CFMC Daily

Everyone has their priorities, and everyone’s priorities are different. For example, depending on how much liquid I’ve consumed, sometimes finding a restroom is my number one priority. And another, perhaps more realistic example, is the one where people find every excuse in the world *not* to work out. “I’m too busy to work out” or [...]

In case you only watch the Crossfit Games at the end of July at CFMC’s amazing BBQ or in 30 min segments in September on ESPN2, you may not know they’ve already started! Registration for the CrossFit Games Open started February 1st and the first workout gets posted on February 22nd. In order to compete [...]

The Burpee: Everyone’s favorite movement. Personally, I hate them and I know there isn’t a person at the gym who enjoys seeing them on the board. They are incredibly simple – you get on the floor, make your chest touch the ground, get back up, do a little hop and clap your hands over your [...]

This past weekend, Jackson and I added 10 more feet to the end of the pullup rig. Keep in mind that when I say “Jackson and I,” what I mean is that Jackson did all the useful stuff while I was essentially his gopher. The fact is that he was in perfect control of the [...]

[From The Vault] You know that feeling you get when you spend days, weeks or even months stressing about something you need to ask for? Like a job interview where you don’t know how large a salary you should ask for? You deliberate over and over, back and forth, trying to come up with a [...]

Despite being constantly varied almost to the point of being random, every CrossFit workout has something in common: a beginning and an end. Regardless of what you may think during the workout I assure you that it will end eventually, and hopefully sooner rather than later. Oftentimes I’m asked what’s the best approach for a [...]

“If your expectations are always those of someone content to live without physical challenge, then when it comes time for mental, moral, or emotional challenge, you fail to meet it because you are out of practice. Meeting and overcoming obstacles are skills that can be honed, as opposed to talents with which we are born. [...]

There are few things that I love hearing more than people shouting encouragement to others in the gym. I’m frequently told by an athlete (usually after a big PR on something) that they wouldn’t have pushed themselves that hard without the loud and excited support of everyone cheering for them to go harder and faster. [...]