Linchpin Conversations

1. Intro
2. Fitness Freedom
3. Do Seasons affect your mood?
4. The best time of the day to train.
5. Subs for HSPU.
6. Training in the winter.
7. "SLIPS" explained.
8. When to use a lifting belt.
9. Why do I think Linchpin is the best?
10. Butterfly Pull-ups at 40+ years old.

Cieran was born & raised in New Zealand. He moved to the U.K. & joined the Royal Marines Commandos. After serving 12 years with that group & moved to Scotland. Now he is a Police Officer, a husband & a father of a 2-year old girl. This is his story.

1. Intro
2. Too Fit to Quit.
3. V-ups vs T2B.
4. Competitor Programming.
5. Is Logging Workouts Important?
6. PostPartum Running & Jumping.
7. Are Saturday's Workouts Extra Tough?
8. Training on Tired Legs.
9. Daily Egg Consumption.
10. Changing Rest Days.
11. Help Me Lose Weight.
12. Increasing Rep Range on a Heavy Day.

Kristof is a husband & a father who has struggled off & on with his weight for many years. At 5 ft 8 inches tall he has weighed as much as 300 pounds. After lots of trial & error he's found what works for him & a nutritional lifestyle that is sustainable. This is his story.

1. Intro
2. Regaining Strength after Not Working Out.
3. Landmine Twist.
4. Double-unders & Frustration.
5. Body Building Movements I Miss.
6. Pull-ups Guidance.
7. Developing the L-sit.
8. You Gotta Breath.
9. Tempus.
10. Playing with Rep Schemes.
11. Hip Extensions with No GHD.
12. Meal Prep.
13. VNR Cycles.
14. Tabata & Logging in btwb.
15. Lessons Learned in Programming.
16. Mechanics, Consistency, Intensity.
17. Strength vs Fitness.

Jeff is a 45 year old husband with 3 kids. He has a busy, but sedentary job as an electrical engineer in California. He started following Linchpin in 2012 with a set of weights he bought at Costco. He is surrounded by people who desperately need to improve their health & fitness, yet he has been unable to convince people that CrossFit can be scaled for literally any ability level. This is his story.

Linchpin Test 15 is brand new. It is discussed & explained. Also, we are beginning some "just for fun" monthly challenges.

Dan is a 45 year old father of 3. He is a high school math & computer science teacher. He has played hockey his entire life & still gets on the ice twice a week. He first started doing CrossFit 13 years ago when his sister introducd him to it. This is his story.

1. Honest growth vs click bait.
2. The VNR cycles
3. Strong clean but weak jerk.
4. Zone 2 with a bad knee.
5. Training with a weight vest.
6. CrossFit for longevity.
7. More back squats please.
8. The biggest change in CrossFit I've seen.
9. Lifts from the hang.
10. Training after the military.

Bruce has been doing CrossFit for a very long time. He first started doing it in 2008 when he was 41 years old. Now he is 59 with lots of lessons & experience under his belt. In 2022 he sustained a major injury & the doctors told him he would never train again. Bruce chose his own path. This is his story.