Varied Not Random

-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.

-A VNR listener wants to know if fitness would be better measured & tested by using metrics such as watts or joules.
-Pat & Adrian discuss this topic.

-Some Gym Owners program their own workouts, others choose to use someone else’s programming.
-What are the Pros & Cons of these two different approaches?
-Pat & Adrian discuss this topic.

-Pat & his family recently took a 3-day vacation.
-During that time he did not miss any training & worked out in the hotel gym.
-He discusses what the original workouts were & how he modified them in the hotel gym.

-The original workouts were…
Monday July 21, 2025
9 Rounds for time, or not:
12 Dumbbell Power Snatch, 50/35
100m Run
8 Box Jumps, 24"/20"
6 Toes-to-bar

Tuesday July 22, 2025
21-15-9 reps for time of:
Push Press, 65% 1RM
Chest-to-bar Pull-ups

Wednesday July 23, 2025
Hang Squat Clean
8-8-8-8

The modified hotel workouts were:
Monday July 21, 2025
9 Rounds of:
12 Dumbbell Power Snatch, 35-lb
125m row
8 Box Jumps, 24"
6 Strict Knees-to-elbows

Tuesday July 22, 2025
4 Rounds of:
15 Dumbbell Bench Press (pair of 50-lb dumbbells)
15 Strict Pull-ups

Then…
1 Mile Treadmill Run

Wednesday July 23, 2025
4 Rounds of:
400m Treadmill Run
15 Dumbbell Squats (pair of 50-lb dumbbells)

-Do you need to understand the CrossFit methodology to do it?
-Does the average gym member simply do the workouts without truly understanding CrossFit?
-Does this even matter?
-Pat & Boz discuss these questions.

-Adrian discusses all of the 2025 CrossFit Games events & Pat reacts to them.

-Is sprinting dangerous for most people?
-Is there a reason to ever “sprint” on tired legs?
-Pat & Boz discuss these items.