Posts by: josephdoughty
After a long application process you finally arrive at FLETC, what’s the next step? Following “The Call” your parent agency will most likely give you an option to fly or drive your POV , government speak for personally owned vehicle (check out our comprehensive list of government related acronyms here). Once you arrive at the [...]
Continue Reading →How much did you spend on those running shoes? Admit it, you know you have bought the more expensive running shoe, with the extra bells and whistles thinking you were getting a bargain because of the boost in performance. Okay, but at least I’ll admit to doing this. That was until about 3 years ago [...]
Continue Reading →“Push ups, pull ups, sit ups, and squats, oh my.” Looking back over the years it was rare to find people who enjoyed these movements. Yet, for time invested in skill work there are few movements that give you a better return on your training investment in the way of improved performance and overall fitness. [...]
Continue Reading →Why Olympic lift? Recently, I was having an interesting conversation with a body builder type trainer in the gym who wanted to know “What the hell I was doing?”. I’m no stranger to odd looks from gym goings who glance over at my workout and continue to stare as if visiting the two headed goat [...]
Continue Reading →Crossfit is best experienced. No amount of talking and words can create enough meaning to give you the understanding of what is Crossfit. You can only experience it. But be warned, Crossfit is potent. Check out this link to learn what is Crossfit. Do too much too soon and you could wind up in the [...]
Continue Reading →What is Crossfit? World Class fitness in 100 words: “Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat. Practice and train major lifts: Deadlift, clean, squat, presses, C&J, and snatch. Similarly, master the basics of gymnastics: pull-ups, dips, [...]
Continue Reading →Archives