Archive for November, 2010

Thanksgiving Time

Posted: November 25, 2010 in Uncategorized

It is now Thanksgiving day and some of you may be sleeping, some already baking, and some at their Thanksgiving Chipper WOD. For me today is a rest day, as much as it pains me to skip a holiday WOD I truly do need a break. Kids woke me up early as usual, took my time [...]

Today I am posting a letter from a woman who just recently hit her one year anniversary with CrossFit. It is so great to hear these stories and for others to read them and let them know this is possible for them too. As I approach my 1 year anniversary with SnoRidge CrossFit, I’m overwhelm [...]

Sectionals Philosophy

Posted: November 21, 2010 in Uncategorized

Today I had my first Sectionals meeting at my box. It consisted of the trainers walking us through everything from logistics, to what to expect, to our training schedule. How I got to the meeting today was, at my box there were a few announcements that went out during WODs, on the blog, and on [...]

Paleo Thanksgiving

Posted: November 16, 2010 in Uncategorized

Thanksgiving is coming up quick and it is time to start planning and shopping for good ol Thanksgiving dinner. This is one of my favorite days and  meals of the year. Usually Thanksgiving consists of family and good friends getting together to just hang out, watch some tv, maybe get a game of football or [...]

Improving your Handstand Push Up

Posted: November 12, 2010 in Uncategorized

As I have been evaluating some of the skills I would like to improve in general as well as for sectionals I ran across a great article on how to do a Handstand Push Up correctly. It was a very thorough article and had a lot of pictures to show you what your form should look like [...]

Where is CrossFit Going?

Posted: November 12, 2010 in Uncategorized

With the recent conclusion of the Rogue vs Again Faster event in Tahoe, it made me think about where is the sport of CrossFit going. We know that CrossFit as a phsycial fitness program is growing very quickly and more people are opening boxes and more people are joining, but where is the actual competition sport [...]

Defending the Paleo Diet

Posted: November 9, 2010 in Uncategorized

Ok, my bad. It has been a few days since I have had a new post, but is was quite a whirlwind the last week. Getting back from traveling, wife’s birthday, daughter’s birthday, and crazy workload. But all excuses aside, it is time to kick back into gear and add to this blog Defending the [...]