About Katie: Profession: Immunologist. Was a faculty member at Northwestern University, now works for a big pharma company. Hometown: Waukesha, WI Family: Married, 11 year old son Lives in: Winchester I assume that everyone who coaches CrossFit is someone who first “got hooked” on CrossFit.
By Coach Mike Flanagan Has this long winter got you down? Cheer up—vaccines are on the horizon, and in April, we’ll be opening another session of weekend Barbell Club! Olympic lifts are among the most complex and athletically demanding skills that we teach at Mountain
The Carnivore Diet Experiment By Coach Warren Cormier Well, that was interesting. I did a complete reset in January 2021 as far as diet and some other lifestyle changes. Full disclosure, I am not a nutritionist or dietitian but rather just a curious, open minded
By Coach Mike Flanagan Earlier this month, Harvard biologist Daniel Lieberman started a media tour for Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding, a book that takes a look at the science and practice of exercise through an evolutionary lens, and
When Simple Isn’t Easy: Using Emotions to Make Lasting Change By Coach Mike Flanagan 01/11/2021 For many athletes, the start of a New Year is a time for goal setting; we ask ourselves what we can do to get healthier, to improve our performance, or
By Coach Mike Flanagan 12/6/2020 In ancient times before CrossFit, I was a runner, and in recent years, I’ve picked the sport up again, and have been mixing my workouts to try to find the ideal balance between both sports. I’m still convinced that if
Don’t Just Do Something–Sit There! : Making The Most of Passive Tracking By Coach Mike Flanagan (11.20.20) Whether it’s counting reps or watching the clock, punching weights into Wodify or charting new PRs, CrossFit loves data. We want athletes to actively track as much as
How To Perform The Medicine Ball Clean by Coach Rich Starting to use a barbell for workouts can seem daunting at first. There are many moving parts to a Barbell Clean and lots of things to remember. Position, timing and intensity are key to making
Phase 3 Starts Monday June 6th The state has moved into Phase 3 starting Monday! In Phase 2.2 we were allowed to start private 1:1 and 1:2 training which started this past Monday. If you are a private training client please reach out to us
If you are near Winchester, Ma and looking to get back into the gym for a real, live workout… We’ve got some GREAT NEWS! 👊As of Monday, June 22nd, we are BACK… 👊for 1-1 training… 👊or 1-2 training if it’s 2 folks from the same
