BayWay CrossFit has found a new home! In a little bit of an unexpected fashion, we moved locations two weeks ago. Sometimes life throws you lemons when you expect to get hit with oranges, but the best thing you can do is take them and make some lemonade, and we are doing that! We moved to a more central location in Baytown, 5519 East Road, Baytown, TX 77521. The building square foot is a little bigger than the one we were in before, but we have had to be a little creative with how we have it set up for classes. We have only taken a step forward with this new location; like anything else, there will be some adjustment time but give it a few weeks, and we will be running like a well-oiled machine! BayWay CrossFit just passed its eighth anniversary with CrossFit on May 3rd, and in...

After reading this, do not be upset, but the protein you are taking is probably doing nothing more than checking the box on your daily macro intake. The supplement industry has become such a lucrative business over the last 20 years with the fitness industry’s growth. Anyone who was into fitness 10+ years ago knows how excellent supplements were. From fat-burning supplements to post-workout supplements, we use to have the best products available. Since then, more regulations have been placed on the industry, so these companies’ profit margins have also been affected. Like any other business, they have learned to cut costs in different places, and protein powders and ready-to-drink (RTD) proteins have taken an enormous hit. We take protein powders or RTDs post-workout because of the branch chain amino acids (BCAA’s) that they contain. Our body uses these to repair the damage that we caused our muscles during our...

Questionnaire: Jamie N. Baytown, TX Age: 40 Occupation: Teacher When did you start CrossFit?Summer 2015 When did you start at BayWay CrossFit?October 2017 What are your favorite movements or workouts?My favorite movements would be deadlift and push press. What are your least favorite movements or workouts?My least favorite movements are thrusters! Tell us about your sports & fitness background?I have no background in sports. I have never been involved in any athletic event. I was a member at a gym as an adult. However, I never used the weight room. How did you first get exposed to CrossFit? Take us back to your first WOD…what was it, and how did it feel?I don’t remember my first wod exactly, but I remember what I felt like. I was so intimidated at first, even to walk in. It left me worn out but so challenged. I fell in love with the community!...

How many times have you had a friend tell you, “I can’t tomorrow. I have a doctor’s appointment.” Or maybe they are taking a parent to the doctor. What about the person at work who is always missing because they have to go to the doctor or are sick. Too many times, I have received an email saying, “Hey Rich, I need to start on something asap. The regular gym has never worked for me, but I need to get going now; at my yearly physical, the doctor told me my XYZ’s were all out of whack, and if I continue down this path, it won’t be good.” We do this to ourselves. We eat like crap and never set foot into a gym. We complain that CrossFit is too hard on our body as we put more trash into our mouths, sit around more, drink more, smoke more, and...