Deload to Reload
While this isn’t always the case, every once in a while our athletes come to us saying that they are having nagging aches that won’t go away, feeling unmotivated to come to CrossFit class, or they are just plain tired all the time. We don’t blame them: they are in the gym 4-6x/week, living busy […]
InsideTracker: Look, Feel, Perform Better… It’s Legit!
It may be safe to say that many of us wake up each day thinking about how we can improve how we look, feel, and perform on a day to day basis. For many of our members, this is why they started CrossFit! The truth is, there is a lot of factors that play into […]
Be Aware of the TOP 3 GOAL Killers
We all have our goals: whether they be fitness-related or our own personal goals, but how is it that there are so many obstacles that we face that keep us from achieving them? Maybe it’s hard for us to even get started. But why? Be aware. Here are the TOP 3 GOAL killers: Perfectionism. This […]
96% of Your Day
About 96% of your day equates to the 23 hours you have outside of the walls of your CrossFit facility. You may be someone who comes to CrossFit class several days a week–maybe up to even four, five or six days each week. However, you’re beginning to wonder why your lifts are not getting stronger, […]
Strength in Numbers
It’s not just the numbers on our back squat, 500 meter row or scale weight. There are other strengths we find in other numbers, and one of them is right here in our box: our members. Whether it’s in the committed, early birds at 5:30 AM with Coach Carl, consistent, tight-knit 4:30 AM class with […]
How We Begin: Set a Goal, Make a Decision
Earlier this week, we highlighted the article from the CrossFit Journal: “An Open Letter for those who need to Lose Weight” on our Facebook page. Today, we want to expand beyond that and share a little bit more about the types of goals that many of our individual members have–that often, started with weight loss, […]
Eat This, Not That: BBQ Season – Part 1
As the weather starts to get warmer and we are inching our way closer to May, here are some ways you can stay on track with your nutrition, even throughout the ever-so-popular barbecue and potluck season! Last week, we discussed the relationships we have with food. While food plays a part of our physiological life, […]
Our Relationship with Food
As human beings, we tend to thrive on our relationships, especially with those of other human beings. However, we do also thrive on another type of relationship: our relationship with food. That is usually a positive or negative relationship, and often somewhere in between. This relationship is driven by lifestyle, or how a person lives. […]
To Eat or Not to Eat Before My Workout…
Typically, the answer is yes, however, there will be a variety of answers depending on each individual’s person’s preferences and daily schedule**. For those who are working out bright and early, or first thing in the morning, having a piece of fruit, toast or liquid shake consisting of carbohydrates + protein may be the best […]
I Completed the CrossFit Open and now…
As we wrap up the 5-week long, worldwide CrossFit Open, we have seen such amazing growth within individuals as well as our community as a whole. For many of our members, this was their first CrossFit Open, and for others, it was a time to retest the fitness that they had once proved the year […]