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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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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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08.12.14 – 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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08.08.14 – 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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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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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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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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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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06.10.14 – 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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06.02.14 – 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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05.30.14 – Friday – Random Thoughts
This week’s random thoughts: Holiday weeks should be great training weeks… …But they’re often not. Think about it logically. On a week like this week, most people had a three-day weekend to relax, and...
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05.02.14 – Friday – Pistol Tips
Pistols. Twice as fun as squats, because you only use one leg! The guys at Barbell Shrugged have some good tips for those of us who need to refine our single-legged squats: Get ready for fun on one leg...
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04.18.14 – Friday – Cherry Picking
The definition of CrossFit is “constantly varied functional movement performed at high intensity.” Let’s talk about that “constantly varied” part. Constant variation means that we’re doing lots of...
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04.01.14 – Tuesday – 3 Sure-Fire Strategies to Get the Body of Your Dreams
In the spirit of spring, on this April 1, I’d like to reveal some of my most valued knowledge to you, my dear reader. Here are my three secrets to getting the body of your dreams: 1. Constantly compare...
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03.25.14 – Tuesday – Open 14.5 Sneak Peek
Ok, guys, I can’t tell you how I got this (it may or may not involve incriminating photos of Dave Castro, a llama, 3 midgets, and 20 kilos of pure Mexican black tar heroin), but I have the inside scoop...
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11.27.13 – Wednesday – Thanksgiving
Today’s schedule: Class at 6a and 9a Open Gym from 10a-1p We are closed tomorrow for Thanksgiving In no particular order, a list of things I’m thankful for: The awesome people at CrossFit...
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11.04.13 – Monday – Lessons from the Pantheon Games
Three Manatees competed in the Pantheon Games this past weekend in Miami. Jeff, James, and Matt acquitted themselves well, and I’m very proud of their performance. After watching our guys and the rest...
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09.14.13 – Saturday – Positive Thoughts
I’ve been accused of being grumpy. I find this offensive. I’m not grumpy — I’m cantankerous. “Grumpy” implies a fleeting bad mood, while “cantankerous” (rightly) asserts that my surly demeanor is a...
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08.29.13 – Thursday – Labor Day Hours
In celebration of the Labor Day holiday, the 9:00 a.m. class will be the only class offered on Monday, September 2. No other classes will be held on that day. We will offer our normal weekend schedule...
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08.20.13 – Tuesday – Schedule Updates
We have two exciting new additions to our class schedule, both of which are effective immediately (that means now!): Expanded Open Gym Hours Wednesdays are now chock-full of Open Gym fun! We’ll have...
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