John Fairbanks

A big, bald, bearded Dude that hosts podcasts, trains clients in fitness & nutrition, business & marketing consultant, and mentor to aspiring real ass dudes

[The Gym Owners Podcast @gymownerspodcas]

The CrossFit Open and a decade of dedication and the life changing potential that CrossFit and the community provides

Link to the full episode in the Thread 🧵

[The Gym Owners Podcast @gymownerspodcas]

CrossFit has lost the general public — and no one is really talking about it 🚨

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#CrossFit #WOD #CrossFitOpen #CrossFitGames #TheBarbellSpin #Heat1App

[The Gym Owners Podcast @gymownerspodcas]

Building a Brighter Future for CrossFit: A Brainstorming Session with Tyler Watkins

00:00 Introduction to CrossFit Trends and Changes
03:03 The Decline of Participation in CrossFit Open
05:55 Nutrition's Role in CrossFit and Community Impact
09:00 The Shift from General Population to Elite Athletes
12:07 The Evolution of CrossFit's Marketing and Appeal
14:46 Professionalism in CrossFit Coaching
17:47 The Importance of Spectatorship in CrossFit Competitions
21:01 The Future of CrossFit and Its Community Engagement
31:35 Rethinking Competition Formats
36:54 The Dilution of Elite Fitness
43:09 CrossFit as a Training Methodology
58:00 The Importance of Understanding Fitness Goals
01:06:18 Understanding the 'Why' Behind Fitness Engagement
01:09:12 Attracting the Right Audience to Affiliates
01:11:39 The Role of Transformations in Retention and Growth
01:15:01 CrossFit's Revolutionary Impact on Fitness Culture
01:17:15 The Opportunity in Addressing Obesity
01:19:12 The Open: Purpose and Community Engagement
01:22:06 Creating Events for Gym Community Building
01:26:39 Marketing Strategies for Local Affiliates

Link to the podcast episode in the Thread 🧵

#CrossFit #WOD #CrossFitOpen #CrossFitGames #TheBarbellSpin #Heat1App

[John Fairbanks @JBANKSFL]

It’s never easy.

But it’s always worth it.

Love for the process. Love for the grind.

P.S. I got that playbook & I earned that starting spot I wanted.

#coaching #mywhy #strengthcoach

[John Fairbanks @JBANKSFL]

I’ve learned that I LIVE for the love of the grind

“You know.. you’re just not fast enough or strong enough to be any good at this. You might as well not waste your or our time”

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[John Fairbanks @JBANKSFL]

And this is what I love. The grind. To prove to yourself what you can do. To be able to rise above..

And I not only love this process for me, personally, but I love being that coach that helps athletes learn how to love this grind…

[Leading Report @LeadingReport]

BREAKING: Rep. Thomas Massie accepts Vivek Ramaswamy’s offer to help out with DOGE.

[James Melville 🚜 @JamesMelville]

Well done Italy. They have banned ground mounted solar panels on farmland. They have always understood the importance and significance of their fresh food supply. 🇮🇹

[John Fairbanks @JBANKSFL]

@fullpen117 @andidevlin @jockowillink @Timcast @ORIGINBJJ When you say you “don’t know how to execute the business end of that” — what do you mean exactly?

[Dr Shawn Baker 🥩 @SBakerMD]

Increasing evidence implicating seed oils and cancer

[Calley Means @calleymeans]

70% of a child's diet is ultraprocessed and 40% of teens are on a pharma prescription.

Yes - we are saying that if the government incentivized more healthy food and less drugs, we'd be a good deal healthier.

We are under-nourished and over-medicated.

It's not complicated.

[End Tribalism in Politics @EndTribalism]

Calley Means: “Bobby Kennedy is not saying he's gonna take Twinkies away.”

“Food companies can self police. That's not conservative. It's not liberal. It just doesn't make sense. We have 10,000 ingredients that aren't allowed in European foods.”

“We subsidize this food.”

“Twinkies should exist, but you can buy them with food stamp dollars right now. They actually qualify for federally funded school lunch programs. There's no nutrition or sugar limits on federally funded school lunches.”

“The USDA essentially recommends Twinkies for 2 year olds.”

“I think the food industry is not fully understanding what President Trump and RFK are saying. They're saying, ‘let's get all stakeholders together and let's have American food be the most nutritious food in the world, and the best food in the world.’”

[Dr. Rhonda Patrick @foundmyfitness]

Eating more eggs could reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by nearly 50%.

And for women, eggs may mitigate changes in cognitive function due to old age.

That's what a pair of new studies suggests.

In one study, a higher egg intake was associated with less of a decline in verbal fluency among women during a 4-year period, with those consuming 5 or more eggs per week experiencing the greatest benefit. However, no association between egg intake and cognitive function changes was observed in men.

In the other study, eating 2 or more eggs per week was associated with a 47% reduction in Alzheimer's disease risk over a nearly 7-year follow-up period.

But that's not all—an analysis of brain samples from participants who died during the study revealed that consuming 1 or more eggs per week reduced the odds of having a pathological diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease by up to 49%—indicated by the presence of fewer plaques and neurofibrillary tangles.

These effects are likely due to choline—an essential nutrient that serves as a precursor for methylation, affecting epigenetics globally, and plays a role in the production of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Choline is also converted into phosphatidylcholine, a crucial component of cell membranes that regulates intracellular transportation. Choline literally makes up the stuff of our brain and cells.

40% of the beneficial effects of eggs on Alzheimer's disease risk reduction were directly mediated by choline intake, highlighting the critical importance of this nutrient for brain health and reducing neurodegenerative disease burden.

Not only are eggs rich in choline, but they're packed with omega-3 fatty acids and the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin, which have well-known benefits for the brain.

I'm covering both of these studies and more on eggs and brain health in tomorrow's newsletter.

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Studies referenced
- PMID:39203901
- PMID:38782209

[John Fairbanks @JBANKSFL]

Another great podcast episode of Little Giants Radio where I discussed the current state of Waynesboro Youth sports with Presidents of both the football and baseball youth leagues in Waynesboro, VA

#shenandoahvalley #athletics #sportstalk

[Shenandoah Valley Sports Network @ShenValleySport]

Waynesboro youth sports are at a crossroads. Challenges in participation to the need for better facilities, it’s time for the Waynesboro community to rally together for the next generation 💪

Listen 🎧 Now: https://t.co/jWtHulqKC6

#YouthSports #WaynesboroVA