What to Expect in Your FIRST 100 Days of Fitness… (Part 1)
For many of us, committing to a start of a new routine habit–such as starting a new fitness program–is one of the hardest parts. We contemplate for days, or even months about the time and financial commitment, and also many of the changes we would start implementing. These might include waking up earlier to get […]
Learning Self-Forgiveness
At some point in our lives, many of us can say that we’re our own, biggest critic. We work hard, we make progress, yet, we continue to think that we’re still not good enough. It can happen with your fitness, with your profession, and even with the tiniest of things like I really could’ve made […]
What YOU Need to Know about Ascent Casein!
We have brought a new product to supplement your nutrition, and more specifically, for continuous lean muscle growth. CrossFit Des Plaines is excited to announce our partnership with Ascent Protein; we now carry Casein Protein in Chocolate and Vanilla flavors. Here’s what YOU need to know about Ascent’s Casein Protein: It’s made of all […]
Sickness, Wellness, Fitness: A Continuum
Typically, we can gauge our individual health by our daily biomarkers such as how well we sleep, our energy levels throughout the day, how well we eat, how much we exercise, and even how often we may catch a cold or feel aches and pains. However, there is much more that meets the eye when […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
Positive Self-talk & Work/Life Balance
“Don’t believe everything you think.” – Allan Lokos Do you ever have days at work or in the gym where you feel like a superhuman and can excel/do anything thrown at you? What about days where you just feel like a failure and incompetent and then ask yourself, “Why are you doing this?” Unfortunately, you […]
