By: Dawn Swinney When I first started Welded, it wasn’t here at Double Edge. It was another gym here in Reno and I left there thinking Welded wasn’t for me because it lacked organization, cleanliness, and overall quality coaching. Once I saw several people there get hurt doing Olympic lifts we weren’t properly coached in and skills they never should have been attempting, I called it quits. I didn’t walk into another Welded for over a year. When Double Edge in Midtown was under construction I stopped in since I live in the neighborhood. It looked…different. It felt different. Although it was still undergoing a major facelift, I could tell that Derek and his fellow coaches really cared about it. I decided to give Welded another try and I realized yes, this place was different in the very best way. Double Edge is unlike any other Welded gym you’ll walk...Read more

GROUP CLASS WORKOUT Warm Up: 3 Rounds 1 banded lateral walks down and back 15 banded good mornings 15 second side plank (each side) MetCon: Welded & Welded Lean: 3 Rounds of 2 minute AMRAP per Station 1. fat bar deadlift (choose weight) 2. 50′ kettlebell overhead carry 3. 50′ single arm suitcase handle carry 4. L-sit tuck hold 5. burpees over wall 6. rope climbsRead more

GROUP CLASS WORKOUT Warm Up: 2 minute machine 2 laps around the gym 75′ bear crawl 75′ crab walk Accessory Work: 12 minute AMRAP 4 single leg Romania deadlift (cross body, each leg) 45 second plank 30 second wall sit MetCon: Welded: 4 Rounds (NOT for Time) 2 Rounds 15 kettlebell swings (53#/35#) 15 air squats 200 meter run 2 Rounds 5 hang power cleans (155#/105#) 10/7 calorie bike Welded Lean: 5 Rounds (NOT for Time) 500 meter row 20 rower pike ups 10 dual kettlebell thruster (choose weight)Read more

By: Kris Thompson We’re a few more days out from this year’s Battle Grounds event where there will be some awesome athletes competing for a cash prize and title of Battle Grounds Champion. Here are some event details whether you’re competing or just spectating that you might be interested in. Good luck to those competing and we can’t wait for another great event! ————————————————————————————- Registration Deadline: 12PM Wednesday, August 22nd Event Date: Saturday, August 25thand Sunday, August 26th Event #1 heat #1 starts at 7:30AM Saturday Event #4 Heat #1 starts 8AM Sunday Notes: South location Saturday classes will be cancelled Location: Double Edge Fitness – South Divisions: Rx, Masters, Scaled WORKOUTS RX DIVISION: Event #1 For Time: 4 mile Assault Bike 3K row 2 mile Run *47 Minute Time Cap Event #2 Ascending “Randy” For Time: 35 Snatches (75#/55#) 25 Snatches (95#/65#) 15 Snatches (165#/115#) *9 minute time cap Event #3 “Speed...Read more

GROUP CLASS WORKOUT Warm Up: 2 Rounds (each arm) 10 single arm kettlebell high pulls 10 single arm kettlebell front rack squats 10 single arm kettlebell swings Finish with: 20 kettlebell push presses 20 PVC pass throughs Strength: Snatch (14 minutes) Strength: find 1 rep max Technique: 7×3 (3 second pause above the knee) MetCon: Welded: 10 minute AMRAP 15/12 calorie row 10 shoulder to overhead (135#/95#) 5 ring muscle ups/15 pull ups Welded Lean: 3x 12 minute AMRAP 30/24 calorie bike 20 kettlebell swings (53#/35#) 15 hollow rocks 1 minute rest after each AMRAPRead more