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Bring a Friend/Fight Gone Bad
"Fight Gone Bad!" is a significant workout to me. A decade ago it was an annual September event that was trained for similarly to the way we get ready for "Murph" nowadays. There were mini variations, task priority efforts, and intervals all done to maximize the...
Regularly Learn and Play New Sports
Regularly Learn and Play New Sports Do you like picking up heavy things and putting them over your head? Towards the end of July each year the Bay State Games Weightlifting competition is held as part of the Bay State Summer Games (Saturday, July 21st and Sunday,...
I did The Open, Now What?
You did it. You completed the 2018 CrossFit Open. You probably achieved some new skills, maybe set some PRs, and exchanged some high-fives. There have been a couple weeks to reflect. Perhaps you're happy with your performance, but not satisfied. The Open pushes us to...
The 2018 CrossFit Open & Friday Night Lights
With The Open fast approaching (have you registered yet? Go to games.crossfit.com to sign up) I want to give everyone some information on how we will be run The Open as well as Friday Night Lights this year. First off, as most of you know we will have two teams this...
Daily Goals for Long Term Gains
Often we think of goals as a big, long term project, and they may be, but as is often the case I want to focus on the details. It's the day-to-day goals that get us to the end result we're after. Like the ultimate goal we're working towards, our daily goals should be...
Surviving the Weekends (while counting Macros)
Staying on track Monday through Friday is the easy part. These days are routine. You have a schedule and that schedule makes it very easy to stay consistent. Then the weekend comes and all hell breaks loose! We tend to think we ate well during the week, therefore we...
4th of July Fruit Kabobs
4th of July Fruit Kabobs Ingredients Pint Strawberries 4-5 Bananas Pint of Blueberries package of wooden skewers Instructions For the first 5 or so skewers, thread 4-5 blueberries at the top, then follow with slices of bananas and strawberries. For the next several...
Wrap It Up, Part III
Big Joe McGhee!
When Joe walks into a room, everyone knows. He can command a room of 40 people with just a word. Mister Joe McGhee is our last and final installment of Staff Appreciation Week! Joe is the kind of person who listens until the last word of your sentence. Actually, he...
Berry Protein Popsciles!
Protein Pops - all natural and under 100 calories! Ingredients: 1/2 cup frozen mixed berries 3/4 cup unsweetened soy OR almond milk 6 oz non-fat plain Greek yogurt 1 scoop vanilla protein powder Directions: Place all ingredients together in blender and blend until...
Sara “I Got This” Lipsett
"We need a CrossFit Kids coach." "Okay I'll get my CrossFit Level 1 Cert and THEN I'll also get my CrossFit Kids Certification." "We need a Joy Girl: someone who can send handwritten notes to our members and puts our members first every day." "Okay I can learn how to...
Downtown JBrown
Day 4 of Staff Appreciation here, and today's staff member is none other than my handsome husband Mr. Jason Brown! Where to begin with this guy...? Well five years ago we were forced to meet, both against our wills, because we had a common interest: we both wanted to...