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Top 3 Supplements for A Better Night of Sleep

Written by Calvin Sun Most of us can agree that getting a good night’s rest is critical for proper recovery. Quality of sleep affects growth hormone levels, muscle growth, cognitive function, mental focus, body composition, insulin sensitivity, and your ability to recover from injury. While stimulants…
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Top 3 Supplements to Improve Your Engine

Written by Calvin Sun When it comes to supplements for improving athletic performance, there tends to be a focus on muscle building, testosterone boosting, and strength gains. While some of these supplements are certainly worth incorporating for any athlete looking to optimize their performance, there is one area…

Top 3 Supplements To Improve Your Engine

Written by Calvin Sun When it comes to supplements for improving athletic performance, there tends to be a focus on muscle building, testosterone boosting, and strength gains. While some of these supplements are certainly worth incorporating for any athlete looking to optimize their performance, there is one area…
2022 Team Invictus posing with their 3rd place medals around their necks.

Team Invictus Takes 3rd at the 2022 CrossFit Games!

Written by Luke Layton It was a podium finish for Team Invictus taking a hard fought 3rd place finish at the CrossFit Games against some other amazing teams. A huge congratulations to Josh Al-chamaa, Devyn Kim, Brittany Weiss and Jorge Fernandez, as well as to their phenomenal…

How To Stop A Cold Dead In Its Tracks

Written by Calvin Sun You know the usual symptoms: that tickle in the back of your throat, that first sniffle of the nose, or maybe your joints start to feel a little achy and you suddenly feel tired for no reason. You feel a cold coming…

Our Top 3 Supplements For Joint Pain

Written by Calvin Sun Is your training program taking a toll on your joints? Or perhaps the ravages of time have begun to catch up to your orthopedic health? If you’re experiencing joint pain or soreness, you might be tempted to reach for a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug like…

Give Yourself A Break

Written by Jackie Mulligan My last post, No Sleep is No Joke, I invited you to join me as I give myself permission to be still and rest well in the new year. While everyone hustles off to the gym, makes ambitious to-do lists, tries to fit in that new hobby,…

Should You Consider Taking Glutamine?

Written by Calvin Sun Along with creatine and BCAAs, L-glutamine is one of the most popular yet misunderstood supplements in the fitness industry. I often get questions from clients and readers about the function of glutamine, the benefits it can provide, and its proper usage. The purpose of today’s article is to answer…

Supplements and Beyond: Why We Love Thorne Research

Written by Bryce Smith Most U.S. manufacturers of nutritional supplements add powdered lubricants during manufacturing to help the product’s powdered ingredients flow faster through the manufacturing equipment. The most common powdered lubricant to look for, which is usually listed in the “Other Ingredients” section of the product…

Pre-Workout Carbs Aren’t for Everyone but Are They for YOU?

Written by Michele Vieux (Originally published on October 26, 2014) With so many pre-workout products out there all containing different formulas of carbohydrates and proteins, it can be confusing to many athletes as to what’s best to help them reach their goals. You may have heard…
Invictus coach dressed in Santa hat, ugly sweater, and elf leggings sitting on the Assault Bike while waiting for her class to arrive.

Holiday Travel Workouts

Written by Holden Rethwill Traveling for the holidays? Tempted to eat that second…or third…sugar cookie? Drank enough eggnog to last you until next year? We’ve all been there and done that. It’s one of the things we all look forward to this time of year. Good food surrounded by better company. If…
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To Take a Probiotic or Not? This Was Our Experience

OK, you’ve heard us talk about the microbiome, probiotics, and even s*%t. We are big believers that our health is interconnected, and we should do more than achieve PRs. But should you take a probiotic? What can it do? We took Seed’s DS-01™, a 2-in-1…
Colorful image of a microbiome.

Welcome to the MICROBIOME 

  Written by Fritz Nugent Take a look at the picture at the top of this post. It’s not only beautiful – it’s educational. This is a real image of the microbiota interacting with us and comes from The Center for Human Microbiome Studies at Stanford. This gut bacteria lab is…
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