CLOSED FRIDAY, MONTI on Saturday
We’re closed Friday Nov 10 for Veteran’s Day (observed). No group WOD classes, your coaches are off. On Saturday, join us at 10am for MONTI, in observance of Veteran’s Day.
OMAR
Whenever you see a workout with a person’s name on it, it’s more likely than not named after a US armed services veteran who was killed in action. On Veteran’s Day (Saturday 11/11) we’ll be gathering at 10am to do one of those that has special significance to Coach Michael: Monti. We’ve been preparing y’all […]
Digestif
I’ll let you in on a little secret: sometimes it’s okay to skimp (or skip) the metcon. Not always, of course – but it’s perfectly okay from time to time to just lift heavy and go home to sit on the couch for a while. Now, while programming for a whole facility and for folks […]
So Many Ways
One of my favorite warm up games / movement explorations is Getting Up. Start with laying down (of course), and then just get up. Get to standing. I bet we can all find a lot of ways to do that using both feet and both hands. Then… try it with both feet and just one […]
Practice Makes Permanent
It’s an old spin on the even older saying, but like a lot of old sayings there’s something to it. Sure enough, you can ingrain a bad habit just as easy (maybe easier?) as a good habit. So there’s merit to paying attention to form even in the warmup – because what you do there […]
Gauging the Load
Today’s a great example of a useful pattern: lifting heavy using the same movement in your WOD to help you select an appropriate load. For the hero WOD to be a good stimulus, you’ll want to be challenged to complete this in less than 20 minutes. That means the Deadlift load needs to be heavy! […]