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...

Congratulations to Brian Rockwell 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.  Brian busts his butt each day he's at the gym as well as puts in extra time working on weaknesses and continuing to grow strengths.  He is also a great athlete to have in class as his experience level allows him to lead and help new athletes getting accustomed to the class environment.  You can usually find him doing handstands and OHS, without his shirt on! How long have you been doing CrossFit? Almost 3 years. What do you do when you are not at CSC? I am a lawyer for the Cleveland Clinic. Outside of work and CSC I do a lot of yoga and read a lot (I'm secretly a big literature nerd). When did you realize CrossFit was for you? My first workout back in DC - I thought I was goin...

Congratulations to Megan Wolansky on winning CSC's Sweatiest Angel award for the month of August!  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. How long have you been doing CrossFit? My first WOD was at CLE with Pat (her brother) and Coach Jeff on St. Patrick's Day in 2012. I remember doing 65 lb push press and bear crawl. I got done and ran 3 miles because I felt like I needed more cardio. I couldn't move my arms for the next 5 days....and signed up at CrossFit Akron a month later. What do you do when you are not at CSC? Working full-time during the week as a nurse/clinical instructor and doing grad school homework on the weekends. When I'm not a complete nerd, I'm probably teaching Bernie a cool trick with Mike, having doggy play dates, or taking pictures of my cat, Jack. When did you realize CrossFit was for ...

Join us in congratulating CSC's Sweatiest Angel of the month for July, Allison Hayes! Each month CSC recognizes one of our members for their exceptional work ethic.  The Sweatiest Angel is not someone who works as hard as they can day in and day out, but also receptive to coaching, a great teammate and consistently focused on pursuing their goals and supporting those around them. Allison is one of those people that ooze work ethic and eagerness.  Sometimes we cannot get her to leave the gym.  But seriously, if anyone has suggestions on how to get her to go home we're all ears.  Perhaps this is one of the reasons why she has come as far as she has since starting CrossFit in 2013 and coming to CSC in 2014.  We are a little scared to dig up an old picture of her though.  Instead we'll let her show off her impressive transformation... and guns! How long have you been doing CrossFit? A little over 2 years. What do you do when you are not at ...

Please join us in welcoming James Catino to the CSC coaching family!   Many of our PM athletes have likely seen James around and have hopefully had the chance to introduce themselves as he has been an athlete at CSC since February, but you may not know that James has CrossFit coaching experience from Birdtown CrossFit in Lakewood.  He has also been doing CrossFit for 3 years and competing for just less than that.  Prior to CrossFit, James spent time honing his gymnastic skills as well as body building and competitive lifting. We are very excited about adding James to a coaching line-up with as much experience and expertise as any around.  We believe he will make an excellent addition and training mind for our CSC athletes to pick as well as being a genuinely great guy.  You will find James coaching every Monday and Tuesday evening and as well as Saturdays.   So introduce yourselves if you haven't yet, and could someone please find out where ...