Are You a Picky Eater? You Can Probably Blame Your Parents
First off, a quick test to gauge your level of pickiness: If your score is less than 5, you’re probably pretty fun and easy going to have over for a dinner party. If you score is 5-8, you’re probably moderately annoying to cook for. If your score is 8 or more,...
SPARK PROGRAM INFO
Hey Everyone! I’d like to make sure you all saw the announcement that our Spark program is now on the schedule, and we will be “testing” it over the next 4 weeks of November. SO your feedback is super appreciated! While there is no doubt that CrossFit with ample...
7 Possible Solutions to Your Chronic Back Pain
Many times people with chronic back pain never bother to really look into the source of the problem, so their undisclosed injury never really gets better.
The Great Old Booze Debate Continues
Alcoholism = bad. One glass of wine a night = OK, even helpful? That tends to be the general thinking about booze: Getting hammered all the nights of the week is bad, bad, bad for your liver, for cognitive function, for your heart, for performance at the gym, and...
If fitness were a pizza, there’d only be one slice of cardio!
If fitness were a pizza, there’d only be one slice of cardio! You wanted to get fit. So you started running. At first, you trained for a 5 km run, and then a 10 km run. Then you thought a half-marathon was a good idea. After logging half a dozen halves, you decided...
Not losing weight? Your sleep could be to blame!
Not losing weight? Your sleep could be to blame! I know, I know, you’re probably tired of us—and everyone else in your life—preaching the importance of getting enough sleep… If you’re still resisting because the Netflix series you’re watching is way more interesting...
How To Be Fit For Life
Our intention for all our clients is simple: To help you gain fitness that you maintain for life. Much of this comes down to what we call general physical preparedness (or GPP). This essentially means being prepared for anything physical life throws your way—both the...
The Power of Positive Training!
Whether we know it or not, our mindset towards a workout and the thoughts we have before, during and after a workout affect our abilities to perform. I want you to imagine that it's 5:00 pm and you check the workout for tomorrow. 21-15-9 Overhead squat 95/65 Double...
How Sugar is Killing Us Slowly…
Approximately 420 million people in the world have Type 2 diabetes. In the United States alone, it is believed that in the next few decades, as many as one out of three Americans will develop the disease. You have heard it before, and you’re about to hear it again:...
Mechanics-Consistency-Intensity, and the importance of preserving the stimulus
When a gymnast learns a new skill, she doesn’t just throw it into her competition-ready bar routine. After weeks of timers and drills to prepare her for attempting the new skill, she then attempts the skill with her coach spotting her. After practicing hundreds of...
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