Entries by Roger

Food

We all have various relationships with food. Most of us struggle with what we eat. We all have a basic idea how to eat well, and most fail to even eat in a moderately healthy way. Our western diets have grown to be a matter of convenience and taste, rather than health and fitness. Our […]

Two Questions

Today we share two photos. The first is of a “Globo Gym”. A large chain gym with an ocean of machines and equipment. The other is of a session in one of the rooms at our gym. There is a stark contrast here. The first gym prides itself on what it has, we pride ourselves […]

Show Up Muscle

On several occasions Sarah Farrell and I have discussed the “Show up Muscle”. This is the trait that enables you to show up, be there, do something regardless of how you feel, the current situation, or whether or not you want to do it. This is often times the biggest determining factor between success and […]

Skill Development and Scalability

These two photos show improvement within one session. Yeah this was on the same day. If we focus in, and really work on mechanics we can see remarkable improvement in a short time. We still look for small improvements over the long term to reach the big goals, but focusing on performing each movement as […]

Regularly Practice and Learn New Sports

One of the tenants of CrossFit is to regularly learn and practice new sports. What sports have you tried recently? Have you noticed a difference in learning new things since starting CrossFit? We’ve been told stories about newly found skill in new and old sports from a lot of you. Share them here. Tell us […]