You’ve made the decision to start working out again, or you’ve joined a challenge to motivate you–great! Now how do you jump back in without your ego and muscles getting crushed and then feeling defeated? Because let’s face it, coming back is hard no matter how long of a break Read more…
I’m guessing, like me, you’ve taken breaks from working out. Maybe you took a vacation that turned into an extended period of rest. Maybe you got busy with work obligations and then were hit with the fear that your first workout back would hurt. Maybe you had an injury that Read more…
As requested by our members, we are now offering a mobility class being led by Dr. Ben Bagge and Dr. Colin Miller of Pro+Kinetix! The class is at 11:00am each Sunday at no cost to our monthly members. Sign up to reserve your spot! This comprehensive mobility class will address Read more…
http://chrisspealler.com/ask-the-tough-questions/ I wanted to share the article above with all of you because I found that it sums up a lot of what I’ve been thinking with regards to programming and the training needs of our community. I often hear questions like, “Am I doing enough in my training?” “Why don’t Read more…
People like their WODs. We get that. But just as important as getting your intense workouts in is spending time properly recovering from all the hard work you’ve done. Recovery is not sitting on your couch all day resting. In fact, that kind of “rest” is likely to hurt your Read more…
We’d like to keep the gym a bit cleaner and more organized than we’ve seen it recently, so we thought we’d share a few reminders about how we can all help do our part to ensure that the gym is a comfortable place to spend your time. 1) When finished Read more…
Kris and I believe strongly in the idea that all of us (coaches, experienced athletes, newbies, and everyone in between) should continually be striving to learn as much as we can in order to improve our knowledge and athletic performance. CrossFit is such an inclusive program that in order to Read more…
This past weekend, Kris and I had the opportunity to go to the CrossFit Strongman Trainer Course held at Rainier CrossFit in Sumner, Washington. (A big thanks to Trainer Chris and Ed for holding down the fort while we were gone!) When we signed up for this course, we were Read more…
A little over a year ago, I called Grassroots Crossfit and the first words out of my mouth were, “I want to join, but I can’t do any pull-ups!” One of the trainers, Kris, explained how everything in Crossfit could be modified so I could build the strength to actually Read more…
There’s nothing we love more than seeing all of you learn new skills and fill up that PR board at the gym each month! In all the excitement of learning new skills and being able to do things you couldn’t before, here are some important things to remember as you Read more…