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By: Dawn Swinney “I’m not good at yoga.” “I can’t sit around for an hour.” “I can’t quiet my mind.” “I can’t bend my body into a pretzel.” “Yoga isn’t active enough.” Yep, I’ve heard all of these and more for reasons people haven’t taken a yoga class here at Double Edge. Also, I’ve said all of these things as well at one point in my life so I get it. Walking into a yoga class anywhere can be intimidating. However, think about the first time you walked into a Welded group class. Were you good at it? Were there unknowns? Did you know what to expect? Had you “heard” about what Welded was and already formed an opinion? Maybe that opinion was what delayed you even thinking about starting it!   I would venture to say that none of us were “good” at Welded before we began. Think about...Read more

GROUP CLASS WORKOUT Warm Up: 40/30 calorie machine 20 leg swings (each leg) 2 minute plank 100’ single arm dumbbell/kettlebell overhead carry (each side) MetCon: Welded Rx: 5×3 Minute AMRAP 10 air squats 10 kettlebell swings (53#/35#) 30 double unders 1 minute rest after each AMRAP Lean: For Time: 300/250 calorie bike 5 Rounds 20 alternating dumbbell snatches (40#/25#) 20 V-Ups 40 minute time capRead more

Implement a class and membership cap. Double Edge continues to grow each month and with this growth comes the need for a cap on classes and membership to uphold the quality service that we constantly work towards everyday. In the upcoming year we will start enforcing a class cap in each one of our classes along with starting a membership cap to keep better quality control for our current members. Take down the class leaderboard and put up gym events and notes on the second TV. We will NOT be getting rid of TrainHeroic as it is a very useful tool to measure our performance inside of the gym. In the next year we will be removing the leaderboard from the second TV to replace it with programming notes, upcoming events and video’s for continuing education. Rebrand and grow yoga towards mobility, recovery, and wellness as “Welded Wellness” Program. Our...Read more

By: Haideh Plock Another successful Seasonal Stability Series just ended. At the beginning of each session I often identify a theme or thought to consider as we go through the yoga sequence. Sometimes this is a concrete, physical idea (ie, how to engage your transverse abdominus to stabilize your core) and sometimes it’s more abstract. One of the more abstract ideas I introduced was considering DOUBT.  We all suffer from it. Whether we doubt our ability to lift a certain amount of weight, finish a WOD in a certain amount of time, that we can do yoga, or perhaps doubt how intelligent we are, that we are qualified enough for a job, or that we are good enough for someone else- we have all experienced doubt in one way or another. I would like you all to consider that DOUBT is nothing but a THOUGHT.  It is created in our...Read more

By: Kris Thompson If you’ve been doing Welded for a while now you might have noticed your hands getting calluses and you might’ve ripped or torn your hands before. Here’s some tips and products I like to use to keep my hands feeling good and less likely to tear. Hand Maintenance – Shave down your calluses: Use something like a callus shaver or a WODROD (which I prefer) to keep your calluses small. I like using a WODROD because it allows me to control how much I’m taking off and it’s pretty quick. – Condition your calluses: I like using Dermalicious Callus Quench to keep them soft and supple. Hand Protection – Use grips to protect your hands and have a barrier between you and the bar, my favorite are the Bear Komplex Comp Grips. – When wearing these grips make sure you create a little “lip” with them to give more space between...Read more