Three athletes standing around their racked barbell and smiling for the camera.
anatomy and physiology, mindset

How to Utilize Your Brain’s Natural Chemicals as Motivation to Workout

Written by Lalo Torres You know that feel-good feeling you get after a sweaty

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Nutrition

Thoughts on “Cheat” Meals

Written by Fritz Nugent I have something super-serious to talk about today: cheat meals. And what’s everyone’s favorite cheat meal?! I

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Male athlete standing with an unweighted barbell at his hips.
Olympic Lifting, philosophy

Why Deload Week Should be the Best Week

Written by Ricky Moore Most of us who are into Olympic lifting love it for a few

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Female athlete doing a bear crawl in the sand at the beach.
mindset

What is Difficult-Difficult and Difficult-Easy?

Written by Charissa Sutliff Most of us in the fitness community –  especially here at Invictus – likely enjoy challenging

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Athletes running on the sand at the beach.
philosophy

Math and Growth: The Training Sweet Spot!

Written by Fritz Nugent I have some firefighters that I’ve been training for years. One of them texted

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Female athlete alone on the Assault Bike in the back of the gym.
strategy

Start Slower to Finish Faster – Here’s How!

Written by Ricky Moore We have all come out the gates hot and gone 0 to 100

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Woman wearing full Invictus kit holding a cute little dog in her backpack.
Thought Provoking, strategy

Marie Kondo Your Fitness

Written by Kirsten Ahrendt “You get a goal! You get a goal! Everyone gets a goal!” Thank you, CrossFit Oprah. Here’s

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Male athlete facing the camera with the bar at his knees on a 225# deadlift.
Olympic Lifting, exercises

The Deadlift is NOT the First Half of a Clean

Written by Hunter Britt Many people are taught to lift them the same way for

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Male athlete facing the camera at the top of a 315# deadlift.
philosophy

Why Strength Is So Important to a CrossFit Athlete

Written by Hunter Britt The stronger you are, the better. That’s a simple fact in CrossFit.

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

Utilizing Buddhist Teachings to Increase Your Performance

Written by Kirsten Ahrendt There is a moment that occurs in the midst of difficult workouts, events, trials,

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Male athlete doing a heavy sandbag squat.
philosophy

Do Your Accessory Work to Ensure Strength Gains! 

Written by Hunter Britt I have made this reference before…If you are going to do a puzzle,

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A male and a female athlete wearing "Invictus Masters" shirt and tank facing away from the camera.
people profiles

Honoring Two Invictus Masters Athlete Legends

Written by Nichole Kribs It’s that time of year! The CrossFit Games Age Group Online Qualifiers is upon us

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Group of athletes at the beach doing overhead plate hold lunges in a line.
Testimonials, mindset

More Than a Body: How to See More & Be More

More Than a Body: How to See More & Be More Written by Charissa Sutliff This intro is a close and tender part of my

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Bearded male athlete coming out of the shadows while flexing his biceps.
Nutrition

How to Gain Muscle Mass

Written by Fritz Nugent In my humble opinion as one of the Invictus Nutrition Program coaches, gaining body weight in

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Female athlete stretching while looking at her workout program.
mindset, strategy

The Daily Minimum

Written by TJ O’Brien So I was having a conversation with someone the other day that went like this:  “Yo dude, I

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