[caption id="attachment_2853" align="aligncenter" width="592"] photo - flickr.com/photos/undergroundbastard/[/caption] In my quest for lean superhero-ness, I'm following the Wendler 5/3/1 strength training program. Twice a week, Dave...
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Fran = Lame | Clean = Awesome
Last night, I woke up to visit the bathroom around 12:30 a.m., and as I staggered back to bed, trying to keep my eyes closed,...
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Again With The Thrusters
As part of my mission to become the Best Version of Me, I signed up for CrossFit Austin's Circle of Awesomeness Challenge. They seem to...
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Thrust This
Last Wednesday, I told y'all how I kinda cheated myself out of a 65# thruster – and I vowed that next time, I wouldn't let...
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On Never Underestimating Oneself
I simultaneously had a great workout and a lame workout this morning. I sort of underestimated myself and cheated myself, albeit unintentionally. But like a...
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Thrusters Need Love, Too
In the middle of a casual conversation yesterday, a friend said something that stopped me cold. I was blah-blah-blabbing as usual, amusing myself with witty...
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I Am Eeyore
And now, a re-enactment of my internal monologue at 6:15 a.m. today:"Oh, bother. I forgot to take my Synthroid... now I can't eat breakfast until...
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Fran Punched Me In The Nose
[image from The Hopper Deck]Full disclosure: Before today, I'd never done Fran.I know! The answer to "What's your Fran time?" is a CrossFit staple. But...
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Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
And to take the Chicago song to its lyrical conclusion: Does anybody really care?Well, yes. Yes, I do care. Because I want to get myself...
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20 Degrees Was Going To Be Our Excuse
I watched the weather forecast last night with my buddies Dread, Glee, Commitment, and Negotiation.Dread said, "Oh, man! It's going to be, like, 20 degrees...
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What’s In A Name? Thrusters, It Turns Out
This morning at CrossFit Central, we did a workout called "Lizette." It was named for a member of another CrossFit Women class who is, according...
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A Workout of Things That I Hate
This blog post could also have been called "These are a few of my least favorite things."Our CrossFit Women workout this morning:10 - 15 -...
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