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- A VNR listener asked why there are not more opportunities for low income people who cannot afford the monthly fee to attend a CrossFit gym. - This VNR listener has people workout in his barn gym for free if they cannot afford to go anywhere else. - Pat & Adrian discuss ways to bring fitness to people who cannot afford a gym membership.

- 9 weeks ago Pat had a total hip replacement surgery. - Week by week he has been building himself up. - This episode explores the unique process Pat created to expedite his road to recovery. - Adrian interviews him about his journey, thought process, lessons learned & struggles.

- What are tips & tricks to create workouts while traveling? - A VNR listener is planning a 10 day trip to Mexico & wants to make sure his fitness does not suffer. - Pat & Adrian have spent extensive time traveling the world, living in hotels & creating workouts with limited equipment. - They explore this topic & share their lessons learned.

- Will a Cold Plunge improve your performance and/or recovery? - Are certain things popular for a while & then fade away, like compression gear & physio tape? - Before you experiment with these things it is important to be doing the fundamentals well, like sleep, nutrition & workouts. - Pat & Adrian tackle this topic.

- What if you’re so fast on a workout that you may never set a new PR on it ever again? - What should you do the next time it gets programmed? - Should you do it? Should you skip it? Should you modify it? - Does it still have any training value? - Pat & Adrian tackle this topic.

- A VNR listener has been a member of several CrossFit gyms. - At their old gym, the majority of the members could do the daily workout “Rx’d”. - At their new gym, only the same 3-4 people can do the workout “Rx’d” every day, & one of them is the gym owner who writes the programming. - This listener wants to know what should be taken into consideration when determining what will be considered “Rx’d” at a gym.  - Is one of these gyms right & the other wrong? - Pat & Adrian tackle this topic.

- A VNR listener, who is a member of a CrossFit gym, wrote into the VNR team with two questions. - First, if the coaches always utterly destroy the members on workouts, is that motivating or demotivating? - Second, does the whiteboard still have a place in CrossFit? - Pat, Adrian tackle this topic.

- Pat created a definitive step-by-step guide for programming intentional, effective Strength & Conditioning workouts. - This free e-book is 52 pages of highly useful information. - It covers the creation of a 4-week block of training from start to finish. - It is jam packed with charts & tools to help people eliminate biases & identify priorities. - Pat & Adrian discuss the book.

- A VNR listener, who is also a coach, is struggling with their athletes on Heavy Days. - Their athletes do not seem to understand the importance & value of dedicated rest periods. - This coach is hoping to get some insight, guidance & suggestions for improving this situation. - Pat, Adrian tackle this topic.

- Dr. Sean Rockett has been an Orthopedic Surgeon for 20+ years. - He is also an active member of the CrossFit community.  - Dr. Rockett discusses tendonitis, rips, tears, arthritis & more. - He gives his opinion on when to simply rest vs seek out medical attention. - Pat, Adrian & Dr. Rockett tackle these topics & more.

- What if you only have a pair of dumbbells, can you get fit? - What if you only have a single dumbbell? - How should you modify barbell workouts for dumbbells? - How do you replace barbell Heavy Days with dumbbells? - Pat & Adrian tackle these topics & more.

- A VNR listener is struggling with arthritis.  - Her doctor told her to stop doing CrossFit. She is seeking advice. - Pat is actually dealing with a similar issue & is scheduled to have a total hip replacement. - Pat & Adrian discuss arthritis & the various options for managing it.