Competing Vs. Training

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What kind of mindset do you have when you walk into the gym? Is your goal to always go as fast, or as heavy as possible? Or, do you want to get better at a specific movement or skill regardless of time or loading? The approach you take to your…

Leader Board Movement… LET’S GO!

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  We've still got some blank spots on the leaderboard that need to be filled!  We also have some "dark horses" and some "leaderboard lurkers" that I'd like to lure out of the woodwork!  So this pic is where the leader board currently…

Self-Confidence: A State of Mind

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Confidence is most commonly viewed as driven purely by innate ability or personality. While there may be some traits that allow one to be more GENERALLY confident than others, (I’m not an expert in psychology), I think that self-confidence,…

18.4 Highlight Vid!

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Great job Sweat Shoppers! Another outstanding round of performances in the books for 18.4! The combo of deadlifts, handstand pushups/pushups and walks were brutal for sure. It was awesome watching a lot of you go for your first handstand pushup!…

18.3 Highlight Video

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18.3 is in the books, this was a fun workout to watch for sure! Great job to everyone who competed this past week and a big shout out to those of you who worked hard on getting those muscle ups. Whether you got a muscle up or not, the effort…

24 Hours With Rich Froning

For most people, an hour a day at their CrossFit gym is enough for them.  Others however aspire to make a living doing CrossFit.  Here's what a day looks like for 4 time CrossFit Games champ Rich Froning, who now "just" trains to compete on…

Emotional IQ Podcast

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I snagged a listen to this podcast on Emotional IQ after USA Olympic lifting coach, Cara Heads Slaughter, posted it on her social media page. Without copy catting every thing she posted, I think it's worth the short listen as I really think…

Fear Not

https://vimeo.com/167836802 "So when you accept yourself and you accept fear is a fact, it's something that happens, it's something that you will experience, but it's not a force to hold you back. It doesn't have any special power other than…

Sweaty Swag Board

The "Sweaty Swag" board is up and running at the Sweat Shop!  While we've had a goal wall at the gym in the past, this board is more of a PR board and just all around general accomplishments.  One of the main differences is that this one…