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Gina Sobrero

This is a guest post from Gina Sobrero, Ph.D., ACSM EP-C. As well as a Crossfit L-1 Coach and Consultant for several national fitness, nutrition, and supplement companies. Gina is deeply committed to educating people how exercise and proper nutrition can improve the physical and mental health of people in the southern United States. She currently resides in Bowling Green, KY and coaches at Vette City Crossfit, runs a nutrition consulting and meal prep service (Primal Plate), and is currently working with health specialists in the area on development of a therapeutic fitness program for people living with eating disorders.

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3 Reasons Why Teens Are All In

I took some pictures at the gym the other day. Nothing unusual for CrossFit. We love to document everything, right? But these were a little different. Picture 1: A young teen. Done with his workout. Sitting on some boxes, absorbing information as three adults are in various stages of warming up, and in between reps of squat work. Picture…

ByGina SobreroJanuary 2, 20201Comment

Form + Movement Interval Workouts

The Dirty Secret About How To Lift Heavy

Forgive me if I take you back to the basics, but sometimes we have to look back to be able to move forward. In exercise physiology, we have what we call the five health-related components of fitness: body composition, cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility. These are elements that we consider the most…

ByGina SobreroDecember 10, 20190Comments

Mental Fitness

3 Reasons Why You Are Never “TOO OLD” To Get Fit and Lift Weights

If you are a competition lover like I am, this has been an amazing summer to observe the absolute best in the master's section of the Crossfit Games and I have to say, though, my favorite is watching the performances of the “older” athletes. There were quite a few athletes that were past the ages…

ByGina SobreroDecember 6, 20190Comments

Health + Nutrition

3 Important Facts on Post Recovery Drinks

Do we have to keep talking about post-workout nutrition? UMMM YES! Because the more we are exposed to the marketing tactics of the billion-dollar supplement industry, the more confusing it gets. You can go to a variety of different websites right now and find a variety of different recommendations for post-workout…

ByGina SobreroJune 29, 20190Comments

Mental Fitness

The Open is Over – Stop Beating Yourself Up!

If you are one of the hundreds of thousands of people who participated in the 2020 CrossFit Open, you may be having a case of the Post-Open Blues. The Blues set in after five weeks of excitement, from the Thursday night announcements (Is it going to be another WOD with dumbbells? Do I need to…

ByGina SobreroMarch 29, 20170Comments

Form + Movement Interval Workouts

Winterizing Your WOD

I’m not a fan of winter. After living in Colorado as a child, and having Raynaud’s Syndrome, I would be happy never living where it snows again. Somewhere where it’s 70 degrees all year round sounds great to me. . . Alas, I live in the central part of the US, and like many other…

ByGina SobreroDecember 1, 20160Comments

Winterizing Your WOD

When Beast Mode Goes Wrong: What to do if you injure yourself during the Open

The Open is Over – Stop Beating Yourself Up!

How Do You Stay Motivated To Workout?

9 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Your Box

The Five Life Lessons I Learned From CrossFit

Author page: Gina Sobrero

Winterizing Your WOD

When Beast Mode Goes Wrong: What to do if you injure yourself during the Open

The Open is Over – Stop Beating Yourself Up!

How Do You Stay Motivated To Workout?

9 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Your Box

The Five Life Lessons I Learned From CrossFit

Gina Sobrero

3 Reasons Why Teens Are All In

The Dirty Secret About How To Lift Heavy

3 Reasons Why You Are Never “TOO OLD” To Get Fit and Lift Weights

3 Important Facts on Post Recovery Drinks

The Open is Over – Stop Beating Yourself Up!

Winterizing Your WOD