We live in a fast-paced, better-keep-up, stressed-out world. Stress is an almost unavoidable part of our lives. Some stress is definitely good—the kind that pushes you to reach a deadline or helps you reach peak performance during a competition.
Read our interview with professional soccer player, Bianca Sierra, where she answers questions about her experience receiving nutrition coaching from Working Against Gravity!
Oh, recovery — we know how important it is, but for a lot of us, it’s difficult to take the time to do it.
All of us have physical skills we would like to improve, such as pistol squats, muscle-ups, doubles-unders and many more.
Can you believe it’s already been a month since the 2017 CrossFit Games finished? WAG HQ has definitely been taking some time to rest and recoup after many months of working diligently with all of our members throughout the Open, Regionals and the Games.
Preparing for a CrossFit competition is more physically and mentally demanding than exclusively training just for fitness. Don’t let that deter you, if you participate in CrossFit we encourage you to do a competition at least once in your lifetime!
Excited/Nervous/Anxious — the emotions and adrenaline rush of competing are what make it such a worthwhile experience. It is the reason that once you compete, you’ll want to do it again and again.
Finding a suitable training partner to have in your corner each and every day is a great way to inject some additional drive and enthusiasm in your workout.
An Interview with Olympic Javelin Thrower Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir.