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Why You Should Take Amino Acids
We lift weights and train to build bigger stronger muscles, but exactly how does the building process work? Resistance training triggers protein synthesis, a signal that tells our body to use proteins to construct new muscle tissue. Supplementing with BCAA’s during and after resistance training can increase the protein synthesis signaling, meaning more muscle growth! Even without resistance training BCAA’s can aid in the preservation of lean tissue and help prevent fat gain!
6 Tips to Ensure Good Oral Health
One of our business & community partners is Dentistry by RSE. They wrote a blog post called “6 Tips to Ensure Good Oral Health,” which fits with our values of improving your fitness and well-being. Read more here: 6 Tips to Ensure Good Oral Health.
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I scream, you scream, we all scream for Creatine!
Creatine is by far the most studied dietary supplement of the last quarter-century. Its safety and effectiveness have been proven time and time again. A brief background on what you have undoubtedly heard before but may have forgotten.
What’s happening in May??
May is right around the corner, which means the end of school, the start of summer break, and a little more heat during our days. :) Here’s what is happening at Blue Eagle in May.
Win $100
How would like to look great this summer while also having an extra $100 in your pocket??? Join our nutrition challenge “Six Weeks to a Six-Pack!” You will get nutrition coaching from Amy AND ALSO core work from Farah. Do you want to know how Farah’s core is so strong? Join this challenge and find out!
WIN $100.
Beach season is right around the corner. Let's get ready! Join us for our "Six Weeks to a Six-pack Challenge." Three workouts every week focusing on your core. Nutrition tips & tricks from a nutrition coach. Do the workouts at the gym or on your own time. Win a crisp $100 bill for the best increase in core strength.
What to Eat Before You Exercise
Fueling correctly before your workout will help you perform better and recover quickly. Ideally, you want to have energy during the workout without feeling too full. Here’s how to achieve that ideal balance, whether you work out first thing in the morning, mid-day, or in the evening.
Body "Neutral" vs. Body "Positive"
Body neutrality is the philosophy that while we want our bodies to healthy, our looks do not define who we are. We are happy with what our bodies can do, how they perform, and that we only have one body so we should make the most of this opportunity.
The truth is that no one loves their body all the time. We have bad days. We have "fat" days. We have sluggish days.
And that's OK.
Because we strive for a sense of peace with our bodies.
How to Stay Healthy on the Road
It’s OK to take a break from working out when you’re on vacation. A little bit of R&R (rest and relaxation) are good for the soul. Plus the extra benefits of releasing stress makes vacations all the more worthwhile. However, we don’t have to give into a completely decadent lifestyle either. Every meal does not need to consist of potato chips, soda, and alcohol.
What are the Benefits of CrossFit Shoes?
There are very clear benefits of wearing shoes specific to CrossFit because we perform such a wide range of activities. CrossFit workouts consist of everything from sprints to heavy weightlifting and rope climbing to box jumps. It’s clear that a running shoe, or cheap workout shoe won’t stand up to this kind of test. That’s why you should consider a specialized Cross Fit shoe.
How to Become Sugar Savvy
If you’re having trouble meeting your nutrition, weight loss, or fitness goals -- or just generally feeling tired and run down -- you could be eating too much sugar.
When we talk about sugar, most people think of ice cream, cookies, or soda, but sugar lurks everywhere in processed, packaged food. Just because a product is labeled “organic,” “all-natural,” or “gluten-free,” doesn’t mean it’s healthy or “sugar-free”.
Why is body composition important to measure?
World-Class Fitness in 100 Words
Practice and train major lifts: Deadlift, clean, squat, presses, C&J (clean and jerk), and snatch. Similarly, master the basics of gymnastics: pull-ups, dips, rope climb, push-ups, sit-ups, presses to handstand, pirouettes, flips, splits, and holds. Bike, run, swim, row, etc., hard and fast. Five or six days per week mix these elements in as many combinations and patterns as creativity will allow. Routine is the enemy. Keep workouts short and intense. Regularly learn and play new sports.
Turning Goals into Actions
When we think about how we can improve ourselves, we often set new goals for ourselves. Anyone who has studied goal-setting knows to make the “SMART”: Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, and Time-bound. Examples of SMART goals are like these:
5 WAYS TO EAT MORE HEALTHY PROTEIN
Here are five ways to eat more healthy protein every day. Eating lean protein at every meal is essential to developing a healthy body. Great options include filet mignon, chicken breasts, and fish.
Blue Eagle Open “Week 4”
Blue Eagle Open “Week 5” Our final event for the 2021 Blue Eagle Open will happen this Friday, April 2, starting at 5:30 PM.
All workouts from the 2021 CrossFit Open have been completed. Please submit your score to http://games.crossfit.com, if you have not already done so. All scores submitted as of Sunday, March 28, at 2 PM, have been validated. If you submit your score and want to ensure it gets validated, please feel free to text me.
CrossFit Open 21.3
CrossFit Open 21.3 Fulshear, TX. We have two more weeks of our Blue Eagle Open. Watch the Announcement of CrossFit 21.3. The third week of the three-week 2021 CrossFit Open will be announced tomorrow (Thursday) at 2 PM Central Time. You read that right: 2 PM Central Time!!! Panchik vs. Panchik vs. Panchik. Don't miss the sibling showdown as Scott, Saxon, and Spencer Panchik take on the workout as soon as it's announced at the CrossFit Home Office in Scotts Valley, California. Eight-time CrossFit Games veteran, new dad, and fan-favorite Scott Panchik will take on Open Workout 21.3 against his little brother, Saxon, a three-time Games athlete whose best finish was ninth in 2019.
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We are more than a gym. We are a community. We are Blue Eagle.
Fourteen (14) years after her husband was tragically killed in the line of duty, she posted this picture and a little of her story on social media.
CrossFit Open 21.2
Watch the Announcement of CrossFit 21.2
Hey Team! Week two of the three-week 2021 CrossFit Open will be announced tonight at 7 PM. You can watch the live broadcast on the CrossFit Games official YouTube channel as well as their Facebook page.
CrossFit Open 21.1
Today is the day we will celebrate our fitness with Open Workout 21.1. Now that we know the workout, which was announced last night on the CrossFit Games website, we have a plan for tonight.