Garage Gym Athlete

This cooldown study is on breakfast and if it really is the most important meal of the day. What is the best way to fuel your workout? How should you play or structure your breakfast?

Every home gym has to start somewhere. This week we talk about our best advice on how to start a garage gym on a budget. Which equipment to prioritize and how to build your space.

This week study we had a big of push back on the science. It didnt tell us much about how to use priming sessions but we peal back dove into how they can be used. Then its book review time! We review the book Ingredients by George Zaidan

This cooldown is all about killing comfort and how to do it. Jerred wrote a book on it so you better believe we are talking about that. 

This may be our first slighgly uncommon one but there are athlete who work out in their basements in places with incliment weather. Well we have some solutions for those and how we like to get our sunlight and vitiman D.

This weeks study shines a bigger light on the fitness industry as a whole as well as The Biggest Loser show specifically. When doing extreme diets how does that effect your metabolic and energy expenditure in the long run? There is a reason a lot of people have their weight bounce right back even if they stay active.

This weeks cooldown study is on body compositon and the best ways to get leaner. 

A lot of prior CrossFit athletes found they trained at too high of an intensity when doing CrossFit, which is true. But then when training at home alone they may have lost that intensity. We discuss how to keep the intensity and manage expectations and take a bigger view at training.

This weeks podcast is all about running. The study is how running can increase brain function and mood. The topic is on pants that can make you run faster. And then the workout is all about running.

How much does range of motion matter when it comes to strength? What about conditioning? 

This weeks episode is about our NEW program we are launching. This program is all about getting rest while still being challenged. The strength will follow our body geometry and conditions will work all energy systems. Check out this episode for full details.

This week is a great, long terms study on fasting and fitness. This study looks at fat mass, and fat free mass and how fasting impacts these things in the short and long term. Then we talk ALL about the new Human Program we are launching THIS WEEK.

This week we are talking about one of the most simple and greatest supplements you can work into your diet. Tart cherry juice!

Working out alone in your garage can be one of the hardest transitions for people used to working out in classes and socially. There are ways to maximize your time alone, but also to still be social while primarily workout alone.

Im sure it won't take any convincing to get people to eat more dark chocoalte, but incase you wanted to know, here is why dark chocolate can be very good for you and your health. BUT make sure its QUALITY. Then we have another book review of Dark Horse.

Our advice on wearables and what to look for. 

We all like to workout with our garage door open or fully outside. But what do you do if you have a chatty neighbor that regularly interrupts your workouts? Here are some of our tips and thoughts on chatty neighbors.

This weeks study will compare how males and females recover after doing sub max effort strength and max effort strength. Then we talk about our own recovery tips and what we like to do.

This weeks study is on breathing and if a form of hyperventilating can help with lifting. 

This week we have Ryan Caswell back and if you are part of our community he is no stranger to you. These talk are always fun to really dive deeper into some of our more experienced and long term athletes and check in how training has been and will be. 

This weeks study was very interesting because it addresses some popular "bro science." Do older athletes need more protein than younger? Or is that a myth and its more about experience? Also we have had a TON of questions about this 300 challenge so we attempt to put all of them to rest now and update on what we are doing. 

This week we are talking about workout gear, specifically what is the best footwear to wear when squatting. This will be individual for you so check this episode out if you need some guidance. 

What do you do if your programming has an exercise you cant due for lack or equipment or something else?

This weeks study looks at the asymmetry of a mixed grip deadlift at low and high weight. What can the impact be overtime and to your health? Then we talk about focus goals and how to implement them.

We dont always talk about gear but this is worth a listen and how to best recovery with some compressions gear.