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CrossFit Games Athlete: Gretchen Kittelberger Inspires Me
Here are the top 3 women in the CrossFit Mid-Atlantic Regionals this past weekend. Christy Phillips, Jen Jones (top spot), Gretchen Kittelberger. All three shaped very differently, all three strong as hell, fit as hell, determined and focused! Notice how they aren’t bulky, man looking women but attractive, fit and strong. They all lift weights — a…
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Life is so Short and Family so Important
This pic makes me smile. It’s my niece Amelia and Sis In Law, Janine. 2 people I would love to be able to spend more time with in my life. It’s hard when you live clear across the country. It’s definitely easier now with Skype but sad that I don’t get to be a regular…
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Redefining You
I am so lucky to be able to give back to fellow athletes by leading the Whole Life Challenge efforts at my gym. 40 athletes are 17 days away from completing an 8 week total redefinition program — learning how to make the right choices and being present while making them. The pic was taken…
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Change the Voices in Your Head – Start Today!
I coached my first adult CF class solo this AM – rockin the red coaches shirt. It was fun and what was even better was that I could have a cup of coffee before I went! Whoo hoo – that was a treat. Last night, I was talking to one of the CFI Whole Life…
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CrossFit: Quick and Dirty WOD
It was a quick and dirty workout this AM. And I will be coaching the 6A class tomorrow so it will be considered my rest day — WarmUp 5m Double Under practice Mobility/Stretching Skill KB Swings WOD 5 Rounds: 20 KB Swings (1 pood) 10 Jumping Lunges (total, i.e. 5 each leg) 5:27m Post WOD…
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The Amanda Miller Memorial WOD
As a person who has seen first hand what cancer can do to someone you love and to the people around them, I am uber sensitive to fundraisers and other events that help to raise more awareness of cancer causes but even more so about bringing to light the amazing people cancer has taken from…
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Be Active In Your Food Choices
Yesterday at work – we celebrated fellow employee birthdays for the month of May. Normally they have cake or cupcakes and I show up, give my happy birthday wishes and that’s it. But yesterday, they had Carvel Ice Cream cake. For those that know me well – they know that is my all time favorite…
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Burpee Workout
Today’s workout was a bit different — we worked on some skills before doing a 10m met con — Warmup 10m Double Under Practice Skill Roman Deadlifts Hamstring Stretching WOD Tabata KTE the score was your lowest reps — 3 10m AMRAP 5 Deadlifts 123# 7 Burpees Total: 9+2
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CrossFit: Press Series
Workout today was all about strength. Warmup 800m run Pass Thrus Reverse Pass Thrus Skill Press Series WOD Shoulder press 1-1-1-1-1 reps Push press 3-3-3-3-3 reps Push Jerk 5-5-5-5-5 reps Max 95# because I couldn’t clean anything more! Very frustrating!!
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Pay It Forward…
I won a $25 gift card at work the other day and have decided to donate it to a local family I heard about today. Times are hard and this family is having a rough go — the husband lost his job and wife is on disability and they are not making ends meet. The…