It’s here! The final week of the 2025 CrossFit Open. This workout has the longest time cap of all 3 open workouts- which means, for the majority of us, it will be the longest workout of the Open. Which means, pacing will be extremely important if you are looking to finish under the time cap. 

Week 2 of the 2025 CrossFit Open is here, and the Black Iron Nutrition Performance Team is back with another nutrition strategy to help you fuel, recover, and perform at your best. Dialing in your nutrition can make all the difference in how you feel and execute this workout. Whether you’re adjusting your schedule, redoing the workout, or just looking to optimize your energy levels, we’ve got you covered.

This is a fun workout to kick off the 2025 CrossFit Games Open, even though the pain is going to BE THERE. Pacing, grip management, and not coming out too hot will be BIG here. And the BIN Performance coaches are here to help you this week with your own Black Iron Nutrition strategy.

How many times have you looked at pictures of CrossFit athletes, weightlifters, etc. and thought “I would kill to look like that” ?

But if we knew what it actually took to get there, we might reconsider.

This also brings up one of the biggest misconceptions in fitness - the idea that looking shredded is equivalent to better performance in the gym or in sport.

Did you know that the average adult needs 7-9 hours of sleep per night?

Did you know athletes may need even more?

Lack of sleep or sleep deprivation can cause slow reaction times, can alter pain reception and can even decrease accuracy. All things every athlete needs to stay in tip-top shape.

We have fully embraced the notion that each individual client needs to be educated and coached in a very specific way. Not only are your goals and knowledge about nutrition unique and specific to you, but they will most likely change during your time with us.

It’s beach season! For some people that means bikini’s, white sand, and those fruity drinks with the umbrellas! But what if you have fat loss goals? Can you still drink? How does it impact your body and what are the “best” ways we can fit drinking into our macros?! We’re not here to tell you what to do, we just want you to understand the physiology of what happens when you drink and let you make the best decision for you!