Live Fit and Sore

Month: July 2012

  • What Chemicals Are Doing to Your Health | Inspired Bites

    Cancer seems to be everywhere.  According to the American Cancer Society, 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women are expected to get cancer in their lifetimes.  The Centers for Disease Control reports that it is the leading cause of death by disease in children under the age of fifteen.And we are all concerned…

  • Stringing It Along

    I had a good workout today and had a breakthrough that has me all pumped up. I actually strung 3-4 Double Unders together without doing a jump together and boy let me tell you – it makes the workout round so much faster! I am so excited to practice more to see if I can…

  • Another Milestone for My HB

  • Free Your Mind & The Rest Will Follow

    I thought I was raring to go this AM -and I was. It was front squats and I like lifting days. The thing about lifting you have to keep in mind — really the thing about that one hour you set aside to get fit — is that you have to clear your mind. Once…

  • CrossFit: The Myth of Strength Training & Bulkiness

    I read this article this evening and it seriously is a great post about women and their fear of getting bulky.  He is so right about how this fear is unfounded and quite frankly — silly.  We all look great cleaned up. I can’t tell you how many times people do that double take when…

  • Crossing Your Rubicon

    Today is a rest day for me but  I did coach some great athletes today at the box. One of the guys that was there today told me a story that I thought was so relevant that I wanted to share it — The story of the Cesar crossing the Rubicon The Rubicon was a…

  • Ladies: Don’t Be Afraid of Strength Training

    I headed to the gym early to do a coach’s workout before the busyness of my day gets going. It was a good one – 400m run 25 power snatch #65 50 pull ups 75 1 Pood KB swings 400m run time: 18:46 Here’s an interesting entry I came across about women and lifting weights…

  • Aurora, Colorado

    Today was one of those days that makes you remember how precious and short life can be – those people were going to see a movie. For some, they probably couldn’t wait which is why they went to a super late showing. Batman – the blockbuster sequel, part of a bunch of super hero movies…

  • The Connection Between Dehydration and Headaches

    I don’t drink enough water! There I said it, came clean. I just don’t and there is no real good reason for it and I know I should but I don’t. When it gets super hot and I workout, it sometimes really knocks me out for a loop and the signs that I am not…

  • DJ JAZZY JEFF at DUSK in ATLANTIC CITY

    DJ JAZZY JEFF x DUSK x ATLANTIC CITY from DJ Jazzy Jeff on Vimeo. You can see Scotty multiple times thanks to his Silver fox status….