Navigating the holidays: Food for thought
Food for thought around the holidays: October 31st to January 2nd spans the holiday season. This accounts for about 2 out of the 12 months of the year. During this time, we find ourselves buying gifts while cooking and baking foods specific for the…
Programming updates, Testing, and FAQ
What exactly are we doing and why? The goal of this cycle is to enhance our well roundedness…our “symmetry”, if you will. Put another way, working to improve our weaknesses and build a foundation for the rest of the year. How do we start…
Programming Updates: New Year/ New Cycle
Programming Updates: We’ve spent most of our focus from the previous cycle on rate of force development, or power (cue explosion)! We also worked on our battery life…our ability to recharge quickly in order to perform another squat, another clean, etc. Now, we’re transitioning into…
TT Throwdown: “How do I warm up for (insert workout)”
Often times when a competition comes up that many gym members take apart of one question I hear the most is: how should I warm up for (insert workout)? This is a fantastic question because it means you’re thinking about how to best prepare yourself…
Programming Updates-Fall 2019
Programming Notes Onto a new cycle! Hooray! Congratulations on finishing a tough progressive cycle. We really honed in on our 3 main lifts and got a lot out of them. It’s very impressive to see such a difference in movement patterns and strength from start…
Notes on present cycle (Absolute Strength)
Why the 1 Rep. Max (1RM)? When we ask you to build to a max for the day, we are asking what is the most weight you can lift today for 1 rep. for a given movement. This is also called absolute strength because a…
Programming Updates Summer 2019
Programming Updates: We’re done those pesky 10s! We’ve hit a block in our phase where we were accumulating lots of volume in our strength movements. We also lengthened the amount of time spent on conditioning pieces and have had some good exposure to pacing strategies…
REST: When to take it.
“I don’t have time today.” “I didn’t sleep well last night.” “I have too much work to do.” Excuses. Have you ever had one of those thoughts or found another reason to not go to the gym even though deep down you know it’s for…
Programming Notes: Spring 2019
As we’ve finished up the open another year, we find ourselves in another season of growth. Generally, at this time, we tone down the intensity of traditional CrossFit and move towards building our aerobic base and our general physical preparedness for the outdoors. And what…
Goal Setting. It’s time to commit.
We all know setting goals is important. The mere process of setting a goal has a positive effect on your mental state and in your daily life the results and rewards from completing the goal is all the greater. However, setting goals and having desires…
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