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  By: Morgan Walding     This is a quote I hold very dear to me and thought I would share with all of you reading as well. Not only does it apply inside the gym but in our everyday lives too. With the completion of the new Double Edge gym near, we are all hoping to see some new faces join our Double Edge Family. With that being said, do you remember your first day at the gym? Possibly a little intimidating. Maybe you didn’t know anyone and maybe you were scared of what you were walking into. Remember your first time at the gym and when you see a new face don’t be scared to introduce yourself! Take pride in making someone else feel comfortable and welcome.   The open season is coming to an end and this is a bittersweet feeling for some. As a coach I...Read more

With just 16 days left its time to kick it into high gear and get your row on!  Todays challenge is 16 cals on the rower in 40/60 seconds.   Good luck and make sure to mark your calendar for   GROUP CLASS WORKOUT   Warm Up: Trainer Choice   Strength:  3 Rounds of:  20 DB Step ups (35/25) 30 Sec Hollow Rock hold 12 DB Shoulder press (35/25)   Metcon:   Welded Partner WOD 12 Power Cleans 175/115 60/45 Cal Ski 60 Pullups 12 Power Cleans 175/115 60/45 Cal Bike 60 Wallballs 20/14 12 Power Cleans 175/115 Adv: D Ball Toss 100/80 Instead of Power Cleans Welded Lean Partner WOD 20 Min AMRAP 50 Box Jumps 24/20 50 Push Press 75/55 50 Front Rack Lunges 75/55 50 KB Swings 53/35 Adv: 95/65   Mobility Of the Day: Super friend Calf Smash Improves:  Attention Span to actually read the mobility...Read more

By: Derek Wellock I want to take this opportunity and talk about training versus exercising and how the programing at Double Edge approaches this.  First, I need to explain the Double Edge philosophy behind these two words. Exercising, is sweating, getting your heart rate up, a little muscle burn, and a little endorphin high done sporadically with no defined goal. Training includes exercise, but with a defined goal.  With a defined goal there needs to be structured programing for approximately 5-7 hours a week of training for focused GPP (general physical preparedness) improvement. The average American coming in off the street is going to make tremendous improvement exercising or training.  They are going to improve strength, endurance, body composition, and overall health.  But where the differentiation between exercise and training needs to happen is when a person hits a plateau in their fitness program.  This usually happens 1 to 2...Read more

By: Jacob Wellock Everyday that you come into the gym, your goal should be to have a good workout. The only way to truly have a good workout is to have “intensity” in your workouts. Now this is going to be different for everyone therefore you should not compare yourself to someone that is doing Rx or advanced workouts when you are doing scaled. This can go the other way around too. There is no point to attempt to Rx a workout if you only do half reps, form is all over the place, and you cannot complete the movements the way they should be completed. This is when you “scale” a workout so you can develop those abilities and eventually work towards performing a workout Rx. This would be equivalent if you were just railing on the gas in your brand new Ferrari with no oil, let’s see how...Read more

Thank you to everyone who attended the Reebok Welded Games Viewing Party on Saturday. We can’t wait to see all the motivation in the coming weeks after watching the fittest people on Earth workout all weekend. Congrats to the fittest woman on Earth Katrin Davidsdottir and to the fittest man on Earth Mat Fraser. Also, congrats to our fellow Nevadan Sean Sweeney and our friend Kaitlyn Kassis for competing in the Reebok Welded Games this weekend. This weekend I saw a video of Camille Leblanc-Bazinet talking about the quest to reach your full potential. This video really stood out to me. She talks about how the quest in finding potential is never ending. You can always be better than you were yesterday; if you are happy with where you are that is great because you are comfortable and there is nothing wrong with that. She states that your potential ends...Read more