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Thought of the Day: 9/16/12

Posted: September 16, 2012 in CrossFit, Media, Training
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A popular question that a lot of us still hear quite often – What is CrossFit?

As of late, there have been a lot of videos that I’ve seen CrossFit HQ put together. The CrossFit YouTube Channel has a ton of of their videos, and I encourage you guys to check it out for cool stories, fun workouts, and more.

Here’s the first one “Let Me Tell You About CrossFit“:

This second video is the most to-the-point description that explains what CrossFit is that I’ve come across yet! What do you think about the “CrossFit Whiteboard: Functional Movement” video?:

Thought of the Day: 9/13/12

Posted: September 13, 2012 in CrossFit, Media, Nutrition, Training
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Women, please watch this video. And please share it with as many of your friends as possible. Especially the ones who have said things like:

“I don’t want to CrossFit, it’ll make me too bulky.”

“Muscles aren’t sexy.”

“I just want to get skinny, that’ll make me look good.”

For most of us, the goal at some point, has been to try and work out to LOOK good. Over the last few years, my mind has shifted a lot more to try my best to be as healthy as possible. Not just for today, but for the rest of my life.
Body image issues are almost all geared towards making OTHER people think a certain way about you. Instead, train for YOU. Get healthy for you! The positive changes in so many aspects of your life when you see how your hard work pays off cannot be priced. You deserve to feel that good!

The video below is called, “CrossFit – Beauty in Strength” and that is a perfect name for it. Let the record show… these women are strong AND beautiful. Love this.

Oh yeah, men, you might want to watch the video too. So… you can explain to women in your lives why they won’t get bulky. Also, does anybody know if CrossFit Media is hiring? I would love to work with them on projects like this. POWERFUL message.

The Pursuit of Paleo: Link Between Food and Pain?

Posted: September 13, 2012 in CrossFit, Media, Nutrition
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I thought I had posted this months ago, but turns out it was still a “Draft”. Enjoy this awesome video!

Happy Monday, everyone! I saw this video this morning, and had to share it with you.

This video, from GP Access and the Hunter Integrated Pain Service, discusses Pain, and how pain stems from our BRAIN 100% of the time (click here to see their page that included the survey used to conduct some of their research). Regardless of how severe, or how long we have been experiencing the pain, it is our brain that tells our body that it hurts. After explaining that concept in very simple terms, the video then discusses some of the things that we can do to do try and train our bodies to be healthier and happier.

Smoking, nutrition, alcohol and activity level can have a significant impact on pain in our bodies, and how we deal with them. Think about the different areas in your life that may be contributing to any pain you may be having!

From the video:
“So to sum up pain, it comes from the brain and it can be re-trained, and when looked at from a whole personal broad perspective, gives you a lot of opportunities to begin.”

The Numbers: 8/5/12

Posted: August 12, 2012 in CrossFit, Media, Training
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Sunday Fundays continue to jam-packed hours of awesomeness, and this weekend was no exception. In fact, there was a slightly larger crew than usual tonight, and that makes me very happy!

The workout was completed as a circuit, where the main focus today was for the “Sprinting” to be done as quickly as possible. Some of the people in class tonight ran faster than, at least for me, I had ever seen them run. Seeing that power and speed increase in the athletes in class is SO COOL!

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The workout!

Since the focus was the sprinting, the weights used for Goblet Squats and height for the burpee box jumps wasn’t “prescribed.” Instead, athletes could choose whatever they wanted. Of course, that didn’t stop some people for busting out our new 30″ boxes! Well done, team.

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The results!

And here you have it, the best crew in the land!

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You guys are awesome! 8/5/12

The Numbers: 7/29/12

Posted: August 1, 2012 in CrossFit, Media, Training
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And we’re baaaaaack!

After a July that was absolutely insane on SO many levels, the blog is back and kicking. The first series of posts that are making their way back from the archives will be our “The Numbers” posts, that highlight my Sunday Funday class at CrossFit Lakewood. I try to make these classes (which are available to all CF Lakewood and CF Golden members) as fun as possible, many weeks putting athletes together in team format.

Every few weeks, we’ll also tend to do some sort of a benchmark set, whether that’s a 400m run, 500m row, max dead-hang from a pull-up bar, etc… On these posts, I’ll try to share picture of the workouts, results, and any benchmarks we do, as well as an action shot/video or two if I get some good ones.

All-in-all, I hope these posts serve as fun little memories into our time together on Sunday afternoons… the best way to start the week!

This week’s workout included SUPER-FAST “Alon-style” Burpees, Shoulder Presses, and Kettlebell swings, paired with a short little run. In only 12 minutes, how hard could it be, right? 🙂

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The workout and results

After that, we ended class with a nice little 1,000m row (as a pair). The goal here was to not only have each person complete a max-effort 500m row, but also see how fast a team could complete a full 1,000m.

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Team Row Results – Do you see your team name?

You all did a GREAT job! Happy Sunday Funday, everyone!

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Jilly-Bean and crew getting AFTER it!

Moment of Awesomeness: 6/29/12

Posted: June 29, 2012 in CrossFit, Media, Training
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Happy Friday!!! Oh, by the way… people can fly now.

Taken directly from the video on the BreitlingOfficial YouTube channel. Unreal.

“Reminiscent of the famous superman scene, Yves “Jetman” Rossy has flown in close formation, with the Breitling Douglas DC-3, vintage aircraft. Giving the passengers onboard the unique experience to see the world’s first jet powered man in full flight.

As the guests boarded the 1940’s, twin propeller aircraft and took to their seats; Yves Rossy prepared his rigid carbon Kevlar wing equipped with 4 Jet engines and positioned himself on the skid of an Eagle AS 350 helicopter. The DC-3 took a holding position above Lake Lucerne, at the heart of Switzerland, as Yves climbed to 6000 feet. Yves began his fall backwards from the helicopter, stabilized the wing and engaged all four engines to full throttle reaching a speed of 205 km/h and an altitude of 4500 feet before he joined the DC-3 using just his shoulders, body and legs to steer.

The flight lasted 7 minutes, before the Jetwing exhausted its fuel supply and Yves pulled his parachutes to land safely back at Buochs airport.”

Moment of Awesomeness: 6/28/12

Posted: June 28, 2012 in CrossFit, Media, Training
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I’ve had this video open on my desktop for about 2 weeks now, deciding whether or not to post it. I’m going to post it. The Parkour/Free Running movement (as most of you know) is something that has interested me for a really long time.

The things that these athletes are able to do, the risks they take, the finesse, self control, and body awareness that they display is incredible to watch! While it’s not my favorite Parkour video, I hope you enjoy this one (brought to us by the SmitMedia Crew) as much as I do.

I mean, SERIOUSLY, these dudes are AWESOME!

CrossFit WOD Tips: 6/26/12

Posted: June 26, 2012 in CrossFit, Media, Training
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Miranda Oldroyd, of CrossFit HQ, shares some super helpful tips on how to more efficiently complete the Clean.

She also utilizes my buddy, Zach Forrest (Owner of CrossFit Max Effort in Vegas), to show how it’s done right!

What do you think of this video? Any additional thoughts or questions?

CrossFit WOD Tips: 6/15/12

Posted: June 15, 2012 in CrossFit, Media, Training
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Today, we rarely see Handstand Walks in CrossFit Programming these days. That movement requires (at the very least) balance, coordination, and strength. The good news, however, is that even if freestanding handstands, or handstand walks, are out of your ability level for now (which I’d say they are for most people), some of the drills discussed below are still very relevant and helpful for a variety of the other movements we’re regularly asked to do in CrossFit.

Take a few minutes and watch some tips to improving overall balance and spatial awareness. If nothing else, this will teach you ways to safely “eject” from a Handstand-Gone-Bad! (I know I’ve been there on several dozen occasion…)

Thanks to Jon Gilson, and the Again Faster crew, for another great resource!

Moment of Awesomeness: 6/13/12

Posted: June 13, 2012 in CrossFit, Media, Training
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When I was a kid, I used to watch the X-Games religiously! BMX Street Style, Street Luge, and anything with ramps AND rails were usually my favorite “Summer” X events to watch. This video definitely takes me back to those days.

Check out this video from Red Bull about French rider Matthias Dandois. Here’s the summary directly from the video. It shows, yet again, that the best of the best don’t make excuses for why they can’t train, instead they create opportunities so they can train under any circumstance. So cool!

http://redbull.fr/matthiasdandois
Winter in France is always tough for the riders. To avoid spending the cold season on his sofa, flat BMX world champion Matthias Dandois found himself a nice little hangar full of jumps and springboards in the outskirts of Paris. Away from the cold weather, he was able to learn new tricks and develop a new style : street-flat. With his latest video Hibernation, Matthias once again demonstrates his passion for innovation.

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