The Importance of a Crossfit Off-season By Luis Lopez Lately, we have seen a trend or re-emergence made by some of the trendier names in the industry of the idea that you should neglect or put aside off-season work and continue to do “Crossfit” year round. The common thing you’ll hear is that you can work on your aerobic base, or strength, or skills, or whatever weakness you may have, throughout the season, so why stop practicing your sport to focus on those things? While that claim may be true, I would argue that the demands of the crossfit season limit the amount of time one athlete can spend focusing on any given weakness and, therefore, the gains or progress you would have made, will be less than if you had stepped back from the intensities of regular crossfit training to approach the year with a more thought out and...Read more

TDEE stands for Total Daily Energy Expenditure, which is the amount of energy (calories) your body burns in a day. If you want to increase your TDEE, you need to increase the amount of energy your body uses. Many of us want to lose fat or lose weight and often feel stuck even though we push hard at the gym, but we forget to account for the other 23 hours in the day. Here are some tips to increase your TDEE: Increase your physical activity outside the gym: Go on a walk! Take a short 5-10 minute walk at the top of each hour or after a meal Take the stairs instead of the elevator, walking or biking to work, or do household chores. Set a daily step goal & start gradually (We recommend 8k plus a day) Get a dog. Jk. Take your dog on a walk around the...Read more

Team Soul Miami, Ground Game Theory Jiu Jitsu, and Rilion Gracie Academy are excited to announce the first-ever Jiu Jitsu event at NOBULL Miami, located at 301 NW 28th St, Miami, FL 33127! The event will feature eight submission-only superfights, with four in No-Gi and four in Gi. Each match will run for six minutes, ending in either a submission or a draw. Our referees will carefully monitor the matches to ensure our athletes can fully showcase their skills and compete at the highest level possible. Additionally, we’ve set aside 40 minutes for open mat, providing competitors and spectators with the chance to engage in high-level rolling. Join us for an exhilarating and action-packed afternoon of grappling, where every second counts and anything can happen. Don’t miss the opportunity to witness some of the best Jiu Jitsu athletes in South Florida go head-to-head. We can’t wait to see you there!...Read more

Jiu-jitsu and other grappling sports rely heavily on precise technique and movement efficiency. Thus, jiu-jitsu athletes often focus on developing their technical prowess but overlook a critical aspect of training that plays a key role in performance, injury prevention, and longevity: strength and conditioning. It’s no surprise, too, given the many competing approaches to working out and the ever-evolving science behind it; it’s challenging to determine the proper workout routine for one’s needs. This article aims to help jiu-jitsu athletes understand the importance of exercise selection, injury prevention, and core strength and stability work in a well-rounded strength program. We’ll also explore the benefits of various training methods and discuss which strategy is the most adaptable for grapplers. By the end of this article, you’ll have some actionable recommendations to help you maximize your performance on and off the mat. Regardless of the sport, a stronger, more conditioned athlete is...Read more

Here at Team Soul, we’re always looking for effective and varied ways to better serve our community. Whether you’re looking to get your daily fitness in, compete locally, make it to the CrossFit Games, get fit, or any reason you had to walk through the doors of Team Soul, it’s our goal to be able to better serve you at any of our gyms. This is one of the many reasons why Team Soul Burn and Team Soul Strength were created. Team Soul Burn is our cardiovascular focused program designed to make you perform at an elevated heart rate for variable periods of time. This program utilizes workouts designed to target different energy systems that will render you a different stimulus on each one. This is just a fancy way of saying we want you to work on your cardio and breathe heavy so you can get a good sweat...Read more