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Chasing Excellence

[ πŸƒπŸ½β€β™‚οΈ ] A Masterclass On Training Alone Effectively

Chasing Excellence

Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings

Self-improvement, Crossfit, Holistic Health, Mindset, Selfimprovement, Education, Wellness, Health & Fitness, Goalsetting, Health, Attainability, Fitness

4.8 β€’ 2.2K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 25 June 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

We’re exploring how to train alone effectively by breaking down four key elements: self-discipline, necessary equipment, having a structured plan, and moving with proper technique.

00:00 Introduction and Welcome

01:02 Listener Shoutouts

02:38 Topic Introduction: Training Alone Effectively

04:16 Key 1: Self-Discipline

11:15 Key 2: Necessary Equipment

19:15 Barbells vs. Dumbbells: Finding the Sweet Spot

20:08 Strength Training: Maximizing Variety and Gains

21:59 Conditioning and Consistency: The Key to Success

22:46 Thanks to our Sponsors: LMNT & DUER

25:18 Key 3: The Training Plan

32:24 Balancing Enjoyment and Discipline in Workouts

34:43 Key 4: Technique and Intensity

39:18 Final Thoughts: Environment and Community

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ABOUT THE SHOW

We answer listener questions about health, fitness, fulfillment, and what it takes to chase what truly matters. New episodes on Tuesdays & Fridays.

ABOUT US

πŸ“ Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain. Find him on Instagram.

πŸ“ Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, writer, and podcaster. Find him on Instagram.

Transcript

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0:00.0

And the Hello and welcome back to chasing excellence show about chasing what truly matters.

0:19.4

My name is Patrick Cummings as always here with Ben Bergeron.

0:22.4

Thank you for joining us how are you Ben doing great thanks After Cummings, as always here with Ben Bergeron.

0:22.5

Thank you for joining us.

0:23.6

How are you, Ben?

0:24.3

Doing great.

0:24.8

Thanks, Patrick.

0:25.8

It's good to see you, my friend.

0:27.8

Coming up this year week, this year episode,

0:30.6

we are going to talk about how to train alone effectively breaking down four of the key things that I found are necessary to be able to get and stay healthy without a coach or a gym so I'm excited to get into this conversation.

0:43.9

Before we do, real quick, if you would like to get a question

0:46.5

into a future episode, we would love it,

0:48.1

W.W. chasing excellence email.

0:50.6

We send out an email on Saturdays with a link to a form and that is the best, fastest, and most efficient way to get a question into a future episode.

0:58.0

So we thank you folks out there for continuing to send us questions.

1:02.0

And the only other thing I wanted to do before we get into this

1:03.9

conversation is we in our older format we used to do a lot of shout-outs folks would

1:08.0

send us notes. We don't quite have a home for those yet, but every once in a while I'm

1:11.6

just gonna squeeze a couple in. I've got two real quick.

1:13.7

The first one is from Heather. This is actually a comment after having listened to the episode we did recently that

1:19.7

called four simple steps to sustainable weight loss. She said the episode

1:23.0

really resonated. I've worked out consistently and eaten clean for years but I've

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