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Member Stories – Noah Kohn-Dumbuya
I met Noah in 2018 when I chaperoned a high school trip to Taiwan. I was pleasantly surprised to see him walk through the gym doors this summer! Tell us a little bit about yourself. My name is Noah Kohn-Dumbuya, and I am a student at the University of...
Member Stories – Leila Midelfort
Tell us a little bit about yourself. I am 48 years old and have been doing some kind of athletics since high school. I joined CrossFit a couple of years ago to help build some extra strength and speed to my rowing. When I am not competing mostly in the sport of...
Coach Spotlight – Samantha Rubin
Years at Recursive: 1.5 Years Coaching: 1 Certifications: CF-L1 TV Show you watch over and over? Friends, New Girl and Sex in the City Scariest movie you've seen? I hate scary movies! Is a hot dog a sandwich? I want to say no, but I think technically it is... Least...
Coach Spotlight – Dirk Gessler
Years at Recursive: All of them! Years Coaching: 12 Certifications: So many… Most inspiring CrossFit Games Athlete? Dan Bailey TV Show you watch over and over? Trailer Park Boys and Always Sunny in Philadelphia Scariest movie you've seen? Hell House Is a hot dog a...
Coach Spotlight – Olivia Luedke
Years at Recursive: All of them! Plus a few years in our family's garage gym Years Coaching: 4 years Certifications: CrossFit Level 1, CrossFit Level 2, 1st Aid/ AED/ CPR Certified Most inspiring CrossFit Games Athlete? It might have to be Mallary O'Brien for me. TV...
Coach Spotlight – Devin Tomlin
Years at Recursive: 2.5 Years Coaching: 2 Certifications: CF-L1 & CF-L2 Most inspiring CrossFit Games Athlete? Brooke Wells TV Show you watch over and over? So many…I just recently watched Fleabag again! Scariest movie you've seen? Sinister Is a hot dog a...
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
WARM-UP ON A 5:00 HARD CAP… 1 ROUND 10 Scap Push-Ups 8 Alt. Groiners 10 Push-Up to Pike 8 Squat Jumps Into… 2-3 ROUNDS 6 Barbell Deadlifts 6 Barbell High Pulls 6 Barbell Strict Press STRENGTH ON A 15:00 RUNNING CLOCK... Build to a Heavy Complex of: 1 Deadlift + 3 Hang...
How to Make BURPEES Suck LESS!
I despise burpees. Not many people love them (though I do know a few that do – and they are usually shorter athletes who have a shorter range of motion and distance to get to the ground). But burpees are a really great movement to do and learn to love just the same....
Working on TOES TO BAR?
Ah, those Toes to Bar. A sometimes elusive movement for even the fittest athlete. Toes to Bar don’t SEEM to be such a difficult movement, but they certainly can give even the best athletes a run for their money in the middle of a workout. Aside from getting your toes...
ROWING – Meters vs. Calories
Whether you love or hate the rower (ergometer), you’re used to seeing it in workouts. You know how to switch the screen from the calorie setting to meters, but what’s actually the difference? Should your strategy in workouts change based on this setting? This is...
All Things SIT UPS!
One of my favorite workouts is the Benchmark Annie (50-40-30-20-10 Double Unders and Sit Ups.) When you see Sit Ups in a workout do you think of them as an easy movement where you can catch your breath before you go on to the real movements? Do you think of them as a...
The PR BELL Awaits YOU!
You have surely noticed our Personal Record Bell hanging up at the gym. Inscribed on the bell is “Better Than Yesterday” and it symbolizes a whole smorgasbord of things. It represents celebrating and honoring your hard work, day in and out, days where you brought it,...