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Lindsay’s Success!!!! - 27 Mar 2010
“I remember hating my body and wanting to lose weight since middle school. I wasn’t over weight then but more so ahead of the development curve than other girls my age, so I thought I was fat. In college, I actually started to put on weight and hit 170 pounds for my 5′6” frame. I was a [...]
Read Full Post »CrossFit Requires Mental Focus - 17 Jul 2009
Top CrossFit athletes know in order to perform at the elite level their mental focus and preparation has to be as strong as their physical strength and preparation. Concentration, Confidence, Control and Commitment (the 4 C’s) are generally considered the main mental qualities that are important for successful performance in most sports including the sport [...]
Read Full Post »Popeye Got it RIGHT! - 06 Jul 2009
“Popeye Had Spinach…I Have CrossFit!”
Yeah, but you can have spinach too! Spinach is a super food! It is a good source of Niacin and Zinc, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Protein, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol), Vitamin K, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Copper [...]
Why CrossFit? - 29 Jun 2009
If you have been CrossFitting for any length of time you know that CrossFit is designed to prepare the athlete for any physical contingency whether it is known or unknown. Some of the side effects of CrossFit are decreased body fat, increased strength, increased bone density, improved over all health and the reduction of [...]
Read Full Post »Weightlifting Shoes - 18 Jun 2009
Now that I’ve been using and abusing my feet for nearly 4 decades I’ve finally come to the conclusion that wearing the right shoe is absolutely imperative. I can hear echoes of my grandmother saying “Always wear sensible shoes!” So what is a “sensible shoe” for a CrossFitter? For the most part we can perform [...]
Read Full Post »Crossfit Level 1 Certification - 06 Jan 2009
I am home from the Level 1 Crossfit Certification in Ft. Worth (I’m in the middle in the black tank top.) It was a tough, informative weekend with some incredible trainers. Lisa Ray, Jon Gilson, Chuck Caldwell, Tony Budding, Dutch Lowy, and Major Andrew Thompson of Crossfit Quantico were all phenomenal teachers.
I felt like [...]
The Crossfit Community - 09 Dec 2008
I had another remarkable day at crossfit yesterday. We did the workout called “Angie” which is 100 pull ups, 100 push ups, 100 sit ups, and 100 squats. One hundred repetitions of any one of those movements would be a complete and difficult workout by itself. But combine them and you have a recipe for [...]
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