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By: Jacob Wellock The weather is warming up and I know everyone loves the temperature and the good vibes that summer brings. With that said I have some challenges for you to try and complete. Challenge 1: Do one of your favorite summer activities at least twice a month, if not all of them. Mountain biking, paddle boarding, go to a sporting event, etc. Challenge 2: Take a sheet of notebook paper and write down one thing that you are grateful for every morning. Try and keep the time consistent everyday. For example, every morning you get out of bed. Challenge 3: Try and put the phone down. Social media is very much a part of most of our lives. It can be a great tool for certain things, but can eat away much more time than we realize. I read a recent article on the power of social media...Read more

You’re not going to want to miss class today as it’s a “Tier Testing” day! If you are new or need a refresher as to what the Tier System is and why we do them check out the original post on the topic by clicking here. GROUP CLASS WORKOUT Warm Up: Coaches Choice MetCon: Welded (Tier Testing): Tier 4 choose 3 movements Tier 3 175% bodyweight deadlift 2K row (under 7:30/8:15) Tier 2 “DT” (under 8:00/9:00) Welded Lean: 15 minute AMRAP 30/22 calorie row 20 AbMat sit ups 10 kettlebell swings 2 minute rest 15 minute AMRAP 30 hang dumbbell clean and jerks 20 push ups 10 box jumps (24″/20″)Read more

This weekend your Double Edge coaches and members will be competing in the 2nd Annual Northern Nevada Affiliate Cup. This team competition puts affiliates (Welded gyms) head to head to see who will be crowned the fittest gym in Northern Nevada! Last year we captured the title as Fittest Affiliate and we are looking to defend our title in 2018! We will have two teams competing this year that include over half of our coaching staff. The Northern Nevada Affiliate Cup begins this Saturday at 9:30AM at Northern Nevada Athletic Club located off of Mill street and continues through Sunday. We encourage anyone to stop by and cheer on our teams as we work to defend our title!Read more

You’re not going to want to miss class today as it is a “test” day! If you are new or need a refresher as to what test/retest days are and why we do them check out Coach Joaquin’s original post on the topic by clicking here. GROUP CLASS WORKOUT Warm Up: 2 Rounds: 30 second forward leaning rest 20 banded good mornings 10 jump squats 2 Rounds (with a partner) 5 strict press 5 push press Strength: Push Press (every 1:30) 5×4 (choose weight) MetCon: Welded & Welded Lean: Test Day: “Jerry” 1 mile run 2K row 1 mile run *Sgt. Major Jerry Dwayne Patton, 40, died on 15 October 2008 during High Altitude High Opening (HAHO) training while assigned to Army USSOCOM preparing for deployment to Afghanistan. Jerry is survived by his wife Molly and his sons Chad, Cody, Chase and Connor.Read more

By: Leo Fontana If you are a parent, you know your life is busy. We have so many different things we are responsible for in our day to day life and then you throw some kids in the mix, which means we are fully responsible for these human being’s lives in everyway. This can make you even busier and the things that you used to do for yourself you have “no time” anymore. Busy is a word we like to use when we can’t find the motivation to complete a task. Yes, I know many of us have many different things we have to do with work, health, relationships and just life in general. However we need to prioritize what needs to be accomplished first, this means as a parent a lot of the time you must put your kid’s needs first because this might mean their lives. So what...Read more