Nick Fowler (@thenickfowler), our Director of Strength & Conditioning, is on the show this week. With the 2017 Open only a few weeks away, we’ll be focusing on all the things you need to know to help you prepare. Whether you’re a Games athlete, or trying to make it to Regionals, or if The Open is your entire season, we’ve got some tips to help you improve.  This episode is all about making sure you’re ready to kill it and how to plan these last few week before the start of The Open. Enjoy the show! Brute Hotline: (801) 449-0503 Want a chance to get featured in a future episode? Call in and leave us a voicemail with some questions regarding training, nutrition, mindset, etc. Topics of discussion: [2:33] Mike Cazayoux & Nick Fowler on training aerobic vs. anaerobic pathways for your sport [8:29] Wodapalooza 2017 [10:55] Being selective of your competitions [15:10] Open predictions [18:08] What to focus on while prepping for The Open [25:20] How Brute Athletes are preparing for The Open [48:36] Do’s & Don’ts for Open prep [1:01:38] Prepping as a Master’s athlete   Reviews: If you LOVE this podcast, please click HERE to leave me a review. It energizes me to keep doing these as well as pushes us higher in the rankings. Thank you all for the support. Follow us on Instagram @brute.strength