About two months ago, CrossFit 603 got really into jumping on stuff. Or over stuff, or across stuff... jumping, in general. Dallas set his sights on San Francisco CrossFit's Koffin, and I set my sights on, well, anything over 24", because that was as high as I've ever tried to jump. (I'm not a good jumper. No, I'm a TERRIBLE jumper. It's an evil, evil Goat.) So we've been practicing, hitting 60.5" box jumps (Dallas) and 34" car jumps (me - see blog header).Fast forward to last week, as … [Read more...]
The Whole9 vs. The Koffin
Thursday, 9 September 2009 A Rest Day post by Melissa Today, Dallas and I are hanging out in San Francisco with Matt and Donna Dyson of MaD CrossFit. We're taking a field trip to visit Coach Boz... and checking out the infamous SFCF Koffin, up close and personal. Check out Dallas prepping for his date with the Koffin here - a "box" jump PR of 60.5". (Hey - when it's THAT tall, those half inches COUNT.) We'll let you know the results of the showdown on Sunday. … [Read more...]
The Origins of “AssFit”
I have received at least 72 emails from people asking about the AssFit shirt featured in a few of my prior posts. (I'm wearing one in my TGU/windmill video, and Dallas is wearing one in the pictures from our recent gymnastics cert.) Rather than respond individually, I thought it best if I addressed your questions in a public forum. So what is AssFit, and where did it come from? It started last year, when Dallas (my trainer) and I started talking about meeting for an all-day training session. … [Read more...]
In defense of Lulus
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, AND the husbands and boyfriends who think you are bananas for shelling out that much money for a pair of "sweats".** There’s been a lot of buzz about the clothing company … [Read more...]
