Why do we train the 9 foundational movements? -Clark Hibbs When we’re working in the CrossFit methodology (which is, ya know, what we do here), there are 9 fundamental and foundational movements that we base everything off of. These movements are not only functional in nature, but also applicable to many of the other movements…
The Sunday Set Up – Set yourself up for success by taking some time on Sunday. -Clark Hibbs I think being “busy” is a choice. It’s become the societal norm to chat about our crazy schedules and try to cram our calendar from sun up to sun down with things we feel like we NEED to do….
Each week, we’re going to highlight one of our amazing members here at CrossFit Yellow Rose. Our members all have some pretty incredible stories to tell, and we want to share them with the world! For this first edition of the spotlight, we called on one of our staple 5:30PM-ers, Jerome! Jerome has been working…
What Would You do if the Music Stopped? -Coach Clark *Disclaimer – external motivation is an extremely important factor in our life… but I’m going to challenge you not to use it* We’ve all got that favorite song that we play whenever we want to get things done, workout, get HYPED, get pumped up to…
The Daily List -Clark Hibbs I wrote a blog post the other day about setting S.M.A.R.T. goals, because I think having goals is very important for us as individuals. However, looking at those goals each and every day can be a bit daunting, and it can make us focus more on the outcome rather than…
How To Set SMART Goals -Clark Hibbs I’m a personal believer that we should all have goals of varying degrees. We should have goals we can accomplish each day. We should have goals we can accomplish every week. We should have some goals that are so big they scare us (because those are the really…
Tips On Plateaus Plateaus are inevitable. You’ll start out training, see great progress quickly, and then those results will slowly steady out. After a while, you might even feel like you’re not making any progress at all. This has got to be one of the most frustrating feelings in the world! We have some tips…
DON’T WAIT Did you know it’s November? In fact, it’s almost Thanksgiving time. That means in 4 weeks, it’s going to be Christmas season. In 7 weeks, it’s going to be Christmas. In 8 weeks, we ring in the new year. BAM – 2019 is literally 53 days away. Do you even remember what your…
No More Snooze by Clark Hibbs If I could update everyone’s iPhone instantly, the first update would be to get rid of the snooze function on the alarm. ——————————- A piece of advice I find myself giving to a lot of people these days: set one alarm, and don’t hit snooze. The whole not-hitting-snooze thing…
Strict Pull Up Progressions By Clark Hibbs There are few things that demonstrate quality body control and strength quite like the strict pull up. There are even fewer things in life that instill confidence and empower someone quite like being able to do the strict pull up. I mean, think about it… Now you have…
