Want to Take Your Training Up? Stay Cool
There’s been an incredibly shift in how the mainstream sports world views recovery. It used to be viewed as wimpy to need rest; now professional…
Category Archives: Recovery and mentality
5 Reasons You’re Causing Pain (Without Knowing It)
Sometimes, despite our best intentions, we are our own worst enemy. That’s part of the beauty of training, pushing yourself to your absolute limits and…
Your Secret Weapon For Pain, Injury and Cardio Boredom
It’s an invaluable tool for aerobic conditioning and rehab. It’s an easy way to work around knee pain, back pain, get lean and just give…
Blood Flow Restriction Training: Is it for You?
My right leg is on fire. Not a injured feeling, but the kind of screaming and aching that usually accompanies the end of a Hero…
How to Push Through the Pain (Without Injury)
The old mantra “no pain, no gain” isn’t always true. As an athlete, especially at the top tier, in any sport there is usually some…
Stop taking NSAIDs (And Get Out of Pain)
If doing a competition or having a heavy training day means you’re digging in to a bottle of ibuprofen, you need to seriously re-think your…
Life Hacks: 6 Routines that are Ruining You
You’ve heard it a million times before: sleep is a vital part of recovery. And whether you’re trying (or not) to get in and give…
Less is Best: Why Putting Yourself First is Critical
Last year, I had a very successful friend quit her job in the financial world and move to an island to help her mother’s travel…
What I Wish I Knew When I Started
I wish someone had told me to eat more. When I stepped into a CrossFit gym three-and-half years ago, I wish I had known that…
Social Sabotage: Why You Really Aren’t Getting Better
You do it. Nearly everyone does. The biggest mistake Dawn Fletcher, owner and founder of Mentality WOD, sees on a daily basis has nothing to…
