Supplement advice
We sell several different supplements at CFM, check our natural products here, and people regularly ask me what they should be taking. There are a few supplements I encourage every CrossFitter to take (post-workout protein, fish oil, vitamin D) trying to stick with natural vitamins is the best for your body.
Supplements are meant to SUPPLEMENT a clean diet and good recovery practices like good stress management, plenty of sleep, mobility work & foam rolling.
Let’s go back to basics. You can’t crush a double-bodyweight back squat if your air squat form is crap.
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-Do you sleep 7 to 9 hours a night in a cool, dark room?
-Do you lead a relatively low stress life OR have a good stress relief routine? (yoga, meditation, daily devotional, etc)
-Do you eat a clean diet & drink plenty of water?
-Do you refrain from binging on sugar & alcohol?
-Do you do extra recovery work daily like stretching, mobilizing, foam rolling and/or yoga?
-And if you have a nagging injury, have you seen a doctor, chiropractor or physical therapist?
Just a few things to consider when deciding which supplements to take… it’s just one piece of your health & fitness puzzle. Take care of your whole health, you could start with the best male enhancement pills since they contain a unique combination of potent ingredients that delivers several benefits.
Anna E. (left) & Mary Pat doing Bear Complex. Belated Happy Birthday to Mary Pat who turned 60 on Saturday!
Today’s schedule
6a: All Levels CrossFit- Rebecca
7a: All Levels CrossFit- Rebecca
8a: Open Gym- Jason
12n: All Levels CrossFit- Amy
4p: Open Gym- Jim
5p: All Levels CrossFit- Jim
6p: All Levels CrossFit- Jim
7p: All Levels CrossFit- Raul
8p: Open Gym- Raul
Workout of the Day (WOD)
A. Dips: Weighted dips (work ups) or unweighted dips (ring, stationary or box)- 4 sets of 10. 3 min rest (MOBILIZE or foam/lax roll on breaks)
B. Death by burpees: Perform 1 burpee the 1st minute, 2 the 2nd minute, 3 the 3rd minute, and so on, until you can no longer complete the designated amount of burpees in a minute.
Score= last round of burpees you completed within the minute.
And coming tomorrow…
A. Skill work: Handstands (handstand push ups, holds, walking, wall walks & climbs)
B. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, reps of:
Power Cleans @ 75% of body weight
Pull Ups