Confessions of A Recovering CrossFit Games Addict
This is series of journal entries written by three-time CrossFit Games athlete Carleen Matthews. ——— Who am I? I’ve been a competitive CrossFit athlete for the…
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You Have to Earn the Right to Move Fast
The world of CrossFit and functional fitness has largely become a “for time” domain. Whether it’s an AMRAP (as many reps as possible, an EMOM…
“I’d Be Better If”…The Competition That’s Making You Worse
I’d be a better athlete if I had more time. Better genetics. More money. I wish I had so-and-so’s quads. Or abs. You do it.…
Chronic Inflammation: 10 Ways to Combat It & Why It’s Limiting Your Potential
Inflammation is not always the enemy! In fact, it’s necessary. Inflammation in our body takes place on a local level whenever you get a cut…
Scaling Back & Saving Dogs: Why This Games Athlete Cut Her Training in Half
The signs were there. Meg Reardon, a CrossFit Games rookie in 2016, had no energy. No desire to train, let alone compete. Still she slogged…
The New World of Weed: Can Medicinal Marijuana Improve Athletic Performance?
Several years ago Jason Rule’s teenage son, Elliott, took a hard hit to his back in a football game. The injury never seemed to completely…
Reality Check: When Life Gets in the Way of Fitness
When I first found CrossFit I was in my mid-20s and working from home. I had time, money, and was a single, carefree adult with…
Leading with Heart: How SealFit is Training Elite Athletes (and the Lessons You Can Learn from Them)
Are you ready for the toughest competition of your life? You won’t need your fancy lifters, belt, tape or knee sleeves. In fact, you won’t…
Lifestyle Shaming: Mind Your Own Damn Business
This has been bothering me for a while. Almost every day I bring food to work. (They even got a microwave for me, which expands…
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…
