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One day and two events down. Two days and four events to go.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Enjoy your sweat because hard work doesn’t guarantee success but without it you don’t have a chance.” — Alex Rodriguez
THINGS TO…
HEAR: Tackling Weight Loss from All Sides
With all the noise out there about nutrition, diets and summer beach bods, sometimes the real struggle of weight loss gets lost. This episode of Fed & Fit is dedicated to talking through some of the true challenges everyday athletes face to lose weight.
TUNE IN.
TUNE IN.
EAT: Skinny Japaleño Margaritas
It’s Saturday. It’s warm out. Regionals are on. Did we mention it’s Saturday? Who’s ready for a light, refreshing lime and tequila mixed with some watermelon?
I’LL TAKE TWO.
I’LL TAKE TWO.
KNOW: Boomers Who Lift Live Longer
A new Penn State study was released detailing the healthful benefits of lifting weights for baby boomers. The study followed more than 30,000 seniors for 15 years and found that older adults who lifted twice weekly were found to have a 41 percent lower chance of cardiac death and a 19 percent lower chance of dying from cancer.
FIND OUT MORE.
FIND OUT MORE.
CHALK UP AFFILIATES
“Holes in her heart…”
This Spring, the Keagy Family welcomed their first child, Ari, to the world. Both members of CrossFit in the Darke in Greenville, Ohio, they noticed their daughter was having a hard time breathing so they took her back to the hospital where she was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea. While in NICU, she was also diagnosed with Down syndrome and an atrioventricular septal defect where there are holes in her heart. On July 30th, the CrossFit in the Darke Family will be hosting a fundraising competition to help raise money for the Keagy family to help cover medical bills.
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Fargo, North Dakota based CrossFit Icehouse has outgrown it’s old facility. Their new space will accommodate a dedicated yoga room, a room for a massage therapist and chiropractor.
CHALK UP READS
“Friends Before Foes” by Mike Warkentin, CrossFit Games
Outside the CrossFit Games Finals, you don’t usually get to see two champions for the price of one. Since the first Regionals competitions in 2011, the male and female Games champs have never competed at the same qualifying event, making 2017 a special year at the East Regional.
Mat Fraser, fresh off the most dominant Finals performance in Games history, wears the target in the men’s field, and two-time champ Katrin Davidsdottir perhaps attracts even more attention. Some, like 19-year-old Kelly Wilhide, are blunt when asked if it’s daunting to compete not just at Regionals but against the Fittest on Earth.
“It’s kind of terrifying…I think it will be humbling,” she said Thursday after check-in.
Others are more seasoned and brush off the suggestion that the champions’ presence affects the field.
“I think Mat’s a phenomenal athlete. He’s great. I’m not going to take anything away, but I’m not going to compare myself to him or anyone else. I’ve got to have tunnel vision,” said Chase Smith,* a former semi-pro football player who lost a spot in the Games last year via tiebreaker. “It’s OK to look left and right, but at the end of the day, that’s left and right. I need to focus on myself.”