Laura is the first person to do 18.1. She didn’t intend on doing the open and committed at 5:30am and has been crushing it. Linnea… I mean she is giving birth in less than 20 days and is still worried… Read more »
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Blame
I am considering a future project. It is a somewhat vulnerable endeavor and I am not sure it is for me. But looking at that I see an effort to find blame in the face of defeat. Clinging to anything… Read more »
Full Time Staff Over Hobby Coaches
{Below is the copy from Friday nights announcement} So, if you haven’t heard we have an announcement this week. Let me start with some background first. A lot of you have been asking about coaching recently. Which is awesome. I… Read more »
The 2018 CrossFit Open at 410
Grace wrote another article to preview the 2018 Open. 2018 Open Full of Storylines By: Grace The Dog February 21, 2018 3,2,1 Go! And just like that Baby Steve fled Baltimore to find weaker competition in California. The 2017 Open… Read more »
Dispelling Myths
Two of the most common reasons people give when “taking time off” or stepping away from the gym are time and/or money. I wanted to dive into these two reasons a little more and hopefully provide some clarity. First, let’s… Read more »
Lifestyle Challenge Wrap Up – What Now?
The most successful Lifestyle Challenge in 410 history has concluded. As a group we lost 202 pounds and 62 inches off the waist while averaging just under 4% body fat loss. We challenged ourselves and more importantly we showed that… Read more »
The Open – It’s An Experience
The CrossFit Open is coming up. If you are new you are probably wondering what that is. In short, it is a worldwide test of fitness with over 500,000 participants. It is the first phase of finding the fittest on… Read more »
Culture of Work
CrossFit and those that are attracted to CrossFit have a culture of work. This weekend someone paid me in cash for something and I asked that they sit on the desk. Several hours later after classes wrap up I notice… Read more »
Energy Sources and How We can Exploit Them
Understanding the energy sources (metabolic pathways) in our body and how they relate to our workouts is something that can help you understand the desired stimulus of a workout and help you pace and perform better. Ultimately leading to a… Read more »
410 Traits
A very successful gym, CrossFit New England, has a set of traits they use to drive successful from employees and athletes alike. These are the traits they look for in a new hire and the traits of folks that are… Read more »
