Monthly Archives: April 2013

Exceeding the President’s Fitness Test

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

Middle school and high school students as well as adults take the President’s Fitness Test every year, which for adults is basically some walking, a minute of half situps and a minute of almost pushups (no chest to floor). On … Continue reading →

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Running laps around the guy on the couch

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

Having someone in the family in her early months of CrossFit I get to relive both the excitement and the frustration of the sport. My favorite question from her is this: “Dad, why is this so hard?”. I tell her, … Continue reading →

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Our time is a gift we leave with our kids

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

I may not have a lot of vivid childhood memories but I clearly remember the ski trips my parents took us on, the hikes in the mountains, the soccer games, the times on the beach. I think kids will remember … Continue reading →

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Extreme WOD 118

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

All last week during the hikes and traverses across the Utah mountains, my daughter and I were thinking about ways to make the experience even more challenging. Now that a friend of mine reminded me that I have not posted … Continue reading →

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Blend in the Strength

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

Our box can never be accused of settling for traditional CF training formats, like the warmup, strength and metcon sequence practiced everywhere. The team is exploring for a month making the strength portion integrated in the MetCons by increasing the … Continue reading →