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Crossfit and Body Image
Crossfit and Body Image. This post resonated with me. It is so true — women especially spend so much energy on hating what they see. They can be the strongest, prettiest women you have ever seen but if you ask them – they can show you a laundry list of things that they ‘hate’ about…
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Well hello, Fran!:Crossfit WOD
Today I met Fran. For those familiar with Crossfit, Fran is a benchmark WOD. Long time Crossfitters all know their “fran” time. Fran: 21-15-9 65lb Thrusters Pull ups (green band assisted) Fran time: 6:35 Some caveats to my time: For some reason I had it in my head to power clean every rep in the…
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Hit the Nail on the Head
So I seriously had the best birthday yesterday. I woke up, worked out, headed to a baby shower lunch with some friends, came home, napped, and then headed out for a party thrown by some good friends. There is nothing like just living in the moment and enjoying your life. I felt loved. So much…
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Lordy, Lordy I am 40
Yes its true. Today is my birthday — my fortieth birthday to be exact. When I was a kid 40 seemed so old — now that I am that age, doesn’t really add up. I don’t feel old and I have been told I don’t look old — so overall if this is what 40…
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Meet the Parallettes
Today’s WOD was a bit different than anything I have done — Crossfit Impavidus incorporates gymnastics into their WODs which I personally think is awesome! Today I was introduced to the parallettes. My shoulders and arms are already hurting and its less than hour since we used them! Warmup 2x 20 air squats 20 Jumping…
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You Might Be Paleo
You Might Be Paleo. This is just a taste of some of the tell tale signs you are ‘Paleo’ — Your friends admire your healthy glow. You have a blog devoted to bacon.Your mother thinks you’re too skinny. You think Mother Nature is one cool lady. You know what “biphasic” means. There’s not a single…
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WOD + Challenge
Today’s WOD at Crossfit Impavidus was all about kettle bells and box jumps! I am feeling yesterday’s WOD of Burpees and Dead lifts. I unwrapped my Foam Roller and used it to work out the muscles in my abductors/inductor area. It’s like getting a painful massage — not sure where the joy is in that…
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Using a Foam Roller
I bought a Foam Roller a while ago and it has sat in my hallway unused. A foam roller is good for releasing connective tissue tension around the hips and thighs. One of the trainers at Crossfit Impavidus was telling me how he uses it and how it really helps him open his hips. I…
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Deadlifts
Woke up this AM to a nice thick layer of ice on the cars. My car is in the garage but my brother is in town for business, so his rental was behind mine and poor Scotty –he and I scraped the ice off the rental so that i could back out. As I have…
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New Beginnings —
Great workout at Crossfit Impavidus this morning. Going to a new box is like getting used to a new boyfriend. They don’t know much about you yet, they think they like you, you have stuff in common but it’s still not super comfortable. I am sure it will be pretty soon. It’s a good group…