by Chris Cooper | Sep 10, 2018 | Catalyst Blog, Motivational, Nutritional
What makes you different? I was first attracted to CrossFit because it was counterculture. After 12 years in the fitness industry, I was tired of the myths, quasi-science and flat-out lies. I wanted to be a coach, not a mythbuster. CrossFit was a new voice in the...
by Chris Cooper | Dec 19, 2017 | Athletic Training, Exercise Technique Coaching, Nutritional
We are more self-aware than at any time in history. With our attention diverted from the necessities of life (readers of this blog won’t wonder where they’ll sleep tonight, or how they’ll get food today) we turn inward. We spend more time thinking...
by Chris Cooper | Nov 17, 2017 | Catalyst Blog, Motivational, Nutritional
One of the key concepts Karly at Fuel Up Nutrition teaches is Mindfulness. You don’t need more willpower. What you really need is a heightened awareness of how you talk to yourself. (can’t see the video? Click here to watch it on YouTube. It’s only...
by Chris Cooper | Nov 15, 2017 | Catalyst Blog, Nutritional
Karly’s Fuel Up Nutrition (FUN) Challenge is underway, and she’s already getting some interesting feedback. The first is: “I feel weird that I’m not on a ‘diet’ anymore.” And: “I can’t believe I feel guilty when I...
by Chris Cooper | Oct 17, 2017 | Catalyst Blog, Nutritional
Bad news: CrossFit isn’t hard. Just kidding: CrossFit is hard. In fact, it’s just hard ENOUGH. But CrossFit is so successful because it makes exercising simple. You know what time to show up; you’re told exactly what to do to get optimal benefit...
by catalystcf | Nov 16, 2015 | Monthly Newsletter, Nutritional
Diet and exercise are not different roads. Like your left foot and right, you move forward only by shifting each forward. And when both your left foot and right move forward together, that’s called jumping. Effective workouts AND a solid nutrition plan is a...
