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Sean and Bobby are back for this week's episode of the Cronus Cast. Based on a lot of questions/feedback that we get, we decided to concentrate on RASP2 - the application process, a brief overview of the weeks, and some advice for success. As usual, we go on plenty of helpful tangents along the way. Make sure you leave us some feedback on what we can do better and what else you guys want to hear a...

Bobby's back from San Antonio. He sits down this week to talk about self-actualization and happiness. He briefly discusses Maslow's hierarchy of needs and how important it is to fulfill these needs then leads into how pursuing medicine is achieving his actualization goals. He closes with some thoughts about happiness and ways to achieve happiness,

This week on the Weekly Dispatch we cover the 22-29 of September, which means I missed my annual Earth Wind and Fire 21st of September window! We'll talk about the impeachment inquiry in a briefer version than you'll get on cable news and without someone yelling at you (too loudly) and we'll tackle Syria and Afghanistan because we like playing the classics. The United Nations General Assembly was...

Weekly Dispatch 16 - 22 September by Cronus Fitness

Based on popular demand from our Instagram Q&A sessions and from feedback, we're going to do some more podcasts about life in Regiment coming from both Sean and Bobby. In this episode, Bobby sits down and discuses/reflects about his journey to becoming a Ranger Regiment FSO starting with BOLC and culminating as a Ranger FSO. 8:35 - why I went FA 11:55 - getting to ranger school 15:58 - getting to...

Bobby and Sean sit down and talk a lot about how they applied to and got accepted to medical and law school, respectively. We discuss some of the pitfalls we faced and things we would've done differently. We close with a discussion about gym culture.

Bobby sits down and talks about programming for CrossFit and why the he programs the Functional Fitness program like he does. He starts off by discussing some of the physiology of training and then goes into specific training pieces. 6:20 - Bobby’s experience with crossfit 9:36 - energy systems 18:12 - mechanisms of hypertrophy 24:20 - mesocycle development 32:18 - different types of programming p...

This week on the Weekly Dispatch we cover the 9-15 of September and all the important topics from the week. We talk internationally about drone attacks in Saudi Arabia and elections in Tunisia. I'm going to cover the 18th anniversary of 9/11 and what it meant for me, how it motivated me to join, and its impacts. In the United States, important news we cover includes the Democratic party debates, P...

Bobby sits down and discusses some of the research out there on the ketogenic diet and sport. 07:20 - history of keto 10:09 - biochemistry of keto 15:01 - keto adaptation 16:58 - physiological effects of keto - weight reduction, anti-inflammatory, reduces CO2 production 22:22 - keto helps recovery - reduces lactate, reduces amount of glycogen loss, reduces CK levels 28:40 - keto in sport and train...

In this episode we talk about a variety of topics including how military service translates into civilian life, obesity in the military, shitbags who try to game the system, and fitness (as usual). 00:40 - Bobby’s in San Antonio 05:30 - resident/doctor life 10:01 - motivations to go into medicine/law 16:26 - the military is fat 26:28 - stop gaming the VA system 31:10 - leaders need to lead 35:30 -...

This week on the Weekly Dispatch, we talk about the Bahamas and the failed Taliban peace negotiations, they are mutually exclusive. For the US News we talk about obesity epidemic in the military and the Democratic primary race. In the Econ talk we review new corporate responses to gun violence and China, as always. Finally, sports is back and we talk our favorites to win the Super Bowl...cough cou...

The boys get together for a Skype date and talk about transitioning from the military and moving onto civilian life. 1:18 - Sean starts his 1L year 3:46 - volunteer work 11:01 - dunning kruger effect 14:01 - how to learn 15:01 - memorizing vs critical thinking 18:25 - transitioning from the military 25:40 - Sean loves LOTR 27:15 - its hard connecting with civilian peers 31:07 - be authentic 33:45...

Part 2 of our discussion on PED's. This session focuses primarily on SARMs and non-pharmaceutical performance enhancing substances. 5:00 - FDA clinical trials 10:40 - SARMs 13:55 - MK-2866 17:02 - LGD-4033, - GSK2881078, PF-06260414, S-4, RAD-140 22:19 - GW501516 26:07 - concluding thoughts 29:10 - SARMs are dangerous 32:57 - find a good doctor 34:46 - you’re a grown ass adult 35:01 - don’t be a c...

Bobby sits down and discusses the physiology, effects, and negative effects of performance enhancing drugs. It was a long podcast, so it's split into two sessions. This one focuses on pharmaceutical PED's and the second one focuses on SARMs. Note, this podcast is for informational use only and does not constitute medical or professional advice. 7:57 - history of PED’s 12:22 - anabolic steroids 27:...

This week we talk about Afghanistan, Britain, America, Bernie Sanders and the most important topic - PUMPKIN SPICE LATTES! But for real, this week we saw discussions on health policy at the USDA and then a massive Iphone hack, we just don’t know too much because the investigation hasn’t produced which websites targeted users. We are starting to review applications for our Cronus Scholars program a...

This week the Weekly Dispatch covers the Amazon Rain Forest Fire, G7 Summit - soon to be dumpster fire news - and what multistate lawsuits mean for the Administration and where they come from. The fall weather is quickly approaching, we definitely plug our CronusFit sweatshirt, tag us in your’s with your PSLs and Ug boots when you have a second. Some of the topics this week will have that economic...

Bobby sits down and review/summarizes the book Atomic Habits by James Clear. The book explains the psychology behind behavior change, and offers techniques to start good habits and to end bad habits. 4:50 - atomic habits review 5:40 - goals vs systems 8:02 - layers of behavior change 9:58 - identity based habits 12:06 - 4 components of habits 16:54 - implementation intentions 17:48 - habit stackin...

Sean and Bobby sit down and discuss identity building as well as creating unit cultures. 3:11 - identity building 4:20 - “I am” statements 4:57 - grit 9:06 - the journey 10:24 - leaders are leaders 15:01 - you never “make it” 16:10 - unit culture 25:05 - fitness is the foundation

Bobby sits down and discusses East of Eden by John Steinbeck. He reflects some of his takeaways from the book, and he talks about the importance of reading about different genres and subjects. His big 3 takeaways from the book: 1. rejecting biases 2. the power of choice 3. the importance of love

This week we talk about Mount Everest, China, Russia, Iran - all the usual suspects abroad AND at home we focus on the water crisis in Newark, NJ, among other things. Haven’t been watching the Bachelor or Bachelorette, well if you haven’t, good news is I do and I’ll give you a rundown of the drama after last season - who knows, maybe this becomes a regular thing? We’ll talk the yield curve and wha...

Bobby and Sean sit down to give you guys a look behind the mics and to learn more about us. We talk about a bunch of different topics and share some of our likes and dislikes. 1:27 - whoop straps 5:42 - daily routines, testing workouts 7:42 - coffee 9:24 - movies 17:01 - TV shows 18:32 - states we’ve lived 23:01 - space A 28:42 - tattoos 43:22 - lifting fashion 47:03 - do what makes you happy 47:4...

Bobby's back in Jersey from his rotation up at Ft Lewis. He sits down and gives some information about nutrition and some basic recommendations for how to structure your nutrition. As a caveat, he's not a registered dietician or nutrition expert, rather, he's someone who's practiced it for the last decade. Free free to hit us up for other questions or concerns about the info discussed in this epis...

This week we talk internationally about Hajj and Hong Kong. In our Americas segment, we’ll highlight action on gun reform and corporations and then the discussion on campaign contributions and donor privilege. The economic section will be a brief follow up to currency manipulation from our special report this last Tuesday. This week is a short PODCAST, not too much was happening in the news, weath...

Last Weekly Dispatch we didn’t cover the massive news out of the Federal Reserve, slashing rates, and the on-going trade disputes with China. This PODCAST, we are breaking down the importance of the federal rate change, trade, and growth. We’ll highlight the issue at hand with China and its currency manipulation, the extent to which central planning affects currency valuation and GDP growth, and t...

Bobby sits down with Marcus Domingue, owner and head coach of Inveniam Athletics in Lakewood, WA. Marcus was an 18E in 1SFG here at Ft Lewis. We sit down and talk about his military experiences, transitioning from active duty and opening his gym. 3:35 - Marcus talks about growing up, joining the military, getting into crossfit, and becoming a Green Beret 7:55 - Marcus talks about transitioning fro...