We got this from the CrossFit Albany nutrition website. Makes perfect sense, doesn’t it?
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Your Hips are Tight
Stop what you are doing, watch this video, and do what he tells you. The mobility part doesn’t even come until about until 2 minutes in, so be patient FYI – The person in this video is Kelly Starrett. He is THE guy who keeps us Crossfitters mobile, stretched, and ready for workouts. He’s a [...]
Baby Step #3: Get Rid of the Bad Stuff and Snack Well!
Close your eyes and imagine yourself only eating real, whole foods that are good for you. Flavorful vegetables, succulent meat, fresh fish, creamy avocados, crunchy nuts, sweet fruit, etc. Seems pretty easy, right? Now open your eyes. Look around you. You can probably walk or drive less than a half mile and see a fast [...]
For The Love of Food: Mouthwatering Food Photo Gallery from PARIS!
Over the last 6 years, Justin and I have grown an insatiable love of cooking, dining, eating, and talking about all things food. Our dinners are sometimes epic, our parties are all about the food, and we’ve spent more time talking about food and ingredients than you can imagine. We’re not gourmet chefs in the [...]
Baby Step #2, Pack Your Lunch
Your baby step #2 for eating and feeling better is to PACK YOUR LUNCH. Every single day. Just like you did when you were a kid. It wasn’t very hard to do back then, and it’s even easier now. Now that you’ve got a few healthy recipes under your belt, making lunches will be a [...]
Functional Fitness: Self Defense
During any given class CrossFit class, you’ll likely hear the words pop those hips, open the hip at the top, or big jump at some point during class. Whether we are practicing kettebell swings, cleans, snatches, thrusters or reviewing the full range of motion for the deadlift, squat, or box jumps, there is a noticeable [...]
Baby Step #1: Change Your Breakfast
Making a lifestyle change, whether it’s quitting a bad habit, or starting a new one, sometimes requires baby steps. For a lot people, the shock of the ‘ripping the band aid off’ approach just isn’t sustainable. It’s common to see people make a radical lifestyle change, then accidentally have a relapse, feel guilty about it, [...]
For the Love of Food: Summertime Party Tips and Bonus Recipe!
Those of us have tried to make positive changes to their diet know that weekdays are always easiest. That’s because weekdays are filled with trips to the grocery store, lots of cooking, eating leftovers, and packing lunches. Buy good food, cook good food, eat good food, repeat. It’s on the weekends, holidays and parties when [...]
For the Love of Food: Eat This, Not That.
So…we’re your personal trainers. You pay us to make you sweat a lot, lift heavy things, and push your body really hard. What you DON’T pay us for is our advice and suggestions for a healthy lifestyle outside of the gym. That part we give away for free. ( lucky you!) Why do we do [...]
