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Member Spotlight: Jennifer Grindstaff
Jennifer did her first nutrition consult in July. She has been a CrossFit member since the summer of 2018. She’s a college professor, wife to Jason, and mom of a preschool boy, Herschel. Jennifer was looking for education to tie her nutrition intake to her performance...
Fuel for Life 6-Week Partner Nutrition Challenge
WE ARE LIVE FOR REGISTRATION!!! Grab a friend, your spouse, a co-worker, your sibling, your kids, and JOIN US for our Fall Partner Nutrition Challenge...here are the deets! ⚠️WHAT'S INCLUDED?⚠️ - Option of Standard or Custom Meal Plans (range of portions OR exactly...
Spring!
Hi, lovely people! I just wanted to send a post-Open check in and talk about what's coming next. First, our team was so proud of all of your effort during the Open. Whether it was your first time ever hearing of the CrossFit Open and you Just Showed Up and saw what it...
CrossFit Matton Intramural Open 2019
The CrossFit Open and the CrossFit Mattoon Intramural Open - Demystified: The CrossFit Open – Maybe you’ve heard of it, and maybe you’re like many of our newer members who have no idea what I’m talking about. But it’s time to get to talking about it! You may have...
Back to School– A New Normal!
Every year, August comes around, and every year, social media is bombarded with adorable pictures of first days of school with captions “I can’t believe he’s in first grade! How does this happen?!” - I know I’ve made plenty of these posts myself, and yes, it’s hard to...
CrossFit For Running!
There can be a lot of misconceptions about CrossFit and what we do here and how it translates into other areas of our lives. We see how it helps people with day to day tasks, feel better, move better, and shed some extra pounds. The next level to all of that is...
BS as Rx’d: Magic Fitness Pill (CrossFit Journal)
The easy way sells. No matter what it leads to or if it even exists, the easy way to anything sells. People desperately want to believe there is an easy way, and in the world of exercise and fitness, the easy way is pushed in our faces relentlessly. In fact, a Google...
Meet the Member- Marcy
Beating the BBQ- Happy 4th of July
Its the 4th of July!!! LET FREEDOM RING! This is personally one of my favorite holidays of the year. Warm weather, family and friends, fireworks, and more! Heres the things though, in that excitement I didn’t mention food. That was on purpose while there is going to...
You’re New Habits!
“It takes 21 days to build a habit” maybe this is a statement you have heard before. So why can it be that after 21 days we still want to skip the gym and reach for that chip bag. Its because we are human, that would be the easiest way. We are wired to want to take...
When the Excitement is Gone
We are coming up on the 2 week mark of our nutrition challenge this weekend. The excitement of the seminar and new knowledge has sunk in, the first week of meal prepping, getting our shopping list, and trying new things has passed. Its not just a 3 day or 2 week fad....
The Power of Momentum
There is a saying “It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish”. This is true we are not defined by how we start something but how we finish it. But how we start can determine how and when we finish. It may be starting a new project for your job, reaching some weight...
YOUR BEST LIFE IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER
WE ARE HERE FOR YOU!It will take work. It will take determination. But you have what it takes and we have the training and the coaches to help get you there. Start your journey today!