“I heard that place is a shoebox.” A friend said this to me recently in reference to a new affiliate I was planning to visit. She meant no harm or …
5 Pieces of Advice: Writing
1.) No matter what it is, it’s probably too long. Look again with a cold, hard eye. Yes, you love your words, but some of them you should probably kill. …
Can You Show Too Much Skin At The Gym?
Is there such a thing as showing too much skin in the gym? (Yeah, I got you to read farther. Who wouldn’t?) But I’m kind of serious too. Is there a …
Till Those Lights Come Up
Without people, without coaches, without effort, that place is just four walls with some banged up equipment and a whole lot of emptiness. That same description used to fit us, too.
The Only Movement That Matters Is the One You Are Doing Now
If you don’t CrossFit, I’m cool with that. If you CrossFit, that’s okay too. But there are some folks out there obsessed with hating CrossFit and CrossFitters. That’s really funny …
Small Steps
You’re in the gym doing something. You’re already braver than the residents of Sofa Nation.
Life Outside of CrossFit? What?
If your life is anything like mine, you’ve heard this news already from family and friends. They look at you with those big eyes, put their hands on your shoulders, and say: “Seriously. There is life outside of CrossFit. And we’re going to get you the help you need.”
Finding the Right Fit
Finding the right gym is like trying on sneakers. The key is really not to find the coolest gym, but the one that fits you right. ‘Cause if it’s not a good fit, then you need to move on and find the one that is.
The Family You Find
You have the family you’re born into. And then you have other families you find along the way.