BoxJumpBoxJump https://boxjump.com Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:17:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.33 111226402 It Hurts So Good https://boxjump.com/blog/it-hurts-so-good/ https://boxjump.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/featured_image_sleeping_dog1.png https://boxjump.com/blog/it-hurts-so-good/#respond Fri, 08 Jan 2016 16:06:31 +0000 https://boxjump.com/?p=2790 Oh man, I am so sore from that WOD! The first step of the day. Sliding out of bed and putting my foot on the ground. Do I feel okay, sore, or – holy crap I did some heavy squat cleans yesterday and my legs are jello? Next, I have to get down a flight […]

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]]> https://boxjump.com/blog/it-hurts-so-good/feed/ 0 2790 10 Best Stocking Stuffers for CrossFitters https://boxjump.com/blog/10-best-stocking-stuffers-for-crossfitters/ https://boxjump.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/featured_image_stocking-e1450115578303.png https://boxjump.com/blog/10-best-stocking-stuffers-for-crossfitters/#respond Mon, 14 Dec 2015 16:37:18 +0000 https://boxjump.com/?p=2809 ‘Tis the season for giving! Whether you are in need of last minute ideas for stocking stuffers for your favorite CrossFitter or Weightlifter, or you need something cool for that White Elephant Party at your box, this list won’t disappoint! And while you’re at it…get yourself something too! Something really nice.

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]]> https://boxjump.com/blog/10-best-stocking-stuffers-for-crossfitters/feed/ 0 2809 Enjoy Thanksgiving Without Losing Your Gains! https://boxjump.com/blog/7-thanksgiving-gains/ https://boxjump.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/featured_image_turkey1.png https://boxjump.com/blog/7-thanksgiving-gains/#respond Fri, 13 Nov 2015 20:59:02 +0000 https://boxjump.com/?p=2723 As an adult, Thanksgiving has replaced Christmas as my favorite holiday. (If only Santa were real – sigh.) Whether you’re home with family or hanging with friends via “Orphan Thanksgiving”, you get to spend the day doing three of my favorite things – eating awesome food with loved ones while watching football. What’s there not […]

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]]> https://boxjump.com/blog/7-thanksgiving-gains/feed/ 0 2723 Stick Me, Freeze Me, Crack Me, Squeeze Me https://boxjump.com/blog/staymobile/ https://boxjump.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/featured_image_massage.png I sit at a desk all day and work out at lunch, it's a perfect blueprint for stiffness, soreness, and pain. This routine keeps me on the lookout for relief. https://boxjump.com/blog/staymobile/#respond Mon, 19 Oct 2015 15:54:43 +0000 https://boxjump.com/?p=2680 I’m 46. I sit at a desk all morning, I attend CrossFit OldTown at lunch, then I sit at a desk all afternoon. It is a perfect blueprint for stiffness, soreness and post-workout pain. Which keeps me on the constant lookout for relief in addition to my daily mobility from Mobility WOD. I have tried […]

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]]> https://boxjump.com/blog/staymobile/feed/ 0 2680 3 Tips to Surviving Airport Food https://boxjump.com/blog/3-tips-to-surviving-airport-food/ https://boxjump.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Feat_foodcourt.png Traveling this holiday season and faced with the dilemma of having to eat airport foods? Check out our tips on how to navigate through your airport food options while staying healthy and on plan! https://boxjump.com/blog/3-tips-to-surviving-airport-food/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2015 15:37:19 +0000 https://boxjump.com/?p=2646 With the holiday season quickly approaching, many of you will find yourselves faced with the dilemma of the desire to stay healthy (and for some of us, completely paleo) and facing the dreaded situation of eating airport food. Check out these tips on how you can plan ahead to survive airport food during your next […]

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]]> https://boxjump.com/blog/3-tips-to-surviving-airport-food/feed/ 0 2646 Meet BoxJump 3.0 https://boxjump.com/blog/meet-boxjump-v3-0/ https://boxjump.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/meet-boxjump-3-0.png January was an exciting month for us with the release of version 3.0 of the BoxJump app for iOS following 7 months of enhancements to version 2.0.1, and we wanted to take a second to highlight those changes as the Open gets underway today. https://boxjump.com/blog/meet-boxjump-v3-0/#respond Thu, 26 Feb 2015 18:00:18 +0000 https://wp.boxjump.com/?p=2401 It’s been quite a while since our last post, but it’s great to be back! January was an exciting month for us with the release of version 3.0 of the BoxJump app for iOS following 7 months of enhancements to version 2.0.1, and we wanted to take a second to highlight those changes as the […]

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]]> https://boxjump.com/blog/meet-boxjump-v3-0/feed/ 0 2401 Don’t Fight Your Inner Fat Kid https://boxjump.com/blog/dont-fight-your-inner-fat-kid/ https://boxjump.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dont-fight-your-inner-fat-kid@2x.png As a CrossFit L1 Trainer, I preach clean eating to my athletes every day. But I have a dirty secret: I love chocolate. If your sweet tooth makes it tough to eat cleanly, take heart – “intelligent indulgence” will actually help keep your larger health goals on track. https://boxjump.com/blog/dont-fight-your-inner-fat-kid/#respond Thu, 22 May 2014 13:00:28 +0000 https://baconfitness.com/?p=1262 I don’t trust people who don’t like chocolate. I can’t trust them because I’ll never be able to understand them. As a Level 1 Trainer, I preach the benefits of clean eating to our athletes at CrossFit Chamblee in Atlanta, GA every day. But I have a dirty little secret: I love chocolate. I want […]

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]]> https://boxjump.com/blog/dont-fight-your-inner-fat-kid/feed/ 0 1262 Competing Every Day is Holding You Back https://boxjump.com/blog/competing-every-day-is-holding-you-back/ https://boxjump.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/competing-every-day-is-holding-you-back@2x.png When I look at my CrossFit friends' social media pages, I see a lot of photos showing what can only be described as 'the aftermath.' You know the poses I’m talking about. That one where the athlete might as well have a chalk line around them, or the one of the athlete feeding the bushes out back. https://boxjump.com/blog/competing-every-day-is-holding-you-back/#comments Tue, 29 Apr 2014 13:00:25 +0000 https://baconfitness.com/?p=43 Quick, pull up this month’s social media account of choice. Now, glance through the activity of your family, friends, coworkers, and hundreds of remote acquaintances. If this article has any truth to it, you’re seeing a totally unrealistic perspective on their lives, the best moments of their week, month, or year and not much else. […]

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]]> https://boxjump.com/blog/competing-every-day-is-holding-you-back/feed/ 3 259 Is Functional Fitness For You? https://boxjump.com/blog/is-functional-fitness-for-you/ https://boxjump.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/your-fit-with-crossfit@2x.png I'm often told that CrossFit is great for some but 'not for me,' and while CrossFitters would argue that our needs differ not by kind but by degree, obviously the best fitness program in the world is useless if you don't stick with it. So how might you think about whether CrossFit is great for you? https://boxjump.com/blog/is-functional-fitness-for-you/#respond Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:00:27 +0000 https://baconfitness.com/?p=156 It’s been just over two years since I walked into a gym for my very first WOD, and if you’re anything like I was in the weeks and months leading up to that day, you may have some conflicting feelings toward the functional fitness movement. One of these might be curiosity – you aren’t getting […]

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]]> https://boxjump.com/blog/is-functional-fitness-for-you/feed/ 0 262 Drop In Like a Boss https://boxjump.com/blog/drop-in-like-a-boss/ https://boxjump.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/drop-in-like-a-boss@2x.png Between work, vacations, and the odd conference, I travel 30-40 times a year. From Cancun to Cape Town and lots of places in between, I've gotten in some great WODs, met some amazing people, and even learned a thing or two. After five years of dropping in, here are my tips for getting it right. https://boxjump.com/blog/drop-in-like-a-boss/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2014 13:00:19 +0000 https://baconfitness.com/?p=75 Fitness is a big part of my life, but I’m not Rich Froning – I don’t spend my days at a box crushing WODs and eating almond butter from a tub. I’m a CPA with a job in Corporate Finance, which means I sit in a cushy Aero chair looking at spreadsheets instead. I try […]

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