Caveman Evolution and WOD Steals: Review and Giveaway (contest closed)!

November 7, 2014

Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by Caveman Evolution, a pretty sweet online retailer of Crossfit gear! Despite receiving some products in exchange for a review, all opinions are my own, as always! Back in January, 2013, former Amazon-employee and Crossfitter, Ryan Pitts, analyzed his budget and realized the $140/month he was paying for his passion was […]

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#WODSwap November (CLOSED)!

November 5, 2014

I was overwhelmed by the initial interest that my #WODSwap post got with over 40 people interested in the US, and many more from outside! Because of this, I am going to try and offer this up to anyone in the world! HOWEVER.. if you are the only one in your country, there is a […]

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First ever #WODSwap!!

October 31, 2014

Okay, so this is an idea I have been throwing around for a while and thought I may as well jump on it and see how it goes! Sparked by the idea of dropping in at boxes while traveling, and by the awesome connections I’ve made via social networking with Crossfitters, I wanted to find […]

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20141025 #TheOutlawWay Training Update

October 29, 2014

I’ve officially completed two four-week cycles of The Outlaw Way! If you missed it.. you can check out why I’m trialing Outlaw and an update from my first cycle. Also… To keep up with my workouts, you can follow me on Google+ as I post them there daily, and if it’s an epic workout, it’ll be […]

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Mental Toughness: Untrained 10k and Crossfit

October 27, 2014

I started my Stitcher podcast app just before the race started and had my Runkeeper ready to go. I always feel awkward doing the weird shuffle at the starting line, everyone pressing the button on their Garmins and me, as a historical amateur runner, fiddling with my new phone, which was much larger than my […]

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5 reasons you still suck at Crossfit

October 24, 2014

Originally titled “5 reasons you’re not getting better at Crossfit” or “5 reasons your progress with Crossfit has stalled,” I feel Crossfitters are more drawn to the use of the word “suck” when referring to bouts of negativity in the sport, though really this post can be relevant to any sport outside of Crossfit, too. “Do […]

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5 Lessons Learned from My First Lifting Meet

October 20, 2014
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I have been doing Crossfit for under two years and have competed in a handful of competitions, including a couple of individual competitions (here and here), two partner competitions (here and here), and one team competition. But none of those day-long competitions full of multiple WODs could compare to the simplicity and mental exhaustion that […]

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Typical Day in the life of Me v2 with Pictures

October 13, 2014

As you are reading this I am excitedly on a plane en route from Detroit to Long Beach, traveling to the seemingly mythical Sunny California that I have only heard about from others or seen pictures. A place where the sun is always shining and there is a laid-back more health conscious culture than here in […]

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Even people without body images issues can still have body images issues

October 6, 2014

Confession time. Despite me being on board with telling people to throw out the scale and that gaining weight when working out doesn’t matter, I still weigh myself quite regularly. As in, every Wednesday morning at 7:15 regularly. It’s all in a notebook aside my bed on the night stand. Date, body weight, body fat percentage […]

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That time I didn’t cry during Crossfit “Karen”

October 3, 2014

Everyone has a nemesis lift or movement, their “goat,” something that fills up a good chunk of their suck-bucket. For me, it has historically been wall balls. I don’t know why I struggle so much with these, partially physically, but surely mostly mentally. After I had a positive experience with Nancy the night before, when I […]

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