Linchpin Conversations Pat Sherwood

Marcus M. is a firefighter in Norway. He has been a member of Linchpin since 2018. This year for "Murph" he decided to do a 42.2 km run, 1000 pull-ups, 2000 push-ups, 3000 air squats & another 42.2 km run. (42.2 km is a full marathon) This took him 27 hours & 50 minutes. This is his story.

Sport Specific Training. | Foot position & lock for rope climbs. | Pain with pull-ups. | Off-season training for Games athletes. | What do I do on Rest Days? | Wearables, Heart Rate, Gadgets & Gizmos. | Running conversions for men & women. | VNR skill cycles & Linchpin. | What if CF did not exist? | Optional Accessory Work. | Internal vs External Shoulder Rotation.

Jeanne & Dawn are sisters living in Minnesota. Both have been married 30 years. Dawn has 2 kids & Jeanne has 3. They work out together each day, help each other make good decisions & keep each other motivated. This is their fitness journey.

Training around an injury | Bench Press | Modifying interval workouts. | Linchpin Camp/Open. | The ideal CF bodyweight. | Is Linchpin enough for Competitors? | Working out in extreme conditions.

Melanie is a single mom with 2 kids & a Linchpin member. She was born & raised in Guyana & moved to the US when she was 11 years old. She has an amazing career as a Thoracic Surgery PA & stays very busy raising her 2 kids & getting them to their sports practices/games. This is her story.

Sprinting over 40 years old. | Sleds & odd objects | Listening to your body. | 70% effort forever? | Zone 2 training | Progressive overload.