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The Importance of Morning Wood

The Importance of Morning Wood Written by Fritz Nugent There is a special kind of lumber that can act as a canary in a coal mine

exercises, philosophy

Long-Term Customizations for Common CrossFit Exercises

Long-Term Customizations for Common CrossFit Exercises Written by TJ O’Brien Last week I detailed how I subbed full movements for their isometric version (just holding

Male athlete does side split progression against the wall.

exercises, philosophy

Customize Your Comeback

Written by TJ O’Brien Over the past few weeks, I’ve finally gone back to jiu jitsu after a 6-week hiatus due to

Female Masters athlete does sled pushes outside the gym while other athletes anxiously await their turns.

Thought Provoking

A Theory About Female CrossFit Masters Athletes

Invictus Masters Athlete, Elizabeth “ET” Terris, getting after the sled at our Valentine’s Day competition. Written by Michele

Three different sizes of Invictus monster bands.

Equipment

Garage Gym Equipment Recommendations

Written by Nichole Kribs So you want to build a garage gym but aren’t sure where to begin? A quick Google

Invictus Athlete, Nairobi Romero, and her favorite coach, Lil' Ricky Moore.

success stories

How Does One Begin to Dream?

Written by Samie Acevedo What is it about a person that instills BIG dreams and even more, what instills

A coach gives tips to an athlete who is holding a medicine ball.

Tips for Coaching

Coach Preparation Tips

Coaches: Are you Under Preparing or Overcoaching? Written by Kirsten Ahrendt Have you ever coached a class and felt ineffective, or as though you could’ve

Female athlete using an ab strength wheel prototype.

anatomy and physiology

Can Your Period Predict Your Pants-Peeing?

Written by Michele Vieux Ladies – do you wonder why you struggle to control the flow of urine during

Female Olympic lifter and her coach giving the double-high five to each other.

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

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