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I’m sure you’ve heard stories of rock stars or actors who made ridiculous demands in their contracts seemingly just because they could. The most often told version of this story is about Van [...]

You may have noticed notes about oxidation and inflammation on the whiteboard.  You may even have come across us filming something.  At the request of The Biz (a business association for CrossFit [...]

As you may know, Firebird CrossFit will be hosting the Garage Games-Wicked West Challenge  on November 9th and 10th.  This is going to be an awesome, action packed two days and, well, a lot of [...]

Is this the most important thing in the world? No. But if you have a choice, follow these rules for loading your barbell.  Clcik on the image to enlarge!

Perspective is sometimes hard to come by.  Chuck and I have been knee deep in planning The Garage Games Wicked West Challenge hosted by- well, us.  We started the entire process last January.  We [...]

In his 1989 book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Steven Covey described the “Time Management Matrix.” In this construct, all our activities can be categorized based on urgency and [...]

Watch this.  If you’re pressed for time, go to 3:50 where Lindsay Smith talks about switching between one kind of kettlebell swing to another. What are the two variants? Which kind do you [...]

Some of you have probably heard the buzz about Coach Jess’s outdoor boot camp.  Some of you may remember our original, mandatory beginner’s boot camp.  Our original boot camp was made [...]

This Saturday, September 7th we will be testing levels with two WODs.  There are two Trials:  Trial by Fire (for intermediates wanting to test into advance) and Trial by Ordeal (for beginners [...]

I had a very stressful day today.  I was a mess leading up to my 4:30 class.  I have been doing stuff outside of my comfort zone, while normally good, just piled up today somehow. I was in a [...]