Date archive: July 2011
Crossfit Games Bound
As we sit on a flight bound for L.A. memories of my past year fill my head. It’s hard to believe that a year ago I was heading to Carson City for my first Crossfit Games experience. As a spectator last year I bore witness to so many incredible accomplishments by all the competitors who…
DetailsJust a quick update: 3 days of WOD’s (then off to the Games)
Just a quick update as I’m on a plane to the Crossfit games in T-minus 7 hours… crazy, but who booked that friggin 6:20am flight anyway? (hee, hee, oops…) Monday: WOD – Fran (for time) 21 Thrusters @ 95lbs; 21 pull-ups; 15 thrusters; 15 pull-ups; 9 thrusters; 9 pull-ups. My time, a full 2 minutes…
DetailsNo Equipment, no problem: 92 Crossfit Workouts without equipment
Over the weekend I had a workout in the local park adjacent Kitsilano Beach (an area in Vancouver). We had access to a pull-up station next to the basketball courts, so what workout would make sense? Hmmm, let me think about it. Murph! Well, it may not have been the best choice, but considering it…
DetailsA Paleo burger, a Grind, Kits Day WOD, pool party and a run-in with Murph
Every once in a while we are fortunate to be (for lack of a better word) blessed with a perfect weekend. For me, that happened to be my last three days with my family and friends. Friday was a work day, but when 5 pm came around it was weekend time. After hitting Nancy at…
DetailsFor a good time, don’t call “Nancy”
Nancy. Need I say more? How can one little woman reek so much havoc on my body? Huh? Now before you jump to conclusions and wonder what I’m talking about, I’m simply referring to one of the CrossFit ladies. She’s a down and dirty Crossfit Workout of the Day that leaves you wishing you had…
DetailsThe Paleolithic Diet Explained (cool infographic)
Love this info graphic from PaleoLithicDiet.com … very cool! Learn more about the Paleo Diet.
DetailsSquat cleans for fun: Eat that Frog
Squat cleans are not fun. For me that is. It is still one of the toughest movements I have to work with, but that’s why I love to do them too. Glutton for punishment? I think not. Simply doing what I dislike and loving the more I do it, the better I get at it….
DetailsGymnastic Workouts kill me
There’s something to be said about gymnastic movement based workouts – they’re hard! Well, hard for me. At 210lbs and 6 ft 1, there’s a number of body weight movements that just seem to kill me. Two of which were in tonight’s workout at Crossfit Vancouver: the Handstand Push-up and Ring Muscle-up. Reassuringly however is…
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