Weightlifting in the CrossFit Open – Athletes Exposed
Video by Jared Enderton As we saw in 2023, weightlifting in the CrossFit Open can expose an…
What is Customizing?
Written by Kirsten Ahrendt A big part of Invictus-style of coaching and programming is the level of agency and freedom to…
CrossFit Open 23.3 Strategy & Tips
CrossFit Open 23.3 Tips and Strategy for Competitive CrossFitters If you’ve been following the Invictus Competition program for some time or any of the other…
CrossFit Open Strategy & Tips for 23.2
CrossFit Open 23.2 – A Double Whammy! 23.2 Tips and Strategy for Competitive CrossFitters If you’ve been following the Invictus Competition program for some time…
CrossFit Open Strategy and Tips for 23.1
CrossFit Open 23.1 is…a Repeat of 14.4! It’s Open time again and again, we will do a workout from a previous year. In 2014, Scott…
Can You Be Too Efficient?
Written by TJ O’Brien Last year I read “4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals”, by Oliver Burkeman, and I couldn’t…
What Are Toes-to-Bar?
Contributing Authors: Brittany Weiss, Michele Vieux & Travis Ewart A toes-to-bar is put together exactly how it is read. It’s pretty much…
5 Reasons You Struggle with Toes-to-Bar
Written by Michele Vieux Oh the elusive toes-to-bar. It seems like such a straightforward movement that any strong and…
The Ultimate Guide to Double-Unders
Written by Michele Vieux & Nichole Kribs Some of us grew up jumping rope, participating in events like Jump Rope…
Last Minute CrossFit Open Training
Written by Holden Rethwill I’ll be frank…It’s too late to start preparing and building your foundation for this season. It’s…
Quality Gymnastics Skills Practice
Written by Nichole DeHart I love learning new skills. I really love seeing other people learn new skills. It is…
A Patient Approach to Nutrition and Training
Written by Fritz Nugent We often have new members step into the gym who want to start out…
Coaching “It’s Been A While” Client
Coaching the “It’s Been A While” Client Written by TJ O’Brien “I’m getting back into the swing of things, but it’s been a while…” If…
What’s a Realistic # of Weightlifting PRs per year to expect?
Written by Jared Enderton We recently received this question about Olympic weightlifting from a…
Don’t Chase Perfection at the Expense of Weightlifting Progress
Written by Jared Enderton “I hit a 5lb PR today, but it was ugly.” “I hit…