John - I was at your most recent CrossFit Football certification and during the nutrition talk you cautioned us about over-consumption of fruit and more specifically fructose. Can you go into more detail on why I should be weary of fructose ? Interesting you should ask...I happen to re-working the nutrition portion of the CrossFit Football certification for this weekend in San Francisco…food selection and limiting of fructose is high on my list. The [...]
Talk to Me Johnnie - I want to attend a CrossFit Football Certification but there are few videos on the internet of CrossFit Football in action. Can you give me an idea of what happens at CrossFit Football Cert? I saw you teach running, sprint mechanics, lifts, programming and nutrition...any help? T.B. T.B. We have been slow getting up our video, but things are changing as we head into a new era for [...]
At the CrossFit Football Certification hosted by Front Range CrossFit in Denver, Colorado we were fortunate to have our friend, Dr. Loren Cordain, author of The Paleo Diet, to come speak. He was able to give an excellent lecture on the benefits and effects of a Paleo diet. Enjoy! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oSuFQ1BE_s[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7SifouLN54[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uGyVTwDLKg[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq2fczX78jI[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veuPXN9SIvk[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap6oP-V-JeY[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5EFc6AMOBY[/youtube]
I apologize for not posting for a few weeks but I have been swamped with work and travel. Football, Balboa, Paleo Brands and a new project have been taking more time than expected and Talk To Me Johnnie has suffered. But that doesn't mean I haven't been working, reading and planning. Recently, I was forwarded an article titled, "Eggs on Their Faces" written by Steven Malanga detailing America's changing perception of diet. It seems the [...]
Hey John, I've just been reading a lot of material on the Paleo diet, and I believe I've gotten a lot of the science down pat and analyzed. But now, I'm wondering more about programming and the type of reading I should be doing. I've taken the CFFB Level 1 Cert, and I'm wondering if there's any specific books your would recommend? Per chance some Mark Rippetoe? Anthony Yes! I have been waiting [...]
John – You guys travel a lot for CrossFit Football and have seen a good number of boxes. How do boxes differ and which ones are you excited to see? Jake L. If you haven’t noticed, after we did our international tour we took a few weeks off to regroup and rest up before we head out on the road. We are very excited to head to Skip Miller’s box, Front Range CrossFit, [...]
Come join the crew from CrossFit Football, LifeAsRx and many special guests for a Pre-Game Party on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, CA. Yes, the guys from LifeAsRx and myself decided with all the people flying in from around world for the 2010 Games we should party. And if you know us, you know we like to party with two "R's"! So, we decided to invite our friends to come hang with us in [...]
Hi John - I have been playing football for the past seven years, and I just want to say that your programming has put me in way better shape now than I was when playing college ball. I played college football my first two years of college, and upon graduating last year, I had not played since. I decided that I had so much love for the game - I trained crossfitfootball.com everyday for 7 months, [...]
Hey Johnnie, This question has been bugging the crap out of me and I can't seem to get a complete answer. My question is very basic, why is there such difference in body composition between olympic athletes? I have seen olympic meets where you can compare 77kg (169lb'ish) lifters; some are completely jacked while others are straight up skinny! Is this a difference in genetics, training programming, and diet? The reason I ask [...]
"Don't get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water. Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless — like water. Now you put water in a cup, it becomes the cup; You put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle; You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend." - Bruce Lee [...]