Let’s add another layer of complexity and talk about food timing— A caveat is required up front: general recommendations will generally work for a general population. Without accounting for sleep quality, recovery protocols, supplementation, and stress levels it’s impossible to make a recommendation that will work for every individual. I just started regularly eating whole, nutrient dense foods If you’ve …
July 4th Weekend Schedule
(click on image) Friday July 3rd – 10/11am Saturday July 4th – 8:30/9:30am
What’s a Macronutrient?
You know what to eat and where to buy it. You’ve met up with your teams, cooked your weekly meals and are ready to support each other through the next six weeks. What do you do next? Micronutrients and Macronutrients For simplicity we’ll quickly define the two main components of the food you eat: 1) Micronutrients are essentially what we’ve …
Burpees and Brews Event This Weekend
This Saturday June 20th, we will be hosting another free community workout event! The workout for both advanced and newer CrossFitters alike that will start at 10AM. After the workout, we will have a cookout with grilled food that will be from 11:30AM-1:30PM ! This is a potluck event, so bring a good dish you can share. We will provide …
Getting the Most Out of the CrossFit Off-Season
We are SUPER early in the CrossFit “season”, which we mark as the period starting after the Open and leading up the the following Open. Consider this the off-season! Many gyms approach this differently, but we have found that structuring in a broad yearly fashion helps our athletes of all skill levels get the most out of their training. The …
Michelle S’ Performance Nutrition Challenge testimonial
Michelle Shearer, with the creatively named “Team 3”, won PNC VII. We asked her to to provide some feedback on his experiences with the PNC. These are here answers: CFRVA: Why did you choose to do the PNC? MICHELLE: I had been consistently doing crossfit and eating paleo for about a year with great results but noticed it had tapered …
Gymnastics Class with Jaci this Thursday!!
Join us this Thursday for all things Pull ups!
Happy Hour This Friday
Starting this Friday we will be holding a monthly happy hour at a set location where people can come and hang out with each other outside of the gym! Feel free to bring a friend, roommate, or family member. Date: Friday June 12th Time: 7pm – 10pm Location: Ardent Craft Ales Brewery 3200 W Leigh St, Richmond, VA 23230 http://ardentcraftales.com/#about
Your First Day At CrossFit RVA (Part 2)
Get To It Class begins promptly at the scheduled time. Make sure you’re in the main training area; if you’re somewhere else in the gym, you may not hear the Instructor start class. Class begins with a group warm-up. The Instructor will lead the group through a 10-15 minute warm-up, explaining all movements, demonstrating them, and coaching members to perform …
Roy F.’s Performance Nutrition Challenge testimonial
We asked Roy Fuller to provide some feedback on his experiences with the PNC. These are his answers: CFRVA: Why did you choose to do the PNC? ROY: I chose to do my first PNC challenge shortly after I joined CrossFit RVA. I was really enjoying the workouts and I was seeing great results but hadn’t considered the effects of …