by Erica Giovinazzo | Aug 31, 2017 | Fitness
Who loves lifting? Me!! You feel strong, confident, and like anything is possible. But are you getting after it the right way? So often what I see in class are athletes who approach a bar with about 75% intensity. That’s OK; it’ll get you to a certain...
by Erica Giovinazzo | Jul 2, 2017 | Fitness
An athlete’s mental game plays a huge role in their success. If we get into our head too much, we may lift less, go slower, or sometimes just give up all together. It’s important, therefore, to arrive to class with some mental tricks and cues you can use...
by Erica Giovinazzo | Jun 1, 2017 | Fitness
If you CrossFit, doesn’t it feel like you row allll the time? Rowing is like running. Almost anyone can do it, but do you do it well? Here are some of the basics to look at to see if there’s a flaw in your technique. Step 1: The CATCH. The catch is like...
by Erica Giovinazzo | May 30, 2017 | Fitness
New to CrossFit and feel like you’re in a foreign language class? I get it. When I started, I had no idea what was happening for months. I remember my first week asking what AMRAP meant, and I thought that “Chipper” was the name of the workout instead of a type of...
by Erica Giovinazzo | Apr 30, 2017 | Fitness
At least a few times a week, I’ll get super excited over an athlete’s victory in class. Maybe they’ll PR a lift, get their first kipping pull-ups, or just do a lift with a LOT better technique than they had previously been doing. I get super excited, but do they?...
by Erica Giovinazzo | Mar 29, 2016 | Fitness
This was my 6th year participating in some capacity in the CrossFit Open, an event that’s held annually across the world in CrossFit boxes. Each year is a little different, and teaches me a different lesson. 2011, I had been CrossFitting for about 3 months and...
