Kids Blog

CrossFIt Kids Fall Schedule released!

August 7, 2012  |  Posted by Ben Davis | Comments Off

Its time for the kids to up their skill level, conditioning level and all around awesomenss this fall with No Excuses CrossFit kids!  If you haven’t signed up your child for this class yet, now is your chance to do so!  If he or she has not tried out a CFK class yet then you may bring them in on any day to give it a go.  If they like it, then we can sign them up.

Here is the fall schedule as it stands.  This may be subject to change if need be.

Monday – 5:20 p.m. 

Wednesday – 5:20 p.m

Thursday – 5:20 p.m. 

We figured this would provide plenty of time for the middle schoolers to get off the bus and get to the gym.  These classes will be approximately 45 minutes in length.  Thats if we don’t have any championship dodgeball games going in overtime!

We look forward to working with your child teaching them the highest levels of fitness all while showing them how FUN it is!


10 Performance Tips- 90% Mental/10% Physical – “The Battle between the Ears”

July 2, 2012  |  Posted by Ben Davis | Comments Off

10 Mental Performance Tips for CrossFitters

Sports Psychology for Elite Fitness

1)    Figure out what exactly motivates you and embrace it fully and continually.  Write it down and share it with others.  Constantly remind yourself what motivates you.

- My motivation is Jesus Christ.  His love for me is what motivates me to bring Him glory in everything that I do.

“Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” (1 Cor. 10:31)

2)    Have some goals, mostly short-term; performance oriented ones that can be measured.  “I want to finish “Annie” in under 7 minutes by September of 2012.

3)    Smile and Laugh, more often.  This isn’t war; it is simply playing with odd objects with your friends.  Enjoy it!

4)    Implement deep, diaphragmatic breaths throughout your training.  When everyone else is struggling to recover… you will be controlling your flow of oxygen and helping slow down the lactic acid build up (the muscle BURN!!)

5)    Have an optimistic mindset.  Really, what benefit is it be negative? Or to speak negativity to yourself? “I have prepared myself and I’m going to crush this 1 RM Snatch”

6)    Focus on the skill/movement at hand.  In that moment pick a cue word, reducing the complexity.  “Up”, “Shrug”, “Hips”, “Pop”, “Down”, “(during rest) 3…2…1….Go!”

7)    Keep notes in your journal about how you felt that day. What did you do well? What needs to be improved upon?

8)    After a max effort, your form is a little ugly (or really ugly). When you’re done….strip the weight (most of it or all of it) and knock out 3 perfect, clean reps. Then go high-five someone.

9)    Spend some time prepping your mind before or during a warm-up.  Set your intentions.  “Why am I here? What do I want to accomplish today?”

10) Seek Coaching.  Ask questions and grab some individual sessions; be open to tips and advice.

A big thanks to Dawn Fletcher, MA, CSCS and owner of Fletcherfitness.com for providing some of this info.  Thank you to the sports psychologists for forging the discovery of these ten mental attributes in their studies as well.

–Coach Ben Davis

 

 

Saturday, June 30, 2012.

June 29, 2012  |  Posted by Ben Davis | 1 Comment

Rest/Recovery/ Make up day/ Skill Day.

Come out and cheer the athletes on that are competing in the Affiliate League at CrossFit Kennesaw (http://www NULL.crossfitaddiction NULL.com)!

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEW KiDS Schedule is as follow: 

July Schedule is as Follows for the Kiddos:

Week 1:
Mon:  July 2 @ 9:30 am
Thurs:  July 5 @ 9:30 am
Week 2:
Mon: July 9 @ 4:30 pm
Wed: July 11 @ 9:30 am
Week 3:
Tues: July 17 @ 9:30 am
Fri:  July 20 @ 9:30 am
Week 4:
Thurs: July 26 @ 9:30 am
Fri: July 27 @ 9:30 am
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDERS!!!  – Coach Ben.

Is Sugar Toxic?

June 14, 2012  |  Posted by Ben Davis | 1 Comment

Hey No Excuses Family,

I am not sure how many of you may be aware of the serious implications that can occur from your child and/or yourself eating sugar, so this post is being but together to hopefully shine some light on the matter.  Dr. Robert Lustig, a pediatric endocrinologist at the University of California, is forging a war on what he believes to be the substance that is to blame for most of the chronic illnesses and obesity issues our society faces, including our children.  As your Coach and friend, I highly encourage you to watch the video below and also read into this article from CBS.

Is Sugar Toxic? CBS News (http://www NULL.cbsnews NULL.com/8301-18560_162-57407294/sugar/?tag=currentVideoInfo%3BvideoMetaInfo)

 

Why Kids should Train early in age.

April 16, 2012  |  Posted by Ben Davis | Comments Off

Why do we need to teach kids starting at a young age?  

1) Teach them proper mechanics of human movement in all domains, early,  before “bad habits/movements” are learned.

2) Keeps them safe and significantly lowers the risk of injury.

3) They learn to be more effective and efficient which will transfer over to any sport or life activity they pursue.

Here is Kelly Brown of CrossFit Agoge (http://www NULL.crossfitagoge NULL.com/) and CrossFit Kids (http://www NULL.crossfitkids NULL.com/) Training staff explaining the importance of the shoulder and hip in human movement or performance.

 

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Beneficial Supplements for Kids

December 18, 2011  |  Posted by Ben Davis | Comments Off

Top 3 Supplements and added products for CrossFit Kids

1) Fish oil – 5-10 grams of EPA/DHA a day depending on the weight and height of the individual.

Click HERE (http://whole9life NULL.com/fishoilcalculatorwp NULL.html) to find out how many grams you and your child should be taking daily.
Coach Ben Davis recommends this Product (http://www NULL.strongerfasterhealthier NULL.com/products) from SFH. Put in the Promo Code: no excuses and receive a 10% off discount on your order.
Some IMPORTANT things to take note of when using fish oil:  1)  Store fish oil in the refrigerator after opening. 2) Be sure to take halfway through a meal that has good amounts of fat in it.

2) Vitamin D3 – Take 3000-5000 I.U. a day. – best source that we have found is at Cosco.

3) Magnesium – 300- 600 mg/ a day – Best source is Vitamin Shoppe and the brand is called Natural Calm. ZMA is a good product as well.

 

Benefits of an Athlete or any person taking Fish oil (https://www NULL.juiceplus NULL.com/nsa/content/Home NULL.soa?site=bd77004)

Amazing Kids Gymnastic Strength

June 23, 2011  |  Posted by lkoller | Comments Off

Gymnastic Bodies (http://www NULL.youtube NULL.com/watch?v=ti_g3C6uHFc)

This is an amazing video showing the strength that an individual can possess at such an early age. How does one get to this point in the development of bodyweight strength? I will be covering this topic in the next few Kids blogs so that we can gain a great understanding of how to reach the pinnacle of our strength development.

The first thing to understand when developing a good foundation of strength is that it does not come quickly and when we say quickly, we mean over the coarse of a year or two years. True strength is developed over many years of consistent, small incremental efforts, compounded weekly, monthly and yearly. Starting with the right mindset on strength development is critical to its development. We must teach our kids this! If this is something they want to obtain, they must understand and be willing to put in the effort and work (much sweat) over the long haul. And if they decide to do so, the character that is built from such a dedicated, determined and committed mental state, will carry them through some of life’s greatest challenges!