Brandi is such an incredible human! We love her spirit, her drive, her personality, her wit, and her determintation! She’s our December Member of the Month, so it’s time for you to get to know her… 1. How long have you been doing CrossFit?Probably about a year and half with a break in between 2….
I’ve been weighing and measuring my food for nearly a decade. I do it Monday through Friday without fail. Every meal. I’m 32 years old now and am just as lean, if not leaner, than I was at 22 years old. I limit my alcohol consumption to just the weekends and other than holidays or…
CrossFit got started in the late 1990s out in Santa Cruz, California. As we all know up to that point in the fitness realm the extent of group classes was limited to Zumba or some type of aerobics step class. If you wanted to lift weights you had to go to the free weight area…
I remember when I first heard the nutrition lecture at my Level 1 Seminar. I think I was fully locked in for the first five minutes, and then the speaker said, “So, no bread, pasta, tortillas,” and I immediately tuned out. At some point though you think to yourself, “Man, I am working out so…
1. How long have you been doing CrossFit?A little over a year! 2. What’s your favorite workout?Big names that come to mind as favorites are Annie, Diane, and Robbie. They all had movements that I like. Well, I guess I mean they didn’t have thrusters or wall balls 3. What’s your favorite movement?Hand stand push-ups….
We all know the look. Weightlifting shoes. Knee Sleeves. Weightlifting belt. Wrist wraps. And all we’re doing is “Nancy” which is 5 rounds of 15 overhead squats at 95lbs for men and 65lbs for ladies and a 400m run. There’s utility in all the fancy “apparel” stuff that gets marketed to us but are they…
There’s always been this misconception that weightlifting or any kind of resistance training is bad for your joints. If you lift weights, especially heavy weights, you’re going to end up damaging your back/knees/elbows/shoulders, you name it. I, myself, have major arthritis in my left knee and elbow. I’ve had it for years. I also don’t…
1. How long have you been doing CrossFit?I have survived working out at CFV for a little over one year. 2. What’s your favorite workout?Short fast workouts that are over as quickly as possible. I prefer cardio, but learning to like weightlifting. 3. What’s your favorite movement?Rowing and back extensions! 4. Why do you do…
I don’t consider myself a real OG like some of the people who started doing CrossFit back in 2005 or even earlier, but I’ve been in the community long enough to speak about this. I remember once reading one of Tim Ferris’ books, and in it, he discussed how it’s important to mind your labels….
My paternal grandparents both passed away fairly recently. My grandfather about four years ago and my grandmother just last year. They were both in their 80s. My grandfather had developed Alzheimers and was mostly a couch potato for his last few years. My grandmother had Diabetes most of her life and was bed ridden for…
