This weekend our gym had almost twenty athletes compete in a local fitness competition put on by Vintage CrossFit. A few had done competitions like this before, but for many, it was their first time doing a full day fitness competition.   Competing in a competition like this is unlike anything else. Fitness as a sport is unique in that if someone is more fit than you, they are going to win. There isn’t magic (that I have found yet) when 3-2-1 go happens, you obtain abilities and fitness that you didn’t have before. This creates different challenges that most sports do not have. Even in individual sports there other external factors that could play against your opponent that may not factor into your game. In a fitness competition like this, it is only you and your fitness. Nothing else. This makes for an unusual mental state. Most people think...Read more

November Athlete Spotlight:   First Name & Last Initial Harry V.   Home Town Baytown, TX Age 38 Occupation Electrician for the Port of Houston   When did you start CrossFit? About three years ago   When did you start at BWCF? I started CrossFit here!   What are your favorite movements or workouts? Strict handstand push-ups and back squats What are your least favorite movements or workouts? Box jumps and burpees   Tell us about your sports & fitness background? I didn’t play any sports just some football with cousins every now and then. I did go to the gym for a while but just lost interest going by myself.   How did you first get exposed to CrossFit? Take us back to your first WOD…what was it, and how did it feel? Well, I would always drive by BWCF and see people working out, and I just kept...Read more

I was watching a video with Greg Glassman, founder of CrossFit, the other day and he said something enlightening. (If you have watched at least one other video with him in it you will know this is not uncommon.) He said, “I know I am going to make you better.” I wrote something similar to this a month or so ago, but I thought I would write a quick blog on this particular video because I feel it is something that everyone should understand. When you come into our gym, our goal is to make you better. Better by definition is, “of a more excellent or effective type or quality.” Glassman elaborates, “Do functional movement at an intensity that’s a match for your psychological and physical tolerance, restrict your carbs, get adequate protein, enjoy fats, and see what happens. You’ll come out better.” This is the exact prescription to getting better....Read more