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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“My God given talent is my ability to stick with training longer than anybody else.” — Herschel Walker
THE COMPETITION FLOOR
UPCOMING —
Today: Rory McKernan and Pat Sherwood’s “Thank God It’s Thursday”Facebook Live session.
September 24: Cascade Classic (Seattle, WA)
September 24: Ava Will Win blood drive @ NCFit
October 15: The Crush Games
October 15: The MIA Weightlifting Classic (Miami, FL)
October 22: The Zombie Games (San Diego, CA)
October 24: Wodapalooza Online Qualifier for teams starts
October 30: Battle of the Beasts (Colchester, UK)
November 3: CrossFit Liftoff
November 20: CrossFit Invitational (Toronto, Canada)
WODAPALOOZA — The individual qualifier kicked off yesterday and week 1 WODs 1 and 2 are out. WOD 1 is a 6 rep bear complex and WOD 2 is anAMRAP 7 triplet of deadlifts, overhead squats and double-unders.
SPEED READ
IN 2 MINUTES —
More on Coach Greg Glassman’s trip to DC: “I’m not trying to put soda out of business, I just want them out of the health sciences.” An Idaho affiliate caught some vandals ripping out trees in their security footage, posted it to Facebook and now a community hunt is underway. Can’t make this up, Dimitry Klokov races a dude up a sand dune in Dubai with a 132 pound barbell on his back. When you’re on the red carpet for the Emmy’s, it makes sense to do a back flip in a red dress and heels, especially when you’re Jessie Graff, ninja warrior and gymnast.
Strong is Beautiful — If you didn’t read the Morning Chalk Up yesterday – sad face – then perhaps you missed our new video featuring five CrossFit athletes and Olympic Weightlifter Morghan King discussing how CrossFit and weightlifting are redefining beauty and body image.
Cerebral Palsy, CrossFit Coach, Current Cancer Fighter — If you’ve never seen this photo before, look at it. That’s Steph Hammerman – AKA “The Hammer.” There’s literally little we could say to do this interview between her and Julie Foucher justice, so give it a listen. “I really truly believe that two things helped me beat cancer as fast as I could. And the two things are complete support, and @CrossFit. CrossFit 100% made all the difference because I was already healthy beforehand. I had cancer, but I was healthy, and I took care of my body and I knew something wasn’t right.”
Looking for a Good Charity to Sponsor at Your Affiliate? – Check this out. We got an email last night about a Halloween fundraiser to raise $1,000 for myFace, a charity that focuses on children with facial disfiguration get the medical, surgical or dental help they need. One or two affiliates together could make this a huge success.
HEALTH, MOBILITY & MERCH
Coaches, are you drawing a blank with how to scale muscle-ups in a workout? Chris Spealler and Beyond the Whiteboard demo some tips for keeping it scaled and the reps honest.
Athlete Daily partners with Steph Gaudreau – author and founder of StupidEasyPaleo.com – to deliver ten tips for getting healthier, happier and harder to kill: Tip #1 Sleep Longer.