I wanted to take some time to thank you for your website and your DVD’s and all you do to educate and help the fitness community.

I’ve been training high school and college athletes, (both male and female) for over 15 years, some who are now in the professional ranks, along with adults who don’t consider themselves athletes. I’ve experienced just about all the training methods and fads over the years and found most ok for somethings but usually always missing a certain component.

However, combining the Max Effort Black Box with a Crossfit routine it appears all the bases are covered. I have seen tremendous gains in the people I have been training over the last year or so and credit a lot if not most of what I am seeing to your concepts and teachings.

I could go on and on but again, I would like to thank you for your site and all you do to help the fitness community.

My Boot camp journey began in March of 2008 after spending almost a year trying to get back into shape on my own. I was looking for a program that would help me to loose weight while gaining strength, endurance and increased flexibility. I did some research on-line and found Coach Rut’s website and figured I give it a try.

My first impression was that the people in the class were all very friendly and Coach Rut guides you through the exercises step by step. Now I won’t lie the workouts can be challenging but the results speak for themselves.

I originally planned to only go for one session but enjoyed the class and people I meet there that I quickly signed on for 6 months. I am really glad I did! Over that time I’ve lost a total of 22 pounds, my body fat fell by around 4-5%. Not to mention I feel better than I have in over 10 years.

Having followed the MEBB now for almost a year, I wanted to give you some feedback from the frontline. Prior to using your template I was an avid Crossfitter following the mainsite for 3 years. What I found was that my overall fitness improved but at the expense of strength and some significant overuse injuries. I felt the constant high rep schemes of the Mainsite wods were taking a toll on my musculoskeletal system. At 39 yo and as a former competitive baseball player, I want to maintain topnotch fitness, but not at the expense of my joints and longevity in this endeavor. Having followed your program now, including the emphasis on flexibility, posterior chain, and post wod soft tissue maintenance, I can say this is a true evolution in the boiler plate CrossFit programming. I can use the 3 day template adding in a Tues. longer Crossfit wod and have set PR’s in most of the benchmarks since beginning the MEBB. I have had NO overuse issues, have not missed a planned training week in over a year due to injury, and feel my joints have markedly benefited from this approach. Also, the strength component has allowed me to improve in that aspect although that was not my primary concern. You are to be commended on your work in improving the design of this fitness program with a safe and efficacious program.

I am very interested in the Intelligent Design Seminar and would love to see you guys come to the Southeast at some point. I reside in SC and know there are many advocates of the MEBB here. In closing, please continue the efforts in spite of some recent “backlash” from others in the community. My feelings are that those such as yourself will always continue to succeed since your goals and results are in the best interest of your athletes and trainers.

I turned 60 last October and was determined not to become an old man. I started attending Boot Camp in late January ‚ the first couple of weeks were tough, but after two months, I feel the best I’ve felt in years! I won’t go so far as to call it fun, but by changing the workout every morning, Coach Rut keeps things interesting and challenging. I look forward to the class even though it means my alarm is ringing at 5:15 am every morning.

I purchased all your DVD’s and workout templates last year and all what I can say is – thanks, it is the best template/program so far for me. I was able to improve in all my lifts and my conditioning went up as well. But the best thing for me was that I also got enough rest to recover from the lifts  and even got got healthier joints.

Hey, it was good to meet you at the Black Box Summit! We have been using your 3-day MEBB template for our clients with great success. After on-ramp we start our beginners off right away using MEBB. It’s very interesting to see people’s reactions to lifting. Most come to see us to get in good shape (not to lift heavy weights – so they say…). We tell them that this is just part of getting in good shape. Typically, the women love lifting weights after they are comfortable with the lift. It is very empowering. So we just wanted to say thanks again for providing your templates and expertise. They are making us look good and in return giving our clients GREAT results.

I always check your site for some new workout combos.

Hi Coach,

Thank you for the suggestions. I took your advice and added a longer CF WOD on Tuesdays, still taking Thursday, Saturday and Sunday for active rest. I have also sharpened my focus on cleaner Paleo eating. With these adjustments, things have been going well. The biggest surprise came this week. I am taking a week to do CF before I leave for a two week cycling vacation and hit a PR on the 5k, which I rowed. My time was more than 1 minute better than my previous PR set when I was doing only CF. This PR comes after 6 weeks of MEBB programming. Needless to say, I will be back on MEBB plus CF on Tuesdays when I get back from vacation.

I inquired about 6 months ago when i began training full time and opened my gym. Knowing first hand that the infamous crossfit.com miracle workout lacks a real strength component I was lead to the MEBB, I’ve been meaning to email back in and let you know that we are achieving amazing numbers as a result of implementing your training. I could spend weeks compiling a paper of the amazing gains that my athletes have attained but I’m sure you are aware. If there is anything I can do to help promote the practical and effective benefits of MEBB let me know. As we approach the downfall of quality in training by CF I sincerely thank the coaches that contribute to the world of strength and conditioning, and continue to question why folks spend 50 dollars on t shirts and avoid strength training.

First, let me tell you that I absolutely love your  e-mails! You rock, my man! I seriously read every one of them top to bottom. I sent it to about 50 people and received several positive comments back. I even send them to my dad.