Holiday Gift Guide (CrossFit Edition)

Take your wish list to the next level with this gift guide for CrossFitters! Self Discovery Journal and Life Planner What you’ll find inside:Guided journaling prompts that help you uncover your life’s purpose, bring your dreams into reality with manifestation techniques, create healthy habits that support your goals, and stay on track with daily journaling […]

The Real Path To Progress

My journey with my personal health and fitness goes back as far as I can remember. I started seeing radical changes and results in 2010 when I made a personal decision that enough was enough, and I just started learning and making changes to my lifestyle, one step at a time. Fast forward 3 years. […]

Easy Steps to Balancing Hormones

If you constantly feel unmotivated, tired, weak, stressed, anxious, forgetful, and unfulfilled, you may have some hormone balancing to do. The word hormones sounds so scientific, but really, there are some things we can do to fundamentally improve their balance. These are habits within our control that you can start trying today. Lifestyle 🍲 Balance […]

The Ultimate Guide to the 2021 CrossFit Open in Charlotte, NC

Get ready, the memes are coming. The CrossFit Open is about to start and CrossFitters around the world are going to be talking about it non-stop for 3 straight weeks (usually 5 weeks, so you’re getting off easy this year). Prepare your spouses, friends, and coworkers. They don’t know what’s coming. Stories about the build […]

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters

James 1:2-4 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. This is Sean. ⁠Sean is in his 40’s. Sean has been training with us for a […]

Should I lift weights? Or do more fasted cardio?

I get this question, a LOT. “I want to lose weight and get toned. I would like to have visible muscle definition, but I don’t want to get bulky. I’ve been running and I started eating salads. What else should I do?” Well, first off, we need to make up our minds and prioritize. Yes, […]

But, nothing. Wake Up.

But, I’m too old. But, I’ve never exercised before. But, I’m not fit enough. But, my hip hurts. But, I have a bad shoulder. But, my knees crack. But, I have a broken toe. But, I have a bad back. But, I have high blood pressure. But, I have diabetes. But, I’m too afraid. But, […]

Hard Decisions Make Stronger People

MENTALLY TOUGH On any given day, you and I make a million micro-decisions without even a second thought. It’s wired into our DNA to survive, to get through life as we know it. “Am I going to hit snooze or get out of bed?”“Should I have toast or oatmeal with my coffee for breakfast?” “What […]

Should You Be “Outsourcing” Accountability?

That depends. Do you want to develop into an independent adult one day, or are you content with the idea of someone looking over your shoulder in specific aspects of your life? That isn’t a trick question. I want you to actually ask yourself that. Because that’s what you’re doing when you tell yourself that […]

Victim to Victor

Let’s talk about our “self talk.” I often find myself having “victim” thoughts; however, because I intentionally practice rerouting them, I am able to turn them into “victor” thoughts. The ultimate enlightenment came from studying the Enneagram about a year ago. It’s a wonderful tool that sheds light on the person you’ve become as a […]