1. Where are you from originally? Atlanta GA 2. What is your favorite WOD/movement? Ummm…. Cleans 3. What is your least favorite WOD/ Movement? Overhead squats or snatches 4. What were you doing before CrossFit? How did you hear about CrossFit and/ CrossFit Northlake? Just finished playing school and club soccer. A friend asked me […]
Women in CrossFit (Part II)
Female body image in the sport that inspires so many to “Push the Boundaries of Expectation” While CrossFit women have opened the door to ending body discrimination among genders, the expectations of their “ripped” muscles seem to do no more good than the images of size 00 underwear models. When most people attack ads they […]
Women in CrossFit
My Journey with Gender Schema in the sport that inspires so many to “Push the Boundaries of Expectation” After being asked “What drives you to be an active individual?” in the Athlete of the Month Interview I have been jonesing to follow up on my response. When I answered the question I realized that I […]
April Athlete of the Month – Naeem Fazal
1: Where are you from originally? My parents are from Pakistan but I was born and raised in Kuwait. 2. What is your favorite WOD/movement? Chest to bar would be my favorite 3. What is your least favorite WOD/ Movement? Squat Snatches would be my least … because i cant do them 🙂 4. What […]
March Athlete of the Month – Troy Carlson
1: Where are you from originally? Ramsey, New Jersey 2. What is your favorite Bootcamp movement? Pull ups 3. What is your least favorite Bootcamp Movement? Double Unders 4. What were you doing before Bootcamp? How did you hear about CrossFit and/ Northlake Bootcamp? Worked out at the Huntersville Aquatic Center-Individual Work Outs. I was […]
Paleo Challenge Blog – Week 6
Paleo Challenge Blog – Week 6: Thoughts: It is official! The week we have been waiting for…the end of our 6-week Paleo Challenge! The biggest question I have been getting (outside of, “who do you think won”), is what to do now that the challenge is over? I hope to give you a few things […]
Paleo Challenge Blog – Week 5
Paleo Challenge Blog – Week 5: Thoughts: You are 14 days away from ending our 42-day challenge and I am so proud of every single one of you. 14 days is not long at all, compared to when you started. Come up with a concrete game plan to keep you with it the next two […]
February Athlete of the Month – Emma Calhoun
1: Where are you from originally? Here in Charlotte. 2. What is your favorite WOD/movement? Everything. 3. What is your least favorite WOD/ Movement? I can’t think of one I dislike. 4. What were you doing before CrossFit? How did you hear about CrossFit and/ CrossFit Northlake? I was swimming nonstop. My mom brought me […]
Paleo Challenge Blog – Week 4
Paleo Challenge Blog – Week 4: Thoughts: Your probably feeling great by now and the next 2-3 weeks to make it to 42 days are more a matter of willpower than anything else. Focus on the reasons why you decided to do the challenge, the results you have seen this far, the goals you have […]
Paleo Challenge Guest Blog (Week 3)
This is a blog written by Joanne Parker (my sister). Joanne is a type I diabetic with some great tips and information on how to make paleo eating work for you! For me, it’s been a slow process over the past five years but I have been patient with the process. I had to rethink […]