Metrics For When You Lose Motivation

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] “We can’t just be ‘motivated’ all the time.  We must learn self-discipline.” We all go through our phases.  We start something new, and we’re fully committed.  A couple weeks pass, then we’re burnt out–we indulge, want to give up, or just avoid the reality […]

Easing Into Habits

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] “You may have heard: “it takes 21 days to build a habit.” Let’s discuss that process of building. For most, not everyone will be perfect from day 1. Think about the time it took you to learn anything: a new skill, raising a child […]

Our Relationship with Food

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] 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. […]

Eating in a Pinch

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] We live in a fast-paced society where many of us overwork ourselves in whatever we do.  Most people that we’ve talked to, just within our gym alone, eat only one or two times a day.  Often times, those meals are either take-out meals, highly-processed, […]

Meal Planning and Supplementation

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] “Many people dread the idea of spending hours on preparing meals for themselves and/or their families for an entire week, however, it doesn’t have to be a dreadful chore.” You may have seen Coach Scott with a Tupperware full of chopped chicken, veggies, and […]

96% of Your Day

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] 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, […]

Goal Setting – The Art and Science

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] “If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.” – Jim Rohn Goal setting is an incredibly important task but is not widely practiced, which isn’t at […]

The Neglected Athlete Practice – Recovery

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Take a minute to assess some of your current recovery practices by answering these questions: How many hours of sleep do you get per night? How do you fuel for recovery after workouts? What is on your plate when it’s time to have a […]

Fear NOT the Failures

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] “I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” […]

The Importance of Scaling

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] “Remember that every movement/skill takes time to learn, repetitions of good technique, following the progressions, maintaining proper positions, and practice to attain.” If it hasn’t already, the sport of CrossFit will assure you that you can leave your ego at the door.  Sure, you should […]