Triggers for Success in 2021
“We don’t rise to the level of our challenges; we fall to the level of our preparation.” This is a very wise quote from a mentor of mine named Chris Cooper.
Almost all of us have smartphones to help us be more efficient and productive…
How heavy should you lift?
Hey folks!
We have seen a huge increase in strength work lately! It’s been awesome to be able to work on building up stronger muscles, more resilient joints and a healthier mindset towards resistance training. Lifting weights can be some…
SKILLS DON’T JUST MAGICALLY APPEAR
There are certain movements that can come up in workouts where you think “I wish I had [insert skill here]!”
Are you stuck doing double or triple the amount of single skips when the workout calls for double unders? Or banded pull-ups/jumping…
What is RX for a Masters Athlete?
It has been so much fun meeting with so many of you over these past few weeks for athlete check ins. I love seeing where people have come from and hearing where they want to go.
One of the goals for quite a few of our Master Athletes…
Setting Your Workout Intention
What approach are you taking towards your daily workout? We all want to leave the gym feeling like we crushed our workout but what markers are you using to actually determine this?
In order to determine if we were successful, we need to set…
Rx vs. Scaled
Building off of Coach Caleb's Blog Post last week about modifying workouts, I want to bring to light the distinction between Rx and Scaled. Rx is described as a prescribed workout or "as written". Scaled is a modification of that version, but…
Overcoming the Fear of Modifying
Modifications to movements in a CrossFit class are common. You will often see someone in your class doing the workout of the day slightly differently than the rest of the participants. This could be for a variety of different reasons! Perhaps…
Why Do I Lose Fitness so Easily?
Coming back from a two week vacation has me feeling “less fit” because I have not been routinely exercising. But what if I told you that your fitness actually wasn’t lost (yet), it is your technique that is the first to go!
When we routinely…
One Way to See Greater Gains
What if I told you by changing one thing in your life you could reduce stress, improve memory, boost the immune system, maintain weight, improve mood, lower the risk of diabetes, improve heart health, and improve overall athletic performance?…
Don’t Put Up With Pain
Hey Gang:
Maybe you are like me and purchased a picture that wasn’t exactly what you wanted but hung it up on the wall because there was nothing better at the time. You thought about replacing it now and then but after a while you just…
