Science is hot

4 February, 2009

NOTE: This post is now front page news on Robb Wolf’s web site. I have died and gone to Science-y heaven. The fourth member of our group this weekend was Mathieu Lalonde, from Cambridge, MA. In Matt’s own words, “I have no background in nutrition and exercise. I’m a chemist with a lifelong interest in [...]

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In defense of Lulus

28 January, 2009

by Melissa “will somebody PLEASE make me an Ambassador?” Urban **Note: I don’t often write something JUST for one sex or the other… my posts tend to be pretty gender-neutral. You may think today’s write-up is directed at my female audience, but that is not true. It is directed to the females wearing the pants, [...]

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Burpees vs. Cookies – nobody wins

9 January, 2009

Right now, I am supporting my friend Jenn in a “30 Day, No Grains, No Sugar” challenge. In fact, there have recently been a ton of 30 day diet challenges posted – on the CrossFit Message Boards, on Facebook, within individual CrossFit affiliates. The “No Sugar Challenge”, “Paleo Challenge”, “Zone challenge”… take your pick, because [...]

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Take the red pill

17 December, 2008

We all have off days, slow days, even bad days. But I rarely have a Bad Day of Epic Proportion. The BDoEP feels far, far different than just a plain old bad day. It feels like I have one of the Jolie-Pitt kids clinging to a leg (probably Maddox), Andrei Arlovsky trying to pin me [...]

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Strong ˈstrȯŋ (adjective) : Having or marked by great physical power

15 December, 2008

Today I’ll finish writing about my interview with Max Lewin of CrossFit East Bay. Below is an extension of the “Confessions of a CrossFit Hussy” posting from last week – additional thoughts from Max that developed into my new program. Some background, first… for the last six months, I’ve had a hard time balancing a [...]

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Are you CrossFit Enough?

2 December, 2008

A few months ago, I posted “A public apology to my Mom”, in response to a conversation I had with a CrossFit trainer about the use of profanity. On November 25th, Lisbeth Darsh posed a similar question on the Affiliate blog. (I’m going to pretend like she got the idea from me, because that would [...]

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What did YOU do today?

14 November, 2008

Today, I took a mental step back from CrossFit and, for the first time in a long time, saw my workout in a totally different light. I often focus on what I couldn’t do during a workout, in an effort to improve those skills. Came in a minute slower than last time, couldn’t move those [...]

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Everybody lies

6 November, 2008

(Note – all quotes have been paraphrased, as I wasn’t able to document the exact conversation. I may have missed some of the wording, but the ideas are solid. Sincere thank you to Jon Gilson for allowing me to write about our private conversation.) Two weeks ago, I got to spend some one-on-one time with [...]

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A public apology to my Mom

29 October, 2008

I recently had a conversation with someone I truly like and respect, someone with a lot more CrossFit and coaching experience than I have. This person mentioned he had read my blog for the first time… and then referenced that it wasn’t exactly a “family show”. I started to laugh the comment off, but then [...]

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