Tag: gym

  • Some Thoughts on Nutrition (The Basics)

    (Originally sent as part of our weekly email @fullrangefitnesspvd; published on 6/19/2023) In conversations that I’ve had with folks over the past few weeks, it’s been requested that we spend some time in this weekly email talking about the subject of nutrition; so, today, I’m going to do just that — with a focus on […]

  • Why Being Strong is Helpful

    (Originally sent as part of our weekly email @fullrangefitnesspvd; published on 5/22/2023) Let me tell you about a conversation I had with our 6-year-old the other day. OK, it wasn’t really a conversation, but something that I was telling him in the hopes that he will carry it with him through life, though who knows […]

  • Perfectionism

    (Originally sent as part of our weekly email @fullrangefitnesspvd; published on 5/13/2023) If you’ve been following along with our Full Range Run/Walk Club, you’ve probably come to realize a simple truth: doing something, anything, every single day — with no missed days — is pretty tough.  Put even more simply: perfection is hard (if even […]

  • Community

    (Originally sent as part of our weekly email @fullrangefitnesspvd; published on 5/8/2023) Let’s talk about “community.” When we first opened the gym, and I was young and stupid (yet also knew everything), I used to really pooh-pooh the idea of “community” in CrossFit.  Mostly I saw it as a weak reason for someone to join […]

  • “Gaining Back” Fitness

    (Originally sent as part of our weekly email @fullrangefitnesspvd; published on 3/27/2023) I recently had a conversation with someone around the subject of “gaining back” one’s fitness after a period of time away from the gym. This concept — of how long it takes to “lose” strength or capacity, compared to how long it took […]