Surviving The Holidays (Guilt Free)
The holidays have snuck up on us, and if you’re not yet feeling stressed about the impacts of the holidays on your nutrition routine, I’m sure you will soon. With the holidays come a myriad of temptations and things that we might not normally have in our diet: sugar, refined carbohydrates, increased social drinking, and ...
What’s Keeping You From Achieving Your Goals?
If you currently want something in your life that you don’t have then there is a 100% chance that you are human. How you define yourself is by the action you take towards bringing those into your life. Some people make declarations about how they are finally going to make the big change Generally, if ...
Workout Nutrition and Why is Matters
Workout Nutrition & Why It Matters What are you eating before you come to the WOD? When it comes to the high intensity and weight involved with CrossFit workouts, we need to fuel our bodies for properly with the workout in mind. The best way we can can do this with carbs. We want to ...
The CF Open at Vantage
What is the Open/Intramural Open? The Intramural open is a based on the CrossFit Open! The idea of of the Intramural Open is to encourage a sense of team and belonging around the CrossFit Open! It gives something to work toward instead of just the individual score. How does it work(stages): On February 7th we ...
Why Fitness is the habit that changes everything.. and some science behind it..
If you have ever tried to start a new healthy habit or perhaps eliminate an old one you know difficult change can be. Our bodies are adaptation machines however and will adapt to the stimulus they experience most frequently. One way to prime your body for change is to exercise. Exercise causes a whole host ...
5 Pre-Workout Nutrition Tips
“Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.” – Bob Knight Many people have diligent post workout recovery routines including consuming protein shakes, supplements, and other key nutrients. However, very few individuals give much thought to their pre-workout nutrition. What you consume for fuel before you exercise should ...
What do you want… Progress
What do you want? Progress..that’s what! Here we are folks- 2019! Happy New Year! How are you feeling about where your fitness is? The beginning of a new year or a new quarter is a great time to take inventory of where you are. Below we have a great assessment tool for you to do ...
Movement is life!
Happy New Years Eve Folks! This year has been a big one for Vantage- one of them being our new space and logo/name! Our new logo and name comes from a deep belief for us… we believe in MOVEMENT! We believe that MOVEMENT IS LIFE. So, what does that mean? It means that we believe ...
Merry Lift-Mas & A letter from the owners
Well here we are again. Another trip around the sun, another calendar full of X’s, and the feeling of excitement in the air as we close out 2018 and prepare for 2019. As we sit here reflecting on the past year, it’s hard to remember all the wonderful moments we’ve been a part of but ...
4 Myths about CrossFit that might surprise you!
4 Myths about CrossFit That Might Surprise You I won’t “fit” in. When you show up to a CrossFit gym, you’ll find a different scene than the one you saw on television. Guess what else? You might be farther along in your fitness journey than other people attending the class… It’s surprising, but one of ...