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This is a post outside of my usual scope of just talking about fitness or how to be better at fitness. Recently I posted an article written by Ray Allen where he writes a letter to his younger self, telling the thirteen-year-old version of himself to keep working and keep working hard. The article had me thinking about my younger years and how those years shaped who I am today. After some self-reflection I realized my younger life revolved entirely around sports, and sports are the reason I am who I am today. Sports taught me everything. How to win, how to lose, how to make friends, how to work with people I don’t like but most of all it taught me how to work hard. I believe more than anyone that some people are born with raw talent, but I also think that not everyone is born with the...
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I was out with some friends the other day, and we got into a conversation about weight-loss and weight loss supplements. I listened to what they ate, how they exercised and what their sleeping habits were. Towards the end of our conversation, we got on the topic of weight loss supplements, and through the conversation, I realized that many people do not understand that weight loss is not a “quick fix” and that supplements promising fast weight loss do not work.   Most weight loss pills are built around the fancy word “thermogenic.” The basics of a thermogenic are they will raise the temperature of your body hoping to increase your body’s ability to burn fat. The problem with this is that it can cause more serious issues than favorable results.  The reason I bring up these supplements is that they promise rapid weight loss much like most diet plans....
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Athlete Spotlight: First Name & Last Initial: Casey M.   Home Town: Baytown, TX   Age: 30   Occupation: 1st Grade Teacher   When did you first start CrossFitting? About four years ago   When did you first start training at BayWay CrossFit? Four years ago 🙂   Favorite WOD: Anything with burpees, pull-ups or pistols!   Least Favorite WOD: Anything with thrusters! I hate those things!   Tell us about your sports & fitness background? I did gymnastics for 12 years, swim team for 8 and dance for 4. Took a hiatus from the gym for awhile when I was in college and then started CrossFit a little after I started teaching.   How did you first get exposed to CrossFit? Take us back to your first WOD…what was it, and how did it feel? My mom and I signed up to do a tough mudder and decided we...
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