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STORY OF THE DAY: Read the unbelievable story of how Left Coast CrossFitsaved the life of one of their members.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Be able, at any moment, to sacrifice what you are for what you could become.” — Charles Du Bos
CHALK UP IN 2 MINUTES
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU HIT THE BOX
USA Weightlifting releases 2018 competition calendar. Brooke Ence is heading to Europe to teach some seminars on training, competition mindset, and nutrition. Rashad Vaughn of the Milwaukee Bucks has been doing a lot of CrossFit during the off season to get an edge, and even attended the CrossFit Games to see what’s up with the top athletes. KILL CLIFF brings in a minority investor. Emily Bridgers joins her mom for some jazzersize. Dan Bailey, Josh Bridges and Rich Froning are getting the good dudes back together for a training camp in Paris, France. Joy and Clair, thank you for capturing one of the best behind-the-scenes moments at the CrossFit Games. Here are the shoes Nike gave Kara Webb for being the second Fittest Woman on Earth.
DEVELOPING…Rory McKernan announced that he’s moving the family into a tiny house on wheels. More the come…
JUST LAUNCHED...a new YouTube channel called “CrossFit Clips” just launched with complete videos of the 2017 CrossFit Games individual events. They have the same logo as the CrossFit HQ page but we’re unsure if it’s an official HQ channel.
WHAT TO TELL YOUR FRIEND WHO’S UPSET ABOUT JIM CHAMBERS’ NO COPS SIGN…
Be a part of the solution, not the problem. That’s what Six Pack Fitness in Oakland, CA did when they decided to donate $40,000 in fitness products to cops and youth in Atlanta, GA. Specifically, $20,000 is going to meal prep bags for the Atlanta PD and another $20,000 to Boys and Girls Clubs of Atlanta. “Our hope, is that this small token of support will help bring the community together again, where they can inspire and uplift one another, instead of tearing each other down,” they said in a release. We couldn’t agree more.
Oh and one more thing…a few readers have written us to share some colorful and unfortunate personal interactions with Jim Chambers. In our story we decided not to include more details about Chambers himself because we’re not here to launch character assassinations. We wanted to discover more history about Chambers’ relationship with CrossFit — since he so loudly expressed his opinion of it — and nothing else.
THINGS TO…
WATCH: Day in the Life, Adrian Conway
What’s Wasatch CrossFit’s Adrian Conway up to when he’s not in Madison, WI winning the Affiliate Cup and being a stud? Spend a day in the life with the new champ.
WATCH.
HEAR: Recapping the CrossFit Games
Guess who ran into Joy and Clair from Girls Gone WOD Podcast!! They were hanging out all weekend at the CrossFit Games and on this episode they share some of their highlights from the trip, favorite moments and what’s next.
TUNE IN.
EAT: Pesto Turkey Burger Sliders on Sweet Potato Buns
These paleo and gluten free turkey burger sliders are everything we love about Summer and they’re an easy bite sized recipe or appetizer.
EAT MO’ TURKEY.
BUY: Caffeine & Kilos and Camo
Here at HQ, we love all things camo and this C&K camo logo hat that just dropped is no exception.
TRY ONE ON.
CHALK UP AFFILIATES
Nearly 30 gyms across Connecticut, including CrossFit Thin Blue Line, are offering a 30-day free membership to any officer, veteran or active duty military in response to Jim Chambers’ no cops policy.