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Crossfit Salisbury | (local box)

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My daughter and I joined Crossfit Salisbuy in August of last year. I thought it was about time I featured the two owners of the local affiliate:

Adam Blaney & Cameron Ball

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 The Crossfit General Rundown

“CrossFit is driving fitness into the future at warp speed.”

In 1995, Greg Glassman established a gym in Santa Cruz, Calif. CrossFit was formally established in 2000. The company’s first affiliate was CrossFit North in Seattle. By 2005, there were 13 affiliates. In 2012, a mere dozen years after the company started, there are 3,400 affiliates worldwide.

The program’s “jack of all trades, master of none” approach defines the strategy it uses to achieve fitness. Glassman’s early athletic experiences directly influenced CrossFit’s goal of achieving “greater work capacity across broad time and modal domains.” In CrossFit’s view, the goal is not to achieve specialized abilities and fitness that applies to one particular set of movements. The goal is general physical preparedness.

The CrossFit ethos holds that adherents train to enhance 10 key physical qualities: cardiovascular/respiratory endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, agility, balance and accuracy.

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– Adam Blaney –

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35 year old happily married father of two.

Teacher, gym owner and CrossFit practitioner.

My intro to Crossfit

Teaching at the time at Beaver Run elementary school. Working at the time with a guy by the name of Jason Cranford who was exposed to CrossFit by a colleague of his at a different school (would find out later this was in fact Cameron). Jason introduced me to it by showing me footage from the 2009 CrossFit games.  I was totally intrigued and along with Jason and Cameron started doing CrossFit.com workouts at the local World Gym at 6am each morning.  The competitive nature of CrossFit had me hook, line and sinker from day one.

First Location

After Cameron and I coached at CrossFit Ocean City for awhile we saw the opportunity to branch out and open Salisbury’s first affiliate. CrossFit Salisbury officially opened it’s doors in June of 2011.

Advice for Someone Interested in Trying Out CrossFit 

Don’t wait another day…don’t listen to those lies saying to “put it off” or here’s my favorite “let me train for awhile to get into better shape SO THAT I CAN start CrossFit”…CrossFit is the means to the end…you don’t have to be in amazing shape to start but in my opinion CrossFit is the very best way to world class health and fitness so don’t wait even one more day!

Personal Fitness Mantras 

You have to be disciplined and with that comes a need to stay motivated and inspired.  Have goals laid out and ever present in your mind so you have something to train for.

Fitness Tips  

Make it fun and also make time for it…no one is gonna do it for you and life is so busy so you have to be intentional to make time for your fitness daily.

For More On Adam: click

– Contact –

CrossFit Salisbury website (www.crossfitsby.com)

Email (crossfitsalisbury@gmail.com)

 

Special Dates for Visitors  

Every Wednesday during the Month of March will be Bring a Friend Day and guests who aren’t necessarily friends are welcome on these days as well…any class time offered during these days are available to guests obligation free

Festivus Games

Saturday April 21st.  CrossFit Salisbury is an official host site.  This is a beginner/novice competition.  Register at www.festivusgames.com

 

– Cameron Ball –

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Veteran, father of two and a married man.

Owner, gym teacher, Founder of Salisbury Barbell Club and Crossfit extremist.

My intro to Crossfit

I originally found CrossFit when I was deployed overseas with the Marines. I came home to find a colleague had discovered it and we started trying out workouts at work and at the World Gym in Salisbury. Not long after Adam joined us. The rest is as Adam described.

Interested in Trying it Out?

I would tell someone curious about CrossFit to just try it out. I could talk until I’m blue in the face but until you experience it for yourself there isn’t really a way to describe the feeling you get after and the first experience is different for everyone. I’m definitely the guy in the deep end of the pool saying, “Come on in! The water’s fine!”

Personally I try to emphasize all the positive things that come out of any type of exercise or training. Some people enjoy running or biking, or are into power lifting or body building. I think that if it gets a person up and moving it’s better than being a couch potato. I’m obviously bias to CrossFit as I believe that it is the best way to create a well rounded athlete. What we do as CrossFitters will improve your running, biking, power lifting and/or body building. There’s a reason that CrossFit and other high intensity workouts are trending so highly these days, it’s because they work. But those that want to specialize or even dabble in a certain type of exercise shouldn’t be chastised for it. I’ve seen the benefits of a person committing to CrossFit, they are both physical and emotional; and I don’t think there are many programs out there that can attest to that.

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– Contact –

CrossFit Salisbury website (www.crossfitsby.com)

Email: camcrossfitsalisbury@gmail.com

Cell: 443-365-0160

 

-Nora Kelley

 

Three workouts | No Gym Needed 

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Below are three different workouts from an amazing site called darebee.com

There’s so much information on that site it’s almost overwhelming! So I’ve pulled three workouts that can be done at home. I encourage y’all to check out that site and make use of the information.

Each of us have a choice to make when we start the day: are we going to make it happen? Or make an excuse? Invest in your own health- it will pay you dividends!!

Click Here To Go To Darebee.com

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-Nora K.

Have Questions? Contact Nora

 

Thank You 

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August 21, 2017

Thank You

My first blog post…

Thank you for taking the time to visit NK Fitness and for reading my blog! My hope is that through the information on this site you’ll increase your personal motivation to improve your own health and fitness level!

The plan is that every couple weeks I’ll post new information and if you’ve subscribed you’ll be notified via email that new content is waiting for you. I want this to be tailored to the types of information you guys want/need to know around weight lifting, stretching, recovery, diets, supplements, staying fit while traveling etc.

I’ve been working out in some capacity for almost thirty years! Yes! I started using my brother’s Soloflex when I was 11 years old!

My most recent fitness adventure has been joining Crossfit Salisbury! I absolutely love it! I’ll always be drawn to the gym for traditional weight lifting but joining Crossfit has added some much needed variety.

As far as my diet is concerned, I usually eat very clean. Meaning little to no processed foods or added sugars. Lean meats, fish fresh fruits and veggies. Much like my exercise routine it’s good to mix things up regularly.

To prepare for the photos you see on this site I reached out to Justin Pryor who’s a personal trainer and nutrition coach to tweak my diet. In addition to Justin’s nutrition coaching and personal training, he owns The Supplement Shop on Main Street in downtown Salisbury. More about Justin and his Supplement Shop can be found under the ‘Ask the Pros’ tab. Justin’s contact info and mini biography are there if you’re interested in working with him yourself. Getting an outside perspective on your diet can be life changing.

Trying out Dr. D’Adamo’s “Blood Type Diet”…

For the past month I’ve been exploring blood type based diets. I was totally surprised by how much your blood type effects the food you should eat. This is such an awesome example of knowledge equaling power!  If you don’t already know your blood type I highly recommend you find out and then look up the foods you should avoid or eat more of and why. I’m AB positive and here’s what I read about my blood type below:

[“Found in less than 5% of the population, AB is a rare blood type. Formed as a result of the intermingling of Type A and B, Type AB is advised to enjoy a diet with a balance of lean protein, organic vegetables, and grains. Type AB’s health challenges focus on autoimmune diseases and age-related cognitive issues. Following the Type AB lifestyle tips, such as routinely engaging in both vigorous and calming exercise to burn off excess adrenaline, helps to bring the mind and body into focus.”] – 4yourtype.com

~MY DIET PROFILE FOR AB~

Avoid: Chicken, Corn, Kidney and Black Beans, Buckwheat

Beneficial: Tofu, Seafood, Greens, Kelp, Dairy

Here’s a link for more information so you can learn about your blood type:

Blood Type Diet Official Site

So send me your questions and comments. Constructive criticism is welcome!

Signing Off…

Two things you can do right now to improve your diet and therefore your health: drink more water and consume less sugar today! I’m constantly asked about weight loss tips. The two things I just listed are my first response. No gym or prep required. In future posts I’ll be discussing the dangers of refined sugar but you don’t need to wait for that to know that it’s one of the worst things you can consume!!

 

Before starting an exercise or diet program you should consult your physician!*

-Nora K.

Have Questions? Contact Nora