CFProjectMayhem

When it rains on the 4th of July there is only one thing to do. Massive slip-n-slide into a pond.

Some friends came to visit so we stuck them in front of the camera for a lightning round.

Jake Servis ‏@CowboyServis asks:

@richfroning do u ever have those days where you just feel, blah? Do u push through the program or take it as a rest day? #cfprojectmayhem

Dave Pearson ‏@thisisdavep asks:

@richfroning @Dan_Bailey9 how can I increase flexibility in my wrists and shoulders to be able to do cleans properly? #CFProjectMayhem

Rich Froning talks about why he switched from Oly shoes + Nanos to Nanos for everything

Chris Sz @hr4dish14h asks:

@richfroning Noticed in older videos you wore Oly shoes for snatch/C&J. Why the switch to just Nanos? Imp...

Rick Ellis ‏@RetiredJedi

@CrossFitMayhem Rich, how long before a competition do you stop training in order to rest your body?

Jacob Cline ‏@JacobCline1

@CrossFitMayhem When are wrist wraps needed, if at all and what type...

@kevin_s_jewell asks:

#cfprojectmayhem how do you guys convince people that spending more money for a box membership is a better investment than a globo gym?

‏@mnash023 asks:

@#cfprojectmayhem With the volume of training you and the team do, how do you deal with muscle tweaks and nagging injuries while training?

@nathan_lockey

#cfprojectmayhem @richfroning as a leaner athlete, find it hard to increase strength/size, what style of metcon would you recommend

Alem Dedic ‏@Alem_DD

#CFProjectMayhem what kind of gear (wristraps, etc.) do you use, and why do you use them.

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@Loganlukow asks:

@CrossFitMayhem @richfroning #cfprojectmayhem What was it like writing your book "First"? What do you hope people take from reading it?

Rich Froning and Thomas Cox discuss the strength of their lifts before and after CrossFit.

@Shadowmx1988 asks:

@CrossFitMayhem Before Crossfit what strength training did you do? were your lifts relatively as strong as the...

Rich Froning and Dan Bailey give some tips on becoming more explosive with the Clean and Snatch.

Brit Mandelo ‏@britmandelo

Any advice for someone having trouble mastering movements with an explosive component - clean, sn...

Rich has been sporting the Nano 3.0 for a while now and we have had some questions about how well they hold up to CrossFit abuse.

Debbie Bundy ‏@DebBundy 15 Jun

Rich, how are you finding the nano 3.0s compared to the 2.0s...

Rich Froning talks about how much sleep he gets and why he considers it a vital part of his training.

Ray Shanle ‏@rararayzor

On a more serious note, how many hours of sleep do you average and do you see performance/recov...

Rich Froning and Will Enochs talk about how to spot a good CrossFit Gym and finding a place where you fit in.

Jeremy Smith ‏@saucriminal 20h

#CFProjectMayhem @CrossFitMayhem any tips for absolute beginners? How to choose ...

Rich Froning answers a question about recovery on this episode of #CFProjectMayhem. Todays questions comes from @xtreme3011

@xtreme3011

what kind...

Rich Froning and Thomas Cox talk about what their essentials would be for their garage gym

@CrossFitMayhem what would be the main essentials if you're trying to get a home gym together on a limited budget? #cfprojectmayhem

Lightning round 2

1. #cfprojectmayhem how can I get better/stronger on my hspu? I enjoy the movement, but struggle with both strict and kipping. @richfroning

2. have you ever done a tough mudder or spartan race? #cfproje...

Behind the scenes of a regular day of lunch break filming.

Today is a special #CFProjectMayhem lightning round edition where we attempt to answer some of the questions we didn't make it to during the week. If you feel that we didn't sufficiently answer your question then feel free...

Rich Froning and Thomas Cox give advise to people wanting to follow a CrossFit / Strength Coach career path.

@RyanSedgley14 asks:

@CrossFitMayhem advice for students leaving school and wanting to follow a similar career p...

Rich Froning talks about what he is doing to recover from regionals and where to go from here.

Jason Morrison @OurTimeToChange asks:

@richfroning What do you all do to recover from Regionals and how long before you hit th...

Rich Froning and Thomas Cox answer a great question about this weekends Central East Regionals from 06livefast. He asks:

How do you prep for Regionals after hearing the workouts for the first time? Does your training lea...

Rich Froning and Thomas Cox share what their personal warmup consists of on today's #CFProjectMayhem

@JmiguelCarrillo

#CFProjectmayhem was wondering whatyour warm ups consist of?

@Bwince: @CrossFitMayhem @richfroning #cfprojectmayhem is training 2-3 times a day beneficial? If so how do you choose what workout to do and when?

@Ford_McDonald: @CrossFitMayhem Is overtraining an issue when doing cros...

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@CrossFitMayhem Should CrossFiters use weight lifting belts and is it safe to not use them #cfprojectmayhem

Rich Froning tackles a common question about making strength gains while keeping your conditioning up on this episode of #CFProjectMayhem

@ABrussich33 asks

@CrossFitMayhem how do you make strength gains without compromisi...

On todays installment of #CFProjectMayhem Rich talks about squatting frequency and volume and how he programs it into his routine.

@CalebHutson asks

Do you agree with some type of squatting everyday? if so, different rep ...

Fitness Pro Darren Hunsucker talks about accessory lifts and overtraining using a new tool that is going to be the next big thing in the CrossFit community.

Rich Froning, talks about getting better endurance and focusing on efficiency on today's #CFProjectMayhem.

@drink_diet_coke:

@CrossFitMayhem My endurance really holds me back during WODs, what can I do to improve this? ...

A Panel comprised of Rich Froning, Dan Bailey and members of the CrossFit Mayhem team Thomas Cox and Ben Rogers weigh in on working on your weaknes...

Rich Froning and Derek Robinson answer a question about competition day on this episode of #CFProjectMayhem. Todays questions comes from @steelmtg....

Rich Froning, Dan Bailey, Thomas and Jackie Cox answer two questions today's #CFProjectMayhem.

@BenjaminBennett:

Do you think supplements are beneficial for someone new to #CrossFit and trying to get stronger? Do you use...

Rich Froning and the CrossFit Mayhem crew talk about the daily battle of living for Christ as well as depending on God's Word and community to have a healthy spiritual life.

@JakeDomm asks:

#cfprojectmayhem how do you guy...

After many requests and because of the shear awesomeness of the bacon explosion we decided to show you how we make the bacon explosion. I hope you are inspired to make your own. You tastebuds will thank you.

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