August 2008

Consistency

August 31, 2008

I’ve known several people that no matter how busy or hectic life gets, they always seem to manage to fit in their workout. CrossFit celebrity Greg Amundson was one of these people but I have the distinct advantage of being married to another. It inspires and amazes me when people commit and remain consistent to [...]

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Rest Time

August 30, 2008

Looking to improve your CrossFit times? For many of us, the key lies not in doing the exercises faster, but in reducing the amount of time we spend resting. Success in many CrossFit workouts (though not all) comes in managing your work and rest intervals; you can’t always blow through a workout without resting. However, [...]

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Focus

August 29, 2008

80% of success is showing up.  Woody Allen popularized this phrase as a self depricating view of his own success.  While showing up is the first step, starting with the right frame of mind is the most critical element to any level of success. When undertaking any new goal, there is usually an element of [...]

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Nutrition

August 28, 2008

I’ve had a couple people recently ask me in passing how to improve their diet.  They didn’t really want a long answer and probably weren’t looking to make a radical change.  This got me thinking about the best advice I could give someone regarding their diet in one minute or less.  It comes down to this: Moderate [...]

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Variety

August 23, 2008

Occasionally, in the workout schedules we’ve done, the question has come up, “why are we doing X today? We just did X yesterday.” There’s a short video clip on crossfit.com that explains some of the reasons why. (This video was done by Again Faster. The speaker is Pat Sherwood of CrossFit Virginia Beach.) The short [...]

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