- This is the ultimate guide to optimizing your experience with btwb.
- Jake works for btwb & is a subject matter expert.
- Pat asked the community for their top questions about the btwb app.
- Jake answers every question in detail, including doing a screen share when needed, to ensure everything is crystal clear.
- Topics covered are:
- What is Tempus & how to use it.
- C2 Rower & Rogue Air Bike integration with Tempus.
- What sort of workouts function with Tempus?
- Logging/switching from pounds to kilograms.
- Workout “notes”.
- What happens if you do a workout on a different day than it was prescribed?
- Transferring data from other platforms to bwtb.
- Explaining “Gym Association” & how to update it.
- How to look up PR’s for lifts, movements & workouts.
- How to find % for lifts & estimate your 1RM.
- What happens if a repeat workout does not show up for comparison.
- The movement milestone feature.
- If a movement uses 2 dumbbells, do you log the weight of 1 dumbbell or both dumbbells?
- Lifetime PR vs improvement from last time vs lifetime average data.
- How to add a location to a workout.
- How to add a photo to the background of a workout & share it.
- How to move workout days.
- Synchronizing features between the btwb mobile app & browser.
- Can you share your btwb account/profile as a public link?

- Kurtis Bowler & his wife Laurie opened Rainer CrossFit in 2004.
- Their gym recently celebrated its 20 year anniversary as a CrossFit affiliate.
- It is currently the oldest active affiliate.
- Kurtis shares the evolution of this gym over the last two decades.
- He & Pat also chat about lumberjacks, grip strength & much more.

- A CrossFit enthusiast asked if butterfly pull-ups are worth the risk?
- Pat & Adrian discuss this topic.

- A VNR listener does not like the “variance” aspect of the CrossFit methodology.
- He wants to know what would be the pros & cons of simply repeating the same 3 weeks worth of workouts over & over forever.
- Pat discusses these topics & more.

- Dan Bailey is multiyear CrossFit Games athlete, a husband & a new father to a set of twins.
- Dan talks about how his life & training have changed since having kids, as well as the lessons he has learned.
- He also has been pursuing the goal of a 600 lb deadlift, a 500 lb back squat & a 400 lb bench press.
- Recently Dan completed the hero workout “Murph” with 100 lbs.
- Pat discusses these topics & more.

- A VNR listener observed the fact that she can do a strict handstand push-up, but cannot strict press her bodyweight with a barbell.
- Would working on both movements at the same time be complementary to increasing her capacity, or is it better to focus on one at a time?
- Does this apply to other movements, like bench press & push-ups, etc?
- Pat & Boz share their opinions on this topic.

- A VNR listener wants to know if trainers should always coach the same classes or mix it up?
- If trainers always coach the same classes each day they have a better chance to deeply know those particular clients.
- If trainers vary the classes they coach, they will be exposed to new members, and those members will get to experience a different coaching style.
- Each side of this discussion has pros & cons.
- Pat & Boz share their opinions on this topic.

- A VNR listener wants to know how he can “listen to his body” while not having FOMO about not training.
- He said he feels like he is falling apart lately. He has low back pain, a tweaked knee, & tennis elbow.
- He also said he admits to being a bit stubborn & stupid by continuing to train.
- Pat & Boz share their opinions on this topic.