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Ep. 30 | How to get better at upper body gymnastics Oct 31, 2019

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On Episode 30 of the Big Dawgs Podcast, James FitzGerald talk about organizing upper body gymnastics training. While gymnastics training should cover multiple muscle groups, such as the core, shoulders, scapulas, and legs, James sees many people going wrong in their upper body gymnastics training. Thus he breaks down upper body gymnastics organization your yearly plan of strict strength, then into a focus on max contractions, then into a focus on dynamic power endurance work, while pay close attention to scapula strength and fatigue.

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*BONUS* Coach Michael Bann's thoughts on the documentary "Game Changer" Oct 24, 2019

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On this BONUS Episode of the Big Dawgs Podcast, we hear Coach Michael Bann's thoughts on the documentary "Game Changer" to fellow BD Coaches on their weekly calls.

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Ep. 29 | Intensity is NOT Healthy Sep 30, 2019

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On episode twenty-nine of the Big Dawgs Podcast, James FitzGerald talks about metabolic intensity and why intensity is NOT healthy. He covers what he means by that by starting at a basic understanding of what metabolic intensity is, the history of programming it, why the dose response is not sustainable, especially for the general population.

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Ep. 28 | 30 sec HARD Sep 20, 2019

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On episode twenty-eight of the Big Dawgs Podcast, James OPT FitzGerald talks about what it means to go hard for 30 seconds. James references the 30s x5 Assault/Air Bike test (rest 5 mins), he gives the history of this workout prescription, how and why to program it and for who, and what the results of this test could mean.

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Ep. 27 | Easy Training for Mixed Modal Sep 12, 2019

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On episode twenty-seven of the Big Dawgs Podcast, James OPT FitzGerald talks about easy training for mixed modal athletes, what is it, how does "easy" compare to "hard", and how will "easy" training help you achieve higher levels in the sport of fitness.

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Ep. 26 | How the Structure of CrossFit Limits Growth of the Sport Aug 29, 2019

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On episode twenty-six of the Big Dawgs Podcast, James OPT FitzGerald talks about the history of the sport of fitness, its structure and how that structure limits the potential growth. He gives ideas on how the sport would need to change to be recognized/gain the respect in the world of sports. And he goes down several other rabbit holes you're sure to enjoy.

The show James referred to as the "Canadian SNL" was called Second City TV (SCTV). And today's show was sponsored (but not really) by BeaverFit USA https://www.beaverfitusa.com/

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Ep. 25 | Masters' Competitive Fitness Pt.2 Jul 25, 2019

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On episode twenty five of the Big Dawgs Podcast is part two of the Masters Competitive Fitness conversation from the last episode where James FitzGerald went into details on masters competitive fitness. In this episode he goes over programming for the masters athlete.

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Ep. 24 | Masters' Competitive Fitness Pt. 1 Jul 22, 2019

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On episode twenty four of the Big Dawgs Podcast, James FitzGerald going down the rabbit hole of competitive fitness for masters athletes.

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Ep. 23 | Powerlifting and Aerobic Training go together like PB&J May 23, 2019

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On episode twenty three of the Big Dawgs Podcast, James FitzGerald talks about the need for an aerobic base in a sport where many do not train it; powerlifting.

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Ep. 22 | Mixed Modal the sport vs. Mixed Modal for life May 16, 2019

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On episode twenty-two of The Big Dawgs Podcast, James FitzGerald talks about mixed modal the sport versus mixed modal for life and longevity.

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