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Rest Days
“I constantly remind myself that resting takes confidence. Anyone can train like a mad man but to embrace rest and to allow all the hard training to come out takes mental strength.” –Ryan Hall
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Open Your Mind about The Ideal
Sunday morning, as I was doing my regular grocery shopping I saw Camille Leblanc-Bazinet on the cover of Oxygen Magazine in the check out line. I was so proud to see her mainstream. As I was paying for my stuff, I noticed a woman picking it up and showing her husband –I overheard her say Oh, that’s…
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CrossFit For Hope – National Mall 2013
I had so much fun this weekend at CrossFit for Hope. It was a great cause and was worth having work out in the blazing heat, mid-morning in the middle of the National Mall. I didn’t do like amazing well at the brutal workout, but that wasn’t what it was about for me. I just…
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Focus, Focus, Focus!
I have got to focus — the last week or so I have totally been like, oh I can eat that <crap food>. Once in a while won’t hurt me. However, that once in a while has turned into more than I would like and I am starting to see and feel the effects from…
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How Do You Want Your Kids To See Their World?
There ain’t no rest for the wicked…even on a holiday, so up I got and headed in for my usual 6A workout. I thought I would be the only one there – but nope, there were three others! Yay but the workout was a tough one, so boo! So, let’s post the workout details so…
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Focus on the Work
I come across quite a few posts dealing with body image the past week or so – all trying to combat the myth around the number of the scale dictating how fit you are and how this idea of the perfect body is a myth. The Dirty Little Secret of the Female Athlete: Cellulite Stop…
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Progress means Changing
Yesterday morning, I tried some Hot Yoga for Beginners at Flow Yoga in Ashburn. It was challenging for sure, but not as hard as I thought it would be. All that mobility that I do – day in and out – seems to work. I definitely need to work on flexibility and mobility though so…
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Perspective and Perception
This is such an important quote to take to heart. I have been around some people that inspire me to be better, to want to work harder and I have been around people that suck the wind out of you – and drag you down. Sometimes this can be one and same the person at…
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Cardio is not all it’s Cracked Up To Be
I can’t believe its the end of June already. How does time fly so fast? I say it often but take time each day to savor how blessed you are. Life can change in the blink of an eye. This article: The Final Nail in the Cardio Coffin may have been written in 2008 but it holds…
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How Clean Is Your Gym?
I am taking full advantage of having this week off and going to the later HighBar CrossFit classes. Today we did a benchmark workout, Jackie. We didn’t do a lot of benchmarks that required rowing at the other gym but I am finding that rowing is super challenging to me and I like it. 1000m…