A little bit about goals

I haven't seen some of the people that I started Crossfitting with for a long time, but last night I got the opportunity to do so.  A couple of the young ladies were powercleaning some weight, going for PR's, I am unaware whether or not they had already worked out.  One of them looked at me and said she was going to "get her PR tonight", such conviction and determination, you would have thought she was going to tell me that she would kill for it . . .

Veteran's Day

I don't want to be like everyone else, but as a prior military member, with friends in the past who were in the military, friends currently in the military, with two brother's who were in the military, with a grandfather who was in the military, and having coached military members, I think its my duty now as a CrossFit coach and athlete to show some remembrance to today Veteran's Day - November 11, 2010. . .

It's About My Shirt

I have a lot of t-shirts and my t-shirts define me.  They define my style, whether they are v-neck, low v-neck, rounded, short sleeve polo's, an A-shirt, tanktop, crewneck, or squareneck (Old Navy, Old Navy, Old Navy Performance Fleece. . .), so what on earth does that have to do with CrossFit?  Read on . . .

I am the weight

A black composite rubber 45 lb rogue bumper plate. . . idly resting on the ground. . .chalk outlines the hand prints that were just there minutes before.  It had no intent of malice, nor good will, it doesn't care if you can pick it up, and it doesn't care if it hurts you. . . let me tell you more. . .

But I Want to Talk about CrossFit

We are all guilty, at one time or another, of talking way too much about CrossFit, what on earth is going on?  Your friends, your family, your co-workers, they all think you are crazy!  The funny thing, you talk about it more and more, as time goes on - it gets worse and you know what?  It's infectious . . . let's talk about the cure . . .

It Started With a Thought

So I started writing this article in response to some facebook posts I have seen and the recent conversations I had heard about CrossFit from members at our gym, this was last Thursday . .

The Inspiration!

Well, its about 12:30am on Saturday morning. . .the evening hour is very cool, the ground still moist as the dew drops cling to pavement and grass alike, and in roughly 6 hrs and 30 mins, Natick, Massachusetts will be one loud friggin place, you might be wondering why . . .

CrossFit Ironwill

Part of this blog is to share my experiences; as a Coach and an Athlete.  I have the pleasure of sharing my experience of going to other CrossFit gyms too, I think that it is now a good time to share. . . .  and if you get the time, as most of you who read this are in Connecticut, swing by and say hello, our neighbors to the North aren't that far away . . . .

The Community - My Community

It's not too often that people can claim that the gym they are from, the place that they work, or even the neighborhood that they live in, are really that much of a "community" in a family sense.

Webster's Dictionary defines community as:
 - a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.

- a social, religious, occupational, or other group sharing common characteristics or interests and perceived or perceiving itself as distinct in some respect from the larger society within which it exists (usually prec. by the )

Community in this sense appears to just have a "something" in common, CrossFit, our box, our gym, our lifestyle - goes a bit more than beyond that; let me explain a few things. . .

It's Called Feedback

Your day can go a couple different ways -

You show up for class a little early, maybe you warm-up a little. . .

You show up for class a little early, maybe you chit-chat and talk up a friend or a coach. . . .

You show up for class a little early, maybe you work on a specific movement . . .

You show up just in time, breathing a huge sigh of relief . . .