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Saturday, July 4th, 2009I had just heard on a talk radio station [96.9 WTKK] that adults in Massachusetts rank 5th best overall in ranking all 50 states in terms of their obesity. Meaning that only 4 other states are less fat than we are. Pretty good job I thought. Obesity in this instance is calculated by BMI [Body [...]
One of my Favorites……………….
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009Desiderata – written by Max Ehrmann in the 1920s – “Found in Old St. Paul’s Church”! Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to [...]
Olympic Lifting Seminar…..
Saturday, June 20th, 2009Saturday @ 10 am Kevin O’Neill from the USA Weightlifting Association, MA Bridgewater State College conducted an Olympic lifting seminar at Cynergy Crossfit. He covered the finer points of the Snatch, the Clean and the Jerk. Kevin’s philosophy of working from the top down proved to be a most successful technique. Starting with the hang [...]
CrossFit Invictus – Great Article!
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009A great blog post today from Invictus….Lindsey and Dan’s old ‘hood…. I love this article. There are so many variables for great performance; practice, commitment, experience, sleep, nutrition, stress-free living, etc. We have to understand that we will have ups and downs in our training. Read on…. We All Have Bad Days Written by Ali [...]
Tapping the Untapped
Monday, March 30th, 2009I feel that I’ve recently been bombarded with talk about “potential”. During the ongoing NCAA men’s basketball tournament, I constantly hear announcers speculating on a young player’s “potential.” New employees at our jobs are hired on their ”potential” to benefit the organization. I even heard a radio ad in which the great Ben Franklin asked me, “Is there [...]
Redefining Elite Fitness
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009Spring is rapidly approaching, and the Boston Marathon will once again be upon us. Each day sends more and more runners out hitting the pavement and racking up the miles for the ultimate test of physical fitness: a grueling 26.2 miles spanning a course of several hours. Clearly, training for the marathon requires a lot [...]
FR Article in The Enterprise!
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009First Responder’s in the News! You guys made the front page of The Enterprise! Awesome! Thanks Holly!
Area first responders compete in fitness challenge
Monday, February 2nd, 2009January 31, 2009 – The Enterprise Area police and fire departments are taking their professional training to a new level in a head-to-head competition to determine which of the regions finest are also the fittest. Read article.
Cut the crap!
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008Cut the Crap: My Crossfit Mantra By Melissa Mulligan, Crossfit Performance, Fairfield, CT I will never welcome another new year with ten extra pounds and ten excuses as to why I haven’t been to the training studio in three weeks. Or four weeks. Or six. I have spent years eating “more or less the right [...]
A Rationale of Working Out Hard!
Monday, August 11th, 2008As I was watching the crazy efforts today with our maximal effort work outs, It made me think: “Why are we asking these people to do this? Why are we asking this 68 year old woman to challenge herself with her push ups, pull ups and high pulls to the point of exhaustion. To the point [...]
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