Recovery Pudding – A Post-Workout Recipe Written by C.J. Martin I am slacking a bit on this one, but Geoff Behrend, who follows our competition blog posted the following recipe (and attribution) to our blog and it was too good not to share with others. I LOVE it when members of our community submit great ideas, recipes, etc…. If you have anything you would like to share with the Invictus community, please send it to us at info@crossfitinvictus.com. I cannot promise we’ll post it, but we’re always looking for great content to educate and celebrate our community! ———- If anyone
Read more →Our Amazing Race – The Ragnar Relay Written by Invictus Endurance Athlete Mine Okano I went into Ragnar not really knowing what to expect. I knew what we had to do (run, drive, eat, cheer, change, run, drive, eat, cheer, etc), but I wasn’t really sure how it was all going to come together. Mostly I was excited, but I was also a little anxious – I was pretty sure I would get lost on my night run ☺, and I just didn’t want to let the team down in any way. I only knew one of my vanmates well
Read more →How Do You Choose Your Accessory Lifts? Written by Cody Burgener Nobody is perfect. Everyone has weaknesses and room for improvement. When it comes to the Olympic lifts, there is always one weakness that sets you back from making personal records. So the question I’m asking is, “how do you go about improving upon that weakness?” For example, one common problem that lifters have is receiving the barbell in the bottom of the snatch. They will often attempt to remedy this by training more overhead squats to strengthen their overhead position. Is this the best way to approach it? Overhead
Read more →Update from the Great White North Written by C.J. Martin The first of five CrossFit Games regionals weekends is now behind us, and it was even more impressive than I could have hoped. I made the trip up to Vancouver, B.C. to help out three athletes I have the pleasure of coaching – Taryn Romanowich, Erica Livett and Steve Howell (pictured above on the right). I decided to make this trip because these three athletes have been unwavering in their dedication to becoming the best athletes they can be. Steve and I started working together almost immediately after last year’s
Read more →Get Your Tickets to the 2012 CrossFit Games! Written by C.J. Martin If you are a fan of the CrossFit Games and you’re already excited to make the trip to Carson, California in July, you’d be wise to act fast and purchase your tickets. For the next 3 days, tickets are $10 off the standard price and the convenience fee has been waived. We cannot guarantee that Team Invictus and Dave Lipson will be competing in the 2012 Games. In fact, it’s not our focus as we train. Our athletes train to be at their best on game day, fully
Read more →Michele’s second and third CrossFit Journal videos have posted. Check them out! What’s My 1-Rep Max? Written by Calvin Sun Knowing your 1-rep max is an important part of making the most of the programming provided by your coaches at Invictus. Our coaches frequently use percentage references in prescribing the number of reps to perform, so it’s essential that you have a good idea on most of your maxes. “Work up to 85% percent of your max for a single” is pretty useless if you don’t have a good idea of what you can lift. Let’s say it’s been awhile
Read more →Pull-Ups and the Great Outdoors Written by George Economou Do you lack rhythm in your life? Do you cringe when you see pull-ups in a conditioning workout because you can only do strict ones, or none at all? Does watching that baby do eight pull-ups in one minute make you want to reach for a tub of Ben and Jerry’s and wallow away in a shame spiral? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you’ll be happy to know that Invictus is hosting another pull-up clinic this Saturday, April 28th at 9:00 am. This half-hour clinic is FREE
Read more →Having Bad Days in the Gym? Break the Cycle! Written by Josh Bridges I was recently talking with CJ about one of his athletes who was having a string of terrible days in the gym. It got me thinking about why it is that we find ourselves in ruts sometimes. Why is it that our bad training days seem to come in cycles? More importantly, how do you break that cycle and get out of your rut? I have had my fair share of bad training days. There are few things as frustrating as being in one of these “ruts”
Read more →United for A Good Cause Written by C.J. Martin This morning many of your fellow Invicti will be joining the 5k run for Parkinson’s research in Liberty Station. If you haven’t already, get over there at 7:00 a.m. and get yourself registered!
Read more →How to Join the Invictus Community and Change Your Life – Part 2 Written by Brand Spankin’ New Invictus Member Emily Hesse I had never realized until recently how important it is to concentrate on proper form when working out. I mean, I knew it was important before, but nothing like Iʼve learned in the fundamentals classes. What a difference it makes too. I feel so much more comfortable with the movements once I get the form right. During the fundamentals classes my trainer, Nichole, takes her time to walk me through each movement and make sure that Iʼm staying
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