Albany CrossFit posted this video, and I saw it from a friend of mine on Facebook.
This is awesome, and someday I hope to be able to do something like it!
Posts Tagged ‘CrossFit’
Beastmode of the Day: 12/7/11
Posted: December 7, 2011 in CrossFit, Media, TrainingTags: Albany CrossFit, Beastmode of the Day, Cross Fit, CrossFit, Smashby Training
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Moment of Awesomeness: 12/6/11
Posted: December 6, 2011 in CrossFit, Media, TrainingTags: Apres Powder, Cross Fit, CrossFit, Salomon Freeski TV, Smashby Training
I’m heading up to Breckenridge today for a day of snowboarding as part of my training for my competition this weekend. 🙂
Since there will NOT be “super deep blow pow” today, let’s take a second and watch this video my boy Jack at aprespowder.com posted a few weeks back from Salomon Freeski TV!
Have a great Tuesday, everyone!
Smashby Drops In: 2-for-1
Posted: December 5, 2011 in CrossFit, Media, TrainingTags: Again Faster, Again Faster Competition Team, Again Faster WOD6 Spencer, Cross Fit, CrossFit, CrossFit Virtuosity, Jacinto Bonilla, R.A.W. Training, Smashby Drops In, Smashby Training
It’s been a long time since I’ve had a “Smashby Drops In” post, so here comes one from last week!
I left sunny Denver the day after Thanksgiving for a 1-week vacation “back east” visiting family. My plan was to visit at least 4 gyms while I was gone, (since vacations are also about finding new CrossFit Gyms to visit, not just family) and I accomplished my goal! The problem… I didn’t work out at all of them, so one doesn’t count. Story time:
I usually visit CrossFit Pittsburgh when I’m there visiting family, but have a good friend that trains at another gym in town. R.A.W. Training is an incredible gym!
R.A.W. Training
There are THREE ENTIRE ROOMS that comprise the space: An entire indoor soccer field (turf track), a middle room with some pull-up rigs and a few other machines, and then the WOD space. I was overwhelmed at how awesome it was so I didn’t take more pictures, but the gym was awesome for sure! Coaching staff was really helpful, too. R.A.W. was sweet.
R.A.W. Main WOD Room
When I was in New York, I visited the crew at CrossFit Virtuosity. From the first walk up to the main door, until I left 2.5 hours later, I loved my time here. Coaching staff was awesome, a bunch of the members walked right up to me and started chatting (which rarely happens at other spots, even though people are still nice) and I got to spend a good amount of time with some of the trainers.
The main entrance to CrossFit Virtuosity. Awesome!
One of the highlights of this stop was getting a chance to work out with, meet and the chat with Jacinto Bonilla! I saw the video below about Jacinto three years ago, and was instantly inspired. Well… I worked out with him and it was awesome! Definitely the first time I got to see a 72-year-old dominate double-unders, box jumps and full 10ft Wall Ball shots. So much fun chatting with him. Thanks for the time, Jacinto! Good luck at your competition in a few weeks!
Another highlight of this stop was getting to complete my “Again Faster Competition” workout “Spencer” here. This one was 20 Overhead Squats, unbroken, as heavy as you could go! I was nervous, since that is one of my weaker lifts, but was determined to get it done. I got 95lbs relatively easily (which was my original goal) and then was pressured 🙂 into going to 135lbs. The first time I tried it, I got wobbly on the way up and failed after 13 reps.
CrossFit Virtuosity - Jacinto post-WOD front and center
After a minute or two to recover, I tried it again… got to EIGHTEEN and my shoulders gave out! I may try to edit out the tremor-shoulder I got from reps 15-18… I’m sure it was pretty insane. So, beyond frustrated that I got SO CLOSE, I committed to try it ONE MORE TIME. Keith and Matt (two coaches there) gave me some pointers and some wrist wraps, and I took a few minutes to recover. A few minutes, and a pep talk later, I was ready to go. I finally got all 20 reps at 135lbs! I was pretty excited.
Moral of the story, both CrossFit Virtuosity and R.A.W. Training are physically awesome spaces with awesome people! If you live in Brooklyn or Pittsburgh (respectively), check them out. Tell them I sent you! 🙂
CrossFit in the News: 12/5/11
Posted: December 5, 2011 in CrossFit, Media, TrainingTags: Cross Fit, CrossFit, CrossFit in the News, Smashby Training, Wet Wolf Training
Well, my world just got rocked…. I have been following CrossFit for over THREE years, and it was only yesterday that I came across this video.
Why didn’t anyone show it to me sooner?! I can’t believe I’ve wasted so much of my time thinking that CrossFit actually works!
Enjoy this “Informational Video”, friends. Let me know what you think of “Wet Wolf Training?” and his thoughts!
I’m back in Denver! That means that we are ON for Sunday Funday tomorrow. I can’t wait to see everyone! 🙂
Renegade Fitness CYBER MONDAY!
Posted: November 28, 2011 in CrossFit, Media, TrainingTags: Cross Fit, CrossFit, Renegade Fitness, Renegade Fitness Beanie, Renegade Fitness Fight Shorts, Renegade Fitness Hoodie, Renegade FItness Sweatshirts, Renegade Fitness Zip-Up, Smashby Training
Lots to talk about on this Cyber Monday at Renegade Fitness!!
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Renegade Fitness Sweatshirts PRE-Order – Click here to place your order! In the COMMENTS section of your order, say whether you want the Zip-Up or Hoodie style, and what size you’d like! Here’s the video showing you guys what they’ll look like!
Renegade Fitness Fight Shorts PRE-Order – Our second order of these awesome Fight Shorts!
Renegade Fitness Beanies! – Our COLORADO R is embroidered on these comfortable winter hats. Check ’em out!
Today is the LAST DAY for ALLLL of these deals! Don’t miss your chance to pick up Renegade gear for the Winter/Holiday Season! (Don’t worry, at least the Beanies will still be available after today)
Beastmode of the Day: 11/23/11
Posted: November 23, 2011 in CrossFit, Media, TrainingTags: Again Faster, Cross Fit, CrossFit, Divided we Fall 2011, RazorstormUK, Smashby Training
The team at Again Faster sponsored an CrossFit event in the UK known as “Divided We Fall 2011”. This video recapping the event, that was put together by RazorstormUK, is AWESOME.
PLEASE NOTE:
There is inappropriate language in the song in the video, so don’t blast it if people around you wouldn’t appreciate that.
You’ve been warned.
Moment of Awesomeness: 11/23/11
Posted: November 23, 2011 in CrossFit, Media, TrainingTags: Betty Wants In, Cross Fit, CrossFit, Experience Zero Gravity, Extreme Sports, Moment of Awesomeness, Skydiving, Smashby Training
Yesterday’s video that I posted was part 1 of a series. Today, you get part 2!
They come from a series of videos from the “Betty Wants In” Vimeo channel, and feature a lot of things I really like.
Extreme Sports. Slow Motion. Skydiving. (even though I’ve never jumped out of a perfectly good plane before)
It’s called “Experience Zero Gravity“, and like yesterday’s video, has some epic stuff.
CrossFit Blog Central: 11/22/11
Posted: November 22, 2011 in CrossFit, Media, TrainingTags: Blog Central, Cross Fit, CrossFit, CrossFit Lisbeth, Decide, Smashby Training
Here’s a post from CrossFit Lisbeth. I lived this exact situation for…. the last 4.5 years of my life in regards to a pretty big part of my life. Talking, planning, “goal-ing” (that was for you, Rejalicious), asking, sharing, thinking….. but nothing changed.
I didn’t go to Business School, I didn’t walk away, I just talked. And complained. Inaction.
I know several friends who has been in the same boat for days, weeks, months, years in other areas of their lives, too. At a certain point it’s about doing one thing, though. And it’s something I say to myself more and more often as I “get older”.
SHUT UP AND DO IT.
The best part is, the more I say it to myself, and the more I’m doing it…. the better my life is getting. I “use my words” and speak my mind more often when I think something, and I feel better about situations. I actually train to try and get stronger instead of just saying “I wish I would get stronger”, and it’s working. I have accepted that certain people are the way they are, plain and simple, so instead of trying to change them (or worse, change myself on their behalf), I stress less about other people’s actions and live my own life. I mean, this stuff really works! 🙂
As Lisbeth says.. just ACT. Whether you share your goals/thoughts/ideas with others or not is entirely up to you. But when you feel a certain way about any given situation, realize that you have TWO choices on how to react to it. Accept it and move on. Or ACT and do something to try and change it.
It’s as simple as that.
Happy Tuesday!
Decide
~By Lisbeth
So, you don’t like something in your life. You’re complaining, you’re mad/sad/depressed/pissed off. You’ve got 2 choices:
1.) Take action
2.) Don’t take action.
It’s that simple. Choose one: Take action or don’t. Try to change it or don’t.
People talk about goals and charts and numbers and lists and plans. Maybe there is some ideal way to plan/structure/prioritize/accomplish everything. But for every piece of advice that tells you to do it this way, there’s another piece of advice that tells you to do it another way. Remember hearing that you should tell somebody your goals so they can hold you accountable? Well, there’s another psychology study that shows that telling somebody your goals makes your brain tick that goal off as accomplished, hence you should not tell anybody your goals. Hahahaha. Great. You gotta laugh or you’re going to cry.
But goals told or goals kept secret, so what. It still comes back to take action or don’t take action.
So, what are you going to do?
Moment of Awesomeness: 11/22/11
Posted: November 22, 2011 in CrossFit, MediaTags: Betty Wants In, Cross Fit, CrossFit, Experience Human Flight, Extreme Sports, Moment of Awesomeness, Skydiving, Smashby Training
The crew at LifeAsRx always shares such cool videos! Yesterday’s video was no exception.
Check out Part 1 of this series of videos from the “Betty Wants In” Vimeo channel.
It’s called “Experience Human Flight“, and features some pretty incredible visuals.
I’m not going to divulge whether or not tomorrow will include Part 2 of this series…. but I suggest you check back just be sure!
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