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Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up. Today’s edition was chalked up while sending out our first round of Chalk Up Before You Walk Up tees and tanks.
P.S. Here are three reasons to buy one.
- Because you love us and want to support us 🙂
- Because after next Friday, you won’t be able to buy one any longer.
- Reread number one!
P.S.S. If you already bought one, hang tight. We’re waiting till all the orders come in then printing them all together.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I won’t quit till I’m dead. And even after death I’ll burst from my coffin & train like a freaking machine.” — Rich Froning
CHALK UP IN 2 MINUTES
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU HIT THE BOX
It’s Thursday and we know that you need this laugh to get through the day.
The Airborne Mind Podcast is giving away some Invictus swag to a few lucky listeners if they leave a review on iTunes. Elijah Muhammad launches a new website chalk full with some new swag. Tasia Percevecz hits a 282 pound front squat PR. Little did you know, but you can wash your Victory Grips either by hand or in the washing machine. Aleksey Torokhity front squats 495 pounds then push jerks it. Games rookie Bethany Branham ascends a swinging pegboard suspended from a rig.
FUN FACT...Every year, Goat Tape donates 52 goats (that’s one for every week) to under-nourished families throughout the world and you can donate and help.
Margaux Alvarez on the Games grind…“8 pm…still have about two more hours to Gaux. It’s a mistake to think you want it more than any girl out there, we all want it badly, you can’t quantify want! It’s our actions, and our sacrifice over time we display, and the willingness to move on one day at a time minimizing excuses and holding yourself accountable. I’ve started a wine company, I’ve made the Games 5x but this does not define me, the long days do, the sacrifice does and the ability to enjoy every moment. Fight for what you want!”
WHAT TO TELL YOUR LITTLE ATHLETE LACING UP THEIR FIRST PAIR OF NANOS…
“If you really want it, you would not stop.” That’s what 16-year-old Brooklin Smith tells herself in the middle of a WOD. Brooklin is heading back for her third CrossFit Games appearance, this time in the 16-17 Teen Division. She’s been a Games competitor in every year since they introduced the teens division, and her goal is to qualify for the 2019 CrossFit Games as an individual.
THINGS TO…
WATCH: Making of a Champion, Part 10
In episode ten of this multi-part documentary, Mathew Fraser talks about his approach to recovery and what he does when things are really tight and off, and how he doesn’t get distracted after months and dozens and dozens of workouts?
WATCH.
WATCH.
HEAR: Road to a 4X Bodyweight Deadlift
Yeah, 4x bodyweight is a scary amount of weight. Most of us are excited about 2x bodyweight deadlifts. So how is Stefi Cohen gonna do it? The former Venezuelan soccer player sits down with Barbell Shrugged to talk about how she’s making these gains.
TUNE IN.
TUNE IN.
EAT: Greek Beef Kabobs and Homemade Tzatziki
These Greek Beef Kabobs plus simple homemade tzatziki are a great crowd-pleaser for any weekend party. And when you have two leftover top sirloin steaks but you need food for four, this is how you do it.
RECIPE.
RECIPE.
BUY: BOGO Prognex Protein Bars
Right now, all of Progenex’s protein bars are buy one box get one free, no code necessary.
STOCK UP.
STOCK UP.
CHALK UP AFFILIATES
“…after getting his Level 1 at 16 years old.”
The most logical next step was to open his own affiliate, which is exactly what Christian Aguirre did. He opened CrossFit Proper in Corona, CA while he was still in high school.“I did all of the essay writing and the paperwork behind [my parents’] backs, without them knowing. I called my parents after I got the voicemail saying I was accepted to be an Affiliate saying, ‘Hey we need to pay a grand to become an Affiliate. I did all the stuff,’ and they were like, ‘What?’ It was kind of like put up or shut up, and I put up.”
One other unique thing about CrossFit Proper is their partnership with ABC Hopes, a local nonprofit dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities like Down syndrome. Proper offers a special class just for these athletes and their family members.
Oh and if that wasn’t enough, Christian just got recognized as one of Corona’s top 40 entrepreneurs under 40. It’s fantastic to see affiliate owners getting recognized as not only great business owners but having an impact in our community.
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Kelly Gill, Kim Hoch and Mairen Hoch (11) of CrossFit Los Alamos in Los Alamos, NM, took home gold at the New Mexico Games weightlifting competition. Kelly Gill broke a state record in the snatch and Mairen Hoch set a youth state record in the clean and jerk.The community of Smyrna, GA has a new kind of summer camp to get the kids outside and away from their screens. Introducing CrossFit camp at CrossFit South Cobb, a camp for 4 – 12 year olds that runs for two hours a day, four days a week for four weeks.
CHALK UP READS
“Top Five Hydration Myths Busted” by Hilary Achauer, CrossFit Journal
With warmer weather comes talk of hydration—unfortunately, most people don’t have the facts about hydrating while exercising.
Sandra Fowkes Godek holds a doctorate in exercise physiology and is director of the Heat Illness Evaluation Avoidance and Treatment (HEAT) Institute at West Chester University in Pennsylvania. She specializes in thermoregulation, hydration and electrolyte replacement in football players, and she’s worked with top athletes at the NFL level.
Fowkes Godek busts five common hydration myths you’re going to hear from “experts” in the coming months.
“From an Eating Disorder to Finding Balance” by Ambitious Kitchen
Admittedly we’ve discussed this before on the blog, but what I never realized until the past year is that SO many women (and men) have a rocky relationship with food and often struggle with their body image, eating disorders and an obsession with healthy eating.
What I do want to say is that there is hope waiting for you out there. A life full of happiness, joy and comfort outside of worrying about food or what you look like.
No one starts off by choosing to have an eating disorder, but rather it happens because of stress, diets, life changes, traumas and our environments. It’s important to realize that eating disorders are not just about food, but rather about what’s happening psychologically. My eating disorder started because of the obsession with calorie counting, but continued because there were traumatic events in my life that felt beyond my control, including losing my Dad. There were also emotions and feelings that I didn’t know how to express. I channeled this through food, the one thing I felt I could control.