Seeing How Far I Can Go Written by Shanel Morrow “When I started CrossFit West Jax this past September, I remember telling Coach Nick (Hawkes) that my first goal was to back squat 100#. At the time, I was barely pushing 65#. By the time December, and our move to San Diego, came around, I had improved significantly, but was still shy of my goal. January meant resuming CrossFit – this time at Invictus, with my same goal in mind. On March 29, I went for it under Coach Nick’s guidance and I got 105# for three reps! I never
Read more →Gettin’ Stronger by Gary Martin “For me, the key to getting stronger was to trust my coaches. I have always had goals in my head, but had never really put them on paper or communicated them to my coach. Finally, I wrote them down and gave them to Coach Nichole. I was embarrassed at first. The numbers I gave her seemed a pipe dream. She took them and began programming. Since then, my numbers have taken off! As of today, I have hit at least one PR in nine consecutive workouts. The goal numbers I originally thought outlandish (200lb shoulder press,
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