Live Fit and Sore

Month: December 2011

  • Dead Lift Gorgeous

    Today is one of those days when I was excited to head to CrossFit (well, more than usual). Deadlifts! I like DLs — I can do DLs. Broad sturdy shoulders and strong core base come in handy! I needed a good heavy lift — it’s been a hard, stressful week here at the Hoaglund house.…

  • Travel and Activity

    I was really tired this AM so I took my normal Weds day off. I am considering heading to an evening workout if I can — we shall see how I feel. I like today’s Tabata WOD so I hate missing it!   Many of us are traveling over the next few weeks — seeing…

  • Pull Up & Knees to Elbow

    During the workout, Lani fell and hit her noggin. She got up but we all noticed the blood down her neck. So I too her to the ER! She ended up getting 4 staples and probably has a mild concussion. She’s resting comfortably on my couch waiting for her husband — She lost her grip…

  • Chemo Brain May not be Due to Chemo

    Memory Problems More Common In Cancer Survivors, Regardless Of Chemo: Study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women treated for breast cancer with radiation with or without chemotherapy had more thinking and memory problems a few years after their treatment ended than women who’d never had cancer, in a new study. Research has suggested some women…

  • Let Loose and Go Heavy

    I had a really fun weekend — its good to let your hair down and just let loose from life. We get so wrapped up in life — we all need to just go out with a group of good friends and laugh our asses off once in a while! Today’s workout was about lifting…

  • CrossFit Chicks Night Out

    had such a great night with my fellow CrossFit chicks. We had wine, lots of laughs, more wine –then some dancing, and more dancing. What a great night!

  • Fat Joe talks weight loss

  • Ask Yourself…

    My friend Tina K. posted this today and I loved it — sharing it with you all — You must constantly ask yourself these questions: Who am I around? What are they doing to me? What have they got me reading? What have they got me saying? Where do they have me going? What do…

  • It’s all about the food you eat

    This is a really good thing to remember:   “You can’t exercise away a bad diet.”-Mark Sisson And it really is true — you see it all the time. People who literally work their butts off in the gym and for as hard as they work, still have to lose those extra pounds. Can you…

  • Great Info about Good, Solid Nutrition Making the Difference

    My brother Jon sent this to me — and really drives home how important nutrition, rest and sweet potatoes can be in your training — Paleo, recovery, the sweet potato and my neck In the end, nutrition is the athlete. If what you’re doing isn’t working for you, keep plugging away. The combination of an overall…