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On September 7, 2018 / best in clarksville, clean and jerk, Conjugate Method, createdinthelab, crossfit in clarksville TN., DCL endurance, endurance, fitness, fort Campbell, kentucky, Nashville, Nashville TN, News, Nutrition, Olympic weightlifting, running, snatch, strength and conditioning, sugar, tactical athlete, Tennessee, TN, usaw, war on sugar, weightlifting
Hey DCL. Hope everyone’s had a fantastically sugar-free couple of weeks since we last touched base! Today’s nutrinformation bit revolves around a topic some (me) are pretty good at sucking at, and that’s the conundrum of how much to eat versus what to eat. With “intermittent fasting” and “counting
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On September 3, 2018 / best in clarksville, clarksville, Clarksville tn, Conjugate Method, created in the lab, createdinthelab, crossfit, crossfit dcl, crossfitdcl, DCL endurance, dcl fort Campbell, dclendurance, endurance, fitness, fort Campbell, kentucky, Nashville, Nashville TN, News, Nutrition, Olympic weightlifting, running, snatch, strength and conditioning, tactical athlete, Tennessee, TN, usaw, weightlifting
Well, here it goes- probably the biggest reason (definitely not the only one) why people hate me in the gym. I refuse to let people lay down after a workout. One of my 10 rules of the gym is when you are done working out, stand up
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On August 24, 2018 / abdominal training, best, best in clarksville, bestinclarksville, Clarksville tn, clarksvilletn, Conjugate Method, CrossFit Dunbar Cave Lab, fitness, fort Campbell, fort Campbell weightlifting, fortcampbell, kentucky, Nashville, Nashville TN, Nutrition, Olympic weightlifting, snatch, strength and conditioning, sugar, tactical athlete, Tennessee, TN, war on sugar, weightlifting
Morning Zone/Paleo Smoothie This simple smoothie can be mixed up and quickly chugged for a balanced burst of Paleo/Zone energy to start your day; it’s great for those of us who don’t prefer giant breakfasts, or those of us who simply find ourselves continuously rushing out the
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Hello DCL! This will be the first of an ongoing series of posts regarding nutrition… nutritional information… nutrinformation. We will seek to explore foundational concepts of the human diet, highlight burgeoning trends, dispel some myths, and share recipes for simple and healthy meals that facilitate our shared
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On July 9, 2018 / best, best in clarksville, bestinclarksville, clarksville, Clarksville tn, clarksvilletn, clean and jerk, Conjugate Method, created in the lab, crossfit, crossfit dcl, CrossFit Dunbar Cave Lab, crossfit in clarksville TN., DCL endurance, dcl weightlifting, endurance, fitness, fort Campbell, kentucky, Nashville, Nashville TN, snatch, strength and conditioning, tactical athlete, Tennessee, Uncategorized, usaw, weightlifting
“Find your weaknesses, make friends with them, then beat them to death” This is one of my favorite quotes. Weaknesses are building blocks to our lives. Every weakness defeated is one step closer to our goals. That goal can be anything from a 700# back
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On May 17, 2018 / best, best in clarksville, clarksville, Clarksville tn, Conjugate Method, created in the lab, crossfit, crossfit dcl, CrossFit Dunbar Cave Lab, crossfit in clarksville TN., DCL endurance, dcl fort Campbell, dcl weightlifting, dcl Weightlifting fort Campbell, dclendurance, Nashville, Nashville TN, Olympic weightlifting, snatch, strength and conditioning, tactical athlete, TN, usaw, weightlifting
I can’t believe it has taken me this long to write a blog on this topic: the mentality of many CrossFit athletes. I am not attacking the sport aspect of CrossFit, this is my sport after all. Too often, however, we see athletes that will sacrifice everything
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On April 12, 2018 / best in clarksville, Clarksville tn, created in the lab, crossfit, crossfit dcl, DCL endurance, dcl weightlifting, endurance, fort Campbell, kentucky, Nashville, tactical athlete, Tennessee, weightlifting
“Don’t train to be the best athlete on the best day possible. Train to be the best athlete on the worst day possible.” – Louie Simmons. This quote always sticks in my mind. Training against adversity is the core of the CrossFit program. At some point
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On March 14, 2018 / abdominal training, best in clarksville, clarksville, Clarksville tn, Conjugate Method, crossfire dcl, crossfit, DCL endurance, dcl weightlifting, endurance, fitness, fort Campbell, weightlifting
It’s doesn’t matter what fitness program you decide to try, when someone walks into your facility the first thing most people want are 6-pack abs. Most, if not all, people want the “beach body” and nothing says “beach body” like sculpted abs. Walk through a shopping mall
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