"Your fighting weight is the weight you don't have to fight." - Heather Braswell
Tuesday's Tip - January 20th
Monsters and Mortals, a reflection
We all know athletes whom we admire, perhaps even idolize. They are the people whose records we chase, whose training programs we follow. The people we want to be like when we grow up. If you're really lucky, they're also someone you can call a good friend.
It's easy to be blindsided by their brilliance and to occasionally overlook their human frailty. But behind every prom queen is a math team dork, and behind every CrossFit Monster there is a Mortal.
If you don't believe me, just ask Gillian:
The Road to the 09 Games - Gillian 1
The first part in a series of interviews with Gillian Mounsey. If you're not already a subscriber to the CrossFit Journal, subscribe! I promise that it's worth it, even just to gain some insight into what makes an athlete like Gillian tick.
It's easy to be blindsided by their brilliance and to occasionally overlook their human frailty. But behind every prom queen is a math team dork, and behind every CrossFit Monster there is a Mortal.
If you don't believe me, just ask Gillian:
The Road to the 09 Games - Gillian 1
The first part in a series of interviews with Gillian Mounsey. If you're not already a subscriber to the CrossFit Journal, subscribe! I promise that it's worth it, even just to gain some insight into what makes an athlete like Gillian tick.
Tuesday's Tip - January 13th
"The best way to lose weight is to close your mouth - something very difficult for a politician. Or watch your food - just watch it, don't eat it." - Edward I. Koch
Taking a Breather
Today is a rest day.
I have a love/hate relationship with rest days. While intellectually I understand that all strength gains come from rest days, mentally they just wreck me. I feel lazy. Unmotivated. Sedentary. Did I mention lazy? It's not difficult to rest. But it is difficult to refrain from the self-flagellation that results from a overzealous type A personality. Changing my thought process from "I'm allowed to take a day off" to "I am required to take a day off" is tough. However, history has shown that running myself ragged certainly hasn't worked for me thus far - so embrace the rest day I shall.
No more over training for this chica.
But I'd sure love to go for a long run today....
I have a love/hate relationship with rest days. While intellectually I understand that all strength gains come from rest days, mentally they just wreck me. I feel lazy. Unmotivated. Sedentary. Did I mention lazy? It's not difficult to rest. But it is difficult to refrain from the self-flagellation that results from a overzealous type A personality. Changing my thought process from "I'm allowed to take a day off" to "I am required to take a day off" is tough. However, history has shown that running myself ragged certainly hasn't worked for me thus far - so embrace the rest day I shall.
No more over training for this chica.
But I'd sure love to go for a long run today....
Tuesday's Tip, January 6th
"Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
A Rose by any other Name
Yesterday, I walked over to my 6'0" tall, 150 lb boyfriend Bill. Upon reaching him, I took hold of his body and balanced him across my shoulders. I then proceeded to squat down and stand up. 5 times. Oh, and did I mention that he was holding on to 2 5# bags of flour?
Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it?
And yet, it's pretty damn close to the truth. Just swap out the 150# boyfriend holding an additional 10#s of flour and switch it for a 160# barbell. Doesn't sound nearly as impressive, though :)
Back Squats, 5 x5
130, 140, 150 (PR), 155 (PR), 160 (PR)
2009 is off to a good start ;)
Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it?
And yet, it's pretty damn close to the truth. Just swap out the 150# boyfriend holding an additional 10#s of flour and switch it for a 160# barbell. Doesn't sound nearly as impressive, though :)
Back Squats, 5 x5
130, 140, 150 (PR), 155 (PR), 160 (PR)
2009 is off to a good start ;)
Many thanks to the folks at Crossfit South Brooklyn!
Turn, Turn, Turn
Well, I originally intended to wax poetic about the endless possibilities afforded to us with the turn of the calendar. About wiping the slate clean and starting anew. But I'm just not in a sappy mood, not even remotely.
I could reflect upon 2008, and all the things the past 12 months have brought me. About my goals for 2009 - what I want to achieve, the person I want to be. But I'm just not feeling particularly introspective.
I am, however, feeling pretty damn kick ass.
Here's to 2009 and 12 more months of butt kicking workouts. Not to mention the humor we'll find along the ride.
I could reflect upon 2008, and all the things the past 12 months have brought me. About my goals for 2009 - what I want to achieve, the person I want to be. But I'm just not feeling particularly introspective.
I am, however, feeling pretty damn kick ass.
Here's to 2009 and 12 more months of butt kicking workouts. Not to mention the humor we'll find along the ride.
Happy New Year!
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