-Are Goal Times actually necessary to improve your fitness?
-Can you still get fit completely disregarding them?
-Do they only exist to help maintain order during a structured class that needs to manage the clock?
-Pat & Adrian tackle this topic.

-A VNR listener wants to know how to find the proper balance of doing CrossFit while pursuing another sport.
-What are the pros & cons of doing another sport?
-Do other sports have the ability to improve your CrossFit capacity?
-Pat & Adrian tackle this topic.

-A VNR listener wants to know if squatting & deadlift should be avoided.
-He recently listened to a podcast which included several well known people in the fitness industry & they generally said they avoid squatting & deadlifting with their clients.
-Pat & Adrian tackle this topic.

-HYROX is gaining popularity.
-What is it?
-What does a HYROX race/event consist of?
-Should normal CrossFit programming prepare you or is specialized training required?
-Pat & Adrian tackle this topic.

-Some gym members love partner workouts.
-Other members hate partner workouts.
-Some members find them fun & motivating, while others find the peer pressure an anxiety ridden nightmare.
-Do you like posting your results on a public whiteboard in the gym for everyone to see?
-Do you consider the whiteboard to be inspirational or a source of public humiliation?
-Pat & Adrian take opposite stances on these topics & play a bit of good cop, bad cop.

-3 different topics/questions are covered in a “quick fire” style.
-Will artificial intelligence dominate workout programming?
-Is it better to blow off the warm-up or the cooldown when short on time?
-How can you avoid eating fast food when short on time?
-Pat & Adrian explore these topics.

-A VNR listener wants to know if the Olympic Lifts are worth all of the effort required to perform them.
-Their point is that these lifts are so technical & complicated that many people would be better off pursuing similar athletic benefits (like explosive power) through less challenging exercises like sprinting & box jumps.
-Pat & Adrian explore this topic.

-A VNR listener wants to know what “side benefits” there may be to working out, other than the obvious ones like improving your health & fitness.
-Pat & Adrian explore this topic.

-In today’s show Pat & Adrian tackle 3 topics.
-A gym member wants to add some extra “at home” training & is looking for advice.
-A VNR listener wants to know if fancy gizmos & gadgets are necessary to improve your fitness?
-The final topic is whether or not strength is overprioritized.
-Pat & Adrian discuss these topics.

-A gentleman has been doing CrossFit 5 days a week for 15 years straight. 
-Now, at 47 years old, he has lingering injuries, has lost interest in many movements & his motivation is low.
-He says he is bored & has no desire to suffer during workouts.
-He wants to know if he is alone in feeling this way & what others have done in this situation. 
-Pat & Adrian discuss this topic.