Just Another Amazing Day
A pretty typical Saturday for me, Crossfit in the morning and aerials at Joe’s in the afternoon. And all of it just so much fun. I...
Is My Butt Asleep?
Several months ago, I read somewhere that many people have butt muscles that have forgotten how to engage fully during exercise because...
“Don’t Get Injured”
Frequently during Crossfit (and occasionally during aerials), the little voice inside my head will say “don’t get injured, don’t get...
The Unbearable Soreness of Being
The things that I do often leave me sore. There is soreness in muscles, and occasionally in joints. Even when the soreness is...
Where Everybody Knows Your Name
One of the things that impressed me the most when I first started CrossFit was the fact that by the second class the coach knew my name. ...
Can Tai Chi Improve Your CrossFit? Part 3: Tai Chi Breathing Principles
This is the last installment in a series of posts where I suggest trying to incorporate some basic Tai Chi principles into CrossFit WODs....
Learning to Run
Recently, one of my Crossfit coaches saw me running and asked “Have you been working on your running?” “Yes”, I answered beaming with...
Can Tai Chi Improve Your CrossFit? Part 2: Muscular Effort
This is the second installment in a planned series of blog posts addressing ways in which I think Tai Chi principles can be beneficially...
Can Tai Chi Improve Your CrossFit? Part 1: Tai Chi Posture
I came to CrossFit looking to improve my conditioning for Kung Fu (and it has), but I have found that the benefits between the activities...
Strong Isn’t the New Anything and Shouldn’t Be
I was glancing through the latest issue of SHAPE magazine (they send it to me for free and for some stupid reason I keep looking at it),...
