December 2008

Happy New Year!

December 31, 2008

Happy New Year!  No workouts at CrossFit Genesis today.  The normal schedule resumes on Friday. We’d like to know what your fitness-related goals are for this year.  Everyone should write down at least one goal and bring it to your first workout of 2009.  Your goals should be concrete and measurable.   If you have [...]

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Pats on the Back

December 30, 2008

My turn to offer pats on the back.  As I look back, I’m extremely proud and impressed by the progress everyone at CrossFit Genesis has made over the past year.  In nearly every workout, someone breaks a personal record.  You’re all stronger and faster than you were a year ago.  Every clean and push press [...]

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Looking Back

December 29, 2008

We talk a lot about goal-setting around this time of the year — it’s an important part of continued progress and success.  However, the need to look back is equally important and often-overlooked.  Without this, you can begin to feel like even with the hard work you’ve put in, all you have to look forward [...]

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New Years Schedule

December 28, 2008

A friendly reminder: to account for New Years, we’ve adjusted our class schedule for Wednesday and Thursday of this week.  On Wednesday (New Years Eve), we’ll have only one session, at 8:30am.  On Thursday (New Years Day), we will not hold any classes.  Our normal schedule will resume on Friday. December 29, 2009 WOD Push [...]

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Go get it.

December 27, 2008

My wife used to work as a bartender at a restaurant called The Wishbone.  It was a popular place and she would routinely serve some of the who’s who in Chicago.  One particular customer always wore two watches, one on each wrist.  He would also park his red Ferrari right in front so he could [...]

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