CrossFit Sixth City

Congratulations to Christina Dunn on being named CrossFit Sixth City 's Sweatiest Angel for November!  The Sweatiest Angel award is awarded each month to the CSC athlete who displays significant work ethic, a willingness to support others and a true sense of camaraderie inside the gym. Christina busts her butt in the gym daily pushing through the task ahead of her and challenging all of her weaknesses.  She has continually increased all her lifts, added new tools to her skill set and always has more fun than anyone doing it.  She may also be the most consistent member in the gym.  We're almost guaranteed to see her at CSC at 5:30PM.  Congrats Ch ristina! How long have you been doing CrossFit? Two years   What do you do when you are not at CSC (hobbies, occupation, etc)? When I am not at CSC, I enjoy being outdoors (exploring new hiking areas, walking along the lakefront (except in the winter)), spending time with my family and friends, attending sporting events, s

In our Learn From The Coaches series, our goal is to deliver information to you (the athlete) from the everyday lives of our coaches.  This will be information and insight that at one time or another all of our coaches at CrossFit Sixth City have given to our athletes, but will be re-enforced by the demonstration of our real life application.  Simply put - we do it as well and we will show you how. Today we're talking recipes for our coaches' favorite go-to meals.  We will give a brief description of each coach's diet, the recipe for their meal and how he/she likes to utilize it in their meal plan.  Coach A - Adam Daugherty My Diet is mostly Paleo (about 80 to 90%), except for a starch for dinner and some days breakfast as well.  The quality of my diet stems from my dietary needs as I have IBS.  The quantity of calories and macro nutrients is based off my needs for maintaining my current weight and receiving enough fuel for my athletic CrossFit goals.  I do not c

Low Back Pain and the Core In the first of our three part series “From The Eyes of a PT” with Stephanie Romich we discussed some common issues that people pursuing an elite level of fitness can run in to from time to time, specifically with their knees.  Here, in the second installment, we will be discussing low back pain (with or without occasional radiating pain into the butt/down the leg). There is a complex system of support that the lumbar (lower) spine must rely upon to ensure we are protecting the longevity of our athletic careers and keeping our spines healthy. Why do I have low back pain? There are a multitude of issues which can lead to low back pain (LBP) and the can vary based on whether the pain is becoming chronic or is still fairly new and acute.  Acute LBP refers to something that has appeared within the last 1-3 days and in an active/athletic population might be most closely related to heavy lifting with movements such as a back sq

Congratulations to Scott Duncan on winning CSC's Sweatiest Angel award for the month of October! The Sweatiest Angel award is given each month to a CSC member who displays significant work ethic, a willingness to support others and a true sense of camaraderie inside the gym.  Last month we tested our core lifts as part of the strength cycle retesting and gave members the option of competing in an in-house power lifting meet.  Meaning, they would find their 1 rep max back squat, bench press and deadlift all on the same day.  Scott PR'd all three of his lifts that day by more than 70 total pounds!  These kinds of GAINZ can't be accomplished by anyone who doesn't bust their butt every single day.  That's Scott. He consistently shows up, consistently works his butt off and consistently supports everyone else.  Congratulations Scott!   How long have you been doing CrossFit? On and off for about 2.5 years, but consistently for the past year sinc

Congratulations to Chris Brewer on winning CSC's Sweatiest Angel award for the month of September! The Sweatiest Angel award is given each month to a CSC member who displays significant work ethic, a willingness to support others and a true sense of camaraderie inside the gym. If you ever happen to see Chris around the gym without a smile on his face, give it about 10 seconds.  Chris has come as far as anyone we have ever coached since the first day he set foot in CSC (he never lifted a weight before), and he has done it all with as much enjoyment as anyone we have ever seen.  He is one of our hardest workers and biggest cheerleaders for his teammates.  Congrats Chris!   How long have you been doing CrossFit? One year and six months. What do you do when you are not at CSC? I’m an accountant for Tri-C and when I’m not there, I’m usually eating Mitchell’s Ice Cream. When I’m not eating Mitchell’s, I’m hanging ou

Congratulations to Nate Klein on winning CSC's Sweatiest Angel award for the month of July! The Sweatiest Angel award is given each month to a CSC member who displays significant work ethic, a willingness to support others and a true sense of camaraderie inside the gym.  Oh, what can we say about Nate? We think everyone at CSC will agree that he meets all of the qualifications listed above for Sweatiest Angel.  He's been almost everything one can be in the fitness realm - an overweight newbie, an over-worker who works out way too much, a regional athlete, a distance runner and your regular every day CrossFitter.  Through his experiences he has gained a valuable perspective that is hard to come by these days in many sense - a realistic and positive view of one's fitness journey (and an incredibly sarcastic sense of humor, as you will read below).  Nate is the kind of guy that every gym, or even every community needs.  Someone that is capable of worki