Live Fit and Sore

Category: crossfit

  • It’s Always Too Early to Quit

    Why Are you Thinking About Quitting? I know it’s now almost mid-January and some of you are out there –talking to yourself about giving up on your fitness goals and quitting whatever you committed to on the eve of Dec 31st. But really — Why are you quitting? I came across this great post by…

  • Making Progess Towards Your New Year Goals

    It was a super fun day at the gym — we worked on Rope Climbs for a part of it.  Rope climbs without the knot at the end that we all remember in grade school.  It’s about foot placement — Rope climbs was one of the things that eluded me for a long time until…

  • Work On Technique

     It was a super busy weekend –not only did I coach on Saturday and take pics for the competition held at CrossFit Impavidus, I also attended an Olympic Lifting workshop with one of my favorite coaches Nate.  We worked on the snatch lift — two hours of working on technique. It wore me out but…

  • Inject Me with Inspiration

    I am going to share something that will shock some people who know me and see me day in and day out. I don’t know if it’s because it’s a new year but I am lacking some serious motivation and inspiration in certain aspects of my life.  I just don’t feel jazzed about stuff that…

  • What are your defining moments of 2012?

    Defining 2012 Although I have resumed life as usual after the holidays, I am still recovering from this pesky flu.  But fear not – here’s something heartwarming to read – 26 Moments That Restored Our Faith In Humanity This Year:  Sometimes you need a reminder that people can do wonderful things What about your moments?  Make…

  • Seven Days Down and Out

    Seven days. That’s how long it has taken me to even feel close to myself again after getting hit with the flu last week. I don’t really remember the past week in any great detail and every time I thought I was OK and started to resume ‘life’, I was swiftly reminded that well, no…

  • Making Connections With People

    and this is what it’s all about for me — love CrossFit and how it creates connections between people in a positive, healthy way.

  • Happy Holidays

    This weekend has been full of fun, friendship and holiday indulgence and boy do I feel the effects of it all.  And as hard as it is to admit, I threw up after today’s workout because of all the ‘fun’ I had over the weekend. But I do have to say that I have the…

  • The End of the World as We Know It and I’m Feeling Fine

    What If it Really Was The End? No end of the world it seems — but have you thought about the What If of it all? Are you living your best life? Have you made amends with anyone that is not in your life anymore but you miss them? Are you living life with good…

  • Don’t Forget Your Hamstrings

    Hamstring Mobility – It’s Important Besides showing fellow athletes how to use a lacrosse ball to help with mobility, I also have shown many of them a really good hamstring stretch. Many people don’t realize how back problems are often associated with tight hamstrings. According to the National Academy of Sports Medicine “Tight hamstrings can…