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Looking for inspiration, guidance, and a little motivation to fuel your fitness journey? You’ve come to the right place.

Here, you’ll find a mix of resources designed to help you live stronger—inside and outside the gym. From weekly WOD breakdowns that prepare you for what’s ahead, to tips and movement-focused posts that help you train safely and effectively, we’ve got you covered.

You’ll also discover healthy recipes and nutrition advice from our coaches, plus wellness wisdom that touches on mindset, recovery, and lifestyle habits that support your goals. And because community is at the heart of Empower, we regularly highlight the accomplishments, stories, and events that make our gym more than just a place to work out.

Whether you’re brand new to CrossFit, coming back after a break, or looking to reach new performance milestones, our blog is here to encourage, educate, and empower you every step of the way.

Strange But True: Netflix Therapy

Strange But True: Netflix TherapyBy: WOD Father Published on: 04/07/2025

The fascia that runs through our bodies is all connected and tightness or adhesions in one area may result in dysfunction or referred pain in another. We're only just beginning to understand the complexity of fascia and its role in health and performance.

Nutrition and Wellness
Strange But True: Netflix Therapy

100% Not Rx’d: The Saga Continues

100% Not Rx’d: The Saga ContinuesBy: WOD Father Published on: 26/01/2025

In past episodes, members have drawn encouragement from my adventures in adapting workouts so, for your entertainment and inspiration I submit my approach to completing a workout 100% not Rx’d.

Mindset
100% Not Rx’d: The Saga Continues

What Now? When Your Best Diet Strategies Fail

What Now?  When Your Best Diet Strategies FailBy: WOD Father Published on: 19/01/2025

Your body’s needs are ever changing as you age. Measuring matters. We are fortunate to have great tools available to us that were not so easily accessed by our parents’ generation. We do not need to be victims of erroneous eating habits. Whether you join us for the challenge or not, stay on top of your body composition testing just to assure yourself that you are on the right track!

Nutrition and Wellness
What Now?  When Your Best Diet Strategies Fail

Why is the Get Up and Go Test the Best Predictor of All Cause Mortality and What does it Mean for You?

Why is the Get Up and Go Test the Best Predictor of All Cause Mortality and What does it Mean for You?By: WOD Father Published on: 17/01/2025

Statistically, the get up and go test has been proven to be the best predictor of all cause mortality outperforming blood draws, genetics or any other single attribute measure available to medicine.

Methodology
Why is the Get Up and Go Test the Best Predictor of All Cause Mortality and What does it Mean for You?

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