I know what you’re thinking! It just snowed, why am I worried about becoming acclimated to the heat now? The truth is it can take up to a month to fully acclimate to the summer months. In Colorado our spring and summers tend to be gradual, which is a good thing. We want to avoid [...]
What Now?
Steve @ NerdFitness.com has a really cool website with some real good content that is really fun to read. Sometimes it helps to read a different style to get remotivated. Here’s one of his recent articles that applies to all of us right now wrapping up our Body Pod Challenge. You did it. Months and months (or [...]
The Infamous Weight Scale
If you’ve got an unhealthy relationship with the scale, the only way to get back to a good place is to ditch it altogether. Donate it to Goodwill, recycle it or take it out back and give it a proper beat-down, Office Space-style. Because the sooner you ditch the idea that the scale is your [...]
Nutritional Devotionals
Let’s face it peoples, eating right takes constant work and willpower. We live in a society that constantly tempts the tastebuds. If we let our guard down and show a weakness the enemy attacks and the next thing we know we’re in a sugar coma face down in a tub of Moo Llennium Crunch! Sounds like [...]
Voodoo Floss
The Voodoo Floss Band is an essential performance tool and should be a staple in the gym bag of every athlete looking to improve range, restore joint mechanics, or unglue matted down or previously injured tissue. Compression tack and flossing (Voodoo Flossing) works on many levels; including re-perfusing tissues that have become stiff or [...]
Chief Drummond Interview
A-Shift Battalion Chief Jim Drummond is down to 10 shifts before retiring. Watch this short interview as he talks about his health and fitness history, what he’s doing now and why. He’s an inspiration to work out with at Crossfit Parker. Awesome to see a firefighter with mere days left on the job still putting in the [...]
Paleo Nut Candy
Awesome treat to curb a craving. Thanks to Eric Szabo, Ben O’Brien and Heidi Simon. ”Paleo Nut Candy” 1/3 cup Honey (I’ve also been adding a little real maple syrup lately) 1/3 cup Coconut oil 1 tsp Nutmeg 1 tsp Cinnamon 5 cups of mixed nuts (I like to use salted nuts) Anything else you [...]
What’s Your Motivation?
“When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, “I used everything you gave me.” Erma Bombeck Great article post from Crossfit Northlake in Charlotte, NC… “What’s Your Motivation” Your motivation needs to be a very personal [...]
Handstands
We’re not encouraging everyone to head out to the bay and start practicing your handstands, but for some it’s a nice challenge and a way to change up your routine. Check this out and if you need a little jumpstart, start inverting. Remember, regularly practice and train at new sports! Thal gives us a quick [...]
Fresh 20 – Super Cool Menu Resource!
Wow! For some of us, this may be exactly the tool that changes our eating habits forever. Spend 5 minutes and look over her program and see if it’s something worth a try. The idea is simple: 1. Weekly, shop for 20 Fresh ingredients (aah, the name makes sense). 2. Once a week spend an hour prepping the entire weeks [...]
Rhino Mobility: The Shoulder #3
Another weapon to add to your shoulder prehab arsenal…keep it up and be diligent about taking care of your God given tools. Visit Kelley Starrett’s Mobility WOD and search “shoulder” to go deeper.
Go to SLEEP!
It’s a big deal…Sleep. Just Google “Importance of Sleep” and you can spend hours reading medical studies on the topic. The simple fact is that good, quality sleep is key to good health. Part of that quality component is getting away from the blue screen (Facebook, Call Of Duty, The Voice etc.) and getting into [...]
Eating Healthy with KIDS!
We all know, it’s hard to eat healthy. It’s really really hard to get kids to eat healthy. Our American Society is not making it easy, but I’m pretty sure everyone will agree our children deserve good healthy food. We could ramble on here but let’s get right to the meat and vegetables…Whole 9 Life [...]
Gymnastic Rings
The gymnastics rings hanging in the firehouses can be a bit intimidating if you’re not really sure what exercises to do on them. Let’s go over the basics and the benefits here. Once you see how simple they are, start incorporating them more often in your workout program or warm-up. Some of the many benefits [...]
Interview with D-shifts Bryan Grogan
Engineer Bryan Grogan talks a little about what’s working for him during the body pod challenge…
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