The other night I was talking to my newly 62-year old mother on the phone and we were talking about her recent visit to the doctor’s office. She told me that she was being sent to a specialist about rheumatoid arthritis. She is not in any pain, but they told her that she is at high risk and it certainly does run in the family. I immediately told her that she should be taking fish oil, which she is, but she then responded that her doctor told her not to. What?! That doesn’t even make sense to me, I say. She said he Googled it and showed her an article on the “lack of research” on fish oil. Sure you can find articles on either side of the equation, but I can find plenty more articles in favor of fish oil then not. Fortunately my parents are the type of...Read more

Feeling rushed, uncomfortable, unsettled? These all feelings that lead to improper movement and a not fun lifting session; what we need to do is slow things down. The best way to get yourself ready to hit some consistent snatches and clean and jerks is to slowly go through the motion until you have it perfect. I’m not even talking with the barbell either, we’re talking with the PVC pipe. I cannot stress how important it is to go at your own pace in order to get it right. Also by slowing things down you will learn more about how you move and be able to recognize when you are moving poorly. Here are a couple tips to warming up properly for Olympic Weightlifting movements with a PVC pipe. – Balanced flat feet, with your bodyweight shifted slightly towards your heels. – Keep the bar as close to your body as...Read more

Announcements: The StrongFirst Kettlebell Course is coming to CrossFit Progression April 6th from 9:45am – 5:45pm for a 1 day seminar.  No previous Kettlebell training required, this is a great opportunity to learn the fundamentals of strength training through Kettlebells!    Sign up here to register Please like CFP’s FIT page.  More info coming soon! All Levels A.  Back Squats – 4 x 1 w/3 Min Rest (Beginners scale up to 4 x 10) B.  3 Sets (Recovery Pace) 10 x Russian Swings 10 x Squats 5 x Strict Pull-ups 10 x Push-ups 5 x Bar Taps 2-3 x Wall Walks -Post results under commentsRead more

Compartmentalize: to put (something) in a place that is separate from other things. The ability to compartmentalize is maybe one of the most underrated. At some point in all of our lives we will face some kind of emotional, physical, crisis that may feel like it could rip the very life out of our bodies forever. Unfortunately we live in a fast pace world that does not care who died, that you car died, that you have no money, or that you are an just an emotional train wreck (at some point we all are). Most likely we have all experienced all of these things, and as humans we will probably face all of these again at multiple points in our life. Things don’t get easier in life, people just learn to compartmentalize. People learn to put things in a place in their mind that is separate from other things....Read more

Remember that the Strongfirst Kettlebell User Course is coming to CFP HQ on Sunday, April 6th.  Hurry, spots are limited. 6:00 PM KB CLASS A. 5 RDS – SINGLE KB CHAIN – 5 SWING – 5 SNATCH – 5 CLEAN & PRESS – 5 SQUAT – TGU FROM TOP DOWN – REPEAT ON OPPOSITE HAND – REST 60 – 90 SECONDSRead more