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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“If you think strength is not important consider that strength loss is what puts people in nursing homes.” — Greg Glassman
CHALK UP IN 2 MINUTES
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU HIT THE BOX
ROUNDUP — Reebok launched a new everyday trainer called the JJ 2, but sorry ladies, looks like it’s only for the dudes. This 72-year-old grandma deadlifted 273 pounds and she holds 12 World Records. Alyssa Ritchey might be a national weightlifting champion but she’s also better at gymnastics than you. Both Sam Briggs and Sara Sigmundsdottir PRed their Jackie time even with the chest to bar pull-ups. Stefi Cohen hits a 225 pound clean and jerk double.
SNEAK PEAK — CrossFit Journal headed down to Southeast Texas to survey the damage done to CrossFit Vidor, which had opened less than 30 days before Hurricane Harvey sent five feet of water rushing through their front doors, flooding everything. Here’s the preview of the film to be released. Don’t know the full story, we wrote it up last month.
REMINDER — You need to submit your Team Series WOD scores by 5 PM Pacific tonight. Wodapalooza week 3 qualifier WODs are due by 5 PM Pacific tonight.
BANNED — The International Weightlifting Federation banned nine countries(Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine) for one year from competing at any IWF sanctioned event.
— USA responds to the sanction: “We are proud of the strong action to uphold one year bans taken by the IWF Executive Board in Bucharest today, including our own Ursula Garza Papandrea. We look forward to welcoming approximately 400 athletes, including World Record Holders and Olympic Champions, to compete in Anaheim together with the strongest Team USA roster in recent memory.”
WHAT TO TELL YOUR FRIEND WHO SAYS DOING A COMPETITION IS JUST TOO HARD…
You know nothing Jon Snow. Meet Brandon Tucker. He’s blind. He’s started CrossFit Feliciana in Saint Francisville, LA. He’s also about 70% deaf and he was throwing down at the Summer Partner Throwdown in July. Talk about motivation Monday.
THINGS TO…
WATCH: Ben Gibson, Working Hard for Himself
At his heaviest, Ben was 435 pounds. He’d gotten so ashamed of his appearance he developed agoraphobia and avoided social situations or even leaving the house. He’d heard of CrossFit but didn’t think it was for someone heavy like him until one day he got so fed up he walked in the door.
BEN’S STORY.
HEAR: What the Wodapalooza
Who on Earth actually created the massive four-day fitness festival down in Miami known as Wodapalooza. We consider ourselves kinda in the know and we honestly had no idea who, where or how it came about. FITAID Morning Show hosts Jackie Perez and Kenny Santucci talk to the man behind it all.
TUNE IN.
EAT: Chocolate Chip Pancake Bites
This is the kind of recipe that makes you wish it was Saturday already. Now before you get all ‘those aren’t healthy’ on us, they’re paleo and they look stupid good, and they take about 25 minutes total. Screw this, we’re making ’em today.
JUST CAN’T WAIT.
CHALK UP AFFILIATES
QUICK HITS
— Four-time CrossFit Games masters athlete Kimberly Luber did 500 burpees on Friday, raising more than $1000 for recovery efforts in Puerto Rico. The entire CrossFit SOTO family in Fort Thomas, KY is stepping up to support Puerto Rico by collecting goods and donations.
— CrossFit Strong Heart in Foley, AL is hosting their second annual Barbells for Boobs fundraiser on October 21.
— The husband and wife co-owners of CrossFit Q in Quakertown, PA are opening up a Frutta Bowls restaurant next door to the box. The chain quick service restaurant offers acai, pitaya, kale and oatmeal bowls.