We’d like to extend a congratulations to former Balance trainer, Blair Morrison, for his latest achievement: publication in The CrossFit Journal! As many of you know, Blair left Balance earlier this year and headed off to Europe to pursue his academic goals in the Leiden/Paris/Oxford Europaeum Programme. Though he was excited to study history where history [...]
Entries from November 2009
Blair Morrison’s Euro-Adventures Published in The CrossFit Journal
November 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: Article · Blair Morrison · Cool Stuff · CrossFit · Fitness · Updates · Workouts
Taylor Lautner Put on 30 Pounds of Muscle in Just Months for New Moon. Can You?
November 17th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Probably Not. That’s what Mark Crick, owner and trainer at Balance Gym, told the Washington Post Express. “Gaining muscle is probably the hardest thing to do at the gym,” he explains. “It’s easy to put on size, but size isn’t lean muscle.” According to the article, Lautner, who plays Jacob in the latest Twilight series [...]
Tags: Article · Celebrities · Cool Stuff · Fitness · Mark Crick · Tip · Workouts
Balance Thomas Circle Update
November 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Things are really moving, at Balance Thomas Circle, literally.As many of you might have seen with your own eyes,Oct. 20 was dubbed “Moving Day.” As in, the entire first floor of the former Thomas Circle Sports Club was cleared out. Desks, treadmills, televisions, and weights, have all been relocated or removed. Don’t worry, there’s still [...]
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Owner Mark Crick and Member Becky Gaudiose Compete in the VentureQuest Adventure Race
November 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment
By Becky Gaudiose VentureQuest Adventure Race Background: Mark Crick and I recently competed in the VentureQuest Adventure Race held at Fountainhead Regional Park in VA on September 20. It was one of the most physically challenging days of my life, one that left me with bruises, cuts, and sore muscles for days; but [...]
Tags: Cool Stuff · Mark Crick · Updates