by Coach Kelly Moates Holy potato, it’s already June! I’m sure that by now you've already reached your 2019 goals, whatever they are... Right? Things have gone exactly how you planned for them to and the weight is flying off or the muscles won’t stop growing…? Allow me to offer…
by Coach Kelly Moates What is a Hero WOD? A Hero WOD “is a tribute to a fallen first responder or member of the military who has died in the line of duty.” Hero WODs are often more difficult than your average workout of the day. Why Hero WODs? Many…
by Coach Kelly Moates Do you ever get confused about the difference between soreness and injury? Perhaps soreness is a relatively new feeling for you and you confuse it for injury. The basic rule of thumb is that soreness is temporary and should be relieved one to three days post…
Written by Coach Kelly Moates Myth: Scaling means I am weak. Truth: Scaling enables me to match the workout movements and intensity to my level of fitness. Myth: Reaching Rx/prescribed should always be my goal. Truth: My best effort, while constantly improving should always be my goal. I have mixed…
by Coach Kelly Moates I have a couple of questions before we get into this. How connected are you? I don’t mean in the political or socioeconomic sense but how connected is your life to others? At Crossfit Liberate, community is a staple. It is a calling card and frankly,…
by coach Kelly Moates Welp, here we are halfway through January. How are those resolutions coming? What about your goals and your “one word”? Regardless of how you went about starting this new year, the questions remains: How’s it going? Are you just as motivated as when you embarked on…
by Head Coach Nat Walker “10 seconds!”, the coach shouts at the class over the music. That’s when the jitters hit. The nervous thoughts of “What am I about to do? Why in the hell am I about to put myself through this?” If you’ve been doing CrossFit or competing in sport for long, you…
By Jimbo Wood, Horizon Physical Therapy. For more info on our partnership with Horizon Physical Therapy, click HERE and HERE. The thing that I’ve always loved about my career as a physical therapist is that often I get to play the role of a detective. I’ll give you an example: a…
It's New Year's Resolution season. Losing weight or improving health/wellness/fitness is on a lot of resolution lists right now. As such, we at CrossFit Liberate know we're in the spotlight this month. We suspect we'll see lots of interest in who we are, what we do, and why we do…
While pain-free range of motion may be our goal within a workout, improving movement quality, creating greater range of motion without pain, and ultimately improving quality of life is our long-term goal for our member athletes. Improving athletes' health and reducing injury risk is of the utmost importance for their consistent…