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“For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you.” — Neil deGrasse Tyson

Brandi Darby Becomes First Blind Lifter to Podium at National USAW Meet

The story?

Hello roadblocks and barriers. You obviously haven’t met 36-year-old Brandi Darby, who just became the first blind athlete to place in a USA Weightlifting sanctioned competition, earning a silver and two bronze medals in the women’s over 35 category.

In July, while our heads were turned towards the Games, Darby competed in the 90kg weight class at the American Open Series 2 in Valley Forge, PA. She finished with a 65kg/143 pounds snatch and 70kg/154 pounds clean and jerk, which earned her third-place overall.

How?

Just like most of us, Darby came to weightlifting via CrossFit. While taking CrossFit classes in college, one day Darby came in and saw an 800 meter run on the board and “died a little inside.” Instead of the run, she walked over to the Olympic lifting class and it was “love at first lift.”

“There are a lot of us who don’t have the confidence to try this or any sport because the challenges seem bigger than the possibilities,” Darby told USA Weightlifting.

What’s next?



TBD on that, but get this: she’s only been competing since February.

Coffee Break Conversations

What to tell your office mate who is always marveling at your stellar self-control during the ninth birthday potluck this month…

You too can have such discipline, my friend. Thanks to Working Against Gravity, flexible dieting by counting your macros is easier than ever. You could even print out this guide of 50 tips to making macro tracking work for you and tape it up in the breakroom. Too much?

Things To…

WATCH: Camille Leblanc-Bazinet Breaks Boundaries 

Camille Leblanc-Bazinet wants women to feel empowered enough to be whoever they want. The 7x Games athlete shares how she sees boundaries and why she thinks this is the best time to be a female athlete.

WATCH THIS. 

HEAR: Lust, Love, Laziness and Cupcakes

What’s a healthy temptation and an unhealthy temptation look like? What’s the difference between lust and just merely wanting something? What the heck is contempt and how do we use it to get what we think we want? That’s the topic on this week’s Nasty Girls Podcast.

TUNE IN. 

EAT: Chicken and Asparagus Goddess Bowl

With roasted asparagus, chicken, cherry tomatoes, rice, and a simple homemade green goddess dressing, you can impress your friends with this delicious lunch. Just make sure you make extra dressing for the refrigerator because you’re gonna’ want it on everything. 

DRESS IT UP. 

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• WRESTLEMANIA PARTY — Coast Range CrossFit is five-years-old and to celebrate, owners Wes and Megan Piatt are throwing a Wrestlemania themed party this Saturday from 6 PM to midnight.
• SECOND LOCATION IN JERSEY CITY — CrossFit Jersey City is opening a second location, three blocks from the Journal Square Transportation Center at 2800 Kennedy Boulevard. 
• LAUNCHED: COMPTRAIN RADIO — Ben Bergeron just launched CompTrain Radio. Designed to be listened to while you warm-up for the day’s training, episodes are between three and seven minutes, provoking, and uploaded frequently. 
• MAX LIFTS FOR MENTAL HEALTH — CrossFit Fenrir is aiming to raise $25,000 for the mental health awareness charity Beyondblue through a weightlifting competition on September 15. 

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

Congratulations Steve Davis on his five year transformation with CrossFit • Natasha Verma does CrossFit one year after chemotherapy • Happy third anniversary to CrossFit Fatu Toa • Sofie Thune gets a 65 kg/143 pound hang snatch PR. 

Sara Sigmundsdottir is on the Mend — An MRI confirmed she broke her 9th rib. “Today I got an MRI and a dreaded confirmation that my 9th rib is in fact broken. The good news is that it is healing nicely and I might be only four to six more weeks from being able to resume 100% training.”

CrossFit Wins Outside the Gym Again — Cliff Musgrave, who recently took first place in the men’s 50-54 division at the 2018 CrossFit Games, shared why he does CrossFit. “I have a son who has multiple disabilities. He has cerebral palsy, seizure disorder and mitochondrial disease,” said Musgrave. “So my wife and I take care of him, so the only way he’s mobile is if we get up and help him be mobile.” A firefighter in Akron, Musgrave calls
CrossFit a blessing that helps him stay active for his family and also to keep up with a physically demanding job.

“How Old Were You When You Started Disliking Your Body?” by Sunny Sea Gold, The Greatist

It’s not insane for tween girls to have a bit of body weirdness, age nine or ten is when average girls start putting on puberty weight and hormones really start pumping. That’s also when friends and media start to become more influential in kids’ lives.

But body worries are starting earlier and earlier, experts say. Nearly half of the three – to six-year-olds in a 2010 study of more than 100 girls “worried” about being fat, and about one-third wanted to change something about their appearance. Earlier studies found that many kids are aware of “dieting” by age 6 and may even have tried it.

We’ve got to watch what we say in front of children, our own or otherwise. If they see us poking and prodding and picking apart, of course they’re going to do the same. We’ve got to stop publicly picking apart and/or celebrating famous people for their weight gain or losses. Weight shifts are normal for human beings, and we all have them.

Finally, we’ve got to push back against the widespread assumption that thin equals healthy and fat equals sick. Bodies naturally comes in different shapes and sizes, and that’s the way it should be.

We’ve got to do better than this, people. For our own sakes, and for all the girls who will come after us. How? We’ve got to reject diet culture—the cleanses, and the pills, and the companies that make millions by making us feel like we’re not OK as we are now. Don’t sign up, don’t give them your money, don’t make what they do so profitable.

8/18: Bladium CrossFit Fossil Games (Denver, CO) 

​8/18: The Revolution: Articles of Confederation (San Antonio, TX)

8/18: Summer Slam Royal Rumble (Oakdale, CA)

8/18: CrossFit Krypton’s Compete for a Cure (Chesapeake, VA)

8/18: CrossFit Endure Granite Games Throwdown (Windsor, CO)

8/18: MKT CrossFit Granite Games Throwdown (Columbia, MO)

8/18: Rocky Mountain Throwdown (Fort Collins, CO)

​8/18: Mayhem on the Mountain (Pelham, AL)

8/18: CrossFit Charlevoix Granite Games Throwdown (Charlevoix, MI) 

8/18: Battle in the Boro (Washington, NJ)

8/18: Troy CrossFit Granite Games Throwdown (San Diego, CA)

8/18: Babes & Bros (Grand Rapids, MI)  

8/18: ​CrossFit Shatter 2018 Summer Slam (Albany, NY) 

8/18: CFBD Summer Showdown 2018 (East Longmeadow, MA)

8/18: Battle of the Boxes (Plymouth, MI)

8/19: Battle on Broadway (Garnder, MA) 

8/25: Iron Belle and Femme Royale Women’s Competition (Austin, TX) 

8/25: CrossFit Sua Sponte Summer Slam (Raleigh, NC) 

8/25: AMRAP For Autism (Waxhaw, NC)

​8/25: CrossFit Decathlon (Indianapolis, IN) 

8/25: Best of the West Summer Event (Bend, OR)

8/25: 2018 Firewall Frenzy (Holliston, MA)

8/25: The Hero Games 2018 (Farmington, AR)

8/25: 2018 Rivertown Throwdown (Cape Girardeau, MO)

8/25: South Central Summer Games 2018 (Richland, MS)8/25 – 26: Battlegrounds Nevada (Reno, NV)

8/25 – 8/26: Battle at the Barn (Ft. Worth, TX) 

8/25 – 8/26: Battle of the Boxes Highland Games (Mt. Airy, MD) 

​8/31: Greece with VoyEdge RX

9/1: Tampa Bay Games (Tampa, FL)

9/1: Battle At The Base 3 (Oklahoma City, OK)

9/7: Koski Training Camp (Lloret de Mar, Spain) 

​9/8: Midwest Fall Classic (Tulsa, OK)

​9/8: The Sugar Skull Showdown (Agawam, MA)

9/8: I Can CrossFit Competition (Georgetown, TX)

9/8: Global Aftermath 2018 (Online)

9/8: The Catalyst Games (Bastrop, TX) 

9/8: BoxLife Games (Bunnell, FL)

9/8: Booties in Action (Wilsonville, OR)

9/8: Hookd2Hops 2018 (Newtown, CT)

9/8: Rumble in the Jungle 2018 (LaVista, NE)

9/8: 2018 Battle of the Bluegrass (Louisville, KY) 

9/8: Decima Throwdown (Littleton, CO)

9/8: First Timers Fitness Festival 2 (Burlington, MA) 

9/8: Girls Gone RX (Bridgeville, PA) 

9/8: BoxLife Games at CrossFit James Island (Charleston, SC) 

9/8 – 9: The Vermonster Team Challenge (Berlin, VT)

9/15: Warrior Affiliate League Three Amigos (Pomona,CA)

9/15: No Mans Land 4 (Painesville, OH)

9/15: Average Joes (Troy, MI) 

​9/16: 5th Annual North East Masters Classic (Plainville, MA) 

9/24: Cadre Crucible Team Competition (Hudson, OH)