Anchored At Harbor Park Crossfit

While its already been 2 weeks, it seems like it was just yesterday that the CrossFit Games were going on up in Madison. Being fanatics of all things health and wellness, we of course made it a point to be there for the whole thing! This weeks episode talks about our biggest takeaways – our... Read More

This week we decided to try something new! We collected a range of questions from our listeners and answered them rapid fire style. Questions ranged from the difference between nutritients & macro breakdowns, how to recover better, how to know if you need more rest, all the way to getting iron solid with your personal... Read More

We are back with another special guest, this time we are joined by Justin Craig, AKA Big Cat. You may remember Justin from when we first started – he was one of our original members and was one of our very first coaches. Justin ended up moving back home to Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2016... Read More

Episode 21 has our second special guest – our very own Dr. Ed Lockhart! Coach Ed is a licencsed chiropracter and sits down with us to go over common faults in the squat and how to fix them. In this episode we go over: Squatting on the toes Lack of Lumbar stability (butt wink) Lack... Read More

This week we wanted to talk about something that a lot of us face as we embrace on this lifestyle of health and wellness – negativity. Negativity comes at us for a number of reasons: jealousy, ignorance, self-doubt, or misinformation/misunderstanding. It is very unfortunate, but it is part of the territory when doing something that... Read More

For episode 19 we are deciding to ditch the gym so that we can focus on improving your time outside of the gym. By doing this, hopefully we can make your time in the gym more effective as well! This week we are discussing productivity, and how to be more productive in general. We discuss... Read More

Way back in Episode 3 we discussed this idea about the nutrition progression – going from very little knowledge / experience with food all the way to advanced strategies and tactics. This week, we break it down a little bit further and look at the nutrition progression in the sense of a levels program, much... Read More

With the warm weather and the fun activities, its definitely a lot easier to get side tracked during the Summer. Add in the vacations, and you have a recipe for loosing all the gains you’ve worked hard for over the past few months. Today we want to discuss how to stay on track and continue making... Read More

For Episode 16 we decided to take a stroll through memory lane. We realized we have a lot of new faces around the gym, and most of you probably don’t know where we came from, why we decided to open our doors, and how we got to the point we are at today. Tune in... Read More

This week we get a little unorthodox with our topic – we discuss an economic theory, Game Theory, and then explain how it relates to fitness and how a lot of people are taking an incorrect approach to their fitness goals. In Game Theory, there are two specific types of games: infinite contests and finite... Read More

If you’ve been around the gym at all, you’re bound to have seen our Levels Board – our program for athlete guidance and development. The levels program is based off of the karate belt program – as you advance your skills & technique, you advance your “level” proving that you are getting more fit and... Read More

We’re back with Episode 13, and today we are discussing our favorite and most influential books! As consumers of knowledge of all kinds, we were super excited when this idea was brought up. We love learning and discovering new things, so this week we decided to discuss the three (or more) books that have had... Read More

In Episode 12 we go over the world of Supplementation, ranging from common to uncommon kinds of supplements. We break down why they are used and if they are truly needed or not. If the world of supplements is something you often get confused about, be sure to tune in now! We go over the... Read More

Throughout the vast majority of human civilization, our comfort zones were important to make sure we were maximizing our probability of survival – Cavemen went into holes in the mountains to protect themselves. Tribes gathered together into communities to protect one another and to provide for each other.  Back in these times, if you were... Read More

This week we want to cover what to do when Injuries pop up in your training. For the most part, only a few serious injuries should sideline you totally. We are actually able to work around most injuries, which is a good thing for a few reasons:  You can stay in your workout routine Working... Read More

Episode 9 – Mobility Breakdown Our latest episode is here and its all about the different kinds of mobility. More specifically, we break down the WHY and WHEN of each form of mobility: Foam Rolling, LaCrosse Ball Smashing, Static Stretching, Banded Stretching, and more! We look at each different form of mobility in turn, and... Read More

Episode 8 – The Importance of Sleep When it comes to recovery, there is arguably nothing more important than sleep. We’ll go as far as to say that sleep is as important (if not MORE IMPORTANT) than a perfect diet. The reason we feel so strongly about sleep is because when we don’t sleep for... Read More

Episode 7 is here and its all about figuring out what the right amount of food for you is. There is so much information on the internet that it can certainly be confusing and misleading if you aren’t sure of what the right information is. We discuss what the minimum dietary requirements are, and how... Read More

Coming fresh off of the Nautical Mile 2 (our annual in-house competition) our whole community is amped up and excited about the fun and excitement of the day. We love watching everyone compete their hearts out and pushing themselves further than they thought possible. Since the competition is so fresh, we thought it a perfect... Read More

The 2018 CrossFit Games Open has come and gone, and with it has been 5 distinct tests of your fitness. With every test comes an opportunity to review, learn and get better. In episode 5 we discuss how you should approach your Open review: Be proud of any accomplishments you might have had (first T2B,... Read More