The First Pull #85

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In the United States, chronic pain affects approximately 20.4% of adults, with 8% experiencing high-impact chronic pain, leading to significant reductions in quality of life and an economic burden estimated between $560 billion to $635 billion annually. Concurrently, the opioid crisis remains a critical public health issue, with over 70% of the 70,630 drug overdose deaths in 2019 involving opioids, highlighting the challenges in pain management and opioid use. Despite a decrease in opioid prescriptions from 255.2 million in 2012 to 153.3 million in 2019, the prevalence of synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl, in overdose deaths underscores the ongoing struggle to balance effective pain management with the risks of opioid addiction and misuse. This situation is further complicated by the stigma surrounding chronic pain and opioid use, as well as the challenges healthcare providers face in treating pain effectively while mitigating the risk of addiction

NEWS

Rogue Fitness “The Birdie Complex” Challenge Is Live!
Competition runs through 11/27.

Pat Sherwood Created a Free E-book!
He walks you through the process of programming strength and conditioning workouts step by step.

What’s btwb athlete Justin Medeiros Doing in The Off-Season?
Hint…getting freakishly strong!!

Tia Toomey Gives Us a Full Day of Eating
The 6x CrossFit Games Champion is back in training mode for the 2024 season.

Podcasts from the Community

VNR # 137: Fun twists on classic benchmark workouts.
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After repeating benchmark workouts several times it can be fun to modify the workout to make it a new experience for athletes. Pat & Adrian discuss how to put a fun twist on benchmark workouts. They describe how to accomplish this through general principles, as well as provide specific workout examples.
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// LIFESTYLE

CrossFit Linchpin: People taking injections for weight loss…good or bad?
Pat has a coffee chat- he elaborates on CrossFit business opportunities, his skepticism about weight loss injections, his thoughts on belt usage, and mental health benefits.

// MINDSET

Jocko Podcast: How Many Reps Should You Get? With Jason Khalipa
This episode discusses Jason Khalipa’s athletic journey, business experiences, CrossFit, injury recovery, and teaching kids hard work through fitness.

// SCIENCE

Huberman Lab: A Science-Supported Journaling Protocol to Improve Mental & Physical Health
Andrew elaborates on a science-backed journaling protocol that improves mental and physical health. This is supported by 200 studies.