- Gerald Parker is a husband, a father, a CrossFitter & he is also a Judge serving on the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Bench (General Division).
- This Division hears all adult felony criminal cases &  civil cases. 
- Judge Parker has been instrumental in creating programs that use physical fitness to help people get their lives in a positive direction & avoid prison. 
- He discusses these topics & programs with Pat & Adrian. 

VNR #136 - Using Fitness to change lives in the Criminal Justice System.

Hosted by Pat Sherwood & Adrian Bozman, each episode is packed with insightful & actionable information aimed at people passionate about CrossFit, health & fitness, as well as general strength & conditioning. If you are an athlete, coach, gym owner or simply enjoy improving yourself & those around you through fitness, you've come to the right place. A podcast brought to you by the BTWB team.

Fitness

Health & Fitness

- 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.

VNR #161 - How to improve high skill movements under fatigue

- 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.

VNR #160 - Is becoming a Competitive Athlete worth it?

- 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.

VNR #159 - Working Out While Sick…Yes or No?

- 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.

VNR #158 - Kristi Eramo O’Connell, Hyrox racing & life after the CrossFit Games

- 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. 

VNR #136 - Using Fitness to change lives in the Criminal Justice System.

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