Category: benchmarks

  • CrossFit Fran, Fran, Fran

    Fran — Dynamic Stretching Warmupx3 10 Ring Rows 10 Wall Ball Shots 10 Sit Ups 25 Double Unders Skill Thrusters WOD Fran 21-15-9 53# Thrusters Pull Ups (used blue band) time: 6:23 

  • Oh, Elizabeth- we meet again!

    Today’s workout was one of the nasty girls of CrossFit – Elizabeth. The last time I did this girl was Feb 2011. I didn’t really remember her all that well but I won’t forget her this time! I love that I have records of how I did the last time I was challenged with a…

  • Get It Done, Day after Day.

    It’s crazy what a difference 1 year can make. When is the last time you stopped and thought about where you are compared to last year? Is that the sort of thing you do on New Years Eve? I was thinking about today’s workout and what progress I have made. We did some work on…

  • Whole Life Challenge Wrap Up

    It’s been a really fun holiday season so far. We are coming up on the one year anniversary of CrossFit Impavidus and it’s just so great to see how the community has flourished.  Great energy, great people — a lot of fun.  I have a feeling these ladies are going to get me into a…

  • Look around for inspiration

    I find this picture very uplifting. One of the things I have been doing whenever we go on a family trip or adventure, is to take a pic of my kids jumping. I got this idea from a CF friend of mine and I love it. So far we have one in front of Monticello…

  • How do you know the difference?

    Ok – so I went ahead and worked out this AM –but I definitely didn’t push myself. I am so trained in using fitness as a stress release that it is extremely difficult for me to NOT exercise. I will say this though — I am sore and I am going to go with lighter…

  • CrossFit Girl: Grace

    Today’s workout was one of the ladies again — Grace is her name. Warmup 25 Double Unders 2x– 10 squats 10 Med ball cleans 10 push ups 10 pass thrus Skill Clean & Jerk WOD ‘Grace’ 75lb 15 reps/65lb 15 reps time:5:21 400m sprint 1:48 I was just not feeling it this AM. I got…

  • Honoring Our Veterans

    Happy Veteran’s Day — One of the many great things about CrossFit is that it embraces & honors the men and women in uniform. They honor the Heroes who gave their lives to keep us and our country safe with special Hero Workouts. CrossFit Hero WODs are some of the most intense workout experiences that…

  • Hello Annie…

    Yesterday — i did some serious mobility work doing Iron Crosses and Hip Abductions. Sven ‘assisted’ which is another word for Inflicted pain upon me — by helping me add resistance and let me tell you –the soreness in my hips is incredible. I seriously need to do more mobility work — it goes hand…

  • CrossFit Hero: JT

    Well, Good Morning Folks! I was talking to one of the athletes on the Whole Life challenge –and I asked him if he feels better –he said to me that he hasn’t felt this good in 20 years! Another guy told me that he noticed that getting up in the morning isn’t as hard as…