http://crossfitzone.ca Forging Elite Fitness Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:51:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_2914" align="aligncenter" width="242" caption="Don't let this happen to you!"][/caption] As I was reading a terribly one-sided and somewhat mis-informed newspaper article about exercise the other day, a thought struck me: Why is it that you rarely hear people say "'I exercise to help prevent future bone density loss", rather than ... http://crossfitzone.ca/why-do-i-do-it-for-my-bones-of-course [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="320" caption="Thanks to Kathleen for finding the bars!"][/caption] Energy Bars from Mark's Daily Apple Ingredients: 1/2 cup slivered almonds 1/2 cup pecans 1/4 cup almond or sesame seed meal 1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut 1/4 cup almond butter 1/4 cup coconut oil (check your local health food store) 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 1/2 tsp of raw ... http://crossfitzone.ca/paleo-recipe-energy-bars [caption id="attachment_2902" align="alignleft" width="241" caption="No I am not smelling my armpit!"][/caption] There are 10 very important components of Fitness;  I am going to talk about one of them today that is widely forgotten and can be detrimental to your well-being. Flexibility, flexibility is the range of motion with-in a joint along ... http://crossfitzone.ca/why-should-i-stretch I'm sure you've seen the sign in our lobby urging you to "Leave your ego at the door!"  What does that entail, exactly? When your ego gets in your way, especially within the context of CrossFit, you become resistant to help from others and are unwilling to make a change, and ... http://crossfitzone.ca/park-your-ego . Hi gang,  I will be running open gym tomorrow (Sunday) from 9:30AM - 10:45AM.  Sean will also be down at the gym assisting any one with gymnastics questions!   Turts will be in from 4:00PM - 6:00PM.  Who's coming??? See you then :) Coach Dee http://crossfitzone.ca/sunday-open-gym-march-7 Get ready Zoner's we have something different for you on Saturday!  My good friend and amazing gymnast Sean Lind is back to run a Gymnastic Rings Seminar this Saturday from 9:00am - 11:00am.  This is for all levels, so please come out and have fun and learn some new tricks ... http://crossfitzone.ca/ringtastic . Someone sent this to me in an email the other day, and I couldn't resist posting it.  We know the facts about junk food, but I think this brings some perspective pretty quickly. Each cube represents a teaspoonful... Let's take a look at some drinks! Dessert, anyone? OR, you could eat these yummy ... http://crossfitzone.ca/sweet-tooth You must be thinking, what the heck is a clock whore?  Well here is the definition from Hyperfit USA. "Definition of a Clock Whore: Person who is so obsessed with beating the clock/others that they will prostitute themselves and sacrifice important and vital components of training such as range of motion, ... http://crossfitzone.ca/are-you-a-clock-whore Carob Goodie ------------ 1 cup toasted unsweetened carob 1.5 cups pecan meal 1/2 cup or less coconut oil Mix well together. It's a little soft for fudge, but has a similar bittersweetrich experience as chocolate. It helped me get off a significant chocolate addiction. From: Lynnet Bannion on the PaleoFood list Give it a try and let us ... http://crossfitzone.ca/paleo-recipe-carob-treat The time has come to address an important issue of gym etiquette:  Dropping weights. In CrossFit, being able to drop weights is a safety issue. We fully understand that someone can really get hurt if they're attempting a lift and worrying about not being allowed to drop the weight if they ... http://crossfitzone.ca/getting-dumped