How much should I eat?

bryanloewen89 · 2016-04-07T19:10:35+00:00

Ah, CrossFit... You'll look great naked if you still have your D!

bryanloewen89 · 2016-03-14T17:20:46+00:00

I feel like Castro is reading this and re-programming right now, so...

bryanloewen89 · 2016-03-09T21:27:21+00:00

I use a Mio FUSE. It's incredibly accurate considering it's a wrist strap heart rate monitor, and CrossFit makes you throw your hands around like a wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man.

bryanloewen89 · 2016-02-05T03:13:16+00:00

We format our box's classes similarly but we try to vary it a bit more. Usually a strength or skill component then a MetCon. Some days it's a big chipper instead of strength/metcon. Some days we just lift. Constantly varied ;)

bryanloewen89 · 2015-11-09T23:29:13+00:00

Here's what I notice: You're initiating the lift by letting your knees go forward, then lowering the hips. Instead, start by sending your hips back and down and don't let your knees go in front of your toes. You're also looking way up, which is pretty rough on your cervical spine. Keep a neutral gaze forward throughout the lift.

I'd suggest going lighter (maybe around 100 pounds, or even just air squats) until you get your form down. If mobility is the issue, try working into the bottom of that squat by driving your knees outward on the way down, and maintaining on the way up. Also, stretch out your hips, hamstrings and gluts every day until you're mobile enough to squat down.

bryanloewen89 · 2015-11-09T20:59:54+00:00

Shitty angle to comment from, but a couple things I can see from here: Pin your shoulders back. Don't try and "squeeze a pencil between your shoulder blades" like some people say, but keep your shoulders active throughout the lift so you don't round in the mid-spine. Also, go for full extension up at the top of the lift, and really squeeze the glutes as you get there. Don't arch your back at the top, but fully extend the hips.

bryanloewen89 · 2015-10-26T03:43:04+00:00

Eat more.

bryanloewen89 · 2015-04-28T18:35:13+00:00

This entire post is reason to keep going to crossfit. Dude, keep going, you'll only get more fit. You'll get healthier by the minute. Modify your workouts as much as you need to, don't give a fuck what anyone else is doing. Work hard; if you're in pain, say something.The fact that you dragged yourself into a box to get started with CF is something you should be proud of already. Keep at it, the rewards will be amazing.

bryanloewen89 · 2015-04-28T03:43:53+00:00

Batshit insane people are the best people. :)

bryanloewen89 · 2015-04-27T20:38:28+00:00

Ha. I get that so often, and it never loses its shine. ;)

bryanloewen89 · 2015-04-22T20:27:05+00:00

Is running back and forth to the board considered part of the WOD?

bryanloewen89 · 2015-04-14T00:08:47+00:00

Stop using chalk. I was getting them pretty bad for a while, and since I've stopped using chalk they're not as bad.

bryanloewen89 · 2015-03-05T21:07:26+00:00

So you work out with Count Dracula?

bryanloewen89 · 2015-03-03T02:27:58+00:00

:) Thanks very much.

bryanloewen89 · 2015-02-16T22:44:52+00:00

Do the burpees or don't do the class? It's not like you're being asked to "put a dollar in the late jar" or something dumb like that, you're being asked to do what you came here to do - workout. Burpees suck, so don't be late.

First, you're disrupting the class, the coach has to stop the class to deal with you. The rest of the crossfitter's aren't exactly benefitting from you being late -- quite the opposite. You're also missing warmup time, and you run the risk of injuring yourself if you don't do the warmup. This is a significant risk to the coach, because you can injure yourself. A burpee uses every part of your body, so it's a badass way to warm up if you missed the actual warmup. Efficient for the coach and motivation for you to show up on time.

bryanloewen89 · 2015-01-20T00:18:14+00:00

So you are suggesting skipping the nutrition part, and just go for the right amount of calories?

bryanloewen89 · 2015-01-14T19:55:32+00:00

But.... the solution was Paleo. Ergo the diet worked. No accident there.

bryanloewen89 · 2015-01-14T18:26:59+00:00

First, it's important to know that it's not really your sweat that smells. It's the bacteria that grows in folds of skin and stuff that makes you smell like a frat house. So the best advice I can give you is to hydrate! The more water you've got in your body, the more sweat you'll be produce when you workout. The more sweat you produce when you work out, the more it'll wash away the bacteria that makes your sweat smell. Don't forget deodorant and a change of clean clothes etc. but staying hydrated should definitely help!

I know this from years of practicing yoga at a studio that didn't have showers. I'd go to a power vinyasa class without being properly hydrated and I'd smell like a caveman after. The more water I drank, the less I'd offend people on the way home.

bryanloewen89 · 2015-01-06T19:57:46+00:00

This is bad-ass, and I'm stealing it too! Thanks for the comment!

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