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Foam Rolling Part 3

Foam Rolling Part 3

The past two days I’ve been talking about foam rolling and how awesome it is as a massage/stretching technique. Why? because you can get a really thorough, deep tissue massage...

CrossFit 5 min read

Foam Rolling Part 3

Foam Rolling Part 2

Foam Rolling Part 2

Yesterday I started talking about foam rolling. Today I’m going to go through some of my favorite stretches on the roller and feed you Gnarly denizens some sweet links to...

CrossFit 5 min read

Foam Rolling Part 2

Foam Rolling

Foam Rolling

Foam rolling has become very popular with all types of athletes because of how well it imitates a good deep tissue massage for much, much less -plus you can do...

CrossFit 5 min read

Foam Rolling

Breadwinner Cycles, Trust Us, They're Gnarly.

Breadwinner Cycles, Trust Us, They're Gnarly.

Let’s talk about why Breadwinner Cycles, a new boutique bike manufacturer headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is so awesome.

Staying Strong and Going the Distance Part 3

Staying Strong and Going the Distance Part 3

Today’s blog is part 3 in our series written by Mark Toomey, Senior Instructor and CEO of StrongFirst Inc. Yesterday, Mark went into the science behind why a strength program...

Staying Strong and Going the Distance Part 2

Staying Strong and Going the Distance Part 2

Today’s blog is a continuation from yesterday and comes from Mark Toomey, Senior Instructor and CEO of StrongFirst Inc. StrongFirst operates on the simple principle that basic strength is the...

Staying Strong and Going the Distance

Staying Strong and Going the Distance

Today’s blog comes from Mark Toomey, CEO of StrongFirst Inc. StrongFirst operates on the simple principle that basic strength is the building block for whatever type of performance or athleticism...

The Last Great Climb Preview

The Last Great Climb Preview

Gnarly just came across a trailer for the new mountain epic from Alastair Lee, The Last Great Climb. The film documents Leo Houlding, Jason Pickles, and Sean Leary as they...

CrossFit 5 min read

The Last Great Climb Preview

Mental Focus and Athletic Performance

Mental Focus and Athletic Performance

Here’s a great post from Outside Magazine about making sure you’ve mentally prepared yourself for your sport just as hard as you’ve physically trained. I’ve considered myself an athlete for...

Should I Bring Supplements Into My Box?

Should I Bring Supplements Into My Box?

While every affiliate box may sell their version of a branded t-shirt, hoodie and hat, most don’t have an established retail space for things like shoes, technical apparel, foam rollers...

Things To Do Before Running a Race Part 3

Things To Do Before Running a Race Part 3

In our last blog, We continued our talk about some general best practices to follow the week leading up to a big marathon or endurance race. So hopefully you’ve got...

Things To Do The Week Before Running a Race Part 2

Things To Do The Week Before Running a Race Part 2

In the last blog, we started talking about some general best practices to follow in the week leading up to a big marathon or endurance race. Today, we’re going to...

Things To Do The Week Before Running A Race

Things To Do The Week Before Running A Race

Over the next couple days, we’re going to dedicate a few posts to our Gnarly runners –we know there’s a lot of you out there. We'll talk about some things...

New Zealand Whey and Why Gnarly Uses It

New Zealand Whey and Why Gnarly Uses It

One thing people always ask us here at Gnarly Nutrition (besides, “Who came up with the name? Are they a surfer?”) is why we’re so adamant about using New Zealand...

CrossFit Games Southwest Regionals

CrossFit Games Southwest Regionals

The Reebok Crossfit Games Southwest Regionals were held at the Utah Olympic Oval, just south of Salt Lake City this past weekend, May 31- June 2. These regional games saw...

Crossfit Coach, Power lifter, and Entrepreneur Krissy Cagney Joins the Gnarly Nutrition Team

Crossfit Coach, Power lifter, and Entrepreneur ...

The Owner of Doughnuts and Deadlifts and the Black Iron Gym, Krissy Cagney, is the Newest Gnarly Athlete Growing up with triathlete parents, Krissy was introduced to the fitness world...