Varied Not Random

Hey guys! I love your show and your real-life approach to CrossFit. I’d love to get your advice on how I can become an rx athlete? I am a 37 year old mom of two young kids, and I workout at home. I have been doing CrossFit on and off since my mid-twenties. I’m what I’d consider a strong “scaled” athlete, and I’ve never quite been able to reach that “RX” level. Between having my two kids I gained a substantial amount of weight and stopped working out for a few years. Over the last 2.5 years I have lost 70lbs, gained most of my fitness back, and reached true consistency with my fitness routine. Now that I’m in my late thirties I want to attain that RX level more than ever. I follow street parking programming and I love it. I have a pretty stacked home gym with almost anything I could need. My strength is solid and comes more easily being a larger athlete. Cardio is always a work in progress, but where I really lack is gymnastics strength and skills. My main goals are being able to do things like strict pull ups, toes to bars, wall walks, kipping pull ups, and full push ups in workouts. Nothing too crazy, right? While I have made a lot of progress over the last couple of years, these goals still feel nearly impossible as I get older. I cannot currently do anything of these except for a handful of solid pushups and maybe a singular toes to bar I currently workout 5-6 times a week. My time is limited but not terrible. My week usually looks something like: 2 days of daily workouts only 2 days of daily workout plus strength or gymnastics training 1 day of strength or gymnastics only 1 day of running and possibly accessories Do I just need to be more patient? Do I need to work harder? Different programming? Is this even attainable for me at this point? Help a girl out!

Of the 10 fitness principles, tell me why strength isn’t the foundation for all others. If it is, then strength should be primary and the focus the majority of the time. You cannot balance without strength. You have no power without strength. You cannot have endurance without strength. Etc.. I would like to hear your thoughts.

I appreciate the advice I get from VNR. The conversations are insightful and informative. The range of topics is excellent. I feel this show is both relatable and inspiring.

My wife and I look forward to your podcasts and listen to them as we do low grade movement (walking) and zone 2 cardio. We are avid cross-fitters and my wife also coaches (level 1). I need to renew my level 1. CrossFit has profoundly impacted our lives for the better. We love the choice of topics and the guests you have on your show. A thought perhaps for some future guests? Casey and Calley Means authors of Good Energy and part of a group of founders of Levels? Keep up the wonderful work!