Results For Category: "Motivational"

Why Wood?

First-time visitors to our Industrial Park Gym (Catalyst Athletic and Crossfit) are sometimes taken aback. There are few machines.  The plates are…

Crossfit: The Sport

9am Saturday morning.  They arrive in singles and in pairs; in SUVs and on bicycles and on foot, and one in a…

The Cost of Doing Nothing

When we get a new client whose primary goal is fat loss, our first objective is to STOP WEIGHT GAIN.  That's right:…

Fitness Activism

Look not mournfully into the past. It comes not back again. Wisely improve the present. It is thine. Go forth to meet…

Operating In A Climate of Fear

Today, you're going to exercise your aversion to risk.  Seth Godin's blog (always good) is talking about risk in a populace of…

Fryia's 'Plan B'

Brent Fryia’s a guy I admire. I’ve liked him since I met him a decade ago. He knows more about training –…

The Genghis Solution

The Great Wall of China took 1000 years to build (6th Century – 16th Century, primarily.) It stretches 4000 miles.   At its…

No Thanks, We'd Rather Be Average

This week, I was comparing insurance quotes for our two facilities and diverse group of Trainers.  There are really only two providers…

Nobility of Purpose

If the purpose is noble, the preparation is easy.

Commitment – More Than Skin Deep

Splash, don’t skip. If you really want to know how something works, immerse yourself for a month.  I did. We ran Crossfit…