The Key Ingredient

7.16.2019

There are a lot of factors that go into progress, each playing an important, interconnected role as we strive towards our goals. Each of the following pieces have been discussed at length in previous blogs and are commonly addressed by countless sources within the industry. In fact, I’ll go into some Nutrition Fundamentals principles this Thursday at 6:30pm for those of you who haven’t attended that lecture before.

Many of these commonly-discussed factors that contribute to progress are:

Program Design
Food Profile
Water Intake
Sleep/Recovery

However, today I’m going to address a different component that is vital to progress and not typically discussed. This ingredient is not only paramount as it relates to fitness goals, but it also applies to absolutely any other goal you may have in your life – personal, relational, business, you name it.

The Key Ingredient? EFFORT.

That’s right. Forget the program design, forget your food, forget your sleep, forget all that stuff for just a moment and consider the following:

It doesn’t matter how great your program design is. If your effort sucks, so will your progress in the gym.

It doesn’t matter how well-designed your learning materials are. If your effort sucks, so will your education.

It doesn’t matter how friendly the people you surround yourself with are. If your effort sucks, so will your relationships.

If you aren’t happy with where you’re heading or how quickly you’re getting there, take a serious self-assessment at how much effort you’re putting in. All else held constant, you get out of life what you put into it, and one of the few factors we have COMPLETE control over in this world is our EFFORT.

Harsh language ahead, but I think the following quote is sound advice that embodies what it takes to get what you want out of life:

“Control the things you can control, maggot. Let everything else take a flying fuck at you and if you must go down, go down with your guns blazing.” – Stephen King

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Upcoming events

July 18th at 6:30 pm – Nutrition Fundamentals with Coach Phil
August 1-4th – 2019 CrossFit Games in Madison, WI
August 24th – CFD Summer Party at Flora Park in Dubuque, IA
September 2nd – The Brooke Memorial Workout in Stockton, IL

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What is CrossFit?

CrossFit is the principal strength and conditioning program for many police academies and tactical operations teams, military special operations units, champion martial artists, and hundreds of other elite and professional athletes worldwide.

Our program delivers a fitness that is, by design, broad, general, and inclusive. Our specialty is not specializing. Combat, survival, many sports, and life reward this kind of fitness and, on average, punish the specialist.

The CrossFit program is designed for universal scalability making it the perfect application for any committed individual regardless of experience. We’ve used our same routines for elderly individuals with heart disease and cage fighters one month out from televised bouts. We scale load and intensity; we don’t change programs.

How do I start?

If you are interested in speaking to a coach and learning more about our philosophy on fitness and how we can help you achieve your goals, get signed up for an introductory class! New Foundations classes start the first full week of each month, so get in for your intro class to get signed up for the upcoming month’s classes!

What do classes look like?

Each of our sessions are 100% guided and coached. Our classes are structured in smaller groups so that everyone is able to receive some individual attention. At times, we may bring in other trainers to help coach so as to not overlook anyone.

We will always begin with a dynamic warm up. This will usually consist of a few movements that ensure that the entire body is ready for the session. At this point, you should feel an elevated core temperature and maybe have a light sweat.

Next we work on skill moves. These include a variety of motions such as Olympic lifting, body awareness movements, or any number of others that fit into our programming. Coaching plays a big part in this section. Many of the movements we teach will be outside of the average skill set. Part of our goal is to broaden your base, constantly introducing new and different moves.

At this point we begin coaching the workout of the day (WOD). Often, the WOD will incorporate elements from the sessions’ skill work. After adjusting the WOD to each individual’s skill and fitness level, any last minute questions are answered. Then, it’s 3 2 1 GO! And we’re off!!

Are the coaches qualified?

We pride ourselves in the knowledge of our trainers. Each and every one of our trainers are qualified to guide you along your CrossFit journey. We also believe that continuing education is paramount to the success our of members, so we help our coaches get any additional training that will advance their knowledge in the field.

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