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Keto, Whole 30, Paleo… Where do I begin?

I get asked all the time… “What is Keto/Whole 30/Paleo? My friends aunt/son/brother lost so much weight.” The next comment is them asking what my thoughts are. What you eat makes all the difference in how you look and feel. If you modify your diet and make positive c
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No More Stinky Clothes

You know that smell… you put on your workout clothes, get into your groove, and as soon as you start sweating you smell that stench. It’s disgusting. You hope your workout buds don’t notice… but they do. How do workout clothes get like this? Well… that
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June Athlete of the Month: Ronda Doughty

Congratulations to our June 2018 Athlete of the Month! Ronda Doughty Tell us a little bit about yourself. I am an aspiring comedian, so about 1 in 13 jokes I tell are actually funny. You’ll definitely want me on your team for game night though! I keep myself out of trouble by working
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Final Day of 3 Day Juice Cleanse

So, today is the last day of my juice cleanse!  I’m just going to say I had no idea I could do this, and yet, here we are!  Yippee!  I picked up the same set of juice cleanse, but swapped out the Tigerlilly for the Applelilly, Blue Kaua’i for the Cocolilly, and Recovery for The Founta
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Why I don’t buy cheap q-tips

Somehow, (I’ll bare you the story) I was given some generic q-tips.cotton swabs. The kind with cotton on the end of a plastic rod. I went to use them and scratched the inside of my ear with the plastic. There was not enough cotton on the tip to completely cover the plastic. They
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What Are Your Three Things?

 What Are Your Three Things? If your energy could only be put towards three things, what would they be? I was talking to a friend and business owner a few years ago and he discussed the philosophy of only being able to execute three things really well. Most people have family and job
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Bingo Blitz – August 2017

CrossFit Hays Bingo Blitz July 31st through August 25th, 2017! You aren’t going to want to miss out!! All CrossFit Hays members are invited to grab a Bingo Card and start completing the tasks starting Monday, July 31st.  Once you do complete a task, have a coach date and initial the s
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CrossFit Hays Dog Policy

CrossFit Hays Dog Policy It’s 2017… we all love dogs right? There’s been a cultural shift in society and everyone seems to love their pooch or fur animals. More and more young adults are getting pets and starting their families later and later. BUT… the reality is that we can’t have p
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The Importance of Deloading

Why deload? Isn’t more work better? You actually get stronger when you rest after exercise. Have you ever heard people say to a growing kid “you just shot up over night?” That saying is partially true. Our bodies are amazing, a lot of recovery and growth happens while we sleep which i
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Chalk Use 101

Let’s chat on chalk. Did you know that naturally occurring chalk is made of calcium carbonate? The chalk we, gymnastics, and climbers use is usually made of magnesium carbonate. We use chalk to absorb the moisture, i.e. sweat or oil on your hands that prevent you from getting a good g
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