Kanna Fitness Radio

Becca wanted to lean out and increase performance in the gym, but at 1500 calories, she wasn't eating enough! This episode walks through our process of increasing her calories and the results she has seen in and out of the gym. Some of the effects surprised her!

Taking a page from Robb Wolf, Coach Chris describes his nutrition, sleep, and training habits over the past year. This is also in blog post format at www.crossfitkanna.com/blog

-supplements preworkout and post workout; rest/Deload weeks; acquiring skills; career advice; injuries and mobility; food timing

Breakfast - what do you do when you get sick of eggs? Weight belt placement? Alternating upper and lower body days? Cheat weekends? Three best mobility exercises? If you could build an athlete ground-up, where would you start? When should you start using pre-workout/other supplements? Nutrition hacks? What or who inspires you as a coach? Hype track? What Games athlete would you want to coach? What...

Audio from a nutrition info session we ran in the fall of 2017. For full video, check out our YouTube page!

We chat with Jon Dobzelecki from Performing Nutrition and how he went from almost 400 lbs. to nutrition coach. We talk about his time growing up in the States and then Hong Kong; his yo-yo dieting with Weight Watchers, and how a $50 bet in college got him to lose almost 200 lbs, run 2 marathons, start CrossFit, and discover his passion of helping others with nutrition. Find out more at www.perform...

Coach Chris gives some tips on how to stay on top of your training and nutrition through the holiday season

This week we talk with Melissa Hemphill: Air Force Captain, Biology professor, wife, mother of 3, and BIRTHFIT Regional Director. We cover topics like nutrition, mindset, and self-care, but so much more including Melissa’s personal life events and struggles.

We talk to Dori Fleekop, coach at CrossFit Kanna. We learn about his background and how he went from 205 lbs. to 150 lbs. by simply working for it. We also talk about how he found CrossFit in Europe, how he came to Kanna, and his experience at the CrossFit Adaptive Athlete Seminar and his takeaways for working with impaired athletes.

This week we talk with Nast Whitson, BIRTHFIT Regional Director, CrossFit coach, running coach, and so much more. We talk about having a tribe, her journey from track star, med school to fashion career change, books she likes, being a “pressure releaser,” and more on mindset.

We interview the founder of BirthFit, a movement that encourages a state of readiness for expecting mothers by focusing on four pillars: nutrition, fitness, chiropractic, and mindset. Coach Chris recently attended the BirthFit coaches seminar and wanted to spread the word about this powerful movement.

Kyle Bryant is one of the most positive, upbeat people you’ll meet. He also has Friedreich’s ataxia, a degenative neuro-muscular disease. We talk about FARA, CrossFit, and having a positive outlook.

One of our members, Brad, joined with an existing shoulder injury. We sit down and talk about both the physical and mental aspects of working out while injured and Coach Chris shares his story, too.

Get to know Lam Nguyen, our General Manager. We talk about everything from immigrating, taking care of siblings, money, school, kids, and even a little CrossFit!

Lam and Chris riff on motivation, how to stay accountable for nutrition and working out, and a quick recap of the BirthFit seminar

Dr. Jackie Halpern specializes in PTSD and sleep hygiene. Here she offers several tactics and best practices to get the sleep you need.

Lam and Chris talk about what to expect at a competition as a spectator, plus the unspoken rules (until now!) of box etiquette

Ten things that people new to CrossFit should (and shouldn't) do.

Gluten free, protein shake, eczema, leaky gut, auto immune disease, cortisol, eating healthy with family and friends, gluten-free snacks, and more

Anxiety, Stress, Worry, and Parenting with clinical psychologist Dr. Jaime Zuckerman

Why do we do strength aka barbell lifts? How much rest should I take between lifts? Belts, shoes, wraps, and sleeves - when should I use them and do I need them?

Coach Chris talks about the difference between "for time" workouts and AMRAP workouts and the pros and cons to both

Our first episode! Here's a really quick and cheap Paleo dinner for a family of 4