Welcome to the Empower Blog

Looking for inspiration, guidance, and a little motivation to fuel your fitness journey? You’ve come to the right place.

Here, you’ll find a mix of resources designed to help you live stronger—inside and outside the gym. From weekly WOD breakdowns that prepare you for what’s ahead, to form tips and movement focus posts that help you train safely and effectively, we’ve got you covered.

You’ll also discover healthy recipes and nutrition advice from our coaches, plus wellness wisdom that touches on mindset, recovery, and lifestyle habits that support your goals. And because community is at the heart of Empower, we regularly highlight the accomplishments, stories, and events that make our gym more than just a place to work out.

Whether you’re brand new to CrossFit, coming back after a break, or looking to reach new performance milestones, our blog is here to encourage, educate, and empower you every step of the way.

Tonic v Phasic Muscles: Implications for Training and Why You Should Care

Tonic v Phasic Muscles: Implications for Training and Why You Should CareBy: WOD Father Published on: 26/12/2024

It is a failing of the fitness industry that exercises chosen randomly often end up overstimulating tonic muscles which need relaxation, while stretching phasic muscles which need to be activated and strengthened.

Methodology
Tonic v Phasic Muscles: Implications for Training and Why You Should Care

The Four Way Test

The Four Way TestBy: WOD Father Published on: 22/12/2024

1. Is it the truth? 2. Is it fair to all concerned? 3. Will it build good will and better friendship? 4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

Community
The Four Way Test

Empower Holiday Class Schedule

Empower Holiday Class ScheduleBy: WOD Father Published on: 20/12/2024

It is a point of pride among our team that Empower has been open for business every day since opening on the West Side in March 2013. Whether leading workouts outdoors or by Zoom, our coaching team has not taken a day off in over 9 years!

Community
Empower Holiday Class Schedule

15 Years Later: 12 Days Revisited

15 Years Later: 12 Days RevisitedBy: WOD Father Published on: 15/12/2024

Thank you to everyone who helped make this an enjoyable event and for helping me demonstrate to some of our original founding members just how far our community has come.

Community
15 Years Later: 12 Days Revisited

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