a long, demanding workout.

Afterward, Salo is as humble as always.

“Good workout. This was a really great day. Two sessions with Graham, so I’m really, really honored that we trained with him,” the Finn says.

Watch this video in the CrossFit Journal.