Varied Not Random

- Bryant Powers is a Level 4 CrossFit coach and the owner of CrossFit Oahu. - He has been an affiliate owner since 2006. - He started training outside in a park and grew into a 13,000 square foot facility. - He happily shares his lessons learned as both a trainer and gym owner. 

- A way to categorize and measure progress is given, unrelated to workout times.- Categorizing a beginner, intermediate and advanced athlete.- How each category of athlete can measure their progress.- The importance of consistency.- A brief discussion of the btwb Fitness Level.

- Boz explains the role of the coach is to provide clarification to athletes.- This clarification exists in both the short term and long term sense.- Strip away the unnecessary and focus on what needs to happen today.- Questions and topics from the community are addressed.- A trainer’s struggle to properly instruct the fundamentals to his group class is discussed.- An athlete’s concerns regarding how to improve his pull-ups during class is covered.- The question of “why are we training?” is answered.

-Injuries may occur inside or outside the gym.-We want to keep our athletes working out while being mindful of the injury.-The focus of this episode is not rehab.-How to use an injury as an opportunity to focus on areas you’ve neglected.-Real world examples are given from Adrian & Pat’s life.

-How to structure a Heavy Day in the gym.-Who should lift heavy & how often?-How to warm-up.-How long to rest between lifts.-When to attempt a PR lift.-Avoid the trap of trying to cram too much into a 1 hour class.

-Volume & Intensity, defining our terms.-Why is intensity so important?-How much volume is appropriate?-High intensity should not be confused with maximal intensity.-Track your data to ensure your fitness is trending in the right direction.

-Adrian discusses what defines some of his "best sessions" in the gym.-Every training session should have a focus and a specific desired outcome.-Effectively remove unnecessary elements that distract from the focus of the day.-The importance of honestly assessing if your training is accomplishing your goals.-How adding more training might not help you achieve your goals.-Adrian reveals the most common advice he gives to gym owners and coaches.

-The goals, scope & purpose of the VNR podcast are discussed.-Get to know a bit about Adrian Bozman & Pat Sherwood's background, as well as what motivates them to train.-Why is fitness so important?-Adrian speaks about fitness providing freedom for people.-Knowledge gives you the ability to make fitness happen no matter where you are or what equipment you have.