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Mediterranean Breeze

When flying, sometimes tailwind is not a good thing. Like today heading over to Barcelona our 8-hour flight time was cut by 90 minutes due to tailwind and with dinner and breakfast service we could barely squeeze in 3 hours … Continue reading

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The 77×77 WOD

It was 77F this morning and 77% humidity. Guess what that made me think of? I got this quick, mean workout in before our flight to Spain. Speaking of Spain, Barcelona guides recommended us getting bicycles for the whole family … Continue reading

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Barcelona Preview WOD

Before going to a new box, I like to check out their posted workouts to have a feel for their programming style. CrossFit Barcelona’s last posted WOD made me sweat well in advance of our visit. I consider this a … Continue reading

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The Day Cindy Went Rowing

I came back to my home box for a few days in-between trips and just in time for my favorite kind of WOD: tricked-out benchmarks. Somehow changing some aspects of the benchmark workouts makes them uniquely interesting, challenging and scary … Continue reading

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Have Others Program For You

Today is rest day flying home from Brazil and a perfect time for reflection on programming. I tried all varieties of combining personal programming with WODs created by my coaches. The drop-ins also had me learn the same important lesson: … Continue reading

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