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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.
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Sep 13, 2022 • 32min
VNR #75 - Don't Quit!
- Consistent training is critically important, Pat & Adrian tell you why.- They discuss how you can achieve extremely high levels of fitness through a shockingly small amount of time each day. - How & why the daily decisions you make regarding nutrition & fitness have a profound impact on your entire life.- There is an “ideal” we all strive for in fitness, but you may have to modify the “ideal” in order to be consistent. - Adrian’s perspective on what he thinks is the best training program.

Sep 6, 2022 • 31min
VNR #74 - Garage Gym Equipment Maintenance
- Pat & Adrian discuss how to identify if a new movement is worthwhile to include in your training or simply a “party trick”.- General maintenance of common garage gym equipment is covered as well.

Aug 30, 2022 • 31min
VNR #73 - Workouts & Travel: Tales from the road
- Pat & Adrian share funny & insightful stories from years of traveling around the world.- Workouts are discussed along with travel tips & plenty of laughs.

Aug 23, 2022 • 34min
VNR #72 - CrossFit training for Military members
- Pat & Adrian talk how CrossFit training can serve the needs of military members.- They discuss if modifying traditional CrossFit is necessary and if so, how to do it.- Honest opinions on the subject are given from active duty & former military members.

Aug 16, 2022 • 1h 16min
VNR #71 - The 2022 CrossFit Games events: dissected & discussed
- Pat interviews Adrian about each Individual Event at the 2022 CrossFit Games.

Aug 9, 2022 • 46min
VNR #70 - Average times & loads on the most popular workouts & lifts
- Pat & Adrian discuss the average times & loads on the most popular workouts & lifts.- Fran, DT, Cindy, 1RM Squat, Deadlift, Snatch, Clean 7 Jerk, Murph & much more.

Aug 2, 2022 • 45min
VNR #69 - Should Gym owners care how members look or how they perform?
- Pat & Boz answer questions from the community.- Should Gym owners care how their members look or just how they perform?- What to do if your in-laws violate the “food rules” you have for your kids.- Advice to a new programmer with a broken heart.- How often should a garage gym athlete repeat benchmarks?- How to approach a gym owner about poor coaching.

Jul 26, 2022 • 36min
VNR #68 - Pat & Boz share their favorite CrossFit Journal articles/videos
- Pat & Boz share their favorite CrossFit Journal articles/videos.- Pat discusses an old video about the productive application of force.- Adrian talks about a couple of his favorite articles covering garage gyms & old school fitness tests.

Jul 19, 2022 • 35min
VNR #67 - Fitness as a parent with a one-year old toddler
- Pat’s daughter just turned one-year old & free time is rare.- Pat gives us an update on how he has continued to make health & fitness a priority during a very busy phase of life.- Adrian & Pat both share tips & tricks to help you get in workouts when time & energy are limited.

Jul 12, 2022 • 33min
VNR #66 - Should a coach "fire" a client?
- Is it ever appropriate for a coach to “fire” a client?- Should trainers charge members for extra coaching once the class ends?