1. What's the next homemade ice cream flavor?
2. Linchpin sub-group for nutrition.
3. Women specific issues.
4. Why no ads for Linchpin?
5. Static overhead holds.
6. Data points & consistency.
7. Assessing your overall fitness.
8. Accessory work.
9. My current version of Paleo.
10. Using dumbbells for Heavy Days.
11. Modulating Intensity.
12. Coming back from an injury.

Erica is a mother of two kids, a wife & a 3rd grade school teacher. She has experimented with a large number of online programs. She has also gained & then lost 100 pounds. In this episode she shares her weight loss journey as well as lead her back to Linchpin.

It seems unpopular these days to tell people the truth about the health risks associated with being overweight. Lying to people and/or avoiding uncomfortable conversations is not going to help anyone. People need to hear the truth. Tell them the truth. Tell them with empathy & compassion, but tell them the truth or their health is in serious jeopardy.

Travis first joined Linchpin in 2019 after being a part of several different gyms. In 2023 he left Linchpin & tried a different program for 5 months. That program left his body feeling beat up, so he decided to rejoin Linchpin. He's happy to be back & shares his fitness journey during this episode.

1. Buy-in's & cash-out's.
2. C2 rower vs Assault Rower.
3. Programming considerations.
4. When is doing "extra" warranted?
5. Monitoring data.
6. Pre-workout stretching.
7. Machines for bodybuilding.
8. When to add a vest to Linchpin Test 13.
9. Training for other sports.
10. Strict Press vs strict hspu.
11. Alternatives to squatting.
12. When do you need to "suck it up"?
13. Which movements to program?
14. Sports massage.

Chris is a husband, a father, a physical therapist, & a former program hopper. He has been active his entire life & played multiple sport. He tried CrossFit, bodybuilding workouts, Wendler 5/3/1, other strength programs & even created workouts for himself. We discuss his fitness journey, lessons learned & what lead him to Linchpin.

1. Assigning loads vs letting athletes choose.
2. Frequency of bike vs row workouts.
3. How to approach accessory work.
4. Wallballs vs Thrusters.

Artur lives in Portugal. Nikos lives in Greece. Both are married with kids & have busy jobs. Through Linchpin, they started commenting on each other's workout scores. Then they started to motivate one another & a freindly competition developed. As time went by they became true friends & talk almost every day. This is their story.

1. Box Jumps vs Step-ups
2. Linchpin for Adaptive Athletes & kids.
3. Choosing only 3 workouts a week.
4. Improving Pull-ups.
5. Improving Oly lifts.
6. Do you need an Abmat for sit-ups?
7. When you miss a day...skip it or make it up?

Josh R. is a husband, a father & a self-admitted program hopper. During a 2 year period he was a part of 12-16 different online programs. Josh walks us through his fitness journey, what lead him to try so many different programs & why he chose to return to Linchpin.