The CrossFit open is upon us which means 5 workouts in 5 weeks, all verified by a judge. It’s the beginning of the CrossFit games and a chance to see how you stack up against the rest of the world, but first and foremost, this should be a chance for you to have fun. “The …
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Shaping Our Youth
The greatest sign of success for a teacher… is to be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist.’ Maria Montessori I have not blogged in what seems like ages, but with this topic fresh on my mind, I thought it would be nice to remove them and send …
Why Compete?
The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and that you have gotten the most out of what you had to give. Howard Cosell Why compete? Why put yourself in a situation where you only have a set amount of opportunities to get it …
Ukrainian Adventure
Life is either a great adventure or nothing. Helen Keller My apologies for the late post, but between in and out wifi connections in Germany and getting back into a normal schedule, I just now have time to sit down and type out all my thoughts about my most recent adventures. For those that don’t …
Be the change you wish to see
Live as if you were to die tomorrow, learn as if you were to live forever –Mahatma Gandhi Post have not been flying off the shelves as usual, but that is not to say that Pure Health is not booming! We have had an amazing start to 2016 from increasing our reach to athletes in …
Even a small leak can sink a boat
Take action! An inch of movement will bring you closer to your goals than a mile of intention. –Dr. Steve Maraboli Whether your journey is strength, athletics, weight loss, rehab, or general health; we all have one thing in common and that is that there is very little (if any) immediate reward in your hard …
You Cannot Band-Aid® Lazy
“It’s not really about the competition. Your biggest challenge in a race is yourself. You’re often racing against time. You’re frequently running everything through your mind. You’re always competing against preconceived ideas. It’s not really the person next to you that you worry about.” –Summer Sanders, Olympic Medalist 1992 Before you read this, please know …
Shirt Orders and more
“The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.” ― Émile Zola It’s Monday, this is your chance to start the week off right, no excuses. Everyone is tired this morning, everyone is still sore from their training last week, and the last thing most people want to think about …
From a different perspective
“Not everybody wants to train. For many, exercise is good enough. They just want to burn calories and have better abs. This is fine, for those people. But the second you want MORE-when you decide that there will be a goal to accomplish-you’ve graduated to TRAINING.” –Mark Rippetoe If you have been in the training …
Grab your coffee, we have a little update
Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world” –Thomas Jefferson Just a little update on things that are going on around the gym and to let everyone know that we are in the process of doing a write up on a man that has family, full time job, and has managed to qualify for Ninja …
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