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Good morning. It’s Thursday, June 9, and this is your Morning Chalk Up. Did we miss something? Send us a tip at tips@morningchalkup.com.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.” – Vince Lombardi
THE COMPETITION FLOOR
40 days until the 2016 CrossFit Games.
Chris Moore, AKA Barbell Buddha, passed away on Monday: “He suffered from sudden heart failure at his new home in Amsterdam and paramedics were unable to resuscitate him.”
GAMES PREP
Anderson squats for Camille Leblanc-Bazinet. Samantha Briggs chows down on some interesting stuff. Emily Bridgers is hanging out at the beach.
A local Knoxville paper interviews Games-bound Alex Anderson (Central – 3). He’s heading back to Carson again, this time accompanied by his brother Jacob as the first siblings in CrossFit history to compete at the Games in the same year.
SPEED READ
IN 2 MINUTES…
Up in Montana, the North Country CattleWomen are putting on the first annual Cowboy CrossFit Challenge, where teams of two will be required to take on real ranchers’ work such as square bale stacking, water bucket hauling, round bale climbing and calf dragging, along with many other challenging obstacles. What happened when a lifelong runner started doing CrossFit? To all you box owners and coaches out there, Reebok made this tribute for you. Only one more day to enter to win two tickets to Carson, from PurePharma. Elisabeth Akinwale, what is going on here? Andrea Ager gets her first paralette handstand push up.
Jason Khalipa talks about his RISE program, put together specifically for “those who are in a battle to overcome challenging life situations…RISE is a free 3-month program of exercise, nutrition guidance, and mental health counseling.”
HEALTH & MOBILITY
10 tips for mastering your double unders from Break Parallel. Rasmus Andersen walks through a shoulder-to-overhead progression with PurePharma.
WHAT YOU’LL WANNA BUY
Re-introducing Belle & Bell…”We believe in strong women. We believe that your clothing can and should compliment both your strength and femininity. Designed by like-minded athletes in Southern California, we support lifting heavy weights, practicing yoga, exercising outdoors, eating good food, and enjoying life. Belle & Bell clothing was designed specifically for the strong, active women of the world.” Justin on our team, is strongly considering buyingthis mug for himself.
Shopping for Father’s Day? Reebok has 20% off full price items, and 30% off already marked down merchandise with code “DAD.”
Here’s your chance to WIN a pair of Virus compression pants.