18.4 has been announced and it’s another one to help dive the pack from your everyday CrossFit athletes to those who will be moving onto Regionals. We have a double Diane medley with Deadlifts, handstand pushups and handstand walks (I do believe this is the first time we are seeing handstand walks in the Open! […]
18.3 Movement Strategy Playbook for Pregnant and Postpartum Athletes
Ok guys, 18.3 has been announced wow its a good one.. here are my play by play considerations for pregnant and postpartum athletes. Pregnant Athletes *Steady pace is the name of the game on this workout. Piston breathing strategy is going to be important here. (check out Julie Wiebe if you haven’t heard of this […]
CrossFit Open 18.2 and 18.2a Movement Strategy Playbook for Pregnant and Postpartum Athletes
18.2 and 18.2a has been announced! Read on for pregnancy and postpartum considerations. The workout is: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 DB Squats and burpees Then Find 1 rep max Clean (12 min cap) Pregnant Athletes * 18.2 is meant for the average athlete to go hard and fast. While you are in this chapter of […]
Incontinence and Working Out. Five Things You Can Do Right Now To Help Alleviate This.
Ladies…. we’ve all been there, right? Maybe it’s coughing, sneezing, box jumps, running, or going for that max attempt on a lift when all of a sudden you’re a bit wet. So you try squeezing or holding your breath, or maybe you try not to drink as much and wear a panty liner on those […]
New Years Resolutions and Setting Goals
Happy New Year! 🎉 (a couple of weeks late).. I wrote a series of FaceBook posts to help people tackle the idea of setting New Years Resolutions, or really goals of any kind during any time of year. I’m compiling them into this one blog post. They are geared towards fitness/health/nutrition goals, but the information can really […]
Here I Am Again… Three Years Later!
So. It’s ‘only’ been three years since I’ve last posted, and a LOT has happened in that time. I’ll try to not be too long winded while filling you in what’s happened, and what’s happenING 🙂 . Since my last post, I have since gotten: A coaching job one class a week at NoRisk CrossFit […]
Getting Comfortable Being Uncomfortable – The Journey Continues
2014 has been a year of many big changes in my life. I left the corporate world to be a full time CrossFit Coach, I became single again after thinking I was with that one, the full time CrossFit gig fell through after a long stressful process and I reluctently found a part time job […]
Balancing It All
It has been some time since my last post! I apologize to those who have been looking forward to it. Life seems to have gotten in the way and I am going to try to pay more attention and devote more attention to the page! I have been up to a lot since my last […]
Paleo With a Busy Schedule?
Who doesn’t live a crazy busy life these days? I know I do. Living a Paleo lifestyle while always on the go isn’t the easiest thing to do. But it CAN be done! Maybe you’ve already taken the dive head first into this clean eating lifestyle and are struggling to make it work…or maybe you’re […]
The Art of Inspiration
I wanted to get this posted much earlier in the week, but life gets in the way sometimes and tonight is my first chance to really sit down and write. SO here goes… It was an overall inspirational past weekend for those in the CrossFit community. The 2014 CrossFit Games were on and allowed the […]