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Intensity in-ˈten(t)-sə-tē (noun): An extreme degree of strength, force, energy or feeling

25 February, 2009

Apologies in advance, but this post brings The Return of the F-Bombs. From the author’s perspective, they are deliberate, and essential. Since I was only in Virginia for a few days, I wanted to make the most of my time here. That meant sucking it up and deliberately (but carefully) overtraining while I was in [...]

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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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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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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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