Cool-down for Adaptation and Injury Prevention Cool-downs should include: 1) Water to re-hydrate 2) Movements and stretching to bring heart rate down and promote range of motion and blood flow. 3) Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Electrolytes (Example: Banana and Coconut Water with Whey Protein) What are you doing after your WOD? Unfortunately, most people skip the…
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Here is my take on the Primal Paleo App. Personally, I enjoy to cook and am always on the lookout for Paleo recipes that I can add to my family’s repertoire, so that is what originally drew me to this app during my search. The “Live Primal” tab is broken down into four categories: Primal,…
I have tried a number of headphones, arm bands, and every other accessory under the sun. When it come to doing a WOD somewhere I need my own music or running, here is what I have settled on and love them! Please note that we are in no way affiliated with these products besides loving…
Need good WOD music?!?! Check-out Girl Talk! Don’t let the name fool you like it did us. Greg Gillis mashes-up old school rock and rap with new songs. Each song leads right into the next lasting about a minute each. So, instead of having that feeling of, “How is this song still on” while you are…
Here is my new garage gym!!! I started Sandlot Fitness, LLC here in my garage with about 5-times as much stuff a couple of years ago. All my toys got moved into our gym leaving my garage sad and lonely. I went back to having a regular garage (basically wasted space for me) for…
Movement and WOD integrity has been brought to the forefront in our gym. Movement standards are created primarily to endure athletes build strength through a full range of motion that every human should be able to safely perform. We do not want partial mobility and/or strength, so we do not do half presses or quarter…
13.2 10:00 AMRAP 5 Shoulder-to-overhead (Press, Push Press, Push Jerk, or Split Jerk) (Men: 115lb / Women: 75lb) 10 Deadlifts (Men: 115lb / Women: 75lb) 15 Box Jumps (Men: 24″ / Women: 20″) Rules and description Don’t fix it if it ain’t broken. These guys did an amazing job in the video discussing all…
The WOD at Home team realizes that the WOD at Home community is more than just Americans, but is made-up of athletes from across the world! We have now added a pounds to kilograms calculator to the WOD at Home website’s footer to make translating the weights in the WODs as easy as possible for…
A bowling bag can be used to easily travel with your equipment essentials to be sure you can perform your travel WODs!!! I was cleaning out my garage to get it ready to be turned into a legit garage gym and had an epiphany…the bowling bag that never gets used is perfect for transporting a…
Great News!!! You can do the CrossFit Games Open Work-out 13.1 at home if you have the proper increments of plates! All you need is a barbell and plates. The first work-out for the 2013 CrossFit Games Open, Work-out 13.1, is due Sunday (3/10) at 5 PM Pacific Time!!! IT IS A FUN ONE!!!…