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- Adrian & Pat share areas they still struggle with even after doing CrossFit for over 15 years.- Pat talks about challenges with nutrition, overhead positioning, explosive power, external pressure and more.- Adrian shares his ongoing struggles regarding food, sleep, avoiding intensity and difficulty prioritizing his own needs.

- Adrian & Pat explain the benefits of skill sessions.- How to get your athletes to “buy in” to skill sessions.- How frequently should skill sessions be done.- How to work skill sessions & practice into an affiliate’s schedule.

- Adrian & Pat share their thoughts on how to build a garage gym from scratch. - Adrian has a few general concepts to consider before purchasing equipment, such as space available, your level of experience, frequency of use & what to avoid.- Pat & Adrian both discuss their top garage gym items including what is necessary and what would be nice to have.- Whether you live in a one bedroom apartment in a crowded city or have a huge detached garage, this information will help you make smart decisions.

- Part 2 of Pat and Adrian’s interview with Stephane Rochet. - Starting in 1999 Stephane Rochet has worked in strength and conditioning at UCLA, USD, University of Indiana and for the US Navy. - From 2007 until 2014 he was an instructor for CrossFit at their Level One seminars. - The current strength and conditioning environment and culture at the collegiate level is discussed.- Stephane talks about the importance of meeting athletes where they are and how to do it.- Should training for sport be hyper-specialized?- How do you get coaches, schools and programs to welcome CrossFit training?- In-season versus off-season training is discussed.- And much more.

- Part 1 of Pat and Adrian’s interview with Stephane Rochet. - Starting in 1999, Stephane Rochet has worked in strength and conditioning at UCLA, USD, University of Indiana and for the US Navy. - From 2007 until 2014, he was an instructor for CrossFit at their Level One seminars. - The current strength and conditioning environment and culture at the collegiate level is discussed.- Stephane talks about the importance of meeting athletes where they are and how to do it.- Should training for sport be hyper-specialized?- How do you get coaches, schools and programs to welcome CrossFit training?- In-season versus off-season training is discussed.- And much more.

- Part 2 of Pat and Adrian’s interview with Chuck Carswell. - Chuck is a Level 4 CrossFit trainer, a flowmaster and currently heads the CrossFit Scholarship program. - He is a former affiliate owner that has worked over 500 CrossFit seminars all over the world.- Chuck is one of the most influential and well respected figures in CrossFit. - He shares his story, how he got involved with CrossFit and much more.

- Part 1 of Pat and Adrian’s interview with Chuck Carswell.- Chuck is a Level 4 CrossFit trainer, a flowmaster and currently heads the CrossFit Scholarship program. - He is a former affiliate owner that has worked over 500 CrossFit seminars all over the world.- Chuck is one of the most influential and well respected figures in CrossFit. - He shares his story, how he got involved with CrossFit and much more.

- Adrian and Pat go back and forth providing their key areas to focus on regarding sustainability in CrossFit.- Consistency, training volume, motivation, intensity, body maintenance, scaling, and much more is covered.

- How Wes got into CrossFit, joined the CrossFit Seminar staff and opened his affiliate.- Wes credits his coaching staff with the solutions Coast Range CrossFit implemented to serve its community during COVID.- How to ensure your clients are able to get extra care and attention while keeping the group class on schedule.- Wes explains the detailed on-ramp his gym uses to develop a highly professional coaching staff.- Lessons learned during two years of training chronically ill, severely overweight and elderly populations. 

- Internal & external motivations are key factors to keep you interested in working out regardless of what phase of life you are in. - Adrian & Pat share what initially motivated them to begin working out early in life & what has kept them consistent for decades.- Adrian walks through his experience experimenting with classic bodybuilding, kettlebells, & then finding CrossFit.- Pat discusses getting into working out after being an overweight child, training to become a Navy SEAL & then discovering CrossFit.