Safe Suffering

One of our all-time favorite books, "Can't Hurt Me" by David Goggins, is an incredible story of the trials and tribulations one person went through to come out the other side as one of the toughest humans on the planet. Everyone can take something from this but we'll give you a little hint on what you'll realize - we all have it incredibly easy and we need to toughen up.

We often use weight as a metric to determine how a given program is benefiting us (losing weight is typically a good thing..). Without explicit knowledge of your actual body composition, it's hard to ascertain if you're successful as you could be losing muscle which would appear as a good thing on the regular scale. This week we talk about our new piece of equipment and how it will help you peel b...

It's one of our favorite times of the year and not because it's sheer joy, but rather it's a test to see where we all are and what we need to work on in the coming year. The competitive spirit that is released and the community building is second to none. If you haven't done the Open in the past, you'll hear what it's all about. If you have, well, we've got some fun new details in store this year!

Everyone is high on life and determined to dial in their health goals come January. Then February hits and we have a tendency to slip back to our old ways. If you feel amazing after January, why not keep it up? This week Jeremy and Jon chat about setting realistic(and unrealistic) goals and doing something every day to help you achieve them.

Today we sit down with Kansas City's only CrossFit Level 3 coach, Jeremy Whiteford. He shares with us what it took to get him there and how getting back to the basics has improved his coaching. He also shares his favorite number and some exciting developments that are on the horizon!

Are you looking to buy something for a fitness enthusiast? If that fitness enthusiast happens to be you, please don't consider yourself selfish. The fitter and more productive human you are, the better you are for the world. Therefore it's a gift you're giving to everyone around you... We take you through our favorite apparel, equipment, books, diagnostic tools etc. plus a bonus giveaway....

This week we do a quick PSA to beg our 2020 crew to reserve for class so we can do everything in our power to provide the highest quality experience possible. It’s analogous for many things in life as if you show your intention, you’re held accountable by others - something we all need to accomplish our goals.

We've been MIA the last couple weeks and are excited to be back talking today about some non-negotiables when your health is not necessarily 'tee'd up' for success, i.e. having a new baby, and trying to 'balance' both worlds.

In this episode, we’re joined by one of my close family friends, Will Gerstle. I taught Will how to ski at Beaver Creek in Colorado nearly 10 years ago. Brit and I got engaged down in Sydney where his family is from and have kept in touch over the years. In talking with Will’s dad a couple weeks ago, he suggested that he send Will to live with me to ‘harden up’. We jumped at the opportunity and Wi...

This week we discuss Jeremy's experience thus far with a continuous blood glucose monitor. He's utilizing it over the course of 10 days to test different foods, workouts and recovery methods while receiving real-time data on his blood sugar levels so he can take action and make changes. You'll hear a bit about fasting and how after only 24 hours he saw a big change in sugar levels + how pizza (in...

Making time for what matters most is a skill we all need to develop. Whether it’s time with your kids or your fitness, important priorities in your life are often second in line behind work and other non-life-impacting activities. Set yourself up for success this week by making one simple action - putting your priorities on the calendar.

We'll be so bold and say taping your mouth shut when you sleep could be the most beneficial health hack from a cost per impact perspective. It's cheap and it's a game changer. If you snore or have nasal congestion, your life is about to take a turn. We also talk about training with your mouth closed and eating, yes eating, with your mouth closed. If you want to sleep better, feel better, and impro...

A couple of years ago we changed our name from 2020 CrossFit to 2020 Fitness. Though a lot has changed since then, much remains the same. The goal of our program has been, and always will be, to make our clients the best versions of themselves. We have the best tools in the business at our disposal and though the name on the wall might not say "CrossFit", this remains the best tool out there - in...

We all love supplements. Many of us use them to help get from point A to point B more efficiently or to make up for poor nutrition or lifestyle choices that leave a little to be desired. This week we dig into what Jeremy and Jon are taking and what the best supplement of all is.

This week we want to turn the tables as it relates to your focus on nutrition. Our goal is to help people become more excited about how great they feel eating clean rather than being excited to eat low or no quality food. It steams from the Whole30 where after about a week for most people, you start to feel really amazing, clear-headed, etc. It's our goal that people someday crave this amazing fee...

Can you do it alone? Possibly. Are you more likely to be successful with the support of others? 100%. Hear us out this week as we beg you to find an accountability partner at the gym and in your overall pursuit of health. Improve your likelihood of succeeding by creating the right team and the rest will be history. As the Beatles once said, "I get by with a little help from my friends."

Motivation only last so long. Having a reason outside yourself is vital to anyone’s long term success and this week we take a quick jaunt into the topic of having a fitness buddy and what we’re doing at 2020 this month to make it systematic for our clients.

Shoes are an important component of one's training and not to mention fashion sense. This week we dig into different brands of shoes, the positives and negatives of each and what type of shoe is best for what type of training. If you need an excuse for a new pair of kicks, we hope to give that to you this week!

This week I sit down with Kevin Ward, the co-founder of SwingFit, as he shares the secret to shooting under par and everything you'll ever need to know to play great golf. As much as I wish that were true, Kevin shares a bit of his story coming up in the game of golf, playing at KU and then on the pro tour, and how he now uses his experience to help others not only play better but to feel better f...

What does it take to do an Ironman? This week we sit down with Andrew Komer, who just became a 4x Ironman by completing Ironman Lake Placid. He shares with us the story of how he got hooked on the training and how the challenge of the Ironman has made relatively difficult tasks easier by comparison.

Getting to where you want involves setting a specific target. We've had the conversation every now and again with clients of, "I'm not getting the results I want." Our response is then, "What are your goals?" More times than not, goals are just floating around in people's heads, not being written down or expressed to others. This week we urge everyone to write down their goals, regardless of the c...

Today we make a shameless plug/justification for the monthly investment in joining a fitness community. We hear a lot about the high cost of joining not only 2020 but other personal fitness communities. To quickly lay out the benefits, you receive programming, guided coaching from a staff that cares about you, the latest and greatest thinking in the fitness world, you don't have to think, great eq...

Anthony Quirarte is a former F-16 fighter pilot and overall impressive human being. Like a couple of grade schoolers, we sat down with him to pick his brain about flying the Fighting Falcon at Mach 2 but quickly learned what was most impressive was the mindset he took from flying to fighting cancer when his career in the military was cut short. He shares some great stories about surviving, both in...

The saying goes, "you're the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with." This dramatically applies to who you workout with. Are you surrounding yourself with the right people to help you make the right decisions to help you reach your goals? The fastest way to improve your motivation is to outsource it to others as that will help keep you on track. Get the results you're after by surrou...

From day one we've just tried to make our facility a little better today than it was yesterday. For those that have been around you've seen some big changes over the course of the last couple of months. Today we talk about how this is only the beginning. To build the community that we're after, we're going to need more space and with that comes an exciting addition to the facility we already have....