Bare Bones Barbell Club
Barebones Barbell Club of Tucson: strength training, power lifting, Olympic Lifting, private weight lifting facility
Crossfit Works, Inc., Fitness Centers,
Tucson, AZ

Why we do it the way we do…

For years now we have used a home class system and a three-workout-a-week program at CrossFit Works.  This is not common in CrossFit gyms.  This is something we began doing way-back-when.  As CrossFit becomes more and more well known and people have more and more exposure to the concept of CrossFit, I receive more [...]

Gluten-free because gluten makes you miss things!!

“What is gluten-free?”

“Why does everyone want to be gluten-free now?”

I hear these questions quite often.  My usual answer is an abbreviated explanation [...]

The Sonoran Salmon is Snake

Yes.  Of course.  Snake.

If you didn’t check the comments from yesterday’s blog post you will see that our own desert wiseman, Bryon L., has weighed in from his present location on an Oregon farm, on the Sonoran Desert equivalent of salmon and blueberries.  Snake and wolfberries.  Shockingly, I didn’t find any of [...]

Paleo Baby Steps…

What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than watching Nic’s MMA conditioning crew do some rope pullups and then talk a little nutrition?

Here are a few reminders about how to approach your Paleo transition.  Remember that if you are a performance athlete you might do some of this a little [...]

Nutrition Basics Lecture-Sunday

Green Fish salad: shredded napa cabbage, diced zucchini, grilled fish with lime and cumin, avocado, tomatillo salsa and cilantro.

This Sunday, June 12 at 2:00pm will be the CrossFit Works Introduction to Excellent Eating lecture.  Otherwise known as Paleo Basics.  During this lecture we cover some of the reasons why a hunter-gatherer [...]

Happy New Year

Hope you are all safe and warm tonight.  CrossFit Works isn’t too big on New Year’s Resolutions.  Everyone knows those don’t work so well and all of us at CrossFit Works see all of you come in our doors on a regular basis with plenty of resolve.  Still it seems remiss to not [...]

Swim Suit Season…Free Nutrition Lecture

This is what the rest of the world of fitness is reminding you about these days.  Even many CrossFit Affiliates are urging their clients to get their nutrition dialed in because swim suit season is right around the corner.  I am urging you to get your nutrition dialed in so you can live [...]

CONGRATULATIONS!! One Month of the Nutrition Challenge down, two to go.

Sincerest congratulations to all of you who have stuck with the focus on your food.  You are all doing different things, prioritizing different changes, struggling with different challenges but many of you are persevering impressively.

So far, I’m guessing I have only touched the tip of the iceberg in terms of your food and [...]

Is there enough fiber in the Paleo Diet?

Many people are concerned about the fiber content of a grain-free diet.  We have been so convinced that wheat germ and oat bran are important health foods it worries many people to contemplate a diet without whole grains.  It is certainly true that many Americans are plagued with bad digestion and GI tract/colon problems [...]