By Travis Youngs We talk a lot about fitness and the philosophy of CrossFit within our community. A lot of what we do is functional and is intended to keep us going long into our later years. We know that constantly varied movement over different intensities allows us to move well and feel great day...Read More
Ya know, its not against the law to be outside in less than perfect weather. This Saturday, let’s do something hard. Join Coach Nick in “Wissahickon Park” (known to the locals as, “back the crick”) for a 90 minute-ish ruck march. Rucking, also known as ruck marching, is a low-intensity exercise in which you add weight...Read More
Without further ado, here are the 2023 CrossFit Conshohocken Benchmark Workouts. For the newbs out there, these are the tests of fitness that we’ll be zeroing in on this year. You’ll see each of these workouts between 2 and 4 times during the calendar year. Once the Open Draft is over, we’ll throw this on...Read More
With the Open less than 2 days away, here is a brief write-up on how Team Scoring will work. Remember guys, this is about having fun, stoking the community and taking on these tough workouts with friends. If you complete the Open workout on Friday during a class time, you’ll earn points for your team....Read More
A culture where people simply “do the right thing” is what we’re all about, so help us out on these items gang. One of our Core Values is, “Do The Right Thing”. Its impossible to have a set of policies that cover what every little thing a coach or member could do, that fits with...Read More
We’d like to recognize , Rannveig as the January 2023 Member of the Month! Rannveig grew up in a small town in Norway, as a chubby kid who disliked sports and physical activity in general, thus avoiding it. But when she was closing in on 20, she wanted to get into the Police Academy, and...Read More
We’re beyond excited for our team of ladies heading down to Miami this weekend! Along with Emma C, Coaches Colleen and Lauren will be representing the gym at one of CrossFit’s premier competition events – Wodapalooza. The event was first established in 2012 and has become one of the largest fitness festivals in the world...Read More
The marquee event of the year at most CrossFit gyms is the CrossFit Games Open. It’s been going on since 2011 and each year has gotten bigger and better. For some, yes, it’s a competition stage to qualify for the CrossFit Games. For 99% of people, it’s a chance to prove that they have improved...Read More
Why in 2023 workouts at CrossFit gyms are curated as often as they are created, and why that is good news for members. Burpees, thrusters, box jumps, back squats and more! We could list a thousand different exercises and create 100, 000 possible combinations to use them in, I’m sure. But what makes a workout...Read More
We’re kicking off the new year with a fresh outlook and focus guys, I’m hope you’re as excited as we are! Before we get into what the focus is, we’d also like to unveil a new feature that we will be providing in terms of our workout formats. On a given day, about 50% of...Read More