@@DarksouIjah I love these for cycling! I use them on the peloton all of the time.

@@FuelFitnessCo Awesome. Thanks for your response!

@@DarksouIjah thanks for tuning in!!!

Great question! I have been studying this pretty hard and trying to figure this out. I think there are certain drugs one can take early on that can set someone’s physiology up pretty strong for CrossFit. Then later on there are some things they could take while “in season” to benefit them during that time as well. I am going to do a video on this, but yes, peptides would definitely be beneficial. Some anabolics and sarms would certainly have there place as well. To name a few of each that I think they may take: BPC 157 and TB500 for recovery and joints/tendons. CJC/ ipa for Growth hormone. Actual growth hormone would be highly beneficial for joints, and recovery. GW50156 aka cardarine for endurance SR 9009 for endurance ITPP (i think that’s the name) Ostarine for tendon health and recovery/ volume tolerance, keeping muscle during high volume training Rad140 or LGD for strength Also, Testosterone obviously Anavar or primobolin for recovery/strength EPO Injectable ATP Stimulants

Also, the higher paid athletes could afford to pay labs like Balco to make undetectable designer steroids for them

For sure. I am going to do a long form video about this to go in depth. I think there is a place for simulation. It just gets a bit ridiculous. I think simulation just sells. It makes the client feel like the coach knows what they are doing for some reason.

Oh and thanks for commenting!

Such a great comment. Thanks for sharing. I 100% agree.

@@FuelFitnessCo Thanks. I think a lot of us are in the same boat where we sincerely enjoy participating in and watching CrossFit competition but just wish HQ, the elite athletes and coaches would be forthcoming about the degree of PEDs being used at the elite levels of the sport. Much of their audience, to some degree, are athletes that all have an understanding of the limitations of performance and recovery. Protein powders and hard work isn’t all that’s in the magic formula.

🙏 thanks so much!

How tall are you?

@@DarksouIjah 5 foot 10. I would think 6 ft would be the max for this freezer in my opinion. It’s not super roomy for me. I do have enough room to dunk myself underwater but it’s kind of tight

@@FuelFitnessCo Thank you for the quick response. Damn, I was hoping you were my height. I’m 6’1” and thin. That freezer you bought is the perfect one for the price.

@@DarksouIjah yeah for the price it’s pretty hard to beat. You could fit in there for sure, but it would just be a little more tight. I think even someone taller than you could fit, it’s just they would be cramped up, kinda like those cheap small plastic tubs you see that they have to sit Indian style in. All that to say, it would work, I just want you to know what you’re getting into. If you want to really sprawl out, and have lots of room, you may want to spend extra to go with a bigger size

Thanks!!! I actually have tried to straighten them but I have some chronic inflammation in my left elbow that won't allow me to straighten it fully right now in certain positions, that position being one of them. I can definitely imagine anything to add length to the arms will certainly make it more difficult. On that note, this would be such a hard exercise for someone with really long arms.

Thanks 🙏. Much appreciated. I haven’t seen Ross Enamait so I’m stoked to check him out!!

Why do it? Great question. Because I want to, and enjoy it. I think that’s a big fundamental part of strength training and exercise. Doing movements you enjoy, want to do, and respect. It “just being a show off exercise” is solely your opinion, and that’s cool. I think we could question MANY exercises if we put them in the frame you are coming from. Why squat heavy? Why deadlift heavy? We couldn really take that even further outside of the context of lifting. Why do anything with risk? Simply because it’s enjoyable or somehow provides value to the person doing it. That’s why to me, the best form of exercise is the one you will do consistently. Sure, I don’t think raw CrossFit is the best form of exercise for longevity and health, but hey, for those folks that absolutely love it…carry on!!

@pureposture Stupid comment. It's not a showoff exercise... it's one of the best most beneficial core exercises that exists. And any exercise has potential for injury if done stupidly. I'll just assume you are not strong enough to do these and aren't willing to put the effort into accomplish something amazing so you choose to criticize. Later

@@DERHOF2007yeah, either that or they’re just a negative outlook type of person. They’ll bring a problem to every solution you can throw at them! Show off. lol Love life ❤

Thanks a bunch! 🙏

I hope I didnt say that. If i did, not sure why because I dont believe that. They dont make you recover in any specific amount of time. 14 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours. The time would be different for each person and depending on a ton of factors what amount of exercise at what intensity you just did, genetics, response to anabolics in general, sleep, diet, stress levels, etc. However its the fact that they speed up recovery which is so important. The same person on gear can handle way more volume and frequency than when they are not on gear.

Yeah I really have thought about doing a PED regimen and comparing my progress at 37 years old to what I could do natty at 28-30. If I can hit PRs and progress quickly at 37 on the juice, it would honestly give me a lot of insight to the topic. The only downfall is that I couldn’t compete ever again if did make great progress. Most folks say if you’re smart about it, you can retain quite a bit of your gains after coming off of PEDs or at least achieve a higher baseline than you had full natty.

Thank you 🙏!

Great question. Here in NC it never got hot enough in our hottest months to make it worth it. Hottest it got in there was 95 degrees and the freezer is rated for 115 I believe. I still have it set up, but it may have been overkill

Very challenging for the shoulders when holding it up!

It has held up great! No issues or leaking whatsoever.

At this point, I think not. I definitely will mess around and try it again at some point but as of now I don’t think it’s worth the price point for me. If I was on a lower carb diet for some reason, or if I was a long distance athlete doing 1-2 hours + I could see it being beneficial, but I do neither of those.

Great question. So Ill start with why Mat Fraser I think Mat Fraser used this and why I think its a great tool for endurance in the arms. When it comes to training the arms, most of what we do to train the arms are exercises that take 10 seconds to MAYBE 2 mins for a very high rep arm exercise. This means that most of our arm training is for STRENGTH, POWER, or MUSCLE ENDURANCE (local muscle endurance). I cant really think of a scenario where we train our arms for longer than 2 minutes without resting somewhere in there. Even if someone does burpees for 30 minutes, the arms arent working constantly and do get rest. So if we train legs for long durations, long runs, biking, etc. utilizing long endurance sessions over 30 mins, why wouldnt we do that with the arms. It could potentially improve mitochondria count in the arms, and improve overall endurance, and volume tolerance of the arms. Now, one would have to already be VERY strong, otherwise this will cut into strength training a bit, and strength gains. This is an area Mat was probably willing to lose a little bit in since he was already very strong. So its more building up the ability to work the arms for 30 mins straight or so, at a lower intensity in my opinion, which would have some carry over to long endurance events with arm movements, high volume training tolerance in general, AND also being able to tolerate the high volume of damage on the arms at the Crossfit Games. As for the rehab aspect, I imagine there is a small effect there but I am unsure. Mat did however mention that he used this apparatus for active recovery too which makes sense. You are spot on, it would increase bloodflow which would be greatly beneficial to speeding up recovery. As for noticing any kind of strength, i havent noticed that but I dont think it will help with srength in general anyhow. Great questions and thanks for commenting!!

Thanks for tuning in!! I am 5”10 and it works great for me.

Are you able to be fully submerged (to the neck)? It’s not too narrow at the shoulders? Sorry for the 21 Q’s but the vid of you in is pretty quick. I’m 6’ and wanna make sure I’m good to pull the trigger

@@jesserivchin8163oh yeah I can submerge to my neck. Its a little tough to do but I also dunk my head under ever time by laying back. As far as the width goes, I would definitely say measure your shoulder width and check the dimensions. I don’t have very wide shoulders, I imagine someone pretty broad might be a little tight in there in the shoulders.

Sorry another question I could find an answer for. Did you put any foam or wood support under near the freezer?

@@jesserivchin8163 great question! Yes I put 2x4 blocks of wood underneath for support

Definitely not an expert on this, but if you check your ketone levels and they are already solid, I wouldn’t see any benefit from this. Personally I wouldn’t use it in that case. However, if I’m just reducing carbs to cut calorie intake, but not quite in that keto zone where I’m producing ketones, this could be potentially beneficial to get and energy boost for performance without the additional carbs if that makes sense. Especially during endurance training when going beyond 45 mins.

@@FuelFitnessCo Thanks, good video and Info. I can see how using it as a tool for endurance when not quit in a consistent keto zone as a nice option.

@@_Mr.Sush_ thanks so much for watching and commenting!

So what age are we looking at? Masters divisions?

Interesting! Will be looking forward to seeing if there is a legit physical change there

Yeah I’m with you I personally don’t care if they use. I don’t judge that. In a perfect world, i think I would want there to be an “enhanced” division and a “natty” division. That being said, it’s not a perfect world, and unfortunately folks would go into the natty division and cheat

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So are you saying you think they are all on PEDS? Look I’ve seen some real freaks, some people I’m 99.9% sure aren’t taking anything and could recover from ridiculous amounts of volume. I mean heck, even when I was 28-30 years old I could handle an insane amount of volume and I would be foolish to think I am genetically in the top. I think even if I would have taken all the PEDs possible I still wouldn’t have made it to the games. Idk, I still believe some of these guys and girls are clean. Maybe Im foolish, but I’ve just seen too many generic freaks to say that every single one of them are on something

@@FuelFitnessCo I agree that you have genetic freaks out there. However at elite levels of competition it is a different story. Specially when money is on the line. And if athletes are not really tested at the moment then it is hard to say for sure. But the faster you can recover the harder you can push training.

@@FuelFitnessCo Yes they are ALL on steroids, all of them who compete are on steroids. The thing about steroids is that most people don't know how to use it and when to use it. An average joe like you who doesn't know how roids work properly might use it and you don't see any results but lets you are guided by Lance Armstrong doctor and he will know how to hack your body and make the cycle work specifically for you.

Yeah I’m with you 100%. Very faulty logic on Rich and CrossFit’s part at that time

A went to Manchester to watch a friend in the Rainhill trials, I was blown away by the physiques of the women and they weren’t at the same level as your tia toomeys etc , I asked if there was a chance some would be on steroids, 100% yes he said and they’d just got lucky not to be tested , it’s a brilliant sport to watch but there’s no honesty amongst the athletes regarding ped’s

Yeah, I’ve seen some crazy physiques at local comps, and wondered

haha they are so delusional

Yeah that answer really pisses me off 😂. Crazy that anyone could think that

@@FuelFitnessCo I went to a CrossFit gym for about nine years. Steroids would be an immense help. Not only would they help with strength and endurance, but the decreased recovery time would be huge. You are correct that steroids alone won't make you a champion, but I don't see how someone not on steroids could compete against those that are. The edge is just too big.

I love MPMD! Watch him all the time. Derek has the best content on the tube about the topic

Classic complaint without any kind of advice. Good job bro

I feel you on this. Truthfully it’s the female CrossFit physiques that are most suspect to me based on appearances alone. Might be a good video to just break down the female athletes and physiques

💯 agree. On that note, Another common misconception people have is that if they do drugs they would be the best, or people who do drugs don’t work as hard. Both misconceptions are sooo far from the truth.

Yeah, I mean, it would be hard not to logically make that assumption right. I agree that would be probable.

Love it man. Thanks for the comment! I’ve watched nearly all of Hillers videos on the topic. Love hearing his take on it. I’m pretty fascinated with the topic in general.