Be Like T-Rex

Posted Aug 22 2012 by Ryan Savard

Courtesy of Mike Brannon “I smell toast. That’s what they say when you’re having a stroke, right? You smell burnt toast?” These kinds of thoughts can’t be helped. When you’re past 35, words like “obese” have made their way into your medical records, and you’re 10 minutes into a gri[...]

Weekend Wrap-Up

Posted Aug 20 2012 by Ryan Savard

As many of you know already, we had a team from EDCF compete in this weekends Europa competition. What you don’t know is that we placed 18th out of 79 intermediate teams. Jen, Mason, Fernando, Shawn, and Elizabeth did awesome and showed a lot of heart on Saturday. I am very proud of you guys.[...]

Competition Tomorrow, New Elements Class, Free Saturday Class

Posted Aug 17 2012 by Ryan Savard

A team from EDCF will be competing at the CrossFit competition tomorrow at the Europa Expo. If you would like to come and support, the action starts at 9:30am at the Dallas Convention Center. There will be competitions in everything from bodybuilding to karate. Come out and support Fernando, Shawn,[...]

“We are all different, but have one goal.”

Posted Aug 16 2012 by Ryan Savard

Kenny on tall box jumps (36″). Getting stronger and feeling good are but a few reasons to jump into any fitness routine.  For me, I have half-heartedly tried it all.  About 11 years ago, I was a small business owner and had plenty of people doing all the work for me.  Up to that point I had[...]

Introducing Coach Jacob

Posted Aug 15 2012 by Ryan Savard

I am proud to introduce to you the newest member of our EDCF team, if you haven’t met him already. Coach Jacob Rochester has begun coaching the Monday and Wednesday 6:30 and 7:30pm classes. He adds a lot of experience to our team both through his athletic and personal training experience. We [...]

My Inner Nerd

Posted Aug 09 2012 by Ryan Savard

I’m a nerd. Always have been, always will be. In high school I was more interested in reading than sports; my extracurricular “sports” were academic competitions. Believe it or not, I lettered in Whiz Quiz after competing at the state level. (Yes, I have the jacket to prove you can letter in [...]

Burn It Down

Posted Aug 08 2012 by Ryan Savard

Adam T. in Pisa, Italy. Craving something sweet already? How about Paleo Crockpot Dessert Stuffed Apples? Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 3 hours Total time: 3 hours 10 mins Serves: 4 Ingredients 4 green apples, cored, bottom still in place 1/2 cup Coconut Cream Concentrate or homemade coconu[...]

Right on

Posted Aug 06 2012 by Ryan Savard

Our first ED*CF BBQ turned out great. Actually, great is an understatement. If was, in fact, awesome. The food was wonderful (both paleo and non-paleo), and I couldn’t ask for a better group of people to spend a Saturday afternoon with. I definitely wasn’t expecting the appreciation you[...]