The American Diet Is Going To Kill You AUTHOR: JESSE TEIXEIRA If you follow the government’s recommendation for your nutrition, it’s going to kill you. We’ve learned more about nutrition in the past 5 years than in the previous 50. Now the question is: what we can do about it? Working out isn’t the only...Read More
Stronger… Faster… Harder to Kill AUTHOR: JESSE TEIXEIRA “Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn’t worry about what workout to do...Read More
Becoming Part of the Family AUTHOR: JESSE TEIXEIRA Life throws curves at you each day. Your alarm clock doesn’t go off on time, your car sputters its last breath at the most inconvenient spot possible, your boss changes the deadline date for your assignment to a week earlier, and the kids refuse to eat the...Read More
Injuries Are NOT Setbacks AUTHOR: JESSE TEIXEIRA Injuries, inside or outside the gym I’m sure we have all had at least one in our lives. Injuries are normally viewed as limitations to what you can do physically from that point on until you have recovered. I’m here to tell you that injuries are actually opportunities....Read More
What If Today Was Day 1? AUTHOR: JESSE TEIXEIRA What If Today Was Day 1? I saw a video the other day of a younger Julie Foucher (CrossFit Games athlete and M.D.) doing foundations back in 2010. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84sHByXXyeI Watching this video popped this idea into my head, and I wanted to share it with you...Read More
Back to the Basics (Part 3) AUTHOR: JESSE TEIXEIRA Okay… well we’ve emptied our bank accounts and you’re worth millions, at least your movements are. In our final installment of Back to the Basics (Part 3) we want to highlight one more thing from Greg Glassman’s Open Letter to CrossFit Trainers, he writes. “It is natural...Read More
The Power of Community Spirit AUTHOR: JESSE TEIXEIRA The CrossFit community is unique. It seems like every CrossFit affiliate I have ever been to (while all have their differences) are similar in that they all foster a positive community, where people talk to each other, are welcoming to newbies, cheer each other on and in...Read More
Back to the Basics (Part 2) AUTHOR: JESSE TEIXEIRA Okay, so the first part of our series talked about a $1 million squat, I know you’ve been working on it. In Greg Glassman’s Open Letter to CrossFit Trainers, he writes. “The novice’s curse is manifested as excessive adornment, silly creativity, weak fundamentals and, ultimately, a marked...Read More
Back to the Basics (Part 1) AUTHOR: JESSE TEIXEIRA So you’re starting to get pretty good at this CrossFit thing… wanting to try more complex movements or move really heavy things. But how good are you with the PVC pipe? If I were to give you somewhere between $1 and $1 million dollars for demonstrating...Read More
The POWER of Positive WODding! AUTHOR: JESSE TEIXEIRA Step 1: Identify What you Like When you look at the workout the night before, identify everything that you LIKE about the workout (oh good, the weight isn’t too heavy… or, I’m really good at overhead squatting, I can handle that). Next, take a look at the...Read More
