Tag Archives: West Paducah

Recovery Tools for Training (feat. Coach Matt Starks)

Recovery is key for anyone doing any style of training from Crossfit to Sports Training. Active Recovery helps to loosen up, or release, stiff, short, or adhered muscle groups. It reduces scar tissue and adhesions which improves mobility/range of motion and quality of movements. There are many methods of active recovery that are easy to […]

Featured Member Friday: Chad Vance

Each week we ask one of our members why they started CrossFit 🙂 1. When did you start CrossFit? Dabbed a little in it from 2005-2009 as a supplement to both martial arts training and Army physical fitness training for ROTC. I started the main site WODs 5 days a week doing the Girl’s RX […]

Mobility (feat. Coach Missy)

Does your thruster look more like a Michael Jackson toe stand from Thriller? Then pop a deep squat and let’s talk about mobility. What is mobility, exactly? It’s defined as “the ability to move or be moved freely and easily.”   Don’t confuse mobility with flexibility or a warm-up. Mobility allows us to use our joints’ […]

Featured Member Friday: Rebecca Dunn

Each week we ask one of our members why they started CrossFit 🙂 1. When did you start CrossFit?  June 2015 2. Why did you start CrossFit? I was about to turn 39 when I signed up and wanted to get fitter and healthier before the big 4-0. 3. What’s your favorite thing about coming […]

Should you be taking Aminos?!

It’s Wellness Wednesday and today is also our deadline to get your order in for our Driven Nutrition Supplements! This week we are going to talk a little bit about Amino acids and why you may want to consider adding them into your daily workout routine. First things first. Maybe you are new to the […]

Discipline. (feat. Coach Dennis)

I remember life before CrossFit. Every January 1st, I would make a “new” New Years resolution. “I will go to the gym every day” or “I will stop eating fast food and candy/sweets”. Then, without a doubt, by January 6th, I will have eaten two chocolate chip cookies while having lunch at the ever-so-healthy Subway. […]

Featured Member Friday: Jimmy Walters

Each week we ask one of our members why they started CrossFit. 🙂 1. When did you start CrossFit? October of 2012, at OG Super City 2. Why did you start CrossFit? To improve my overall fitness 3. What’s your favorite thing about coming to CrossFit? The competitive aspect which provided accountability and assisted me […]

R2R Programming Overview: Week of 12/25

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! Monday Christmas Day At Home WOD 10RFT of: 10 Jumping Lunges 10 Push Ups 10 Burpees Tuesday R2R 12 Days of Christmas WOD 1x MU 2x Squat Clean Thrusters (135/95) 3x HSPU 4x Push Press 5x Bar Facing Burpees 6x Front Squats 7x Box Overs 8x Hang Power Cleans 9x Toes to […]

Featured Member Friday: Lana Hammond

Each week we ask one of our members why they joined Crossfit! 🙂 1. When did you start Crossfit? I started crossfit in April 2013 back in the old Metro gym. 2. Why did you start CrossFit? I started because I was ready for something new. I was tired of going to the gym and […]

You CAN’T Out-CrossFit That Bad Diet

Hey guys! Wellness Wednesday is upon us and today we are talking calories in vs. calories out. But is it really that simple? Surely though if you eat cave at work you can just hit the gym after and burn off that 1 (okay two) donuts from the breakroom right?! Wrong. You see, our bodies […]