On Fear and Learning to Fly
The barbell was heavy, it felt so damn heavy in my hands. How on earth, I wondered, would I be able to throw this over…
Tag Archives: mentality
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…
Why Shoulder Surgery is Much Worse than Open Heart Surgery
[DJ Forsyth competed at the 2012 and 2013 CrossFit South Central Regionals. The 43-year-old is the owner of CrossFit PRx in The Woodlands, TX. ]…
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…
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…
How to Make Your Resolutions Actually Work
Every year millions of people rely on January 1 to start fresh. They resolve to eat better, to lose weight, to get in shape or…
The Other 23 Hours
You show up consistently and push yourself in the gym. But why aren’t most people taking recovery as seriously as their workouts? Unless you’re lucky…
5 Things You Need To Stop Doing Now
At Athlete Daily, our mission is to educate, empower and evolve. We want you to learn things, apply them and get better as a result. We…
Take Off Your Lifters
I was maybe two weeks into CrossFit when someone told me the secret. With a background in endurance running, and some serious mobility issues because…
