Thanksgiving Schedule
Monday – Wednesday normal Thursday -Closed Friday – One class at noon (Traditional post Bulksgiving Partner Smash) Saturday – Open Gym 9-11
Read More21 Day Sugar Detox Challenge
Here are the details from our very own Jamie “Sofa King” Couch!! Sign up is at the gym, ends Friday! What’s sugar doing to your body? Find out by joining our 21-Day Sugar Detox Challenge! If just reading the title of this post makes you cringe, let me cut to the chase and say you are probably a very likely candidate for this challenge. Just to make sure, let’s take a moment to understand what this 21-Day Sugar Detox entails and if you may or may not be ready to take it on with us in March. Taken from Dianne Sanfilippo’s book The 21 Day Sugar Detox: “If you’re not entirely sure...
Read More2014 BAMF Nutrition Challenge
Swimsuit season is just a couple months away, so it’s time to buckle down with nutrition so you can get the most out of your workouts. We are kicking off a nutrition/lifestyle competition that will start at the beginning of April and run till late May, approximately 7 weeks. This is an ideal amount of time to focus and get measurable AND visible results. If you’ve been with us for previous nutrition challenges, you will notice a lot of differences this time! We are adding a lot more structure, interaction, accountability, and FUN to help keep everyone supported and committed...
Read MoreNutrition for CrossFit Part 3: Burnout – Keep that flame lit!
This topic may sound more about lifestyle than nutrition, but it’s incredibly important for athletes, who in the quest for health, strength, speed, and looking good naked, often do more harm than good by running their adrenal glands into the ground through over-training and inadequate rest. Adrenal glands are tiny but powerful glands that sit atop your kidneys, and are responsible for your body’s stress response. You may be most familiar with the adrenal glands and their fight-or-flight mechanism, where humans have been known to find superhuman strength or speed during an...
Read MoreNutrition for CrossFit Part 2: Digestion and All That Crap
Warning: This one could get graphic. Since we’re talking about food digestion, what goes in must come out, which means, yeah, poop is a part of the story. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves! First thing’s first. There’s a good chance you have inhibited digestion and are not getting all the goodness from all that Paleo fare you’re so proud of. From that high Omega 3 grass-fed beef to the vitamins and minerals in the rainbow of veggies you eat throughout the week, it very well might all be going to crap, literally. And if you’re not eating clean and still...
Read MoreNutrition for CrossFit Part 1: You Can Lead a Horse to Water
From Mrs. Oswald… This might be the most boring nutrition topic, but it’s the most important. I see people counting their calories, watching their carbs, and consuming their post-workout protein shakes, but aren’t drinking water, not realizing its fundamental role in every one of their fitness or health goals. Water is needed by the body to transport nutrients and oxygen to cells, lubricate joints, remove toxins, regulate body temperature and bowel movements, and protect tissues and organs. If water is essential to survival (we can only live a couple days without it) and...
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