How a A Weightlifting Meet Works
Hey guys and gals! It’s finally time for our Mock Meet in our Barbell Level 1 and Level 2 classes! Because of this, I wanted to take some time and give you a little crash course in the sport of Weightlifting. Without getting super technical and overwhelming you with details, I am going to explain […]
Dannica Jefferson: Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle Through College with the Help of CrossFit
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.8″] Brief personal history and journey towards beginning your CrossFit journey: I was a gymnast for about 11 years. After that it was hard to find a sport that challenged me as much as gymnastics did. I tried a lot of different sports, but none seemed to have the same effect What […]
Brian Michalski: Crushing a Major Transformation, Supported by Awesome People
Brief personal history and journey towards beginning your CrossFit journey: I am a person who has consistently been a bigger guy throughout my life. Upon finishing high school and not being involved in competitions or athletics in general, aside from recreational in college, I let myself get further out of control and was not taking […]
Going With The Flow
It happens to the best of us, probably more occasionally than we would like. You walk into the gym feelin’ pretty good. You’ve got a game plan for the WOD and you’re planning to push yourself pretty hard to achieve a score you’ll be happy with. The class is ready to begin the workout of the […]
Autumn Reiter: Training For Both The Physical & Mental Benefits
Brief personal history and journey towards beginning your CrossFit journey: I had worked out with my trainer in Virginia for about two years, then we got orders to move back to this area. The move threw me out of my normal workout routine, I couldn’t find a trainer here, and I was working out by myself […]
Our Top 10 Favorite Moments of 2017
In no particular order, we present to you, our top 10 favorite moments in 2017! The 2017 CrossFit Open The CrossFit Open approached quickly after the start of the year. We started preparing for the open mid-January. Our classes began doing “Open prep” work, we chose the team captains for the 2017 season, and picked […]
Chad Hoxie: Just Simply Trying to Get Stronger & Faster!
Brief personal history and journey towards beginning your CrossFit journey: I always have been active and in sports, football and wrestling were my favorite. What brought you to CrossFit Oshkosh? CrossFit sounded like a challenge and I am always up for one. Plus Ala (my wife) started about a year before me and always talked […]
Overcoming Injury, While Gaining Mental Strength
A few weekends ago, CrossFit Oshkosh had 8 teams compete in a local competition. I was lucky enough to be competing on one of those teams, especially since it was my first competition in a year. September of 2016 I was in, what I consider, to be the best shape of my life. I had […]
Muscle Mind Connection
A major part to one’s fitness routine that I think commonly gets overlooked is muscle mind connection. Muscle mind connection happens more in the small accessory movements, rather than a more complex movement like the back squat. All too often when preforming these smaller movements, we tend to get caught up talking to our friends, find ourselves […]
Justin Johnson: When Not Flying a Plane, Working on Double Unders
Brief personal history and journey towards beginning your CrossFit journey: I grew up in Twin Cities and like most kids from Minnesota played hockey as much as I could. I played into my early twenties and that helped keep me active. I quit playing around 20 and spent the next 5+ years getting really out […]