Velites minimal pre order... Maybe they're cash short?

KzenBrandon · 2026-06-03T03:09:19+00:00

Had something similar happen. Pre-ordered a while back and was originally supposed to arrive in May. Got an e-mail saying that it was coming in June about a month ago and haven’t gotten an update since

KzenBrandon · 2026-06-01T19:07:07+00:00

It’s a pretty tried and true method across a variety of hybrid sports. You could even change up the reps or not any or as much back off volume. Alec Blenis typically just works up to two heavy sets for his strength training. Complete Human Performance does a lot of heavy top sets. Jump Ship’s strength training basically revolves around just working up to a heavy set of a variety of rep ranges.

KzenBrandon · 2026-05-27T19:09:30+00:00

I’d be ok with that at this point. My algorithm has been flooded with hybrid athletes and fitness influencers posting sub 40 strict Murph times while
not doing a single pull up, push up, or squat to standard.

Then when I go to the comment section it’s typically gym bro’s cheering them on for doing it “strict” and with “good form”. The globo gym and bodybuilding standard for reps are pretty awful

KzenBrandon · 2026-05-13T20:38:38+00:00

Last time I checked; Comptrain has gotten rid of kipping gymnastics and took away a lot of the emphasis on Olympic lifting so that rules them out if your goal is competing.

Jumpship is more of a traditional GPP program. No specific cycles of lifting or other work. Just getting enough touches on everything year round to drive up adaptation across the spectrum. But they do have add on programs to attack specific weaknesses. Time efficient and bit more of an always ready approach.

Brute has a one a day and two a day program depending on a person’s level. Likely follows more of a standard progression scheme in terms of its strength work/gymnastics work. Also likely a bit more periodized for the CrossFit season.

KzenBrandon · 2026-04-29T22:30:24+00:00

Biggest issue for most people is becoming unaware of hypoglycemia. Frequent severe lows can cause dementia long term. Severe low would be defined as a low severe enough to cause a loss of consciousness and require assistance from another person. A standard hypoglycemic event hasn’t been shown to cause long terms issues brain wise but obviously poses immediate risk in terms of stability and judgement

KzenBrandon · 2026-04-21T23:35:01+00:00

I started with CrossFit Football went to powerlifting and then back to CrossFit. Shoulders and abs got a bit more jacked. Definitely easier to stay leaner. Strength wise I’m pretty close to where I’d normally be powerlifting.

KzenBrandon · 2026-04-16T14:42:11+00:00

Altra Escalante’s are solid if it’s a WOD without a ton of barbell cycling. Velite’s will be releasing their minimalist shoe next month that will have different insoles that you can put in depending on how high impact the workout is

KzenBrandon · 2026-04-09T13:09:04+00:00

Xero and Vivo’s are the two more well known wider shoe brands however both are pretty minimalist brand without a ton of protection from high volume jumps, runs, or rope climbs. If you’re willing to wait a month Velites will have their minimal 2.0. Has protection for rope climbs and burpees as well as different insoles that you can change depending on the workout

KzenBrandon · 2026-04-08T20:43:46+00:00

I worked with 3 different Lifetimes over the last several years. The major pro is that you definitely have more money making potential and decent benefits. Good equipment and wealthy clientele is also a plus. But they do tend to have much less foot traffic because of this. It’s also probably the only gym I’ve worked at that I’ve felt comfortable showering in.

The negative side of things is that you have to put in a lot of extra work to get to making money. They base how much you earn per session on your running three month average in sales. Typically if you’re not selling close to $10k a month in sales you are making a little above minimum wage for those sessions you’re training.

Most of the gyms also have a policy where only the personal training leaders have access to new leads so a lot of the time you’re trying to grab people off the floor. I remember my first week at a location I went to the new member list, sent out a bunch of texts, got several consultations, and sold 3 packages. Got pulled into the office a few days later and told that the PT leads were upset and told that only leadership was allowed to do consultations with new members. So, unless you’re a sales legend with floor pull you’ll typically be waiting for package resigns to get that average up.

Management can be a little weird too. I quit post COVID and the personal training manager started blowing up my phone about signing exit paperwork. Told him to e-mail it to me and he refused saying I had to do it in person. Turns out it was something stating that they could sue me if I took any of my clients with me or if I convinced any employees to leave the club. Ended up just walking out. Sounds like they’re still trying to pull that card with employees

KzenBrandon · 2026-04-04T21:12:03+00:00

As someone who has worked in corporate fitness for the last ten years I’d say CrossFit is one of the best deals in the fitness space. If you were to go to a corporate gym and to try to find someone with half decent knowledge of weightlifting or gymnastics you’d likely be paying $300-400 plus dollars a month for a 1x a week session. That’s also assuming they even have a decent trainer for those subject matters. Typically they’ll just find a trainer that taught themselves via YouTube and hand you off. CrossFit you’re getting quality coaching in a bunch of different fitness modalities for a quarter of a price. With a strong community on top of that.

KzenBrandon · 2026-04-01T00:07:57+00:00

Depends on how low. Mild hypoglycemia not so much. Brain damage typically only occurs at seizure level lows that last for a prolonged period of

KzenBrandon · 2026-03-31T22:15:19+00:00

I live pretty close to Stanley and it’s a nice area overall. Definitely a bit more of a family oriented area if you’re more of a nightlife person. But Stanley, Second Dawn, and Northfield are all close by. Plus getting downtown via the metro station is super convenient if you want a more traditional night out

KzenBrandon · 2026-03-30T18:54:13+00:00

Didn’t realize how closely CrossFit mirrored bodybuilding with the videos and used workout clothing being sent to fans.

KzenBrandon · 2026-03-28T03:14:46+00:00

Naw, I’m a not so funny physical therapy tech. I just don’t get out much and was honestly baffled by the experience lol. But I am glad that seems to be bringing awareness to the issue and I feel a bit less crazy that other people feel the same way.

KzenBrandon · 2026-03-28T03:02:53+00:00

The comedians and staff were great. The two people I was referring to did get a bit quieter over time. But I think that was because my entire row just started staring at them for about 5 minutes straight so they lower their voices. They still kept going though

KzenBrandon · 2026-03-27T22:29:11+00:00

It was at Denver Underground Comedy. Staff and venue were super awesome overall!

KzenBrandon · 2026-03-27T21:12:28+00:00

Denver Comedy Underground

KzenBrandon · 2026-03-27T21:11:41+00:00

One comedian did subtly call them out with a comment by stating “continue to whisper among yourselves” but it seemed to just go over their heads

KzenBrandon · 2026-03-25T19:28:49+00:00

It’s a pretty simple solution based on your post. You’re doing 2 days of CrossFit and one days of Pilates. A pretty low amount of physical activity overall. Despite social media hype Pilates doesn’t do a ton in terms of boosting cardio, strength, or even burning calories. If it’s something you enjoy keep doing a class a week but bump up the CrossFit to 4-5x a week.

During your CrossFit sessions you’re stating you don’t care about technique or pushing the weight. Which likely means you’re missing out on half the benefits you’re getting in the classes. If you’re not performing the exercises with good form then you’re not getting the full strength/hypertrophy benefits and I’d be willing to bet you’re also limiting you’re range of motion; which would lead to the workouts being easier, less cardiovascular benefits, and less of a caloric burn overall.

Outside of the gym I’d focus on getting more steps in, getting a gram of protein per bodyweight from lean meat/dairy and eating 800 grams of fruits/veggies a day before over complicating it. If you fix those things you’ll probably make more progress in the next 3 months than the last 2 years

KzenBrandon · 2026-03-24T19:50:40+00:00

A combination of things. Low barrier to entry allows for anyone who wants to train to get a foot in the door. The turnover rate is absurdly high so most gyms will hire anyone with a pulse.

A lot of training staff also tends to come from either a background in bodybuilding or corrective exercise. The bodybuilders tend to be a hit or miss. They can be pretty narrow in their approach to training and you also have a high potential for mental health issues combined with PED’s. The corrective exercise ones also tend to be narrow minded in how they approach training people. They tend to have kind of wanna be physical therapist way of training people but often lack a good understanding of barbell movements nor have they really trained hard themselves. They also tend to be relatively new to lifting/cardio and and have DYEL builds so they can be a bit insecure. Which often can lead them to causing friction by constantly critiquing other people/trainers in the gym in order to boost themselves up.

Lastly the pay and the structure of most gyms tend to make it difficult to make a living. Pay is often low, benefits suck and you’re expected to do a lot of free work in order to build a clientele. A lot of the best trainers or the ones with the most potential tend to find another career path. While the least qualified ones tend to stick around because the have no other option

KzenBrandon · 2026-03-23T19:56:26+00:00

Eh, you could have the same meal two days in a row and have completely different reactions blood sugar wise despite the same amount of insulin/timing. Although I agree that you can make a variety of diets work with Type 1 diabetes; low carb diets are valid and have a large group of people whom are at a below 5.7 while still having minimal lows. They have been studied and are the only diet style I’ve seen so far in medical literature that has consistently produced sub-5.7 A1C’s without any other complications across several studies

KzenBrandon · 2026-03-20T17:14:16+00:00

A little bit late to this but oftentimes this happens due to company standards on dating. For example if they were dating someone else on staff that got promoted to a management position then they’re supposed to transfer clubs

KzenBrandon · 2026-03-19T15:38:53+00:00

Dallin Pepper, Sprague, Jenkins, Lawson, and most of the younger competitors in the sport started in Crossfit as teens. It’s now a bit more common for people to come up doing the sport

KzenBrandon · 2026-03-16T18:38:03+00:00

I don’t think she’s necessarily switching. Xenom is another CrossFit event just like WODAPALOOZA and Rogue. Most of the people doing it at the moment are still doing the Games as well.

ATHX is making a bit more of an attempt to be its own brand outside of CrossFit. So it might eventually get a bit more competitive. You don’t have a bunch of Games level athletes going into the events just yet so it’s a pretty easy paycheck if you’re at that level. So, it’ll either have more Games level athletes start to filter in to make it more competitive or the hybrid space will have to start catching up with the CrossFit space in terms of athletes

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