What i'm reading when I should be working...
"...What goes through your mind in the middle of a WOD? Do you think about your next rep? Do you think about your to-do list for the rest of the day? Do you think about the discomfort that’s setting in from the increasing lack of oxygen? Or do you not think about anything at all?..." READ MORE
Source: Tabata Times
"...every single thing you do in a workout is an opportunity to improve if you choose to use it as such. Not approaching every training session with this intent is literally undoing your corrective work; you’re walking in circles, getting tired and going nowhere..." READ MORE
Source: Catalyst Athletics
"We can all agree that having good squat fundamentals and building strength through back squatting is crucial, whether CrossFit is your primary sport or not. If you are an athlete, you better be squatting." READ MORE
Source: Tabata Times
"CrossFit is about life. About taking everything that life has thrown at you and standing firm. Even if it forces you to your knees, you know you’ll stand back up, strong as ever..." READ MORE.
Source: www.competeeveryday.com
Great V-Blog from Derek Woodske. Is the CrossFit Games saving the Sport of Olympic Weightlifting from becoming a vanishing relic of a golden past? WATCH VIDEO.
Source: www.youtube.com
"Can you power snatch more than you squat snatch? Such is the case with many CrossFitters, but this is the opposite of truly proficient lifters...if you want to ever snatch truly heavy loads that challenge your genetic potential, the full snatch is required." READ MORE.
Source: CrossFit Impulse
"Are you coachable?...The single biggest concession in being coachable is being prepared to be wrong. Being wrong is hard on the ego, but if you thought what you were doing was right, then you wouldn’t be here [with a coach] in the first place. So let it go." READ MORE
Source: Tabata Times
"The most effective implements for building lean muscle tissue and shedding fat are heavy, blunt, and simple. They have few or no moving parts, and they don't plug into the wall. A barbell, some weights, a few dumbbells, and a pull-up bar are all you need to achieve world-class fitness." READ MORE.
Source: Again Faster
"You are not wired for progress. You seek a state of sameness, one where mental and physical stressors are nonexistent, and every day is just like the one before. Routine is bliss for your underperforming ass..." READ MORE.
Source: Again Faster
Survival of the WrongestHow personal-health journalism ignores the fundamental pitfalls baked into all scientific research and serves up a daily diet of unreliable information...READ MORE.
Source: www.cjr.org
Source: www.crossfitfire.com
Why Getting Jacked, Strong and Lean is Never Enough: How To Manage Your Fitness Expectations.
“I always told myself that if I got to where I am now, which is 10-12% body fat, with an athletic build, that I’d be absolutely thrilled. Except now I’m pretty much there, and it’s kind of like, “meh.” Don’t get me wrong, it’s not depressing me or anything, but I guess it just hasn’t brought me the complete fulfillment I expected. Every now and then, I even feel like it’s not enough.” READ MORE.
Source: www.jcdfitness.com
"While the pull-up has been used by everyone from middle-school gym teachers to Marine drill instructors to measure fitness, the fact is that many fit people, particularly women, can’t do even one." READ MORE.
Source: NY Times Well
Seven Shades of Paleo“Seeing as there isn’t one yet, I took it upon myself to come up with a wicked useful ‘Seven Shades of Paleo’ classification system. Since I created this – I make the rules and I say that you can fall anywhere on this scale and moving by half shades is totally allowable. Go ahead, argue with me – remember, I invented this – I will always win…” READ MORE.
Source: www.robbwolf.com
Train Like An Athlete - Not like a Fitness Model.“If you want have a fresh view on your approach to training, remember to do as an athlete does:
1. Commit to the long-term.
2. Focus on your potential.
3. Set positive goals."
READ MORE.
Source: www.jcdfitness.com
Biggest Loser Season 11 Winners Hannah Curlee & Olivia Ward share their thoughts on managing the energy suckers in your life. WATCH VIDEO.
Source: www.myfitspiration.com
Ask yourself. What would you do with your life if money was no object? I would quit my day job and CrossFit all day long. An amazing and incredibly inspirational lecture from the late Alan Watts. WATCH VIDEO.
Source: www.youtube.com
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