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Increase your Aerobic Capacity Lets fine start by defining what “aerobic” means. It is NOT Jane Fonda doing some random kicks and rolls on the floor (I think thats what she did, I don’t really [...]

“I think I’m just getting old” This is maybe the biggest misconception in fitness – that getting old means things have to start hurting. Sure, getting old means a lot of things. Your [...]

“Coach, my (insert muscle here) feels tight. What can I do to stretch it?” This is a question we hear often in the gym. We get it, something doesn’t feel good, and you want it to feel better. But [...]

Training without recovering One of our mentors once said “The only reason we exercise is to create an opportunity to recover”. Let’s break that down. The reason we exercise is to get some [...]

What is “The Open” AND 21.1 is………………….. If you’ve been around a while you know what i’m referring too. If not you’re about to learn! The CrossFit open is a worldwide competition that [...]

We all have, or have had, movements in class that we had to modify. Maybe it was because the movement caused you pain, or maybe you just hadn’t learned the skill yet. Either way, for some people, [...]

Tendon Pain and Exercise Tendon pain can be extremely frustrating, as it seemingly comes out of nowhere and is relatively debilitating. It can also mess up our workout mojo and prevent us from [...]

You want to lose 20lbs. GREAT! What’s next? You want to get out of pain. GREAT! What’s next? You want to PR your back squat. GREAT What’s next? Far too often we set a goal and do an amazing job [...]

Getting a new all time best back squat squat takes more than simply getting stronger. Sure, getting stronger is going to help you move more weight, but using better technique, bracing properly, [...]

Each workout we do at Yankee has a specific intention – a stimulus we are looking to get from the workout. Some days it might be to push hard, other it might be to find a sustainable pace [...]