Squatting Up A Storm

Posted Nov 06 2012 by Ryan Savard

Yesterday’s high bar back squat results. So being the nerd that I am with this kind of stuff, I decided to take your high bar back squat one rep maxes and compare them against your old ones. I wanted to look at how men and women increased separately as well as everyone together. The results [...]

End Of Our High Bar Back Squat Cycle

Posted Nov 05 2012 by Ryan Savard

The end of our high bar back squat cycle ends today. Come on in to find out how all that hard work has paid off by finding a new one rep max. The new gym is coming along! Take a look at the fresh signage as you are making your way to the old place. A big thanks goes out to everyone who helped out a[...]

Registration Is Now Open!

Posted Nov 02 2012 by Ryan Savard

Last night’s Shave The Date Registration for Barbells & Handlebars is now open! Cost of entry is $30 which also gets you a t-shirt. Register now because there are limited spots available! If you are hesitant because this is a “competition”, don’t be. There is an advanced [...]

Shave-Off Tomorrow Night!

Posted Oct 31 2012 by Ryan Savard

Luke completed a half marathon in Cape Cod, MA over the weekend. The Shave-Off. If you are competing for the Barbells & Handlebars‘s Golden ‘Stache award or are going all out for the month of November by manning up and growing a moustache, then you should be at the shave-off tomorr[...]

Barbells & Handlebars 2012

Posted Oct 29 2012 by Ryan Savard

Barbells & Handlebars 2012 is a competition of strength, wits, and the ability to grow a mustache. Consisting of 2 WODs and a month long razor strike, all you have to do is care about your (or your man’s) prostate. Movember officially starts on November 1st. To raise awarness about prost[...]

Should I Be Supplementing? Part 2: Fish Oil

Posted Oct 24 2012 by Ryan Savard

Should you be taking fish oil? Short anwer: Yes. Why? As avid exercisers, we put a lot of stress on the body. When the body is stressed, it produces stress hormones like cortisol which induces an inflammatory response. When the inflammatory response is high, healing and recovery of the muscles and [...]

Squat Cycles and Periodization (and why we do it)

Posted Oct 22 2012 by Ryan Savard

As we near the end of our high bar back squat cycle, I would like to talk about why we do what we do. A big part of CrossFit is being prepared for the unknown and unknowable. In this regard, many gyms follow a more randomized way of programming. So why do we, at EDCF, stick to programmed strength c[...]

Reaching Fitness Goals: Victor Oke

Posted Oct 19 2012 by Ryan Savard

Vic has had a goal for quite a while. Simply put, he wanted to deadlift 500 lbs.  He has flourished under our unique strength program gaining sizable results on his squats, deadlift, and Olympic lifts yet he still hadn’t reached his goal of the big 500. Falling short a few times in the recen[...]