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It’s all about the Oly Lift: The Snatch
This past weekend I kind of went a little crazy and had frozen yogurt Thurs and Friday night! We were hanging with the kids and it just felt like the right thing to do — but here’s where I learned a lesson. Before I went gluten/dairy free and mostly Paleo, I had eczema on my…
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CrossFit 12.5
I’m off to do CrossFit 12.5 today — Chest to Bar and Thrusters! I have had a bit of a chest cold the past few days but I am not going to let it impact this workout. I am all about strength and I am focused! Let’s do this… …
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Make it Work!
Experience is a brutal teacher, but you learn. My God, do you learn.-C.S. Lewis Last night I headed to CrossFit for an evening workout with the kids in tow. Scott is away at a conference and I have to get my workout in. I armed the kids with distractions and off we went for 1…
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No Excuses!
Another rough night of sleep makes for a tough wake up at 515A. But my inner voice no longer tries to talk me out of it. Instead it tells me how upset I will be if I don’t go. Motivation is a muscle that gets stronger over time as well… Warmupx3 20 Double Unders 10…
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CrossFit: Helen
I’m very sleepy this morning — I did not sleep well and woke up a bit worse for wear. For a brief moment I considered going back to sleep but nope, not gonna happen. I got up and got my butt in gear — I had such a nice weekend – hard to go back…
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Monday is the time for Annie
Yeah thats me doing 12.3 crossfit open – 75# Push Press. Pretty cool pic I think — and the photographer is pretty good too considering it’s Scotty. He’s been totally getting into photography and loves to come in on Saturday mornings to take some shots. I like to refer to him as my personal photographer……
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CrossFit Open 12.3 In the Books
I attempted 12.3 today. My performance was not something to write home about, but I will take it — 3 rounds + 15 + 12 + 7. I could not squeak out those last 2 reps to make it 4. i didn’t push myself super hard in fear of an asthma attack. Im keeping it…
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CrossFit Games 12.3 Toes to Bar Tips (Video)
In this video Carl breaks down key points to keep in mind for the Toes to Bar. Uses these warmups to keep your hollow body form and use more hips to keep your arms from blowing out, and find the right tension to go long for the whole workout. Getting a good grip to key…
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A Doozy of a Workout
The weather in DC area is so beautiful..60s-70s. I feel guilty enjoying it so much. It’s hard to believe that Spring will be here before you know and that means Spring Forward – more sunlight, more time for outdoors and more Vitamin D! The 3rd workout in the games was announced yesterday — and of…
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Gotta Scale the Workout? It’s Ok!
I liked today’s workout, so I figured what the heck – I need to work on my Double Unders! We worked on head/handstands too so it was fun all around! Warmupx2 25 Double Unders 25ft lunges 50 bear crawl — 10 pass thrus 10 good mornings Skill Handstands Headstands WOD 12m AMRAP 50 (25) Double…