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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“We all have dreams. But to make dreams come into reality , it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, discipline and effort.” — Jesse Owens
CHALK UP IN 2 MINUTES
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU HIT THE BOX
Ryan Fischer announced the lunch of a new podcast he’s billing as the “Howard Stern of CrossFit” promising “no filters or cares about what anyone is going to think or say…I’m just going to say what I want. Create conflict. Tell my story.” Kettlebell Kitchen catered Andrea Ager’s bridal shower. Daniel Tyminski hits a 325 pound snatch balance PR. Dave Castro asks Brooke Wells to be his swolemate for the CrossFit Games Team Series, and she says…Chelsey Grigsby took second place in the World Police and Fire Games. Lauren Fisher surprised a bunch of kids at Santa Monica Boulevard Charter School with some Nike Metcons yesterday.
For the next time you’re running to Trader Joe’s…Ambitious Kitchen’s 25 favorite snacks and treats to pickup at Trader Joe’s.
Wastach CrossFit’s Adrian Conway on Getting Boo’d at the Games…“At the CrossFit Games…I’m trying to prove that my fitness level or in this instance my team’s fitness level is superior to the other 39 teams that show up…I know right now you’re out there thinking ‘that’s just not what CrossFit stands for.’ On the competitive stage, it is absolutely what it stands for. You are there to watch someone that you want to win take the title. Think about the NBA, you hear fans yell the most obnoxious and obscene things at these guys and what is the difference between what they’re pursuing versus what we’re pursuing? Is it OK in certain sport entities and not OK at the level of the CrossFit Games because the community aspect? Clearly things need to be approached with taste, but there is nothing disrespectful about some jeers and some boos.”
WHAT TO TELL YOUR TEENAGER WHO’S STRUGGLING WITH SPORTS ANXIETY…
So much of sports is mental, and they’re not alone in this. Shelby Neal, who placed sixth this year in the 16-17 Teenage division, actually quit gymnastics after her anxiety with the sport got so bad. “One day, I could do a skill, and I was fine. Then, I’d have one fall, and that’s all I could think about — my failures,” Neal told Teen Vogue. Fear stymied her growth as an athlete to the point where she was incapable of moving forward. Switching to CrossFit, Neal improved significantly but still struggled with the mental aspect of believing she was good enough to be at the 2016 CrossFit Games, but come 2017 she was all in.
THINGS TO…
WATCH: Combat Veteran Finds CrossFit
Jake Worthington, founder of CrossFit Incinerator in Temecula, CA, shares the powerful and vivid story of finding CrossFit after serving on the front lines in Iraq. Honestly, you’re going to want to watch this one.
DON’T WANNA MISS.
HEAR: Ready or Not with Nom Nom Paleo
Michelle Tam of Nom Nom Paleo joins the PaleOMG Podcast to discuss her new book “Ready or Not,” and how she built her blog into a full on company.
TUNE IN.
DO: Take a Fitness Retreat
Camp Wild Child is taking their successful New England summer camp for adults down to Charlottesville, VA in 2018. Yeah we know, next year seems so far away but book it now and you’ll wakeup next year having surprised yourself with a great little get away.
CABIN CAMPING.
EAT: Acai Bowls from the CrossFit Games
Food blogger and nutrition coach Heather McConochie from The Positive Thread shows you how to re-create the acai bowls from the CrossFit Games including the Berry Bowl and a high-protein version.
GET THE RECIPE.
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ADD TO CART.
CHALK UP AFFILIATES
“Every single time I enter the gym, I am scared. I am scared of being laughed at for never having touched a barbell before in my life.”
That’s the way Resie Waechter felt before walking into Burg CrossFit.
“But every single time I leave the gym, I am reassured,” Waechter wrote in Creative Loafing Tampa. “No matter how much I struggle to finish a workout or how weak I feel in comparison to others, I am coached and encouraged and reminded repeatedly throughout my workouts how capable I am.”
Like many other athletes, his wife Stephanie joined first and slowly worked him into coming along too.
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A proposed Seattle, WA development has plans for a three-story building near the University, which would house tenants in wellness related fields and have a CrossFit affiliate on the bottom floor.
Every Tuesday and Thursday, a group of athletes meet at CrossFit Memorial Hill in Kansas City, MO for a class designed for cancer survivors and people battling cancer. They program WODs specifically to help with fatigue, chemo-brain and muscle loss from the treatments. Members say that just working out with others who understand what their going through has given them so much hope and support.