Category: WOD

  • It’s all about the food you eat

    This is a really good thing to remember:   “You can’t exercise away a bad diet.”-Mark Sisson And it really is true — you see it all the time. People who literally work their butts off in the gym and for as hard as they work, still have to lose those extra pounds. Can you…

  • ‘Tis the Season

    Last night Scott and I attended his company holiday party. It’s fun to get all dressed up and go out with the sole purpose of having a good time —  open bar, lots of food, dancing and fun. It was a good time all around. I had a glass of wine and some prime rib…

  • Burgener Warmup Helps with Lifting

    This morning we did some Olympic lifting (Oly Lifts) — and let me tell you, it’s hard. Snatch Squats are tough — its all about technique! And it’s frustrating — warmup Burgener Warmup This warmup helps with muscle memory as you learn your Oly Lifts. This warm-up consists of six different sequences that are important…

  • Today is a New Day

    Today is a new day Folks! I have fallen off the wagon, eating wise, and it’s time to climb back and move on. I gotta tell you, I feel like crap. Sluggish, Fat and overall yuck. It really takes the joy out of eating the way I used to and it’s almost instant too. Maybe…

  • Look around for inspiration

    I find this picture very uplifting. One of the things I have been doing whenever we go on a family trip or adventure, is to take a pic of my kids jumping. I got this idea from a CF friend of mine and I love it. So far we have one in front of Monticello…

  • How do you know the difference?

    Ok – so I went ahead and worked out this AM –but I definitely didn’t push myself. I am so trained in using fitness as a stress release that it is extremely difficult for me to NOT exercise. I will say this though — I am sore and I am going to go with lighter…

  • Time to Reset

    I’m going to take a few extra rests days — my body seems to be just burning and my performance has been off. And to top it off, I was leaving CrossFit this AM and got pulled over by a very nice police officer. He said I did a rolling stop at a stop sign…

  • CrossFit Girl: Grace

    Today’s workout was one of the ladies again — Grace is her name. Warmup 25 Double Unders 2x– 10 squats 10 Med ball cleans 10 push ups 10 pass thrus Skill Clean & Jerk WOD ‘Grace’ 75lb 15 reps/65lb 15 reps time:5:21 400m sprint 1:48 I was just not feeling it this AM. I got…

  • I am NOT Superwoman!

    I felt pretty good this AM although still a bit sore. I am glad I took yesterday off. 3 hard intense days of CrossFit calls for a day off. I am not Superwoman! This morning’s workout was all about the muscle up. Well for me, it was a modified muscle up because if you have…

  • Deadliftin’

    Folks, my hips are still sore from all those adjustments Sven made — It’s good because i know it has helped open my hips. And take a look at this warmup — hard to believe this was the warmup only!! Warmup 2 rounds 10x box jumps 10x OHS 45# bar 10x Good AMs #45 10x…