“In CrossFit gyms we don’t face the gym – we face each other”  – Nicole Carroll  Dispatches from the Front 005: I spent the last week at the CrossFit Games working for HQ. I was working on behalf of the Affiliate organization, the department dedicated to the support and growth of CrossFit Affiliates. The Games...Read More

“How you do one thing – is how you do everything”  Dispatches from the Front 004: If you can squat to full depth – do it.  If you can hit the wall ball target – do it. If you can fully lockout your elbows in the overhead position – do it.  Every – single –...Read More

“Never outsource your self reliance”  Dispatches from the Front 003: I have a long tenure in bullshit developed by group think and big organizations.  Liberal Arts Degree by a private university. Served as an Intelligence Officer in the US Army deployed twice to Iraq. Worked as a government contractorWorked as a federal employee for the Department of...Read More

“I’m not as good as I once was, but I’m as good once as I ever was.” Dispatches from the Front 002: I am a 41 year old man doing power cleans in my garage on a Sunday. If you would have told me I would be doing that when I was 20, I really...Read More

“The more you say I can’t say something, the more urgent it is for me to say it. It has nothing to do with what you are saying I can’t say. It has everything to do with my freedom of artistic expression.” – Dave Chappelle  Dispatches from the Front This is my attempt at collecting...Read More