Listen to any self-help podcast, or read any self-help book, and you’re bound to hear something about how to journal to improve your life. Now, does just starting a journal improve your life? Probably not. What it does is get you in the process of assessing and improving your own thoughts. Journalling can act as … more »
Muscle Recovery: Essential to Your Next Workout Originally published on HVMN by Nate Martins. *all references are at the bottom of this post, and are located in parentheses throughout the article* The moment every athlete wants to avoid. POP! A muscle gives at the gym or on the track, leading to weeks of rehab. Sometimes … more »
On a Mindset Thursday video post, we talked about the WHOOPIE goal setting framework which is an elaboration on the WHOOP methodology prescribed in the book Rethinking Positive Thinking. If you care to dive into the psychology behind how these strategies for goal setting work, I recommend grabbing that book on Amazon or your favorite book … more »
Instagram, Facebook, social media in general have turned into a place to flaunt curated pictures, and more or less show off the best sides of our lives. This isn’t a critique or a support of social media as a whole, but rather a look at the real benefit of CrossFit…which is not the brand new … more »
This time of year there is a lot of focus on doing more, being more, and making improvements. However, if you’re constantly focusing on more, when do you recover? Just like in fitness, balance in your life is important. If you never recover from working out, you won’t see muscle growth and development. If you’re … more »
Admittedly, that title is total click bait. How to look better in the mirror…can anything be more of what you expect from a gym? Probably not. Let me go a different, direction, though, than is expected. “Looking better” (whatever that actually means) doesn’t begin in a gym or in the kitchen – it begins with … more »