CrossFit Sixth City

Guest author: Linda Glynias   In that last few weeks (now at the age of 56) I have heard... "I am sorry Linda, but I did not recognize you, you look so much younger, maybe about 27?" said an older customer of mine from Bulgaria, possibly incurring failing vision... "The solution to diabetes is simple" said my endocrinology doctor, "stay healthy", as he is surrounded by mostly patients with severe issues. I am encouraged to lose weight and have a healthy lifestyle to prevent complications of diabetes. "Whatever you are doing, keep it up," said my cardiologist after I had my lowest cholesterol reading in 15 years. Since my mother was a cardiac patient, I have been testing and trying to control my elevated cholesterol for over 20 years. "So how is your CrossFit going?" a friend asks.   "I respect the way you honor your modifications" my yoga instructor commented. I am carefully doing “ my own...

Recently Megan Wolansky competed in her first Olympic weightlifting meet - The Midwest Strongest Unicorn at Endeavor Defense + Fitness in Hilliard, Ohio.  She was incredibly nervous, as most people would be, but stayed focused and really impressed.  This is her story... “Get comfortable being uncomfortable.”  This is most likely a quote that we have all heard before, especially in the world of CrossFit. If you haven’t, this quote is one that emphasizes the importance of mental strength. As athletes, we can all complete a WOD by scaling the weight well below our strengths or go through the WOD without pushing ourselves to our maximal physical capacity. We go through the workout rather quickly, thinking “this isn’t that hard.” We are comfortable with the weight, or the pace that we chose for this workout. The workout was probably completed fairly easily, or with little difficultly, but we missed the major point of this quote - being uncomfor...

Congratulations to Jake Phelps 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. Jake is one of those put his head down and keep pushing full steam ahead kind of people, and it serves him.  Especially in tough workouts.  We don't know if he's ever backed down from a challenge.  Certainly not against Coach J!  He's also the type of person who hangs around and cheers on his fellow classmates.  Cheers to you, Jake! How long have you been doing CrossFit? Just over 1 year. What do you do when you are not at CSC? During the week, outside sales for a packaging company. On the weekends, desperately cheering on my Cleveland sports teams. When did you realize CrossFit was for you? I attended CSC's grand opening in 2014... My strength, athleticism and competitiven...