Raising 9 Kids & 35 years as a Carpenter.

Intro Low Ceilings & Going Overhead. Underutilized Equipment. The VNR Cycles. Air Bike vs Rowing. Banded March. Strength vs Conditioning. Why Do People Love Running? Accomplishments I'm Most Proud Of. How Are The Goal Times Determined? Programming For Gyms 7 Days A Week. Training While Sick. Strongman Training.

Jared & his wife have 9 kids. He says having a big family is the best decision he & his wife ever made. He has worked in the trades for 35 years as a carpenter. His weight & his other health markers were in a very bad place for quite a while under he made some serious changes. He improved his nutrition & starting working out. Good things happened. He has been with Linchpin for over 4 years. This is his story.

Intro How much Fitness is enough? How to develop a Strict Ring Muscle-up. How many thrusters = a wall ball? Deload Week vs Modulating Intensity. Moving a little bit during the day. Thursdays & Sundays as Rest Days. Re-arranging the training days. Chalk or no chalk? 1 workout a week.

Sean is a husband & father. He has a young son & very soon his daughter will be born. He experimented with P90X before joining the Army. During his time in the military he kept running into very fit people who said they did CrossFit. He did not try it himself until he watched the 2018 CrossFit Games & got motivated. He has been at it ever since. After several years at an affiliate he burned out & plateaued. This lead him to Linchpin & he has no plans on leaving. 

Intro Best Workout Songs Burpee Broad Jumps Don't Quit & Don't Get Hurt. 3 Biggest Things I've Learned. Wind Guard on Air Bike Run, Bike, & Row Conversions. When To Move From Scaled to Rx'd. Extra Training. Realistic Expectations & Phases of Life. "Leaky Ankles" Amraps, EMOMS & More What Does a "Healthy Body" Look Like? Using Sleds & Odd Objects My Fitness Goals. Subs For Running & Other Machine Work. Convert Barbell Workouts to Dumbbells.

Mike is a father to 3 grown children, all of whom are currently serving in the military. He spent some time in the Navy as well before working 15 years in the oil industry. He has been a member of various gyms, but has decided to call the Linchpin community his home. This is his story.

   Intro Fitness Freedom Do Seasons affect your mood? The best time of the day to train. Subs for HSPU. Training in the winter. "SLIPS" explained. When to use a lifting belt. Why do I think Linchpin is the best? Butterfly Pull-ups at 40+ years old.

Cieran was born & raised in New Zealand. He moved to the U.K. & joined the Royal Marines Commandos. After serving 12 years with that group & moved to Scotland. Now he is a Police Officer, a husband & a father of a 2-year old girl. This is his story.

Intro Too Fit to Quit. V-ups vs T2B. Competitor Programming. Is Logging Workouts Important? PostPartum Running & Jumping. Are Saturday's Workouts Extra Tough? Training on Tired Legs. Daily Egg Consumption. Changing Rest Days. Help Me Lose Weight. Increasing Rep Range on a Heavy Day.

Kristof is a husband & a father who has struggled off & on with his weight for many years. At 5 ft 8 inches tall he has weighed as much as 300 pounds. After lots of trial & error he's found what works for him & a nutritional lifestyle that is sustainable. This is his story.