Hello, I'm Cory - by Cory Buerck

CrossFit St. Louis/Ice family,

Hello my name is Cory Buerck. I am 27, married and I am really excited for the opportunity to venture out into a new community to continue my journey of helping people with there fitness and healthy lifestyles.

My Favorite Books - Emily Henderson

For those of you who also like to read, I wanted to share some of my favorite resources that I’ve come across in the past few years. While none of these books are written explicitly about CrossFit, they all narrow in on a small element of CrossFit, whether that is weightlifting, mobility, or general training.

2014 - The year of "Murph" at CrossFit St. Louis

I've talked to several members, and we are all going to take on a 2014 challenge of our own. As many of you know, "Murph" is a Hero WOD, named after Navy Lt. Michael Murphy, recently memorialized publicly in the movie "Lone Survivor".

Mike Murphy is said to have frequently done this workout himself and called it "Body Armor". Here is the workout:

Can we all just squat the same? - Todd Seabaugh

I ran across this really interesting article on a mobility site I sometimes check out. All the time, we hear CrossFit coaches inspecting athletes and barking directions about knee location ("Press your knees out!"), stance width ("Heels shoulder width apart!"), and hip torque ("Twist your feet in your shoes and torque those hips."). Now this isn't to say that any of this is bad. All of these commands CAN help an athlete to achieve greater success.

2014 CrossFit St. Louis Paleo Challenge

It's that time of year when the magic of the holidays has worn out its welcome and we are feeling tired, sluggish, bloated and not our best.  Don't get me wrong, the party that started at Thanksgiving and ended on New Year's Day was a blast.  It was nice to enjoy all the delicious things that come with the season.  However, after the holiday bender, I am reminded how eating and drinking to the heart's content can make a body feel.  What better time than now to recommit to food that makes us "look, feel and perform our best" as Robb Wolf always says.  The CrossFit St. Louis 5th annual Paleo Challenge is upon us.  Here are the details:

Date:  Sunday, January 12, 2014

Time:  10:00

Place:  CrossFit St. Louis

Participation fee:  $55 (Includes required book "It Starts With Food")

As we start the New Year, "Why do you CrossFit?" - by Todd Seabaugh

The answers to this question are as varied as the athletes that walk through our doors.

Don't take the joy out of life! - Todd Seabaugh

Without question, there are extremists in every realm. I have relatives and friends that are Nazi-intense about their favorite cause, and others that will run any race that they find in town. I have coworkers that would miss the birth of their child rather than miss a Sunday kickoff, and I have neighbors that will mow their lawn at 7:45 a.m. on Saturday morning if they are suffering from hay fever and its raining.