“Death smiles at all men, all men can do is smile back” This is a quote from the movie Gladiator and is wrongly attributed to Marcus Aurelius. Even though, as far as we know, The Emperor never actually uttered these words but they still have a lot
Read more →In the world of fitness, there are many modalities. There is weight training, bodyweight or calisthenics, cardio, and many others. Any of these will get you ”fit”, but depending on what your true goals are you have to tailor your program around those goals. Enter CrossFit. CrossFit
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“At dawn, when you have trouble getting out of bed, tell yourself: ‘I have to go to work — as a human being. What do I have to complain of, if I’m going to do what I was born for — the things I was brought into the
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We live in a very interesting time. We live in a time when social media dominates everything we say and do. We pull up our favorite celebrities, athletes, and even our friends to see what they are up too. Most will leave an inspirational quote or some
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“It’s the rough road that leads to heights of greatness” Seneca One thing I always tell my athletes and even my friends when they need a boost or are going through struggles in life is, nothing good in life comes easy. I myself need this boost from
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A true stoic is indifferent to life’s events. They are indifferent in that there is no good nor is there bad, they are indifferent to what happens. The concept is that if we start assigning good and bad to things outside of our control we will inevitably
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There is a lot of discussions lately about the CrossFit Open. The big question I get asked is should I do The Open and what is the point If I don’t plan on going to the CrossFit Games? The Open is bigger than just the CrossFit Games.
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“Success comes to the lowly and poorly talented but the special characteristics of a great person is to triumph over the disasters and panics of human life” Life isn’t fair. It has a crazy way of getting the best of all of us at times. You will
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In life, we will all face adversity. I don’t care how perfect life seems on Instagram, how many likes you get on facebook, or how much you tell yourself life is great, adversity strikes us all. How you react in those times is what tells me all
Read more →When it comes to squatting there are many made-up rules. Most of these “rules” were not made by strength and conditioning professionals but by people who think they know what they are talking about. One of the most common myths out there is that it is bad
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