Month: September 2011

  • Fight Gone Bad 6

    Today was Fight Gone Bad across CrossFit boxes to benefit some very good causes. In this workout you move from each of five stations after a minute – for 3 rounds Wall-ball: 20 pound ball, 10 ft target. (Reps) Sumo deadlift high-pull: 75 pounds (Reps) Box Jump: 20″ box (Reps) Push-press: 75 pounds (Reps) Row:…

  • Star Wars & Cancer

  • An Inside Look Into CrossFit Culture

    Burning Runner: An Inside Look Into CrossFit Culture “Crossfit is the perfect tool to expose holes in our movement,” he says. “A Crossfit gym is a lab: it’s a safe place to press boundaries, experiment, test and re-test, see what works and what doesn’t work, and become better athletes.” Starrett’s out to make the case…

  • Go Ahead, Skip down the Sidewalk!

    Did you happen to watch the 2011 CrossFit Games on ESPN2 last night? It’s on tonite and tomorrow too…8p EST. If you want to see the sort of stuff I do on a day to day basis, check it out. I do not, well have not yet, done open ocean swimming but the thing about…

  • Gymnastics means the end of your comfort zone!

    Last night was a CrossFit Field trip to Apex Gymnastics for 2 hours of fun filled open gym time. What some people call fun, others call torture. Gymnastics is hard — and it combines coordination, balance and strength all together at the same time! I mean come on, Really? Does it have to? I have…

  • CrossFit Field Trip: Gymnastics

    Have you taken the pledge yet? I’m not one of those bloggers that is going to try to sell you something — but this really is a good cause. Gatorade is going to donate money to to the Women’s Sports Foundation  — and you just need to sign the pledge.  And if you leave a comment…

  • Giveaway: Take the Pledge: Help Athletes BECOME from Gatorade

    When I went to Blogher’11, I was lucky enough to attend a Gatorade event about young athletes, proper nutrition and how we, as parents, can help them ‘Become’ the great athletes they are destined to be.  During the event, I was also fortunate to meet Brandi Chastain .  For those of you too young to remember,…

  • Sad: Andy Whitfield Dead: ‘Spartacus’ Star Dies Of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

    Andy Whitfield Dead: ‘Spartacus’ Star Dies Of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Another young person died from cancer — so sad. LOS ANGELES — Andy Whitfield, who played the title role in the hit cable series “Spartacus: Blood and Sand,” has died at age 39, according to representatives and family. Whitfield died Sunday in Sydney, Australia, 18 months…

  • Recipe: Easy Paleo Pumpkin Bars

    I found this recipe at R.A.W. Training. Sounds yummy & I’m going to attempt to make them soon! Let me know if you try it — R.A.W. Training Easy Paleo Pumpkin Bars Ingredients 15 oz can Organic Pumpkin 2 Eggs 1/3 cup Egg Whites (I used Egg Beaters “whites”) 1/3 cup Agave Nectar Amber 2…

  • Is it Sunday?

    I took time out yesterday to reflect on what happened 10 years ago — to appreciate all the freedoms we have and the enormity of what happened to all of our lives. Its so hard to believe it was 10 years ago — I feel for those kids who lost their parents that day. Having…