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By: Wes Winter Let’s talk about chalk. We all use it, whether chalking up before some clean and jerk strength work, heading to the pull-up bar, or mid WOD dumbbell snatches. Chalk dries the sweaty grip for solid security on a heavy barbell and gives confidence in not ripping the palms on those big sets of pull-ups mid workout. It’s a great tool in the gym. But is it subconsciously hurting more than helping? Let me explain. A few weeks ago we had DT as Tier 2 Testing. I watched throughout the day as many very fit Tier 2 DE athletes attempted to complete this challenging Hero WOD under the time cap. Very few finished under the time cap checking it off of their list. However, one attempt stood out to me. With an 8 minute time cap, the athlete was coming up to the 7 minute mark and was...Read more

GROUP CLASS WORKOUT Warm Up: 4 Round 10 banded good mornings 50′ Pose Method drills Cash Out: 15 yoga push ups MetCon: Welded & Welded Lean: For Time: 50 sumo deadlift high pulls (75#/55#) 800 meter run 50 push press (75#/55#) 800 meter run 25 sumo deadlift high pulls 25 push press 800 meter run Cash Out: 10 minute handstand hold/walk workRead more

Did you know that we have a ladies only fitness community inside Double Edge? Each week the ladies of DE come together on Tuesday nights at 7PM at South, and on Thursday nights at 6:30PM at Midtown to participate in a specially designed workout just for them! To celebrate our ladies of DE we are holding a “Ladies Night Community Day” this Saturday at 10:30AM at Double Edge South. This will be a great opportunity to see what this community is all about if you haven’t been yet and also will give you a chance to bring in a friend for FREE! So if you have a friend and are free this Saturday, come on down and have some fun with all the ladies! If you have any questions please email Kris or Sabrina.Read more

GROUP CLASS WORKOUT Warm Up: 3 Rounds 10 kettlebell swings 10 goblet squats 3 Rounds 5 tempo barbell back squats 5 barbell good mornings Strength: Back Squat (every 1:30) 6×4 @75% MetCon: Welded: 4 Rounds (every 5 minutes) 12 pull ups 10 lateral burpees 8 power cleans (135#/95#) 200 meter run Welded Lean: 3 Rounds 700 meter row 40 air squats 20 push ups  Read more

By: Alvie Hafen What is Frequency Illusion? Frequency Illusion is defined as a phenomenon which occurs when the thing you’ve just noticed, experienced or been told about suddenly appears up constantly.   There are two psychological processes that occur during the Frequency Illusion. The first is selective attention:  Have you ever bought a new car or just even thought about buying a new car? Say a Ford F-150. After you bought this car or thought about buying it you begin to notice it everywhere! In the parking lots at the grocery store, on the freeway, and even in commercials. That truck is everywhere! You aren’t crazy, you are totally seeing it more. This is because you are now noticing it more.  The brain gets excited that we now have a new car!  Our brains now are subconsciously on the look out for that new car. Because of this we find it surprisingly more...Read more