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Mobility Monday with Rachel: Tight Hip Flexors

Mobility Monday with Rachel: The Lats

Hey y’all! We are back for another Mobility Monday with Rachel! Today we will be addressing the muscle group, the Lats. Most of us know WHERE our lats are, but we may not know what they do or how to activate them during different movements when they can help us tremendously. Watch this short video […]

Tips N Tricks: Double Unders

Double-unders is a skill that we see often in weekly workouts and especially in the Open. You know they are coming, so why not work towards either getting them NOW or doing them more efficiently?! Here are some mistakes we often make and some tips that we can implement to get better at this skill!  […]

Mobility Monday: Calf Muscles

Hey guys! We know we have been gone for a minute but we are BACK and ready to help educate y’all in all things MOBILITY on Mondays! We’ve got Rachel here to help us and give us some homework that we can ALL use to get our mobility ON POINT. This week we take a […]

Programming Overview: Week of June 18-23

 

Featured Member Friday: Steven Lugo

Tips N Tricks: Planning to Attack Your Workout (feat. Coach Ben)

Each day we open Wodify and see what the METCON is for the day. Whether it is a long grinding Chipper, or Short Fast AMRAP, you need to have a plan going into that WOD.   Pacing is something that can make or break your performance. Pacing is made up of 2 parts work and […]

Wellness Wednesday: Did Someone Say Sesame!?

Hey yall! Who is hungry? (Aren’t we always?!) We have a classic but YUM Sesame Chicken recipe coming to you this week from the CrossFit Kitchen and Paleo Nick! If you are in the mood for Asian food but don’t want to hit up the all-you-can-eat buffet, this recipe is for you!      If […]

Tips N Tricks: Murph Prep (feat. Coach Audrey)

Hey guys! The long anticipated day is finally almost here! Post-Open, Murph is typically our next big event and workout to prepare and look forward to! I hope you have all done the best you can in coming to class, getting those extra sets of pushups in even when you don’t want to, and also […]

Wellness Wednesday: Breakfast Pizza

We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day! So why not add one of our favorite types of food TO breakfast time?! And no, I’m not talking about leftover pizza from the cardboard box. This week, from the Kitchen of Paleo Nick, we have an AMAZING breakfast recipe that we […]