This week marked the official third day of my Crossfit introductory sessions (read about days one and two here), and I will admit that the whole concept still scares me. I went to the 6:30 class which was scheduled for the “new” people, and waited for the rest of the class to show up. Nope, it was […]
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On the first day of Crossfit, my new coach gave to me.. 500 meters of rowing, 40 air squats, 30 butterfly sit-ups, 20 incline push-ups 10 banded pull-ups and some DOMs that will last for three days.. Let me tell you that my first real experience at a Crossfit box was a quite humbling one. […]
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When I set up my goals for August, I focused on five main categories: blog, food, lifting, cardio, and other. So how did I fare from where I wanted to be? Blog: Goal was to post 3-4x a week – Success! I also increased my Twitter and Facebook network! Food: Goal was to EAT MORE. […]
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When I returned from my vacation, I considered some sort of detox diet or cleanse to rid myself of all of the junk that I indulged in during my vacation. I looked into the 21-day Sugar Detox (recommended by the super fun Stephanie), but I don’t think my problem is a sugar addiction. I can easily pass on […]
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As I mentioned before, I am pretty conservative with my eating habits Monday – Friday. I avoid all bread, pasta, oats, and rice, and stick to mostly protein and good fats, while my carbs come only from fruits and some veggies. Well, up until Friday night. Then something happens when I allow myself a “cheat […]
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Crossfit.com publishes its Workout of the Day the night before, so you have plenty of time to mentally prepare for what is in store for the following day. We checked the workout last night and holy heck. As prescribed: For time: Run 1600 meters 150 Double-unders 50 Burpees Run 800 meters 100 Double-unders 35 Burpees […]
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As part of working on my NROLFW program, I have learned a lot about how the fitness industry somewhat has a distinction between what exercises men and women should be doing, and how most of that is just pure nonsense. The book encourages stepping away from the pink “Barbie” weights and becoming familiar with the […]
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Despite Sundays being a typical rest-day for me (and it being about 90 degrees outside at 11:00), I decided that after a day of indulging on the lake yesterday (including a plate or two of angel food cake topped with Cool-Whip..), a good old-fashioned Crossfit workout was acceptable, especially since it was only 20 minutes […]
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The intention was to do a venting write-up on front squats last night, but due to unforeseen circumstances, this post was delayed.. Has there ever been a particular workout move that you torture yourself with and get such mental anguish over that it throws off your whole focus and frustrates the heck out of you? Up until […]
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I’m not sure what is so terrifying about throwing yourself towards a wall feet first, but it took some pure will and determination (and encouragement from the BF) to have the nerve to kick my feet up and hurl myself towards our rickety garage. After about 35 attempts at doing a handstand against the wall, […]
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