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!