Podcast – FAST AND JACKED

Podcast – FAST AND JACKED


Latest Episodes

Podcast #61 – Crossfit Regionals & Injury Prevention
June 28, 2017

In this episode we talk about the rash of pec tears at the crossfit regionals and what that could be attributed to. We discuss the back lash from different sources who have had it out for crossfit from the beginning and what the response has been from ...

Podcast #60 – Time Management
May 26, 2017

In this episode we talk about how to get the most out of the every hour in each day. We discuss how to budget your time to take care of all of your commitments in an orderly fashion. We talk about the increased demands of coaching in the off-season int...

Podcast #59 – RPE and Efficiency
May 02, 2017

In this episode we ask how necessary is true maximal training for progression in both ball court and strength sports. We outline how we have taken a RPE (Rate of perceived exertion) and combined that with percentages to create the greatest response wit...

Podcast #58 – The Open & The Arnold
March 21, 2017

In this episode we go over the first two workouts of the crossfit open as well as detail the trends from workout to workout. We then give a brief recap of the Arnold expo which seems to be turning away from supplements more to clothing and lifting aids...

Podcast #57 – Excessive Variation
February 27, 2017

In this episode we discuss an over abundance of variety negatively impacting programming goals in a conjugate framework. Major, Mike and Mitch detail how they program and how they avoid the pitfall of just doing something different every time simply fo...

Podcast #56 – Squatz, Pullz and Star Warz
January 24, 2017

In this episode we discuss the athletic position squat and how the squat transfers to athletics. We debate whether the pull is a better movement than the squat when trying to build maximal for athletes. Is a combination of jumps ,

Podcast #55 – Year of the Unexpected
December 30, 2016

In this episode we each go over our year in review, what worked, what didn’t and the lessons we learned during another year of hard training and coaching. Mitch, Mike and Major outline issues they were dealing with as well as what their past and presen...

Podcast #54 – The Everything Podcast
November 29, 2016

In this episode we discuss all modalities of training. Imagine training as a triangle with the vertices being maximal strength, maximal speed and endurance. As you go around the tringle you will have varying combinations of each of these qualities.

Podcast #53 – Warm Up and Muscle Activation
November 04, 2016

In this episode we discuss the proper way to begin a training session. We outline a few different things you can do to get your core temperature up and all the proper muscles firing to have the best training session possible.

Podcast #52 – Olympia Recap and Conjugated Speed and Strength
October 12, 2016

In this episode we recap the 2016 Mr. Olympia and Major’s experiences this year in Vegas. We detail Mike’s new program and how he has added more distance and speed work. We lay out the different energy systems and how to train each for the maximum effe...