Live Fit and Sore

Category: High Bar

  • Working The Power Positions

    Now that I am temporarily unemployed, Mondays are a bit tougher for me than normal. I think all the hustle and bustle of the weekend, and being around people feeds my soul, and come Monday -it’s back to being somewhat solitary. I know it’s only temporary, but it’s been tough on me mentally. I am…

  • Happy World Kindness Day!

    The reality of being told I wasn’t wanted is starting to set in. After seven years of caring – probably too deeply – about my job, they didn’t want me anymore. It’s funny what we focus on isn’t it? When I stop and think about the past seven years, it was clear that I had…

  • Down In the Dumps

    I’m having one of those days — down in the dumps. I went and worked out during a later class, thinking it may help boost my mood. It did for a brief amount of time, but only brief.   Recommended Reading Think Food Doesn’t Affect Behavior? You’ve Got to Read This. The Super List Of…

  • Trail Race: We Were All In It Together

    Yesterday, I ran the 10K Trail Race from Hell aka the Loudoun 10K Trail Run in Middleburg VA. It was probably one of the hardest races I have personally ever done mostly due to the huge hill at the start and the finish of the race.  The race benefits the Boulder Crest Retreat for Wounded Warriors and it was a worthy…

  • Kindness Reverberates

    Here’s another act of kindness to share. I like this one because it’s a great example of just a small gesture or act can reverberate larger than you can imagine. Sleeping Stranger Subway Picture On Q Train Defines Empathy And Is A Lesson In Being Good Just being kind to another human who probably will…

  • Don’t Settle For Less

    Someone asked me if I was still going to get up super early to workout while I am searching for a job –it’s not like I have to and there are later CrossFit classes. The answer is Yes, I am. I think sticking to some sort of normalcy while I am looking for my next…

  • Challenges Make Us Wiser And Stronger

    This morning was one of the toughest workouts mentally for me that I have had in a very long time. We were doing some upper body agility ladders and I COULD NOT DO THEM. It totally highlighted one of the areas that I seem to have a mental block – the connection between my upper…

  • Putting My Hat in the Job Market

    I had a big life change on Friday where by I am officially looking for a new career opportunity. I have often talked about life giving you lots of signs that you need to make a change — and if you ignore it or refuse to take some sort of action – -life tends to…

  • My Passion Wakes Me Up

    Who ever invented the Renegade Row is not right in the head. A Renegade Row is a push-up performed on dumbbells or kettlebells, one of which is rowed after each push-up rep. Seems pretty solid right? Holy crap – it was in our WOD today and I used 20# dumbbells — thinking that may not even…

  • Take Care of your Health Now!

    Last night, we did our annual pumpkin carving as a family around the kitchen table for Halloween. It’s so funny to see the different personalities that come through as we create our masterpieces. This year I decided to do a CrossFit theme – and created a Strict Shoulder Press image! I think it came out…