Crawl, walk, run, sprint method

This is Coach Brandon from No Excuses CrossFit and I wanted to talk to you about our crawl, walk, run, sprint method.  We realize that not everyone is starting at the same place when they begin working out with us.  We don’t expect someone that’s working out for the first time in 10 years to […]

‘I really credit CrossFit to that’

Lauren Farhat is an adaptive athlete with proximal femoral focal deficiency (PFFD), a congenital condition in which the upper part of the femur is malformed, resulting in a shortened leg.  After undergoing multiple surgeries in childhood, Farhat began wearing a prosthetic leg as a teenager. Still, everyday activities remained challenging. Walking for long periods of […]

Why should you eat fruits and vegetables?

 Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables provides you with many of the nutrients needed to stay healthy. Adding a variety of fruits and vegetables can reduce your risk for chronic diseases and cancer, make it easier to manage your weight, and ensure your body has all it needs to function properly.  Make it […]

Spirit of the Open 21.3 & 21.4: Dave Drouault

Each year at the CrossFit Games, they honor someone with the Spirit of the Games award. This honor goes to the ‘athlete who embodies the spirit of the sport.’ Each week during the CrossFit Open, No Excuses CrossFit will recognize a member it feels represents the Spirit of the Games. This week’s honor goes to […]

Why we perform band work

When it comes to workout equipment, most people think of a barbell and bumper plates, or dumbbells and kettlebells, or maybe even treadmills and elliptical machines. But there’s one piece of equipment that usually gets overlooked — rubber bands. I’ll be honest, we would use bands at No Excuses CrossFit from time-to-time. But it wasn’t […]