Jesse O'Brien

Author's details

Name: Jesse O'Brien
Date registered: March 12, 2010
URL: http://www.activeatx.com

Biography

Jesse received his business degree in 2009 in Entrepreneurial Management from Texas Christian University, and after a stint in corporate America, decided to follow his passion of fitness. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and a Level 1 CrossFit coach at Westlake CrossFit. His mission is to empower individuals through physical subculture. Favorite public place in Austin – The area by the volleyball courts at Zilker Park. Favorite water venue – Deep Eddy Pool Most impressive fitness feat - Ran the 2009 and 2010 Austin Marathon. The former never training for a marathon

Latest posts

WODPAK — May 15, 2012
Living Life With Trust — April 20, 2012
Coaches’ Corner – How Much Protein/Carbohydrates — April 17, 2012
ActiveATX — April 15, 2012
Optimum Performance Training — April 2, 2012

Author's posts listings

May 15

WODPAK

Categories:

Crossfit

by Jesse O'Brien

May 15, 2012

WODPAK. Essentially it is a packet of vitamins/minerals/supplements that is designed specifically for CrossFitters.

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Apr 20

Living Life With Trust

Categories:

Health, Lecture

by Jesse O'Brien

April 20, 2012

Living Life With Trust When we continually live our life with a safety net it creates a barrier to our freedom. As we create the life of our dreams, we often reach a crossroads where the choices seem to involve the risk of facing the unknown versus the safety and comfort of all that we have come to trust. We …

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Apr 17

Coaches’ Corner – How Much Protein/Carbohydrates

Categories:

Functional Fitness, Health, Nutrition

by Jesse O'Brien

April 17, 2012

Question How many grams of protein / carbohydrates do you get in per day? I’m trying to figure out what a good amount is without overloading my kidneys. Answer For me personally, 1 gram per pound of bodyweight is ideal, otherwise I lose some body composition. Despite what some fitness magazine have you thinking, .75-1 …

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Apr 15

ActiveATX

Categories:

Athletic Training, Dog Walking, Functional Fitness, Health, Hiking & Walking, Lifestlye, Water Activities

by Jesse O'Brien

April 15, 2012

ActiveATX Keep Austin Active

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Apr 02

Optimum Performance Training

Categories:

Athletic Training, Athletics, Crossfit, Functional Fitness, Health, Lecture, Lifestlye, Nutrition

by Jesse O'Brien

April 2, 2012

What is your name, where are you from and what is your website? James FitzGerald Wabush, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Optimum Performance Training – OPT www.OPTexperience.com Tell me briefly about the progression of Big Dawgs what started as a sharing of free workouts created a following of people that liked the style of training; …

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