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Our Annual Christmas Party is going to be taking place on Saturday, December 9th at our Midtown locations, starting at 4PM. Below is all the information for this year’s party, if you plan on attending PLEASE RSVP online by clicking here. Theme:  Ugly Sweater Location:  Double Edge Midtown (1065 S. Virginia Street, Reno 89502) Food:  There will be a chicken wing buffet provided by Food Evolution.   Parking:  Parking is limited but on Saturday street parking is better.  You can earn a free drink coupon if you Rideshare to the party (Uber or Lyft). Kids: Yes, there will be a bounce house. Potluck:  We are asking people to share their Christmas favorites and bring your favorite side dish, finger food, and sweets. Bar: We will have a bar this year.  The bar will include beer, one light and one dark. There will also be paid cocktail creations with FitAid and...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: Trainer Choice MetCon: Welded & Welded Lean: Test Day: 7K row or 10 mile bikeRead more

By: Trent Soares As a coach when I hear handstand walk, I think of shoulder stability. In our introduction session for all new members we cover the safety precautions of bracing sequence and torque. In basic physics: torque is the twisting force that tends to cause rotation to create stability. Which is why as a coach, we enforce knees out on the air squat and elbows in on the push-up. The reason we say “elbows in” on the push-up is to create internal rotation in the shoulder capsule. This wind-up creates a nice stable shoulder ready for compact movements. So the next time you try out handstand walks, try to enforce this rule of torque. The way we can see this is in hand positioning. As you plant your hands make sure that your thumbs are parallel to your body facing forward. This will also send your fingers out laterally...Read more

GROUP CLASS WORKOUT Warm Up: 2 Rounds 25 banded good mornings 20 prisoner squats 10 kettle bell push press Strength: Back Squat (every 1:30) Welded:  6×4 @75% Welded Lean: no strength MetCon: Welded: 30-20-10 calorie row single arm dumbbell shoulder to overhead (50#/35#) Cash Out: 30 alternating dumbbell snatches Welded Lean: 20 Rounds 10 air squats 10 calorie bike 10 sit ups *35 minute time capRead more

GROUP CLASS WORKOUT Warm Up: 3 Rounds 15 kettlebell deadlifts 15/12 calorie machine 10 PVC front squats Strength: Power Clean Complex (every 1:15) 7x 1 power clean + 2 hang power cleans MetCon: Welded: 3 Rounds 12-9-6 front squat (95#/65#) lateral burpees 90 second rest after each round adv.: 135#/95# *18 minute time cap Welded Lean: 3 Rounds 21-15-9 kettlebell swings (35#/26#) goblet squats (35#/26#) adv.: 53#/35# *18 minute time capRead more