Shout-outs, props, kudos, snaps

I meant to write this yesterday, but I want to throw major props to my 6:30 AM TTh Bootcamp! Yesterday we revisited our first workout EVER together and started our final week of bootcamp with our benchmark workouts. All of the bootcampers improved their time by at least a minute, and some even by three minutes! I'm super impressed because this group is already very fit and athletic, and it only gets better from here. Way to go NE Minneapolis Bootcamp!

Becoming CrossFIT

One of my favorite benchmark WODs is Cindy because it looks and sounds so deceptively simple and then those darn push-ups get me every time! I just don't have the upper body strength I guess. Today we did Cindy and I felt a little down on myself afterward because I didn't perform as well as I had hoped, but then I had a great conversation with another member that really got me excited about CrossFit and performance again.

Total + Nutrition

Today I had a meeting with a nutritionist at school and we did CrossFit Total at the gym, both good things to assess every once in a while.

Bacon makes everything better

Today I updated my tomato-basil-mushroom frittata with a little bacon and it was MUCH better this time around. Just goes to show what you can do with a few leftover ingredients in your fridge, I just happened to have these things lying around...I recommend at least keeping onion and garlic in your pantry, as these will spice up ANY dish!

Here's a post of one of my favorite recipes, that also has some very fond memories attached: Vegetable Ratatouille. Make this one now, while all the vegetables are in season locally in Minnesota!

Paleo in the wilderness: easy as pie

I have just returned from a weekend in the wilderness (a.k.a. North Shore Lake Superior, camping out at Splitrock Lighthouse State Park)! It was loads of fun being in nature and living out of my backpack for a few days...and it was a fun challenge to stay paleo too!

Home is where the CrossFit gym is!

Today at CFSP, we had the very rare occurrence in our 6:00 PM class to be graced by the WOD dominance of THREE (3!!!) visiting CrossFitters from different states. Usually we get a few people passing through our gym weekly who are visiting the Twin Cities for various reasons, but these three individuals are not only visitors, they're REPEAT visitors!

On Preparation...for the WILD!

So I'm really excited right now because I leave on Thursday to go camping with my favorite Canuck, Rachel! And although I've been "cheating" a little with this paleo challenge because I wanted to take advantage of Minneapolis/St. Paul Restaurant Week, I plan on keeping it very paleo out in the wild. Just like our caveman ancestors, right?

Virtues and Vices

Since I started eating more paleo a little less than a year ago, I've learned so much about cooking and experimenting in the kitchen because I have to prepare everything myself. One thing I like experimenting with most is "paleo-fying" non-paleo recipes (like pancakes, muffins, ice cream, etc.), which some may not consider true paleo. Even a paleofied muffin has sugar with the added amounts of honey. With this paleo challenge happening at the gym, it's harder than ever for me to limit the amount paleofied non-paleo goodies and eat more of the good stuff like proteins and green veggies. Still, today I want to highlight and share some of my more virtuous recipes and also a more vice-like dessert recipe.

Salmon Cake Recipe

So I've been meaning to write a few more posts lately, but with the lazy days of summer, I just haven't gotten around to it. Also, since I'm changing the purpose of this blog to be less about my own workouts and more about the food I eat and my experiences with coaching, I've fallen out of the habit of posting regularly. To sort of in a way make up for it, I'm posting one of my more favorite recipes for salmon cakes!

Last week of groceries

There are only six more days left on my personal paleo cooking on a budget challenge, so most likely this weekend was my last trip to the grocery store and the farmer's market. I knew last week that I was going to go over my initial $250 budget, so I probably splurged a little bit more than I should have...hey, I'm from Texas: we go big, or we go home.

Blog Category Update

Tonight was the one year anniversary of CrossFit St. Paul being open, and it also just happens to be the night before our Paleo Challenge Kickoff for the next month - perfect reason to gather on a pub patio for a few brewskies! It was great catching up and mingling with everyone in one spot, and I learned that since Mike posted a link to this blog on the main CFSP site, a few more people have started reading this blog! Thanks!

"Paleo-fying" and Pot Roast

I just signed up for CFSP's month-long paleo diet challenge, where I'll be encouraged to maintain a pretty strict paleo diet and check-in weekly with other challengers. This is the first time we're doing something like this at the gym, and it honestly could not come soon enough for me!

Paleo Cooking Challenge Checkin

Time for a check-in on my little personal paleo cooking challenge - where I stand on the grocery bill front, what I plan on cooking this week, and what's already prepped for the week ahead!

Happy CF Birthday to ME!

One year ago today (7/17/2009), I had my first workout at CrossFit Central in Austin, TX. No, I don't have the date written down in a calendar...I'm just neurotic enough to dig through my emails to find the confirmation date from when I signed up. To mark this very special occasion, I decided to revisit my very first WOD.

Coconut Flour Pancake Recipe

We're starting a Paleo Challenge at CFSP this month, and Mike was kind enough to put my blog address on the website as a resource! What does that mean for this blog? Well, most likely I'm going to make a few revisions about what the purpose of this blog is and what I post on here - probably less about my own workouts and more recipes, more observations about fitness, and who knows, maybe some relevant evolutionary psychology research that I'm doing...

Motivation from motivating

This whole week is going to be pretty coach-heavy for me, as I wrap up the CFSP St. Paul Bootcamp with Melanie and start the Minneapolis Bootcamp all in the same week! I also subbed yesterday at Teddy Kim's gym, Twintown CrossFit. But rather than be tired from all the traveling around and hauling equipment, I have to say that coaching is such an enjoyable experience and it has really motivated me to train even harder in class.

Saturday WOD and Cooking Update

Ok, so I need to play a little catch up here and update on a few things. Last week, I was out of commission for working out with this weird stomach weirdness, so I didn't work out until Saturday. But..I did do some cooking on the paleo challenge, so I need to update that (and also recap what I've been eating).

Visit to TwinTown CF!

Next Monday, I have the honor of subbing for Teddy, owner of TwinTown Crossfit in Uptown Minneapolis, while he's out of town. So today, I went to check out his box and get the lay of the land and the vibe he creates for his clients.

Cooking BONANZA!!!!

Okay, here is my first installment in my cooking paleo on a budget challenge. I mainly cooked a lot of veggies today, since my veggie box arrived on Thursday and I don't want them to go bad before I can enjoy them. Also, (cooking tip here) veggies take me the longest to clean, prep, chop, and cook. I usually like to make vegetable and side dishes on the weekends or on nights when I have more time. Then, I can easily grill a chicken or a steak and jazz it up with some reheated veggie dish!

Happy July 4th!

Quick post update and then I'm off to the kitchen for some fresh veggie adventures! Today we had one big combined class at 9 AM, since it was technically a federal holiday. It was great seeing everyone this morning and really feeling the energy in the room!

First Challenge Recipe: Chicken Cole Slaw

Here we go with the first recipe - fresh and fast, perfect for summer!

100th POST!!!! And...First grocery trip

Yay! I've reached ONE HUNDRED posts! If this were anything like the movies, my 100th post would be commemorated with some special prize while I'm checking out at the grocery store...alas, I just got to go to the grocery store and pick up my first batch of groceries on my new paleo cooking challenge.

Paleo Cooking CHALLENGE

It's officially July...and that means its officially the start of a new challenge! This time, I'm "making over" my cooking and eating habits.

WoW, just wow!

WoW, and I'm not talking "World of Warcraft," I'm talking "Week of Workouts!" It's been a while since my latest post. This time I'm blaming my absence on Teen Nick's "Every Degrassi Ever Marathon" that I run home to watch right after a WOD until 11 PM...and then I'm too tired from all the drama to write anything!

Saturday Partner WOD

I'm starting to get more on track with my normal routine - Saturday farmer's markets, morning walk downtown, and of course, Saturday partner workouts.

6/23 & 6/24

I don't know why I feel the need to be creative with these WOD posts, but sometimes the "need" to be creative keeps me from actually writing anything. Thus, the lack of posting and the following two posts in one.

Reset

Alright, I'm finally back for good...or at least for a while now. I've spent most of June traveling and being "on vacation" in other cities, which translates to me eating out a lot and not getting to cook my own paleo version of foods. It's definitely a challenge to stick to healthy choices when I'm on the go and not in the kitchen myself, and making one slight transgression makes it all too easy to make more and bigger transgressions with effects that compound over the weeks.

Slow row of death

A quick post to catch up on what's been going on, where I've been, and why I haven't been blogging in what feels like 2 weeks. Here's the short version: I went on vacation to Austin and Mexico to visit family, Ryon, and be in a wedding. Translation: I didn't work out, I ate ice cream with my dad, and pigged out on buffets at a beach resort. I've been feeling sluggish and gross lately, and it took all my willpower to convince myself to go to CrossFit today for a brutal workout...including rowing.

Just Breathe

Despite a late meeting on campus today, I was able to rush home via the bus and make it to St. Paul in time to watch the 6 PM class start the WOD. Fortunately, Jake was running class and he's pretty lenient - so I got to warm-up on my own and then join in. Today's workout was pretty basic, just running miles.

CF Total...AGAIN

I feel like it's been a while since my last post, and I don't really know why I've been neglecting this blog...could be all the traveling I'm slated to do this month. It's wedding season after all! That means it's crunch time for me since I need to get in all the CF workouts I can get while I'm town.

PUMP you up!

I wish there were some way I could inflect the Arnold into that blog title, but I didn't know how to do it without completely misspelling words and confusing people. Tonight I went to BodyPUMP at the YWCA with my good colleague Rachel J. Burns, which marks the last of my trial workouts with my friends at school.

Heat Wave

There was a record high set today in Minnesota, breaking the old 1875 88'F temperature by 7 degrees...that's right, 95'F in the frozen tundra today! "Perfect" weather for a good 5 round run!

Paleo Challenge Results - Part Two

During open gym today, I went to complete my Crossfit Total for my second goal in my paleo challenge. I wanted to best my previous Crossfit Total of 395 and try to reach 450. It pains me to say that I did not meet this goal, but I'm still proud of my accomplishments in just 4 months.

Paleo Challenge Results - Part One

I'm happy to report the first of my results for the paleo challenge I set for myself back in April. I suppose technically this is the second set of results, since I didn't exactly "pass" my 400m running test Tuesday, but I plan on having a rematch with a track this weekend.

Yoga and Balsamic Vinegar OVERLOAD

Today's theme is taking some basic stuff and putting them in overdrive - my yoga class trial and a recipe!

Two A Days

In preparation for my upcoming body fat assessment tomorrow (eek!), I'm doing two-a-days....just kidding. Well, at least about the preparation part, I actually DID a two-a-day yesterday, trying out Maryhope's yoga studio as well as doing a Crossfit WOD.

Karen and Ice Cream!!!!!

Lots of exciting stuff happening now that it's officially summer! My performance today at CF was less than stellar, but my performance in the kitchen more than made up for it - I made delicious, almost paleo, homemade ice cream!

Saturday Team WOD

We continue to do team workouts on Saturdays at the gym, and I went to the 8 AM workout today and was surprised to see so many people! There were 11 people in all, a pretty size-able class for an early weekend workout.

Open to Possibilities

The theme of today's post is going to be the theme of my yoga workout today, and mainly just my new outlook on this "season" of my life...since it's summer and all, and I have to figure out what I'm going to do with my "free time" that is still research-related. So, theme of the day (TOD): "open to possibilities."

New Deadlift PR!

I'm sticking with the "constantly varied," although I'm sticking to Crossfit today...just at 6 AM instead of my regular evening class! Talk about getting outside my "workout comfort zone!"

Belated WOD Post...

Sorry I've been a little MIA lately, and unfortunately, this post will have to be on the shorter side. Graduate finals are such a time suck! But...everyone can use a study break now and then :)

Three for One

I have a theme for this post today, and I wasn't even trying! It's all about getting three for the price/effort of one.

Off Day?

Crossfit today just felt a little off. I haven't been since the Saturday Murph Challenge, partly because this last week of school has been super hectic. I've also been carbing it up more than usual lately I think...probably because I'm nearing the end of my paleo challenge and the lustre of the first few weeks of the challenge has worn off. Must self-control!

Variety is the spice of life!

Recently, a colleague of mine in the psychology department sent out a mass email to all the ladies about adding some variety to our workouts. We all do different things - from running to yoga to cardio dance to CROSSFIT! - that we decided to try each others' workouts out these last few weeks before summer. There's been a big email chain going around and no one was really committing to anything, but I decided to just go out there and try one, be adventurous and all. Today was Susanne's Tri-team running meeting!

New PR + Murph Challenge + Cookout = FUN TIMES!

Despite the crazy windy weather and threat of rain, today turned out to be a PHENOMENAL day at CFSP. I arrived early for the kids class, complete with my new CFKids T-shirt that arrived from headquarters last night, but no kids showed up. No worries, I have some paleo challenge benchmarks to meet!

Cleans and Burpees

After a long day at a diversity summit, I headed over for the early afternoon workout led by Chris, a CFSP original. It was a pretty low-key and small class, which I enjoyed. And I will say that I am LOVING the new box - bigger, easier to run in and out of for 400m sprints, and WAY more equipment to work with!

Movin' on East

Today was my first official workout in the NEW CF St. Paul facility! Tyler coached the classes and owner Mike joined in on the fun. It was a tough WOD, especially because I don't think I'm all rested up from the certification WODs this weekend, but I still finished in a decent time.

Chicken Chimichurri Recipe

A few weeks ago, my Seriously Simple cookbook finally came from Amazon. Ryon has a copy of this book and it contains one of my FAVORITE all-time recipes, island-braised short ribs. I have been meaning to buy a copy for ages, but never really got around to it. Well, I finally did buy it, only to find that not all the recipes are good paleo - canola oil, corn starch, and sugar in recipes??? WHAT???

Certified!

Alright y'all, after skimming the Crossfit Training Manual for all of an hour last night, plus two full days jam-packed with information, I took the Level 1 Certification Test (VERY official) and passed with flying colors! I have a beautiful gold-leafed certificate to show for it, and I'm super excited to start officially coaching the Kids Program...maybe even assisting in a few adult classes every now and then :) There's really not much else to say that I didn't cover in my post yesterday, so I'll just post a picture from our wonderful group. I would HIGHLY recommend going to a certification, even if it's just to hone your skills and not eventually become a coach. You meet so many enthusiastic, energetic, and driven people - and we all know that's just contagious!

Half a Level 1 Coach!

Today was Day One of my Level One Crossfit Certification. I'm halfway there, barring any issues with my test tomorrow!

Triplet

Today was my last day at our good ole' CF MPLS Northeast space. As of Monday, we will be in our new facility merged with CF St. Paul! And like my first CF WOD ever (Diane), I'll always remember my last CF MPLS WOD.

Cleaning Up My Form

After yesterday's super tough rowing WOD, I asked Tyler to give us a strength day and he happily obliged today. Fortunately, the 6:30 PM class I usually go to is relatively small, and there were only three of us girls tonight. So, Tyler took the extra time to work on our form for the clean, tonight's lift of choice.

Earning my Sea Legs!

Today was brutal. Just brutal. We rowed, even though it was a gorgeous day outside. And rowing just blows.

Slight Change of Plans

Today was supposed to be my first day teaching a Kids Class solo at Crossfit St. Paul. However, there was a slight change of plans, and I ended up doing a Team WOD at CF MPLS instead...

Hello Again, Air Force WOD!

Tonight was the second time this week that no one else showed up for the 6:30 PM class I always go to - what's the deal CF MPLS??? Anyway, it kinda sucked because tonight was a really tough WOD, and it would have been nice to have some external motivation in the form of another sweating and panting gym buddy. Alas...

7&7...&10

Tonight we did a variation of one of Tyler's favorite "original" WODs, named after the alcoholic beverage "7&7." Even though I was the only Crossfitter at 6:30 PM tonight, it was still lots of fun...and a killer on the legs after my squat-off weekend and squat thrusts at CFSP yesterday.

To CFSP We Go!

Today we had our WODs at Crossfit St. Paul, which was nice since we got to mingle and hang out with our soon-to-be new box members. Coach Mike does a really great job of running a full class in an orderly fashion: set warm-up at your own pace, skill work, strength/lift work, and then a WOD.

Kids Cert: Day Two!

Day Two of the Kids Cert was more of the same: lectures on teaching techniques, health issues and nutrition, teaching the fundamentals, and of course...GAMES!

Kids Cert: Day One!

It's been a long, but amazing 24 hours! What started out as a not-so-great Friday has turned into an excellent Saturday of learning all about the Crossfit Kids program...oh, and a few workouts too!

Strength WOD + Eve of Kids Cert!

This is going to have to be a quick 'n dirty post because I've got so much packing and stuff to put together before I leave for CA tomorrow for the Kids Cert! Couldn't be more excited and more ANXIOUS about going by myself to my first Crossfit Certification!

Elizabeth...sort of...

Tyler picked the absolute nastiest day to change a named WOD into a WOD that included a run. It rained all day today, and I usually hate running in my Vibrams because they get all muddy and soggy on our loop around the Grain Belt warehouse (where our box is). I was all fixated on doing a 400m row instead of the run, but I changed my tune once I got to the gym and everyone egged me on to run.

Tabata THIS!

Despite having a slight headache and queasy feeling before heading out the door for Crossfit tonight, I felt exceptionally great after the WOD: Tabata Something Else. I feel much stronger than I did when I started 10 months ago and I feel like I'm improving. Good stuff!

Kitchen Messes..and meals!

I pity da fool that is my roommate...because I totally made a monstrous mess in the kitchen today after 3 hours of prepping my meals for half the week. Sorry Heather! And alas, I have no "food porn" to share because I was too busy cooking 5 different things at once that I didn't have time to take any pictures. But just imagine how delicious it looks, ok :)

Willpower!

So I don't go to Crossfit anymore on Fridays, but I need to still write the post from yesterday. To be honest, I kind of put it off because yesterday was such a "terrible" day for me both diet and workout-wise - I totally caved, and on WEEK ONE of my paleo challenge. And, while I recognize that it's ok to give in and allow myself a cheat every so often (and not be hard on myself in the process), I'm a little disappointed that I didn't even last a week.

Complex and SMARTer Goals

So silly me, I set a challenge for myself, but I didn't set any measurable outcomes with it! I thought long and hard about it today and came up with what I want to accomplish fitness-wise these next 2 months...and also what I'm going to reward myself with if I meet my goals! But first, tonight's WOD.

Meeting challenges and "meating" MEATZA!

Lots of good stuff to write about fitness-wise these days! I'm gearing up for my stint in Ramona for the Kids Cert, and then its not too much longer until Level 1. Obviously, I've shown my dedication to fitness by being enthusiastic and taking the initiative to get certified, but I still felt like there was something lacking...enter: my own personal Paleo Challenge! I think it's high time I buckled down and stuck to something so I can see those body composition numbers actually improve from January!

Nicole

It's gotten warmer outside, so we can finally run again (!!!), however a cold front blew in and today was the first really "cold" day in a while....so the running wasn't as enjoyable as it could have been. But it sure as heck beat rowing!

Why I do it

I'm having one of those Jerry Maguire-esque moments where I can't help but write something, even if it's nearly 1 AM on a school night and I have to be up in five hours. But...here you have it, my manifesto, my goals, my passion, my purpose.

Double Duty + Pot roast!

So I headed over to Crossfit St. Paul today to watch the Kids Class, but it was canceled, so I stuck around to work on lifts with Mike, the owner. Back squats and push press. And hey, while I'm here, I might as well do the WOD prescribed for the day. Heck why not.

Back at CFMPLS, and cooking...

Today was my first day back at CF Minneapolis, and I'm trying to get back into the swing of things. I kind of went "crazy" with not working out and eating everything in my path  over spring break that it's starting to show in my performance.

Strength Training II

Went back to Pure Austin today to learn some more about strength training with Ryon. Today was my third day on, so I'm done with workouts until Monday...good, my muscles need a break!

So much for a week off...

I initially had planned for Spring Break to be just that: a break. From school. From grading papers. From Crossfit. Well, I think I got at least the break from school - I've slowly been chipping away at grading some business cases and figuring out the online grading system (it sucks!)...oh, and I went ot Crossfit Central last night. I just couldn't keep myself away from the dumbbell thrusters!

Strength Training

Hooray for being in Austin this week! I got in on Friday evening/Saturday morning, right at midnight. Boo for delayed flights. Had to get up early the next day for 2 wonderful days of Crossfit Southwestern Sectionals at Camp Mabry. It was waaaaaaaaaay cooler than the Midwestern sectionals where I just stood around doing nothing - this time I got to mark athletes with numbers as they prepared for the 2nd day of WODs!

Mental and Physical

I think the theme of tonight's post will be on the mental and physical aspects of Crossfit, as demonstrated by class tonight.

Crossfit Mini

The nice thing about doing Crossfit is that it is scalable to people of all shapes, ages, heights, and abilities. Yesterday was definitely a case in point about that, and I figured that instead of studying for my statistics midterm, I'd write a little about it.

Push Yourself!

Yes, I know I fell off the blogging bandwagon for a bit again. I'm trying to get back on track, but this project at school is finally taking off and I've been super swamped directing my 18 research assistants around. Whoever said managing and delegating tasks made life easier obviously wasn't a Type A neurotic nutjob like yours truly. Anyway...on to today's WOD!

Weekend Recap and Enchilada Recipe!

This weekend we did a community WOD at Crossfit St. Paul, and all the Minneapolis metro area affiliates sent great people over! It was awesome to see how the Crossfit community is blossoming up north.

Getting back on track

I feel like I haven't kept up with this blog in the past few weeks, and for that, I apologize. You're in luck, though, because in an effort to procrastinate even more from schoolwork (that I probably should have gotten done in my 8 hours of free time today), I'm writing a recap of the pretty laid back workout we did tonight.

Where in the world...?

Yes, I know, I haven't updated in a while. It's been a crazy week at school lately, and to top it off, I've been kind of blue lately. Nothing major, so no worries, just haven't felt up to writing about my experiences the past couple days. I can't remember, but I actually think I missed a few days of Crossfit... BUT, as it is Sunday and I DID work out yesterday, I'll start up again.

Sectionals WOD #2

Today we continued with our post-sectionals workouts by completing the second workout of day one: clean and jerks for five minutes. A great day at CF MPLS overall!

Start of something new...

So, no posting has been going on for a week now because last week was so crazy busy and then I went to the Midwestern Sectionals to volunteer. Yeah, that's right, the good ole Midwest kicked off the 2010 Crossfit Games season in St. Charles, MO.

Another year, another WOD...and another kipping pull-up!

Today is my birthday! You might recall that back in October, Tyler made us do some "homework" and write down our five goals for the year. Naturally, my first goal was to do a kipping pull-up by my birthday, and while I may have sort of accomplished that goal back in December, no one really saw it and I couldn't repeat the event. Well, I woke up this morning thinking "Oh crap! I have to do a kipping pull-up today or else!" Nothing like turning another year older to motivate you!

Baseline Measurements

I may get paid very little as a graduate student, but being a student has its perks. For starters, I get to use the recreational gym center for free, which really makes no difference because I go to Crossfit anyway, but I also get to use all their fitness assessment services! I thought I'd take advantage of these services (and this blog) to get some baseline measurements and see where I'm at fitness-wise. I started Crossfit in July 2009, and unfortunately don't have measurements from that point, but I'm anxious to see how the numbers I received this go around will improve by April or May. So, without further ado, here are the numbers!

Constantly Varied

Today I took the meaning "constantly varied" to a whole new level. I didn't just work out different muscles in a different way - I worked out at a different TIME in a different PLACE! Yeah - how's about some Crossfit St. Paul at 6:00 AM?

Double Duty

This is going to have to be a sweet and short post, even though I have so many great things to talk about Crossfit tonight! Alas, my commitments at the gym have put me behind in my school work, and I'm going to have to get up bright and early tomorrow to finish a few things...blech!

Row row row your boat

I always like the first of the month because it signals new beginnings. I think this "first of the month" is particularly wonderful because 1) it's the start of my birthday month (hooray!) and 2) I'm finally fully over that stomach bug and am getting serious about sticking to my paleo diet once again.

Kitchen Adventures!

This weekend was all about taking adventures in the kitchen! I had been wanting to roast a chicken because The Label Says Paleo says its easy. And, because I didn't get to go to Vegas, that meant I got to go to the farmer's market to see my meat seller (they're only open every other weekend due to the inclement cold weather)!

Easing back into things

I decided Saturday would be my first day back at the gym since the awful stomach virus (or food poisoning?) mishap that left me sick and weak the whole week. I was feeling a little iffy about the whole thing when I woke up in the morning, but I chalked my stomach pain up to hunger pains and decided to tough it out at the gym.

Siiiiiiiiiick :(

Hey y'all! Sorry there probably won't be any posts here for a while. Yesterday (Tuesday) I was all excited to go to the gym because we were doing Fran and I told myself that THIS would be the day that I did 65# thrusters - one more step closer to doing Fran RX'd. Alas, I contracted a stomach virus some point in the afternoon and had to be transported to the hospital! I spent all day sleeping and even forewent going to Las Vegas for my psychology conference. I'm going to take it easy the rest of the week to let my body heal. Maybe Saturday I'll be back with an account of my cross-country skiing adventures - Susanne is here now making sure I get better so I can go!

Serious Leg Day

Today was a serious leg day for me, and not just at Crossfit. I started off the day by doing a fitness assessment at the recreational sports center at school, to round out my Bod Pod assessment from last week. Basically, I just wanted to get a baseline measurement of where I'm at fitness-wise right now, and maybe revisit things in April or May.

Slip, Rip, Mash, Steak

Today was one of those nasty rainy cold Minneapolis days, and after a long night of girl talk last night with some friends, I had a little difficulty getting out of bed this morning for the WOD. But...I prevailed and managed to walk a whole 8 feet before slipping on a slab of ice and hitting my entire left side on the concrete outside the gym.

BPBP - Belated Post & Bod Pod

I'm technically two days behind on posts since it's already EARLY Saturday morning! A lots been going on at school this week, and frankly I've just been too tired after all that work, working out, and then cooking that I haven't had time to sit down and breathe, let alone write.

Double your fun + breakfast goodies

After Friday's and Monday's "stanky leg," squat heavy workouts, our legs needed a break! So thank goodness today's WOD featured movements that focused more on our arms.

And I'm back!

I flew into Minneapolis this morning at 10ish AM and after a quick catch-up session with the roommate, headed over to Crossfit MPLS to get back into the swing of things.

Thrusting Ahead, Above and Beyond

Last night I checked the Crossfit Central Twitter feed to find that my favorite movement would be featured in the next day's WOD: THRUSTERS!

Shoulder work galore

Ok, so not the most creative title, but at least it didn't have the words "Holiday," "WOD," or "Part" in it! I'm definitely feeling sore today from Monday's Angie and the shoulder-heavy WOD we did today only compounded the effects.

Holiday WOD, Part IV

Ok, so these titles are getting a little old. I'll try to come up with something better for the next few Crossfit Central drop-in WODs...

Cookies!!!!!

When I went to lunch with my "bestie" Amy the other day, we stopped by Sur le Table in the Domain to check out all the goodies. They had cookie cutters on sale and I just couldn't resist getting a few shapes that represented my favorite things: the great state of Texas, cowboy boots, and of course, HIPPOS!

Holiday WOD, Part III

Today Ryon and I joined our friends Bryan and Victoria at Crossfit Cedar Park/Tillman Training (HEY Y'ALL if you're reading this :) ). Nothing beats a good workout on a sunny Saturday morning.

Holiday WOD, Part II & Some Good News!

Part II of my Holiday WODs in Austin, TX. Another day at Crossfit Central, but instead of the 6:00 PM class, I jumped in on the 6:00 AM class. Quite a different experience...