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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
Pages of Purpose (excerpt)
Women empowering women. That’s the premise of the new e-book Pages of Purpose, which features more than 20 strong women doling out advice aimed at bringing you…
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…
A New Focus
By: Sherrie Shover We hear a lot of athletes talk about priorities: how their goals—as a CrossFitter, Olympic lifter or powerlifter—are so important to them…
There are No Shortcuts. Take the Long Road
Take the long road. There’s a fascination, an obsession really, in the fitness culture with ways to skip the inevitable path of progress. You watch…
