Self image is an important thing. It doesn’t really matter what we’re doing in the gym if we’re not feeling good about it. Powerlifters are completely content being overweight for the sake of raw strength, but the other 95% of people want some aesthetic results to go along with the physical ones. The problem lies [...]

Carrying on from Monday, here is Big Al talkin about inches. Pretty inspiring stuff. I can remember listening to this before hockey games and boy does it ever get ya revved up! WOD AMRAP 12 min 5 Chest to Bar Pullups 10 KB swings 53/35 15 Walking Lunges

Now you don’t have an excuse for not eating Paleo foods. HERE is an awesome website full of dead simple Paleo recipes that any novice can whip together in less than an hour. I’ve made a few of them and they are DELICIOUS. Just watch out for the desserts, they lack a dessert feel. WOD [...]

Second place can often be a tough pill to swallow. The funny thing about second place is that rather than making you feel good, it opens up all kinds of sleepless night type questions. “What if I’d pushed that extra bit?” “I think I could have worked harder”. Well I’m here to tell you that [...]

When evening time rolls around and you’re diggin’ in the pantry looking for something to snack on, look beyond the chips, jelly beans, and reese’s cups. Hopefully you’ve got some savory delicious DARK chocolate hidden in there somewhere. If you don’t, I’m gonna tell ya why you should go out and buy some! First of [...]

This past weekend a few of us here at CFV had the opportunity to compete at the CrossFit Kelowna, CrossFit Total. It was a great day filled with lots lifting and lots of PRs. Events like this give us a forum to test our strengths and feel what it’s like to on a stage with [...]

Today we’ll spend a good amount of time working on the Snatch then a short workout. Give THIS a read. WOD Row 1K

Something thought provoking for ya today. The Chief 5 rounds of 3 min AMRAP with 1 min rest 3 Power Cleans 135/95 6 Pushups 9 Squats

As we all know, when the zombie invasion happens only the strong will survive. Urkel might have you believe that it is in-fact a book hardened intellect that will guide you through this turmoil, but he would be sorely mistaken. Finally somebody took all those government granted dollars and spent them somewhere worth while. Eat [...]

Continuing on our quest for ultimate health here are a few more ways to healthify (is that a word?) your life! Sleep – Get more of it. Pretty simple. 7-9 hours a night. If you’re tired, sleep more. Do your best to improve the quality of your sleep. Have a comfy bed and eliminate any [...]