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Happy Friday and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up. There are only 6 days, 11 hours until the first CrossFit Open WOD is announced.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“The great players have an attitude where they’re not going to accept second place. They want to be in first place, and they will work as hard as they can to get there.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
CHALK UP IN 2 MINUTES
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU HIT THE BOX
Greg Glassman is heading to CrossFit DC on H Street from 12 -2 PM ET. Inge Andersson and Marit Ardalsbakke tandem clean and jerk 341 pounds. Sean Sweney sprained his ankle 10 days before the Open: “Not qualifying is not an option. I have 13 days until I have to submit my score for 17.1. It’s not optimal, but I’m the most fit I have ever been and I know I will be ready for whatever.” A New Jersey teenager who could barely walk a year and a half ago will compete in the USAW National Junior Championships in Kansas City, KS.
THINGS TO…
WATCH: How Fit Are the Ladies?
Following up on Wednesday’s Regional power rankings for the men, CrossFit HQ asses the 17 regions’ female athletes to determine which is the most competitive.
HEAR: Success is About Mastering the Fundamentals
The NBA’s all-time leading scorer, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, talks about what it takes to be a champion. “The great players have an attitude where they’re not going to accept second place. They want to be in first place, and they will work as hard as they can to get there.”
DO: San Diego Weightlifting Championships
CrossFit Fortius’ 5th annual weightlifting Open kicks off March 25th and is the last qualifier for the National Championships. This USAW sanctioned event sells out every year and is limited to only 150 athletes.
SAVE THE DATE.
SAVE THE DATE.
EAT: Raw Protein Chocolate Cake
Coffee cake with PurePharma PR3 chocolate protein powder, dates, coconut oil and nuts. Seriously, it sounds like we’re baking on Saturday.
I’LL TAKE SECONDS.
I’LL TAKE SECONDS.
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START SHOPPING.
START SHOPPING.
CHALK UP AFFILIATES
AFFILIATE STORIES: OUR NAME | CrossFit Can-Do — Cottonwood, AZ
This name is inspired through my late father and the gung-ho spirit of the Navy Seabees, a Construction Battalion. For 75 years, the Seabees have demonstrated their skills as builders and fighters. From the islands of the Pacific, to the jungles of Vietnam, to the mountains of Bosnia, and to the sands of the Mideast; they have built and fought around the globe for freedom through the years to preserve our liberties abroad and at home. In peacetime, they have been goodwill ambassadors, sharing American values across the world. In peace and in war, they have lived their slogan: “Can-Do!” This name exudes enthusiasm, a positive attitude and never-quit spirit, which is what CrossFit is all about.
Congratulations to Emily Murphy-Darling and Ben Nichols for their soon-to-be opened affiliate CrossFit FreeWorld in Taos, NM.
Margaux Alvarez officially jumps into opening her own affiliate which should be ready in August 2017.
Margaux Alvarez officially jumps into opening her own affiliate which should be ready in August 2017.
CHALK UP READS
“Zanna Van Dijk On Why She Finds Lifting Weights Empowering” by Huffington Post
Zanna Van Dijk is another health blogger taking the fitness world by storm. Van Dijk aims to inspire women to lead healthier lives as the co-creator of ‘GirlGains’ – a community which brings together women at events to educate and empower them about their workouts.
We caught up with the fitness guru for our Fit Fix series to find out her weekly training schedule, how she fuels before working out and why she always sets herself fitness goals.
“Chase-ing a Dream” by Athlete Daily
It’s easy to watch The CrossFit Games and get caught up in the athletes who joyfully cross the finish line or are smiling up on the final podium. But for every one spot in Carson there’s a handful more at home, watching the Games unfold and knowing that the countless months of training and sacrifice just wasn’t enough.
Chase Smith came as close as anyone possibly could to qualifying for last year’s CrossFit Games. At the East Regional he tied Alex Vigneault for the fifth and final qualifying spot, but lost the tiebreaker: Vigneault had a higher single-event finish by one slot (third).
Smith, who competed on a Regional team with CrossFit Free in 2013 and ’14, is no stranger to adversity. The 27-year-old, forced to sit out in 2015 with an injury, sat down with Athlete Daily to talk about changing his mindset and how to keep fighting against all odds for a dream.