WHY MEAL PLANS USUALLY SUCK BY MOLLY COHEN
You’ve heard it a million times, “Abs are made in the kitchen”, or “It’s 80% nutrition, 20% exercise.” Yes, these adages are over-used and, [...]
IT’S NOT ABOUT THE CROSSFIT
Strength and Conditioning, which is essentially what CrossFit is, is what athletes use to prepare or strengthen their bodies for their sports. That means that [...]
THERE’S NOTHING ORDINARY ABOUT IT
There's a common CrossFit tagline that describes Crossfitters as "Ordinary people doing extraordinary things." It sounds nice, but as I near 7 years of running [...]
WE’RE NOT ALL CROSSFIT ATHLETES, BUT WE SHOULD BE.
One of the most important things we can do at Synapse is cultivate athleticism. Athleticism means having complete faith that your body can do and [...]
I STOPPED COMPETING AND HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED
When I quit weightlifting in May, I had broken two ribs and had just competed in the national championships for the 3rd time. I was [...]
HOW CROSSFIT MAKES YOU HAPPY
There's no magic pill to make you happy. There's nothing you can buy, no special person, and no level of success that can individually [...]
THE EXERCISE REGIMEN FOR SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE
CrossFit is for smart people. Successful people worldwide, including CEOs, top lawyers, entrepreneurs, and high level students are choosing CrossFit, for a few specific reasons. [...]
WHY NICOLE CHOOSES CROSSFIT
I’ve never been a A+ student. During my undergraduate program I was more of an ‘athlete-student’ versus a ‘student-athlete’, and to be frank, I’ve [...]
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
"You are your synapses. They are who you are." --- Joseph LeDoux, 2002 (in Synaptic Self) What's a Synapse? A Synapse is how neurons communicate to [...]
WHY I STUCK WITH CROSSFIT
I always tell people that I started CrossFit because I was fat. This is true. I was really chunky and really uncomfortable with it. It [...]