Every movement in a CrossFit gym lends itself to another. The bar muscle-up to me is the same thing as the push jerk. The push jerk is one of CrossFit’s 9 foundational movements. We learn these 9 specific movements at seminars because they have a tremendous amount of carry over to other movements and they’re…
I love cheesecake. It’s delicious. I often feel powerless against it. If I’m at a restaurant that might have it, I’m usually going to have some. If my family were bakers, I would probably have a much different physical appearance than I do now. A lot of our ability to create good habits depends on…
I don’t believe I do it anymore but I also used to be pretty bad about talking to myself negatively whenever discussing my progress in the gym. It’s no secret that we live in a “what have you done for me lately” society. We constantly want new shows on Netflix. New music to listen to…
How long have you been doing CrossFit? I first started after Thanksgiving 2011! It’s been quite the journey. What’s your favorite workout? Anything that doesn’t involve running, burpees, fronts squats, or snatches. LOL 🙃 What’s your favorite movement? Back squats! Why do you do CrossFit? I love the diversity. I like how the community comes…
“Eat a diet of meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no added sugar. Keep intake to levels that support exercise but not body fat. Practice and train major lifts: deadlift, clean, squat, presses, clean and jerk, and snatch. Similarly master the basics of gymnastics: pull-ups, dips, rope climb, push-ups, sit-ups,…
My grandmother completed her 95th trip around the sun last week, and I went and hung out with her, along with my aunts and uncles last weekend. The day was full of a normal birthday gathering. Plenty of food, alcohol, and of course, birthday cake to close out the day. As we were getting ready…
Michael Bush is our CFV member of the month! He’s a loyal 5 a.m. attendee, loves working out beside his wife, and we have got to brag on his mobility and how far it has come since he first walked through our doors. Here’s to you, Mike! How long have you been doing CrossFit?On and off since 2012!…
The 800gChallenge® was something that was brought to our attention and invented by friend of the program, EC Synkowski. If you do not know who EC is, you can find her on Instagram. Her handle is @optimizemenutrition. EC is one of a very very few CrossFit Level 4 Coaches. She was on the Seminar Staff for…
I don’t have data in front of me so this is just speculation, but based on conversations we’ve had with other gym owners in the community, our programming is unique. Where do we get our programming? CrossFit.com. CrossFit.com or “The Main Site” as the OGs call it has been putting out a workout for the…
This is going to be a very short blog because I could elaborate on it with a bunch of sciency terms and whatnot, but that’s not important. The importance is that you just understand eating more ANIMAL protein is ESSENTIAL for two reasons. Reason Number 1: If you want to lose weight. Yes. If you…
