Apparently the hardest part of Technique Tuesday is saying Technique Tuesday. We put a camera in front of Cloud, ask her to introduce a couple of movements, and suddenly we have enough material for a blooper video. Start the intro. Nope. Start again. Get a few words out. Laugh. Try one more time. If you haven’t watched it yet, please do. I am absolutely going to give her a hard time about this. Watch Coach Cloud’s Technique Tuesday bloopers on YouTube But I also want to say something about the person in that video. Cloud is a great coach. And getting through an introduction without restarting has very little to do with why. When you’re looking for a personal trainer in Baytown, it’s easy to judge somebody by what you see online. Does their video look professional? Do they sound confident? Can they explain everything in one clean take while...Read more

You can write a good workout and still have somebody never come back. Maybe they felt out of place. Maybe they didn’t know what to do and were uncomfortable asking. Maybe they just didn’t enjoy being there. That’s why I like asking our members what keeps them coming back to BayWay CrossFit. Their answers tell me something a workout score can’t. Adriana had been training with us for about two months when we recorded her testimony. She talked about enjoying the different workouts, liking the challenge, and feeling welcome as a beginner. If you’ve been thinking about trying CrossFit in Baytown, take a minute to hear her experience. Watch Adriana’s BayWay CrossFit testimony on YouTube One of the things Adriana enjoys is that the workouts change. It keeps training from getting boring. I think that’s something a lot of people can relate to. It’s hard to keep showing up when...Read more

Somewhere along the way, people became scared to eat carbs. Rice became a problem. Potatoes became a problem. Somebody trying to eat better starts questioning whether they should even have a banana. Meanwhile they’re coming to CrossFit, working hard, and wondering why they feel like they have nothing in the tank. We need to talk about that. In this Whiteboard Wednesday, I explain why carbs aren’t automatically the thing standing between you and your goals, and how CrossFit’s “Fitness in 100 Words” gives us a starting point for thinking about nutrition. Watch Whiteboard Wednesday: Carbs Are Not the Enemy First, carbohydrates are a source of energy. Your body breaks down digestible carbohydrates into glucose, which it can use now or store for later. Carbs also show up in a lot more foods than bread and pasta. Fruit, beans, milk, yogurt and vegetables contain them too. So when somebody says they’re...Read more

When somebody says they want a stronger core, most people immediately think about sit-ups, crunches and getting a six-pack. But a lot of the work your core does happens when you’re trying to keep your body from moving. Pick up something heavy and hold it in front of you. You’ll find that out pretty quick. In this Technique Tuesday, Cloud and I demonstrate two core exercises we use at BayWay CrossFit: the sandbag bear hug hold and the dumbbell front rack hold. Neither looks complicated. But if you choose an appropriate weight and hold a good position, you’ll understand why we use them. Watch the demonstration here: Watch Technique Tuesday: Core Holds at BayWay CrossFit One of the things I want people to understand about core training is that movement isn’t always the goal. Sometimes the goal is holding your position while a weight is trying to pull you out...Read more

One of the biggest things I see with people trying to lose weight is that they get so caught up in the number on the scale that they forget what they’re actually trying to accomplish. Think about it for a second. Do you really care if you weigh 175 pounds instead of 185? Or do you care more about how you look in the mirror, how your clothes fit, and how you feel? For most people I think it’s the second one. And that’s where I think a lot of people get nutrition wrong. Losing Weight and Losing Fat Are Two Different Things Let’s say we have two people who both weigh 175 pounds. One has a higher percentage of body fat and less muscle. The other has more muscle and less body fat. Same exact weight. But they are going to look completely different. This is what we call body...Read more