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…
Virilis wasn’t actually our first choice. It was more like our 6th choice, but the folks at CrossFit HQ are very particular about their rules and policies. It ended up working out for what our vision was for the gym anyway though. I’ll explain in a bit. I know there’s a variety of translations to…
Chelsey Marks is our CrossFit Virilis Member of the Month! She’s a bada** mama with a helluva squat! She’s strong, mighty, kind, courageous, and many other amazing things. Get to know more about her here! How long have you been doing CrossFit? For 5 1/2 years! What’s your favorite workout? Nancy, if I had a…
There’s a checklist one goes through when looking to make improvements in their fitness. In CrossFit, that checklist starts out with coming to the workouts consistently. Am I showing up at least three times per week? That should be concern number one. Not how hard I go or can I do everything? Nope. Just show…
I’ve recently seen an uptick on social media about people discussing the need for individualized programming as opposed to group programming. Everyone that advocates for this neglects to mention one key aspect of whether or not you should do it. IF you are preparing for a specialist event, then there’s a POSSIBILITY you should take…
