VNR #136 - Using Fitness to change lives in the Criminal Justice System.
- Gerald Parker is a husband, a father, a CrossFitter & he is also a Judge serving on the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Bench (General Division).- This Division hears all adult felony criminal ...
14 Nov 20231h 3min
VNR #135 - Want to get Stronger? Do Gymnastics. Dave Durante interview.
- Dave Durante is a multiple time USA gymnastics national champion and was part of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Team as an alternate. He helped coachStanford University to an NCAA Team Title in 2009. Dave...
7 Nov 202352min
VNR #134 - This gym does NOT assign "Rx’d" loads in workouts, should you?
- David Osorio is the owner of CrossFit South Brooklyn. - This gym was established in 2007 & has undergone countless evolutions. - David shares some of the best practices he has developed over the ye...
31 Okt 20231h 14min
VNR #133 - Is it ever time to “give up” on a certain movement or exercise?
- An athlete has bad shoulders & has undergone multiple surgeries. Overhead movements such as the push jerk seem to do more harm than good.- The athlete feels the movement should be avoided, but their...
24 Okt 202327min
VNR #132 - Can endurance athletes benefit from CrossFit?
- A rowing athlete was told by their coach that in order to improve they needed to spend more time rowing.- This same rowing coach also told the athlete there was no benefit in strength training or hi...
17 Okt 202320min
VNR #131 - Pull-ups vs Chin-ups. Which is better?
- What are good substitutions for pull-ups if you don’t have a pull-up bar?- What are the differences & similarities between pull-ups & chin-ups?- Is one movement better than the other?
10 Okt 202331min
VNR #130 - Cheetahs don’t warm up, why should I?
- If you have an occupation, like a 1st responder, that requires you to be ready to work at any time, with no warm-up how do you adequately prepare for this?- Should people in this line of work modify...
3 Okt 202319min
VNR #129 - How to evaluate good vs bad programming
- A VNR listener is concerned the programming at their gym is bad & wants to know how to fix the situation.- Pat & Adrian discuss how to evaluate programming.- They talk about the various aspects one ...
26 Sep 202338min
