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The Hips Don’t Lie by Mark Munchel
A couch, a pigeon, and a monkey sounds like the start to a really bad joke, but in this case they are descriptions for our mobility exercises.
Rx: The Recipe for your CrossFit Life
Too many people get caught up in the word RX’d. Especially with the amount of weight. I challenge each athlete that walks through the doors of any CrossFit gym to leave their egos at the door. Take a look at where you are at, relative to yourself and scale accordingly to weight, reps, and movement to meet the prescribed time domain.
Common Push-Up Faults
Common Push-up Faults Sagging: Dropping the belly in an attempt to hit, or reach bottom early. Keep the abdominals engaged throughout the repetition. Piking: Sticking the butt up in the air. This is usually accompanying a rest. Resting: Coming to a stop. This...
New Schedule….More Classes….Come Get It….
Hooverball & BBQ
**Don't forget** Saturday, May 9th is our first Hooverball Social of the season. Time to get out and meet the other members of your Box. Contact: info@www.crossfitballwin.com for more information.
Fitness Changed My Life.
Fitness changed my life. by Ryan Hansen For more blogs by Ryan, go to www.Prymal.com Fundamentally, it made me a different person and rewired my brain. I began to overcome fear and weakness. It built my character and taught me valuable lessons. I believe the success...
As Your Coach.
Putting together a partner WOD for Tuesday's class. Time to put some work in together and communicate like a team. Great job today with auxiliary lifts. Never hesitate to ask why we do the movements we do!!!! Every time we do a MetCon, Strength/Skill or even a...
CFB Health Series: Herbs & Spices 101
Save Time. Save Money. Save Your Taste Buds. Face it, eating clean can sometimes be boring if you haven't planned ahead. If you're like me, I love food that taste amazing! One of the secrets is flavoring. Do you know what spice or herb goes with chicken? Or do you...
CFB Health Series: Knife Skills 101
Face the clean eating fears head on, with our CFB Health Series. One step in strengthening the healthy lifestyle is knowing your way around the kitchen. As a male, I have a strong belief in understanding how to do more than just grill meat. To those whom have...
Live with Wodify!!! Training Videos
Proud to announce we are 100% live with Wodify. Here's a couple reasons why I went with the system. Performance tracking (rep max, benchmark WOD's, ability, PR's, etc.) Nutrition tracking Reservation system Social Integration WOD tracking And......It's easier/awesome...
Confidence In The Kitchen
If you know Ninette and I, you know we love to cook and eat food. I believe the most common disconnects for people in the kitchen is not knowing the skills to save time or allowing cooking to intimidate them. Treat cooking like you treat learning CrossFit. The big...
Throw The Scale Away!!!
Listen ladies and gentlemen, stop living by the scale and live by functionality. I hear these statements day after day: "I need to lose weight.", "My scale says I've gained weight", "I need to get back to XX weight", "Society deems me as overweight", "How fast will...
Ankle Flexion is a MUST! Review here.
We strive to perfect form through every movement in the gym, however there are a lot of times we see the issue with underlined mobility limitations. If mobility issues dominate your movements, then step back and put mobility drills at the forefront of your goals. One...
Krav Maga Women’s Self Defense Seminar
With all the Crazy's running around in the world today, it's nice to be able to hold your own. Even a split second in a dangerous situation can save your life or keep you from being a statistic. This seminar will be at the Xtreme Krav Maga location in Fenton, MO.
Jump Lunge Progression (pt. 1 & 2)
Even if you have been at CrossFit Ballwin for a short amount of time, you know that one of our favorite developmental tools are the jump lunges. Here are some reference videos that break the movements down for you. In this video, Coach Carl demonstrates more...
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