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By: Alvie Hafen The holidays are here! It’s a time for joy, family, and being grateful. Right? Isn’t that what the holidays are about? But is seems every year more and more the holidays are about sales, money, and finding the best presents. Black Friday has become insane in America. It has became so big it even now starts on THANKSGIVING at 6PM. Isn’t this day supposed to be about family and being thankful for what you have? Not focused on the biggest deals and people fighting in line. We often forget to be thankful for what we have! We have so much! We are so blessed in this life. You don’t think so? I challenge everyone who reads this today to make a list of 20 things they are thankful for in their life. Here is my list, I have never written an actual list out and it helped...Read more

You’re not going to want to miss class today as it is 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: Trainer Choice MetCon: Welded: Tier Testing Tier 4: 75% body weight back squat (*if you hit the back squat during class you can make up another movement) 500 meter ski (under 2:05/2:30) 150 air squats (under 10:00) Welded Lean: 30 minute AMRAP 15 burpees 20 calorie row 25 kettlebell high pulls (35#/26#) 30 walking lungesRead more

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