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A couple years ago I read Ben Bergeron’s book Chasing Excellence. It tells the story of his process in building some of the fittest athletes on the planet in their trek to win The CrossFit Games.  This book came back to mind this past week

Last year we got a Peloton bike for our house. My wife was excited for an exercise option she enjoyed at home. I was excited to have an alternative form of exercise I could do for myself and with clients who had bikes. It’s been

But why? Our son, Beau, is three years old. He’s in a phase of asking a lot of questions and when we answer them he asks the infamous, “but why?” question to follow.  As parents, this can bring us some frustration because the answer never

Do you always wear gymnastics grips? Do you always use chalk? Do you race to the rack to use the same barbell every time? Or hang from your favorite pull up bar every chance you get? A lot of our clients love the variety they

Professional athletes are not more motivated than you are. Olympic athletes don’t just “want it more” than you either. You may not realize this, but the best athletes in the world have the same struggles with motivation that you do. So what’s the difference? They

Today we feature an article by CrossFit MetroEast Founder, Josh Nimmo. For years, I thought all I needed was that passion for fitness and the rest would take care of itself. Boy was I wrong. Being a passionate trainer made me very good on the

Have you noticed how goals make fitness a lot of fun? If you ever worked out at a traditional gym, you might have felt a little like a hamster on a wheel. You knew you were doing something, but it didn’t feel like you were

Today, We have a few summer nutrition hacks from Coach Josh Nimmo to make your life easier. We know it can be tough to eat well when you’re sitting by the beach or running from one cookout to the next, so check out the ideas

In my earliest days of CrossFit I was doing this stuff on my own. I didn’t have a gym I was going to or coaches who were helping me at first. A buddy and I were just going onto the old “main site”, CrossFit.com, getting