Registering for the CrossFit Open through games.crossfit.com is a great way to measure yourself against the rest of the world. And if you’re competitive like I am, it’s the only way to possibly advance to the Quarterfinals which take place in early April (athletes who
The CrossFit Open is coming up, to find out more about what it is, when it is, and how to participate, click here. In this post, I want to explain what you should expect from the 3 workouts we’ll be seeing, and how you’ve actually
What Is The CrossFit Open? For the next few weeks, you’ll be hearing LOTS about the CrossFit Open. But what is it exactly? In the most literal sense, the CrossFit Open is a 3-week competition that is the first stage to qualifying for the CrossFit
“It’s 8pm. Time to pull up SugarWOD and see what tomorrow’s workout is!” Deadlift 3-3-3-3-3-3-3 “Is that it?” You ask yourself. “That can’t be it? No conditioning? No cardio? Eh. Guess I’m not going tomorrow.” Heavy days, like the example above, is a day of
Progress Isn’t Linear The temperature from season to season isn’t linear. There is no one coldest day that slowly warms up to the hottest day in summer and then slowly drops back to cold. It undulates, day to day, week to week, and month to
A Busy Mind Seeking Clarity Meditation has long been something I have wanted to do more of. I’ve read countless articles about how valuable it is. It can help to reduce stress and increase productivity as well. My mind can move a mile a minute.
We’ve all been there. A busy schedule. Stress from work, or family. It can get overwhelming. Sometimes working out, even though we know we should, seems like a waste of time given everything else we need to do. So it gets pushed aside and by
It’s 10:49am, and I’m hungry. I ate a full breakfast at 8:30am. Protein pancakes, oatmeal, berries, and 3 eggs. It actually ended up being MORE calories than I normally have for breakfast, but I feel like I could eat a full meal again. Why? It’s
I’m a very competitive person. So comparing myself to others is something I do regularly. I want to know how I stack up versus the best. As I mentioned in this post, I hate losing. Comparing myself to those I see as someone “ahead” of
I hate losing. I especially hate it when it’s out of my control. I’m a huge Green Bay Packers fan, and the Packers just lost once again in the NFC championship game. Despite having never been a part of that organization, I feel as if
