Varied Not Random #220: Strength, Progressive Overload & more.

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Varied Not Random #220: Strength, Progressive Overload & more.

An athlete has been doing CrossFit for 12 years & struggled with many Rx’d loadings. They are 40 years old & noticed a difficulty in improving strength. They want to know if they should apply a progressive overload approach to daily Crossfit workouts, pursue a dedicated strength program or simply struggle through the Rx’d loadings each day. Pat & Boz answer this question & more.

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Varied Not Random #218: Sleep, NASA & more.

What is the major difference between CrossFit & traditional strength training? Which person would be fitter? Pat & Boz answer these questions & more.
Dr. Allison Brager is an active duty neurobiologist and Major in the U.S.Army supporting Special Forces and NATO partners. At present, she has reapplied as a NASA astronaut candidate, having been a semifinalist for the Class of 2020. Her research examines genetic and neurobiological factors of resiliency to extreme stress in extreme environments to include Antarctica and the Central American rainforest and she has done research with Special Forces, ultra-marathon athletes, and other elite professional and Olympic athletes. She has over 45 publications in flagship biomedical journals. Pat, Boz & Allison discuss sleep, NASA, the central nervous system, fitness & more.

ABOUT THE PODCAST

Hosted by Pat Sherwood & Adrian Bozman, each episode is packed with insightful & actionable information aimed at people passionate about CrossFit, health & fitness, as well as general strength & conditioning. If you are an athlete, coach, gym owner or simply enjoy improving yourself & those around you through fitness, you’ve come to the right place.

ABOUT PAT

Pat Sherwood has held credentials up to & including being a Level 4 CrossFit Coach. He worked for CrossFit, Inc for 14 years in various roles including media, health & seminar staff. He is married with 3 kids. He is the owner of CrossFit Linchpin, enjoys ice cream & hates handstand push-ups.

ABOUT BOZ

Boz started dabbling with CrossFit at the end of 2004 and got his L1 in early 2006. He has coached at:

  • San Francisco CrossFit: 2006-2011
  • CrossFit Brisbane (Australia): 2011
  • Huntress CrossFit/The Tuxedo Social club (his low-key garage-gym ): 2014-2021

He’s also worked for CrossFit from 2007-present in various roles on the Seminar team, Education department and the CrossFit Games. “I love this stuff!”