Do you find yourself leaving shortly after finishing the workout? One of the many highlights here at CrossFit Southie is the outstanding community. Being the wonderful people you are, we are asking you to offer words of encouragement for those members who are still working hard. Everybody finishes at different times, and not everybody loves […]
The post exercise meal is arguably the most important meal of the day. Imagine your body as a finely tuned automobile. During the course of the workout we are constantly putting the pedal to the metal which in turn burns fuel. If our gas gauge read FULL at the beginning, it now reads EMPTY. We […]
Post WOD re-mobilization As coaches we structure the warm ups in such a way that prepares our athletes to perform movements safely and efficiently. The rest of the time is spent moving heavy weight on the platforms, working on skills and going hard during the WOD. You may not realize but we are constantly contracting […]
With the upcoming 30 day Paleo challenge what better time to set and achieve some fitness goals to go along with our clean livin’ diet? But how do I formulate realistic goals? Make sure they are… S – Specific. Don’t be vague “I want to be stronger”, instead say “I will deadlift 200 lbs by […]
MANI-CURE?? Crossfit challenges us with large quantities of pull ups, climbing up ropes, sumo deadlift high pulling and repping out those toes –to-bars. These great movements can sometimes leave our hands battered and bruised with the occasional blister. There are ways to prevent hand injuries from occurring and also ways to take care of […]
Do overhead squats cause your shoulders and wrists a great deal of discomfort? Do your calves become sore from all those box jumps and double unders? Do you absolutely dread inch worms because those pesky hamstrings just wont budge? Then our Mobility class is just what you need! Mobility is defined as the ability to […]