Heavey Duty’s First CrossFit Games Athlete: Go Mom!
Some of you may have already seen on our social media, that we've got a celebrity amongst the Heavey Duty clientele: Mona. (aka- Mrs. HD's mom). Mona has qualified for the 60+ masters division of the CrossFit Games- and we couldn't be prouder. Woot woot! Up to the...
Barbells & Broccoli Save the Day….Aka-Diabetes -Get Your Sh*t Together.
As you know from my introduction last week, I've been a clinical pharmacist for 10 years, and specifically a type 2 diabetes pharmacist care manager for the last 4 years. I've spent every day managing patients’ chronic conditions, educating patients, discussing their...
Meet Mrs. Heavey Duty: She left her 6 figure salary to do what???!!!
Some of you know, some of you don’t...so here’s a brief recap of Mr. Heavey Duty. Heavey was an electrical engineer at a NASA facility for almost 10 years...and then he quit. He quit his prestigious engineering position to coach, to run our CrossFit affiliate, and...
Are You Training Like An Athlete?
It's common in CrossFit gyms to refer to all clientele as athletes. Young stud training for high school sports? Athlete. Overweight, middle-aged executive getting started with exercise for the first time? Athlete. Your mom? Athlete. Why do we refer to everyone that...
Is Stress Holding you Back in the Gym?
Imagine you're backing out of your driveway. And, just as you pull into the street, a car that you didn't see, comes whizzing by and swerves just in time to avoid you. You slam on your brakes. You tense up. Your heart rate elevates. Your skin feels flushed. You're...
What it’s Like Training NFLers
Last week I posted about my experience prepping guys for the NFL combine. While, a lot of my time was devoted to working with this group, I also had the opportunity to work with a handful of NFL pros on their off season training. In fact, my most vivid memory of the...
Training for the NFL Combine
You may have noticed the lack of posts around here recently (outside of the strength and scotch episodes of course). My absence wasn't due to a long, luxurious beach vacation though... nope, in my mind, actually something far better. For the past two months I've...
Strength & Scotch Podcast… Plus Free T-Shirts!!!
I'm very excited to announce the official release of Strength and Scotch, a weekly podcast, usually ranging from 10 to 20 minutes discussing everything related to health, fitness and strength training... all while on the sauce! To get the full details, be sure...
Dialing it In
Last week I pulled back the curtain and revealed my meal prep system. Nothing earth shattering or even new, but perhaps something that gave you some ideas of things you can implement to help you save some time and money while dialing in your diet. Speaking of dialing...