Live Fit and Sore

Category: Fitness/Exercise

  • A Kinder Perspective

    If read my blog with any regularity you may have noticed that I am focusing on kindness. My hope is that the more we all talk about it and see real examples, the more common it will become and the better we all will be. And I am working on being a kinder person overall…

  • George Clooney Lives His Life, So Should You

    I was reading an interview with George Clooney in Esquire magazine this weekend and he said something that has stayed with me about how media and the Internet have exploded into our lives – changing it for the good and some of it for the bad. The president came here and there were some people…

  • Time Flies And You Are the Pilot

    Thanksgiving has come and gone — I still can’t believe December is here. I love holidays but I also love getting back into the swing of life.  I’m excited about what’s happening in my life — new career opportunities and new paths to follow. I am testing out the theory about letting go and letting…

  • Your Mind is a Powerful Tool

    I am continually working on ways to quiet my mind. It’s true when people say that the mind quits long before the body does. So much of making progress and improving is all in your head. I know from personal experience, as soon as I let my mind focus on how uncomfortable, fearful, horrible –…

  • Fear and Moving Forward

    I have talked about Fear before — how it holds us back, how we get stuck in a Fear Loop and can’t seem to get out. This weekend I read something by Richard Branson – you know the guy who founded Virgin and all the sub-companies underneath brand.  He writes a lot of good stuff…

  • If You’re Scared, Go Home

    I say this every Monday, but what a busy, but fun weekend! Now that we are done with our first week of school, the kids’ activities are heating up. Nate is doing flag football and HB is learning volleyball. She’s so hard on herself –she literally has never played the game before and was upset…

  • Eat Right & Stay Fit – It will pay off

    Been a very busy weekend –but today, I had a PR. I did 11 strict pull ups in a WOD round! STRICT PULL UPs! I was so happy.  To me pull-ups are a sign of real strength – when I started over 5+ years ago, I couldn’t do ONE! That made my day and it’s…

  • The Scale Is Not a Definition Of Your Worth

    My friend Will from CFI came to do a workout with me this morning. It meant so much to me that he took the time to come to hang out with me. I have met the most amazing people through CrossFit. It’s one of the best things about it all — I feel great and…

  • A Quality food challenge

    Quality food challenge from http://lift-run-bang.com Make a list of foods you will allow yourself to eat. They should all be quality foods. I don’t care what “diet” you choose, just pick quality foods. I think we all know that fast food and processed shit isn’t quality, before all the comedians weigh in.  Everyday, you’re allowed to…

  • Onward and Upward

    It’s official — I have switched CrossFit gyms. I am now at HighBar CrossFit in Ashburn. They have a bit different strength training and WOD philosophy and I have been working there for the last two weeks.  They use an approach called Greasing the Groove or synaptic facilitation. Specificity + Frequent Practice = Success. Contrary to the…