As many of you know, we are a Whole 9 Life Partner. Several times a year, we will have nutritional challenges based around their Whole 30 program to many people’s personal success. As a coach, I have been blessed to see this program change many people’s life in just a short 30 days. As an […]
CONTINUE READINGMany years ago when I discovered CrossFit, one of the things that really struck me was the commitment of this community to the men and women that serve in the military. The “Hero WODs” are the best example of this support. Sadly with the rapid growth of CrossFit, these memorial WODs have expanded as well. […]
CONTINUE READINGCompete Registration for this year’s CrossFit Games Open starts February 1st. For those of you that competed in the CFWH Civil War earlier this month, this will give you another opportunity to get your competitive juices flowing. And if you’ve yet to experience a CrossFit competition, this will be a great way to get your […]
CONTINUE READINGIt is that time of year when people start thinking about resolutions. The end of one year signals the beginning of a new one. It’s a time to start fresh, do more, be better. Many people will take this opportunity to reflect, analyze, dream and set goals. Health and fitness are usually at the top […]
CONTINUE READINGDid you do the CrossFit West Houston Civil War: Racked and Loaded? You are most likely somewhat sore, maybe a lot sore. So what should you do. Here are some things to do: Rest. Three or four workouts is a lot to do in one day. No need to rush to the gym or rush to […]
CONTINUE READINGIt can happen from time to time. Sometimes it isn’t so bad, just a little skin. And sometimes it is a huge bloody mess. No fun! We all fear the ripped callous. Nobody wants to miss valuable training time so what should we do. Prevention First protect your hands by taking care of them. Use […]
CONTINUE READINGTake control of your progress! Do you ever find yourself wondering what weight you should use for a particular WOD? When the coach says “use about 80% of your max for this WOD”, do you kick yourself and wish you knew what that was? Knowing where you are could make a big difference in your […]
CONTINUE READINGIf you have been around CFWH for a couple of years, then it is kind of easy to predict what a WOD will be like on Veteran’s Day. Typically the WOD for that day is a Hero WOD. It is predictable, I know but in my mind it is necessary. One of the things that […]
CONTINUE READINGSo there is a blog from www.beastmodaldomains.com floating around social media. In it the blogger profiles certain CrossFit gym stereotypes. Every gym has them for sure, however this particular blogger colorfully describes them in manner that is let’s just say …interesting. The blog detailed certain specific behaviors that are counter-productive to achieving positive results. While […]
CONTINUE READINGSo you may have noticed a little change in the programming lately. Things look a little different when you hit the refresh button on your browser for the 100th time and the WOD finally shows up. (Yes, we know some of you do that). Maybe you wonder why certain things are in the WOD. Or […]
CONTINUE READINGLet’s face it; we hammer ourselves in the gym on a daily basis. We are always pushing to get better, faster, and stronger. As with so many people in fitness, we think we have to hit it hard every day. After all, if you take a rest day you might miss an epic WOD. Or […]
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Our next CrossFit West Houston Evolve to Your Strongest Self Challenge is a 30 day Push Up Challenge! This challenge is designed do two things one work on push ups to make them better and to improve the number of push ups that you you can do in two minutes! The challenge will begin and […]
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The holiday season is upon us. Time gets shorter, food is in abundance, and stress gets off the charts. Every year we see the calendar change, football season comes we know it is around the corner. The weather gets a bit cooler, and we know it is imminent. Halloween comes and bam it hits us. […]
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A few years ago, the CrossFit West Houston staff gathered to brain storm the brand. The end result of those discussions was the slogan “Evolve to Your Strongest Self”. Recently, we have begun to revisit it to make it more embedded in the CFWH culture. There are many aspects to evolution of human strength; there […]
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