20140822 Friday Finds

Happy Friday!

Last weekend, I got to spectate a Crossfit competition (gotta love when you get to watch the horrible WODs over doing them..!). I was just a bit bummed I wasn’t competing, but it was the same weekend as my scheduled Tough Mudder. When I made the decision not to do Mudder, it was too late to sign up. Double-bummer that my next competition I was signed up for ended up being canceled, so now there are not major events on the radar. 🙁

The rest of my weekend was spent doing more carpet-nonsense.. it may never end. Ripley was protesting me taking out her carpet.

Workout-wise.. I officially started my first week of doing The Outlaw Way. I’ll be posting daily updates over on G+ in the “Chalk Bucket” group, as well as summarizing my day on Instagram! Three-day update so far: I have never felt like I have worked so hard, nor been so sore in such a short amount of time. Major highlights including rowing 3x2000m, shredding my thigh on 18 rope climbs, and being able to hold 4 handstands nose-and-toes (facing the wall) for a full 1:00 each. It’s pretty amazing.

And now.. some of my Friday Finds for you!

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News/Blogs:

Why Crossfit is Different for Women: Great post on the changes that a woman goes through when she does Crossfit. “When women first start CrossFit, their bodies change, and they become CAPABLE. ”

The Importance of Sleep—14 Tips to Help You Rest Easier and Perform Stronger from BoxLife Magazine. Such an undervalued necessity!

Why I don’t like fitspo from Dietitian Without Borders. She shares a lot of my thoughts on the annoyance of “fitspiration.”

Just Show Up by Gabby at Gabby’s Gluten Free. How to stay motivated when you don’t want to be motivated.

New Products:

I have been pretty good this week about not spending any money.. so nothing crazy and exciting to speak about here, except I did order this, and am beyond excited to sleep tonight so I can try it out! I take my sleep seriously. 😉

Weekly WOD Gear:

I’ve been asked where I get some of my workout gear, so thought I’d give this a try and share them weekly with you! I’m admittedly a queen of selfies (though really need to learn to up my game and get some photography tips as to avoid the wretched mirror selfies), but for now, you get my mirror snaps. An alternative would be for me to layout my workout gear and snap it that way; but this will have to do for now!

Friday: Tank: Crossfit Central East Regionals (no longer available); Capris: Fabletics Lima Capris; Shoes: Reebok Nano 4.0
Saturday: Tank: Fabletics Wind Fremont Tank; Shorts: Under Armour Hot Class Shorts from Zulily
Monday: Tank: Do More Suck Less from Life as RX (no longer available); Shorts: Under Armour Black StudioLux Quattro Shorts from Zulily
Tuesday: Tank: Rogue Fitness Women’s Barbell Club Tank; Shorts: New Balance NBx Prism Run Short from 6pm.com
Wednesday: Tank: “Heavy” from JekkylHyde; Shorts: Fabletics Suva Run Short II

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Don’t forget I am still looking for more ladies to represent on my blog in my Lady Lifter Spotlight! Please take a minute to check out the past ladies and click the link at the bottom of that page to apply so I can feature YOU! I don’t care if you have been lifting for a month, a year, or ten years. If you have made a special place for lifting, I want to hear about it!

Your turn..
What is your favorite brand of fitness gear?
How many hours of sleep do you get a night, and do you do anything special to aid in sleep?
Any must-read articles that you ran across this week?

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