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The day has finally arrived!   Today is the first day of the two day Hell of The West Welded competition!   We have over 26 athletes who have qualified for the finals including coaches Leo, Jacob, Alvie, Sabrina and Derek.   The competition will be taking place at the GSR at the bottom ball room starting with novice women at 11:30.   Spectator passes are $10 a day or only 5$ if you wear your Hell of The West tshirt that you got from competing. As a reminder, due to the competition we will not be having our normal evening classes on Friday.  This includes 3:30, 4:30 and 5:30.  Saturday classes will be the same with the exception of the Olympic lifting class that will also be cancelled.  If you have any questions about this weekend competition feel free to email [email protected] or call him at 775-338-9966.   GROUP...Read more

After 6 weeks of workouts and “clean eating” we have made it to the home stretch of the 2014 Lurong Living Paleo Challenge!   Its now time to see how much we have improved through the final “benchmark” workouts along with our body measurements and weight.  There is a total of 600 points possible with the “Performance Improvements” which is more than half of the total points for the 8 weeks of tracking your diet (1,008).  Needless to say these next 2 weeks are going to be what makes or breaks us! Also, for those who might not have had a spot free diet throughout the 8 weeks there is a chance at gaining “bonus points” by recording your goals, recipes and more.  Here is a quick look at the points break down. Bonus Point Title Why Points Possible Benchmark Workout Completion 5 points for completing each benchmark workout 30...Read more

How much is enough? By Alvie Hafen How many times should I work out a week? This is one of the most common questions I come across with my clients. Is two times a week enough? Is five times a week too many? There is a right way and a wrong to approaching your workouts and how many times a week you should attend class. For the beginner, the person who hasn’t jumped rope in 30 years, or hasn’t run a mile since high school, two days a week is a good start. You want to introduce the body back into moving again. The muscles will ache and the lungs will burn, even from just two days a week. If you push that first week and go 4 or 5 times, the body will react negatively. Don’t dive in the deep end of the pool. Once the body starts to...Read more

Last Friday Double Edge hosted its first ever Women’s self defense class taught by Rick Reeves and Paige Vanzant.  Since i was unable to attend i can’t give a first hand review of the class but i did have someone on the inside to help.  Master photographer Chris Holloman was the eye behind the camera that caught all of the action throughout the night!  Click on the link below to see all of the action. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/j2g0rzvdhl8sjal/AAB8jzVmmZ19-UDYBBmu2I1Ca?dl=0     GROUP CLASS WORKOUT   Warm Up: 60 sec plank 2 Rounds 15 OH Squats, 10 lunges, 7 burpees, 5 inchworms   Strength: Find 2RM Front Squat (14 Minute Time Cap)   Metcon: Dynamic 10 Minute AMRAP 15 Cleans @115/75 12 Pull Ups 12 Cleans @135/95 12 Pull Ups 9 Cleans @155/105 12 Pull Ups Max Front Squats @155/105   Foundational 10 Minute AMRAP 25 KB Swings @ 35/18 12 Banded Pull Ups/Ring...Read more

Starting next week we will be starting a 7 days series on our Facebook and Instagram pages highlighting each one of our coaches to show our appreciation to their hard work and constant support.  Over the past year our coaching staff has put in a total of 7,139 hours in training alone which doesn’t include all of the extra time spent on programming, finances, meetings, community involvement, maintenance, cleaning and so much more.  All these hours are dedicated to provide the best possible service for the members of Double Edge who in the 2014 year visited the gym 29,316 times. The reason that we chose this profession is because we find the biggest reward in the people that we are able to touch each and everyday. If any of the coaches have touched your life in a positive way in this past year we would love to hear your story!...Read more