Tomorrow marks the end of our long strength training phase, the Rebuild period. Here is where we get to see just how much clay we’ve added onto our statues and exactly what we have to work with in the next two phases. Some of you may have noticed the Goal boards posted in the...
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I believe in CrossFit we find ourselves losing the real purpose of why we train. We sometimes compare ourselves to others and fail to celebrate our little victories. If you find yourself questioning whether or not you should participate in the open, I offer you the story of my friend Robin.
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CrossFit continues to gain in popularity as a great exercise program. CrossFit and its basis in programming functional movements, has helped many achieve their goals to move better and feel stronger in their day to day lives. The high intensity and compound movements allow people to see rapid results in both performance and...
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At our weekly coaches meeting, Jesse and I were making note of some of the successes we've been seeing in our membership, both in body composition and performance. It's incredibly motivating to see, and success breeds success; when one person is making great gains, everyone is asking them what they're...
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I want to thank Shawn for letting me write the first guest post on his blog. Thanks! Like many of you, I've been working with Shawn on revamping my nutrition. I'm really excited about getting things dialed in, but I'm finding there are a lot of behavior changes I need to...
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I'm not a big believer in New Year resolutions; anything worth doing is worth doing today - it doesn't make sense to wait until the beginning of the year to start a positive activity. Having said that, I am all about goal setting - if you don't...
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Let me start by saying - if you're not keeping a training log, you're losing out on a ton of potential improvement. I can't stress this enough, but a training log is CRITICAL to improving as an athlete. Not making any gains? Not losing weight? Feeling run down or injured?...
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With the 2013 Open 110 days away (not that we're counting down or anything) I've been talking with a lot of our open hopefuls, and wanted to share something I've been telling them. You can't get it all in one day.
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