 When Jeff Wheeler had the idea to create the largest fitness expo in Colorado, some didn’t believe it was possible. Putting Bodybuilders, MMA fighters, Ninja Warriors and CrossFitters under the same roof?!?!?! Kind of sounds a real life Mad Max, Beyond Thunder-dome scenario right? But Jeff has a knack for getting people together for a common goal and that’s one of the reasons we like him! His philosophy is directly in line with the ideology of Axistence, and that is “Everything works, nothing works forever and there’s always room to improve”. No matter what fitness system you’re involved with, there is always room to learn and grow.
Often with the afore-mentioned methodologies, you have some of the “My style is better than your style” mentality. However, on July 8th and 9th, every one of these fitness flavors (and many more) will come together in one of the largest venues in the state, The Colorado Convention Center! The goal is to introduce the Denver community to as many types of fitness as possible. It’s very easy to get caught up in one form of exercise and start to think it’s the end-all-be-all. That’s why this Expo will have a little taste of everything. From Ninja Warrior & MMA to Parkour & Slackline, to Bodybuilding and of course, CrossFit! Attendees will have the pleasure of watching experts in each of these fields do what they do best and learning more about each one of them. Over the 2-day span, the entire event will also be streamed live via FX, CNBC Sports and Spike TV! So what exactly is the “Battle For Mile High”? The Battle For Mile High is a fitness competition from within the CrossFit community where up to 400 athletes from around the nation will have the opportunity to showcase their skills in one of the coolest venues in the country! This year we’re looking forward to seeing who will be crowned the Fittest in Denver! Battle For Mile High Details: Where: The Colorado Convention Center When: July 8th and 9th, 2017 Prizes: $15,000 Prize Purse 400 Athletes 42 Prize Packages 24 Places 8 Divisions 4 Workouts 2 Days 1 Overall Box Prize PLUS, through the "Back to the Box" initiative, we're donating 20% of your registration BACK to your box! If you’d like to register for the event, volunteer or you’d just like to know more about it, please check out the event page HERE!
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 You want results. You've heard us say time and time again, that "Consistency gets results" right? Then why is it that you're having trouble being consistent?
Imagine you have the best program on the planet. Maybe it's the program that Angelina Jolie used for Tomb Raider or the one that Brad Pitt used for Troy. What do you think will happen if you follow it half ass? Think you’ll get the results of Angelina or Brad? Nope, you’ll get half-ass results… Even a bad program followed consistently will yield a better result than an amazing program followed poorly. Anyone who's stepped foot in our training facility has probably heard us ask the question "How much sleep did you get last night?" We're not asking this question for our health, we're asking it for yours. It just so happens that sleep may be the #1 contributing factor to whether or not you're reaching your goals. That's right, the #1 factor determining whether or not you lose those last 10lbs or whether you hit that 500lb deadlift. Exercise is important, as is your nutrition. However, you could be spinning your wheels in the gym and in the kitchen if you're not taking care of yourself in the bedroom…wait, that didn't come out right. Whatever, get your mind out of the gutter and let's dig into the importance of sleep.
 Love it or hate it, it cannot be denied that CrossFit is the most popular and profitable brand that the fitness industry has ever seen. CrossFit has exploded in just over the last decade from 1 to over 12K affiliate gyms. This happened for many reasons, the biggest 4 of which are outlined below.
Prepping for Battle: The Paleo Diet-Should You Eat Like A Caveman? (Washington Post Rebuttal)4/17/2017  You may or may not have seen the recent article in the Washington Post about the Paleo Diet. As much as I love mainstream media's take on diet (insert sarcasm here), I felt this needed to be addressed a bit further than what the Post had to offer. Check out the original article here.
Before we get too deep into Paleo-this, Paleo-that, I'd like to start off by saying we are not doctors, nor are we dietitians. We promote a "Nutrient Dense/Toxin Free" form of eating at Axistence Athletics. For more info on exactly what that means check out this past article here. You may be able to tell throughout the course of this post that I’m just slightly annoyed...
Everywhere I look I see magazines and blog posts on: - “Top 5 Absolute worst foods you can eat” - “The Top 5 foods that you should NEVER eat” - “The Top 5 foods you should never eat AFTER 8pm” - “The 5 foods that are making you fat!” These headlines sent me on a wild goose chase to see if I could in-fact find these dangerous foods that were surely the root cause of the obesity epidemic in this country. So I spent more time than I should have researching these “TOP 5” terrible items. So you've read parts 1 and 2 of our Nutrient Dense, Toxin Free blog. Oh you haven't? Well, I suggest that you go do that before finishing the 3rd installment. If you don't read those first, its kind of like skipping to the last episode of Breaking Bad.......just, yeah, don't do it.
FAT LOSS TIP! Chew your food SLOWLY. Chewing your food slowly can be one of the best ways to actually cut down on eating (if overeating is a problem for you). Its also better on your digestive system. Shoot for 30 times each bite :) Of course nobody can sell chewing slowly so the media never talks about it. Ok, lets get into the good stuff!
Politics, religion and nutrition.... Anyone who wants to tell you their opinion on those subjects most likely doesn't want to hear yours...  I don’t know your goals, I don’t know your body type, and I don’t know your activity level. I am not a doctor nor am I a dietician, therefore I cannot prescribe any specific diet nor do I want to. Ain't nobody got time fo dat! However, what I do want to do is shed some light and bust some myths on the topic of nutrition in this 3 part series.
By the end of these blog posts, I hope that all of our readers will understand just how individualized a nutrition plan can be but also how simplistic. This post in particular is intended to get the right foods on your plate. We can talk about calories till the grass-fed cows come home but unless those calories are coming from nutritious food sources, any other conversation is pointless. At Axistence Athletics when our clients ask us how they should eat, we like to use the phrase “Nutrient Dense, Toxin Free”. Whether you’re Paleo or Vegan, Ornish or Atkins, we think pretty much anyone can get behind those 4 words. Essentially all we’re saying is that folks should try to choose the most nutrient dense sources of their calories and try to avoid toxic ones. Makes sense right?  This is not just a catchy tagline, but a question you should be asking yourself. You show up at the gym 3-5 a week and put in a good effort, your movements are constantly varied, functional and intense. You have a solid strength program laid out, 5 x 5 back squat on Monday, deadlifts on Thursday and bench press and weighted pullups every day in between. Any day you're touching a barbell is a good day! How well has all of that barbell training carried over to your daily life? "Oh dude, I'm stronger, looking jacked and feeling confident as hell!" Cool, how about coming over and helping me move into my new apartment next week?
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