by Chris Cooper | Jan 15, 2019 | Catalyst Blog, Nutritional, Results
You can’t lose weight without controlling your nutrition. If you’re trying to lose fat by joining a gym–but not changing what you eat–it won’t work. Not even Catalyst workouts, which are the best in Sault Ste. Marie. But the problem is...
by Chris Cooper | Jan 14, 2019 | Catalyst Blog, Motivational, Nutritional, Uncategorized
We don’t rise to the level of our challenges; we fall to the level of our preparation.”Commitment devices” set us up for long-term success, using our bodies and brains in the way they’ve evolved to be used.We’re wired to save energy. For...
by Chris Cooper | Jan 9, 2019 | Catalyst Blog, Motivational, Nutritional
…start by making tiny changes in your life, one at a time. In 2003, Sir Dave Brailsford took over the British Cycling Team. He wasn’t a professional coach, and he’d only been an amateur cyclist. Instead of trying to rebuild the perennially weak...
by Chris Cooper | Jan 8, 2019 | Catalyst Blog, Motivational, Nutritional, Uncategorized
This might be the only thing you read about “metabolism” that isn’t trying to sell you something. Your metabolism is the rate at which your body burns energy. Your body uses calories for energy, like your car uses gas for energy. You need calories to...
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...
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...
