For many of you that follow the CFFB on a daily basis will have noticed that in the last few months we have been getting a lot of posts from some of our boys in Afghanistan. They like signing F.K.S after their names and have been featured on the site. CF Football is proud of boys and girls fighting to ensure our freedom and anything we can do to help is just a [...]
Hi John - My name is Tyler and I am a swimmer at Middlebury College. Along with some of my teammates I have been following CFFB since our season ended. As both sprinters and athletes needing big gains in strength and size, the CFFB programming has been a perfect fit for our needs. Personally, I've coupled it with w CFE-type swimming program and I am swimming faster than I did all season! Thanks [...]
Maybe you noticed...or maybe you didn't...but Talk To Me Johnnie has not updated for 2 weeks. No...I have not decided to "shit can" the TTMJ project, we have been traveling. We took CrossFit Football on the road to Norway and Sweden to see if what we are teaching has interest outside the land of American Football, light beer and sunshine. This all started when I received an email from two guys in Norway [...]
I am the head track coach at Bountiful High School in Utah. I decided in November to implement the CFFB program in my conditioning and see the effect it had on my upcoming season, which had promise but needed some serious development. It did not take long for the athletes in my program to believe in the system and wish for more every day. I had kids in the weight room every day [...]
Hello CrossFit Football, I am from Crossfit Aalborg in Denmark, I've got the city's hockey team into our center. I am sure that your program is brilliant for them. Are you intending to do the Daily WOD and Strength WOD on the same day? Mvh Mads Skovsgaard Thimm Crossfit Aalborg Mads – You got it right. We do the Strength work first, wait about 5-15 minutes and then jump into the metcon or [...]
Talk to Me Johnnie, I’ve been following the CrossFit Football programming for several months and seeing steady progress. My question is about the speed of progression. For example, the typical amateur programming calls for a Press 3x5 (add 5 lbs to last workout) each Monday. Should I realistically be able to add 5lbs to my press each week? Or is the point to continually challenge myself and add 5lbs as soon as i can complete [...]
The reason it is called a Press and not a Shoulder Press is what else would you use to Press the bar overhead? Your mind? It is like referring to a Squat as a Leg Squat. What else would you squat with? Hopes and dreams? ...
John - Just wanted to drop a line. Almost a year ago I attempted Kalsu 6-23-09...and failed miserably. Two days later I tried it again and thought with a better game plan I could finish it rx'd...again, I failed. About a week later I did it with 95, a few months later, I crushed my time with 95lbs. This past December I did it with 115 and felt accomplished, doing it in 21 [...]
I'm from UK and follow the CFFB WODS and strength daily. I'm 180lbs 17 years old and trying to gain LOADS of weight, would you recommend GOMAD? Or just milk/whey/oats post workout? I'm eating paleo, fairly strict. Many thanks George George, Unless you are 4'11, being 180lbs is not conducive to being strong. J/k, but what you have done is completed step 1 by showing interest in growing and increasing strength through this email. [...]
Hello, I'm a grad assistant strength coach at University of South Carolina, and I'm very interested in your programming. I've been competing in CrossFit over the last year, and often design my own programs. I'm curious about your programming for the Collegiate strength wod's, and was hoping that you could explain your method to me. One part that confuses me particularly is from May 3, and May 4. Each day athletes were asked [...]