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Episodes: 158

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Hosted by Pat Sherwood & Adrian Bozman, each episode is packed with insightful & actionable information aimed at people passionate about CrossFit, health & fitness, as well as general strength & conditioning. If you are an athlete, coach, gym owner or simply enjoy improving yourself & those around you through fitness, you've come to the right place. A podcast brought to you by the BTWB team.

Episode Date
VNR #158 - Kristi Eramo O’Connell, Hyrox racing & life after the CrossFit Games
Apr 16, 2024
VNR #157 - How, When & Why to talk about Nutrition
Apr 09, 2024
VNR #156 - How to eat when traveling
Apr 02, 2024
VNR #155 - If CrossFit never existed, what would we do?
Mar 26, 2024
VNR #154 - "Cheating" on CrossFit with BodyBuilding
Mar 19, 2024
VNR #153 - Chad Vaughn - 2x Olympian in Weightlifting
Mar 12, 2024
VNR #152 - Gym owner refuses to program short workouts
Mar 05, 2024
VNR #151 - Pat & Boz play “20 CrossFit Questions”
Feb 27, 2024
VNR #150 - Fitness on a budget
Feb 20, 2024
VNR #149: Rehab after a total hip replacement
Feb 13, 2024
VNR #148 - Hotel & Vacation workouts - tips & tricks
Feb 06, 2024
VNR #147 - Cold Plunge & other recovery protocols
Jan 30, 2024
VNR #146 - What if you never PR again?
Jan 23, 2024
VNR #145 - How should “Rx’d” be determined?
Jan 16, 2024
VNR #144 - What if Coaches destroy Members in workouts?
Jan 09, 2024
VNR #143 - Pat wrote a free eBook on Programming
Jan 02, 2024
VNR #142 - How to screw up a Heavy Day
Dec 26, 2023
VNR #141 - An Orthopedic Surgeon’s opinion on Squats & Deadlifts
Dec 19, 2023
VNR #140 - How to get fit with dumbbells
Dec 12, 2023
VNR #139 - Pat needs a total hip replacement!
Dec 05, 2023
VNR #138 - Multi-vitamins, BCAA’s, Fish Oil, Creatine, Protein Powder & more
Nov 28, 2023
VNR #137 - Fun twists on classic benchmark workouts
Nov 21, 2023
VNR #136 - Using Fitness to change lives in the Criminal Justice System.
Nov 14, 2023
VNR #135 - Want to get Stronger? Do Gymnastics. Dave Durante interview.
Nov 07, 2023
VNR #134 - This gym does NOT assign "Rx’d" loads in workouts, should you?
Oct 31, 2023
VNR #133 - Is it ever time to “give up” on a certain movement or exercise?
Oct 24, 2023
VNR #132 - Can endurance athletes benefit from CrossFit?
Oct 17, 2023
VNR #131 - Pull-ups vs Chin-ups. Which is better?
Oct 10, 2023
VNR #130 - Cheetahs don’t warm up, why should I?
Oct 03, 2023
VNR #129 - How to evaluate good vs bad programming
Sep 26, 2023
VNR #128 - How to bounce back from a bad workout
Sep 19, 2023
VNR #127 - Old School Knowledge Bombs
Sep 12, 2023
VNR #126 - Chris Hinshaw: Why running will improve your fitness
Sep 05, 2023
VNR #125 - Will working out correct poor posture?
Aug 29, 2023
VNR #124 - 2023 CrossFit Games Events dissected & discussed
Aug 22, 2023
VNR #123 - Gymnastics grips & wrist wraps... should you use them?
Aug 15, 2023
VNR #122 - Managing a group class is not the same as coaching
Aug 08, 2023
VNR #121 - Should coaches do the same workouts as members?
Aug 01, 2023
VNR #120 - How many times a week should you work out?
Jul 25, 2023
VNR #119 - An explanation of strict vs kipping movements for the average Joe
Jul 18, 2023
VNR #118 - What makes someone a “CrossFitter”?
Jul 11, 2023
VNR #117 - "Deload Weeks", necessary or not?
Jul 04, 2023
VNR #116 - Is CrossFit too expensive?
Jun 27, 2023
VNR #115 - “For Time” vs “For Quality” workouts
Jun 20, 2023
VNR #114 - How to design a fitness test for 1st Responders
Jun 13, 2023
VNR #113 - Should workout standards be based on gender or the individual?
Jun 06, 2023
VNR #112 - Working Out or Nutrition... which is more important?
May 30, 2023
VNR #111 - Burned out on CrossFit & injured - What should you do?
May 23, 2023
VNR #110 - Can members improve a skill by only attending class?
May 16, 2023
VNR #109 - Should gym owners post the upcoming workout or keep it a secret?
May 09, 2023
VNR #108 - What to do when a member intentionally "cheats" on workouts?
May 02, 2023
VNR #107 - What does training for the “unknown & unknowable” really mean?
Apr 25, 2023
VNR #106 - How many days a week should you work out?
Apr 18, 2023
VNR #105 - Box Jumps... What's the point?
Apr 11, 2023
VNR #104 - How to develop mental toughness
Apr 04, 2023
VNR #103 - Haley Adams on mental health, eating disorders & her path forward
Mar 28, 2023
VNR #102 - VNR episodes keep an affiliate member from quitting!
Mar 21, 2023
VNR #101 - The Opioid Crisis & CrossFit
Mar 14, 2023
VNR #100 - 2023 CrossFit Open Workouts - dissected & discussed
Mar 07, 2023
VNR #99 - Does CrossFit make you less athletic?
Feb 28, 2023
VNR #98 - Pacing vs Full Send... which is better?
Feb 21, 2023
VNR #97 - 11-time World's Strongest Man competitor loses 100 pounds
Feb 14, 2023
VNR #96 - CrossFit & Exercise Science… Friends or Enemies?
Feb 07, 2023
VNR #95 - The day the PRs stop… a topic for Masters athletes
Jan 31, 2023
VNR #94 - How to properly warm up & cool down
Jan 24, 2023
VNR #93 - What does CrossFit do wrong?
Jan 17, 2023
VNR #92 - Kipping... what's the point?
Jan 10, 2023
VNR #91 - Understanding the intended stimulus & when you should scale UP
Jan 03, 2023
VNR #90 - Hypertrophy training & accessory work
Dec 27, 2022
VNR #89 - How to excel as a new coach
Dec 20, 2022
VNR #88 - Can one workout a day make you strong?
Dec 13, 2022
VNR #87 - Doctors, the healthcare system & CrossFit
Dec 06, 2022
VNR #86 - All about the Concept 2 Rower
Nov 29, 2022
VNR #85 - How do you convince someone NOT to workout?
Nov 22, 2022
VNR #84 - To swear or not to swear?...A discussion on public speaking.
Nov 15, 2022
VNR #83 - How to program workouts. Part 2.
Nov 08, 2022
VNR #82 - How to program workouts. Part 1.
Nov 01, 2022
VNR #81 - Pregnancy, Periods, Peeing, Menopause & more.
Oct 25, 2022
VNR #80 - How sore is too sore?
Oct 18, 2022
VNR #79 - Lessons learned from a Masters Athlete
Oct 11, 2022
VNR #78 - Does being last in the workout mean something is wrong?
Oct 04, 2022
VNR #77 - How to train kids
Sep 27, 2022
VNR #76 - Improving Range of Motion - what really works?
Sep 20, 2022
VNR #75 - Don't Quit!
Sep 13, 2022
VNR #74 - Garage Gym Equipment Maintenance
Sep 06, 2022
VNR #73 - Workouts & Travel: Tales from the road
Aug 30, 2022
VNR #72 - CrossFit training for Military members
Aug 23, 2022
VNR #71 - The 2022 CrossFit Games events: dissected & discussed
Aug 16, 2022
VNR #70 - Average times & loads on the most popular workouts & lifts
Aug 09, 2022
VNR #69 - Should Gym owners care how members look or how they perform?
Aug 02, 2022
VNR #68 - Pat & Boz share their favorite CrossFit Journal articles/videos
Jul 26, 2022
VNR #67 - Fitness as a parent with a one-year old toddler
Jul 19, 2022
VNR #66 - Should a coach "fire" a client?
Jul 12, 2022
VNR #65 - Why should I do full range of motion if big time athletes don’t?
Jul 05, 2022
VNR #64 - How can Gym Owners get members to show up for “unpopular” workouts?
Jun 28, 2022
VNR #63 - How to stay fit around friends who don’t work out
Jun 21, 2022
VNR #62 - Talking competition, lessons learned & life with Dan Bailey
Jun 14, 2022
VNR #61 - The value of Gym Owners befriending other Gym Owners
Jun 07, 2022
VNR #60 - 275 lb Snatch, sub 7:00 2K Row or 30 Strict Pull-ups… which would you choose?
May 31, 2022
VNR #59 - Coaches dating Members - Good or Bad idea?
May 24, 2022
VNR #58 - When is it time to quit CrossFit?
May 17, 2022
VNR #57 - The real reason some fail to achieve their fitness goals
May 10, 2022
VNR #56 - At what age should you NOT do a 1RM deadlift?
May 03, 2022
VNR #55 - Mail Bag: Community Questions are Answered
Apr 26, 2022
VNR #54 - Odd Objects - Sandbags, Sleds, Yokes & more
Apr 19, 2022
VNR #53 - No Muscle-ups, No Handstand Walking... is it still CrossFit?
Apr 12, 2022
VNR #52 - Torn Rotator Cuff & Biceps Tendon… rebuilding.
Apr 05, 2022
VNR #51 - Sprint! ...without pulling a hamstring.
Mar 29, 2022
VNR #50 - "Help! I’m in my 40’s & not getting PRs!"
Mar 22, 2022
VNR #49 - Which movements are “under-coached”?
Mar 15, 2022
VNR #48 - How to introduce new people to CrossFit
Mar 08, 2022
VNR #47 - Relative & Mathematical Intensity... explained.
Mar 01, 2022
VNR #46 - Build Professional Coaches & a Great Gym
Feb 22, 2022
VNR #45 - How We EAT... the REAL Truth!
Feb 15, 2022
VNR #44 - Gym Rules: Force members to keep shirts on?
Feb 08, 2022
VNR #43 - Is Heart Rate a good or bad measure of Intensity?
Feb 01, 2022
VNR #42 - How long should you rest between intervals?
Jan 25, 2022
VNR #41 - Our Top 3 Favorite Workouts
Jan 18, 2022
VNR #40 - The Garage Gym: Equipment & Programming
Jan 11, 2022
VNR #39 - Are Heavy Days the most important?
Jan 04, 2022
VNR #38 - Lifting Shoes, Belts, Knee Sleeves, etc. - Necessary or not?
Dec 28, 2021
VNR #37 - Scaling Workouts: Everything you need to know.
Dec 21, 2021
VNR #36 - The “Sickness, Wellness, Fitness Continuum”, explained
Dec 14, 2021
VNR #35 - The "Metabolic Pathways" model, explained
Dec 07, 2021
VNR #34 - The "Hopper" model, explained
Nov 30, 2021
VNR #33 - Training people with Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy & Autism
Nov 23, 2021
VNR #32 - The 10 General Physical Skills
Nov 16, 2021
VNR #31 - The Squats
Nov 09, 2021
VNR #30 - As a trainer, should you teach a movement you cannot do?
Nov 02, 2021
VNR #29 - Tips & tricks to help new parents maintain their fitness
Oct 26, 2021
VNR #28 - Should gym owners rent, buy or build their own space?
Oct 19, 2021
VNR #27 - The fitness needs of Fire Fighters & other First Responders
Oct 12, 2021
VNR #26 - The Overhead Lifts
Oct 05, 2021
VNR #25 - The Top 3 things to focus on with Nutrition
Sep 24, 2021
VNR #24 - All about the Deadlift...
Sep 21, 2021
VNR #23 - Should members do a “Burpee Penalty” if they are late for class?
Sep 14, 2021
VNR #22 - How to Coach the Obese, the Elderly & the Chronically Ill - Part 2
Sep 07, 2021
VNR #21 - How to Coach the Obese, the Elderly & the Chronically Ill - Part 1
Aug 31, 2021
VNR #20 - Don't Confuse Being a Judge with Being a Trainer
Aug 24, 2021
VNR #19 - Are Handstand Push-ups Dangerous? Is Kipping Cheating?
Aug 17, 2021
VNR #18 - Real Life Struggles After 15+ Years Doing CrossFit
Aug 10, 2021
VNR #17 - The Hidden Benefits of Skill Sessions
Aug 03, 2021
VNR #16 - How to Build a Garage Gym
Jul 27, 2021
VNR #15 - Collegiate Strength & Conditioning meets CrossFit - Part 2
Jul 20, 2021
VNR #14 - Collegiate Strength & Conditioning meets CrossFit - Part 1
Jul 13, 2021
VNR #13 - An Interview with Chuck Carswell - Part 2
Jul 06, 2021
VNR #12 - An interview with Chuck Carswell - Part 1
Jun 29, 2021
VNR #11 - Keys to sustainability in CrossFit
Jun 22, 2021
VNR #10 - An interview with Wes Piatt, owner of Coast Range CrossFit
Jun 15, 2021
VNR #9 - Initial motivation to workout & how it may evolve over time
Jun 08, 2021
VNR #8 - An interview with Bryant Powers, owner of CrossFit Oahu
Jun 01, 2021
VNR #7 - Levels of Progress... a different perspective
May 25, 2021
VNR #6 - The role of the Coach
May 18, 2021
VNR #5 - Workout out with an injury
May 11, 2021
VNR #4 - Heavy Days - Basic principles explained
May 04, 2021
VNR #3 - Training Volume & Intensity
Apr 27, 2021
VNR #2 - Focusing on What Matters in Fitness
Apr 09, 2021
VNR #1 - Goals & Purpose of the VNR Podcast
Apr 09, 2021