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Don’t Let It Stop You
I’m feeling pretty good even though I still have the remnants of the chest cold making itself known. My allergies are also kickin in, gotta love Spring in Northern VA and then add in my asthma and CrossFit Impavidus is undergoing major construction, expanding, so there is a ton of drywall dust in the air.…
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Your Children Want YOU! | The Power of Moms
This is a GREAT reminder to all of us parents – trying to do it all. Stop, breathe and remember what truly counts… Your Children Want YOU! via Your Children Want YOU! | The Power of Moms. There’s something deeper going on in family life than can ever be expressed on a social network.…
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Squats and Fish Oil
We did a good shoulder workout today! Warmup 50 Double Unders 2x bear crawl inchworm Push up Hollow Rocks Mobility Skill Handstands WOD As many rounds as possible in 12 mins of: 3 Handstand Push-ups 6 Kettlebell Swings 9 Knees-to-elbows 10 Rounds.
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It Happens For A Reason
I have talked about this before but the power of self talk and believing in yourself! This morning during our skill session, we were working on handstands. A new athlete walked up to the wall and said there is no way I can do this, right before she tried. I looked at her and pulled…
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Power Snatch
Because of the chest cold, I skipped 5 days in a ROW working out. Unheard of for me really! But I am now well rested and reset and ready for some progress! Warmup 150 Single Jump Ropes/50 Dus 2x 10 Squats 5 Burpees 25Ft Walking Lunges 10 Pass Thrus 10 Good Mornings Skill Snatch WOD…
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Road Trip with Purpose
What a spring break it has been — Lots of beautiful weather, down time, time spent with the kids and hubby, cleaning and a road trip. I can’t forget the 2 days I spent in bed tackling whatever bug knocked me down. I am ready to get back into the routine of my life —…
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What Eating Too Much Sugar Does to Your Brain
What Eating Too Much Sugar Does to Your Brain Overeating, poor memory formation, learning disorders, depression – all have been linked in recent research to the over-consumption of sugar. And these linkages point to a problem that is only beginning to be better understood: what our chronic intake of added sugar is doing to our brains. According…
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Excuses for NOT making ideas happen
I ran across this blog post the other day that really resonated with me — and they used a Yiddish proverb, so how could I not love it! 99 Excuses For NOT Making Ideas Happen There’s an old Yiddish proverb that goes, “If you don’t want to do something, one excuse is as good as…
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it’s kicking my butt.
i’ve been i bed going on two days with a bad chest cold …. it’s kicking my butt.
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Getting Back to Nature
I had a great day yesterday. The weather was perfect, I am off from work and I spent a large part of the day with my kids, outdoors being active. We went to Great Country Farms and just ran around, climbed on things — got back to nature! It was such a great day and…