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06.02.14 – Monday – CrossFit Competition vs CrossFit Class
It seems like lots of people have a hard time telling the difference between the CrossFit Games and what goes on in boxes around the world every day. People can see the obvious differences: The...
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06.10.14 – Tuesday – Link Love: Don’t be a CrossFit A$#hole
You love CrossFit. You’ve seen it strengthen your body and your mind, and you want everybody else to know just how awesome this thing you’ve found is. That’s completely understandable. But the folks...
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06.13.14 – Friday – Random Thoughts
It’s Friday! Time to go all stream-of-consciousness on you: Making meals ahead of time is the smartest thing you can do Want to eat well all week? Spend a couple of hours on Sunday afternoon making a...
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06.19.14 – Thursday – Link Love: CrossFit Makes You Hot
A BuzzFeed article featuring photos of attractive CrossFit Games athletes? Yes, please. Here it is: 14 People Who Prove CrossFit Makes You Hotter You’re welcome. Foundation Hang squat snatch 5×3 WOD...
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07.10.14 – Thursday – Three Tips for the Press
Today, like last Thursday, we’ll be finding a 1-rep-max strict overhead press. This is a surprisingly tricky movement. It’s not incredibly complex like a snatch, or brutally heavy like a back squat,...
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07.25.14 – Friday – Weekend Happenings
We have a couple of fun things happening this weekend: Friday @ 7:30p: Friday Funday! Join us after the 6:30 WOD to hang out with your fellow Manatees and enjoy a tasty beverage. We’ll have the...
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08.08.14 – Friday – Intro WOD!
Today’s WOD is a fun one. It’s the WOD that we usually use during our introductory sessions, when new members come in for the first time to find out what CrossFit is all about and if they’re ready for...
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08.12.14 – Tuesday – Intensity and Scaling
The official definition of CrossFit is simply this: Constantly varied, high-intensity, functional movement Functional movement refers to the fact that we use movements that simulate real-world...
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08.19.14 – Tuesday – The Most Dangerous Thing in the Gym
People who say that CrossFit is dangerous are, generally speaking, idiots. At best, they fail to understand the training methods we use and the actual statistical probability of injuring oneself when...
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08.26.14 – Tuesday – What is Recovery?
Note: In celebration of the Labor Day holiday, the 9:00 a.m. class will be the only class offered on Monday, September 1. No other classes will be held on that day. Exercise makes you weaker and...
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