The link below is to an article from the New Haven Register’s website which outlines a study done by William Lunn, a newly hired assistant professor of exercise science at Southern Connecticut State University. The study compares drinking sports drinks versus chocolate milk post-workout, and their effects on the body.

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/08/26/life/doc4c7588456e9f4434489269.txt

The link below is to a PDF of Issue 7 of Real Fighter Magazine. In it is an article called “CrossFit Country” which explains the benefits that CrossFit training has with MMA and BJJ training for fighters.

http://cfsd.typepad.com/RealFighterMagazine.pdf

This was a video that we came across randomly in Yahoo’s “Vitality: Second Act” section which focuses on individuals who have made a significant life change, typically later in life. We loved this clip. It should be mandatory viewing for anyone who dismisses CF as too hard core. We wanted to work in this link to inspire members and prospects. Check it out …

Checkout a very worthwhile article written by Merle McKenzie over at CrossFit USA. It addresses many of the concerns and excuses we hear in the CrossFit community as to why training at a CrossFit gym is not an option.

http://www.crossfitusa.net/crossfit-usa-excuses

In October of 2009, I drove to CrossFit Albany to attend the CrossFit Nutrition certification, and Matt was the presenter. After that, I switched from the Zone diet to the Paleo diet, and I have been very satisfied with the results. Where before I used to have pizza at least once a week, I have had two slices in 9 months and don’t miss it. Until you have tried this, don’t dismiss it [Read More] …

“One of our members, Dave G, put me onto a website that addressed exercise and intensity. We have taken a portion of the article “The Truth About Exercise – What The Infomercials Don’t Tell You” by Phil Campbell and re-printed it here …

New research discoveries show that the most effective form of exercise is high-intensity anaerobic exercise (as contrasted steady-paced low-intensity exercise like walking) is not your grandmother’s walk around the block.

On rare occasion, someone will enter CFC and ask where the weight machines are, or why we don’t use weigh machines? The simple answer is that our bodies are machines that are designed to move weight. As this article notes, “weight” in life are the objects we come across in our day to day activities that we need to lift, move, and/or carry, i.e. groceries, books, furniture, lawn tools and children [Read More] …

Go to an affiliate. I know we are all too expensive and generally not worth it. The workouts are free and we should be too. Sarcasm aside, if you are doing the workouts off the web, the quality of your movement probably is not what it could be. A certified trainer will make sure that you are at least hitting the proper Range of Motion. ROM suffers, right along with you, under duress. [Read More] …

CrossFit girls are beautiful—but Louis Hayes believes it’s more about attitude and determination than appearance. CrossFit chicks are hot. Ever hear that saying? Well, it’s true. And here’s why: Being “hot” has a lot more to it than physical appearance. Plenty of women and girls have all the physical components and gifts of the cover girl but simply “aren’t hot.” And then there are those magnetic ones who might never be a runway model but are irresistible. [Read More] …

This YouTube video illutrates what exercise — specifically CrossFit, and nutrition — specifically The Zone, can do in a relatively short period of time. This guy took a running series of still photos over a one hundred day period while starting CrossFit and following The Zone diet, and showed very impressive results. If he can do it, why can’t you?