Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been there too. That oh-so-familiar conversation in your head that comes through right when it starts to get tough. “This hurts. I don’t want it. I don’t want to do another rep.” You can’t breathe. You feel like you’re going to throw up and then finally the last resounding thought…
My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in June of 1996. I actually remember being in the doctors office with her when she first got the news. I had no idea what cancer was; I was 7. But, whatever it was I knew it was bad because she was crying on the way home. My…
Don’t Turn Up The Volume “Be impressed with intensity, not volume.” This famous quote by Greg Glassman, the founder of CrossFit, has always resonated with me. It’s why we program the way we do here at CrossFit Virilis. Think back to what you used to do at the gym. You would go in maybe do…
Erin Reel is our CFV member of the month! Her consistency and enjoyment of the workouts bring us great happiness, and they happen to bring her great happiness, too — both in and out of the gym. Get to know all about Erin and her wanderlust, Mama Bear life. How long have you been doing…
I’ve been watching basketball for a long time. I watch almost every Spurs game. I used to watch every game just shouting out commands at the TV, but ever since Twitter came around, I just basically gather around the figurative water cooler with all the other crazed Spurs fans to gripe about what’s wrong with…
As most of y’all know, I’m a pretty big fan of rap music, and while I know there’s plenty of songs made by rappers that are dumb, crude, or just flat out annoying; there’s a lot of songs that have a strong message attached to them. The title of this blog is a line from…
About a year ago or so, a movie came out called “Tag,” and it’s based on the real life true story about a group of friends who play a game of “tag” every May. They started the game when they were in middle school, and they just continued the tradition into adulthood and even middle…
Last week, I referenced the steps to behavioral change and what it takes to truly commit to create new habits for yourself. One of the steps I referenced was the “contemplation” stage. This is the stage in which you are finally ready to admit you have a problem that is within your control but instead…
How long have you been CrossFitting? I joined Central Coast Crossfit in January of 2012 as a committed member since then I’ve stopped , started and restarted this journey of fitness. I discovered CFV 2019 is think it may have been 2018. Favorite movement? I enjoy lifting the most – I feel strong and empowered!…
There’s nothing like the start of a new year to get people refocused and start making the changes that they’ve been putting off for the last few months. I was never a big fan of resolutions. I didn’t see the point of them. People were all gung ho about doing these new things but creating…
