By Kayleigh Caito Summer is a wonderful time of the year! The grass is green, sky is blue, and sun is HOT. And since we enjoy spending more time outside, it is important to get plenty of fluids and stay hydrated. With the warm weather, come cravings for a refreshing cool beverage or big scoop of ice cream! I…
By Kayleigh Caito You just finished with an intense weightlifting session. You can barely walk or maybe you can barely lift your arms. You think, “I am really going to feel this tomorrow!” Recovery is a very important part of working out that is sometimes overlooked. Stretching, foam rolling, drinking water, and EATING FOOD are all necessary parts of…
Bekah Dilworth CF L1 CF L2 Rochelle Nelson CF L1 CrossFit Kids Witnessing the American population decline from a strong, supremely capable populous over the last 4 decades to succumbing to obesity, decreased mobility, chronic disease, inactivity and the unknown effects of our lifestyle choices is a powerful wake-up call to action and change. I want to be involved…
By Kayleigh Caito Whole 30: The Whole 30 diet is a 30-day diet challenge to “eliminate the most common craving-inducing, blood sugar disrupting, gut damaging, inflammatory food groups for a full 30 days,” (Knappenberger, 2018). The Whole 30 diet claims, “The next 30 days will change your life. It will change the way you think about food. It will…
By Kayleigh Caito Here we go! Two more popular diets, broken down. Paleo diet: The Paleolithic diet, aka Paleo diet, is set up to mimic the food habits of humans from the Paleolithic Era (45,000 to 10,000 BC)(Seema & Hafiz, 2017). This diet claims to be “designed by mother nature’s wisdom acting through evolution and natural selection” (Knappenberger, 2018)….
By Kayleigh Caito As promised, we will be discussing some popular fad diets. This will be a three-part series, discussing six of the most popular fad diets, especially in the CrossFit community. This week, we will talk about the two of the most trending fad diets right now, the Ketogenic Diet and Intermittent Fasting. This blog series uses scientific…
By Krista Janeczko One of my favorite things about being a CrossFit coach is having the opportunity to work with new athletes. I love their hesitation and seeing the nervousness so clearly etched into every line on their face. It makes me smile so hard when they say, “I can’t do that” but then 10 minutes later they DO…
Order your Murph tank, bro tank or t-shirt by May 15 for delivery to the box. You’ll be able to pick them up at the box in time for the Memorial Day Murph workout on Monday, May 28. Murph is a special occasion to remember and honor those who have sacrificed. Its not about us. As such, we wanted…
By Kayleigh Caito Let’s start with a simple quiz question. True or false: Carbs are bad. If you said false, then you are correct! But do you know why? Carbohydrates are found in many different foods. They are in your vegetables, fruits, grains (rice, wheat, barley), dairy (milk, cheese, yogurt), baked goods (breads, bagels, cakes, cookies), and sweets (chocolate,…
By Bekah Dilworth If you are semi-familiar with CrossFit, you’ve probably heard people name-dropping Hero WODs like DT, Nutts and Hidago. Arguably the most famous of these WODs, originally titled Body Armor, is now known as Murph (For more info, click here). So why do WE do Hero WODs? For me personally, it’s a unique way to remember and…
