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4 Ways to Save Your Joints

4 Ways to Save Your Joints

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  • February 26, 2020

When you are dedicated to your training and putting in the hours to achieve your goals then there is nothing more frustrating than joint pain and inflammation. It almost feels like your body is punishing you for working hard. No fair, right! Rather than make excuses about your pain or backing off on your training …

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Member Spotlight: Darby Tozer

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  • February 5, 2020

Each month, we will profile a Grand Trunk CrossFit member who has seen incredible results since joining our “box”. It is our hope, that by showing you what can be accomplished through regular workouts and a commitment to fitness, you will be encouraged to take the leap and come in for a workout. This month’s …

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Tips For A Balanced Lower Body

Tips For A Balanced Lower Body

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  • February 3, 2020

After an intense workout of front squats or thrusters, you may have felt that burning, pumped-up sensation in your quads. You know the feeling: Your pants feel tighter and you can no longer put your phone and keys in your front pocket for fear of getting them stuck.  The quadriceps and hip flexor muscles on …

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3 Exercises to Fix your Lower Back Pain

3 Exercises to Fix your Lower Back Pain

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  • January 23, 2020

The body thrives on balance. Our muscles and joints are happiest when they are getting equal and total range of motion. The spine is no different.  Since its range of motion is smaller than most other joints, imbalances can be felt more intensely. The spine requires the stability of the supporting muscles that surround it …

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Member Spotlight: Dan Rohrhoff

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  • January 15, 2020

Each month, we will profile a Grand Trunk CrossFit member who has seen incredible results since joining our “box”. It is our hope, that by showing you what can be accomplished through regular workouts and a commitment to fitness, you will be encouraged to take the leap and come in for a workout. This month’s …

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The New Year’s Resolution Conundrum

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  • January 10, 2020

res·o·lu·tion /ˌrezəˈlo͞oSH(ə)n/ noun a firm decision to do or not to do something. eg. “she kept her resolution not to see Anne any more” Some things happen in life with the flick of a switch. When you want to turn a light on you simply flip the knob, clap your hands or yell across the …

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How To Optimize Your Warmup And Cooldown Routines

How To Optimize Your Warmup And Cooldown Routines

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  • December 31, 2019

Warmups and cooldowns are an essential part of training and should be given as much thought and effort as the workout itself. In fact if you’re short on time you are better off going through a proper warmup, mobilization, and stretching session than to try to get a quick workout in while skipping those other …

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Eat to Thrive, Not Survive

Eat to Thrive, Not Survive

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  • December 27, 2019

There are a lot of areas in life where “good enough” can be the goal. Ultimately you have a finite amount of time on this planet and if a task is not important to you then you want to outsource it or put in the minimum effective dose of effort so you can move on …

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Grand Trunk CrossFit Couple Proves the Power of Proper Fitness

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  • December 9, 2019

They say the couple that CrossFits together stays together. Okay, maybe nobody says that. But it doesn’t mean it’s not true. For Grand Trunk CrossFit members Alex and Ally Faust, they’ve been doing CrossFit workouts together for a few years, resorting to cherry picking WODs they found online before they officially joined a gym. But …

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5 Tips to Help You Change with the Season

5 Tips to Help You Change with the Season

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  • December 5, 2019

As the weather turns colder, many of us tend to let our health and fitness routines move to the back burner for a few months. Whether you are feeling rundown or beat up from two CrossFit Open cycles in one year (or just trying to forget about the holiday season when you ate too much …

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