Crossfit 033

Balance is a skill, not a personality trait.

If lunges feel wobbly, that is not a reason to skip them. That is a reason to scale them.

Here are four ways to train the exact same pattern without letting balance be the thing that stops you.

1. Bodyweight split squats
Set your feet and leave them there. Taking the stepping forward and stepping back out of the equation lets you find your center of balance, then drive that back knee down toward the floor or wherever you are comfortable.

2. Add a PVC pipe
Hold it in the opposite hand of your working leg and plant it into the floor. Push into it as much as you need. That is not cheating, that is guidance

3. Grab something sturdy
If the pipe still wobbles, find a rig post or a door frame and hang onto that instead. Same full range of motion, a little more help, none of the wiggle.

4. Rings, TRX, or bands
Step back, create some tension, and use your arms as much as you need to get out of the bottom. This takes balance almost completely out of the equation so your legs can do the work they came to do.

Notice what none of these did. None of them made the exercise easier. They made it accessible.

That is the whole idea behind Forever Strong, our new program for our 55+ community starting this month. Real training, scaled to meet you exactly where you are right now, so you keep the strength and balance that let you live the way you want to live.

If you have been putting off getting started because you were not sure you could keep up, this one was built for you. Comment below or send me this post and we can talk about whether it is the right fit.

You mean the place where I’m surrounded by like-minded individuals trying to be the healthiest version of themselves?

You mean __________ (tell us what we missed).

Bodybuilding isn’t a buzzword. It’s a training method, splits, isolation work, progressive overload, and it’s the piece that’s actually missing if the goal is a specific look, not just a score on the whiteboard.

We are a CrossFit gym, but here’s why we offer more than that now. CrossFit alone doesn’t always give you the results you’re looking for or the training you need to stay healthy. A dedicated split. A day where your only job is chest and triceps. A day where your only job is back and biceps. Real volume, real isolation, real recovery in between.

That combination, fatiguing a muscle in a compound lift and then finishing it off in isolation, is what actually drives the changes people are chasing. More targeted work.

That is exactly why we built the bodybuilding track here and why we’re offering semi-private training with me, right alongside our group classes. Small group, just me and a handful of people, so we can actually dial in your splits and your volume instead of you guessing on your own.

So if you’re worried about jumping into the larger group or if your goal is feeling good both in your body and your skin, but the fast-paced CrossFit classes just don’t feel quite right- this might be your missing piece.

Comment below or shoot me this post and let’s talk about whether it’s a fit for you.

I’ve been sitting on this for a while and I’m finally ready to open it up.

It’s a 6 week hybrid semi-private program with me, built for the people who want real coaching, real structure, and actual results, but aren’t quite ready to jump into the bigger group classes yet.

Two sessions a week with me, in person, in a small setting. Two more on your own time, your own pace, with real programming behind every single one. Four workouts a week, all of it building toward something.

You’re not doing this alone either. You’ll have access to me and the other athletes in the group the whole six weeks, so you’re never stuck wondering what to do next.

I’m keeping this small on purpose. Five spots means I can actually make it count for you.

If you need a kick start after a crazy summer, don’t wait. Comment below or shoot me this post and let’s talk about whether this is the right fit for you.

Let’s talk about why CrossFit costs more than a big box gym membership, because I get asked this constantly.

At a big box gym, you are on your own. You wander in, you find a machine, you guess at what to do, and you leave hoping it did something.
Nobody is watching your form.
Nobody is pushing you past where you would stop on your own.
Nobody even notices if you stop showing up.

Here is what you are actually paying for at 033:

You are paying for coaching. Real coaching. Someone watching your squat, fixing your form before it becomes an injury, and telling you exactly what to do instead of leaving you to figure it out.

You are paying for programming. Every workout is built with intention. It is not random. It is progressing you toward something, whether you realize it or not.

You are paying for accountability. When you know people are expecting you to show up, you show up. When the person next to you is pushing through their last rep, you find one more in you too. That does not happen alone on a treadmill.

And you are paying for community. The kind that notices when you are missing. The kind that celebrates your PR like it is their own. The kind that makes showing up feel less like a chore and more like something you do not want to miss.

You are not just paying for a room with equipment in it. You are paying for the thing that actually gets you consistent. And consistency is the only thing that has ever gotten anyone real results.

That is what you are actually buying.