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Failure Isn’t Fatal

Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up. Today’s edition was chalked up while seriously preparing to enjoy our weekend.

How has CrossFit helped you achieve one of your goals? Share your story and you could be featured in an upcoming edition.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure.” — Jim Rohn

CHALK UP IN 2 MINUTES

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU HIT THE BOX

Dave Castro releases the full list of Regionals Team workouts. Power Supply changed their name to Territory and they raised $6.7 million from investors. Brooke Wells is taking your questions on Instagram. Coach Andri Orri of CrossFit Sudurnes did 1000 burpees in 96 minutes. What does Christmas Abbott eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner?

The Barbell Spin interviews Miranda Oldroyd.

With Your Second Cup of Coffee…What happens when two yoga experts and editors of Well + Good try CrossFit for the first time? (Video)

USA WEIGHTLIFTING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

THE BIG NAMES AND WHEN THEY’RE LIFTING

The 2017 National Championships officially kick off today, where the best lifters in the United States will square off to compete to be crowned national champion. Here are a few of the names you should be paying attention to:

Alyssa Ritchey – 48KG, Fri @ 3PM, Blue Platform
Kathleen Winters – 48KG, Fri @ 3PM, Blue Platform
Megan Seegert – 48KG, Fri @ 3PM, Blue Platform
Cortney Batchelor – 53KG, Fri @ 5PM, Red Platform
Morghan King – 53KG, Fri @ 5PM, Red Platform
Caitlin Hogan – 53KG, Fri @ 5PM, Red Platform
Jessica Lucero – 58KG, Fri @ 7PM, Blue Platform
Sarabeth Phillips – 58KG, Fri @ 7PM, Blue Platform
Tia Wright – 63KG, Sat @ 10:30AM, Blue Platform
Gretchen Kittelberger – 69KG, Sat @ 10:30AM, Red Platform
Nicole Capurso – 69KG, Sat @ 1:30PM, Red Platform
Mattie Rogers – 69KG, Sat @ 7:00 PM, Red Platform

HOW YOU CAN WATCH LIVE

Team USA is streaming both the red and blue platforms live, and if you’re looking for an athlete that’s not listed above, just use this schedule and this start list to see when they’re division is lifting.

THINGS TO…

WATCH: Making of a Champion, Part 4

The fourth episode in the documentary series following Mathew Fraser as he trains to repeat as champion of the CrossFit Games goes all the way back to how Mat first walked into a CrossFit box and doing Grace for the first time.
WATCH.

HEAR: Failure Isn’t Fatal

Lift Like Lawyers sits down with perennial CrossFit Regionals athlete Katie Danger to talk about training, motivation, failure, and Katie’s new company Red H Nutrition.
TUNE IN.

INSPIRE: An Update on Constance

Y’all remember Constance right? The 81-year-old diabetic from Brooklyn with knee and hip replacements who’s decided it wasn’t time for her to die. Well she’s still at it, working out at CrossFit South Brooklyn.
STAY CONSTANCE.

EAT: Creamy Slow Cooker Pesto

How do you cure the pasta blues without going ham at your local trattoria? Bacon & Squats whipped up this twist on the classic pesto pasta minus the pasta. Best part is it can throw it over your favorite veggies or just eat by itself.
<3 PESTO.

BUY: The Chino for People Who Squat Good

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START SHOPPING. 

CHALK UP AFFILIATES

AFFILIATE STORIES  |  CrossFit Sine Metu  — Cypress, Texas
So, how’d you get your name?“In 2011, I owned a different box at the time, we decided to put a Triathlon team together and one of our athletes suggested calling our team Sine Metu. She told us it was Latin for “”Without Fear.”” That name stuck with me since then. In 2016, when I partnered up with my current co-box owner, Priscilla Martinez, I told her about the name and she was all in! We filed for affiliation with the name and were approved! Fun fact: it’s also Jameson Irish Whiskey’s family motto!”

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Damon Bagley’s insurance won’t cover the stem cell therapy he needs to help with his Multiple Sclerosis. Damon is a former Deputy Sheriff for Fresno County Sheriff’s Department, and when CrossFit Lemoore found out, they stepped in to host a fundraiser.Grafton, WI is welcoming their first CrossFit Affiliate as CrossFit Unbroken is expanding and opening another box.

A wounded San Antonio veteran was ready to give up until the Semper Fi Fund that he rediscovered his love for CrossFit.

CHALK UP READS

“Planning Your Family Relocation? Bring Your Gym Bag” by Gameplan A

Motherhood is hard – plain and simple. Everyone warns you how your life will never be the same again and the extent of your heart feeling like it’s going to explode every day.

What folks fail to explain, however, is how little time you will have for yourself. Although, finding time to care for ourselves in the midst of toddler tantrums, demanding work schedules, soccer practices, crossing off grocery lists, and chipping away at the ever-growing mountain of laundry is vital to our happiness in motherhood.

My husband and I have moved a handful of times. The most recent landed us in Singapore from the U.S. with a 16-month-old son and 6 months pregnant with baby brother. I’ve been a competitive athlete my entire life so, early on, I knew I had to stay consistent with exercise to make this life change flow in a positive light.

“Solid Foods for Baby: What and Why?” by Dr. Shakha Gillin, CrossFit Journal

Dr. Tim Noakes, a well-respected physician, scientist and author in South Africa, recently had medical license under review after he used Twitter to tell a parent an infant could be weaned onto a low-carb, high-fat diet. Thankfully, Noakes was found not guilty of misconduct on April 21.

Clearly this is a story of politics and big business, but it did get me thinking: What is the proper schedule for food introduction for babies? What comes first, and why? Cereals? Veggies? Meats? Is Dr. Noakes onto something?

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends starting babies on single-ingredient foods. While the AAP gives alternatives, it does suggest that fortified cereals are a good traditional first choice because they are easy to digest, have a low risk of allergy and are iron fortified. The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology also recommends single-ingredient foods but seems more flexible with recommending cereals, vegetables or fruits. Cereals are recommended first for two main reasons: They are low-allergenic foods and they are iron fortified. Cereals rarely cause an allergic reaction.

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