If you have been CrossFitting for a while, you’ve probably had this happened to you. You just completed a workout and you fall to the ground as time expires. You are breathing really hard and you can feel your heart in your chest-thumping up and down. You’re drenched in sweat and your arms and legs
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The Benefits of Olympic Weightlifting
There is never any absolute way of doing things in the fitness industry, specifically in exercise selection. However, there are certain exercises that pack more of a punch and accomplish a lot of things in one movement. The Olympic lifts are some of those movements. They teach us about coordination, balance, stability, and they cover
Don’t go alone
Three good cyclists will always beat one great cyclist to the top of the hill. Going up that hill alone is harder. The whole way you have the wind in your face pushing you back. You have no time to rest. The only thing you can rely on is your legs and they’re starting to
Has a kettlebell changed your life?
I know it sounds kind of odd, but has a kettlebell changed your life? Has a rower made you a better person? Did a barbell make you go to the gym? The answer to all three questions is probably the same — No. No, a kettlebell didn’t change your life and a rower didn’t make
Going from inactive to active is tough
When you grow up playing sports, specifically football, working out is just part of your daily routine. Once football was over in college, I moved on to running, and then I found CrossFit. I’ve been able to stay active nearly my entire life. That’s what has made the last five months so incredibly hard. From
Some good that came from COVID
This year has been interesting, to say the least. The COVID pandemic has brought many challenges to each of us, including businesses. Nearly every business has had to change something about how they operate and No Excuses CrossFit is no exception. But those changes can be good and for the better. The last six months
The Magic Happens After 3 Months
In your free intros, your coach likely highlighted that there is a 3 month minimum for participation in nutrition coaching. This is to take the pressure off of clients to achieve too much all at once and to truly take the time needed to start to learn healthy habits that go along with eating healthy
4 Types of Nutrition Investors, Which One Are YOU?
Every person on this planet is different. Each of us has different needs, wants, opinions, likes, and dislikes. You love to do CrossFit, but the person next to you may prefer Bootcamp-or even yoga. For some of us when it comes to exercise, we need a higher level of accountability with a personal trainer to
Are You Ready To Get Started?
Next Steps with No Excuses Nutrition… Over 80% of people regain the weight they work so hard to lose, leaving them to feel frustrated. The problem is there are over 741 million search results of diets all telling readers to do something different. You need a simple and sustainable plan with ongoing support to see
Alcohol and Your Goals
Do you have a goal of weekly exercise routine with eating healthy? Have you noticed there are many obstacles in the way? The key to obtaining a healthy lifestyle to find ways around or remove said obstacles. One of those aspects of our lifestyle that can really impact our goal attainment is drinking alcohol, and
3 Considerations During the “Long Haul”
Many of us are focusing on taking a long-term approach to our health and fitness, as well as working on sustainable healthy habit formation. Awesome. Way to go!! When it comes to staying focused on the goal of taking a long-term approach to your nutrition, here are 3 thoughts to munch on: Inner Monologue: This
What is the hype with collagen?
With the overwhelming amount of information available about nutrition online and on social media, it is likely that you have heard or seem information talking about the benefits of collagen powder. So what is collagen all about? Is it as good as it sounds? Collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body; however,
Are you maximizing results from your workouts?
(3 Ways to Ensure You Are Optimizing Performance Through Nutrition) If you are working hard in the gym, you want to make sure your nutrition is helping you achieve your health and fitness goals. This means eating around your workouts to fuel your body under stress and properly refuel your body after exercise to promote
The 2 Hardest Parts of Losing Weight
You may be shocked to hear this, but the two most challenging most aspects of losing weight and getting healthy have nothing to do with nutrition and working out. You may be thinking, “Wait, aren’t those the ONLY two aspects of losing weight?” Yes, eating correctly and staying active are the actions you need to
Let’s Meal Prep for the Weekend!
I often hear the phrase, “I was on track all week, and then I don’t know what happened on the weekend.” I have fallen into this trap myself, so I started to think about why this happens. When we talk about meal prepping, we think, “Ok, I will prepare my meals from Monday – Friday,
