2023 is here and so are your new goals.

You wait until the beginning of the new year to start with a fresh set of goals and that's great, but do you have the backing you need to make sure you succeed?

Whether you have been working on your goal for some time now or you have just set a new one, check out this new episode of Inside The Box where Coach James and Coach Seth hash out their goals and what is the best way to approach your goals!

If health is your goal then you have to look deeper then just the 1 hour you spend in the gym. The other 23 hours of the day add up to support and push you closer to this goal of health. If all you do is take 1 hour for some exercise and call it good, just know that won't be good enough. Check out this episode of Inside The Box where Coach Ken and Coach Seth dive into how to to create the lifestyle that is necessary to live a healthy life and to live a life how you want!

Did you know that most Americans gain 5-10lbs during this time of the year?  So, what if we could give you the key you need to maintain and improve your physique, to improve your performance, and stay on track with your goals?  WELL THAT KEY IS OUR 5-WEEK NUTRITION CHALLENGE STARTING MONDAY, NOV 21ST!  Take on the end of the year holidays without gaining the extra pounds and staying on track with your goals!  Check out this episode of Inside The Box where we are discuss and go into detail about what to expect when it comes to this nutrition challenge and what it entails! 

Whether it's trying to improve a specific movement or trying to get better at a specific skill, whatever the weakness or focus is, you have to spend time practicing and developing that thing in order to get better at it. On this episode of Inside The Box we talk about how to approach weaknesses as well as how to develop them.

This is a special episode for the CFA team breaking down and providing some insight as well as some expectations when it comes to competitions day. Our very first in house competition is right around the corner, so we wanted to provide you guys the lessons we have learned through our experiences as well as help you feel as prepared as you can come October 1st!

Every workout has an intent and purpose otherwise known as the stimulus. What's extremely important, especially when it comes to the CrossFit methodology, is preserving this stimulus by making sure you choose your movements and weights appropriately so you hit the intended stimulus of the workout. This allows you to gain the favorable adaptation that the workout was programmed for and get the results you want. When you lose the stimulus, you lose out on possible gains and progress in your fitness. Tune into this episode where we talk about what the stimulus is and why it's important to preserve it as well as how you can do so to make sure you are getting the best workout you can get.

What does it mean to eat for optimum health most of the time? Nutrition is a key component to your success in creating a health and fit lifestyle. It won’t matter how hard you push in the gym or how long you spend there if you are not taking time and gearing your nutrition to support optimum health, but what does that mean? Check out this episode of Inside The Box where Coach Ken talks about what eating for optimum health means as well as what it entails and why it is important!

What happens the other 23 hours of the day? Getting in an hour of some type of exercise is only the first step, but what you do in the other 23 others of your day is where the real difference is made. From other activities you partake in, the food that you are consuming, to how well you are sleeping and recovering are all things that happen in those other 23 hours and are the things that affect your results.

We were the 1st CrossFit gym to open up in the Angola area and are the only CrossFit gym within the area, so what is CrossFit and what makes us, us? Tune into this episode where we break down what CrossFit really is and talk about the methodology that we use here at CrossFit Angola.

You hear carbs this and carbs that, but what are carbs? Within recent years the well known nutrient, carbs, has gotten a bad wrap. Carbs are why you have gained weight, carbs are why you are not making progress, and ultimately carbs are evil, but that is not always the case. Carbs are a tricky nutrient and just like anything too much can be a bad thing, but the right amount is something your body needs.