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Your Macros Under a Microscope
Consuming carbohydrates, fats, and protein gives your body the components it needs to rebuild, recover, and thrive. But not all
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Solutions for a Nutrition Control Problem
Written by Fritz Nugent This common scenario was shared with me by one of my clients who works at
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How to Climb a Mountain
Interview by Kirsten Ahrendt Meet Jenny! Jenny has been a member at Invictus for 2+ years. She is a nutrition
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How to Create Your Warm-Up SOP
Written by Holden Rethwill It’s a common phrase used amongst any successful business, and by literal definition from Merriam-Webster,
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Diet and Your Gut Microbiome: A Primer
Diet and Your Gut Microbiome How does your diet affect your gut microbiome, and therefore your systemic health as a CrossFit athlete? (Unit 4 of
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Practice Believing in Your Goals to Achieve Them
Written by Ricky Moore As a coach there are two things that are the hardest to instill
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How to Become a Wall Baller in 3 Simple Steps
A different kind of Wall Baller, Travis Ewart. Written by Kaitlyn Kassis The keys to
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Is Your Diet Too Extreme?
Written by Charissa Sutliff You are so “good” all week, adhering to your perfect plan, maybe white knuckling your diet,
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What Does it Mean to be Not That Great?
Written by TJ O’Brien Hey, I know this will sound like a humble brag at first,
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What is VO2 MAX & Why is it Important to a Training Plan?
What is VO2 MAX & Why is it Important to a Training Plan? Written by Holden Rethwill We all know the age old argument that
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I Lost Fat. Now What?
Written by Fritz Nugent Imagine for a moment that you used to weigh 300lbs and you have since lost 120lbs,
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Getting to Know the 5 Heart Rate Training Zones
Written by Holden Rethwill When we talk about heart rate training zones, what we are describing
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The Microbiome and Your WOD
There are as many bacterial cells inside you as human ones. It’s time to start thinking about how your
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What are Your Fitness Goals? Fitness, Performance or Competition?
Written by Michele Vieux & Nichole Kribs How to Choose aTraining Program Based on Your Fitness
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Using Data to Guide Your Nutrition Choices
Written by Fritz Nugent I recently received an email from a client who was worried about a cheat