I am going to start sharing what I do for my CrossFit workouts (WODs) each week. This will give you a better sense of what CrossFit is and how the program mixes things up to keep working different parts of your body to achieve overall fitness and balanced strength. The workout changes day by day [...]
Archive | November, 2010
Knock That Soda Pop Monkey Off Your Back
Obesity in the U.S. has increased dramatically over the past 30 years. Recent data shows that 2/3 of adults are either overweight or obese; and children are increasingly becoming overweight too. One large contributing factor is drinking beverages that are sweetened with sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, and other corn syrups (e.g., soda pop, fruit drinks, [...]
The Dangers of Not Scheduling Regular Rest Days
Starting in January this year (2010), I began following a regular schedule of exercise. It began with the P90X program in January and then I started CrossFit in August. So, I knew what I was supposed to be doing every day of the week. However there was one part of the schedule that I didn’t [...]
Rest, Recovery, and Rollers – Athlete, Heal Thyself
Once you finally get into the exercise groove, it can be tempting to keep adding more hours and days. The logic is simple, but flawed: If I’m getting results with my current level of exercise, I can speed up my progress and get even better results by doing more. That’s when you see people working [...]