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Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up. Today’s edition was chalked up while listening to Alessandra Pichelli’s Road to the Games Spotify playlist. These are some of the tunes she’s listening to while training for the 2017 CrossFit Games. Turn this up next time you’re in the box or in the garage for a WOD.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.” — Jim Rohn
CHALK UP IN 2 MINUTES
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU HIT THE BOX
Look at the transformation of Margaux Alvarez’s vineyard since she bought it and started planting grapes. You think your sled drags are challenging, try doing them in the middle of the street in Manhattan. Alethea Boon casually competed in a triathlon five weeks before the CrossFit Games kicks off, and Sara Sigmundsdottir did a mini-triathlon. You can now subscribe to Elijah Muhammad’s programming on his website. Grab a CrossFit Mayhem Games tee before it’s too late. Sam Briggs hasn’t taken her weight vest off since Regionals and doesn’t appear to be anytime soon. Underwater basket weaving move over, we’ve got underwater snatching in the Ocean, without oxygen.
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THINGS TO…
WATCH: The Wonder Woman Premiere
Brooke Ence gets dressed up and ready for the Hollywood premiere of Wonder Woman. Follow Brooke as she gets prepared for the red carpet.
BRING YOUR DRESS.
BRING YOUR DRESS.
HEAR: The Original Annie
Before Annie Thorisdottir, there was Annie Sakamoto. She started CrossFit back in ’04 when Greg Glassman was coaching at the first affiliate, CrossFit Santa Cruz. She even has a workout named after her: Annie. Julie Foucher sits down with the CrossFit legend for an episode throwing back to where it all began.
TUNE IN.
TUNE IN.
EAT: 4 Easy Chicken Marinades
If you eat chicken often (like us!) then you know sometimes it can get a little boring, but some marinades can be really unhealthy. These four unique chicken marinades are perfect for adding delicious flavor to your chicken before grilling or baking that keep you living lean and clean.
START COOKING.
START COOKING.
BUY: Tactical Weight Vests for Less
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SUIT UP.
SUIT UP.
CHALK UP AFFILIATES
She was told it was not curable…
And here she stands today. Lt. Frieda Wyatt, a 20-year Richland County Sheriff’s Department veteran, beat the odds after being diagnosed with stage 4 B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Throughout her treatments, she relied on her community at Carolina CrossFit for constant support. As a way of helping others facing the same battle, Frieda and Carolina CrossFit are hosting a CrossFit for Cancer event this Saturday and all funds raised will be donated to SCOA Cares foundation.
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CHALK UP READS
“How Will Regionals Be Different In 2018?” by Armen Hammer, FloElite
The CrossFit Games found a new home in 2017, moving to Madison, Wisconsin, after seven years in Carson, California, and with the new venue came a whole set of changes around the schedule, competition, and more. But what about the rest of the CrossFit Games season? We know that the 2018 Regionals will be different, but what can we expect to change?
The key aim of the CrossFit Games from a competitive standpoint is to find the Fittest On Earth. The entire system is designed to that end, starting with the Open, then to Regionals, and then to the Games. The biggest issue CrossFit has right now is the massive size and talent difference in the regions, both during the Open and in the groups of regions during Regionals.
A couple things should stick out here, and first and foremost is the huge disparity in size between the largest and smallest regions. There are over 21,000 women competing in Europe during the Open, which is more than some of the combined Regionals. Because of the size difference, there’s a difference in depth of talent in those regions, and yet that depth of talent isn’t necessarily recognized in the setup we currently have at Regionals.