Sometimes we get caught up. We get caught up in our work-a-day life. We get caught up in our workOUT-a-day life. We just plain forget how important rest is. It’s easy to forget. We live in a world where every second of every day is scheduled. Taking a moment (or an hour) to stare out …
Besides double-unders, the most common thing many CrossFit beginners seem to struggle with is mastering pull-up strength. Many people, both men and women, get very frustrated by the fact that while other people in their class are banging out 30 unbroken graceful butterfly kips, the beginner is still relegated to working on the rubber band. …
A friend of mine just linked to an article on Facebook that I thought might be helpful to those of you who are trying to make big changes in your body and reach some lofty goal. So, that means all of you, right! The idea is to set a series of If-Then statements that you …
The book pictured above is a valuable resource in the fight to make a change in your life, or even in the world around you. It offers effective tools to understand what works when it comes to appealing to the human mind and redirecting it. They begin by defining the two fractured selves that we …
You’ve seen me link to MARK’S DAILY APPLE before, and here’s another good one. Someone asked him about flexibility. His answer begins like this: “Rather than what most people think of when they say “flexibility” – the ability to hold ridiculously contrived poses and lengthen the muscles beyond the point of practical use – I …
I am not the first CrossFit coach to share this quote, and I won’t be the last. CrossFitter or not though, below is a spot on sentiment about life. Robert A. Heinlein was a smart man and a brilliant author. And if you’re asking “who?” right about now, and you like sci-fi, you owe it …
CLICK HERE for a short slide show sharing some great tips. I don’t necessarily agree with the Chocolate Milk recommendation, but the rest are good. And if you can manage to find hormone-free, antibiotic-free milk from a grass-fed cow, go for it. Beyond that, I wouldn’t.
Certainly not all of you, but many of you in our ranks have come here seeking weight loss. It’s a new year, and you’ve got renewed vigor to sprint towards those goals that have been sitting on the shelf for a while. Awesome. The trick is to keep that feeling alive for the whole year, …
Thank you to those of you that made last nights workshop a success. We had a good time talking about goal-setting and the psychology of change. For those of you who missed out, here’s some Cliff Notes. The Journey Let’s call where you are now Point A and where you want to get to Point …
CrossFitters who have little rugrats running around, this one is for you. When I was a kid (not too-too long ago) gym class had made some changes from my parents day. Thanks to some arbitrarily imposed standards by the White House when my parents were kids they did grueling calisthenics and rarely played any real …