When it comes to performance in the gym, it is not just about training the muscles and the movements. You have to train your mental game too.

Today's episode is all about how to set yourself up mentally to be more successful in the gym. Coach Jay and Coach Tommy outline some actionable steps that you can take as a coach to help facilitate a shift in your athletes mental game that will lead towards a more favorable perspective in the gym.

Today we talk about some of the changes that we are noticing within the programming of CrossFit competitions and what that means for athletes going into the CrossFit open with hopes of qualifying for Quarter Finals and Semi-Finals.

Where should athletes be placing their focus when it comes to training and preparing for the Open? All of this is discussed at length between Coach Jay and Coach Tommy.

Today's episode is a discussion around the practical application of VO2Max test results in programming. This is an incredibly valuable test when it comes to understanding the limitations of an athlete with regard to energy systems. If you know how to interpret the results of a VO2Max test, then you are able to very specifically manipulate an athletes training to increase their ability to sustain long duration efforts at a maximal pace, which for the sport of CrossFit is ideal.

We hope you get a lot out of this episode, and as always.

At Conquer Athlete, we are constantly re-evaluating our best practices and looking for every opportunity to improve out services. Which is why on today's podcast, we are discussing some of the details surrounding a new methodology when it comes to the art of programming for the competitive athlete. Coach Jay takes us on a short but densely packed episode to get us started. Enjoy!

We decided to take a deep dive into one of the 10 fatigue limiters that we think is so important. Today we are addressing: Complementary Fatigue. What it is, where it comes from, and how to address it.

This is a big one for the coaches out there, because if you are not paying attention, you can create issues with complementary fatigue within your programming.

Sit down, and listen in, as Coach Jay and Coach Tommy go deep here.

Coach Jay, Tommy, and Chris sit down in this episode to discuss what they feel are some of the most misunderstood concepts within the functional fitness space when it comes to effectively programming. Not only to they identify these areas, but they take some time to provide some guidance surrounding how to actually utilize these methods in an effective way within a programming cycle.

Enjoy