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Free Your Mind & The Rest Will Follow
I thought I was raring to go this AM -and I was. It was front squats and I like lifting days. The thing about lifting you have to keep in mind — really the thing about that one hour you set aside to get fit — is that you have to clear your mind. Once…
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Ladies: Don’t Be Afraid of Strength Training
I headed to the gym early to do a coach’s workout before the busyness of my day gets going. It was a good one – 400m run 25 power snatch #65 50 pull ups 75 1 Pood KB swings 400m run time: 18:46 Here’s an interesting entry I came across about women and lifting weights…
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The Connection Between Dehydration and Headaches
I don’t drink enough water! There I said it, came clean. I just don’t and there is no real good reason for it and I know I should but I don’t. When it gets super hot and I workout, it sometimes really knocks me out for a loop and the signs that I am not…
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Needing to Move
I’m baaaackk!!! It was a good few day break away from my busy life. I love my life and all that I have going on, but sometimes it all gets to be so much that stepping away to just disconnect does so much good. We had no responsibilities, no kids — and could just take…
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CrossFit Games: Key Takeaway
Having CrossFit Games fever all weekend really helped push me during my workout this morning. It really is awesome to be a part of this type of community. I am thankful every day for what it has enabled me to do – physically and mentally. There was a lot of talk this morning about the…
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Chippin Away
Scott and I did a WOD together yesterday evening. Death by 10M and then Tabata sit ups. Yeah so not fun but so necessary. I did a special workout this AM — for coaches that was called a chipper. You keep chippin away at it until you are done — “Chipperson“: 10 GI Janes 20…
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Master What You Suck At
This morning I didn’t want to go to CrossFit. I am being honest – I was tired, sore from the heavy lifts I have done this week and to top it off – TMI alert – it’s that time of the month. I started talking to myself saying “it’s ok to go back to bed.…
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Deadlifting the Day Away
we did more deadlifts today. As much as I love my deadliftin’, it’s hard to do more when you just hit your PR on Sunday. I’m not complaining; I love deadlifts and I get to see my buds. It is seriously one of the best parts of my day. Warmup 1 lap jog Drills (bear…
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Get Your Pistols Ready!
Yesterday I did CrossFit Total — 1 RM Back Squat, Shoulder Press, Deadlift. I didn’t do my normal weight with the first two but ended up with a 235# PR on my deadlift. Not everyday and every lift will be a PR. I felt pretty good about it all. Coach Nick also introduced me to…
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Dutch Lowy Warmup
Today I was the coach for the Community Workout and it was so hot. I created a really good, challenging low skill WOD that even the hard core athletes seemed to like how bad it sucked. I started off doing the Dutch Lowy warmup. Here’s a video of all he does — It’s a really…