Functional

“The foot bone’s connected to the ankle bone. The ankle bone’s connected to the leg bone…” You are a miraculous, magnificent creation. Your body is an intricate web of functioning parts. Each member relies on the others to work together in harmony. Shouldn’t your training reflect that? As Greg Glassman, the founder of CrossFit says- […]

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Take Care Of Your Hands

I was going to write a little article about the issue of hand tears from high rep pull up or barbell workouts. But with a little (very little) digging I came up with a nicely written piece to help us out. Don’t re-invent the wheel, right? So check this out from FITBOMB: CrossFit Hand Care […]

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The Problem With Now

The problem with now is to some degree a problem for all of us. We can have almost anything we want…now. Information, food, companionship, you name it. And if you can’t get it now, you’re either underfunded or in Antarctica. But I digress… This problem is much more noticeable when people hit the gym. There […]

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Note To Self- Keep Being Awesome

You guys crushed the month of May!! PRs all over the place!! As we get into the heat of summer it’ll be time to keep on cruisin’! Set some goals and go after them! We’ll have a chance to hit some great benchmark workouts in the next 6 week cycle. When they come up, check […]

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Just Keep Driving

Driving from Waxahachie to Lubbock takes a little while. Five hours usually. Riding a bicycle there takes a little longer, but that’s another story. When my family travels there, I don’t look at the odometer every mile and check it off. I hit the gas pedal and go. I talk with my wife (or she […]

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Pick Your Battle

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There’s one thing I know about CrossFit- it’s hard. Oddly enough, that’s exactly why I’ve been at it for the last 6 years. If it were easy, if I didn’t have a ton of things to work on and get better at, I might have stopped long ago. It seems like every time I turn […]

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