Suburban Strength Coach

Hi Barry,I see you have done both 5/3/1 and Max Effort Black Box at your gym. How has the 5/3/1 been working for your guys so far and how do you mix among the 8 different strength movements you are using? How do you determine which strength movements to incorporate for the given week? Also, how would you incorporate someone who comes in during the middle of one of the cycles? Say we have a new member who joins when we are in the middle of lift 1 cycle 3? I know there isn't an easy answer for

Episode 4 In this episode, the Suburban Strength Coaches tackle: Protein, Protein, Protein Supplements and Rest Days How Do I Make Faster Progress in CrossFit "Things I Have Heard In The Gym"

Episode 3 Happy Thanksgiving! The SSC podcast is back...just in time for your long drive home from your turkey day extravaganza. In this episode, we talk about "Wave Loading," advice for a recent college grad, having some abs and overhead lifts after age 50. We even get a little background on the picture of Coach Weidner that you see here... 2:57 - Wave Loading 7:57 - Advice For A Recent Grad 14:24 - Wanna Take Your Shirt And Have Abs? 28:25 - Overhead Lifts and Over 50 Years Old

Can you guys talk a little bit about what supplements I should be using while training with a combination of CrossFit and Barbell Club cycle (like protein, BCAAs, fish oil, etc) and the timing of when to use/take the supplements each day? I plan on training 5 days of CrossFit and 2 days of Barbell Club. This is a question I get all the time, so before I dive in and start recommending all kinds of magic pills and potions, I would like to preface this conversation with this statement: YOU CANNOT OUT

EPISODE 2 Episode 2 of the Suburban Strength Coach Podcast is online! In this episode, we hit four of your submitted questions, chat it up a little about Halloween, and run into some issues with our censors.... 3:15 - Coach and Athlete Lessons Learned 11:45- Weight Belts - When Do I Need One? 16:36 - Max Effort Black Box vs Wendler 5/3/1 26:53 - Fighting Fatigue and Lactic Acid During Multi-Event Competitions We'll post answers to more of your questions over the coming days and weeks right

We've received some great questions and have scheduled the next podcast recording for October 20th...so, keep the questions coming! We will get to as many as we can during the podcast, but keep your eyes on Facebook and the website for answers to questions that we didn't have time to answer during the recording.

Episode 1 Episode 1 of the Suburban Strength Coach Podcast is up and running! In this episode, we'll introduce ourselves and the format of the podcast, so that you can participate in upcoming episodes. If you have a question for us, make sure to use the "Ask A Question" button on the right to submit something...we'd love to get you involved!