Back to Belgium with Many New Friends Written by Thijs Moonen This week is my last week of a nine week internship. I wouldn’t even call it an internship, but rather a once in a lifetime experience. I was excited and scared before leaving, a whole new country, language, people, habits and do’s and don’ts. Looking back on it, it was nothing to be afraid of. You all made my stay of nine weeks away from my home, family and friends easy. I created a new home, family and friends with all of you. They say the Sea of Green

Good Luck Michele! Written by C.J. Martin Our very own super coach Michele Vieux goes in today for a bionic knee! Michele has had a torn ACL and a bucket-handle tear of her meniscus since 1998. Despite the injury, Michele competed as an individual at the CrossFit Games in 2008 and 2009, and was a critical member of the 2010 Invictus team that took 4th place at the CrossFit Games. She has also been a dedicated coach demonstrating movements and coaching clients for the past 5 years. To say that her ability to overcome and work around a significant injury

Putting Words to Three Amazing Days Written by C.J. Martin Well, it’s quite a bit later than I had hoped, but I will try to put words to a weekend filled with amazing moments. This is no easy task though. This weekend’s competition wasn’t about results; it was about effort and striving to achieve each of these athletes’ best. It’s easy to sum up their efforts in terms of ranking, but each and every one of these athletes can tell you that the journey to get to this point and the obstacles they overcame over the course of the weekend

A Big Weekend for Invictus Athletes Written by C.J. Martin This weekend promises to be the most exciting weekend since . . . well, maybe a weekend last July in Carson, California that was pretty cool. I am getting excited just sitting down to write this, and truth is, it has been downright difficult to sit in one place and focus on anything for the past few days. It seems silly to be as amped up as I am right now, but this weekend represents the culmination of 9 months or more of training for many of the athletes I

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