Category: Gym News
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Folk Epidemiology Part II: It All Started With Godzilla
Folk Epidemiology Part II: It All Started With Godzilla by Craig Nelson In the previous post the phenomenon of Folk Epidemiology was described. This is the principle that clusters of cancer, autoimmune diseases and other disorders are caused by some sort of environmental/industrial pollutants. It is a commonly held belief that we are living through…
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The Next Progressions
We just completed a 12-week squat series with some pretty unbelievable results. Can we please take a moment to recognize these people for being so badass it’s crazy? Adding even 5# to your back squat can be a long and arduous process. Solcanauts added an average of 37# over 12 weeks. That is actually insane.…
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Folk Epidemiology Part I: Harvard, Erin Brockovich, and Godzilla
Folk Epidemiology Part I: Harvard, Erin Brockovich, and Godzilla by Craig Nelson The “hedonism” component of Enlightened Hedonism is the easy part. Enjoying good food and drink, working up a good sweat, avoiding the obvious hazards like cigarettes…what’s not to like? It’s the “enlightened” element that can be a bit challenging. The dictionary defines enlightened…
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W8LFT’N
W8LFT’N by Coach Hannah For the past 9 months, Jerik, Morgen and myself have been training to compete in the Minnesota Open Weightlifting competition. If you are new to Olympic Weightlifting, it is comprised of two lifts: the snatch and the clean & jerk. Both are complicated, nuanced movements that require years of dedicated practice…
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The Arithmetic of Weight Gain and Loss
The Arithmetic of Weight Gain and Loss by Craig Nelson The arithmetic of weight loss is blindingly simple. Every day, you consume a certain number of calories, and every day, your body burns a certain number of calories. Some of those calories are burned to support your basic metabolic activities, and some of the calories…
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Diane Challenge
Our first gym challenge is coming up! “Diane” is a classic CrossFit “girls” WOD, featuring the deadlift and the handstand pushup. Good thing we have been working so hard to develop our handstand skills, amirite? A workout challenge is a great way to track your progress and work on specific skills to add to your…
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Listening to Your Body
Listening to your Body Craig Nelson In trying to understand how we can best improve our health, our athletic performance, our overall sense of physical well-being, the Enlightened Hedonist will defer to what the scientific literature tells us is true. Unfortunately that scientific literature has only addressed a tiny percentage of potential questions that we’d…
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Cigarettes Part II: How Not to Quit Smoking
Consider the following lecture that might be given to a smoker by a concerned friend, relative, or even by their doctor: “C’mon Joe, do you realize what you’re doing to yourself? The facts are clear…lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema…the risk of all of these increases with smoking. You’re young now but in 30 or 40…
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Cigarettes: A Personal History
Some recent blog posts on this site have reminded me that there are still CrossFitters who smoke cigarettes or are in the early stages of quitting. Even those of us who do not smoke have friends and relatives who do and who would like to quit. And you don’t have to be a healthcare professional…
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The Healthiest Place on Earth
We remain fascinated by the idea that there are certain places on the planet where people live a very long time. Naturally we look at these places and ask, “What is it that’s different there?” “Why do people live so long?” “Can we somehow copy what these people are doing and live as long as…
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