Varied Not Random

- Mattie Rogers is an American weightlifter who competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
- She is a Pan American Champion.
- Mattie holds American records in the Clean & Jerk as well as the Snatch in the 76 kg category.
- Her weightlifting career has been filled with incredible successes, but she has also dealt with significant challenges as well.
- Mattie openly & honestly discusses the highs & lows of her athletic journey with Pat & Adrian. 

- A VNR listener asked which uncommon movements or exercises we would like to see programmed more regularly?
- Pat & Adrian discuss this topic.

- Adrian Bozman programmed the 6 events for the 2024 CrossFit Games Semifinals.
- In this episode he explains to Pat his thought process behind each event & why it was programmed.

- Ryan Davis is the Director of Football Strength & Conditioning at The University of Maryland. 
- He has worked with athletes from all different sports including football, basketball, baseball, soccer, rowing, gymnastics & more.
- He believes in developing both the physical & mental capacity of his athletes.
- Pat & Adrian discuss a wide range of topics with him.

- A VNR listener, who has been a CF coach for 5 years, was recently preparing to take the RKC1 qualification. 
- While preparing for this qualification he received a lot of flak for the “American Swing”, which is so prevalent in CrossFit.
- Since the Kettlebell Snatch also takes the kettlebell to the overhead position, why is it not more frequently utilized in training?
- Pat & Adrian discuss this topic.

- A VNR listener from the UK says he struggles when trying to perform complex movements while fatigued.
- Bar muscle-ups, Ring Muscle-ups, Double-unders, Snatches & Chest-to-bar Pull-ups are some of the movements he mentioned as being problematic.
- He is looking for how to best improve these areas of his fitness.
- Pat & Adrian discuss this topic.

- A 28 year old Police Officer from Europe is considering becoming a competitive athlete.
- He has only been working out for 3 years, and only doing CrossFit for 6 months.
- After winning a local competition a trainer has told him that he has potential to go to the next level.
- What are the pros and cons of this decision?
- What does it really take to make this happen?
- Pat & Adrian discuss this topic.

- A VNR listener wants to know if they should workout while sick?
- They said they never used to get sick, but that has changed since having kids.
- Their child is in daycare & now it seems they are sick all the time & their fitness is taking a serious hit.
- Pat & Adrian discuss this topic.

- Kristi Eramo O’Connell has been a lifelong athlete. 
- She competed 7 times at the CrossFit Games, six of which were as an individual athlete.
- She recently ran a marathon in 3 hours & 4 minutes with minimal training.
- She retired from the CrossFit Games with a new focus of “taking on different athletic challenges”.
- Hyrox racing was one of her new challenges & she took 1st place. 
- Pat & Adrian discuss these topics & more with her.

- Why is Nutrition important? What aspects of fitness & health are affected?
- How & when do you broach the subject with someone?
- What are actionable steps to try with clients and/or friends?
- Pat & Adrian answer this question based on their personal experiences.