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Welcome to CrossFit Cornelius, your neighborhood gym dedicated to helping the residents of Cornelius achieve their fitness goals and live a healthier, more active lifestyle. This year, we are thrilled to celebrate our 10th anniversary, marking a decade of fitness, community, and transformation. We invite you to join us in commemorating this special milestone and ... The post CrossFit Cornelius 10th Anniversary: Celebrating a Decade of Fitness and Community appeared first on CrossFit Cornelius.

Welcome to our blog post highlighting the importance of resistance training for health and wellness! In today’s fast-paced world, prioritizing our well-being is crucial, and incorporating resistance training into our fitness routines can have numerous benefits. As residents of Cornelius, we are fortunate to have access to a variety of fitness facilities and resources that ... The post The Importance of Resistance Training for Health and Wellness in Cornelius appeared first on CrossFit Cornelius.

Have you tried our endurance program? Here’s why it might be beneficial to add it to your weekly training! Depending on your sport you may or may not have dedicated time to your running technique. Even if your goals are focused on lifting heavy, knowing the proper way to run is beneficial and can be ... The post Onward & Upward: Run For Your Life appeared first on CrossFit Cornelius.

You know that little 5 minute speech that the coach gives at the beginning of class? When they talk about the workout and how it should feel. That’s a pretty important part of planning out your workout for the day and will help you select the weights you use, reps you shoot for, and how ... The post Onward & Upward: Trust the Prescription appeared first on CrossFit Cornelius.

Lunges, split squats, and other unilateral leg movements are tremendous tools for building a strong, functional, and balanced body. Yet they tend to take a backseat to the more popular lower body exercises like squats and deadlifts. Let’s explore some of the benefits of lunges, common faults, and some popular variations so you never miss ... The post Onward & Upward: Why you should love the Lunge appeared first on CrossFit Cornelius.

If you’re training, chances are it feels like life is a bit chaotic. You may feel like you don’t have enough time for most things in life. While you’re definitely busy getting better at the gym, you may be missing out on some key routines that could change the way you feel about your day. ... The post Onward & Upward: ‘How Athletes Can Set Themselves Up To Win The Day’ appeared first on CrossFit Cornelius.

Stability training is an important and often overlooked element of training. Whether it’s your first day in the gym or you are a veteran athlete you can benefit from stability training. Our bodies are forced to accommodate the demands of sport and life. To prevent falling, maintain balance, and moving our bodies and external objects ... The post Onward & Upward: The Beginners Guide to Stability Training appeared first on CrossFit Cornelius.

More and more often these days we encounter folks living life through the lens of their smartphone. Ever since becoming a social influencer turned into a real career it has become increasingly difficult to know what is real and what is staged. Not only that, but how often are you interrupting your own life in ... The post Onward & Upward: ‘Stop Doing It For The ‘Gram’ appeared first on CrossFit Cornelius.

Exercise should be a place to relieve stress, build, confidence, and of course improve your health. The good news is that you don’t to make training with shoulder pain a part of your life. In fact if you dedicate yourself to the process you can possibly eliminate shoulder pain once and for all. Let’s talk ... The post Onward & Upward: ‘Bulletproof Those Shoulders’ appeared first on CrossFit Cornelius.

Still have that nagging elbow pain that won’t go away? It can prevent you from even picking up your coffee cup if it is really aggravated and will keep you out of the gym for days at a time. You may have noticed we introduced the Zottman curl over the last cycle, but I want ... The post Onward and Upward: “Zottman Curl” appeared first on CrossFit Cornelius.

After an intense workout of front squats or thrusters, you may have felt that burning pumped up sensation in your quads. Your pants are tighter and you can no longer put your phone and keys in your front pocket for fear of getting them stuck.  The quadriceps and hip flexor muscles on the front of ... The post Onward and Upward: “Quadzilla?” appeared first on CrossFit Cornelius.