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Snow Days Mean Shoveling For Time
Lots of snow — lots of shoveling — lots of going stir crazy. I am probably one of the few people out there that doesn’t really mind the snow in general, but there comes a point when it’s too much and I am over it. I think I hit that today. We are supposed to…
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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…
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Life Happens So Always Look Again
The past month or so have been odd — my son’s friend’s father died over the holidays and this week, my coach, Randy, at Highbar had to leave abruptly on Monday – unfortunately his father passed away in his sleep sometime during the night. Life happens and you never know what’s next. I was talking…
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Baby, It’s Cold Outside in the DMV Area
I know there are a ton of people out there that live in cold weather and it’s just another day to them. However, in the Northern VA/DC metro area –this is not normal weather. It’s minus degrees with the wind today and holy crap – it’s cold. And for the third day in a row,…
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Time to Rise Up and Move ON
I woke up today in such a funk — I feel fat, lethargic and just plain down and out. I have been totally ignoring my normal eating and have seen it start to seriously show up. I can hardly fit in my jeans and my skin is breaking out. I seriously ate like 10 cookies…