I’ve hit a wall and I can’t get over it. I don’t know how to describe it but it’s as if my body refuses to go harder, go faster, lift more. I’m just stuck and it’s agonizing. For some reason, neither my brain nor my body have the fight in them to go further. I’m …
Why did you join crossfit? Was it because you wanted to lose weight? Your friends were doing it? Was it because you’re someone who has to beat against walls and barriers until they break? Not everyone has have top-tier crossfitter as their goal. It’s not about how high your goal is, it’s what you do …
So I recently went through a 3 month stint of no alcohol, which was a challenge. Though I can say the benefits were easily noticed – more energy, weight loss, better diet – it’s certainly not for everyone to go completely cold turkey. And if you’re going to do paleo – and probably also crossfit … Continue reading »
First off, hats off to Chad Vaughn for a 315# clean and jerk. Secondly, as someone who really struggles with their mobility and therefore the squat clean, seeing a heavy clean done RIGHT in slow-motion is extremely helpful. Continue reading »
I’m sore. My foot hurts. I haven’t slept enough. I’m staring down a 20 minute WOD of heavy cleans, TTB and wall balls and I don’t have it in me. I’m walking to my box, counting town the seconds from 19:99 to 0 believing somehow I’ll be stronger today than I really am. Today, I’m … Continue reading »
Well folks, this is an exciting post for me (and rightfully so). On Monday, I did a 200# front squat, shattering my previous PR (not even going to share it!). Not only is this a huge number for me personally, but a solid 25#s over my body weight. Getting to this point, I’ve spent some … Continue reading »
We crossfitters are pretty focused on tracking our WOD performance; calculating reps, time, PRs, etc. We’re super intense people who come to the box to get after it – heck that’s why we signed up. But in all this performance monitoring, I think we lose something: the ability to let go. To just cruise. To … Continue reading »
It was a bright, beautiful Wednesday morning. The sun had just popped up over the horizon, promising a warm and sunny day. I’d just hoped onto my bicycle to zip across the city to District Crossfit Southwest, which is right next to the National’s Baseball Stadium. I have to preface this by saying I almost … Continue reading »
I’ve said before, that I try and win at the little things; take a one second shorter break so I have enough time to get in one more rep at the end. Doing this requires that you don’t give up for a second, that you don’t slack off in rounds 2 or 3 until the … Continue reading »
