Live Fit and Sore

Category: Humor

  • 3 Relationship Tips I Learned from Chris Rock

    3 Relationship Tips I Learned from Chris Rock

    Scott and I recently went to see Chris Rock at MGM National Harbor.  Because of the current state of affairs in our country, I’ve been trying to find ways to laugh more. We’ve seen a few comics recently, including Trevor Noah and Kevin Nealon. This was also the first time seeing a show at the…

  • Symptoms of a Personal Boundary

    A big challenge that I have been facing lately is confronting the fear I have felt about taking the next big step in my career. I have a lot of doubts and anxiety about whether I could handle the next level but with this new job, I decided to just jump into it. Yesterday, my…

  • Star Wars: The Gold Bikini

    How cute is this and telling about how we put thoughts and ideas into the minds of our children when they are really thinking of things from a very innocent point of view…

  • Know the Symptoms of a Magnesium Deficiency

    Know the Symptoms of a Magnesium Deficiency

    After working on a specific strength program for 12 weeks at Highbar CrossFit, the time has come to test and see the progress. Yesterday, I got a 5# PR on my Squat clean. Today – my back squat! PR’d by 10# to end at 220# although I think I could have done more – ran…

  • Approaching the World with Good Intentions

    I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the effects of how you see your world has on how situations play out in your life. I had a discussion with my brother over the weekend about kindness and approaching things with the idea that everyone around you has good intentions when they do what they…

  • The 2014 CrossFit Games Open Starts Feb 27th

    The CrossFit Games Open starts soon — its a series of workouts designed to challenge you and separate casual athletes from elites and ultimately those that rise to the challenge meet up during the CrossFit Games during the summer. Even you aren’t ready to go to the ultimate games, it’s a good way to just…

  • Happy Birthday CrossFit Chick: Christmas Abbott

    There are quite a few things on my mind today – Yesterday, I posted this pic of me and my friend Kath who has joined our 6a group at Highbar CrossFit. My sister and I were talking and she asked me how long I have been at Highbar CrossFit.  She said you were at that…

  • The Fountain of Youth is No Secret

    I have been having some issues with my right trap and shoulder for a while now. Anything overhead seems to aggravate it and being stubborn – I have been ignoring it, working through it and continuing on doing some mobility daily to loosen it up. I think it’s due to misalignment during lifting and just…

  • Kindness During the Holidays

    This weekend, I went to a holiday party at my friend Kyle’s house. We were asked to bring art supplies and personal items (shampoo, soap, pajama pants – all sizes and other cozy items) for the girls of Chloe house. Chloe House is a group home for teenage girls referred by the DC Department of Youth…