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Lady Lifter Spotlight: Janelle!

September 5, 2013

While I find my strength primarily with the barbell, there is nothing more impressive to me than women throwing around heavy things. And this week’s spotlight is no exception! I found Janelle’s blog from an article she wrote interviewing a Crossfitter, even though her passion is outside the box. Janelle is an RKC superstar and […]

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And the ride continues..

September 3, 2013

Crossfit is an emotional rollercoaster, and I believe that between my drive to be a better overall athlete and my bucket list goal to complete a half marathon, I will be riding the coaster for quite a bit longer. Prior to my competition last Saturday, my prior two Saturdays started off with miserable training runs, […]

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September ChallengeLoop: RX the Stretch

September 1, 2013

Have you heard about Challenge Loop? They are website full of health and fitness related challenges, most with a winner chosen at the end to receive a prize! Since I am making it a personal goal to focus on stretching and mobility daily throughout the month of September (and hopefully going forward!), I wanted to […]

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Lady Lifter Spotlight: Lindsay of the Lean Green Bean!

August 29, 2013

Another week, another late spotlight! Heck, last week I missed the spotlight all together.. oops! This week’s spotlight is on someone that I have complete admiration for as a blogger, but also have been in complete and utter awe of her performance as an athlete. Lindsay has only been doing Crossfit for less than a […]

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Motor City Crossfit Competition: Never satisfied..

August 25, 2013

From my recent post about reasons why you should compete in a Crossfit Competition, one of my top selling points is that you find out that you are capable of doing things that you never thought you were able to do before. For me, the adrenaline and the competition atmosphere is so overwhelming in the […]

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When Mental Toughness isn’t Enough

August 23, 2013

I have been doing Crossfit consistently 4-6x a week since February and I will not deny for a minute that there has been progress both physically and mentally. I have been able to complete WODs that look impossible on the whiteboard and complete lifts at weights I would never imagine being able to do. In […]

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Double-Under, Double-Under, Oops..

August 19, 2013

Disclaimer: This is a compensated post as a member of the BlogHer community. However, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. As one continues on her Crossfit journey, she will realize there are certain things that may have never even crossed her mind until she started Crossfit. Like saying goodbye to baby soft hands, […]

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Lady Lifter Spotlight: Maureen!

August 15, 2013

Wow, we are halfway through August already? Where has the summer gone? This week’s spotlight is one a blogger I have been following for a little bit of time. While most of my spotlights specialize in one fitness genre or another, what intrigued me most about this lady is that she not only has stepped […]

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Where do you find your Bliss?

August 14, 2013

Though you all know and love me as a health and fitness blogger and avid Crossfitter, believe it or not I do have a normal “9-5” type job, where I spend my days in a cubicle. While the world of accounting can be quite dull at times, the last few days of the month and first […]

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8 Reasons You Should Compete in a Crossfit Competition

August 12, 2013

With an individual Crossfit competition and a team Crossfit competition coming up within the next month, I am trying to balance my kinda-half-marathon-training with extra competition training. It may not be that obvious (ha) but my heart is really in one place..

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