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Alcohol and Recovery
Written by Calvin Sun The weekend is finally here. With another week of intense training under your belt, it’s probably time to
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Is Training Leaving You Sore or Beat Up?
Written Kirsten Ahrendt Let’s set the record straight. Your training should not leave you perpetually sore, fatigued,
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Aerobic Training Zone 2
Fall in Love with Written by Kirsten Ahrendt Movement can be medicine. But you have to choose the right dose and
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Aim for More Sleep in THIS Stage
Written by Holden Rethwill Most of us live hectic lives. With countless priorities pulling us every direction, sleep
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Conditioning, With Purpose
Written by Fritz Nugent Ahh, conditioning. Love it or hate it. Maybe both. The scientists say it’s good for us. Coaches make
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Active Recovery – An Important Piece to Any Program
Written by Holden Rethwill While you may not want to take a full rest day more
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Home Grown – How Team Invictus Breaks the Mold
Written by Michele Vieux Team Invictus just completed trip number 13 to the CrossFit Games and
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The “Extra Work” You Need to Burn Calories Isn’t What You Think
Written by TJ O’Brien I am FIRED up because I keep hearing some
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Important Elements of Rest & Recovery
Important Elements of Rest & Recovery Rest and recovery are critical components of any successful training program. They are also the least planned and underutilized
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Team Invictus Takes 3rd at the 2022 CrossFit Games!
Written by Luke Layton It was a podium finish for Team Invictus taking a hard fought
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Invictus Masters Finish Strong at the 2022 CrossFit Games
Congratulations to all of our Masters athletes – and their amazing coach Nichole Kribs – who
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13 Years of Team Invictus at the CrossFit Games
Written by Michele Vieux Ever since the CrossFit Games has included a Team Division – be
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Then & Now – Team Invictus at the CrossFit Games
Then & Now – Team Invictus at the CrossFit Games Written by Michele Vieux “Then” was 2009 – the 3rd year of the CrossFit Games
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Coaching a Bada$$ Masters Athlete for Longevity
Written by Michele Vieux There’s no doubt that John Mariotti is a seasoned and fierce competitor. He did
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3 Tips for Coaches from an Invictus Master Coach
Written by Kirsten Ahrendt #1 – “Don’t do all the coaching in the warm-up.” This is