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Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up. Registration for the 2017 CrossFit Open kicks off tomorrow.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“When I lost all of my excuses I found my results.” — Unknown
CHALK UP IN 2 MINUTES
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU HIT THE BOX
A look at Wodapalooza coming together. For the athletes: Wodapalooza co-founder Guido Trinidad held a live Facebook Q&A yesterday. Carly Fuhrer wants you to STOP and read this. Camille Leblanc-Bazinet hits a 185 pound power snatch PR. When in Iceland, you workout with the fittest in Iceland. Reebok released its latest Nano 7.0 promo. The new mens only Lululemon in Toronto features gear specifically for functional fitness. This West Point basketball player started CrossFit in high school with her dad and plans to open an affiliate when she’s done with the military. Sam Briggs matched her post surgery snatch PB.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Constance, our favorite 80-something-year-old badass grandma from South Brooklyn who took out a second lease on life, is back working out at CrossFit South Brooklyn.
ON THE RADIO
Julie Foucher sits down with 5x CrossFit Games athlete Dan Bailey to talk about his recent move back to Columbus, Ohio, and training at Rogue HQ to make it to the 2017 CrossFit Games.
CHALK UP READS
“Mental Illness Left Me Guilt-Ridden” by Nadia Popov, Canadian Rugby Player
My journey wasn’t meant to end on a podium. I was standing in the hallway of a therapist’s office, a year before the Olympic Games, about to learn that I was one of the one in five Canadians who experience mental illness in their lifetime.
As an athlete, we tend to view mental toughness and mental health as synonymous. It’s drilled into us early on that resilience and mental fortitude are what separates the champions from the rest.
While this is most certainly important, it doesn’t leave much room for athletes who are experiencing mental health issues to feel comfortable talking about it, and this creates the isolation that mental illness thrives on.
It’s time that we address mental health in sport the same way we emphasize strength and conditioning, nutrition, physiotherapy, and video analysis.
“Nutrition Series: CrossFit Athlete Christian Lucero” by Athlete Daily
This is part of Athlete Daily’s weekly series highlighting high-level athletes across the world of strength training and functional fitness, and how they approach diet and nutrition. Learn what some of the best athletes in the world eat, how they fuel themselves and lessons learned along the way. Today we are talking to first-time CrossFit Games qualifier Christian Lucero.
Lucero, who started CrossFit in 2013, manages CrossFit AVA in Orange, Calif. and his wife, Jessica, is an elite Olympic weightlifter. After finishing 19th in the worldwide CrossFit Open, he secured a trip to the CrossFit Games by placing fourth in the California Regional. The 23-year-old Lucero is listed at 5’10”, 190 lb.
Athlete Daily: What’s your general approach to nutrition—macros, zone, Paleo, etc.?
CHALK UP AFFILIATES
Last night, the Boulder Mountain CrossFit family said goodbye to one of their coaches, Justin Herald. Justin was a paramedic firefighter ski patrolman, coach and father who was diagnosed with a rare form of lung cancer. The Boulder Mountain community rallied around their friend, and with the support of Everyday Warrior held a fundraiser to give his family the support they needed. One of his friends shared with us, “But on a positive note Justin was a ski patrolman too…I received notice he had passed skiing pristine powder with friends.”
Your Next Fun Friday Warmup — Brought to you by CrossFit Terminus, home to Emily Bridgers. WARNING: this can get a little competitive.
Coming to the Mankato, Minnesota community, a new meal-prep service called CHEF Fit Meal Prep. CHEF stands for convenient, healthier, everyday and fresh and the owner of Kato CrossFit swears by it.