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CrossFit Life Lesson 25 – Work Your Bucket List

It is said that most people float through life without any specific goal or sense of purpose. Others have too unrealistic goals and hopes. I have both a list of goals and a bucket list. With plenty of unreasonable things … Continue reading

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Going Nutts

Some WODs we will remember for a long time. I’m sure Nutts will be like that. A unique workout that builds up the load as it goes instead of decreasing it. I don’t think I’ve ever had so much fun … Continue reading

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Never Underestimate a WOD

I thought today was going to be an easy day. I know, I know, we’re always playing all-out, right? But I thought that anyway. I was wrong. Bear crawls and dumbbell lunges are sneaky. I will not underestimate programming at … Continue reading

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Running Backwards with Griff

By the time I got home from work and had the kids off the soccer field or karate it was already pitch dark. This actually reminded me how different CrossFit makes rationalizations… In the old days convincing myself to do … Continue reading

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How to Recover

In endurance sports recovery was often designed to prevent not only overtraining but overuse injuries as well. In CrossFit, overuse is rare, unless someone goes for a 100 muscle ups… Keeping intensity high does need proper recovery though. In endurance … Continue reading

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