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Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up. We’re recovering from 48 of the best hours spent down at Wodapalooza last weekend. Today’s edition is powered by Red H Nutrition, supplement systems designed with athletes like you in mind and backed by a “30 Day PR” guarantee. Make sure you grab your very own samples of their Pre-Workout and BCAAs for only 99¢ shipping. Explore their full line at RedShop.com and use code
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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Identity influences every aspect of our character, but it has special relevance to grit. Often, the critical gritty-or-not decisions we make – to get up one more time; to stick it out through this miserable, exhausting summer; to run five miles with our teammates when on our own we might only run three – are a matter of indentity more than anything else. Often, our passion and perseverance do not spring from a cold, calculating analysis of the cost and benefits of alternatives. Rather, the source of our strength is the person we know ourselves to be.” — Angela Duckworth.

OFFICE LUNCH REMIXED

 

It’s time for a change.

Is your office in serious need of a pick-me-up? It’s time to rid your staff of the sad desk lunch once and for all and fuel up like the true champions you are.

You’ve got a point. But how?

LeanBox is a way for companies to offer high-quality, healthy meals and snacks to their employees.

LeanBox replaces the traditional vending machine model with an upgraded, refrigerated vending machine filled with snacks like Siggi’s yogurt, cage-free boiled eggs, kale and tofu salad, and fresh fruits.

Tell me more.

Employers can pick up the tab, give their staff a monthly allowance, or employees can easily pay for their goodies on the tablet at the front of the vending machine. The best news? Just about everything in the fridge costs less than 6 bucks.

This sure beats a twenty minute walk to lunch or tuna packs at your desk— again.

COFFEE BREAK CONVERSATIONS

 

What to tell your friend who keeps offering you pizza…

It’s just one slice. As Quartz recently published, a Stanford University study showed that more than 75% of women “never” or “rarely” experienced support from friends or family when it came to losing weight. Now that’s just really depressing. In our opinion: get yourself some new friends who replace “Oh come on, treat yourself,” with “I’ll join you.” But please, don’t be that friend. Support your bestie. 

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“Dear 15-year-old Alyssa, You are going to get bullied, a lot, in your junior and senior year. They will dress up like you to make fun of your outfits…You are a very confident young lady, never forget that…believe me when I say, girl do not ever stop dreaming big.”

THINGS TO…

 

WATCH: Is Franny Fit Yet?

In 2016, Frances Carpenter made a New Year’s resolution: to improve her fitness. So she joined CrossFit Inversion, showed up daily and lost 130 pounds. Frances tells the story of her journey. 

YEAH, FRANNY’S PRETTY FIT.

 

HEAR: Working Against Gravity with Adee Cazayoux

Founder of Working Against Gravity, Adee Cazayoux sits down with Julie Foucher to talk about her nutrition philosophy, counting macros, how she came to own one of the most well-known nutrition businesses in the CrossFit world, and what tips she has to share with individuals looking to improve their diets.

TUNE IN.

 

EAT: Peanut Butter Cup Protein Bars

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CHALK UP COMMUNITY

 
  • CONTEST TIME — Because we’ve gotten more than 1,000 comments on this video of Ninja Warrior Fanny Josefine doing “Bring Sally Up” with strict pull-ups, we can tell y’all are really interested in this. So, the first person to film and upload this to our Facebook group, will get a free pair of Nike Metcon 4s.
  • FREE CLASSES — Mott Haven CrossFit in Bronx, NY is offering free classes every Saturday in January to help fight obesity. 
  • MINUS 187 — Athena Perez lost 187 pounds in just one year after joining Mi5 Fitness in Lakeville, MN. Athena weighed nearly 450 pounds when she walked into Mi5 and said it was one of the scariest things she’d ever done.

CHALK UP IN 2 MINUTES (a highlight reel around social media of CrossFit pros and average joes)

Rodney Brownell hits a 150 pound snatch PR. He’s chasing 200 by hia 50th birthday in 2020 • CrossFit Games athletes down at Wodapalooza were getting drug tested • The Europe Regional is going to be hosted in Berlin, Germany • Sam Briggs hit a 200 pound hang power clean PR.

WODAPALOOZA

Moments in Miami, FL that made us LOL, cry and cheer a little bit • When 15-year-old Kaela Stephano got a 150 pound sand bag over her shoulder for the first time • When Nicole Capurso was taking selfies while competing • When Travis Williams’ foot got ran over by a sled • When Alex Anderson came out of the ocean with a mouth full of water • When Darth Vader tested out the Assault
Runner
• When Stefi Cohen hit 17 unbroken strict pull-ups wearing an 18 pound weighted vest • When Sean Sweeny took out his flask of Whiskey after an event • When Katrin Davidsdottir and Streat Hoerner won the individual competition.

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CHALK UP READS

“Lonely No Longer” by Brittney Saline, CrossFit Journal

Eric Mochnacz sat alone in his bedroom in the house he shares with his mother. It had been just a few hours since he’d gotten home from work, and he’d already eaten dinner—alone—and binged on a few episodes of “Law and Order: SVU.”

Same as the previous night, and the night before that.

In May 2013, he’d left his job of eight years to move back to his childhood town at 30 years old for a better career opportunity. The trade-off was saying goodbye to the small social circle he’d spent nearly a decade cultivating—no easy feat for the self-described introvert.

“I had literal anxiety about having to put effort into meeting new people and creating new networks and communities,” said Mochnacz, now 34. “As an introvert, I found myself in the seventh circle of hell.”

He wasn’t connecting with his new co-workers and could never seem to strike up conversations with strangers at the bar. And so in October, after five months of nights spent alone in front of the television, he walked into CrossFit SOAR.

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CHALK UP CALENDAR

1/20: Winter WOD’rland 2018 (Bend, OR)

1/20: Garage Games’ World Wide WOD (Worldwide)

1/20: Battle of the Ages (Fruitland, ID)

1/27: Winter Chiller (Fairmont, WV)

1/27: NorCal Masters 2018 (Richmond, CA)

1/27: IceBreather Classic (Springfield, IL)

1/27 – 28: The Fittest Experience (Austin, TX)

2/3: No Weak Links “V” (Whitesboro, NY)

2/3: Caution Grounds 7 (Hialeah Gardens, FL)

2/3: Output Fitness Trials (Miramar, FL)

2/3: 6th Annual Women’s WOD Jam (Broomfield, CO)

2/3: 5th Annual Golden State Games (Stockton, CA)

2/3: Garage Girls Tour (Milton, GA)

2/10: Mirror Image CrossFit’s Cupid’s Clash (Panama City, FL)

2/10: New WODs On the Block – The Third Wheel (Nationwide)

2/10: Tuff Love (Boulder, CO)

2/10: A League of Their Own: A Women’s Only Challenge (San Antonio, TX)

2/10: Mayhem Showdown 2018 (Cookeville, TN) 

2/17: Lovers and Lifters (Springfield, KY)

2/17: Steel Rail Shootout 2018 (McComb, MS)

2/22: CrossFit Open 18.1 (Worldwide)

3/1: CrossFit Open 18.2 (Worldwide)

3/8: CrossFit Open 18.3 (Worldwide)

3/10: Women Who WOD (Barbados)

3/15: CrossFit Open 18.4 (Worldwide)

3/22: CrossFit Open 18.5 (Worldwide)

4/21: Festivus Games (Nationwide)

4/28: Battleground SoCal (Wimington, CA)

4/28: Girls Gone Rx (Cincinnati, OH)

4/28 – 4/29: Walter’s Cup Throwdown (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

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