I literally lost the race in the first 20 seconds. As we lined up, I saw two others (ones on the podium with me) who were all in their race gear and ready to go. They mentioned it was just the 3 of us and we would all be on the podium after. They also mentioned that they don’t push or shove and that was going to be fun. We lined up to the dirt line, buzzer sounds and boom. Literally they took off like bats out of hell and I was there to eat their dust. I got back into mountai

Hey, We hear it all the time. New parents will be asked, do you want a boy or girl and most of the time the response will be, I just want my child to be happy and healthy. But, then what the f*ck happens as we age? Our health gets put on the back burner and what the hell is happy these days? We live in a society that is so damn fast paced, overworked, under balanced and over stressed. Our biochemistry has gone to shit. We chug 8 cups of coffee a day to survive the lack of sle

Hey, Last Thursday, we had our guest presenter, Terry, come talk to us about the Five Elements Theory, specifically focusing on fire and the herbs that can cool/balance the fire. This probably isn’t a way that you have looked at nutrition before, but if we can first look at the energy and balance it, eat foods in season (No, Not Muscle Milk), avoid processed foods, eat as close to the source as possible, we will be better off. I think nutrition gets over complicated and confu

Happy Friday! Last week during a small group training session, I was approached by someone (who seems to be giving me plenty of video ideas and blog topics lately… Thank you ;). This individual was scrolling through Youtube and asked me if I can show her how to do a barbell clean and jerk because it looks cool. Besides my jaw dropping and almost falling to the floor, I am not a fan of the barbell clean and jerk for certain populations. First, I am NO expert at this movement,

Happy Friday! Let me start by saying I have never been so excited to write a vacation workout! I believe it was 2 years ago when I asked an ANCHOR Member if they wanted me to write a few workouts when they were away. I’m pretty sure the response was a laugh in my face and a heck no. I have never had to write so many vacation workouts and I love it! Since we re-opened last year around this time, I have seen so many people recommit to their health, fitness, and strength journey