Happy Saturday! I just had to use all the motivation I had in me to get myself to the gym this afternoon. I ran there as an easy way to get my cardio in – just under 2 miles! Once I got there I quickly programmed this great upper and lower body workout featuring some [...]
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The Time I Sucked at CrossFit (Open Workout 13.2)
March 20, 2013 { 35 comments }I promised you weekly updates on the five CrossFit Open workouts and weekly updates I shall provide…even though this one is tough to write. I dreaded this workout for days. I tried the 75# shoulder to overhead to test out how it felt and it felt HEAVY. I skipped the group WOD on Friday night [...]
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Fight Gone Bad, Round 2
January 20, 2013 { 13 comments }Oh Fight Gone Bad, we meet again. Why do you always do this to me? Fight Gone Bad is a benchmark CrossFit workout that consists of three rounds of five stations, one minute at each station and a one minute break between each round. So total, it’s a 17 minute workout. That doesn’t sound so [...]
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Throwdown and Touchdown
September 9, 2012 { 20 comments }My Saturday was packed with excitement. A group of CrossFitters in Charlotte have started a Throwdown series where different CrossFit boxes take turns hosting a free friendly Saturday afternoon competition. Yesterday was our turn to host the Throwdown and it was so amazing! We had a huge turnout – over 150 people – and Sean, [...]
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Preparing For The Mud: Run, Climb, Jump
May 23, 2012 { 1 comment }http://oascentral.blogher.org/RealMedia/ads/adstream_jx.ads/ReviewBadge/OID2525_UnderArmour_Badge_003/@x13 I’m a little less than one month out from my first mud run and I’m doing my best to get prepared for it. I don’t know if you really can prepare for a three-mile run full of unknown obstacles and lots of mud, but I’m doing my best. First, I’ve started talking up the [...]