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100916 Thursday To Stretch — Part III

Strength/Skill Work Overhead squat: Work towards a new 5 rep max.  If you missed your attempt at a new 5 rep last time.  See your coach for the first set of work-sets.

WOD

5 Rounds of:

30 seconds max double unders

30 seconds Rest

30 seconds max knees-to-elbows

30 seconds Rest

This is part three of an educational series about active and passive [...]

100822 Inspiration vs. Motivation

Hats off to Tayler, Elin and Tara for some great efforts in their first CF competition!

Inspire – to produce or arouse a feeling or thought.

Motivate – to give incentive to.

Inspiration is showing your progress despite your downfalls so that others can see their own downfalls as workable.  Every CrossFit competition I go to I am inspired.  I see top notch athletes work [...]

To Stretch — Part II

This is part two of an educational series about active and passive connective tissues and their ability to move: your flexibility.  In Part I we addressed WHY flexibility was important, and the two factors limiting your flexibility.  Today we will address one of those limits in depth, how it occurs, why it occurs, and how to [...]

100314 Sunday Discussion

In my years of coaching I’ve encountered many personalities, paradigms, and belief systems.  I consider myself an open, honest person; one who works to comprehend and accept many view points. The only attitude that I despise is one that uses others’ success as their failure.

This selfish attitude looks at the accomplishment of others as a fault in [...]

100214 Valentine’s Day “What’d you get your sweetie?”

Diabetes?

Osteoporosis?

Heart disease?

Ulcerative colitis?

For over 87 years Russell Stover has been helping Americans increase the risk of chronic disease in loved ones.  Thanks Russell.

Why is it that a staple of what you get someone for Valentine’s Day is candy?  Sugar is the most potent food source for producing sympathetic activity in our nervous system.  Chronic sympathetic activity [...]

100103 The Pit of Despair

The aftermath of the New Year's Day work-out. (Photo credit: Betsy Fedder)

First a note from our Head Coach: 

***REMINDER that CFA’s class schedule has been significantly modified and will begin Monday, January 4th.  If you have not emailed or discussed your preferred times with one of the coaches please email your preferences to Shanna (ShannaDuvall@gmail.com).  Otherwise [...]