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 [...]
Hi John, First, thanks for the great programming. I've been using it for the last six months, and really couldn't be happier. However, I'm training for the Marine Corp's Officer Candidate School. Part of its requirements is a three-mile run in 18:00 for maximum points. I recently ran a 5k with less than satisfactory results. I wonder what you would recommend to improve my endurance for these long runs, besides things like intervals, [...]
On 5rm back sq yesterday I got a pr with 435, nose started to bleed a little on 4th rep and busted couple of blood vessels in right eye, is this normal? Jimmy [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BiC3OUNFqE[/youtube] Jimmy – while it is not the norm, it happens. For me, broken blood vessels are more common, but a bloody nose hasn't happened in recent years. The first time I got a bloody nose and I broke blood [...]
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 [...]
Slipknot bassist, Paul Gray, was found dead on Monday morning. I first saw Slipknot in 2000 in Philadelphia and have listened them for years while training. I had the pleasure of seeing them in multiple shows when they opened for Metallica on Metallica's European Tour in 2003 in support of St. Anger. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loplDrVsE-Y[/youtube]
Hey John, A question about gaining relative strength (I’m 5’11” 26 years old, a soft 210lbs): For about 8 months now I’ve been cycling through the poweroly lifts about every 2 weeks. Doing a 5RM then 3RM then 1RM each 2 weeks (so I start over about every 6 weeks) I have been making very steady gains in absolute strength. I’m coupling gymnastic movements with different lifts and doing a few ‘max rep’ [...]
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? ...
Hey John, I've been following CFBB for about 9 months with amazing results, but I have been struggling with an injury to my elbow which I first noticed a few months after I was hit by a car riding my mountain bike. Its a dull, aching nerve pain lateral to the olecranon of my left elbow. It only happens when our workouts have movements such as snatch, dips, jerk, and to a lesser [...]
There is no convincing evidence that saturated fat is unhealthy. Interestingly, the body possesses desaturase enzymes that can turn saturated fat into monounsaturated fat. As such, it appears that saturated fat is a superior source of fat due to its stability and versatility. The one fat that is a problem in the diet is the polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid called linoleic acid. Food sources of linoleic acid include: corn oil, soy oil, cottonseed oil, grapeseed oil, oats, peanuts and peanut oil, rice bran, safflower oil, sesame seeds and oil, sunflower seeds and oil, walnuts, wheat products, brazil nuts, pine nuts, hemp, pecans, and pistachios. Walnuts are recommended because they have a good omega-3 to omega-6 ratio. However, the omega-3 that is present is alpha-linolenic acid, which, due to its poor conversion to EPA and DHA, simply does not balance the linoleic acid (omega-6)...