Safe Suffering

One of our all-time favorite books, "Can't Hurt Me" by David Goggins, is an incredible story of the trials and tribulations one person went through to come out the other side as one of the toughest humans on the planet. Everyone can take something from this but we'll give you a little hint on what you'll realize - we all have it incredibly easy and we need to toughen up.

We often use weight as a metric to determine how a given program is benefiting us (losing weight is typically a good thing..). Without explicit knowledge of your actual body composition, it's hard to ascertain if you're successful as you could be losing muscle which would appear as a good thing on the regular scale. This week we talk about our new piece of equipment and how it will help you peel back the layers of the onion and give you a more granular idea of how you're progressing over time.

It's one of our favorite times of the year and not because it's sheer joy, but rather it's a test to see where we all are and what we need to work on in the coming year. The competitive spirit that is released and the community building is second to none. If you haven't done the Open in the past, you'll hear what it's all about. If you have, well, we've got some fun new details in store this year!

Everyone is high on life and determined to dial in their health goals come January. Then February hits and we have a tendency to slip back to our old ways. If you feel amazing after January, why not keep it up? This week Jeremy and Jon chat about setting realistic(and unrealistic) goals and doing something every day to help you achieve them.

Today we sit down with Kansas City's only CrossFit Level 3 coach, Jeremy Whiteford. He shares with us what it took to get him there and how getting back to the basics has improved his coaching. He also shares his favorite number and some exciting developments that are on the horizon!

Are you looking to buy something for a fitness enthusiast? If that fitness enthusiast happens to be you, please don't consider yourself selfish. The fitter and more productive human you are, the better you are for the world. Therefore it's a gift you're giving to everyone around you... We take you through our favorite apparel, equipment, books, diagnostic tools etc. plus a bonus giveaway....

This week we do a quick PSA to beg our 2020 crew to reserve for class so we can do everything in our power to provide the highest quality experience possible. It’s analogous for many things in life as if you show your intention, you’re held accountable by others - something we all need to accomplish our goals.

We've been MIA the last couple weeks and are excited to be back talking today about some non-negotiables when your health is not necessarily 'tee'd up' for success, i.e. having a new baby, and trying to 'balance' both worlds.

In this episode, we’re joined by one of my close family friends, Will Gerstle. I taught Will how to ski at Beaver Creek in Colorado nearly 10 years ago. Brit and I got engaged down in Sydney where his family is from and have kept in touch over the years. In talking with Will’s dad a couple weeks ago, he suggested that he send Will to live with me to ‘harden up’. We jumped at the opportunity and Will shares his experience of living with me over the last month.

This week we discuss Jeremy's experience thus far with a continuous blood glucose monitor. He's utilizing it over the course of 10 days to test different foods, workouts and recovery methods while receiving real-time data on his blood sugar levels so he can take action and make changes. You'll hear a bit about fasting and how after only 24 hours he saw a big change in sugar levels + how pizza (in Jeremy's case) is 'worse' for him than grapes.