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Anthropometry (Greek anthropos – “man”) and (metron – “measure”) “Measurement of Man”   In a previous life I may have spent some time working as an interrogator in Iraq. It was fun, I enjoyed it and I was pretty good at it. I often was asked to handle the more “difficult” subjects, apparently because I had a knack at getting someone to speak with me. I’m not sure that...

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GMO: Generally Monstrous Options

I feel like this post needs a strong rating. Like an R…PG-13 doesn’t seem to create enough fear. (Have you seen the stuff that is allowed in PG-13 movies nowaday? That stuff is crazy.) I digress.  Why an R rating? Am I going to start cussing (more than usual) or showing pictures of naked crossfitting? No. (Sorry Pat and Kyle.) Here is the why: ignoring the fake words and bad jokes, I...

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Women’s Strength Program

As a woman, the most important physical adaptation you can make is to build physical strength.  As we age, we lose this strength.  Therefore, we are in a race to acquire as much physical strength as possible NOW so we can live a happy, healthy, independent life as long as possible.  The more strength we have now, the more strength we maintain as we age.  Our women’s...

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Kill Zone

There is a killer in your bedroom. I’m not talking monsters, people. This is no time be scared of under-the-bed boogies or serial-killers-in-the-closet (Ha! Good luck not thinking of that next time you get dressed for work!) The killer is you. (Man, this post got freaky fast.) What are you killing, you ask? YOUR RESULTS. I am on a train going in the wrong direction as far as my point...

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It’s been a while….

For those of you who do not know, many of the principles and the philosophy we follow at the gym in regards to strength training come from Coach Mark Rippetoe.  He has been a mentor to a few of the coaches at CFR and our linear progression strength program we follow is an adaptation to his starting strength principles. He has written a third edition to his book, Starting Strength:  Basic...

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