Live Fit and Sore

Category: High Bar

  • Body Image Battles

    Last night I was reading It’s Hard Out There For a Fit Chick — about the struggle so many women (fit or not) go through with regards to weight and body image. A few weeks ago, I mentioned how when I look back at pictures from a few years ago, I distinctly remembering how fat I…

  • Are you Guilty of Over-Training?

    I met my friend Kristen at Highbar CrossFit last night for an evening workout. It was tough, hot and humid but awesome! I’m sore as all get out this AM which is always a good sign. warmup 200m jog 10 squats 4 Sampson Stretch 10 push ups 4 Instep Lunges 10 squats strength bench press…

  • Taking Your Fitness Seriously

    I volunteered on Saturday for the CrossFit Mid-Atlantic Regionals in Landover, Maryland for the morning and then spent a few hours helping my friends at Power Supply sell their tasty food to spectators. It was great to see friends I don’t get to see often — and see the peak CrossFit athletes in action. Watching them…

  • There is a world outside of the Cyber World

    I had so much fun working out this AM because my friend Liz came and joined me! I am off of work today and didn’t have to get up for the 6A but had to because I didn’t want to miss working out with her! We had so much fun — Reunited and it feels…

  • Everything Happens For A Reason

    Yesterday I watched my baby, Hannah start the two day process to ‘graduate’ from fifth grade and head into Middle School. I felt the tears bubble up and an overall feeling of pride, amazement and a touch of sadness come over me as I watched her get some awards and then get her promotion certificate.…

  • Greasing the Groove

    Happy Monday! The weekend flew by so fast but yet it’s hard to believe we are in June and school is out this week. This coming weekend, I am volunteering at the Mid-Atlantic CrossFit regional games –helping out on the media team and then also helping my friends over at Power Supply for a bit. It’s…

  • Magnesium: The Forgotten Mineral

    Friends of mine had a real scare last week — Liz and John are friends of ours back when Hannah was months old. Their son Jack and HB were close baby buds and we were all brand new to the parenting thing so stuck close together. Life gets busy as our kids get older, so…

  • You’re Awesomely Confident

    I am sore from yesterday’s workout. I didn’t realize it until I was stretching and warming up for today’s workout but walking OH lunges do a number on you each and every time! Here’s a few things I have read recently to share: Recipe: Sounds yummy: BEST Chocolate Zucchini Bread (Gluten Free, Paleo) THE TRUTH…

  • Stay Hungry My Friends…

    Mornings are so tough in my house –my son just refuses to adjust and get up. He has been this way since he was born –won’t go to sleep and when he finally gives in to it –it’s like moving the earth to get him to get up and when he does, he’s in the…