CrossFit Murphy

09/30/2026

09/30/2026

Teaching Tuesday: Stop Asking Your Workout to Fix Your Diet

I learned this lesson the hard way.

When my progress stalled, my coach Meghan told me the problem wasn’t my training—it was my nutrition.

I didn’t believe her. So naturally, I ignored her and started training twice a day.

More work. More volume. More intensity.

Eventually, I got hurt.

When I finally listened and changed the way I ate, everything changed. I got leaner, started PRing again, recovered better—and somehow I was eating more food than ever before.

Turns out Meghan was right. Unfortunately, she later became my sister-in-law, so I still have to hear about it.

The lesson: You can’t consistently eat like your health doesn’t matter and expect an hour in the gym to fix it.

That doesn’t mean you can never have pizza, a burger, or dessert. One meal isn’t the problem.

The problem is what becomes your normal.

Train hard. Eat real food. Fuel your training. Recover. Repeat.

Stop asking your workout to fix your diet.

09/30/2026

There’s a difference between being facilitated and being coached.

“Facilitated” means the workout is on the board, the clock is running, and someone is there to count your reps.

“Coached” means someone is invested in YOU 🫵🏼 🎯

It means having an experienced set of eyes watching your movement 👀🏋🏾
It means getting feedback that makes you stronger, safer, and more efficient.
It means having someone know when to push you—and when to pull you back.
It means understanding why you’re doing what you’re doing, not just what’s written on the whiteboard.

At CrossFit Murphy, we don’t believe our job is simply to facilitate workouts.

Our job is to coach people.

To meet you where you are.
To help you move better.
To challenge you appropriately.
To celebrate your progress.
And to help you become capable of things you once thought were out of reach 👊🏼💯

The workout is only part of the equation.

The coaching is what makes the difference.

TrainWithPurpose Community Fitness

09/28/2026

Monday is a reset.

A chance to refocus.
A chance to get back to work.
A chance to stop worrying about where you should be and start working with where you are.

You are your own biggest project.

Not your career.
Not your bank account.
Not what everyone else is doing.

You.

Build yourself with the same patience, effort, and consistency you’d give anything else that mattered to you.

You don’t need a perfect week.

You just need to start.

Reset. Refocus. Get to work.

09/27/2026

Rest isn’t skipping the work. Rest is part of the work.

Your body doesn’t get stronger during the workout—it gets the opportunity to adapt when you recover from it. Eat well. Hydrate. Sleep. Get outside. Move a little. Spend time with people you care about.

Then when Monday comes, get back to work.

A new week. New opportunities to train. New chances to get a little stronger, move a little better, and keep building consistency.

Enjoy the weekend. Recover well.

We’ll see you Monday at CrossFit Murphy.