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We've all been there: halfway through a brutal WOD here at CrossFit 201 in Oakland, NJ, a muscle starts to twitch, you feel a little lightheaded, or the energy you had at the start of the workout has completely evaporated. The first thing you grab is your water bottle, but for many of us, especially athletes in New Jersey who train in our hot, humid summers, water alone may not be enough.

Here at CrossFit 201, we’re passionate about functional fitness. We believe in training your body for all of life’s demands, and as a fantastic side effect, developing a physique you’ll be proud of. While CrossFit might seem like a relatively new phenomenon to some, its core principles actually echo the training philosophies of athletes from a bygone era – the early to mid-20th century.

Walk into a conversation about nutrition and fitness, and you're almost guaranteed to hear a familiar word: calorie. It's the currency of every diet, the unit of energy we obsess over, and a central figure in the health narrative. But have you ever stopped to think about where this concept comes from?

Here at CrossFit 201, we talk a lot about the building blocks of a stronger, healthier you: foundational movements, disciplined nutrition, and consistent hard work. But there's another crucial component that often works behind the scenes, yet impacts everything from your energy and mood to your ability to build muscle and recover: testosterone.