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Why You Should Take a Break in the Post Season

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Program design is much more difficult than meets the eye. Strength and conditioning coaches must take into consideration many elements before building a program. From a needs analysis to proper evaluation based on sport, the strength and conditioning coach must compile all available information to create an effective, appropriate program.

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I’m going to have an frank discussion about team selection. What I have to say also applies to other types of teams for your gym, but what I’m specifically talking about here is selecting a team for CrossFit Regionals.

First, the honest truth is that selecting a team isn’t easy, and it doesn’t really get easier. Ever. I say this as someone who’s been doing this for Regionals since 2011; my gym, Precision CrossFit, has sent a team to Regionals every year for the past 6 years.

Why is it so hard?

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Christmas is a grapple. We love the theory (feasting, giving, friends and family), even as we worry over the practice of cooking the food, choosing the gifts, and actually being with our families. We long to make the rites something more than rote, even as we wonder if it’s better to be more practical and less traditional. And right there in that grappling, right there between desire and duty, is the literal sweet spot where spritz cookies gnaw at me.

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Bring some festive cheer to your table with a delicious winter salad or two. From a vibrant roasted red cabbage slaw to a garlicky kale salad with grilled bread, these salads will complement any main dish and enliven your holiday dinner.

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‘Tis the season to be giving — but how? If you’re thinking about volunteering your time on a regular basis, start with these five tips for finding the right opportunity for you. If you’re looking to do something charitable over the holidays without committing, your local food bank is a great place to start.

But don’t go rushing to the grocery store to stock up on canned goods just yet! We asked SuperFood Drive, a nonprofit committed to improving the health of the hungry, about what they really want. Their answers might surprise you.

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Kolaches are a simple fruit-filled pastry. They are one of my husband’s favorite foods from both his childhood and his Czech heritage. Made with a simple yeast dough and a filling made from dried fruit, they taste like a much-less-sweet version of a classic breakfast pastry. They pair amazingly well with strong coffee and early holiday mornings.

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Bubbly makes everything better: a night becomes an evening, and lunch becomes a rendezvous; a gathering is a celebration, and an intimate dinner for two becomes a pronouncement of intention. Bubbly is, in all its forms (Prosecco, Cava and Champagne), magical in its ability to enliven and uplift every occasion — but never quite as much as when the bubbly is Champagne.

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This time of the year, down in the Caribbean island of Jamaica, the locals are pulling out their pitchers and punch bowls to make the traditional holiday drink called sorrel punch. What’s sorrel, you ask? Don’t confuse it with the leafy spring green, as I did when I first heard of the punch made with it. They may share the same name, but they’re quite different.

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