October through December is a very dangerous time of year for your diet. Between wedding buffets, Halloween candy, Thanksgiving dinner (and leftovers), and numerous food filled religious holidays clean eating gets put to the back burner. Use these tips to help you stay on track through the end of the year. 1. PANTRY PURGE Cleaning up your diet starts with your pantry. Ditch the leftover Halloween candy, half-eaten package of Oreos and sugar-packed cereals. And don’t forget a

Speed or technique? I think that we can all agree that speed and technique are essential components of any athletic endeavor. We can probably also agree that in the spirit of safety, technique is more important than speed in the training environment. So why is there the tendency to forgo technique as soon as the clock starts ticking? In my opinion, good technique is the ultimate mobilizer, a wonderful pain reducer, a PR increaser and a confidence builder. As a chiropractor, I

Lets just be honest… Life is too short not to enjoy a donut every now and then... or day. Most of us are willing to do burpies and thrusters until we puke… as long as it gives us a little more leniency to have a few beers on Saturday night. But… at what point do we need to put the donut down? Lets take a look at the main culprit that holds most people back from being able to lose the weight OR gain the weight… CALORIES. - The amount of nutritional energy a food has. This is t

MC CrossFit Member's 6 Week Fall Challenge 2017 40 Participants / 20 Teams 6 weeks of Challenges Week 1 Challenge: 10/9 - 10/15 You and your partner will have one week to accumulate as many Wall ball shots 20/14 as possible. During Wall balls, your hip crease must pass below parallel, breaking the knee crease and shoot the Wall ball to a 9’ Foot target for ladies and 10’ Foot target for men 1. Catching and Positioning the Ball You want to keep the ball as close to your body a

Full Name: Kaci Paij Calton When did you join: 6/19/2017 Occupation: Evidence Technician for Harrisonville Police Dept. What is your spirt animal: A wolf. Biggest Motivation: This sounds cliché but I would have to say I am my biggest motivation, and I think you almost have to be to keep going. There are multiple facets to my “why” but they all boil down to I simply want to be a better version of myself, for myself and my future. Favorite quote: “Warriors are not born and they

Full name: Charles Andrews When did you join: May 15th (Opening Day) Occupation: Affiliate Marketing/Small Business Owner What Is your spirit animal? Brady Mora Fused with Rich Froning Biggest Motivation: To be the best athlete I can be, win competitions (Beating Brady in a WOD) Favorite Quote: It pays to be a winner Favorite Workout Fuel: XS Preworkout mix Favorite lift: Clean and Jerk Least favorite Lift: Front squats Favorite Workout so Far: EMOM Wednesdays. They tend to b