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This week’s Featured Athlete was chosen by Coach Kris, keep up the awesome work Laurie! “This week I get to choose Double Edge’s Member Monday and I pick Laurie MacAfee because she’s pretty awesome! Laurie is a regular at my 6:30AM class, she has been doing Welded for a few years now and had moved here from Hawaii a little over a year ago. After a couple of months with us she told me that she’s never really pushed herself hard and has sandbagged her workouts, this from the woman wearing the “World’s Okayest Weldedter” shirt. 😜 But she said she wanted to stop that and strive to become better, since then, she has. She puts in the extra time to step up her game, she works hard in class and is a coachable and humble athlete. She even took first at this year’s Battle Grounds competition in the Masters...Read more

GROUP CLASS WORKOUT Warm Up: 3 Rounds 30 banded straight arm pull downs 14 walking lunges 15 second pike up hold Accessory Work: (1 min. rest after each set) 4×8 bent over barbell row 4×8 goblet lunge (each leg) MetCon: Partner Workout 4 Rounds 30 hang power cleans (135#/95#) 10 bar muscle ups or 30 pull ups 30 dumbbell thrusters (50#/35#) 100’ handstand walk (10’ increments) or 30 handstand push upsRead more

By: Derek Wellock I am very happy with our survey results and feedback.   Overall Double Edge has provided a 99% satisfaction rate for the 2018 Year. With survey results like that, I am very happy and proud of our Double Edge staff and the awesome product they provide every day.  Regardless of the survey results, we are not complacent in our job and are always eager to continue to better our product for all of our members every single day.   Out of the survey a couple of good questions came up which I will address. Stop the cheating Holes in the floor Class size and class cap Stop the Cheating I want to clarify what cheating means in this context so that there is no misunderstanding with our members.  Cheating is not reducing reps or reducing weight or substituting movements, for the majority of our members this is called scaling....Read more

GROUP CLASS WORKOUT Warm Up: 40/35 calorie machine 4 Rounds 15 kettlebell/dumbbell shrugs 10 Cossack squats 30 second plank Strength: Clean Grip Deadlift (every 2:00) 5×4 (rising, hook grip) MetCon: Welded Rx: 2×7 Minute AMRAPs 8 burpees 8 alternating pistols/16 air squats 36 or 18 double unders or 56 singles 2 minute rest Lean: For Time: 250/220 calorie bike 3 Rounds 25 med. ball slams 35 alternate V-Up toe touches 45 seated L-Sit dumbbell pressRead more

This past weekend the Double Edge Team went on a company retreat to review 2018 and to plan the future for 2019 and beyond. We first want to thank all of our members for a memorable 2018 and for the constant support that you give us to do what we love. We also want to thank everyone who filled out the survey and gave us valuable feedback about our business. We are excited about the future of Double Edge in 2019 and we want to share our goals with you. Below you will find a short review of this weekends retreat. If you have any questions please feel free to talk to one of your coaches or email [email protected]. Vision – Make Reno the healthiest city in the country. Mission – “Inspiring you to take health and wellness home”. Programming. Fully invest into our programming with the development and implementation...Read more