“The goal is to keep the goal the goal.” -Dan John What is your goal? What’s your reason that brings you back to the gym day after day? To become healthier? Stronger? Faster? A better athlete? Or is it to be the best face-puller in the gym? Fastest WOD’er? Hip-thruster extraordinaire? The movements we do […]
Don’t get too excited – we’re not doing it today. Now that the CrossFit Open is over, we’re going to get back in to more strength work. We’ve already entered a new cycle of 5/3/2’s, working our way towards some 1 rep max (1RM) testing towards the end of April. We will be testing in
There’s a lot of glute-heavy movements in today’s workout. You’ll be going in to hip flexion, extension, external rotation, stretching, moving slowly & explosively. Concentrate on getting those glutes firing – they’re your most athletic muscles!
Have you ever looked at our bars and wondered what’s the difference? Why some are thicker, others have more knurling (the pointy stuff that digs in to your hands), or why some seem to bend under heavy weight? Check out this Breaking Muscle article that discusses some of the different features of bars and what
We use a lot of abbreviations, and it can get confusing, especially if you’re new to the gym. With that in mind, I present to you a brief list of commonly used GYM-bbreviations: EMOM: Every Minute On the Minute E3M: Every 3 (three) Minutes (many also be used as E2M) AMRAP: As Many Rounds (or Reps)
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One of the trickiest movements for many people beginning Olympic weightlifting is the overhead squat. The combination of thoracic, hip, and ankle mobility required to safely and efficiently perform the movement challenges most, and stumps some. Check out this Catalyst Athletics Q&A for some tips to improve your flexibility for the OHS: Flexibility for the
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Every once in awhile a strange acronym shows up in our programming. It sounds vaguely like some teenage insult, but, in fact, it’s a valuable training tool: it’s called an EMOM, which stands for Every Minute On the Minute. You perform a movement (or series of movements) every minute for an allotted period of time
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Between parties, kids, doorknobs, and general germy-ness, it’s the season of getting sick. Check out this Breaking Muscle article on working out when you’re sick: Why You Shouldn’t Work Out When You’re Sick Is your workout schedule helping or hindering your health? Keep it in mind this winter! Christmas Party Update: Purchase your tickets
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Today ends another strength cycle. Hopefully you’ve been recording your weights and have been noticing some progress, and maybe even setting some new personal records! We’ll be easing off over the next week, doing some longer workouts and a bit of testing. As for today’s workout, have some fun, communicate with your partner and kick
Quick note before today’s post: Wednesday morning yoga is temporarily suspended until we determine a new time for it. We’ll keep you updated as things develop! Have you noticed the awesome colour-coded bars in the gym? All bars are stored and organized based on weights: Blue – 9lbs Yellow – 15lbs Green – 35lbs Red
