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…
Category Archives: Recovery and mentality
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…
The Easiest Thing You Can Do to Get Better
You spend money on good food, protein powders, the newest shoes, equipment and anything else we think may give us the edge in our training…
Injured? How to Continue Training and Still Improve
Being injured sucks. Anyone who trains hard and trains often is going to deal with injury at some point in their lives, regardless of whether…
The Big Hole in Your Diet and Recovery
Do you have low energy? Muscle fatigue? Joint pain? Trouble sleeping or recovering? As many as 85 percent of Americans are deficient in magnesium, depending…
Step Up Your Mental Game
Why is it that some days everything comes together? The barbell feels ridiculously light at heavy percentages, your technique and conditioning are on point and…
4 Training Myths That Need to Die
“CrossFit will kill you! Carbs are evil! Women don’t need to be strong!“ There’s a lot of nonsense in the fitness industry. (What exactly is…
Becoming Brute: Cazayoux on Fear, Addiction and Finding Purpose
“The lower you fall, the higher you’ll fly.” —Fight Club It was May 2009 when Brute Strength co-founder Michael Cazayoux tried heroin for the first…
