The Ups & Downs of Floor Press
Why do we Floor Press? Like the bench press, the floor press is a pure upper body movement. When you floor press, you are not able to drive your legs like you can on the bench press. This forces you to use maximum effort on the upper body muscles, mainly the pectorals, triceps and shoulders. […]
Your Mental Game
Your Mental Game Genna Smith and I recently attended a Sport Phycology Seminar, presented by Mike Caruso, Pro-Strongman competitor. Here are the ‘knowledge nuggets’ from that seminar. The brain is a muscle – if you work this muscle it will improve and grow. Tommy Kono, an American Weightlifter, developed a model to successful weightlifting, where […]
Should I take Creatine?
Creatine is not just a fitness supplement. It is found naturally in our body, and is also contained in meats and fish! There are many different types of creatine on the market, created by many different companies. The most tried and true type is Creatine Monohydrate. Not only is it the most used, most common, […]
You Are Not a Number
You Are Not A Number Sometimes we allow numbers to rule our life and determine our self-worth. The number on the bathroom scale. The size of your jeans. The number of calories you eat. The weight on the barbell. I’ve spent the majority of my life letting numbers dictate how I feel about myself; If […]
Benefits of Hydration
Water is the cornerstone of life. We can’t live too long without, and it’s the one thing we all think about during grueling workouts. But even with its heavy importance, many people find themselves suffering the effects of dehydration. The effects can range from muscle cramps, light-headedness, dizzy spells, hindered performance, and low energy. Something […]
Intro to Endurance
Intro2Endurance By Coach Brock 6-week endurance program starting Sept. 19! Meeting Mondays, Tuesdays, & Thursdays 7:30p-9p. Cost is $162. What is I2E? I2E is a 6-week program designed for CrossFitters interested in improving their running prowess. This will be accomplished through what I consider to be the 4 main areas of running performance: Strategy, […]
Better Performance in 5-Minutes!
The basic principle behind doing a dynamic range of motion warm-up is to prep your body for movement by elevating your heart rate and improving circulation, thereby increasing blood flow and “warming up” your working muscles. Warming up properly will lead to a better performance once the real work begins. Above all, injury prevention is […]
A Hands on Approach
We use every single part of our body on a daily basis in CrossFit. With all of that use typically comes soreness and muscle tightness. If your quads are tight, we have foam rollers and the (not-so) beloved couch stretch to help deal with that. If your back is tight, we have the pigeon stretch […]
Soreness: Why, When, & What to do
As we turn our calendars to July, we find ourselves in the middle of summer. A time when many lose sight of their goals. But here at Worthy, we have goals and are aggressively motivated to achieve them. That means increasing muscle size and tendon strength with our hypertrophy program while honing technique and skills—personal […]
New in July! Let's get Strong together!
June’s swimming program is winding down (WOW that went by fast!), but we are very excited to announce TWO new specialty programs coming to you in July!! These classes will start the first week in July and be held at 6:30pm. Therefore, there will be no 6:30pm class for July and beginning of August. We […]
