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I Fell 70 Feet Off A Bridge

Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up. Today’s edition was chalked up while reading this story about a 47-year-old trauma nurse and CrossFitter who survived after jumping off a bridge to fall 70 feet into 10 feet of water on accident. WARNING: Use caution when opening this at work. The hero image shows off a nice derrière. 

16 Days, 11 hours until the first CrossFit Open Announcement.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Let the light that shines within you be brighter than the one that shines on you.” — Dabo Swinney

CHALK UP IN 2 MINUTES

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU HIT THE BOX

Barni Bojti is BACK, and he’s actually working out indoors. Candice Wagner goes head-to0head in the Broken Skull Challenge. Iceland’s talent bench is deep; here’s 17-year-old Birna Aradottir hammering out 18 unbroken strict pull-ups. FitAid becomes an official sponsor of the 2017 CrossFit Games. The girl from Alaska set the American women’s powerlifting record by squatting578.7 pounds. Natalie Newhart opens up about why she decided to take performance enhancing drugs and was ultimately banned from CrossFit competitions for two years. Amazon’s supply of 50 pound dumbbells is getting really low. Lindsey Valenzuela gets back on the rings and makes this strict muscle-up look easy. Sarah Hopping Estrella hits 2 thrusters at 205 pounds. Josh Bridges, Rich Froning and Dan Bailey now have their own coffee roasting company. This is what Ben Smith listens to when the Mrs. comes to WOD. Brute Strength did perhaps the 2nd most evil thing on the planet by programming 15.5 but with dumbbells; number 1 would have been 16.5.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Not exactly a trailer, CrossFit’s Director of Media Sevan Matossian, has been releasing little sneak peaks of the upcoming Behind the Scenes at the 2016 CrossFit Games.

ON THE RADIO

Andrea Ager joins Beyond the Barbell podcast to talk about her long five year journey back to the CrossFit Games, the seven months Team Dynamix trained together and her plans for the future.

CHALK UP READS

“Powerlifting Saved Me from an Eating Disorder” by Athlete Daily

Having a positive body image can be easier said than done. Unfortunately for many young women, eating disorders are a way of life; their body size or shape a sign of personal failure. It becomes a place for punishment- how little can I eat? how much cardio can I do? —rather than something to be proud of that.

Competitive powerlifter Leanna Carr was one of those women. Until she discovered lifting and realized that what her body could do— which includes an impressive 305 lb. squat, 170 lb. bench, and 350 lb. deadlift— was far more important than any number on the scale. Carr, who balances powerlifting with being a WNBF Pro Figure competitor, is also one of the creators of Iron Woman Strength and has become a powerful inspiration on social media.

Here, Carr delves into how she stumbled on powerlifting, her past issues with body image and becoming comfortable in her own skin.

CHALK UP AFFILIATES

United Lifters wants to remind you to appreciate your coaches; they invest a part of themselves into you.
Ben Smith and the CrossFit Krypton family raised $40,000 for St. Jude Children’s hospital last weekend.

Want to become your affiliate manager for the CrossFit Open? CrossFit HQ lays out the steps to set it up.

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