Level 1 CrossFit Trainer, Christina Cooke, shares perspective on “RX” So there I was, lounging pool-side on a breezy beautiful day, Spanish conversation floating around me, kids splashing, coconut-rum drinks flowing. I’d thrown some fitness into my day: 400m of swimming, handstand-push ups from the bottom of the pool, arm-curls from the supine position....Read More
The open is over. That statement may make you over the moon ecstatic or it may ping your withdrawals. It’s a tough five weeks both physically and mentally. We are forced to go outside of our comfort zone week in and week out. Many people got their first double under, their first muscle up...Read More
The word community gets tossed around a lot in reference to CrossFit. Now more than ever, during the open, people feel an overwhelming sense of connection with their fellow athletes. The leader board units us all in our collective struggle for self improvement, a fact that can be both parts beneficial and detrimental; More often...Read More
The open ascends on us like an ominous storm. We have already felt the first few drops with 14.1 Some of us managed to find early shelter while others were caught in the rain. These storms tend to have a different affect on each of us. Some people retreat to the safety...Read More
Your gym is awful and here’s why. There is more than one way to skin a cat. There is also more than one way to get fit and maintain that fitness. Sadly, there are more wrong ways to go about this than there are right ways. For the majority of the population, the “gym”, be...Read More
There are as many opinions on what we should eat as there are experts on the subject. The issue becomes even more convoluted when people with little to no background interject their opinions. The simple truth is there is no perfect diet, no magic answer to the question “what should I eat to preform better?”...Read More
How do you define yourself? This question does a great deal to provide insight to our mental well being. If you are a powerful attorney but you suck at golf you likely don’t identify yourself as a golfer. If you are an animal in the gym but have a job where you are the lower...Read More
I see people quit a lot, people that have the physical ability to continue on. Seeing that has a certain effect on me. I thrive off it. I know this sounds terrible but I have always found strength in watching others fall short of a task that I am engaged in myself. I believe...Read More
CrossFit competitions bring on an interesting fueling challenge. You are required to repeat high intensity bouts of exercise in a single day. Due to the constraints of most local competitions workouts are likely to be anywhere from 1-12 minutes in duration. Most competitions will have you complete between 3-4 of these high intensity sets. Preforming optimally...Read More
This is the moment, the moment that we choose our own fate, our own outcome. This is what separates our current self with the version of ourselves that we want to be. This is a choice that we all have to make, everyone of us, regardless of our physical ability level. This is the moment where...Read More
