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Olympic Lifting, Thought Provoking, mindset

Patience: Applications to Weightlifting, Sports & Life

Patience: Applications to Weightlifting, Sports & Life Written by Fritz Nugent I would like to use Sarwar as an example here. Many of you know

Olympic Lifting, weightlifting

What Does “Patience” in Weightlifting Mean?

https://youtu.be/VoPBPDAwiM8 What Does “Patience” in Weightlifting Mean? Written by Jared Enderton What does being “patient” in the Snatch or the Clean mean? It just means

Female athlete warms up with double-under before a weightlifting event.

Thought Provoking, success stories

How I Lost 100 Pounds

Written by Samie Acevedo This isn’t your typical weight loss story. Often we label weight loss as “success stories” because

A female athlete facing away from the camera doing a PVC warm-up for snatching.

anatomy and physiology, exercises

Nervous System Training

Written by Kaija Stern, Bryce Smith, TJ O’Brien & Ricky Moore In the gym, we spend a lot of focus on our

Tips for Coaching, anatomy and physiology, exercises, philosophy

Pregnancy Training: Coning & Doming

Pregnancy Training: Coning & Doming Written by Kirsten Ahrendt Recently we had a member who is 32 weeks prego, have coning occurring during our pull-up

Face-down athlete does PVC passthroughs.

mindset, philosophy

Escaping the Injury Funk

Written by TJ O’Brien Doesn’t life just suck sometimes? That’s how I’ve been feeling since that neck injury I sustained in

Male athlete wearing a singlet in the bottom on the weightlifting platform.

Nutrition, Olympic Lifting, weightlifting

Olympic Weightlifting and Fat Loss

Written by Fritz Nugent It’s a fact. Training in general doesn’t burn much more fat than not training. Crazy, you

Invictus coach with hands on hips giving "a look".

Thought Provoking, mindset

Learning to Lose

Written by TJ O’Brien “Man, last week TJ pretty much made Jiu Jitsu his whole personality, but I haven’t heard him talk

Mike and Vickie standing in front of a barbell while holding hands and gazing into each other's eyes.

success stories

100% Mike – An Athlete’s Voyage for Quality

Written by Michele Vieux As soon as you meet Invictus Athlete, Mike Paesano, it’s obvious that there’s

Two female athletes cheer on a third who is riding the Assault Bike so hard that her hair is blowing everywhere.

Tips for Coaching, exercises, philosophy

Modifying for an Athlete with a History of Low Back Issues

Written by TJ O’Brien Do you cringe when deadlifts or kettlebell swings show up

exercises

3 Points of Performance for Hinging Movements

Written by Kirsten Ahrendt Here’s a quick review of some of the finer points of hinging. This is

Coach Fritz being overshadowed by the massiveness of Machu Pichu terraces.

anatomy and physiology, philosophy

Periodization: Terraces, Elevation and Corn

Written by Fritz Nugent How do these three things come together in a beautiful metaphor for periodization? Well, let

Invictus Masters Athlete, MA, holding a barbell overhead.

success stories

MA’s Competitive Journey

Interview by Nichole Kribs Meet Marianne Flannery (aka MA). She has been an Invictus athlete since 2021 and competes in the 40-44

Female weightlifter on the platform in a singlet just before she nails her PR jerk in competition.

Olympic Lifting, Tips for Coaching, philosophy, weightlifting

The Rule of ONE for Coaching Weightlifting

The Rule of ONE for Coaching Weightlifting Written by Fritz Nugent Even seasoned weightlifters can benefit from drills not completed recently. No matter what drill

Female athlete takes a breather in the seated position on her knees, hands on hips.

mindset

Pursue Opportunities to Face Fear

Written by Kirsten Ahrendt Even though my training has shifted significantly, I chose to participate in this year’s CrossFit Open

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