Here’s a true story.  I was sitting laying on my couch watching The Masters.  I had been in the same spot for the better part of an hour.  My body was in straight chill mode and bordering nap mode.  I had zero energy.  My WOD time was coming in about an hour and I was this close to just skipping it.

I finally peeled myself off the couch and staggered into the kitchen for some more water.  That was when I saw my box of samples of X2PERFORMANCE on the table.  I thought to myself that today would be the ideal test to see what kind of energy those little vials can supplement into my body.

So, that’s what I did.  I unscrewed the cap, tore off the safety seal, downed the shot of liquid… and waited with bated breath for my tsunami of energy…  [Read more…]

I do a lot before stepping foot into my CrossFit box.  My alarm goes off at 5:00 AM.  I have a 45 minute commute to work and then I have a day full of meetings, emails, engineering stuff, and dealing with people.  After a 10 hour day, I leave work at 5:oo PM and head to the box where class starts at 6.  I’m awake a solid thirteen hours before I go sweat at 865.  And some days… it is downright freaking hard to muster the energy to push through a tough CrossFit WOD.

So what do we do?  Do we try to hype ourselves up and grind beyond a workout on our own?  Do we reach for something to help our bodies generate that energy to power through?   [Read more…]