Why We Prioritize the 5 Factors
04/04/23 • 45 min
In many ways, the 5 Factors of Health are as much a hedge against stress as a pursuit of performance and longevity. We unpack how stress manifests itself in the body and why it’s so important we are aware of it.
EXPECT TO LEARN:
📍 How to think about weightlifting as you get older
📍 What you need to recognize as you make progress on losing a lot of weight
📍 Some suggestions for what to do if you find yourself getting sick a lot
📍 How to create balance when working from home
📍 Four books and two podcasts Ben and Patrick have enjoyed lately
GET A QUESTION IN THE QUEUE:
Send Patrick a DM with your Five Factors questions!
ABOUT US:
📍 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain. Find him on Instagram.
📍 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter and podcaster. Find him on Instagram.
In many ways, the 5 Factors of Health are as much a hedge against stress as a pursuit of performance and longevity. We unpack how stress manifests itself in the body and why it’s so important we are aware of it.
EXPECT TO LEARN:
📍 How to think about weightlifting as you get older
📍 What you need to recognize as you make progress on losing a lot of weight
📍 Some suggestions for what to do if you find yourself getting sick a lot
📍 How to create balance when working from home
📍 Four books and two podcasts Ben and Patrick have enjoyed lately
GET A QUESTION IN THE QUEUE:
Send Patrick a DM with your Five Factors questions!
ABOUT US:
📍 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain. Find him on Instagram.
📍 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter and podcaster. Find him on Instagram.
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Quick Set: Our 3 Nutrition Challenges
Ben was recently on EC Synkowski’s podcast, The Consistency Project, talking about how CrossFit New England thinks about nutrition challenges. Here’s a segment of that episode where Ben discusses the 3 challenges that the gym currently runs.
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Quick Set: Here Comes the Health Revolution
Here’s a clip from a conversation Ben had recently with James Geering of the Behind the Shield podcast. They chat about how to get the conversation moving in the right direction as it relates to health, manufactured stress, and how to be influential.
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YouTube: tinyurl.com/9uktjdfs
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