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Great Info about Good, Solid Nutrition Making the Difference
My brother Jon sent this to me — and really drives home how important nutrition, rest and sweet potatoes can be in your training — Paleo, recovery, the sweet potato and my neck In the end, nutrition is the athlete. If what you’re doing isn’t working for you, keep plugging away. The combination of an overall…
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Don’t be the one on the couch
How can it be that the holidays are almost here? It was September yesterday wasn’t it? I seriously think days are getting shorter, years are getting shorter, life is short. I never seem to have enough time to catch up on the little stuff that piles up as we go through our daily lives. I…
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Sleep is NOT over-rated!
The picture on the left is amazing athlete Christmas Abbott. Xmas is a CrossFit seminar trainer and CrossFit Games competitor. I met her during the Mid-Atlantic regional CrossFit Games competition and we have been in touch ever since. What I found during that competition was that the CrossFit community isn’t a bunch of fakes. They…
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‘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…
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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…
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Paleo BBQ Crockpot Chicken
I tried this recipe last week and to say it was Delicious is not giving it enough credit. I found it at the Civilized Caveman website and it fits in perfectly with a “paleo” eating plan. Buy a 4-5lb chicken Clean it Pat it dry Cut up some onions Line the bottom of a crockpot…
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Time to Workout
this is so great — especially removing the following words I don’t have time I didn’t have time READ It — 5 Surprising Ways to Make Sure You Always Have Time to Workout by LIZ DIALTO If you’re new here, you should check out Insider Secrets to a Slammin’ Hot Body. Be sure to come back +…
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Is Snacking Bad?
Busy day full of everything and nothing. I headed to Crossfit Impavidus for the free 10a workout. It was a good group of folks and we did another team workout that called for each team to do 3m stations of kettlebell swings, sprints, tire flips, wall ball squats and the worst station of all —…