Live Fit and Sore

Month: August 2012

  • 14 Best Sites to Learn About Paleo

    I get asked a lot about Paleo and how to do ‘it’. With the Whole Life Challenge coming up at CFI — i am sure the questions will be the same. Top 14 Sites I use to help me stay on the Paleo track! The Beginner’s Guide to the Paleo Diet Pinterest: Recipes Encouraged Paleo Foods…

  • An Aspirin A Day…

    Let’s talk about Aspirin- a sexy topic for sure! One of the things Scott’s Oncologist, Dr. Marshall instructed him to take daily is aspirin, a baby aspirin. Based on studies, taking a daily dose of aspirin reduces the risk of dying from cancer. And even though it’s not a huge reduction, any reduction is good with…

  • Push It Good!

    I thought we could all use a little Salt n Pepa this AM- Push It! Today’s workout was great. It was made for me — and i love wins like that. So often the workouts are super challenging and I leave feeling like I could have done better if only. Well when I see 2…

  • Tony Blauer’s Tactical Combative Camp: Five Important Themes For Women

    Tony Blauer’s Tactical Combative Camp: Five Important Themes For Women I recently attended the annual two day Tony Blauer “Tactical Combative Camp” at CrossFit Rubicon in Tysons Corner, VA. At first glance, any normal. suburban woman would walk into that gym and see the crowd gathered for the camp, and walk right out. Picture it:…

  • Nike: I just wanna play ball

    Lovin the new Nike campaign about greatness —

  • AMRAPs are Cray!

    Yesterday during coaching, I somehow strained my tricep. I must have pulled a muscle because it really hurts.  So no ego here –I scaled back the workout this AM so I could do it without putting a huge strain on my arms. If you are interested, I posted an updated progression picture. It’s been a while…

  • Paranoia is a Full Time Job

    I’ve been really looking into the relationships in my life and what makes me choose certain kinds of people and what behaviors trigger my insecurities and my defense mechanisms start come out in full force. At my age, I shouldn’t be so concerned with what others think and focus on doing what I do, the…

  • Hidden Calories from Beverages

    I received an email asking me to help bring about an awareness that the average person gets more than 20% of their total caloric intake each day from beverages. To highlight just how many calories a teenager could save per day by drinking water instead of sugary beverages like soda or energy drinks, Nestlé Waters North…

  • CrossFit: A Beacon of Hope

    I love reading stories like this one — and the truth is, there are so many stories like Shelly’s and helping people find their CrossFit is the most inspiring and fulfilling thing I have done besides becoming a Mom! <true story> Shelley Polings Journey “ready to make a life change and I knew that CrossFit…

  • Redefining Yourself is Like The Laundry Pile – Never Ending

    I’m feeling better! Yeah!  I do however have a very tight muscle in the crux of my back and my triceps hurt.  I am going to do some mobility this weekend to see if it loosens it up.  And today we did Dead Lifts! I love Dead Lifts! I need to remind myself to be…