The Open is Over!! Let’s Reflect
The Open is over and won’t return for a full year! This is a good time to reflect on the purpose and meaning of the [...]
Why Warm-up?
“Why do we have to warm-up Coach? Can’t we just go right into squatting?” Strength and conditioning coaches hear this from time to time or [...]
TBT from the Sanctify Archives: What’s All The Fuss About “Functional” Movements?
I want to discuss why we do the movements we do in CrossFit. If you’re a CrossFit OG or if you’ve attended the Level 1 [...]
Cultivating a Positive Mindset
The gym is a laboratory for cultivating a positive mindset. Think of your time in the gym each day as an opportunity to train your [...]
A fresh approach
A few of you have asked for me to share my thoughts, reasoning, etc. for the change you’ve seen to the programming, so here that [...]
Thursday 180712
Avoid Unnecessary Soreness Being sore is pretty much an unavoidable part of training, but that doesn’t mean we should ‘look’ to be sore or that [...]
Tuesday 180710
Context: Practice – Be careful with static stretching before lifting. Dynamic Warm Up Option: 2 min jump rope, then 3 sets of 8 kip swings, [...]
Thursday 180628
“Why am I not progressing?” Is it the schedule (can’t make it in when I want)? Is it the coaching? Is it the programming? Is [...]
Thursday 180621
You have probably noticed that this training, working toward mastery, causes many benefits outside of the gym. It is because we are deliberately working on [...]
Tuesday 180612
Calendar for the back squat cycle. More Volume this time This strength focus will be a bit different than many we’ve done [...]