Beyond the Metcon

Staying on track and true to your goals during the holiday seasons and vacation can be tough. We talk about best practices we've used and helped other use to keep themselves accountable and to still meet those goals.

CrossFit can be a great tool to build fitness, but is it better to be used to make someone better at their sport, for the sport of CrossFit, or just health? How can it be used in all ways of life. Stay tuned to the end where we have a heated debate about gaining weight as a runner or cyclist.

We talk about who CrossFit for, people who already know how to workout or everyone?

We also talk about doing CrossFit over a long period of you life. Is it sustainable?

On this week's episode, we talked about what recovery methods we use and what we've seen work the best throughout our time of coaching and doing CrossFit. What's most important to what works, but isn't as high on the list of musts. 

Being motivated is talked about so much in the fitness space. Is motivation all you need in order to be successful in achieving your fitness goals or is there something else there that helps?

We start this episode with answering a listener's question and then talk about what type of workout gear you should have and what's just nice to have. If you want to look up any of what we talked about, type what the gear is you're looking for with "crossfit" after.  #crossfit #fitness #workout #utecrossfit #workoutequipment #exercise

On this episode we talk about our experience with CrossFit and injuries. Are they related? What causes injuries in CrossFit and how to avoid them. 

Keeping track, or logging your results in some way to keep track of progress, how important is that? Will it make you better or be a negative reminder?

We had a technical malfunction at the beginning so don't mind the sound in the first 1:00. It fixes.   

What's the best amount of days you should workout a week, how to avoid the dreaded "burnout" feeling, and how to build your weaknesses, whatever the weakness. Video version on Youtube.

On this episode we talk about good habits that can help improve your health  and performances immediately. We go into some detail about each topic and how to get started with introducing them into your everyday life.

On this episode, we lightly discuss what our experiences are with food and what we've recommended for clients we've worked with in the past. We also talk about how it affects our daily life and workouts. We each have our own opinion on what works and what doesn't, but have a common thought: eat "clean."

Wearables, when they're applicable and when they're not. Should you lean into the technology side of wellness or should you go by feel?

We talk about being a beginner/intermediate Crossfitter how to keep progressing for  longevity and trying to get to doing most workout as prescribed. We also introduce two new co-hosts, Adrien and Carlos.

On this Shorts episode, Lambert talks about the community that Ute CrossFit has and what any CrossFit gym's community can bring to each of our lives. It can bring so many positive things to our lives and create new paths that we never thought would happen or possible. Enjoy!

On this short episode, it's just Madison chatting about his experience with programming and what to look at when you look at a workout. Ways of doing workouts to get healthier and fitter. Pacing and reasons why certain things are programmed. I'm hoping to shed a little light on behind the scenes of programming workouts and how to get better at them. More of these types of podcasts are to come.

On this episode, Lambert and Madison catch up after a few months of recording an episode. 

We talk about "competitive" programming vs. class programming and when should you choose one over the other. Personalized programming vs. general programming. 

We also talk about "open gym" memberships vs class memberships and what the differences are between the two.

Madison also talks about a bit of the first world problems of owning a gym and what he's learned over the year/years.

On this episode, Lambert asks Madison some questions that he had and had heard throughout the week in the gym. The questions were finding out the "why" behind a lot of the workouts and sequencing of movements.

This past week, we tested a bunch of benchmark workouts and explain the benefits of them. How testing can help you stay fired up in the gym and also how to manage the downs that can come up from testing.

The programming seems random at times and some times the reasoning behind when stuff is programmed seems crazy and not understanding why. We cover what a "recovery" workout means and why would you do certain things  before a WOD. 

On this episode, I sit down with Shayne Denihan, a member or Ute CrossFit and long time crossfitter. Lambert was out of town, so Shayne agreed to have a chat about things beyond the workout!

We talk about adding in volume to training and how to make sure you don't over train or under recover. The conversation goes everywhere but the overall arching theme is how to get better at exercising fast!

We had a little hiccup with the memory card getting full, but the camera picked up the audio. It's a short part of the video, but enjoy!

On this episode of Beyond the Metcon, 

We talked about setting goals in regards to diet and weight loss that are realistic and how to understand that expectations and reality are two different things. We get a little vulnerable with talking about Lambert's weight loss journey, how he thought he would feel once he made it to a certain weight, and what he's doing to stay positive while realigning his goals.

We also talk a little about calories in and calories out. We cover what calories burned looks like in different forms of exercise and how to use them properly to meet your goals.

On this episode, Lambert and I are recording in the Ute CrossFit gym. We  talk about a few myths that we have heard throughout the years of our  experience either as crossfitters or as a coach. We wanted to break down  some of those and give some clarity to what's really going on in a  CrossFit gym and try to share some of the positives that happen in and  out of the gym.

On this episode, we recap the 2021 open and talk about standards and  what to try to focus on going forward. After the open is over we get  excited about the test that we just put ourselves through and then we  work on a few weaknesses, but keeping that going all year is tough so we  talk about how to keep yourself excited and working on something even  on those days you don't feel like working out.

On episode 5 of Beyond the Metcon,

Lambert and I wanted you all to get to know us a little more in our CrossFit journey. We have had our ups and downs and wanted you all to hear the stories that we found funny after they were done. We talk about moments that we thought were funny or awesome in workouts, competitions, and even while coaching class. We all have those moments that we remember and will stay with us forever, such as PR's or moments of failure, but at the end of the day both are equally important. Let us know what moments have stuck with you over the years and even those moments that helped shape you into something better than the day before.

Beyond the Metcon - Episode 4

On this week's episode, we talk about what you need for CrossFit, what is nice to have, and what cool but not really needed.

As the episode progresses, we go from what we feel is really important for all crossfitters to have with them everyday/week to something you may use only once a year. Lambert and Madison, both have what they like to have with them that isn't the same as the others. 

Here are a few links to a few products we talked about. When in doubt, give it a google.

Jump Ropes: a few from Amazon, Rogue, and the most expensive we talk about

1. https://www.amazon.com/Rogue-Fitness-Speed-Rope-Adjustable/dp/B01CYITKS8/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&keywords=Speed+Rope+Crossfit&qid=1615178136&sr=8-9

2. https://www.amazon.com/WOD-Nation-Speed-Jump-Rope/dp/B00K1VOXYW/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=Speed+Rope+Crossfit&qid=1615178136&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyMDZIWElRR05HVEREJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMzY3MzYzMzQ5WERRNlg1M1FYVyZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMDUwMzUwMUY4OFJWU04zWjk3WCZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

3. https://www.amazon.com/RxFIT-Aluminum-Handled-Crossfit-Silver/dp/B07PF8HV6L/ref=sr_1_12?dchild=1&keywords=Speed+Rope+Crossfit&qid=1615178136&sr=8-12

Rogue Site

1. https://www.roguefitness.com/sr-1s-short-handle-bearing-speed-rope-color-series

2. https://www.roguefitness.com/froning-sr-1-speed-rope

RPM

https://rpmtraining.com/collections/ropes

Grips

Bear Complex - https://www.bearkomplex.com/products/bear-komplex-carbon-no-hole-speed-grips?currency=USD&variant=32147059638344&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=Google%20Shopping&gclid=CjwKCAiAkJKCBhAyEiwAKQBCkuZEdHl0IhJs8_WCyMd_UKH5h4clTUKoCj7PWzw2e1JWnfM2bu_RLRoCPLAQAvD_BwE

Wodies - https://jerkfit.com/products/wodies-workout-glovespair?variant=31061921431630

Victory Grips - https://victorygrips.com/

Knee Sleeves

Reband - https://www.roguefitness.com/rehband-rx-knee-sleeve-5mm-black

Get Workt - https://getworkt.com/collections/all

Belts

Valeo - https://www.amazon.com/Valeo-Industrial-Performance-Profile-Support/dp/B001QKCHVS/ref=asc_df_B001QKCHVS/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167124601101&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13490727448507645341&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9029744&hvtargid=pla-314574810709&psc=1

2pood - https://2pood.com/collections/metcon-belts?gclid=CjwKCAiAkJKCBhAyEiwAKQBCkumYr-IB1irkRFItvJx1CkXdj82xRDtJdDLqI7VtD12ZrsubjAhS7RoC1HkQAvD_BwE

In this episode we discuss the concept of healthy competing in CrossFit  on all levels.  That word scares some people in the world of CrossFit and excites some  people. We talk about how to use the competitiveness to help you meet  your goals and also how to use it to keep you excited to keep coming  back everyday.   Our main goal of this podcast was to talk about how to keep a healthy  mindset towards the idea of competition and how to use it to your  advantage to keep progressing forward to your health goals.