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 […]
CrossFit Perks #3: The Unseen Progress
After some time, we start to notice some markers of progress within our CrossFit journey: a few inches trimmed from our waist, our strength numbers increasing or the scale number making its way down. However, there are a few other ways progress can make itself apparent, but often times only you would know. CrossFit Perks […]
I remember my first…
Many of us can recall our firsts in CrossFit: your first “Workout of the Day”, rowing experience, successful pull up, or double under–the list goes on. Part of the reason why CrossFit is so rewarding is because no matter where you start, there’s always something to work for. Sometimes when faced with the new challenge, […]
Mindset Movement: Fitness & Nutrition
We all have our own thoughts and conversations about our past, present and future state of fitness. Have you stopped to tune in to hear what those conversations sound like? Try it. What tone of voice do you hear? Is it hopeful? realistic? practical? Or is the tone pessimistic? anxious? or overwhelmed? At our Mindset […]
TEAMWORK
Take a moment to think of your favorite, most successful teams in any competitive field and the characteristics that made them great. They probably did a number of things well, such as sharing a common goal, strategically empowering individual team members, and clearly defining everyone’s role in pursuit of the primary objective. It’s no surprise […]
CrossFit Perks #2 – Constantly Varied Fitness
When someone asks you, “What exactly is CrossFit?” isn’t it hard to explain? CrossFit HQ’s definition is “constantly varied, functional movements, executed at high intensity.” What that means is we are using a variety of methods to address movements that help us physically function at our best. Though most people have the idea of “high […]
CFDP’s Intramural Open League
Last week, we shared why you should sign up for the CrossFit Open. Now that you’re all signed up, we have some exciting news for those participating: CrossFit Des Plaines will be hosting a Intramural CrossFit Open League! This Intramural League will allow us to experience the Open with a greater sense of teamwork, friendly […]
Why Should I Track My Results?
Last week we posted about “A Fresh Start” and one of the main points was to be consistent. One action to help support this would be to start tracking your workouts on Wodify–our gym’s software to track athletes’ progress over time. Wondering how to get started? First, make sure that you are signed into class! […]
3 Reasons Why Your Coach is Not Just a Trainer
At CrossFit Des Plaines you can count on finding coaches that are here for you and your goals. It may sound minuscule, but there are some differences between a “Coach” versus a “Trainer”. After reading these three reasons, you can decide: which one would you want to work with? 1. Your coach knows your purpose. […]
