the Coaches' office

Announcements and tips from Alchemy on health and fitness, nutrition, and CrossFit.

The L-Sit

The L-Sit is a great core exercise, but it’s also an exercise in humility—an ego gut-check, if you will. More than once I’ve been asked by a red-faced member who

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Get ready to run

We are going to be doing a lot of running at Alchemy this summer, and I should know because I do all of the programming (cue: the evil laughter)! Because

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The Pull-Up

April’s skill focus is yet another gymnastics-based movement: the pull-up. This is the most sought-after skill for those entering the CrossFit world. It also happens to be one of the

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