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A Master Athlete's Quest for Health, Strength and Functional Fitness. You are here: Home. Archives for Fitness PRs. You’ll Never Change! If You Don’t , You Won’t! Just a Reminder – You’ve Heard this Before. If you don’t what? You fill in the blank! You know where you’re dropping the ball, we all know. If you don’t write, you won’t publish! If you don’t eat properly, you won’t be nourished! If you don’t lift heavy things, you won’t get stronger! It is Not a Conscious Decision. If you have goals, you must ...
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To Rep, or Not to Rep | Energy & Persistence
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Fitness, Performance and Everything in Between. To Rep, or Not to Rep. Posted on July 9, 2013. One of the most controversial elements of CrossFit centers on Olympic weightlifting, and the way it is implemented within a CrossFit setting. And this begs the question: is the way CrossFit uses the classic lifts (snatch and clean and jerk) safe? So… what do I think? You can feel free to agree, disagree, and add ideas in the comments but here’s how I see it. First and foremost, we don’t program these type...
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Warming Up: I do not think it means what you think it means. | Energy & Persistence
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Fitness, Performance and Everything in Between. Warming Up: I do not think it means what you think it means. Posted on January 9, 2014. I was going to title this post “The New Rules of Warming Up,” but I have a feeling that they probably aren’t new… they were just lost along the way somewhere between the advent of the foam roller and Day 1 of the MobilityWOD blog. But your warm up sucks. And here’s why. A warm up needs to accomplish several things. 8211; elevate core body temperature. Bottom line: more r...
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What Kind of CrossFit Open Athlete Are You? | Energy & Persistence
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Fitness, Performance and Everything in Between. What Kind of CrossFit Open Athlete Are You? Posted on February 19, 2014. Last week, you read about why you should participate in the CrossFit Open. This week, Chuck Miller reiterated his sentiments from last year and urged you “ just say yes. 8221; to the 2014 Open. Now, you might still be thinking it’s not for you. Or you’re on the fence. If that’s you, go read Chuck’s post again, and read mine. 8211; and then sign up. I’m not signing up. For you, the Open...
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The 2014 CrossFit Open | Energy & Persistence
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Fitness, Performance and Everything in Between. The 2014 CrossFit Open. Posted on February 14, 2014. Look, I’m not one to rain on any parades, so I will let you into my circle of trust. I love the Open. I’m already signed up. Please take my twenty dollars, CrossFit HQ. At this point, you’re probably thinking to yourself, why sign up if I don’t have a shot? While we’re being honest, let’s be honest about this, too: it’s not about the leaderboard. If you had the opportunity to participate in the Open last ...
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Fitness, Performance and Everything in Between. If you’re wondering about the title:. 8220;Energy and persistence conquer all things.” Ben Franklin. One Response “About” →. March 24, 2013. Greg, I am thrilled to see you setting up a blog. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out.
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Energy & Persistence | Fitness, Performance and Everything in Between | Page 2
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Fitness, Performance and Everything in Between. Newer posts →. The Other 23 Hours. May 16, 2013. Most of us spend an hour a day in the gym to get fitter. That’s 4.1% of the day. Of course exercise is important to your health and fitness, but it’s not the only element you need to consider. There are 23 more hours – 95.9% – in the day that can have an enormous impact on the […]. High Bar vs. Low Bar Squats: Should You Even Care? May 8, 2013. April 28, 2013. The 30 Day Challenge and How You Did It Wrong.
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Hey, Coach, what else can I do? | Energy & Persistence
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Fitness, Performance and Everything in Between. Hey, Coach, what else can I do? Posted on June 14, 2013. You’ve just finished your workout. Glass of water, check. Time recorded on the board, check. A quick romp with the foam roller, double check. You walk up to the trainer. “What else can I do, Coach? What a loaded question. It’s kind of like asking, “What movie should I watch? 8221; As a trainer, we don’t have any context to respond. “Star Wars? Muscle Development: Part A for the Bro’s. Talk to Chad....
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How hard should your workout be? | Energy & Persistence
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Fitness, Performance and Everything in Between. How hard should your workout be? Posted on December 31, 2013. Time to get to writing again. And what I want to discuss today is something that the CrossFit community typically shuns, but at the same time, it’s something that other athletic communities embrace. And by intensity, I mean varying intensity. Question: What is the intensity this person needs in their workout? Answer: Just enough. Do they need to be lying on the floor gasping for air? Choosing som...
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