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Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Regionals
I am really exhausted from this weekend, but not too tired to make sure to workout. I could not possibly watch all of those amazing athletes at the Regionals and NOT workout. Colleen and Kim M. met me there and we created a different type of WOD. It was amazingly tough! WOD 15m AMRAP 5…
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CrossFit: Mid-Atlantic Regionals
Here I am at the Mid-Atlantic Regionals with Greg Glassman, founder of CrossFit. Very nice guy, approachable and seems like a down to Earth guy. We chatted a bit about an idea I have. It was pretty cool. I am off for Day 2 of volunteering today — I am having fun and meeting a…
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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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Bacon Flowchart
Refer to this flowchart next time you are faced with a Bacon decision and are unsure of what to do…
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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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Exercise Is the Key: Use it or Lose It
There are so many benefits to getting regular exercise — you feel better, you look better, it can help prevent many, many diseases and maladies that plague so many people. There is also a ton of research out there suggesting that it can help prevent Alzheimer’s. Preventing Alzheimer’s: Exercise still best bet Mounting evidence suggests…
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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