Month: January 2012

  • Cancer Fighter/Super Bowl 2012 Athlete: Mark Herzlich

    What an inspiring story — fighting back from cancer — and going to the friggin’ Super Bowl. Giant Step for Cancer Survivor Mark Herzlich New York Giants’ rookie linebacker Mark Herzlich stepped off the plane in Indianapolis to play against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI and immediately took to Twitter to express his gratitude. He…

  • CrossFit: Front Squats

    It was a strength day today — Front squats. Elbows up, Lead with your Elbows — yadda yadda yadda. Warmupx3 5 Squats 5 Push ups 5 Ring Rows 1 Pull up Mobility Skill Front Squat WOD 5-5-5-5-5 Front Squat 75,95,115,125,135

  • Tony Blauer – Be Your Own Bodyguard Seminar

    It’s all in my head I tell myself. If I don’t believe I can do it, then it’s a done deal — I can’t do it. This was one of the takeaways from this weekend’s Tony Blauer Be Your Own Bodyguard self defense training seminar and it can be applied to so many other aspects…

  • Bacon Roses — Romance at its Finest

  • Super Easy Paleo Meatballs

    Last night I made some Paleo meatballs — super easy recipe: Package of 80% lean ground beef Package of spicy all natural sausage — In Food Processor blend 1 onion, a bunch of parsley, a few cloves of garlic — Blend well with your hands the following ingredients: meat the parsley, onion, garlic mix variety…

  • CrossFit: I Think I Can

    Waking up this morning to realize that today’s workout looks a lot like the one Kim and I created yesterday — and from the pic taken, we were destroyed by. Coach Conan asked what we were thinking when the pic was taken — Kim was thinking: “tore a callous and was on the verge of…

  • Meeting Jeremy Kinnick and Tony Blauer

    Yesterday was so inspiring and fun – but even better than the actual seminar was the opportunity to meet more people in the CrossFit Community. I am planning on writing up a bit of info on the actual Tony Blauer Be Your Own Bodyguard Seminar in a separate post to share my thoughts because I…

  • Calling All Diet-Coke aholics – Give Up the Soda

    I gave up soda almost 2 years ago. I was what I refer to as a Diet Coke-aholic so it was a VERY big deal and my family still likes to talk about how much soda I drank. Gotta love your siblings to help remind you of where you came from right?   I remember…

  • Dr. Oz says Gluten creates a Civil War in your Body

    A Civil War in your Body —- Love that Dr. Oz is talking about Celiacs and Gluten Intolerance Dr. Oz recently went of Fox News to discuss the gluten free diet.  This is a major step toward a wider recognition of gluten sensitivity, celiac disease, hypothyroidism, and other gluten related conditions.  His viewership is in the millions.  Most…

  • CrossFit: DeadLifts and More

    Today I seriously almost went back to bed. I made the mistake of looking at the workout when I went downstairs this AM and I saw Box Jump Burpees and sit ups on the agenda. Now, we did so many sit ups yesterday and I am not a fan of burpees and then combine them…