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Be Better Today Than Yesterday…
This weekend I am busy again attending a CrossFit Kids Trainer Course, so I can begin to help shape some kids in their healthy and fit life. What a great feeling that is — being able to help lay the foundation that will hopefully stick with them as they grow up and out. I didn’t…
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Add More Spice to Your Life!
Two times a year, I run a Whole Life Challenge for my CrossFit gym. It’s a way to really help people make amazing changes in their life, like I did almost four years ago. I love being able to directly have a hand in improving someone’s life. Someone who may have never even considered changing…
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It’s all about your Core!
It sure was a whirlwind weekend without any downtime but sometimes that’s a good thing. The CrossFit Gymnastics Trainer Course was awesome. I learned so much about how to help others learn basic movements of gymnastics but even more important to me personally, I learned about how to help myself and become aware of where…
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CrossFit Gymnastics Trainer Course Complete!
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Inspiring Young Athlete: Darby Nelson
Westfield rower Darby Nelson excelling at CrossFit and weightlifting But being a bigger, more powerful girl comes with its challenges. High school is all about conforming to the trends, as Nelson put it — and that’s where she differs. Finding prom and homecoming dresses hasn’t been easy — though Culbertson is Nelson’s main advisor on…
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Recipe: Paleo Chocolate Coconut Doughnuts
This recipe was shared by my friend Lori. She left off the dark chocolate icing. They look delicious don’t they? Chocolate Coconut Doughnuts 10 medjool dates, pitted 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 6 eggs ½ cup coconut flour ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon baking soda 1/3 cup cacao powder ½ cup coconut…
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Don’t Let It Stop You
I’m feeling pretty good even though I still have the remnants of the chest cold making itself known. My allergies are also kickin in, gotta love Spring in Northern VA and then add in my asthma and CrossFit Impavidus is undergoing major construction, expanding, so there is a ton of drywall dust in the air.…
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Squats and Fish Oil
We did a good shoulder workout today! Warmup 50 Double Unders 2x bear crawl inchworm Push up Hollow Rocks Mobility Skill Handstands WOD As many rounds as possible in 12 mins of: 3 Handstand Push-ups 6 Kettlebell Swings 9 Knees-to-elbows 10 Rounds.
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It Happens For A Reason
I have talked about this before but the power of self talk and believing in yourself! This morning during our skill session, we were working on handstands. A new athlete walked up to the wall and said there is no way I can do this, right before she tried. I looked at her and pulled…
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Power Snatch
Because of the chest cold, I skipped 5 days in a ROW working out. Unheard of for me really! But I am now well rested and reset and ready for some progress! Warmup 150 Single Jump Ropes/50 Dus 2x 10 Squats 5 Burpees 25Ft Walking Lunges 10 Pass Thrus 10 Good Mornings Skill Snatch WOD…