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Lean Gains & CrossFit Football

The Lean Gains approach favors a 16-hour fast followed by an 8-hour feed. The majority of the training is done during the fasted state and accompanied by 10-20 grams of branch chain amino acids. So technically, the training is not completely fasted, and Martin states on his site, “…training completely fasted - that would be detrimental. The pre-workout protein intake, with its stimulatory effect on protein synthesis and metabolism, is a crucial compromise to optimize results.”...

By John|2013-02-02T00:30:43-06:00May 24th, 2012|Diet, Talk to Me Johnnie|25 Comments

Earn Your Carbs

If your training looks like 6-12 training sessions a week involving lifting weights, high intensity interval training, sprinting and plethora of other movements performed at high intensity, then you should not be eating a low carb diet or restricting calories for that matter. The primary energy source for the second energy system, the lactic anaerobic (anaerobic glycolytic) is glucose; all carbohydrates entering the body are converted to glucose. This is the system most tapped into when running 800 meters, performing HITT or CrossFit style workouts. While fats can act as a source of fuel, certain cells, like those of the brain and blood, rely almost exclusively on glucose for energy...

By John|2013-02-02T00:34:52-06:00May 22nd, 2012|Diet, FAQ, Talk to Me Johnnie|41 Comments

PAGAN

I attended the CrossFit Football trainer seminar couple months back in the UK and learned more from your team than any certification I have attended. So much so, we want to host one in Germany whenever you are available. I have started training a few players from a professional hockey team in Nuremberg, Germany in preparation for their upcoming season. They want a strength program in conjunction with their conditioning work. They have exposure to strength training but nothing you would call organized. I would like to start them on the amateur linear progression...

By John|2013-06-03T20:28:22-05:00April 29th, 2012|Lifting Weights, Talk to Me Johnnie, Training|12 Comments

Always Hungery

Hungry, famished, starved describes a condition resulting from a lack of food. Hungry is a general word, expressing various degress of eagerness or craving for food: hungry between meals; desperately hungry after a long fast; hungry as a bear...

By John|2013-02-02T00:42:35-06:00April 24th, 2012|Aggressive, Talk to Me Johnnie|85 Comments

Golf, Sport & CFFB

Whether golf is a sport or match does not take away from the fact that participants can benefit from being strong, better conditioned and more explosive. A solid strength and conditioning base can pay dividends usually reserved from sports played on the field, pitch or ice. Universally, increasing an athlete’s ability to generate force will aid in driving the ball farther as it would decreasing a 40 yard sprint time. Creating a strong base and correct posture by placing a heavy barbell on your back during squatting will result in an improved ability to hit the ball as it would to hitting an opponent...

By John|2013-02-02T00:51:57-06:00April 15th, 2012|CrossFit Football, Talk to Me Johnnie, Training|14 Comments

Kal-El

My question is semi complicated, and think it’s just could be from overtraining. In the past few weeks, I have been training MMA daily, while supplementing rugby into the training. This makes my days of physical activity quite taxing. I try to stick to the nutrition guidelines you have given us, and for the most part I have been able to keep up. In the past two weeks though I really started to feel drained and tired. Two days ago while at rugby practice the coaches pulled me aside and asked me if there were any issues going on...

By John|2013-02-02T00:50:25-06:00April 12th, 2012|Talk to Me Johnnie, Training, WTF?|3 Comments

Evel Knievel

A rep maximum (RM) in weight training is the maximum amount of weight on can lift for a given number of repetitions on THAT day during THAT workout. If the workout calls for a 5 rep maximum in the squat, that means 5 squat reps at the heaviest weight possible. If you can only do 4 reps, then you went too heavy and now know your 4 RM. If you can do 6 reps, then you did not go heavy enough...

By John|2013-02-02T00:55:58-06:00April 10th, 2012|FAQ, Talk to Me Johnnie, Training|21 Comments

Jager Bombs & Pound Town

The reason I'm writing you is that for the past week (and the next week too), I will be extremely busy working on a project for school. I'll be putting in 12+ hours per day for the next week on this project alone, not including other class work. With this schedule, it prevents me from training. I am trying to 'damage control' myself as best as I can...

By John|2013-05-05T19:14:56-05:00April 5th, 2012|Talk to Me Johnnie, Training|21 Comments

Making It Work

To facilitate this, I’ve put together a fully functional CFFB garage gym. The amazing thing (IMHO) is that I’ve managed to fit it all into a 115 square foot (11’ x 10’ 6”) space in my 1-car garage. I also store a rolling toolbox, 4 bicycles, 2 motorcycles and some typical garage stuff in there. I know some people struggle with finding a place to work out, so I thought this might be useful or inspiring to those who might have a small space at home and can only afford a small stipend with which to buy equipment...

By John|2013-02-02T01:04:47-06:00April 4th, 2012|Talk to Me Johnnie, Testimonial, Training|26 Comments

Hamstring Pull

Tight hamstrings are weak hamstrings. And tight, weak hamstrings can pull the pelvis into anterior pelvic tilt. The upper connection of the hamstrings becomes weaker as that connection becomes tighter, preventing its proper function in keeping the pelvis properly aligned. Knowing this, you need to start stretching your hamstrings. Google hamstring stretches and in .0001 seconds 6 billion results will be staring you in the face...

By John|2023-03-15T07:56:54-05:00March 20th, 2012|Talk to Me Johnnie, Training|45 Comments