The Box After Dark New Intro

As I'm slowing building my Youtube Channel I felt I needed a nice intro, used a Site called Fiver, this cost me $5, worth looking into.

Keto Stuffed Peppers

2017 Crossfit Liftoff

Building A YouTube Channel

So I have deicded to expand The Box After Dark blog by making a Youtube Channel. I am far from a YouTube expert, but I have fooled around with it for years, and now have done research, here are the Top 5 Things to build a YouTube Channel.

Building a YouTube channel is like building a website within a website, so all the steps to build a quality website apply to your YouTube Channel.

1. Content is king -  You need to have content that people want to watch, and that will make them come back for more. If your channel is boring your channel will go nowheres.
2. Video SEO - SEO means " Search Engine Optimization " This is the ability for your video to be located when people are searching a keyword. So one of the most important parts of your video is the Title. You need to have keywords, that are highly searched in your video's title.  It doesn't matter if you have the best content if nobody can find it.
3. Channel Theme - If you want your channel to catch people's eye and have them come back, your channel needs structure.  You should have a relative similar theme to your channel. If your channel is about Food then subscribers may unfollow if you all of a sudden start sharing videos about nascar.
4. Clean up your channel - If your channel has been around fora little, go through the old videos and see what videos are popular and what ones never gather much attention, and remove those ones. It helps your channel stay crisp and clean.
5. Schedule - Stick to a schedule , it all depends on how much your able to post quality content, if thats once a day or once a week try to be consistent.

These are just 5 things that I picked up while using and researching YouTube, Best of luck with your channel.

Kennyo

Crossfit Mayhem Freedom Tryout

So you want to go to the Crossfit Games? What about going as part of Crossfit Mayhem Freedom?

First off you better wear booty shorts and a sports bra because the opening is for a female member.

Kristin Reffett has stepped away from the team to pursue a dream of living in Colorado. Reffett seemed to be a member that brought some comical relief to the team and was a great Crossfit athlete.

It may surprise you, but Reffett was the highest finishing Mayhem female in the 2017 Crossfit Open. So this will be a big hole to fill. Reffett was an original member, that was in the team for 3 years. Last Year with James Hobart leaving the Team and being replaced by Hunsucker saw the teams talent level drop little and depending who the replacement is, it may again this year.

For Froning to get back to 1st he will truly need to look outside Crossfit Mayhem to fill the spot. People have mentioned Hunsuckers wife, but that would mean losing a lot of Firepower.

It will be interesting to see who comes out of the woodwork, I'm sure there will be a long list to choose from

Kennyo

John Romano, Steroid Expert

When you talk about Steroids in sports, a name that comes up a lot is John Romano.  Romano stared on Bigger Stronger Faster, and has taken steroids, and helps athletes take Steroids.

Below is audio from a Podcast where Romano talks about Steroids in Crossfit, this came out well before the whole Steroid talk this year.

Here is Romano's Bio on the site T Nation: John Romano is a longtime industry insider and performance-enhancement specialist. He authored several bodybuilding and fitness books and appeared on HBO, ESPN, ABC's 20/20, and numerous radio talk shows. He is also featured in the acclaimed documentary Bigger Stronger Faster. Romano resides in Guadalajara, Mexico where he owns and operates a Gold’s Gym.

Nano 2.0 Review

Nano 2.0 ( Rich Froning Edition )

Well the Nano 2.0 is back and as awesome as ever. When I see the Nano 2.0 I instantly picture them
being worn by Rich Froning which instantly makes me think that if I slip on a pair I'll be off to the Crossfit Games next year!


It's very rare that a shoe company would release the same shoe again, years after they stopped making it. But hey maybe they had a warehouse filled with them and just discovered them the other month?


The Nano 2.0 was first released in June of 2012, and is considered by many as the best Nano shoe released, this post will take a quick look at the Nano 2.0 in case you forgot about it.

Nano 2.0 Review

So why is Reebok bringing back the Nano 2.0?

Is it because the Nano 7.0 was kinda a flop and they want to boast sales? Was it because there was a

outcry from the Crossfit community for it? Whatever the reason it's so Reebok can make money, but I'm just happy I can get a new pair. ( I have a old Yellow beat up pair of Nano 2.0 )

What made the Nano 2.0 popular?

• The introduced a breathable upper mesh
• They had a durable grip along the tow that made it last longer
• Better lateral support
• Awesome colours, but the classic black are the best
• Low to ground feel
• flexible
• 4mm heel to toe drop
• introduced when Crossfit was taking off

In the end the Nano 2.0 is a durable Crossfit shoes that has stood the test of time and for $110.00 you can add a pair to your collection or update that old pair that is now collecting dust.