Name: Bethany NieseAge: 42Occupation: ProfessorHometown: Miller City, OHWhich class time do you usually attend?: 8amFavorite WOD: Anything without double unders – kills my ego đFavorite CF Movement: Wall ballsLeast Favorite CF Movement: Snatch!Favorite Food: Pho!Favorite Movie: ZoolanderFavorite Athlete: I donât follow any sport, really. Sooooo Brandon Brigman!Dream Job: Professor hahaDream Vacation Destination: World Tour!If you
When it comes to workout equipment, most people think of a barbell and bumper plates, or dumbbells and kettlebells, or maybe even treadmills and elliptical machines. But thereâs one piece of equipment that usually gets overlooked â rubber bands. Iâll be honest, we would use bands at No Excuses CrossFit from time-to-time. But it wasnât
At No Excuses CrossFit, our vision is to guide every member towards feeling good about working out. We donât want you to feel like you have to go to the gym. Instead we want you to feel like you want to go to the gym. We want you to feel excited about improving your physical
Everyone knows working out is a good thing. Itâs common sense. Yet the majority of people donât work out. Why is that? Well, âworkoutâ contains the word âwork,â and if you arenât motivated, you wonât want to sweat. But if youâre motivated, youâll definitely dig into a program or routine. So how do you find
The Super Bowl is on Sunday and in case you havenât been paying attention itâs the Kansas City Chiefs versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the big game.  The Chiefs have one of the bright young stars in the NFL with quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Meanwhile, the Buccaneers have the greatest quarterback of all time in Tom
In January 2006, I weighed 270 pounds. It had been four years since I had played college football and I was still in âplaying shapeâ. It has now been 15 years since I began my fitness journey and there have been a lot of ups and downs. I was tired of being fat. I was
So you want to start a fitness program, and you have questions about all the supplements out there. We understand! You might have even gone to a store and talked to a salesperson who no doubt recommended a huge pile of powders and pillsâall guaranteed to make you fitter, healthier, stronger and leaner in no
Iâm going to go ahead and tell you right now, donât make a New Yearâs resolution. Seriously, why do it? You know youâre not going to follow through with it, so why set yourself up for failure. And do you know why you and millions of other people will not achieve their 2021 New Yearâs
2020 was a great year for No Excuses CrossFit. Check out all we accomplished this year. January:Â We kicked off the new year with our annual visit from Mute Sports Equipment. Mute is a jump rope company that makes customized jump ropes. They also led our members through a jump rope clinic to improve their
One of the things I enjoy about the Christmas season is all of the holiday movies. All of the movies have different types of Santaâs. Some are traditional looking, some are young, some are really big and some are thin. If I were to play Santa in a movie, what would that look like? Would
The airlines have it right when it comes to self care. When the plane hits turbulence, masks deploy. You put your own mask on before helping others. Any other way and you wonât be able to help someone. Likewise, putting your health and fitness (your engine) on the back burner will leave you sputtering. At
It was cold, I was tired, and I was ready to get the workout over with before I even started it. I set up all my equipment, started the clock, and began my workout. No practicing the movements, I just started going. The workout started out well and then I got to handstand push ups.
No Excuses CrossFit is celebrating 12 years as an affiliate this week. During that time we have had nearly 3,000 people workout at No Excuses either as members, drop-ins, or for competitions. Iâve been with the gym for 11 of years as either a member, coach, manager, or owner. Here are some of my favorite
If there was ever a year to be thankful, itâs definitely 2020. Despite all of the hardships that we have faced this year, I always tried to remind myself of the good things in life. When the gym was forced to shut down in March, I didnât know if it would ever re-open again. Luckily,
When I became owner of No Excuses CrossFit a few years ago, I felt like I had not earned my stripes. The gym was successful and I didnât have to endure many of the tough months and years that most business owners face when starting a business. Then 2020 came and letâs just say those
