Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up. Today’s edition was chalked up while smoking about 10 pounds of brisket and tri-tip last night. Photos coming soon.
2 days, 10 hours until the first CrossFit Open WOD is announced.
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU HIT THE BOX
We see you Megan Granzell! Congratulations on the 130 pound full snatch.
FITTEST ON EARTH SCREENINGS
A little more than two dozen cities are signed up to screen The Fittest on Earth on Monday, March 13th. Here’s what you need to know: these showings will remain as pending until they meet a minimum threshold of pre-sold tickets to secure it as a screening location. So if you’re thinking of going, start grabbing your tickets now.
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Athletes train seriously year-round for YEARS before they peak & hit their top numbers. It takes years of dedication. Step by step. Inch by inch. One inch today, one inch tomorrow. They don’t just show up one day and expect to be the best in the world. They do show up everyday & expect to hit their training numbers. For every number hit in training is one step closer to the next PR.
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying- I will try again tomorrow.”
Do what you can today — fight & recover properly. Then, repeat that knowing consistency is the key. It takes time. Set your goals daily & achieve those. Repeat. Rome wasn’t built in a day! But, it was built every single day for years and years. Patience, your time WILL come.
Who runs the world? Girls.
Maybe Beyonce knew it all along. The rapid rise of strength sports like powerlifting, weightlifting and Strongman and CrossFit are all due —in large part— to the droves of females who are getting off the elliptical and experiencing how empowering it is to pick up heavy stuff.
Women are driving the market, turning up everywhere from Reebok’s new CrossFit commercial —centered around a young woman and her daughter — to next month’s Arnold Sports Festival, which will host the first-ever Pro Strongwoman event (and command a minimum $10,000 prize).