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Over the past few weeks I have had the pleasure to meet and discuss the speed bumps and road blocks with our members and athletes. These are the Top 3 reasons they struggle with the commitment to a fitter lifestyle. Bite Off More Than You Can Chew: Change is slow! One piece at a time. … Continue reading The Struggle is Real →

Goals create purpose. Goals generate momentum. Goals get us out of bed and into the gym on the days that we may not feel like training. Goals make us accountable to ourselves and others. No matter the motivation, goals are extremely important. Be they performance, aesthetic, or lifestyle-based, nothing is off limits. Nothing is too … Continue reading Goals: Not Just a Good Idea, They Are Necessary →

The Recreational Eater: “I’m only here so I don’t feel guilty about all the stuff I’m gonna put in my body after this workout.” These are the folks that probably keep it the most real. They train so they can live life uninterrupted. Honest with themselves and their speed of life, keeping the old ticker … Continue reading The Athletes of PHX: Who They Are and How They’re Coached →

Fitness: We’ve got you taken care of. Be consistent. Trust the program. Drill your weaknesses. Master the fundamentals. As monotonous as it may be at times, being able to squat, press, and pull with solid position, a stable core, and proper sequencing, will only lead to faster progression down the road. On top of that, … Continue reading The Triangle of Gains! →

There are stages to the learning process. Take a look at any given movement in your CrossFit Toolbox. How well you perform it, especially amidst the grip of fatigue, will tell you a lot about where you are on this spectrum of learning. Unconsciously Incompetent (You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know): You just started at … Continue reading Stages of Competence: The Learning Process of Movement →

As we program workouts, there is an expectation of performance that goes with them. It is the expectation of performance that dictates how a workout should be scaled. Your scale determines the intensity that is sustainable throughout a given training session. To that end, intensity determines scale, and we are moving towards a period in … Continue reading Programming’s Priority →

As we slide into this next phase of conditioning and strength maintenance, the coaches of PHX want to congratulate the Family on everything that you’ve accomplished in strength gains over the last 12 weeks. Because you stuck to the program, we had over 85% of our athletes PR their lifts. This is a true testament … Continue reading Congratulations On Your Gains! →

The “baby weight blues” is a very common issue for women in the months following the delivery of a new life into the world. First off, I want to make sure that women understand that while you may feel as if you are the only one, you are not. I have had these conversations more … Continue reading Ladies – Body Composition Postpartum →

There’s been discussion about what goes on during Open Gym over the past few weeks. A few of our members have been coming to us a bit discouraged. Training peaked last week, and we tested lifts this week with a huge boost in personal records as a result.  Over the course of this last strength phase, … Continue reading It’s Not About Finishing! It’s About Getting Better! →

Many will say that you need to listen to your body to avoid overtraining. I disagree to minor degree. To avoid overtraining, you need to listen to your performance. If you simply listen to your body, training would cease for most of us. We wake up sore in places we didn’t know existed. The soreness … Continue reading How to Avoid Overtraining: Aches and Ibuprofen →

What is better, training in the morning or in the evening? Fundamentally I believe that whether you are a “Morning Person” or not is more-so a choice rather than a byproduct of your biological coding. So, instead of giving you the cliche’ answer of “it depends”, I’ll simply stick to the Pros and Cons. Morning … Continue reading When Should I Work Out? →