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)...
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 [...]
Your question was interesting in that you asked for a "website that took the same strategy you have with working out with nutrition". For a what to eat strategy look at the CrossFit Football website, we have some good information and a decent resource for what to eat and how much you should eat. I try to post good recipes that I use often and will start posting recipes and food pictures to the tab at the top of this page that says EAT...
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 [...]
When it says power clean 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 is that done the same way as regular CF where you try to increase weight every set? If you don't do the 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 the same as regular CF when do you try to go up in weight? Also can you explain deadlift 5RM? Is that just one set of 5 or is it do as many sets of 5 [...]