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Running Injury Free – Part 2: Using Bands and Lacrosse balls for warm up
Running Injury Free Part 2: Using Bands and Lacrosse balls for warm up Part 2 on how to run Injury free. We continue our warm up series with Bands and Lacrosse balls. These are two tools that are easy to travel with (even on planes) and can be used virtually anywhere....
Running Injury Free: Part 1 – The Foam Roller
Today we are going to start a 4 part blog series focusing on Running Injury Free. This series will go over SMR (Self Myofascial Release) of the legs, proper warm up techniques/movements and drills for running. These are especially important for endurance athletes to...
Upcoming Classes and Events
Advanced Skills Class: 1st and 3rd Fridays June through Sept. https://mountainstrength.com/advancedskillsclass/ Pre/Teen CrossFit Class - For Middle School and High School Athletes. Tues/Thu 3pm Session 01 starts 7/10 Session 02 Starts 8/07 Read more and register:...
Ten Years Strong
Ten Years Strong If you had asked me twelve years ago what I would do with my life, I probably couldn’t have told you. I owe where I am today to my wife Arianne. On my birthday in 2006, she dropped a box off on my desk. Surprised, I looked in the box. Inside were a...
Advanced Skills Class
Class Description: The Advanced Skills series is designed to help all levels of athletes looking to build a complete set of Crossfit skills. It will provide beginners to intermediates a path of improvement by focusing on the mobility, strength and skills required for...
3 Reasons We Love OrangeTheory and Other HIIT Trends
3 Reasons We Love OrangeTheory and Other HIIT Trends When it comes to health and fitness we are happy when someone makes the choice to get off the couch and make some positive changes in their lives. That happiness isn’t dependent on them signing up with us. We...
Kettlebell Kitchen – Let’s Get Started!
Kettlebell Kitchen – Let’s Get Started! Amy Cashore Mariani Nutrition Coach, Mountain Strength Crossfit Owner, Fit & Fabulous LLC Let’s face it – many of us lead extremely busy lives, and are challenged in preparing healthy meals for ourselves each and every day....
It’s Not Goodbye, From Coach Matt
This Tuesday evening will mark Coach Matt's last evening class. He will be leaving us for Europe and we wish him well on his journey. Some of you may remember when Coach Matt Joined us from CrossFit H20 (now defunct) back on Oct. 24th 2015. Along his journey as an...
Announcing Kettlebell Kitchen!!
We are excited to announce our new partnership with Kettlebell Kitchen - a performance food brand! Meals crafted by classically trained chefs, Kettlebell Kitchen is an easy & convenient way to clean up your nutrition, recover faster, work harder, and have fresh...
Micronutrient Supplements – Do You Need Them?
Many people know that they need to eat proper amounts of protein, carbohydrates, fats and vegetables for optimum nutrition and performance, but have loads of questions about whether or not they need vitamins and other supplements on top of a healthy, balanced diet....
A Journey Back to See Where We Started
As we are all digging out of the latest storm, some of us heading to work, some dressing kids to get out of the house for a few hours (hopefully) and some just sipping coffee watching the plow undo all the work we just did, we thought it would be fun to share with you...
Eat Whatever I Want If It Is Healthy? Not So Fast!
The New York Times recently published an article Entitled “The Key to Weight Loss Is Diet Quality, Not Quantity, a New Study Finds”. It summarizes the findings of a recent study published in JAMA. The study size and methodology of the study make it unusual, so it is...
Book a No Sweat Intro With Us!
Come in and check the gym out and learn a little about us and how we do things. Review your goals, get your questions answered and establish a road to success! No obligations, no sales pitch - It’s Just a glimpse of what we are all about!
Try a Class for Free
If you think CrossFit is too intense and not for you, please come in and give it a try. All of our workouts can be scaled for ANY individual, no matter where you are starting! Arrive a few minutes early to meet your coach, and tour the gym!