TTRU Fitness Podcast with Adrian Conway

CrossFit Gams season is here for 2025! 25.1 Tips from Coach Conway are back. He gives his initial thoughts and suggestions for everyone from the everyday CF athlete to the Elite competitor looking to be top 1-2% in the Open. **The consideration that needs to be made on the movement standard is that Coach refers to the hang clean and jerk on the first rep must be a "hang" clean and it act...

Why we all need it, why it is not easy to seek or apply and why most people don't achieve what they hope to. If you are looking for accountability and want to start the new year right we've got you! 💥 Rise45 “Spark” 💥  Sign ups are LIVE! Spots are limited.  Start date:January 6th (6 week/45 day challenge) Goals: You will lose fat, gain muscle, and get fit while you build compliance with a sustai...

Coach Conway was once "anti" New Years Resolutions, but that has changed. He had a problem with resolutions only because those making them had poor guidance or were not prepared to succeed. We now encourage people to use the calendar year as a chance to reset their goals, make new ones but also include thoroughly thought out plans for execution and accountability on how to do it. Today Adrian Conw...

In this episode Coach Adrian Conway shares his perception on what we know about the Crossfit Games season for 2025. With so much unknown the plan is to get all of our 1:1 clients and template athletes in the best and most well rounded shape possible for the start of the CrossFit Open in late February. In years past we have used the CrossFit Quarterfinals as a time for most athletes to be in top fi...

In this episode Adrian passionately goes through aspects of considerations when it comes to technique and practice. In his opinion this is what separates the best from the rest. He covers how you can see the application of good programming by the demand it puts on athletes AKA the "technique aspect of programming". He also talks about different considerations for different athletes at different ti...

Today Adrian runs a solo episode that helps highlight, in his opinion what the differences are between "training" and "working out". Both have their place and he has dabbled in both, mostly working out at this point in his life now. But the key takeaways are how to understand the application of both and who should consider changing their mindset around how they approach things in the gym based on...

Today Adrian describes what the TTRU Fitness podcast actually is, and why the transition from Rise and Pod with Adrian Conway. The hopes are for us to bring knowledge and entertainment about fitness, nutrition, performance, mindset, ect. Adrian shares how he has such a diverse background in fitness from a degree in Human Performance to teaching classes at Weber State University for 3 years, youth...

Today Adrian discusses the CrossFit Games Semifinals. What to expect, what he thinks of the programming, how you can tune in and watch it and also how he thinks the podium will play out in Europe in week 1. This was a "Live" from Instagram, so a bit different flavor or execution on the audio side. Enjoy! 7 Days of free of my programming programming: "All Access" https://app.sug...

Today Coach Conway digests the 4 workouts that were in the 2024 CFG Quarterfinals. Talks about what he likes, what he doesn't like and of course rants about all things training and CrossFit as usual. TTRU Competitor Pro is LIVE here is the link to find out more and apply: https://www.ttrufitness.com/competitor-elite

Here we go folks! Adrian gives his thoughts on 2024 Quarters tests, an order to hit them, and also some quick points to focus on to give you success! Good luck! Sign Up for Rise45 here: https://www.ttrufitness.com/rise45-challenge-2024 Sign up for TTRU Competitor 7 days free here: https://app.sugarwod.com/marketplace/ttru-fitness/all-access?preview=2aXC7OC9QW

Today Adrian elaborates on part 2 of our talk on nutrition. Part 1 covered food quality, and today we talk about all things food quantity! Measuring food brings accuracy and precision to your diet that allows you to achieve higher level goals of body composition, performance and confidence! Sign up for RISE45 here: https://www.ttrufitness.com/rise45-challenge-2024 Join TTRU Fitness for Free! https...

Today Adrian dives food and nutrition! He tries to help people understand it doesn't have to be complicated or fancy to get great results. Eat meats and veggies, nuts and seeds some fruite, little starch and no sugar. Do this 90% of the time and you will be and lead a pretty healthy lifestyle. This is a simple and effective way to each that CrossFit teaches very well. Eat more real food, do it...

In this episode Adrian begins a series about destroying obstcles that often exist between our optimal health and well being and where we currently find ourselves. Essentially everyone creates excuses and reason for themselves not to get to work or not to improve. Sadly, many of these reason seem justified but it's simply due to ignorance. Adrian removes the obstacle by removing the ignorance a...

Today Adrian goes through the intention behind the current training block for TTRU Competitor as we lead into the CrossFit Quarterfinals competition. If you are in the top 25% and need some good programming to follow, we've got you! - TTRU Competitor - TTRU Masters - TTRU Teens - TTRU Competitor Pro (for those who have 60-80 minutes a day to train!) Click here for 7 days free: https://app.suga...

Today Adrian finally gets a chance to sit down and record the review for 24.2, 24.3 and the overall CrossFit Games Open! He catches us all up on what he's been up to the last 2 weeks and of course kicks this episode off with a healthy rant that covers mindset, complainers, whiners and oh so much more! Curious about 1:1 coaching with TTRU Fitness or Coach Conway specifically? Click here: https:...

Tap in for my tips and strategies for 24.3! The CrossFit Games Open is coming to a close but we have one more big test left. This is a big one for any athlete on the cusp of qualifying to be a part of the top 25% in the world and punch a ticket to the CrossFit Games Quarterfinals. This is also a big workout for anyone trying to get their first bar muscle up or simply have the goal of finishing suc...

The CrossFit Games week 2 is underway! Today Adrian gives his thoughts on 24.2 announcement and gives tips and strategies for you to consider prior to taking this for a spin! Take a look below for warm up help and tips. Suggested Warm up: Tissue prep/ static stretching:  1:00 foam roll low + mid back 1:00 quad smash each leg 1:00 hamstring smash each leg 1:00 glute smash each leg 1:00 forearm smas...

Today Adrian dives into what we should hav learned from 24.1. The takeaways from failing, from excelling and how it should guide our training going forward. If you are like some of our athletes, the first taste of this intensity was a kick in the teeth. How do we explore this in our training on a regular basis so we know we are better prepared for tests like this in the future? How can you learn f...

Today Adrian dives into the essential perspective of programming and training. More is not better, better is better. And the harsh truth is that each day in the gym doesn't have to punish you or leave you feeling exhausted. In fact, it is best for your long term health and performance that many days leave you feeling like you could do more! Tune in to hear about how and why this is a prominent...

Adrian jumps into a moderate length episode today that evolves a bit around programming and also the psychological approach to training. Not all training is created equal, and you know that if you listen to this podcast on a regular basis. Adrian describes today how athletes with a well rounded bank of fitness train at the tip of the spear vs. how athletes still trying to catch those athletes shou...

Today Adrian dives into the common use of the New year for pivotal actions. He also explains it's limitations and how often this time of the year, as we enter the holiday season in America is the biggest time for set back. Food and nutrition are the foundation for both high performers and everyday humans who want to enhance their quality of life. We have 24 hours in a day, and even for the com...

Today Adrian discusses his thoughts on the qualifier that just finished up last weekend. Was it thorough enough? What did he like about the 5 workouts, what he didn't like about the 5 workouts and everything in between. From a general perspective the opinion is, No. The test overall was not thorough enough to allow only 40 athletes to qualify between the Elite and RX categories. Had this been...

Today Adrian has a topic of discussion surrounding training camps or 1:1 coaches and which one is best! It's a broad talk that mentions instances in Adrian's previous CrossFit Games experience, stories about Rich Froning Jr. and Dan Bailey. He also brings up Bethany Shadburne whom is now Bethany Flores and her career as a CrossFit Games competitor. She has had a unique timeline in our spac...

Ever struggle with performance goals in the gym? The trap is that you do MORE, or go HARDER. Typically most athletes that hit plateaus need rest and recovery. More sleep, more fuel, less stress, then with the introduction of proper training the results can flow. This is the case in life as well. We often need to step back, recharge our batteries and then strategize new approaches. Rest more.

Today Adrian dives into a discussion that is being on on the Sevan Podcast, The CrossFit Games Podcast and many other platforms around the space. What makes you or anyone, for that matter, a Pro CrossFit athlete? Do you have to have CrossFit Games experience? Do you need to make money from CrossFit competitions? Do you need paying sponsors? Do you simply need to be fully committed to the craft? Ad...