Building a Massive Aerobic Engine for CrossFit w/ Anders Varner, Doug Larson, and Richard Diaz - Barbell Shrugged #537
Barbell Shrugged
Doug Larson
4.7 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2021
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
Richard Diaz, is founder of diaz human performance, a California based sports performance business, The Natural Running Network and creator of the Natural Running Coaches Certification Program.
Mr. Diaz has extensive experience in clinical sport specific diagnostics (VO2 max and resting metabolic assessments), running mechanics video analysis and gait correction and of course coaching. He is the host of this weekly podcast for runners titled “The Natural Running Network”. The interviews are commonly easy going, honest and brought about to provide entertaining commentary spiced with education and training advice.
Richard in his storied career, has rubbed shoulders with some of the greatest athletes of our time. Not one to mince words or hold back an opinion, with over 1,000,000 downloads and growing, he believes and often suggests;
“If you are a runner, love to get out and challenge yourself, this is a show you don’t want to miss.”
He will often tell you, he does not like to be referred to as a coach, he feels his role is more of an adviser. The fact remains he is sought out for coaching advice from athletes from around the world. Richard has recently released his new book “Training the Dark Side” which is the most unique approach to training you will ever undertake. Considered to be a Game Changer for endurance athletes!
In this Episode of Barbell Shrugged:
- Why CrossFitters struggle with aerobic capacity
- How to build an aerobic engine
- How to flush lactate out of muscles during a workout
- Testing VO2 Max and heart rate
- Using fat for fuel vs sugar
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Shrug family this week on barbell shrug Richard Diaz in an absolutely |
| 0:04.5 | Phenomenal conversation about building an aerobic engine developing aerobic capacity |
| 0:09.1 | What you are missing specifically if you are a cross-fitter in |
| 0:13.2 | Developing a bigger engine that will help you improve your Metcons |
| 0:17.8 | You can definitely get into the show notes get over to Richard Diaz's website |
| 0:23.2 | He's got an awesome program with good buddy of mine Ryan Fisher |
| 0:25.9 | Called dark horse training as cool YouTube videos. I highly recommend getting over and check it out |
| 0:32.0 | If you are interested in building a bigger engine specifically for people that are interested in competing at CrossFit |
| 0:39.0 | Building an aerobic engine is something I always |
| 0:42.2 | Did in this conversation is really cool talking about |
| 0:46.0 | pushing some of the lactic acid |
| 0:48.5 | Staying in the fat burning which will help you stay more aerobic |
| 0:53.0 | So you do not totally red line and feel all that pain and burning in your legs |
| 0:58.7 | Want to thank our sponsors over at or Gantify of course |
| 1:03.6 | Because we love them the green the red and the gold make sure you get over there or Gantify calm |
| 1:07.6 | forward slash shrug saved 20% on the green red the gold you take the green in the morning |
| 1:12.4 | I should make a wrap about this somehow take the green in the morning the red in the middle of the day |
| 1:18.0 | And the gold at night because that gold that gold is the freshness that helps you go to sleep |
| 1:24.1 | The green is the one with all the greens in it. That's why it's green people and my favorite one |
| 1:30.0 | Ashwaganda I didn't even know that ashwagana existed until I started taking the |
| 1:35.3 | Organify every single morning in my life and then that red one |
| 1:38.4 | That's the one that I take the least it's a little it's a little too sweet for me |
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