Female teen athlete hanging from a gymnastics ring with one arm.
Recovery, Thought Provoking

Tap into Play to Enhance Your Life – Here’s How

Written by Tricia Moore We all love hearing the giggling and uninhibited laughter from children

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Male athlete doing neck stretches in his living room.
exercises

7 Ways to Strengthen & Protect Your Neck

7 Ways to Strengthen & Protect Your Neck Written by Nick Hawkes When I was a young sailor, I broke my neck while deployed to

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Woman in a homemade ice bath created from an old deep freeze.
Recovery, mindset

101 Days of Cold: Lessons Learned

Written by Kirsten Ahrendt  I recently finished my 2020 ice bath challenge! Ice-Ice-baby! What?! Huh?! Quick recap for those

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Michael Washburn side-by-side images: during cancer treatment vs. after beating cancer.
success stories

One Step Ahead – Michael Washburn’s Story of Resilience

Written by Tricia Moore Michael joined our community in June 2020. He walked in the door

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Coach in a hat and mask disguise posing with palms up like "whaaaat?"
Goal Setting

Here’s How to Win the Year

Written by Aush Chatman What were your big wins of 2020? Did you have an answer readily available? I

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Invictus's oldest members - Liz & Larry - pose outside a glacier lake in Iceland.
Recovery, anatomy and physiology, mindset

Your Ice Bath Intention Matters

Written by Fritz Nugent Cold exposure in the form of cold showers, ice baths, cold plunges, and running naked through

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Teen athlete on a balance board.
mindset

Mental Strength is Earned – Techniques to Try

Written by Tricia Moore Just as with our training sessions, mindset training and tools are trainable for

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Female athlete running on the Assault Runner.
anatomy and physiology, exercises

How to Address Shin Splints

Written by Fritz Nugent  The other night, a member of our Run Club mentioned that his shins were bugging him (shin

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Female athlete wearing a lifting belt and going for a personal record back squat.
exercises

Press Your Way to a Squat PR! 

Written by Hunter Britt This tip is to address one fault, but to help two types of people.

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Invictus Masters Athlete - Kevin Koester - doing a single-arm dumbbell snatch.
Goal Setting

Identity-Focused Goals

Written by Aush Chatman Setting goals is important and there is a skill to knowing HOW to set goals. If you would like

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Invictus Athlete doing single-arm dumbbell curls.
anatomy and physiology, exercises

What is Hypertrophy Training?

Written by Holden Rethwill  Without going too deep into the science, muscular hypertrophy essentially refers to an increase in muscle mass,

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Strong Invictus lady doing a 1RM clean.
Olympic Lifting, weightlifting

A Little Perspective for Tackling Weightlifting 1RM Days

Written by Jared Enderton It’s all about perspective. If we never test our 1RM’s, we never push

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Invictus Seattle coach, Teresa James, and her family pose on the sofa.
mindset

A Change in Perspective and Motivation

Written by Teresa James I’m fairly tough on myself. I have pretty high standards and I’m always trying to

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Invictus athlete putting protein powder into his shaker bottle.
Nutrition, Supplements

How Much Protein is Enough?

Written by Fritz Nugent We only need ENOUGH protein, and that amount is debatable. 0.7-1.0 grams per pound of body

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Male athlete doing single-arm dumbbell rows.
mindset

How to Practice Being Present

Written by Aush Chatman “Life is routine, and routine is resistance to wonder.” – Abraham Heschel This quote speaks to

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