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CJ Gotcher

About CJ Gotcher

A lifelong athlete in a variety of competitive sports from Tae Kwon Do and fencing to CrossFit and obstacle course racing, CJ aims to cut through media nonsense to help people develop the strength and endurance to succeed in sport, mission, and life.

A lifelong athlete in a variety of competitive sports from Tae Kwon Do and fencing to CrossFit and obstacle course racing, CJ aims to cut through media nonsense to help people develop the strength and endurance to succeed in sport, mission, and life.

Certified as a CrossFit-L1 trainer, PN-1, and USAW Sports Performance Coach, CJ currently coaches private clients at Iron Mongers Gym and CrossFit 760 in Oceanside, California, as well as online through Barbell Logic. He also teaches at and manages the course design for Barbell Logic’s Coaching Academy.

You can read more from CJ on a variety of fitness and coaching-related topics at Starting Strength, Barbell Logic, and Medium.

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Fitness

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  • Social Media and the Climate of Fitness
  • All Diets Fail. Why Bother?
  • Nobody is Doomed to be Fat
  • 3 Guiding Principles for Every Athlete
  • Less Brains, More Heart
  • The Dark and Bewildering World of Fitness Studies
  • What We Mortals Can Learn From Eddie Hall’s Deadlift
  • How to Prevent a Bad Day on the Bench
  • The Two Minds of a Barbell Athlete
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  • Bone Health in the Media: Don’t Trust Everything You Read

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