Off The Carbs, Off The Couch In 2025 We know how much our members love a little friendly competition, so we’re offering a challenge to kick off the new year. The Off The Carbs, Off The Couch Challenge starts Friday, January 3rd. You’ll start by getting an InBody scan to set your baseline metrics (muscle...Read More
One of the reasons I chose “back to our roots” as the title for this blog is because I wanted to highlight the origins of CrossFit Spur and the methodology that inspired me to get started. It also hints at the root cause of our current metabolic health crisis. It’s within this root cause we...Read More
This is a two part blog post about the reassessment of how to best serve our members. We’ve been providing our services for over ten years, and throughout that time we’ve done our best to adapt and improve what we offer. As with everything in life, if we’re not evolving we’re dying. So, it’s time...Read More
“ From the beginning, the aim of CrossFit has been to forge a broad, general and inclusive fitness. We sought to build a program that would best prepare trainees for any physical contingency—prepare them not only for the unknown but for the unknowable.” – Greg Glassman(CrossFit Journal, Issue 56) This past weekend we were invited...Read More
And the argument against it When it comes to youth sports (and sports in general) there’s a lot of programs, coaches and camps offering to boost performance with training catered to the needs of specific sports. While it may help a little, it’s certainly not the best option. Here’s why; With sports in general there...Read More
Eating Healthy – The First Step No One Wants to Take. With summer right around the corner I’m asked nutrition questions almost daily. Trying to eat healthy today is an uphill battle against deceptive marketing, contradictory information and promises of quick-fix diets, drugs and supplements. Through my experience in the field of health, fitness and nutrition...Read More
Friday, March 3, 2024 marked the beginning of our tenth CrossFit Spur Intramural Open. CrossFit Spur members look forward to the intramural open the same way school children (and teachers) look forward to their holiday break. It’s a time when the entire community comes together on Friday night to workout, relax, meet other members, cheer...Read More
Have you ever had someone tell you CrossFit didn’t work for them? Maybe it wasn’t even CrossFit, it could have been another gym or even nutrition program. But what does that really mean? Generally speaking anything that gets a person to move their body safely and get sweaty will make them healthier. The results may...Read More
“Physicians are lifeguards. Trainers are swim coaches. When you need a lifeguard, you need a lifeguard, not a swim coach. But if you need a lifeguard, you probably needed a swim coach and didn’t get one.” - Greg GlassmanRead More
If you’re reading this, chances are you’re CrossFit Spur member (or were at one point) and already understand what we do here. I’m hoping you can share this post to try and persuade those on the fence to come give it a try and help those who don’t get it at all understand a little...Read More
