Every class at CrossFit Uncommon starts the same way. Before anybody touches a heavy barbell or starts a clock, we warm up together. Some people see it as the boring part. We see it as part of the workout. A good warm up is not random jumping jacks while you wait for class to start. It has a job to do, and when it is done right you train better and feel better the next day. What a warm up is supposed to do CrossFit's own coaching material lays it out simply. A warm up should

Animal based does not mean zero carb. If you CrossFit, you need fuel for the work, and fruit and honey are about as simple as fuel gets. At CrossFit Uncommon we build the plate around meat, eggs and organs. Then we add carbs that come from real food when training calls for them. Paul Saladino's animal based approach is built the same way: meat and organs at the center, with fruit, raw honey and raw dairy alongside. This is education for people who train. It is not medical adv

Walk into any class at CrossFit Uncommon and everyone sees the same workout on the whiteboard. The former college athlete and the dad who has not touched a barbell in years. Same workout, different versions. That is scaling, and it is the reason this style of training works for almost anyone who walks through the door. Some people treat scaling like a consolation prize. It is not. Scaling is how we make sure you get the training effect the workout was written for, at the leve